Jørgen Strand Larsen

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Displayname said:

Not good optics doesn't even begin to describe it.

39 year old playing up top for us in the CL 🤣

Imagine him getting the winner in the semi final though. Hollywood stuff.

[JT24]

2 minutes ago, Rich said:

You’ve made these empty threats all summer and it’s really damaged your credibility in my eyes.

I wasn’t aware I had any credibility so that’s a nice boost this morning, thanks Rich. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Foxy Ruel said:

Imagine him getting the winner in the semi final though. Hollywood stuff.

Then having a threesome with Becca and Coleen in the centre circle.

[SteV]

1 minute ago, Foxy Ruel said:

Then having a threesome with Becca and Coleen in the centre circle.

You don’t need to type out every thought that comes into your head…

[Coffee_Johnny]

Just now, SteV said:

You don’t need to type out every thought that comes into your head…

😂 a lesson for us all!

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, SteV said:

You don’t need to type out every thought that comes into your head…

True. Just wanted to share the love….

[Mazzy]

3 minutes ago, Rich said:

Our board are more likely to go the other way and make a big signing than resorting to that, surely?

 

But who? There's not anyone left. They tried that with Sesko. Boniface is gone. Osimhen is gone. Samu is injured for who knows how long. We aren't going to bring anyone in from the Saudi league. Julian Alvarez is wildly out of our league and would cost a fortune. Martinez at Inter would cost a ridiculous amount (£85/90M for a 28yr old. Obviously goes without saying that Kane/Lewandoski are both out of our wage reach and age range. 

 

That leaves us with the kind of players we are going for now. The sooner we all come to realise that the less disappointed we'll be. As long as we don't sign NO ONE, I'll be happy.

[Guest]

I’m hoping they pull a surprise from abroad, who?, I couldn’t say but think the premier league option is done now, Jackson will end up at Villa or Spurs. 

[Coffee_Johnny]

16 minutes ago, Mazzy said:

 

But who? There's not anyone left. They tried that with Sesko. Boniface is gone. Osimhen is gone. Samu is injured for who knows how long. We aren't going to bring anyone in from the Saudi league. Julian Alvarez is wildly out of our league and would cost a fortune. Martinez at Inter would cost a ridiculous amount (£85/90M for a 28yr old. Obviously goes without saying that Kane/Lewandoski are both out of our wage reach and age range. 

 

That leaves us with the kind of players we are going for now. The sooner we all come to realise that the less disappointed we'll be. As long as we don't sign NO ONE, I'll be happy.

Fair points, but Osimhen is no more gone than Strand Larsen. Both permanently signed after successful loan seasons (£65m and £25.5m respectively). Both Galatasaray and Wolves could make substantial profit. However, neither team seem to have much in the way of back-up strikers:

Icardi at Galatasary, who played 6 games more than Osimhen last season with some options of swapping in wingers, e.g. Sane.

Situation at Wolves looks worse. Silva (is he back from Las Palmas loan?) Kalajdzic (was on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt), and three other  ‘forwards’ who could potentially deputise (González—untested, López—newbie attacking midfielder—and Chirewa—also on loan last year). 

Neither team, looking at their squads, seem likely to be amenable to let a striker go. Plus, even if Osimhen fancied the big stage of the EPL, and Champions League, not sure he would fancy leaving the tax advantages of playing in Turkey. 

Noticed that Osimhen once played for Phillips Albert’s home town team of Charleroi and more memorably for Lille at the same time as a certain Loic Remy (but after Yohan Cabaye, David Rozehnal, and Mathieu Debuchy; but before Remy Cabella). On journey down that particular rabbit hole, saw a stat saying he recorded sprint speeds faster than Mbappe that season. Have I ever mentioned I so want him here?

[Kid Icarus]

3 hours ago, Yorkie said:

 

We're literally the only club to have publicly stated that we're not selling our striker. 

Technically we didn't, we said the conditions for a sale haven't been met and we don't see them being met. Other clubs, via the media, have simply said not for sale.

 

I did also say "if", like. It's a worry rather than a premonition. 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2025 by Kid Icarus

[SteV]

Oshimen’s on £400k a week at Gala. I mean I’ve no idea how much dodgy stuff is going on for them to afford that, but I don’t think we need bother about having him on any of our lists.

[Coffee_Johnny]

5 minutes ago, SteV said:

Oshimen’s on £400k a week at Gala. I mean I’ve no idea how much dodgy stuff is going on for them to afford that, but I don’t think we need bother about having him on any of our lists.

Forgot about the wages. 
*just checked ‘best sauce’ indicates £13m per year, so £1.08m per month or £250,000 per week (52 weeks). Goodness knows how they break that down though. Collymore’s recent statement about how Isak’s wages would probably be split was interesting—basically a hefty percentage of reported ‘weekly’ income being paid at end of particular periods of time or within loyalty bonuses and such malarkey. 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2025 by Coffee_Johnny

[Kaizero]

 

[Solitude20]

3 minutes ago, Kaizero said:

 

Haaland?

[TRon]

Don't want. I'm back on the Wissa train. 

[Nucasol]

1 hour ago, Kaizero said:

 

Who and why to Norway?

[Crimson Cardigan]

Surprises me that these half decent players at  lower mid table/relegation clubs don’t all have release clauses. This guy should be available for 50m. Wissa too.

[Coffee_Johnny]

26 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

Who and why to Norway?

Wor Jorg picking up his Norwool jumpers?

[Elbel1]

7 hours ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

Forgot about the wages. 
*just checked ‘best sauce’ indicates £13m per year, so £1.08m per month or £250,000 per week (52 weeks). Goodness knows how they break that down though. Collymore’s recent statement about how Isak’s wages would probably be split was interesting—basically a hefty percentage of reported ‘weekly’ income being paid at end of particular periods of time or within loyalty bonuses and such malarkey. 

 

 

 

It's not just the gross figure. 

He's only paying around 20% tax in Turkey so to match his current take home wage we'll have to blow the current structure sky high.

[Geordie_once_removed]

10 hours ago, Foxy Ruel said:

Then having a threesome with Becca and Coleen in the centre circle.

Why stop there. He scores the winner in the final and then re-acts that scene from Wild Things except the champagne is poured out of the trophy and not a bottle.

[Playmaker]

Larsen looks like he could be decent with some Howe coaching. 
 

 

[The Prophet]

 

[TK-421]

[joeyt]

He's an old looking 20 year old

[Dr.Spaceman]

11 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

 

He was on one of my lists but I ruled him out on account his surname is utterly horrendous.