Alexander Isak

[RodneyCisse]

1 minute ago, Chris_R said:

 

This.

The transfer is done. We're just polishing our videos off before we announce it, as seems to be the case with new signings these days.

Polishing my knob

[TheGuv]

1 hour ago, elbee909 said:

But Merson wouldn't say booze to a goose.

 

Unless he thought the goose was able to serve him booze.

He would if it was a grey goose. 
 

AmIright?!? 

[Keegans Export]

Howe's press conference was at 9am...

[Jack27]

2 minutes ago, Keegans Export said:

Howe's press conference was at 9am...

but... but... they had to announce Isak before so he wouldn't get so many questions!

[Sean]

Chronicle are saying it's at 10am.

 

We love delaying the official announcement so I wouldn't expect anything in the next few minutes really.

[r0cafella]

Either way I think everyone can relax this is a done deal imo. 

[RodneyCisse]

3 minutes ago, Sean said:

Chronicle are saying it's at 10am.

 

We love delaying the official announcement so I wouldn't expect anything in the next few minutes really.

SSN said they’d hear from Howe after 10 so you’d assume presser is then.

[Facundo Ferreyra]

Yellow ticker incoming? 

[RodneyCisse]

Twitter saying hold up on la liga/sociadad end.

[BottledDog]

Not complete.

[Toon No9]

Howe says he hopes Isak could be available for Wolves.

[Miggys First Goal]

Aye, he said it was out of our hands as to why not completed yet. 

[Happinesstan]

Can we not just do a joint PC? If we present Isak at the pre match presser it might avoid too many questions about the match. Keep Wilson's fitness a secret for longer. Lol.

[ponsaelius]

Eddie confirming we pivoted based on Wilson's injury. I imagine we were looking at two cash buys before this. But obviously this deal was always on the backburner. Perhaps Miggy's form changed our focus slightly too.

 

In a lot of ways it's probably a good thing the injury to Wilson has happened as early as it did.

[Shearergol]

Just now, Miggys First Goal said:

Aye, he said it was out of our hands as to why not completed yet. 

PL have to personally sign off our signings. Probably.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Doesn’t really make sense to me that a transfer this big happens because of this current injury. We always knew Wilson would never last. 
 

Depends what he means I guess, we were obviously  in contact about Isak for a while. 

[Flip]

Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Doesn’t really make sense to me that a transfer this big happens because of this current injury. We always knew Wilson would never last. 
 

Depends what he means I guess, we were obviously  in contact about Isak for a while. 

 

 

I mean, has to mean he finally understands we just can't trust Wilson anymore and therefore went all out on a new striker. As prior to the injury they might've though a younger player like JP would've been perfect as cover for all positions. 

 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

1 minute ago, Flip said:

I mean, has to mean he finally understands we just can't trust Wilson anymore and therefore went all out on a new striker. As prior to the injury they might've though a younger player like JP would've been perfect as cover for all positions. 

 

I get that, but shouldn't we have known we can't trust Wilson anyway?

 

Happy with the signing anyway, it's just lucky that Wilson got injured now and not in a week.

 

 

Edited August 26, 2022 by AyeDubbleYoo

[r0cafella]

5 minutes ago, ponsaelius said:

Eddie confirming we pivoted based on Wilson's injury. I imagine we were looking at two cash buys before this. But obviously this deal was always on the backburner. Perhaps Miggy's form changed our focus slightly too.

 

In a lot of ways it's probably a good thing the injury to Wilson has happened as early as it did.

Definitely, we were naive to even try and go into the season with just Wilson. 
 

He’s a fantastic player but an injury waiting to happen sadly. 

[David Edgar]

 

[Happinesstan]

Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

I get that, but shouldn't we have known we can't trust Wilson anyway?

 

Happy with the signing anyway, it's just lucky that Wilson got injured now and not in a week.

 

 

 

Going off how we asked Chelsea to keep us informed, how mad is it to think we asked the same of RS, in regard to Isak. Maybe us getting close to signing Pedro forced their hand.

[BottledDog]

Just now, r0cafella said:

Definitely, we were naive to even try and go into the season with just Wilson. 
 

He’s a fantastic player but an injury waiting to happen sadly. 

 

Pretty certain we were always going to bring in a striker. Just not necessarily in time for the Wolves game.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I guess we would have brought in someone who didn't need to start, versus a big hitter. 

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, BottledDog said:

 

Pretty certain we were always going to bring in a striker. Just not necessarily in time for the Wolves game.

I think that was obviously originally Ekitite and became JP. 

 

The issue with that approach would be if Wilson got a serious injury it’s a big ask to Rely on JP for goals. 

[Nine]

4 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

I get that, but shouldn't we have known we can't trust Wilson anyway?

 

Happy with the signing anyway, it's just lucky that Wilson got injured now and not in a week.

 

 

 

Howe likely wanted to show and probably had genuine faith that Wilson would have had a higher fitness output this season given he had a full pre season with him and changes that he had made with his personal life. I think we wanted to hold off another season before we spent this type of money on a striker but needs must now, also shows that Wood isn’t trusted.. Howe is known to be pretty ruthless.