Got that feeling of a quiet window for us. The Sanson signing looks quality. I reckon they’ll probably gamble that Watkins will mostly stay fit and Wes to come back for the run in as cover. If there’s no good value strikers available, I’ll accept that, but we’ll probably need to upgrade a few positions in the summer window.
I don't get this obsession with trying to sign Tammy - did well for us in the Championship - surely we are now looking at other forwardsWith the way that Dean sets up his team can't see us spending £50 million + £100k a week in salary on a centre forward to sit on the bench
But would Tammy sign to sit on our bench - he can stop at Chelsea and sit on theirs?
I must say that the noises around Davis not going out on loan don't fill me with any kind of confidence that there's much of a desire to find a backup striker. Davis seems, in some ways, to be a footballer's footballer. Fans can't see the point but players and managers love him. But I think Watkins exposes that theory - he may not be on for the Golden Boot but his work rate and intelligence is vital to our way of playing. Davis is just a bloke who comes on when somebody's knackered.Point is, if we can't do better than Davis as a forward option by 11pm Monday, I think it'll be a huge opportunity to kick on missed.
Quote from: curiousorange on January 29, 2021, 11:50:26 AMI must say that the noises around Davis not going out on loan don't fill me with any kind of confidence that there's much of a desire to find a backup striker. Davis seems, in some ways, to be a footballer's footballer. Fans can't see the point but players and managers love him. But I think Watkins exposes that theory - he may not be on for the Golden Boot but his work rate and intelligence is vital to our way of playing. Davis is just a bloke who comes on when somebody's knackered.Point is, if we can't do better than Davis as a forward option by 11pm Monday, I think it'll be a huge opportunity to kick on missed.Have to question Davis mentality a bit aswell. I thought given he'd done the non league route he'd be like a Vardy or Kane knocking on DS door every transfer window and demanding to go out on loan to start games every week which ain't happening anytime soon here.It would do his career some good but seems it's a bit too comfortable here, getting contract extensions every other year when he strings 5 games together. Perhaps he thinks this is as good as his career will get (backup at top 10 club) so perhaps you don't blame him for hanging on a bit longer.Going a decade back and the Fonz was never loaned out and looked a bit out of his depth when we started giving him starts in 10-11 period while someone like Weimann did get loans to Watford and he at least hit the ground running when he broke into the team at end of 11-12 and quickly surpassed Fonz.