hakka Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I've seen a few people say Robbie Keane would be a bad signing. I assume that's purely because of the potential price/wages? No not just his wages. Many people fear he is on the decline and wouldn't be good enough for the fee and wages needed to get him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Disagree. He's held a relatively solid goalscoring record throughout his career, he isn't absolutely prolific but he's always struck me as a smart player who can absolutely still cut it at the top level, and particularly if he's a regular starter. Him and Carroll would have potential IMO (albeit you lot would have better idea) with the way Keane can drop off and link the midfield. KD would have a good insight, I know he wasn't happy with him in his 2nd stint? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Hopefully Hull will go into administration and we could sign the likes of Hunt, Mendy, Zayatte or Olofinjana on the cheap. Would happily take any two of these. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker fits the bill really. Jason Roberts on the otherhand would be amongst the most pointless signings i've seen us make, regardless of the price. Out of interest, why would Roberts be a pointless signing? Everytime I see Roberts he seems to play reasonably well. Not a world beater by any means but no worse than Kalinic who they spent £6m on (though he's got time on his side) and far better than Di Santo (who is wank) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 back to gojko kacar.....hertha berlin are virtually relegated now. he's a cracking prospect, so i'd expect competition for him, but with us being champions we can get him early before the rush. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnufc22 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I'd try and get the best out of Barton next season with him as our main man the middle, and alongside Reo-coker I think it could be a decent partnership. They can switch roles going forward and protecting the back four, but with Reo-coker especially decent at breaking things up and tracking runs, allowing Barton to get foward, get his passing back to his best, and getting into the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker's athleticism is exactly what we need, it doesn't matter if he's not great on the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker's athleticism is exactly what we need, it doesn't matter if he's not great on the ball. A central midfielder who can run might be too much to take, it would freak the shit out of me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker's athleticism is exactly what we need, it doesn't matter if he's not great on the ball. A central midfielder who can run might be too much to take, it would freak the shit out of me. i think we'd all panic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker fits the bill really. Jason Roberts on the otherhand would be amongst the most pointless signings i've seen us make, regardless of the price. Would prefer him over Best anyday. Well thank fuck there is more than those 2 options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker fits the bill really. Jason Roberts on the otherhand would be amongst the most pointless signings i've seen us make, regardless of the price. Out of interest, why would Roberts be a pointless signing? Because he's old, an average footballer, and doesn't score many goals. We need a striker that will make a significant impact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Boca face a decision whether they are going renew Palmermo or Riquelme's contracts as both are up for renewing but they f***ing hate each other so they might not renew both. To make matters worth they are both Boca legends, Palermo being their joint record goal scorer and Riquelme being class. I am not a friend of (Riquelmes), I have no relationship (with him). The only thing that unites us is (to) defend the colors of Boca. Not that he'd move or be suitable for us anyway like. They covered this during the Boca- San Lorenzo game. The two are not friends and don't socialise outside of the game, but are great players together on the field. Palermo recently became Boca's top scorer and the Argentine media made a huge deal of the fact that they celebrated separately (I didn;t see the goal but assume Riquelme provided the cross to Palermo). However,in this game when Riquelme played Palermo in for his goal they were the first to celebrate together. Riquelme want's to stay, I think Palermo wants to stay but cost may be an issue keeping both. Incidentaly - Palermo doesn;t socialise with several other Boca players outside of the games either, but people only focus on him/Riquelme. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I've heard Barcelona are considering a swap deal between Danny Simpson and Dani Alves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 In fact, Dani Alves is Portuguese for Danny Simpson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Yobo, Reo-Coker, Roberts, Keane. Genuinely think these are the right sort of players to be targetting providing they're for respectable fees. Priority next year is to survive and seasoned, average-to-good pros like these sort of players fit the bill entirely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Yobo, Reo-Coker, Roberts, Keane. Genuinely think these are the right sort of players to be targetting providing they're for respectable fees. Priority next year is to survive and seasoned, average-to-good pros like these sort of players fit the bill entirely. Plus Joe Ledley and O'Hara or Boateng and confidence in staying moves up a few notches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 By the way, Reo-Coker's middle name is Shola Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo Shola Coker? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker We MUST sign him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker fits the bill really. Jason Roberts on the otherhand would be amongst the most pointless signings i've seen us make, regardless of the price. Out of interest, why would Roberts be a pointless signing? Because he's old, an average footballer, and doesn't score many goals. We need a striker that will make a significant impact. PL standard striker IMO. If you could get him on the cheap I think he'd be a canny buy and someone who knows what it takes in this league to bring off the bench isn't a bad thing. If not, go all out for Keane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Yobo, Reo-Coker, Roberts, Keane. Genuinely think these are the right sort of players to be targetting providing they're for respectable fees. Priority next year is to survive and seasoned, average-to-good pros like these sort of players fit the bill entirely. That would be a very good window for you, albeit I don't rate NRC whatsoever. I agree you should be targeting those sorts of players but getting all would cost you a fair whack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Agree, and maybe all of them wouldn't be the best thing to do - cos they're all of a similar ilk. We need a mix really, not all-out youngsters/foreign gambles, tis more my point. Two or three fully proven and decent Premier League-standard players are essential for the squad next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnufc22 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker, Taarabt & Keane would cost around 12-15m, then add a few players who'd be cheaper like Mendy from Hull and a window like that shouldnt be out of our reach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Reo-Coker, Taarabt & Keane would cost around 12-15m, then add a few players who'd be cheaper like Mendy from Hull and a window like that shouldnt be out of our reach. Think I would rather go for O'Hara or Boateng for next season, don't think we can take gambles on players like Taarabt unless it was a loan or something, or we had a shit load to spend (doubtful). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 i think it would be a mistake for mainly go for older pros. we could do with one, maybe two, of the more experienced types to give some leadership in the squad (we already have a few as it is), but i wouldn't want three quarters of our signings to be old players on huge wages on the way down. would store up problems for the future imo. i'd hope we'd be looking for players who could improve as we do and stick with us for a decent amount of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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