mrmojorisin75 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 So is it probable Rafa is willing to sell Gayle to fund a better #10 then go with Joselu, Mitro and potentially a last minute loan up top? Makes sense to me tbh, don't think Gayle is going to cut it without a #10 anyways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I can't see the club lining up a replacement in 48 hours that's not an afterthought, so I'd rather keep him. 15m doesn't really buy you much nowadays, anyway. That's true, but 10 million got (would have) Jovetic. Maybe Rafa is aware of a deal going for a player he likes. That's the ideal scenario/hope anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Melvut Erding lined up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lee f***ing Ryder ladies and gentlemen. That to me reads "I know shit so I'll be noncommittal and then I can claim to be right whatever happens down the road". He is ITK, right on the inside track!.. of knowing absolutely nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSC26 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lee Ryder knows nothing. Shock. I'd sell Gayle if we can sign a replacement who is more suited to this league. If we was good enough for this league, would Palace have sold him? I think he's an excellent Championship striker. I thought he might be able to get 10-15 goals this season if he stayed fit, but he hasnt looked sharp in the two games he played and we looked much better with a target man up top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lee Ryder knows nothing. Shock. I'd sell Gayle if we can sign a replacement who is more suited to this league. If we was good enough for this league, would Palace have sold him? I think he's an excellent Championship striker. I thought he might be able to get 10-15 goals this season if he stayed fit, but he hasnt looked sharp in the two games he played and we looked much better with a target man up top. I don't think who Pardew is willing to sell is a measure of a player's quality tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heake Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lee f***ing Ryder ladies and gentlemen. That to me reads "I know s*** so I'll be noncommittal and then I can claim to be right whatever happens down the road". He is ITK, right on the inside track!.. of knowing absolutely nothing. Should be a mandatory 12 month ban for posting any quotes of fiction from that goon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 So is it probable Rafa is willing to sell Gayle to fund a better #10 then go with Joselu, Mitro and potentially a last minute loan up top? Makes sense to me tbh, don't think Gayle is going to cut it without a #10 anyways. I think it's more likely we'll use the money on a striker. Although either player, at the level to make a guaranteed impact, should cost way over £15m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Wonder how much Andy Carroll would cost? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSC26 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lee Ryder knows nothing. Shock. I'd sell Gayle if we can sign a replacement who is more suited to this league. If we was good enough for this league, would Palace have sold him? I think he's an excellent Championship striker. I thought he might be able to get 10-15 goals this season if he stayed fit, but he hasnt looked sharp in the two games he played and we looked much better with a target man up top. I don't think who Pardew is willing to sell is a measure of a player's quality tbf. It's telling that he dropped a division though, which looks to be the case for the second consecutive Summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lee Ryder knows nothing. Shock. I'd sell Gayle if we can sign a replacement who is more suited to this league. If we was good enough for this league, would Palace have sold him? I think he's an excellent Championship striker. I thought he might be able to get 10-15 goals this season if he stayed fit, but he hasnt looked sharp in the two games he played and we looked much better with a target man up top. I don't think who Pardew is willing to sell is a measure of a player's quality tbf. It's telling that he dropped a division though, which looks to be the case for the second consecutive Summer. We wouldn't get that fee from a premier league team when he's unproven at this level. Unproven doesn't necessarily mean unsuitable though. It's all about whether Rafa's in on this as well, because I'd bet my life on him leaving if he's not and he's sold without a replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 So is it probable Rafa is willing to sell Gayle to fund a better #10 then go with Joselu, Mitro and potentially a last minute loan up top? Makes sense to me tbh, don't think Gayle is going to cut it without a #10 anyways. I think it's more likely we'll use the money on a striker. Although either player, at the level to make a guaranteed impact, should cost way over £15m. We'll see but I'm not convinced. #10 is crucial to Rafa's system and we've got good support, some pace add goal threats out wide now. Main issue is Perez / Diame are not good enough and don't contribute. Add a 10 goal / 10 assist player into the #10 spot (I know) and loan a striker such as Origi and we'd be in far better shape than just replacing Gayle like for like imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSC26 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lee