Transfer Rumour Haji Wright (43 Viewers)

Balli001

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Why would I have an opinion?

Calm down, it’s not your money. Just seems a lot of cash for someone we aren’t talking about like the finished article.
You literally said you didnt rate him for the money, that is an opinion no? He has played and scored at a world cup. Played at a decent level in Turkey and scored 1 in 2. No one is claiming he is the finished article but clearly there is ability there. Other bigger clubs have offered similar amounts for him are they wrong as well?
 

Ccfcisparks

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Just watched his "highlights" video. 90% of them are him miscontrolling, diving, missing the target or taking the wrong option. Even his goals are mostly deflected and wouldn't go in against Championship GK's. Most insane signing in our history.

Prove me wrong Haji, prove me wrong!
You're right. All of them total flukes, you best ring Robins and warn him because I reckon he's only done his scouting off these videos.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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Just watched his "highlights" video. 90% of them are him miscontrolling, diving, missing the target or taking the wrong option. Even his goals are mostly deflected and wouldn't go in against Championship GK's. Most insane signing in our history.

Prove me wrong Haji, prove me wrong!

Imagine being this negative about a potential record signing?

Honestly, if Robins asked your opinion on who you’d sign - who would you recommend?
 

SBT

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For the amounts spent in relation to the money we had available I'd say they're comparable. Hamer was our biggest fee since Freddie Eastwood, Gyokeres was a similar amount and paying instalments of the latter was significant enough to disrupt our cashflow just last season. So at the time they also represented considerable gambles on the club's part.

We aren't spending money we don't have.
Well with Gyokeres we got to try before we buy, while Hamer was one of a few similarly sized gambles that season, along with Walker and Sheaf. We weren’t counting on them all to work out, and they didn’t. Our transfer portfolio was diversified, we moved on.

Yes, we apparently have £7 million to spend on transfers right now, but this is certainly one of the riskier ways to spend it.

I do worry if the Eastwood comparison will end up being the most appropriate one here.
 

Ccfcisparks

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Well with Gyokeres we got to try before we buy, while Hamer was one of a few similarly sized gambles that season, along with Walker and Sheaf. We weren’t counting on them all to work out, and they didn’t. Our transfer portfolio was diversified, we moved on.

Yes, we apparently have £7 million to spend on transfers right now, but this is certainly one of the riskier ways to spend it.

I do worry if the Eastwood comparison will end up being the most appropriate one here.
I'd say our transfer portfolio this summer has been even more diversified. We have signed several players who can go on to be worth £10m+.
 

Evo1883

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Look I appreciated the fee seems startling , rangers had 7 million turned down .. we have to hope the club have identified him as viks replacement , a player who also fans (Including me ) moaned couldn't hit a ball clean .. but then went on to be the best 👌.. Trust the process
 

Finham

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Brilliant. Do you need a job as a scout part time?
Sorry, I hadn't watched his videos and now I have, along with everything else about him, I just think it's an insane fee to pay. BUT I want him to be a massive success, of course, I really do.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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Well with Gyokeres we got to try before we buy, while Hamer was one of a few similarly sized gambles that season, along with Walker and Sheaf. We weren’t counting on them all to work out, and they didn’t. Our transfer portfolio was diversified, we moved on.

Yes, we apparently have £7 million to spend on transfers right now, but this is certainly one of the riskier ways to spend it.

I do worry if the Eastwood comparison will end up being the most appropriate one here.
The point remains that in relation to our budgets, they were big money signings and with the exception of Walker, they've worked out. More to the point King himself has already earned a reputation as a bit of a bean counter-I can't imagine such a fee (if correct) being sanctioned without strong justification.

They have my trust until they give me cause to lose it
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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Someone who looks worth it!
So a YouTube clip has informed your opinion? Say no more.

Well earlier today someone was upset we hadn't gone in for a £1 million loan of Tom Cannon instead
Football fans tend to be idiots. If I was in charge of recruitment, I’d be shit too. There’s a reason clubs employ data analysts and full time scouts rather than ask the opinions of the proles who watch highlights and YouTube.

We always said ‘imagine if Robins had money to spend’. Well, he has and he’s bought some v interesting players and we could genuinely be a completely revamped side from last year.

After losing Gyokeres and [potentially] Hamer, who’d have thought it?!
 

Martin180

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Up front? I doubt it... you are all drama queen's!
Steve Brule GIF by MOODMAN
 

shmmeee

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You literally said you didnt rate him for the money, that is an opinion no? He has played and scored at a world cup. Played at a decent level in Turkey and scored 1 in 2. No one is claiming he is the finished article but clearly there is ability there. Other bigger clubs have offered similar amounts for him are they wrong as well?

You’ve said I went looking for things matching my opinion. How when I didn’t have an opinion until I went looking

And yes I think they are wrong to offer to pay that for a player with his record TBH. I don’t rate Turkey as a decent level and IIRC Chris Birchall played at a WC, doesn’t mean I’d spend £9m on him!

It’s a hell of a jump in our transfer strategy and quite surprising to me we’ve done it. For the money I’d rather three young players.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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You’ve said I went looking for things matching my opinion. How when I didn’t have an opinion until I went looking

And yes I think they are wrong to offer to pay that for a player with his record TBH. I don’t rate Turkey as a decent level and IIRC Chris Birchall played at a WC, doesn’t mean I’d spend £9m on him!

It’s a hell of a jump in our transfer strategy and quite surprising to me we’ve done it. For the money I’d rather three young players.
So we must have a pretty good reason to be doing it.
 

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