KaKa Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I guess the general consensus is that should Owen/Martins leave then the ideal striker to bring in to replace either of them would be Darren Bent, as he offers a bit more of a physical presence while still being a major threat with his pace. The thing is though, Charlton are definitely going to take the piss with his price as he is bound to be in great demand, and it would be awful if we sold Owen and Martins and brought in Bent for more than we got for either of those two. So, who do you guys think would be a good alternative to Bent, who would offer the same skill set i.e. a player who has a bit of a physical presence as well as an abundance of pace? I'll get us started shall I ... I think a very good alternative would be PSV striker Arouna Kone. Very strong, agressive and direct, and he might actually be faster than Bent! Also more skillfull with the ball at his feet, but probably not quite as good a finisher as Darren though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Remove that clip mate before a ban comes your way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Wow. Sorry. Completely forgot about that ... the clip thing that is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shido Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I'll present the obligatory dutch to english league debate and prove obligatory examples such as kezmen (and kuyt to some extent..not exactly goal machine but it is his first season etc). I see what you are saying...darren bent will be ridiculously expensive....but i don't think kone will be able to cut it over here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Marlon King could have been worth a punt but hes just signed a new deal this week with Watford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Pazzini who plays for Fiorentina looks canny. Quick, strong, technically sound and young, you'd probably get him for less than £10m, which will be cheaper than Bent goes for. Mutu & Toni are preffered, but i think he's a one for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I like the look of Nugent but I think he'll be off to Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shido Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Pazzini who plays for Fiorentina looks canny. Quick, strong, technically sound and young, you'd probably get him for less than £10m, which will be cheaper than Bent goes for. Mutu & Toni are preffered, but i think he's a one for the future. I've heard toni is off too bayern soon...so they probably wanna keep him around...great lil player tho pazzini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Giles Barnes... would love to see him playing off a great striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Koné is a little short isnt he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Koné is a little short isnt he? Nope ... same height as Bent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I like the look of Nugent but I think he'll be off to Everton. The latest seems to be that he won't be coming here because Preston are asking for silly money. £10m for an unproven player with 12 months left on his contract. I'd be surprised if anyone buys him if they are really asking for that much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I thought Nugent wanted out right away, though? I'll be surprised if Preston can hang onto him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Kone is rubbbish. He looks OK in the Eredivisie but he deosn't exactly set the world on fire in that division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Would prefer Dean Ashton mesell. Everyone's forgotten about him. £6m take it or leave it to Curbs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Kone is rubbbish. He looks OK in the Eredivisie but he deosn't exactly set the world on fire in that division. Very harsh. He's had a superb season... 18 goals and 11 assists, and some of his goals have been absolute peaches. Heck of a strike on him. And his ability to beat players is first class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I like the look of Nugent but I think he'll be off to Everton. The latest seems to be that he won't be coming here because Preston are asking for silly money. £10m for an unproven player with 12 months left on his contract. I'd be surprised if anyone buys him if they are really asking for that much. Outrageous figure ... This is why English players don't get the opportunities they do and then everyone claims there are too many foreigners blah blah blah. But at the end of the day, why would I buy David Nugent for £10 million when I could buy Davidoff Nugentienté for £3 million? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I see Aruna Kone play every week and he's a decent player but not a great player. He's a very poor finisher, not what we need IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Kone is rubbbish. He looks OK in the Eredivisie but he deosn't exactly set the world on fire in that division. Very harsh. He's had a superb season... 18 goals and 11 assists, and some of his goals have been absolute peaches. Heck of a strike on him. And his ability to beat players is first class. Exactly ... he is a very good scorer and he sets up a lot of goals as well. That's why I think he would be very useful for us. He does so much excellent outside of the box as well as in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 To be fair Kezman and Kuyt both got about 30 goals a season in Holland, the bottom teams must be about league 1 standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I see Aruna Kone play every week and he's a decent player but not a great player. He's a very poor finisher, not what we need IMO. Fair enough ... The thing is though ... we could do with some 'decent' players at this club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Marcus Bent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Kone is rubbbish. He looks OK in the Eredivisie but he deosn't exactly set the world on fire in that division. Very harsh. He's had a superb season... 18 goals and 11 assists, and some of his goals have been absolute peaches. Heck of a strike on him. And his ability to beat players is first class. Don't know where you got your 18 goal statistic from but from what I can see it is incorrect. According to PSV's website he got 10 goals in 27 Eredivisie games, which is very unimpressive considering that most teams in that league are Championship/League 1 standard. Then in the Champions league he got 2 goals in 9 games and both those goals came against Galatasaray. Not exactly the sort of scoring record you'd want from a Premiership striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Marcus Bent Lord have mercy ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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