Ryder knows nothing. Shock. I'd sell Gayle if we can sign a replacement who is more suited to this league. If we was good enough for this league, would Palace have sold him? I think he's an excellent Championship striker. I thought he might be able to get 10-15 goals this season if he stayed fit, but he hasnt looked sharp in the two games he played and we looked much better with a target man up top. I don't think who Pardew is willing to sell is a measure of a player's quality tbf. It's telling that he dropped a division though, which looks to be the case for the second consecutive Summer. We wouldn't get that fee from a premier league team when he's unproven at this level. Unproven doesn't necessarily mean unsuitable though. It's all about whether Rafa's in on this as well, because I'd bet my life on him leaving if he's not and he's sold without a replacement. Certain he will walk if we leave the squad thin on the ground up front. It's suicidal. Mitro three game ban, Gayle sold...if Joselu was to get injured where do we go? Ayoze Perez? Tom Heardman?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Wonder how much Andy Carroll would cost? I was thinking about Carroll but I just don't see him doing well in this team. He's also injury prone as fuck. I would worry about how mobile he is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I think we will replace him like, I don't think they are selling without Rafa's go ahead and Rafa probably already has players lined up. It's been rumoured for a while Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Wonder how much Andy Carroll would cost? he'd be my choice (as flawed as it is), i'd love him back here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Not a Rafa striker, way too injury prone and unreliable. Massive wages. Nee chance on that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Not a Rafa striker, way too injury prone and unreliable. Massive wages. Nee chance on that one. in what way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Ok we should let him speak to Fulham to ensure he is actually willing to accept. In the mean time maybe try to negotiate a few million extra. If we can find a striker or a number 10 that we can sign, who Rafa would want to start ahead of Gayle then we should move to sell him. But we should only submit final paperwork on Gayle once the new striker signing is complete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Not a Rafa striker, way too injury prone and unreliable. Massive wages. Nee chance on that one. in what way? He likes a striker in the mould of Gayle to run the channels, especially as his number 1 choice upfront. He has a mobile target man in Joselu already. Edit: Origi has been mentioned and I can see that being possible, however I'd honestly rather keep Gayle I think. I watch Liverpool a fair bit due to living round the area and my lasses family all being Reds and whenever I've seen him he looks completely fucking braindead and just shit all round. Fast, but nowt else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 So is it probable Rafa is willing to sell Gayle to fund a better #10 then go with Joselu, Mitro and potentially a last minute loan up top? Makes sense to me tbh, don't think Gayle is going to cut it without a #10 anyways. I think it's more likely we'll use the money on a striker. Although either player, at the level to make a guaranteed impact, should cost way over £15m. We'll see but I'm not convinced. #10 is crucial to Rafa's system and we've got good support, some pace add goal threats out wide now. Main issue is Perez / Diame are not good enough and don't contribute. Add a 10 goal / 10 assist player into the #10 spot (I know) and loan a striker such as Origi and we'd be in far better shape than just replacing Gayle like for like imo. Basically this. Strategically this is what we should do, if we have time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Maybe with a decent loan striker as well, yeah, I was thinking about a scenario where we don't buy a striker at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 No idea what I want to happen here. He's one of a few players that I just presumed we'd keep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Not a Rafa striker, way too injury prone and unreliable. Massive wages. Nee chance on that one. in what way? He likes a striker in the mould of Gayle to run the channels, especially as his number 1 choice upfront. He has a mobile target man in Joselu already. Edit: Origi has been mentioned and I can see that being possible, however I'd honestly rather keep Gayle I think. I watch Liverpool a fair bit due to living round the area and my lasses family all being Reds and whenever I've seen him he looks completely f***ing braindead and just s*** all round. Fast, but nowt else. yeah, you're probably right, crouch is the exception to the rule i guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 With the transfer money for Gayle, de Jong, Riviere and Hanley, plus the available wages (around £160k per week) there is no excuse for us to not go out and spend £20m-£30m on a top striker/#10. Media said we had money to spend even before these deals happened, wages were the only issue. Well, we've got rid of a huge amount of wages and recouped more than expected in transfer fees. Spend the fucking money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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