Tsunami Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I’d be a bit surprised if DCL would want to come here and with his and Wilson’s injury record I’d be worried they’d be both out at the same time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Just now, Tsunami said: I’d be a bit surprised if DCL would want to come here and with his and Wilson’s injury record I’d be worried they’d be both out at the same time. Aye it would be a stupid move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Is DCL injury prone or has he just had one injury last season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 43 minutes ago, TRon said: Not sure about Toney since it's been pointed out 5 of his 12 goals last season came from penalties. I think we need an 18-20 goal a season man. DCL might be the better bet, but he has been out with injuries a fair bit as well recently, so that puts me off a bit. I think Toney’s all round game is good and 12 in a newly-promoted team regardless if 5 are penalties is still decent. You’d like to think if he comes here he’ll have players around him to create a lot of chances the direction we appear to be going. I reckon he could double his goals from open play if you get the likes of ASM, Diaby, two positive full-backs in the side around him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Just now, ponsaelius said: Is DCL injury prone or has he just had one injury last season? He was generally solid before this season. Either this past season was an outlier, or his body is starting to fail him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 29 minutes ago, BoSelecta said: I’m not convinced we’ll sign anyone who’ll expect to start up top every game ahead of Wilson. I think they might ‘gamble’ on Wilson and sign more of an understudy (Ekitike type) as well as look to provide cover from one of the other positions we move for (eg a RW who can also play up top). We’re in the unfortunate position where Wilson is one of our few players with the quality to take us to the next level…but he’s potentially not going to available for a decent chunk of the season. I actually don't mind that since I am quite excited about Ekiteke, he has the pace which would cause real problems, and for me Wilson is a class CF, and I'm not convinced either Toney or DCL wouldn't be a downgrade. I could live with working with Wilson and Ekiteke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Is DCL injury prone or has he just had one injury last season? Yeah I questioned this when the rumours first came about. Apart from an injury last season it’s no worse than 80% of players you’d think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Canny fecker! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: I think Toney’s all round game is good and 12 in a newly-promoted team regardless if 5 are penalties is still decent. You’d like to think if he comes here he’ll have players around him to create a lot of chances the direction we appear to be going. I reckon he could double his goals from open play if you get the likes of ASM, Diaby, two positive full-backs in the side around him. Yeah I was quite surprised he hadn't scored more tbf, he does look a good player. Just think he needs to prove himself over more than a season before we start laying out £40m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Is DCL injury prone or has he just had one injury last season? He had a fractured toe last season which kept him out for a long time. Prior to that it’s muscle and soft tissue injuries but for a young player he seems to pick them up at least once a season and he’s out 4 weeks or more. I think he’s a risk and I’m not too sure how good he is. I’d take Abraham over him if that was an option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Canny fecker! Was brilliant before he went to Betis, i have no idea how he has done for them ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tsunami said: He had a fractured toe last season which kept him out for a long time. Prior to that it’s muscle and soft tissue injuries but for a young player he seems to pick them up at least once a season and he’s out 4 weeks or more. I think he’s a risk and I’m not too sure how good he is. I’d take Abraham over him if that was an option. I think Abraham is just a better player regardless tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Canny fecker! Original story there: https://as.com/futbol/2022/05/29/primera/1653836134_491848.amp.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) I want Paqueta. Younger and more versatile. And better imo. Edited May 31, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Was brilliant before he went to Betis, i have no idea how he has done for them ? He’s done ok tbf but he is really slow which is a big disadvantage - so no thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Who the fuck is Ben Nelson? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, McCormick said: Why, out of interest? If, and granted it’s a big If, his injury issues are behind him you’d be paying 40m for one of the best pure target men in world football. English tax aside, it’s a decent price. DCL is nowhere near the best in the world at anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr Jinx Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Some players just reach a point where it’s one injury too many and next thing they’re missing more than they play, and perhaps an unwillingness to play unless they are 100% Shearer for example had a couple of serious injuries but he was always back ahead of schedule and he never let it affect him because he was prepared to walk through walls for his club, there’s many other players who have the same ethos but an equal amount who don’t. You look at someone like Andy Carroll, not prepared to do that and a different attitude to carrying knocks etc. Dwight Gayle was flying for us, got injured and was never quite the same. It has to be a mentality thing. The question over DCL is which category does he fit into? The amount of time he’s missed over fairly innocuous things you’d have to question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Johnny said: His twin brother too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Next person to post a foreign language Tweet gets a paddlin' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 He's only had 1 injury prone season like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I had fakir being down as 33 or 34 or summit. Cant believe he's just 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 22 minutes ago, Tsunami said: I’d be a bit surprised if DCL would want to come here and with his and Wilson’s injury record I’d be worried they’d be both out at the same time. Is DCL that bad? Dunno why I thought he was, probs because of this season. Last few he's managed plenty of PL games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Can't see us spending that much on someone who's about to turn 29. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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