Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[KevinGage]

For that role, right or left of the main forward, I'd take him over Gabby and Weimann in a heartbeat. 

£12 million does seem nuts though.

[Goldie.7]

£12m for a 27 year old striker who has scored 10 league goals once in his career and is a career 1 in 4.  A ratio bolstered by one blinding season in the Championship. What the fuck must Benteke be worth?

Long offers more than goals though (he'd need to, with those figures).

He's an irritant, and doesn't allow defenders to settle.  Ideal for a team playing a pressing game.

I don't mind Long as a player as I think he has his uses, the kind of player Weimann could be for us. But £12m

Good player but for £12m you're having a bubble, especially when better players like Finnbogason have sold for just over half that.

[Goldie.7]

For that role, right or left of the main forward, I'd take him over Gabby and Weimann in a heartbeat. 

£12 million does seem nuts though.

Yep me too.

[curiousorange]

SSN "HQ" saying Sanchez to have medical on Sunday? Surely they mean Wednesday?

Pete Colley said on Twitter today that it's happening tomorrow evening, which still seems a bit slow to me, but as long as it happens I'm quite sanguine.

[curiousorange]

For that role, right or left of the main forward, I'd take him over Gabby and Weimann in a heartbeat. 

£12 million does seem nuts though.

Yep me too.

I've only ever been impressed with him when he's played Villa, and that's because he was a pain in the arse rather than a brilliant striker.

[pauliewalnuts]

I've always thought Long was underrated.

But at 12m he's hugely overpriced.

[ciggiesnbeer]

For that role, right or left of the main forward, I'd take him over Gabby and Weimann in a heartbeat. 

£12 million does seem nuts though.

Yep me too.

I've only ever been impressed with him when he's played Villa, and that's because he was a pain in the arse rather than a brilliant striker.

One thing I rather like about Shane Long is every time he has scored against us he looks , well, rather apologetic. His two goals against us last season at that showers place were really nice as well.

[KevinGage]

His workrate puts both Weimann and Gabby (2014 version) to shame.

A bit like a modern-day Dean Saunders, but with less goals. 

At £12 million, I'm glad we're not involved though.

But I would dearly like to see two wide forwards coming in, who can either offer pace or a bit of creativity.   Gabby and Bill need a kick up the arse.  Neither should be guaranteed first team regulars. 

[Goldie.7]

For that role, right or left of the main forward, I'd take him over Gabby and Weimann in a heartbeat. 

£12 million does seem nuts though.

Yep me too.

I've only ever been impressed with him when he's played Villa, and that's because he was a pain in the arse rather than a brilliant striker.

A pain in the arse is fine as Gabby and Weimann are neither for defences.

[brontebilly]

£12m for a 27 year old striker who has scored 10 league goals once in his career and is a career 1 in 4.  A ratio bolstered by one blinding season in the Championship. What the fuck must Benteke be worth?

Long offers more than goals though (he'd need to, with those figures).

He's an irritant, and doesn't allow defenders to settle.  Ideal for a team playing a pressing game.

I don't mind Long as a player as I think he has his uses, the kind of player Weimann could be for us. But £12m?

Long has marginally more footballing ability than Weimann but with miles better attitude.

Easy cash for Hull that

[silhillvilla]

Long is a funny one, we probably over value him as he's tended to have blinders against us apart from the day he was Huttonated .

[eamonn]

For that role, right or left of the main forward, I'd take him over Gabby and Weimann in a heartbeat. 

£12 million does seem nuts though.

Yep me too.

I've only ever been impressed with him when he's played Villa, and that's because he was a pain in the arse rather than a brilliant striker.

His goals against us were brilliant. He is capable of playing really well regardless of the opposition, has a great leap for a little guy, a bit like Tim Cahill in the air, and works his nads off running the channels. You pay an inflated premium when buying from other English clubs, just as well we have a manager who has a bit of nous when it comes to using the foreign market.

Can you imagine having Martin "if he hasn't played in the Prem before I'm not interested" O'Neill trying to get value with our current budget? He'd rather have coaxed Steve Guppy and Matt Elliott out of retirement than gone for a Vlaar or Sanchez.

*Yes, Carew, but he was offered to him by his successor in exchange for the archetypal fancy dan European, Baros, who he couldn't wait to get shot of.

[Percy McCarthy]

We made a lot of excuses for Bent re: Young and Downing leaving, but no-one seems to mention Gabby losing those two plus his partner Carew. He linked particularly well with him and Ash.

[PeterWithesShin]

Gabby managed 3 league goals in 2010/11 with both Downing and Young in the team. There is more to Gabby's decline than just that.

[ChicagoLion]

I think Long spends too much time running away from goal, he does not have a strikers instinct. A better bet than Gabby or Weiman but not at those prices.