Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[paul_e]

As for Davis, there isn't a single club in the top division who would play a Striker who hasn't scored in 2 years.

There demonstrably is because he played.

Don't be a dick.

If pointing out that you were factually incorrect means being a dick then so be it. Davis played because Smith saw something in him to make him worth playing. Wilder saw reason to keep playing McGoldrick despite him not scoring for 25 games. There's plenty of reasons why Davis got games last season and many other reasons will still be there if he plays this season, even if we get another striker or 2.

[Percy McCarthy]

Ah...The penny may have dropped. Is the translation Gary Abletts? Tablets?

You could be onto something given the context. I thought it was tea and biscuits (Darjeeling and Garibaldis).

I thought it was Gary Glitter. And no, I haven’t been at SE’s. Not for months.

Bloody lockdown.

[sickbeggar]

Ok, so the only name you can give is a guy who's being linked with Spurs (meaning we'd be competing with a team that are higher in the pecking order than us) who's 25 (so not in the age range you gave), has played less than 50 games in 'a top league in europe' and who's scored the majority of his goals in ligue 2.

Quite funny that you've completely ignored your own criteria as soon as you name someone.

Spurs can't afford him yet, and he'd only be back up for kane anyway, hence not costing a fortune. Its not the only name,  it was one example of a youngish striker in comparison to watkins.. If you want strikers in their late 20/ early30's who are at smallish clubs in spain/italy and  probablyavailable for the same price as wilson, there's a lot of them around as well. just have a look, i'm not gonna go through them all...

I'm not going threough a list of players to prove you right, you keep making the same point but can't give an example of who you actually want.

I think i just have. he's a striker who's scores goals in a non-rubbish league after doing it in a rubbish leagues.. On the other side we have watkins who's only done it in rubbish leagues. Now  you can say Watkins will be better, or cheaper but  you can't really claim i haven't come up with an alternative that on paper looks a better bet.

[villa for life]

There are just so many examples of strikers who scored for fun, then changed club and scored pretty much zilch (we’ve had a few).

Likewise, there are those who looked crap and then turned good. (And yes, unfortunately, we’ve had a fair few of those as well).

In other words- patience people. Davis will come good. Let’s be supportive ok?

If he doesn’t come good, then he won’t get a new contract..

[LeeB]

As for Davis, there isn't a single club in the top division who would play a Striker who hasn't scored in 2 years.

There demonstrably is because he played.

Don't be a dick.

If pointing out that you were factually incorrect means being a dick then so be it. Davis played because Smith saw something in him to make him worth playing. Wilder saw reason to keep playing McGoldrick despite him not scoring for 25 games. There's plenty of reasons why Davis got games last season and many other reasons will still be there if he plays this season, even if we get another striker or 2.

I believe there were also a few championship sides trying to loan him last summer, and there would be this year because he's a good player.

[Sexual Ealing]

What bet? Have you been at Sexual Ealings Garys?

Ha! You're not going to get much take-up for scouse rhyming slang on here!

Ah...The penny may have dropped. Is the translation Gary Abletts? Tablets?

Correct. Although that's commonly associated with ecstasy, whereas I referenced microdots in a thread in Off Topic, and they're LSD in pill form. Once again Ads was displaying the Tory characteristic of being out of touch with honest (non) working people like me. Wink, obviously.

My butler buys all my drugs.

I can do it if you want? I'm extremely freelance these days.

[paul_e]

Ok, so the only name you can give is a guy who's being linked with Spurs (meaning we'd be competing with a team that are higher in the pecking order than us) who's 25 (so not in the age range you gave), has played less than 50 games in 'a top league in europe' and who's scored the majority of his goals in ligue 2.

Quite funny that you've completely ignored your own criteria as soon as you name someone.

Spurs can't afford him yet, and he'd only be back up for kane anyway, hence not costing a fortune. Its not the only name,  it was one example of a youngish striker in comparison to watkins.. If you want strikers in their late 20/ early30's who are at smallish clubs in spain/italy and  probablyavailable for the same price as wilson, there's a lot of them around as well. just have a look, i'm not gonna go through them all...

I'm not going threough a list of players to prove you right, you keep making the same point but can't give an example of who you actually want.

What does that prove?  That there aren't any or that a bloke with no scouting network can't name any?

It proves that saying there are 'loads' of players with experience of playing in top leagues who are available for £20m and fit the needs for our squad is a bit silly if you can't actually name a single one. The scouting network bit is particularly important because the argument started that we'd be better not signing 'championship' players that we've scouted and know about and instead sign players that we probably haven't scouted because they've played in the a top league.

[LeeB]

What bet? Have you been at Sexual Ealings Garys?

