Nick
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Wasn't the JCH stuff agreed in the January?
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Wasn't the JCH stuff agreed in the January?
Grendel
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So was Bigiaramana - he soon got forgotten
SkyBlueCRJ
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Another thing MR will be considering. At the end of Biamou's 3 year contract he'll be 30. In 3 years time Bakayoko will be 25. He seems to fit in with our 'transfer policy' far more than Biamou does...
Otis
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Who?
Nick
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Thats in 3 years though, spending 6 figures on a player for the future is a fair whack while we need a chaplin type up front.
Grendel
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Biamous contract extension has to some tie in to promotion and was written in - there’s no logic otherwise
Hopefully some club has spotted his immense potential - I’ll drive him there myself - not that this guys record looks any better.
Terry_dactyl
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I agree. It keeps being mentioned that he’s a ‘target man’ but I don’t think he wins much in the air. I’ve seen him play well but I’m not sure he suits playing as a lone striker.
Again, I may be wrong...
SkyBlueCRJ
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Like I said it's only guess work on my end as I think it's just as bizarre as you - I'm more than happy with having Biamou at the club. The only explanation for it is MR considers Bakayoko better than what we already have. But we work on a 1 in 1 out policy most of the time, so given what I've heard about Biamou attracting interest from clubs in League One and League Two earlier in the window....well as the saying goes, if the shoe fits.
Nick
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He is better in the channels, if you put him one on one running towards the corner flag he usually shoulder barges the defender and wins it.
However if he is on his own he wins it there and has nobody to tap it square to put it in.
CCFC_Charlie
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What a stupid fee to pay for such an unimpressive player
I_Saw_Shaw_Score
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SkyBlueCRJ
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Good point. Given the age of Kelly and Biamou I was baffled at the length of their extensions when in the past we have only given such contracts to real prospects. E.g. Stevenson, Jones and Ponti. Has to have been a promotion clause.
Esoterica
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Neither, if it's to fund an upgraded lone striker I'd be fine with it. There are parts of his game that he needs to continue developing at similar rates to last season to get to L1 lone target man level, he doesn't like playing as a lone striker and I don't really think it suits his game either. Needed another season in L2 or to play in a front 2 in L1 to maintain progress I feel.
sw88
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That’s a lot for us! And for someone relatively unproven.
But as has already been mentioned, if Widdrington is lurking around him, I’ll give him a fair crack! Be nice to still be able to use his knowlege even from a distance!
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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That's a really interesting question.
I think he's a really decent player and is good in a team, but you cannot play him as a lone striker.
He needs to play behind a main striker, but with Andreu in the team you can only pick one of them. I struggle therefore to see where Biamou sits in the team at the moment. Play him up top and we will be fighting relegation.
Liquid Gold
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I just don't get this one. We don't need a target man and even if we did, and were still in league 2, his record doesn't suggest he's the answer to anything.
SkyBlueCRJ
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Knowing what I know about Bristol Rovers, they probably won't be able to offer the same wages as us - shocking I know! Heard from a reliable source that a number of staff, including current and former directors, are unhappy with how the club is run due to the false promises their owners make regarding budgets. Including the playing budget.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Not really, got 9 in 47 last season which isn’t bad. At 22 has a lot of developing to do and perhaps Robins and his team have seen something he can add to the team.
Some supporters have got to look at the bigger picture and wait and see how things pan out before criticising the policy.
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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Not only that, but we seem to be doing everything apart from trying to get a replacement for McNulty - which was the biggest problem this transfer window.
As it stands we will have an abundance of non-scoring strikers, and eleventy billion central midfielders.
capel & collindridge
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Come on Jacket. We want to put a small cheque in your pocket.
Quickly. otherwise ......
Quickly. otherwise ......
Liquid Gold
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He scored 5 goals in 41 league 1 games last year.
capel & collindridge
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Work rate?
Sky Blue Harry H
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Mr Positivity strikes again. We have obviously been watching him previously (Widdrington days - hence Bristol Rovers interest). I haven't seen him play a lot - don't know if you have? Please come on here and say some positive things for a change. Rise together, not 'stay down in the dumps forever' If he ends up as one of ours at least it will give you another stick with which to beat the manager. Enjoy
skyblueelephant76
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He also played as the lone striker in a struggling team
CCFC_Charlie
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Must have missed my posts on Saturday evening when I was very complementary of Ogogo, Andreu and Bayliss after their impressive performances vs. Scunthorpe. Or my posts say I was encouraged by our performance and thought we played well if not a bit too naive. It’s ok though, I’ll let you off.
Sky Blue Harry H
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What I would say is, if Max is absent, we have no target man (as JCH isn't one)
Sky Blue Harry H
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All forgiven then - no harm done - keep with the positivity !! Oh, you can have a sorry too!!
Sky Blue Pete
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Late developer though having finished degree
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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To be honest I don't think we always need to play with one. We have enough passers in the team with Bayliss, Kelly, and Andreu. We don't have to play that League 2 style football anymore.
As I have said, I don't even think Biamou or JCH fit in the team anyway. We are missing the right type of striker right now so this just seems extremely baffling.
Mucca Mad Boys
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No idea! I’ve never seen this player play before!