The January 2024 "Will we actually sign a striker or just Che Adams/Kieffer Moore" Transfer Thread

[Tony Towner]

You’re probably correct but until I’ve seen him play I’ll remind myself how expectations for Raul, Dawson and even his brother were low.

I doubt you'll see him play unless you watch the U23s

 

[Lycan]

€2M option according to Ornstein. He'd have to be absolutely shocking for us not to trigger that I'd imagine.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

I doubt you'll see him play unless you watch the U23s

I thought that about Chirewa.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

You’re probably correct but until I’ve seen him play I’ll remind myself how expectations for Raul, Dawson and even his brother were low.

I'm not so sure that applies.

- Raul: No-one was backing him to hit the numbers he ended up with for us, but his record and pedigree were broadly speaking fine, especially for a newly-promoted club, we clearly needed a striker as Leo was going to be no kind of option and we even got a year to try him on loan first. Only a few emptyheads wrote him off when Mexico brought him on as a second left back in the World Cup

- Dawson: Not a glamorous deal but we simply had to get rid of the Kilman/Collins disaster partnership at any cost, and from his debut it was clear what a difference he was going to make

- Lemina Sr: Don't think his ability has ever been in question, just his attitude was shite when he was young. Obvious inside a few weeks that he wasn't that man any more

This is a low key punt on a development player, which is fine, it just isn't going to mean anything for our first team this season.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

I'm not so sure that applies.

- Raul: No-one was backing him to hit the numbers he ended up with for us, but his record and pedigree were broadly speaking fine, especially for a newly-promoted club, we clearly needed a striker as Leo was going to be no kind of option and we even got a year to try him on loan first. Only a few emptyheads wrote him off when Mexico brought him on as a second left back in the World Cup

- Dawson: Not a glamorous deal but we simply had to get rid of the Kilman/Collins disaster partnership at any cost, and from his debut it was clear what a difference he was going to make

- Lemina Sr: Don't think his ability has ever been in question, just his attitude was shite when he was young. Obvious inside a few weeks that he wasn't that man any more

This is a low key punt on a development player, which is fine, it just isn't going to mean anything for our first team this season.

Obviously different levers but the expectation from many was low. I too was delighted by the signing of Dawson as he’s always been a Ronseal-type defender.

 

[1986]

Obviously different levers but the expectation from many was low. I too was delighted by the signing of Dawson as he’s always been a Ronseal-type defender.

Ronseal...................Love it .

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1752634885884281304

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Should do wonders for Mario’s morale, not that that has been in doubt. I nook forward to hearing about his development as he is definitely not a first team from day one signing.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1752634885884281304

That's very photoshopped.

Also, he looks like a very old 19 year old.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Fab does those photo shops all the time. Had Rashford in a PSG top yesterday

 

[machin05]

Is that an AI generated signing photo!?

Edit: Nevermind, just realised it's Romano's tweet and not the official club one

 

[MARKakaJIM]

That's very photoshopped.

Also, he looks like a very old 19 year old.

Gomez Addams.

 

[Tony Towner]

That's very photoshopped.

Also, he looks like a very old 19 year old.

Very, very old 18 year old then

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Shared his paper round with Littler

 

[Jinky]

We saying that will be our only business?

Very much looking forward to the standard “January is always a difficult time to get signings over the line” being trotted out in around 48 hours.

 

[Lycan]

We saying that will be our only business?

Very much looking forward to the standard “January is always a difficult time to get signings over the line” being trotted out in around 48 hours.

Yeah I'd be surprised if we got anyone else in

 

[Kenny]

We saying that will be our only business?

Very much looking forward to the standard “January is always a difficult time to get signings over the line” being trotted out in around 48 hours.

Yes and the line will also include "the deals we wanted fell outside of what we could afford. January deals always come with a premium"
Throw in FFP stuff from the media and will get a full house on the bingo card.

I would prefer nothing to say a Danny Ings or Che Adams but then if we do get to the end of the window and Fraser is the back up option - Use and trust him or else you have just shot yourself in the foot by letting 1.3 strikers go out on loan

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Yes and the line will also include "the deals we wanted fell outside of what we could afford. January deals always come with a premium"
Throw in FFP stuff from the media and will get a full house on the bingo card.

I would prefer nothing to say a Danny Ings or Che Adams but then if we do get to the end of the window and Fraser is the back up option - Use and trust him or else you have just shot yourself in the foot by letting 1.3 strikers go out on loan

More so Chirewa then Fraser going on last few games.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Chirewa is more a wide forward than a proper striker though isn't he?

(With zero pace)

 

[Alan]

Poor Tawanda is never living that one down