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

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Lage (!), Lop, GON and his International manager clearly all see something in Hodge, he looks a typical non descript academy player to me, average at everything.

 

[Tony Towner]

I wonder with Hodge whether he gets elevated by his City background? Scouts will have been aware of him for years

 

[Stan Hullis]

Yeah, he is clearly rated, I cannot see why.

 

[Lycan]

Lage (!), Lop, GON and his International manager clearly all see something in Hodge, he looks a typical non descript academy player to me, average at everything.

Wasn't it Steve Davis who gave him his debut?

 

[Tony Towner]

Fraser I get but why are we hanging onto Hodge after Boubacar & Gomes are back? We don't need to sign another CM.

Agreed Griffiths cannot go anywhere so he can cover the domesday sceanrios

 

[Wolvensam]

He just hasn't got many redeeming midfield qualities for me - not particularly an out-of-this-world passer, not combative in the Lemina/Gomes mould, not a goalscorer.

I wonder if he's just a manager's dream in that he's quite aware tactically/is willing to do any job and put a shift in, and that's the appeal from a manager point of view.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

not particularly an out-of-this-world passer

Thing is this massively oversells him.

He's an appalling passer of the ball, like every five yard pass is an adventure.

I'm not even joking when I say Jack Price, Lee Evans or David Davis would be better, even now.

 

[jd1981]

Fraser has genuine squad role to play if you ask me, much rather he’s used as back as opposed to bringing a Broja or Adams for example.
Hodge will have a very sustainable career in league 1 maybe bottom half championship.
He’s absolutely nowhere near the level required to be used even as back in a PL squad.

 

[AndyWolves]

Keep Fraser in the squad, he's there on merit.

I don't see it with Hodge but it seems the professionals do, maybe one to revisit in a year or two.

 

[Tony Towner]

Fraser has genuine squad role to play if you ask me, much rather he’s used as back as opposed to bringing a Broja or Adams for example.
Hodge will have a very sustainable career in league 1 maybe bottom half championship.
He’s absolutely nowhere near the level required to be used even as back in a PL squad.

Not aimed at your comment or you, but Adams or Ings would be a warm body until we can get something better, I agree I'd rather keep Fraser. Broja would be the proposed solution though which would be concerning.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Keep Fraser in the squad, he's there on merit.

I don't see it with Hodge but it seems the professionals do, maybe one to revisit in a year or two.

He'll be 24 by then

Edit: hes 22 this coming September in DW age grading.

 

[AndyWolves]

He'll be 24 by then

He'll be 23 and 3/5

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1748104382355222676

 

[YoungWolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1748104382355222676

 

[Jinky]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1748104382355222676

Yay!

 

[AndyWolves]

I guess that's a loan?

 

[Tony Towner]

If it's not permanent then nothing has changed from Wolves' perspective

 

[Kenny]

It will be a loan unless we write off an obscene amount of money.

Take the hit and lose £20m+ I say and move on.

 

[AndyWolves]

From an FFP perspective it's probably better not to have a big hit in one go

 

[Kenny]

Just sell Max to cover it.

Easy.