ally_uk Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 We are going to need some firepower up top! Let's talk about strikers, keep it realistic who would you sign and why? Someone drop some European talent. Keep it realistic! Mine would be: Thijs Dallinga 23 years old and 14 goals in French Ligue 1. Lawrence Shankland: Hearts Wildcard: Carlton Morris: Scored 11 goals for Luton last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Miovski 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Watson Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Sammy Szmodics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Broja 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfield_General Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Renew Adams on the 5-year, £250k a week deal he so sorely deserves 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Shankland does seem like a natural goal scorer in the mould of Sir Rickie. Would like him and potentially Morris too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 1 hour ago, ally_uk said: We are going to need some firepower up top! Let's talk about strikers, keep it realistic who would you sign and why? Someone drop some European talent. Keep it realistic! Mine would be: Thijs Dallinga 23 years old and 14 goals in French Ligue 1. Lawrence Shankland: Hearts Wildcard: Carlton Morris: Scored 11 goals for Luton last season. Dallinga looks decent. Goals with either foot and some headers too. Don't have a clue whether available or what he'd cost but might be worth a punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osvaldorama Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Don’t watch enough non-English football to offer an opinion of any value, but I hope we bring a few in. Armstrong has to be considered a winger at this level meaning we only have Stewart who is made of papier-mâché Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 24 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said: Don’t watch enough non-English football to offer an opinion of any value, but I hope we bring a few in. Armstrong has to be considered a winger at this level meaning we only have Stewart who is made of papier-mâché Don't forget Mara!...hmm ST situation is mega urgent for sure, I hope we're not putting our eggs in the Stewart investment. I quite like Gift Orban, now at Lyon. Think he only joined in Jan, but didn't do much - I'd put in a loan offer, see what they say. Briel Embolo - is he out of our reach? Had a decentish Euros, but hasn't played for ages for Monaco. Again, I'd approach with a loan and see what they say. French clubs will be falling over themselves for money. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osvaldorama Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I’m assuming Mara goes on loan / is sold. I don’t see what he will offer in the PL based on his champ performances. Same for Sulemana. I’ll be quite surprised if both of them are here at the start of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Miovski but failing that Adebayo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 1 hour ago, derry said: Miovski As said on another thread I'm surprised this hasn't resurfaced given the Mowbray connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CampionSaint Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I agree with Miovski. Brereton Diaz for not much looks good. Callum Wilson is an interesting one and certainly better than Ings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 2 hours ago, ally_uk said: We are going to need some firepower up top! Let's talk about strikers, keep it realistic who would you sign and why? Someone drop some European talent. Keep it realistic! Mine would be: Thijs Dallinga 23 years old and 14 goals in French Ligue 1. The Dutch bloke looks quite useful, albeit at a lower standard. But it does seem that RM has so far seemed keen to keep the nucleus of the team British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 1 minute ago, CampionSaint said: I agree with Miovski. Brereton Diaz for not much looks good. Callum Wilson is an interesting one and certainly better than Ings. Yes he is, and not so far up the crocked list like Ings etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Being realistic, Carlton Morris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Adebayo from Luton, if only we had the the foresight to buy Openda 2yrs ago when he was available for about £12m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 3 hours ago, Badger said: Yes he is, and not so far up the crocked list like Ings etc. Missed a lot of last season though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Scott Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Are Miovski or Shankland really that good? Shankland couldn't get a start at the Euros ahead of Che who had a terrible tournament. Genuine question. Who was the last striker to come to the PL from the SPL that succeeded? Dallinga for me 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Players I'd be pleased to see us linked with: Ben Brereton Diaz - Villarreal Kyogo Furuhashi - Celtic (to add to the Japanese contingent) Albert Gudmundsson - Genoa Thijs Dallinga - Toulouse Myrto Uzuni - Granada 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Ollie Watkins 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 BBD and Shankland. Lots to like there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I actually really like Carlton Morris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Codger Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 On 09/07/2024 at 22:03, Saint Scott said: Are Miovski or Shankland really that good? Shankland couldn't get a start at the Euros ahead of Che who had a terrible tournament. Genuine question. Who was the last striker to come to the PL from the SPL that succeeded? Henrik Larsson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Scott Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 15 minutes ago, Kingsland Codger said: Henrik Larsson? He managed 1 goal in 7 PL appearances for United in a 3 month spell. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Codger Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 1 hour ago, Saint Scott said: He managed 1 goal in 7 PL appearances for United in a 3 month spell. 😂 Apart from him, the only one I could think of was Kenny Dalglish - but he was before the PL era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Codger Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Duncan Ferguson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Ayoub El Kaabi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-saint Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 ollie Watkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Scott Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Kingsland Codger said: Duncan Ferguson? Yeah, fair enough. A decent record 79 goals/assists in 269 PL appearances. Back to my original point then, you have to go back 30 years for a successful striker joining from the SPL. Miovski and Shankland aren't the answer Edited July 11 by Saint Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Mikey Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 17 minutes ago, Saint Scott said: Yeah, fair enough. A decent record 79 goals/assists in 269 PL appearances. Back to my original point then, you have to go back 30 years for a successful striker joining from the SPL. Miovski and Shankland aren't the answer Mark Viduka wasn't that far back, but was still a while ago TBF. I can't think of any newer examples. