The Prophet Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 We need reinforcements across the forward line, ASM and Wilson are great, but you'll not get close to 38 games out of either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) How do people feel about the idea of selling Wilson if we got a good fee? I'd consider it tbh. I love him but he's only been available for less than 50% of the games he's been at the club for and that is incredibly poor. 41 PL appearances out of a possible 105. Edited March 24, 2022 by HaydnNUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I get what you’re saying but it’s really hard to find strikers with his strike rate in the PL. I think we need a young, pacy, skilful striker who will develop with us. With Wilson being here for a couple more years, where hopefully he remains injury free. Wood can be sold on in the summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: How do people feel about the idea of selling Wilson if we got a good fee? I'd consider it tbh. I love him but he's only been available for less than 50% of the games he's been at the club for and that is incredibly poor. 41 PL appearances out of a possible 105. I would, of course we would then need 2 top class strikers in. I’m hoping if we bring in one we will be able to use better game management on Wilson and keep him fit for longer periods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: I get what you’re saying but it’s really hard to find strikers with his strike rate in the PL. I think we need a young, pacy, skilful striker who will develop with us. With Wilson being here for a couple more years, where hopefully he remains injury free. Wood can be sold on in the summer IMO the only possibility of him staying injury free if he's not the only decent striker at the club. Some of the names we've been linked with such as Nunez or Osimhen would be perfect with Wilson behind them, but if we're relying on him again next season something will have gone wrong in the summer. He's only been available for 39% of his games here and has never had a season at Bournemouth without a long term injury either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I think a striker, winger, central midfielder or number ten (if we have designs on switching to a 4-2-3-1), and goalkeeper have to be the priority signings (in that order). I'd also like to see us augment the defence a bit more, too, with some genuine competition for Schär, Burn and Targett. New Goalkeeper Dubravka Darlow Trippier Manquillo Schär New Centre-back Lascelles Burn New Centre-back Targett New Left-back Guimarães Shelvey New Centre-mid Willock Joelinton S. Longstaff New Right-winger Murphy Saint-Maximin Fraser New Striker Wilson Wood -- Say bye-bye to Woodman, Gillespie, Krafth, Fernandez, Clark, Dummett, Lewis, Hayden, Hendrick, M. Longstaff, Ritchie, Almiron, and Gayle, if possible. -- New GK Trippier Schär Burn Targett Guimarães Joelinton New RW New AM Saint-Maximin New ST Easy top eight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I'm in the same boat, I love him and he's been great when he's played but we need fit players. Spend big on a quality striker in his prime with a decent fitness record and back him up with a young/hungry/pacey exciting talent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Say we sign Targett permanently and we have the budget for four more players, what positions would people targett. I'd say CB, CAM, RW and ST. Though, I wouldn't be adverse to a quality CDM, so we can play a double-pivot. A GK too, though I don't feel that's as big of a priority. Edit: Rich is already all over it. Edited March 24, 2022 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: Say we sign Targett permanently and we have the budget for four more players, what positions would people targett. I'd say CB, CAM, RW and ST. Though, I wouldn't be adverse to a quality CDM, so we can play a double-pivot. Targett plus those 5 would be immense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Yeah Rich's post more or less nails it. Would like an extra wide player though. Don't think Murphy is good enough, Fraser is an ideal squad player to have as your fourth choice wide player but an injury of any significance to ASM of the new winger and we're in a bit of bother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 hour ago, HaydnNUFC said: How do people feel about the idea of selling Wilson if we got a good fee? I'd consider it tbh. I love him but he's only been available for less than 50% of the games he's been at the club for and that is incredibly poor. 41 PL appearances out of a possible 105. Would definitely sell, would be delighted to sell him and Wood in the Summer if we got 2 top strikers and a young back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Get Targett, then spend 90m on 4 quality players right through the spine: GK, CB, CM, ST. Once they are done we can wheel and deal with a few outgoings, see if we can get a decent RW. I'm convinced we will get at least 1 quality player on a free early doors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I wouldn't sell Wilson, he's decent. A young, up and coming striker would be useful. That way there would be no pressure to hit the ground running, but we could manage Wilson's minutes to stop him breaking down as regularly. That and we could do with bringing the average age of the squad down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Something like: Lloyd Kelly Lucas