Viktor Moving on (2 Viewers)

[Briles]

The fact we got him for a million quid is hilarious. We paid the same for Freddie Eastwood

I bet Brighton are fuming

 

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[Ccfcisparks]

Gyokeres hasn't had any processed food, less than 8 hours sleep or skipped a day at the gym in 3 years.

Hamer has 4 pints and a kebab in Leam most Saturday night

I have a funny story similar to that.

my sister houses Wolves academy players from overseas. She has a 16 year old from Ireland currently, and when he first moved in she asked him if he had ever had fast food he said no, doesn’t drink fizzy drinks. He did say Chocolate was his guilty pleasure though, my sister replied “we all like a bit of chocolate in an evening” he replied “I only have it once a year on Christmas Day”

couldn’t be me!

 

[Shannerz]

And at some stage most of our supporters called him a waste of money.

Wouldn't say most.

When he got match fit during his loan it was pretty obvious he had something.

 

[RobinsSkyBlues]

Wouldn't say most.

When he got match fit during his loan it was pretty obvious he had something.

Wherever you looked after we signed him permanently they weren't happy. Bet it was a riot on here

 

[glasgowfan]

No 2nd hat-trick. Subbed off on 88min

 

[Ccfcisparks]

I mean it sounds crazy but keep scoring and assisting the rate he does he could break into the top 5 most goal contributions in a single season

 

[Shannerz]

Wherever you looked after we signed him permanently they weren't happy. Bet it was a riot on here

I remember a lot of people thinking him a decent signing.

 

[Danceswithhorses]

I remember a lot of people thinking him a decent signing.

Agreed...personally i think it was the large outlay (£1m was alot for us at the time), that people were more worried about.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

And at some stage most of our supporters called him a waste of money.

I don't remember anyone saying that, his first full season was when we moved back home, won the first 6 games at home and he was on fire. This thing about him being a waste of money is just not true

 

[Travs]

A bit of history being re-written here...... there were plenty questioning the decision to sign him.

Obviously he dispelled that pretty quickly.

 

[Calista]

A bit of history being re-written here...... there were plenty questioning the decision to sign him.

I actually think it was probably the majority view at the time. Personally I always thought from the start he was just what we'd needed for quite a few years. I'm not going to claim I saw a world beater in him though.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

And at some stage most of our supporters called him a waste of money.

Even when we came to selling him there were some that wanted to take the first bid of essentially 'whatever we could get'.

He's one of the best players I've ever seen play for us and at the moment I seem to be saying it every week because he continues to score relentlessly.

 

[False9]

And at some stage most of our supporters called him a waste of money.

It seemed mental at the time to spend a whole million and on a loan striker that didn't do much, looked awkward and was dropped into the u21s.

Good job Robins pushed for the permanent transfer.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

One of the greatest success stories of players that played for us. He’s going to get a very big pay day by next summer and so will we…

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Astonishing

 

[Alkhen]

Gyokeres hasn't had any processed food, less than 8 hours sleep or skipped a day at the gym in 3 years.

Hamer has 4 pints and a kebab in Leam most Saturday night

That's what sets Vik apart. Definitely has that steely Ronaldo vibe about him. Works so hard and lives so clean.

Incredible to see but I've got to say I relate more to the Gus types

 

[RobinsSkyBlues]

I remember a lot of people thinking him a decent signing.

I can imagine this place falling apart for paying 1m for a striker that failed on loan at Swansea and didn't set the world on fire on loan to us. Look at how some are trying to make out our recent success was more to do with Adi than Robins. Or underplaying how good some of our players are.

You could see he had something. The problem was working out what it was.

 

[RobinsSkyBlues]

That's what sets Vik apart. Definitely has that steely Ronaldo vibe about him. Works so hard and lives so clean.

Incredible to see but I've got to say I relate more to the Gus types

We were lucky to have both players at the same time. But choosing between a midfield general and goal machine is easy. Goals win games.

