TRon Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Never a good idea to put any store on him for a run of games, but was good to see him come through almost the full game unscathed, and a trademark poacher's goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 minutes ago, Likelylad said: Pay as you play/fit and definitely worth keeping. Those type of contracts just don’t exist at the top level. You might be be able to get a little bit of wage differential based on fitness, but I’m not sure Wilson, or any other PL-level player would sign that, given they’d nearly always have other options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 If it's £1,000 per week then definitely sign him up. If it's £100,000pw then no thanks. Somewhere between those extremes there'll be a point where it ceases to be worth it. Just depends on how much really. If next season we're going into things with 1. elite first chose (Isak), 2. talented young gun (Osula), 3. wise old head (Wilson) as our striking options that's decent. Puts off having to buy another striker for another year so we can invest in other areas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Only way I’d give him in a new deal is if it’s one year and on like £60k a week max. Then it’s down to him. Does he move and get a better longer deal elsewhere, or if we’re in Europe, take the one year deal and likely his last ever chance to play European football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Has he been ruled out for the next few months yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Giving him a new contract shouldn’t even be an option tbh. He cannot be relied upon at all, let him go on a free. Be a really poor decision to extend it imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Oxymoronically a lesser player but one who is reliably available would be an improvement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 The sad thing on this whole debate is that we’d all happily have a fit Callum Wilson as backup to Isak and Osula just behind - well at least for one more season anyways. I can see us taking the risk again next season and and giving him one more year as there’s other priorities in the squad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 21 minutes ago, Sibierski said: Only way I’d give him in a new deal is if it’s one year and on like £60k a week max. Then it’s down to him. Does he move and get a better longer deal elsewhere, or if we’re in Europe, take the one year deal and likely his last ever chance to play European football. 50K plus 50k for 70 minutes, 30k per goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, relámpago blanco said: 50K plus 50k for 70 minutes, 30k per goal. Are you his agent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 In an ideal world we wouldn't need to keep him but with the financial restrictions it probably makes sense. Keep him and he and Osula can share backup duties - we will probably have some European games to contend with next season. If he leaves, you probably need to sign somebody else to be backup. As we know, that costs money and probably stops us strengthening elsewhere. Osula is getting there but he's still very raw. Obviously the enormous gamble is his fitness but if you can have him available for 15-20 games (across all competitions) it's still cheaper than having to buy somebody else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 05/02/2025 at 18:19, Karjala said: He'll be flying tonight, only been injured 268 of the last 359 days. A meer 41 games missed since Feb 11th 2024. Pay as you play, or £10k/week and £20k a goal and he's worth keeping. Not worth paying a full contract for someone who won't play 15 games next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Do people genuinely think he will sign up for a “pay as you play” contract? If so, why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 hours ago, christ said: Has he been ruled out for the next few months yet? He'll tear his pectoral putting the pen down after he's signed the new contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I mean he scored but he didn't look like he had anything in the tank today at all. Could barely jog. We all have a nice idea in our mind of what Wilson was or could have been, but he's not getting (back) to those levels again man. Unless he moves to Forest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Just now, Miercoles said: I mean he scored but he didn't look like he had anything in the tank today at all. Could barely jog. We all have a nice idea in our mind of what Wilson was or could have been, but he's not getting (back) to those levels again man. Unless he moves to Forest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Pay as you play contracts generally don't exist at the top level so I don't know why people keep mentioning it. We're at the second stage of the Callum Wilson cycle. He's scored a goal and people are now contemplating a new contract. Third stage will be him getting a new contract and getting injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Didn’t realise after six years at NUFC that was his first FA Cup game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 7 hours ago, Miercoles said: I mean he scored but he didn't look like he had anything in the tank today at all. Could barely jog. We all have a nice idea in our mind of what Wilson was or could have been, but he's not getting (back) to those levels again man. Unless he moves to Forest. You make it sound like he was a complete waste of space which is nonsense. He’s been out for months, what were you expecting plus he scored. He hasn’t proved he can stay fit but if he can he’ll play a major role from now til the end of the season. His goal yesterday was a classic poachers goal which we’ll need and he’s a great target man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 2 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said: You make it sound like he was a complete waste of space which is nonsense. He’s been out for months, what were you expecting plus he scored. He hasn’t proved he can stay fit but if he can he’ll play a major role from now til the end of the season. His goal yesterday was a classic poachers goal which we’ll need and he’s a great target man. He also assisted the assist for the first goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 2 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said: You make it sound like he was a complete waste of space which is nonsense. He’s been out for months, what were you expecting plus he scored. He hasn’t proved he can stay fit but if he can he’ll play a major role from now til the end of the season. His goal yesterday was a classic poachers goal which we’ll need and he’s a great target man. Did really well in the lead up to the first goal too. He was solid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 1 minute ago, KaKa said: Did really well in the lead up to the first goal too. He was solid. Yeah I thought so too, his availability gives us so many more options and if he stays fit I’m pretty confident he can help us get champions league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I think he has a part to play between now and the end of the season. But I don’t see the sense keeping him beyond that. He isn’t staying fit for any meaningful amount of time and can’t be relied upon. No idea who is on our radar for RW. But someone who can play there and cover up front better than Gordon can. Would be worth signing. Got to get a bit creative with who we sign with the PSR restrictions. Put Wilson’s wages towards are more versatile forward player who can play across the front 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: I think he has a part to play between now and the end of the season. But I don’t see the sense keeping him beyond that. He isn’t staying fit for any meaningful amount of time and can’t be relied upon. No idea who is on our radar for RW. But someone who can play there and cover up front better than Gordon can. Would be worth signing. Got to get a bit creative with who we sign with the PSR restrictions. Put Wilson’s wages towards are more versatile forward player who can play across the front 3. I agree, Wilson’s time here is up at the end of the season but he’ll score some crucial goals between now and end of the season if he stays fit . A player like Mbuemo makes sense because even though he’d cost a whack he can cover both positions so it’s kind of a 2 for 1. That said I’m guessing Mitchel probably has a cheaper version on the continent. Edited February 9 by ExiledGeordie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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