Transfer Thread Summer 2019

All 9 of them

 

All 9, about the same number of goals as Hemed I think, who missed a sizeable chunk of the same period with a hernea operation.

 

Wells and Hugill could be something good

 

I think Wells has a decent technical ability and work rate and spent a lot of last season a bit isolated. He could come good if we get numbers forward.

I am a bit disappointed that our recruitment policy hasn't unearthed a single striker to add permanently to the ranks. This will be 2 years where our front line isn't ours.

I'd be happier if we had an option on Wells (I highly doubt we'd have one on Hugill or the young Slovenian).

I am very happy with the recruits in the other areas of the pitch but we will have a problem up front next Summer that we, once again, need to solve.

 

Wells has a decent track record, pleased he is back. Somewhere between the highs of Loic Remy and the despair of Pellicori (decent barnet though) rests the likes of Wells, and that's no bad thing

I think Warburton can get more out of him this season

There's a class striker in there somewhere looking for guidance

 

I thought we

I thought we are playing one up front?

 

What ever happened to Remy?

 

Back in France playing for Lille

He's 32 now so probably his last club

 

He's found the perfect role in Hollywood B movies......here's his classic....

 

You'd rather have had him back instead? What craziness is this? At least three of Hemed's were pens.

 

I think Warburton needs to tell him to be a bit more selfish and press more for a goal.

At times last season it felt like he was almost drifting into a midfield role.

 

Was there any mention that we put a cheeky bid in for Austin at any point?

 

Listening to Glen Johnson talking on TalkSport about the appalling attitude of Berahino was truly enlightening.
I really don’t get why some, obviously talented, players feel the need to waste the opportunity they are given.

 

If the rumours are true and we are only paying less than half the wages of Wells, then that seems a really good bit of business.
And he’s out of contract next season so we could get him on a free (I think)

 

What a transfer window! Amazing work by Les, Hoos and Warburton +++

 

The list of in’s and out’s is impressive in its audacity!

We have totally re-engineered our team and banked about 7 mill in the process, not to mention reduced the wage bill.

If you add to this that we may also play a more fluid, dynamic and entertaining style of football, then what what is not to like.

All we can do is watch, support and wish them every success.

I just wish and hope that this is a “long term” project and not something we will “dump” should a few bad results come our way.

Let’s enjoy the show, but let’s be patient! COYR’s!!!

 

Stats back up what I said. Hemed scored 7 from 27 in the Championship for us with a hernea op in the middle of his spell with us, while Wells scored 7 from 40 in the same period. Yes Hemed scored penalties, Wells did not. Hemed played as our 1 striker in their box, Wells was usually supposed to do the same, but wandered everywhere in their half and rarely got in their box, and often got in the way of Freeman, Eze, and BOS who were supposed to be doing that. He rarely latched onto crosses or anything loose in their box. I agree Wells is better on the ball, but Hemed the choice of these 2 for me if you want a striker, particularly if you only play 1. I didn't particularly want Hemed back, certainly not Wells, it says something about our scouting of strikers that 2 seasons running now we are having to make late loans of strikers whose recent form had not been great.

 

If we have no home grown strikers what can you do
Buyings a problem
No one else probably wanted wells

 

Well, I think there must be decent strikers playing lower league football in the UK or in Europe and scoring goals, available for the £3 million + we supposedly offered for Aberdeen's central defender McKenna. That is if we'd looked hard enough.