His numbers are very good and in any case, I trust experts over Joe on Twitter any day.
My starting point is not scepticism about people who know a lot more than me.
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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024
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My starting point is not scepticism about people who know a lot more than me.
Harry Kane failed at Norwich.
Then we may as well not have opinions at all. Experts decided on 60 for Richarlison. Experts decided on 120 for Enzo Fernandez and 60 for Ndombele.
Clubs make weird decisions all the time and it’s okay for mere mortals to have opinions on transfers.
We have not suddenly appointed deities because we’ve ‘fixed’ our recruitment.
Good idea.....a path trodden during Poch's tenure and mainly responsible for not winning something during the best period we had in doing so for many a year.
Who have we been seriously linked to up front?
Gyokeres, David, Gimenez, Solanke.
No idea how many of those were real and sustained except Solanke.
Not sure who else you think we should be in for? Isn’t it possible Solanke is the best option?
In no way does signing a new striker mean Richie is free to leave. That's ridiculous.
And always the same "joke."
Over and over and over again.
Yeah he’s the new Gil.
Now Alejo, don't mind the camera, no one is watching...................
We have got a serious modern, data-led department. With Lange in charge we know that there has been a rigorous data-led approach with an effort to find someone who suits how we play. We know that’s how they work.
Every transfer is a risk but the signing of Solanke could be great.
Nobody is claiming there is an obviously better choice for a position we need to fill and 60-70m.
I honestly don’t think David or Gimenez are even close to Solanke if we’re talking about #9s in the Premier League. Gyokeres is one who the Twitter scouts and stats love but when watching him I’m not all that convinced. He's a bull, incredibly strong, but I’m not sure how good he actually is.
What about Isak or Oshimen?
Yeah very possible.
For me, end of the window, judgement time on the club as a whole.
Does the window look smart & ambitious, that's all I look for.
Players can end up being shite. I was hyped for Ndombele, Soldado etc
Just want it to look like we want to compete at the top, I know there is no guarantee that we will.
Why anyone who's been a fan long enough would have any faith is beyond me.
The same happy clapping was being trotted out at the beginning of this window, we were told it was the Copa & the Euros that were to blame and now we're being told that Solanke was the truth all along which begs the question why there's only talk about it now with a week or so left before the season starts etc but your blind faith obviously gives you the strength to call fans who've seen it all before Woolwich fans.
Not sure how anyone can reach that conclusion. Their per 90 numbers across the board are very comparable, Solanke is a marginally better passer that's about it.
Solanke has the benefit of an extra year and being HG, but I wouldn't say he has a better chance of nailing down that position.
But having both of them is good - play the hot hand this season, whoever proves better stays next season and we move the other on. Buy the best CF we can find on next years market, rinse and repeat.
paul o keefe doesn't know fuck all so he's probably wrong about this as well.