Ha! You're not going to get much take-up for scouse rhyming slang on here!

Ah...The penny may have dropped. Is the translation Gary Abletts? Tablets?

Correct. Although that's commonly associated with ecstasy, whereas I referenced microdots in a thread in Off Topic, and they're LSD in pill form. Once again Ads was displaying the Tory characteristic of being out of touch with honest (non) working people like me. Wink, obviously.

My butler buys all my drugs.

I can do it if you want? I'm extremely freelance these days.

The butler bit, or the drugs? Or both. I have needs. Are you willing to wear 'uniform'?

[Sexual Ealing]

What bet? Have you been at Sexual Ealings Garys?

Ha! You're not going to get much take-up for scouse rhyming slang on here!

Ah...The penny may have dropped. Is the translation Gary Abletts? Tablets?

Correct. Although that's commonly associated with ecstasy, whereas I referenced microdots in a thread in Off Topic, and they're LSD in pill form. Once again Ads was displaying the Tory characteristic of being out of touch with honest (non) working people like me. Wink, obviously.

My butler buys all my drugs.

I can do it if you want? I'm extremely freelance these days.

The butler bit, or the drugs? Or both. I have needs. Are you willing to wear 'uniform'?

"I have needs" are probably the fittest three words in the language. I meant the drugs, and yes.

[hilts_coolerking]

It proves that saying there are 'loads' of players with experience of playing in top leagues who are available for £20m and fit the needs for our squad is a bit silly if you can't actually name a single one.

There might be loads, there might only be a few, but I'm willing to believe there are some.  It would be a bit silly to believe there aren't any.  Anyway, it's up to the scouts to find them.

[paul_e]

Ok, so the only name you can give is a guy who's being linked with Spurs (meaning we'd be competing with a team that are higher in the pecking order than us) who's 25 (so not in the age range you gave), has played less than 50 games in 'a top league in europe' and who's scored the majority of his goals in ligue 2.

Quite funny that you've completely ignored your own criteria as soon as you name someone.

Spurs can't afford him yet, and he'd only be back up for kane anyway, hence not costing a fortune. Its not the only name,  it was one example of a youngish striker in comparison to watkins.. If you want strikers in their late 20/ early30's who are at smallish clubs in spain/italy and  probablyavailable for the same price as wilson, there's a lot of them around as well. just have a look, i'm not gonna go through them all...

I'm not going threough a list of players to prove you right, you keep making the same point but can't give an example of who you actually want.

I think i just have. he's a striker who's scores goals in a non-rubbish league after doing it in a rubbish leagues.. On the other side we have watkins who's only done it in rubbish leagues. Now  you can say Watkins will be better, or cheaper but  you can't really claim i haven't come up with an alternative that on paper looks a better bet.

No you didn't, you argument was:

There's plenty of options once you get around the 30 mark. They're not gonna excite anyone, and we're not building a team round them, but having a bit experience in the squad has gotta be a step up from the likes of Lansbury

You then picked a guy with less than 50 top flight games to his name who's 25 and is, at best, 1 year ahead of where Watkins is. In terms of experience the guy you named is barely different to where many of our signings from last summer are now (Trez, Konsa, Luiz and Wesley for example) and I don't think that's the sort of player you were talking about. The description you gave makes me think more of players like Wilson, Drinkwater, King, Deeney, etc.

[paul_e]

It proves that saying there are 'loads' of players with experience of playing in top leagues who are available for £20m and fit the needs for our squad is a bit silly if you can't actually name a single one.

There might be loads, there might only be a few, but I'm willing to believe there are some.  It would be a bit silly to believe there aren't any.  Anyway, it's up to the scouts to find them.

So you're saying we trust the scouts and sign the players they've identified that sickbeggar was complaining about? I'm glad you agree with me.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What bet? Have you been at Sexual Ealings Garys?

Ha! You're not going to get much take-up for scouse rhyming slang on here!

Ah...The penny may have dropped. Is the translation Gary Abletts? Tablets?

Correct. Although that's commonly associated with ecstasy, whereas I referenced microdots in a thread in Off Topic, and they're LSD in pill form. Once again Ads was displaying the Tory characteristic of being out of touch with honest (non) working people like me. Wink, obviously.

My butler buys all my drugs.

I can do it if you want? I'm extremely freelance these days.

The butler bit, or the drugs? Or both. I have needs. Are you willing to wear 'uniform'?

"I have needs" are probably the fittest three words in the language. I meant the drugs, and yes.

Just don't count on him keeping the uniform on for long. For experience, he'll decide to tear it off during dinner service.

[Sexual Ealing]

I was warm.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

That's one word for it.