Quote from: Clark W Griswold on October 03, 2017, 01:42:57 PMPoor signing in the sense that he's been bought for a huge fee and no plan how to use him but he's a very good player and the one I really feel sorry for because we appear to have found a winning formula without him in the team. I really think this one was a ridiculous panic buy. I've absolutely no doubt he'll do well for us if we can accommodate him and if not he'll do very well for someone else at this level certainly, maybe higher.It was a panic buy absolutely. I’m also not sure that he’s a very good player, as to me he looks like a one trick lower league pony who has won the lottery after a good half season with Brentford.
Poor signing in the sense that he's been bought for a huge fee and no plan how to use him but he's a very good player and the one I really feel sorry for because we appear to have found a winning formula without him in the team. I really think this one was a ridiculous panic buy. I've absolutely no doubt he'll do well for us if we can accommodate him and if not he'll do very well for someone else at this level certainly, maybe higher.
I think Hogan is a good player but could do with a run in the team of three or four games to give him a decent chance of getting some chances and goals. Added to the fact Bruce doesn't seem to know how to play to his strengths - despite buying him - it's very difficult for him to get opportunities in 15-20 minute cameos.
I'm not so sure about him being a panic buy. There's not much evidence of that really to be honest. I think he's a very good player as well. It's just not happened for him here yet unfortunately.
We definitely paid way more than market rate
Quote from: Clampy on October 03, 2017, 07:00:37 PMI'm not so sure about him being a panic buy. There's not much evidence of that really to be honest. I think he's a very good player as well. It's just not happened for him here yet unfortunately.1 league goal in twenty odd appearances is a pathetic return, whatever the mitigating circumstances.
Quote from: Risso on October 03, 2017, 10:47:34 PMQuote from: Clampy on October 03, 2017, 07:00:37 PMI'm not so sure about him being a panic buy. There's not much evidence of that really to be honest. I think he's a very good player as well. It's just not happened for him here yet unfortunately.1 league goal in twenty odd appearances is a pathetic return, whatever the mitigating circumstances.It's not been a good return no, but it still doesn't mean it was a panic buy.
Like Gestede and Sherwood, I suspect someone had decided that Hogan was the answer and went out and bought him for whatever they could; in this case, a whopping £12m.Problem is: what was the question they were providing an answer for? - Kodjia, IMO, is not a target man, so Hogan would always struggle to work off him - Villa did not / does not have a MF general, able to thread the ball through to Hogan through the channels - the current set-up does not move the ball quikcly, pullling defences out of position, creating space for Hogan to run intoLike several before him, Hogan is a misfit in the current set-up.