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Callum Wilson as a long shot or more realistically Breaton-Diaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Eddie Nkiteh and Brerton Diaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 The lad that plays for Hassenhuttle's Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaMaverick Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) Che and Brereton-Diaz or Callum Wilson in an ideal world Edited July 11 by SambaMaverick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Alexander Sørloth…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsFan86 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Chris Wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I actually reckon Carlton Morris may not be a bad shout for us, certainly someone who can fill the Che Adam's void. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) 17 hours ago, CSA96 said: Ollie Watkins Watkins vs El Kaabi 1-5 El Kaabi destroyed Villa. He scored 5 goals against them in the 2 legs of the semi-final and then scored the winner against Fiorentina in the final Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiakos: Ayoub El Kaabi hat-trick stuns Villa in Europa Conference League semi-final first leg | Football News | Sky Sports Some of his records: Player with the most goals scored in a season in the knockout stage of any single UEFA club competition Morocco national team's top goal scorer this century UEFA Europa Conference League Top scorer: 2023–24 Super League Greece Player of the Season: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Player of the Season: 2023–24 Edited July 11 by Nordic Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 At a stretch; Callum Willson - probably just outside of our reach. Weghorst might not be a bad shout; strong for hold up, brings others in, experienced, would probably net around 10 goals for us. It's a key position, we need some experience in there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 3 hours ago, notnowcato said: Weghorst might not be a bad shout; strong for hold up, brings others in, experienced, would probably net around 10 goals for us. It's a key position, we need some experience in there. Pretty terrible character if you speak to Burnley fans, and their players if Connor Roberts is anything to go by. Has an ego which certainly isn't backed up by any form of decent footballing ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 1 hour ago, S-Clarke said: Pretty terrible character if you speak to Burnley fans, and their players if Connor Roberts is anything to go by. Has an ego which certainly isn't backed up by any form of decent footballing ability. Most footballers have an ego, that wouldn’t concern me. He’s a proven top division player, experienced, strong and will more than likely get a goal every 3 to 4 games. He might not be on our radar but I hope his type is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Gifford Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 2 hours ago, notnowcato said: Most footballers have an ego, that wouldn’t concern me. He’s a proven top division player, experienced, strong and will more than likely get a goal every 3 to 4 games. He might not be on our radar but I hope his type is. Kind to have disagree on the most footballers have an ego thing. Plenty of grounded players, and in particular focused Strikers that go on what they do on the pitch. Plenty that ignore the noise, plus I’d want an out and out striker that is scoring every couple of games. Thats down to the DOF to put the right players together. Take the point need someone to stick it in the net, but would not want an egotistical player rocking the boat in the dressing room. That just causes a nightmare. I’m sure we can find the right player, I don’t know the attitude or the player, but the pool to fish in is pretty big over all the leagues including non league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Loekkegaard Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 On 09/07/2024 at 16:49, ally_uk said: We are going to need some firepower up top! Let's talk about strikers, keep it realistic who would you sign and why? Someone drop some European talent. Keep it realistic! Mine would be: Thijs Dallinga 23 years old and 14 goals in French Ligue 1. Lawrence Shankland: Hearts Wildcard: Carlton Morris: Scored 11 goals for Luton last season. ooh, strikers/attackers are difficult... I actually think all 3 mentioned could do a decent job for us, tbf 👍 Ideally we need two new strikers. Adebayo from Luton? Nketiah on loan from Arsenal could be very interesting, but his wage demands? Broja I'd gladly give a nother chance on loan - with better supplies from our wingers than the first time he was here. I'm ambivalent on Danny Ings.... Somehow, though, I feel that we will successfully sign at least one successful PL level goal scoring attacker, but it might wait until around the last day of the transfer window as was the case with Sadio M. who was almost unknown to me back then in 2014. Real british quality players like "player of the season", Kevin Keegan (1981/82) and "young player of the season", Steve Moran (1981/82) would be fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benali-shorts Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Cameron Archer back at Villa and presumably surplus to requirements. Sure we’ve been interested before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 7 minutes ago, benali-shorts said: Cameron Archer back at Villa and presumably surplus to requirements. Sure we’ve been interested before. Villa will then use the money we give them to snap up Ayoub El-Kaabi, who is the player we should get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Did Villa not just get him back from Sheffield United, paying to do so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugenhagen Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 6 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said: Did Villa not just get him back from Sheffield United, paying to do so? However there was a clause in his contract guaranteeing Archer would return to Villa Park in the event of United being relegated. Sheffield United splashed out £18million last summer on the kid striker but only paid a £3million instalment on the fee up front, which has been retained by Villa, effectively as a loan fee. It means the Blades will not have to shell out the remaining £15million for Archer, who has become a Villa player again. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/29152809/aston-villa-transfer-cameron-archer-sheffield-united/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osvaldorama Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 6 minutes ago, bugenhagen said: However there was a clause in his contract guaranteeing Archer would return to Villa Park in the event of United being relegated. Sheffield United splashed out £18million last summer on the kid striker but only paid a £3million instalment on the fee up front, which has been retained by Villa, effectively as a loan fee. It means the Blades will not have to shell out the remaining £15million for Archer, who has become a Villa player again. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/29152809/aston-villa-transfer-cameron-archer-sheffield-united/ Didn’t watch Sheffield last year but this could be a shout. He was class at lower levels. Similar gamble to delap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball boy Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 13 hours ago, Nordic Saint said: Villa will then use the money we give them to snap up Ayoub El-Kaabi, who is the player we should get. I agree. This guy looks class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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