 

[djr8369]

I actually think it was probably the majority view at the time. Personally I always thought from the start he was just what we'd needed for quite a few years. I'm not going to claim I saw a world beater in him though.

I’m sure at the time I was saying he had a bit about him and felt like I was in the minority, so yeah.

 

[Briles]

Astonishing

That Messi stat is Mental

 

[Shannerz]

You could see he had something. The problem was working out what it was.

Speak for yourself.

 

[edgy]

I actually think it was probably the majority view at the time. Personally I always thought from the start he was just what we'd needed for quite a few years. I'm not going to claim I saw a world beater in him though.

It was the majority view, mine included. Let's be honest here, he wasn't great in his loan spell by any stretch of the imagination. Well, not what we saw on the pitch anyway.

 

[wingy]

Can't remember what I said and not really bothered about internet points, but from memory I think I said something like it was a ploy between him and Robin's to underwhelme and keep his fee down but that would have been way after the fact of what was cooking!

 

[Shannerz]

I'm not going to claim I saw a world beater in him though.

I don't think anyone predicted that, or the impact he'd have here.

Maybe my memory is selective, but I remember the general consensus being 'decent addition to the squad', with perhaps a slight indrawing of breath over the fee.

He was decent in the latter part of the loan after gaining match fitness. That's not revisionism.

 

[SkyB]

If Doug was serious about this club and wanted to win the fans back, he'd sign him.

£70mill is the reported figure, with our sell on fee it'll only be £65mill. Great bargain

Reckon we'd win the champ with him, some kids and season ticket holders playing, so we'll just sell the first team to raise the funds.

 

[Brylowes]

Messi in 2012 though

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Messi in 2012 though

One of them was offside though, which sours his achievement

 

[Governmac]

Messi in 2012 though

Ronaldo also got 63 goals that year and Messi was still 28 ahead, absolutely insane.

 

[Flying Fokker]

If Doug was serious about this club and wanted to win the fans back, he'd sign him.

£70mill is the reported figure, with our sell on fee it'll only be £65mill. Great bargain

Reckon we'd win the champ with him, some kids and season ticket holders playing, so we'll just sell the first team to raise the funds.

The buy back clause could be executed. You may be over cooking this? He’d need 5m /year wages. We are a ‘Not too big club’.

 

[covcity4life]

Listening to podcast other day and they said gyokores prob go for less than release clause and sporting know this

I rmemrbe one poster arguing with me till blue in the face that a player will never go for less than their release clause lol

Hopefully we do get the release clause triggered of course but we may have to make do with him being sold for 60m or something

 

[JSL]

If he goes for less than the release clause then I hope we still get the same money as if he did go for it. It not our fault that Lisbon break the clause

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

A very very special player, will go down in sky blue history as one of the best to play in a Coventry shirt. For those gamblers out there he’s always gotta be worth a penny to score

 

[Grendel]

Listening to podcast other day and they said gyokores prob go for less than release clause and sporting know this

I rmemrbe one poster arguing with me till blue in the face that a player will never go for less than their release clause lol

Hopefully we do get the release clause triggered of course but we may have to make do with him being sold for 60m or something

Lameries has a £50m release clause - they are there just for some legal specifics in Portugal

 

[SkyB]

Listening to podcast other day and they said gyokores prob go for less than release clause and sporting know this

I rmemrbe one poster arguing with me till blue in the face that a player will never go for less than their release clause lol

Hopefully we do get the release clause triggered of course but we may have to make do with him being sold for 60m or something

I might have been listening to the same podcast but I also heard there was gentleman's agreement with Sporting to let him go for 80 mill Euros.

 

[Skyblueweeman]

If Doug was serious about this club and wanted to win the fans back, he'd sign him.

£70mill is the reported figure, with our sell on fee it'll only be £65mill. Great bargain

Reckon we'd win the champ with him, some kids and season ticket holders playing, so we'll just sell the first team to raise the funds.

Wait, are you suggesting we re-sign Gyokeres?!