Paqueta Ismaila Sarr Jonathan David Could be a tasty/realistic haul. If we're after a CDM, Boubacar Kamara could be an obvious but perhaps unrealistic choice, given the clubs allegedly in for him. If not, I'm a massive fan of Nicolas Dominguez. Edited March 24, 2022 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 23 minutes ago, STM said: Get Targett, then spend 90m on 4 quality players right through the spine: GK, CB, CM, ST. Once they are done we can wheel and deal with a few outgoings, see if we can get a decent RW. I'm convinced we will get at least 1 quality player on a free early doors. I would say RW is almost as important as a striker for us, certainly more so than a new CB currently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 LB + Targett CB CM RW ST Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I'd be perfectly happy with a CB, CM and 3 forward players as long as they're bought to start, not interested in squad players (the current starters can take a step down). The main issue is the lack of talent in the final third where it matters and that's no surprise given these players tend to be the most expensive, the squad has limped along for the last decade and it needs to change. No problem with bringing in youth and potential but immediate improvement needs to be the priority right now and that means signing starters for £30m+, these are not huge sums these days, they're the going rate, thinking a £30m player is a dream/windfall/marquee signing is a legacy of the Ashley era. We need to move on from that. We need to start punching our weight. We're not Brentford or Southampton or Crystal Palace, we're Newcastle United and we need to start acting like it. Sounds arrogant I know, but they all hate us anyway, fuck them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I’m going to start banging the HBA drum again. 1 season contract, on a free. save the cash and effort for striker and centre mid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 5 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said: How do people feel about the idea of selling Wilson if we got a good fee? I'd consider it tbh. I love him but he's only been available for less than 50% of the games he's been at the club for and that is incredibly poor. 41 PL appearances out of a possible 105. On the other hand, 50% availability of a top class striker is maybe better than an 80% availability of a poor one. We don't actually have any good strikers at the club apart from Wilson, we'd have to buy two more to consider selling him. Wold the fee for a 30 year old injury prone striker be worth it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 I’m not thinking we will buy 3 strikers that are good enough to contribute immediately. We’ll still need Wilson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said: How do people feel about the idea of selling Wilson if we got a good fee? I'd consider it tbh. I love him but he's only been available for less than 50% of the games he's been at the club for and that is incredibly poor. 41 PL appearances out of a possible 105. I'd sell almost any of our players who were here pre-takeover and Wood from January too if we got decent fees. This could be the optimal time to sell some of them due to their upturn in form under Howe as opposed to what they were worth under Bruce. Edited March 25, 2022 by macphisto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 11 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said: How do people feel about the idea of selling Wilson if we got a good fee? I'd consider it tbh. I love him but he's only been available for less than 50% of the games he's been at the club for and that is incredibly poor. 41 PL appearances out of a possible 105. That's some hefty outlay on strikers needed if we sold Wilson. Like, starting from scratch hefty. I don't see how we'd get a fee big enough that's worth that risk. I can't see how we purchase more than two strikers but at least that means we shouldn't be reliant on him staying fit. Keep him for another year for competition before moving him on next summer after another arrival or two up top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 I know they’re probably wrong but seeing the likes of Pogba & even Bale come on Frees would be exciting as fuck. I know we might only get 20-25 games out of Bale but he’d still get 8 or so goals in those games. Him & ASM either side of a new striker with Joelinton, Bruno & Pogba as a midfield three. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: I know they’re probably wrong but seeing the likes of Pogba & even Bale come on Frees would be exciting as fuck. I know we might only get 20-25 games out of Bale but he’d still get 8 or so goals in those games. Him & ASM either side of a new striker with Joelinton, Bruno & Pogba as a midfield three. Recipe for disaster imo (i know you know that they're wong). We would become a underperforming circus and laughing stock. Go for the best 18-25 year olds around europe with the world at their feet, with hunger and good character. Maybe with an old head or two to balance it up (if they have the right mindset like Trippier for example) Edited March 25, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 I just think two players like that alone take us from a lower mid-table team to a team pushing top 7, that’s before any other signings we make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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