Yoane Wissa

[McDog]

4 minutes ago, Displayname said:

Honestly the talk of him replacing Isak or Wilson is silly.

He is one of the most proven PL strikers atm and will be perfectly fine as our main striker for now.

 

 

He'll have to be with shit for brains striking and not the fucking ball.

[Andy84]

I’m thinking it’s less and less likely Wissa and the big ticket Isak replacement comes in. Maybe go Wissa, sell Isak and go for a top hybrid 10 who can also operate as a striker.  Maybe do something creative, bring some plans forward from next summer, a loan with an option maybe.  

[madras]

8 minutes ago, Infinitely Content said:

I doubt it, I think he's been known to make exceptions if the player is both good and experienced enough, and also we're looking at a situation of absolute necessity. Gordon through the middle doesn't work, we know it, Eddie knows it. I think if he's signed by say Wednesday next week, he will start Monday night. 

I would say do it. Which examples are there of Eddie doing it ?

[Mattoon]

2 minutes ago, Andy84 said:

I’m thinking it’s less and less likely Wissa and the big ticket Isak replacement comes in. Maybe go Wissa, sell Isak and go for a top hybrid 10 who can also operate as a striker.  Maybe do something creative, bring some plans forward from next summer, a loan with an option maybe.  

 

Mate, Isak is going nowhere, let it go.

[Displayname]

4 minutes ago, Andy84 said:

I’m thinking it’s less and less likely Wissa and the big ticket Isak replacement comes in. Maybe go Wissa, sell Isak and go for a top hybrid 10 who can also operate as a striker.  Maybe do something creative, bring some plans forward from next summer, a loan with an option maybe.  

Think you are right about that. Strikers with Isak's potential would most likely be too expensive this late in the window. 

Never know though, Isak himself was a late signing

[Pata]

9 hours ago, Gawalls said:

Say to him “not telling you to do it but after what the fans have gone through if you stayed you’ll miss the afcon for this season then it’ll go a long way in their books, just putting it out there😁”.  I also think he’ll be a hit here as you can see by his hunger to be here he knows this is huge for him, last big chance if you like and I feel he’ll run through walls for the cause.

 

This skipping the AFCON talk is so disrespectful. Let players represent their countries without the belittling. No one would suggest a European to skip the Euros for the sake of their club. 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2025 by Pata

[SUPERTOON]

Would hope with how long this has gone on, that the deal has been agreed for a while and we where just waiting for them to get their replacement.

[Infinitely Content]

3 minutes ago, madras said:

I would say do it. Which examples are there of Eddie doing it ?

Tonali played immediately (although granted he had preseason with us), Isak fittingly enough started against Liverpool just 4-5 days after signing. I think Dan Burn started about a week after signing too. There's probably more, my memory isn't great with such things.

[McEwan]

2 minutes ago, Pata said:

 

This skipping the AFCON talk is so disrespectful. Let players represent their countries without the belittling. No one would suggest a European should skip the Euros for the sake of their club. 

 

 

 

 

That's because they're not during the season.

[McDog]

1 minute ago, McEwan said:

 

That's because they're not during the season.

 

 

Plus there is plenty of talk about wanting players to forgo Internationals.

[Moose]

30 minutes ago, gdm said:

 

 

Side note: that Brentford shirt is absolutely honking, it screams "Championship dross". They've foreshadowed their own relegation with that pish

 

[James]

I hope this summer we have all dropped the idea that we can manage with two strikers.

 

we need three strikers who the manager is willing to play from the start.

[gdm]

23 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said:

We didn’t have Barnes or Gordon then, so he literally was the only option.

ASM played more times as a striker in his career than Gordon ever has 

[McEwan]

34 minutes ago, gdm said:

 

I tell you what, you get that Dango Ouattara

[Scoot]

11 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Would hope with how long this has gone on, that the deal has been agreed for a while and we where just waiting for them to get their replacement.

 

[Shadow Puppets]

3 minutes ago, gdm said:

ASM played more times as a striker in his career than Gordon ever has 

ASM was injured for Isak’s debut.

 

But I understand your point.

 

For me the fundamental difference between Isak coming in for his first game with not much training time and Wissa doing the same is that Wissa hasn’t kicked a ball in any form of match since May.

[gdm]

Just now, Shadow Puppets said:

ASM was injured for Isak’s debut.

 

But I understand your point.

 

For me the fundamental difference between Isak coming in for his first game with not much training time and Wissa doing the same is that Wissa hasn’t kicked a ball in any form of match since May.

Fair enough, I don’t remember it all that well. One things for sure a rusty Wissa surely has to be a better option than Gordon thru the middle. It doesn’t work 

[Armchair Pundit]

8 minutes ago, James said:

I hope this summer we have all dropped the idea that we can manage with two strikers.

 

we need three strikers who the manager is willing to play from the start.

 

That's fair, especially with the extra European games this season.

[BeloEmre]

15 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Would hope with how long this has gone on, that the deal has been agreed for a while and we where just waiting for them to get their replacement.

This. In the situation we are he should be on a plane tonight tbh.

[Colos Short and Curlies]

Is AFCON every 2 years? Feels odd having it in a WC year, must put a massive strain on the African players and how do they fit in qualifying?

[Kanj]

Look forward to seeing him dink a ball over a keeper and wheel away at the Gallowgate end after an unstoppable counter attack for us. 

[TheBrownBottle]

21 minutes ago, Pata said:

 

No-one would suggest a European to skip the Euros for the sake of their club. 

 

 

 

I mean, I would - but I think a player’s duty is to the ones who pay their wages.  

[GeordieDazzler]

4 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said:

Is AFCON every 2 years? Feels odd having it in a WC year, must put a massive strain on the African players and how do they fit in qualifying?

Qualifying is already done quite some time ago 

[TheBrownBottle]

5 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said:

Is AFCON every 2 years? Feels odd having it in a WC year, must put a massive strain on the African players and how do they fit in qualifying?

Yep, which is a pisstake

[HayDen Traces]