Unless we break this cycle of selling we wont progress.
Unless we break this cycle of selling we wont progress.
I kind of agree, but all clubs sell players.
One thing with Danny Ings being at the club is that we have now have a realistic option if someone comes in with a silly offer for Ollie. We identify a player who's an upgrade on him, buy that player, play Danny Ings for the next 6-12 months whilst the new lad settles, then go full belt and we end up (hopefully) making a profit on Ollie, improving the quality of the first team, and don't need to worry so much about the new chap settling as we'll already have a settled striker.
Would prefer to sell Ings and keep Watkins.
Watkins linked with moves again...
Liverpool next summer
Not good enough on the ball to succeed for them, in my arrogant opinion.
Arsenal the most likely destination for Watkins, he's supposed to be a fan isn't he? Plus they will be culling Auba and Lacazette from their wage bill asap. Don't think he is good enough yet for the 'big 3'. Konsa and Martinez definitely are though.
Watkins linked with moves again...
Liverpool next summer
Not good enough on the ball to succeed for them, in my arrogant opinion.
I agree he needs to improve his first touch and decision making in the penalty area.
Watkins linked with moves again...
Liverpool next summer
At some point we've got to start saying 'no' Having pocketed £100m from Grealish I'd be really surprised if we considered letting Watkins go in the summer.
It's about time we put a bid in for a starting player from one of the 'so called' top 6.
Say, 50 million for Andy Robertson etc. Let the feckers know what it feels like and that the tables are turning.
Sick to death of being poached. This is not a one-way process. We should no longer be a feeder club.
FWIW, keep both Watkins/Ings and get about 5 more first team quality players for our bench/selection.
Ings is a problem isn't he?
Again on the periphery of the game and when he did get ball on edge of the box he was too slow to shot. Last season he was smashing one in top corner from 25 yards for Southampton v us.
Chelsea putting on Lukaku and him making a vast different to their play in their final third really shows lack of impact Ings has had for us I think.
Only difference is the crossing from both our FBs is pretty rubbish, countless times Targett hits the ball flat and it just gets cleared by first man. Again tonight shows vast difference with how Chelsea get crosses in.
Arsenal the most likely destination for Watkins, he's supposed to be a fan isn't he? Plus they will be culling Auba and Lacazette from their wage bill asap. Don't think he is good enough yet for the 'big 3'. Konsa and Martinez definitely are though.
Fuck me. Why do we even bother. I remember as far back as two second place finishes.
Arsenal the most likely destination for Watkins, he's supposed to be a fan isn't he? Plus they will be culling Auba and Lacazette from their wage bill asap. Don't think he is good enough yet for the 'big 3'. Konsa and Martinez definitely are though.
Do you write for the Birmingham Mail by any chance?
Both absolutely useless today. Ings, lost with us. Watkins, oh my...first touch urgently required.
Where's the Neither option?
Could see Ings going out on loan somewhere to get him contributing. Sadly we are weaker with him playing than when he's not.