Just feels expensive @£2-3m.
Just a nonsensical comparison. BTA is a striker, O'Hare isn't.I thought that was cheap?
Think what our fans would have wanted for O'Hare if he wasn't out of contract? O'Hare is a year older, played slightly less games, yet BTA has scored double the amount of goals to O'Hare.
We could buy him with the hamer money..Guess where Gustavo Hamer is going?
Not here. Let it the fuck go.
That's also my point. Would I be happy if Simms and Wright are sold next summer and BTA is our #1 striker for 25/26? Not on the evidence of his last couple of seasons.I seriously doubt you'd get someone who got 11 goals in this league in a dull as sh*t side for any less than that.
Factor in we're probably succession planning; someone to develop in case Simms or Wright are sold.
Brentford and Brighton have that side of it nailed esp. Brighton. Next one ready before the sale rather than after.
We need someone who is still breathing, that’s for sure,Don't you think we need someone like Gerd Muller but slightly less stats?
I don't want him back either. We move forward not back. I wish him well and hope he moves though.Guess where Gustavo Hamer is going?
Not here. Let it the fuck go.
I don't want him back either. We move forward not back. I wish him well and hope he moves though.
BTA apparently isn’t 2-3m upfront. For consistency, I’ve used all the top end values. Bearing in mind we signed Godden for £750k in the same window Pompey signed Marquis for £2.5m, that should provide some context.Simms was £3.5m + add ons, not 8. Wright was £7.7m
Just not sure we needed to spend £2-3m on an average championship striker. Could have been a bit more adventurous in the market.
Used to be called tapping up in old money! I'm all for it!WBA may have accepted a bid from Hull, but the player himself has to want to go and agree personal terms. We've been talking to him for a long time now, I don't believe Hull was ever in his mind. Goes to show that creating good relationships with potential signings can give you the edge when it comes to the business being done. Recruitment team doing a great job imo.
Any more snippets Jimmy?WBA may have accepted a bid from Hull, but the player himself has to want to go and agree personal terms. We've been talking to him for a long time now, I don't believe Hull was ever in his mind. Goes to show that creating good relationships with potential signings can give you the edge when it comes to the business being done. Recruitment team doing a great job imo.
That’s exactly what we need, a Muller-lite, preferably strawberry not the choco-banana oneDon't you think we need someone like Gerd Muller but slightly less stats?
Just a nonsensical comparison. BTA is a striker, O'Hare isn't.
Would I be happy if Simms and Wright are sold next summer and BTA is our #1 striker for 25/26? Not on the evidence of his last couple of seasons.
That’s what you just said? Succession planning for Wright/Simms?Come on, what evidence is there that we'd sell both and not buy anyone else? I'm talking about having someone who could step up if one player is sold. Don't move the goalposts. It's cheating.
Some very well run clubs have players around who they develop ready for a bigger role if needed. If they cut it, job done. If they don't, you go to the market and they stay as role players.
But I got a Philip Larkin joke in first.
Chat GPT has a lot to answer forHere's Phillip Larkin's take:
In Hull's grey heart, the faithful wait,
Their hopes pinned on a distant dream,
But fate, that cruel mistress, seals their fate,
And leaves them stranded by a cold, grey stream.
Brandon Thomas-Asante, swift and bright,
Promised to be the star we've longed to see,
Yet Sky Blue shirts, a siren's blight,
Lured him away, and left us in dismay.
The Tigers' roar now muted, soft and low,
In pubs and bars, our pints a bitter toast,
To what might have been, to dreams aglow,
Now shattered, left to haunt us like a ghost.
Hull, crowned with culture's fleeting grace,
Now feels the sting of yet another blow,
Each jilt, each loss, another harsh embrace,
Another striker gone, despair to show.
The pitch, once green with possibility,
Now seems a field of sorrow, lined with loss,
Each pass, each goal, a painful parody,
Of dreams deferred, now covered in a moss.
Yet still we stand, the faithful, every game,
Our hearts worn down by yet another blow,
For Hull's the place where hope and heartache claim,
Their due, in equal measure, as we know.
So here's to Brandon, gone to Sky Blue shores,
May Coventry bring all he hoped to find,
While here in Hull, we'll chant, our throats now hoarse,
And dream of days when fate will change her mind.
It shouldn’t but it does …..Can we please stop with the bullshit about fees when talking about selection , it has absolutely no relevance to form or fitness or managers ideas regarding the team
Jeez
Nonsense !It shouldn’t but it does …..
If a club pays big money for a player the manager is under pressure to give them the minutes to find their form….
I’m not saying Robins is easily swayed but it’s wrong to suggest that managers don’t come under pressure from owners and DofF’s to play major signings …..
Double signing with Bernede would be niceDevante cole announced at Albion. Wonder if BTA be announced tonight?
Freee??Devante cole announced at Albion. Wonder if BTA be announced tonight?
I’d be surprised if it’s not. If Turner is tweeting it’s done it generally means he’s had the press release through.Devante cole announced at Albion. Wonder if BTA be announced tonight?
The only people in this thread talking about fees were discussing value, not selectionCan we please stop with the bullshit about fees when talking about selection , it has absolutely no relevance to form or fitness or managers ideas regarding the team
Jeez
No chance. Media team are going to take at least a day or two to get everything lined up for the announcement.do we expect this announced tonight?
Shows what happens when the unfair parachute payments run outWith Albion announcing Cole I'd say so
Btw what a shit signing that is
It's like when we sold Callum Wilson and got Josch McQuoid in
Have we signed BTA to spearhead our attack ?…..No.That's also my point. Would I be happy if Simms and Wright are sold next summer and BTA is our #1 striker for 25/26? Not on the evidence of his last couple of seasons.
If Simms and Wright are sold next summer it means they've done well again, and we would get a healthy transfer fee to re-invest.That's also my point. Would I be happy if Simms and Wright are sold next summer and BTA is our #1 striker for 25/26? Not on the evidence of his last couple of seasons.
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