Quote from: Dave on January 26, 2021, 12:53:46 PMQuote from: SoccerHQ on January 26, 2021, 12:49:42 PMDzeko being linked to West Ham, would love that type as a signing for rest of the season. His goal record been brilliant last few years in Serie A and did well when he was over here for Man. City. Sort of short term boost that could nudge us into top 6 I reckon.Yup. Would be ideal on an 18 month contract. It would go against everything the club has said in the last 2 years about transfer policy. We won’t be looking at 34 year old outfield players unless there is a unexpected complete policy change.
Quote from: SoccerHQ on January 26, 2021, 12:49:42 PMDzeko being linked to West Ham, would love that type as a signing for rest of the season. His goal record been brilliant last few years in Serie A and did well when he was over here for Man. City. Sort of short term boost that could nudge us into top 6 I reckon.Yup. Would be ideal on an 18 month contract.
Dzeko being linked to West Ham, would love that type as a signing for rest of the season. His goal record been brilliant last few years in Serie A and did well when he was over here for Man. City. Sort of short term boost that could nudge us into top 6 I reckon.
Quote from: Percy McCarthy on January 26, 2021, 01:42:59 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on January 26, 2021, 01:38:23 PMQuote from: walsall villain on January 26, 2021, 01:31:06 PMQuote from: Dave on January 26, 2021, 12:53:46 PMQuote from: SoccerHQ on January 26, 2021, 12:49:42 PMDzeko being linked to West Ham, would love that type as a signing for rest of the season. His goal record been brilliant last few years in Serie A and did well when he was over here for Man. City. Sort of short term boost that could nudge us into top 6 I reckon.Yup. Would be ideal on an 18 month contract. It would go against everything the club has said in the last 2 years about transfer policy. We won’t be looking at 34 year old outfield players unless there is a unexpected complete policy change.I would hope that any policy we have is flexible enough to deal with changes in circumstances, such as the possibility of a Champions League place at least two years ahead of schedule.Seconded.I’m guessing they wouldn’t. Whose to say that sort of gamble would work? I’m patient, I can wait at bit longer for our younger players to get us there. Less financial risk, I don’t won’t to see us throwing money at ageing players with no resale value.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on January 26, 2021, 01:38:23 PMQuote from: walsall villain on January 26, 2021, 01:31:06 PMQuote from: Dave on January 26, 2021, 12:53:46 PMQuote from: SoccerHQ on January 26, 2021, 12:49:42 PMDzeko being linked to West Ham, would love that type as a signing for rest of the season. His goal record been brilliant last few years in Serie A and did well when he was over here for Man. City. Sort of short term boost that could nudge us into top 6 I reckon.Yup. Would be ideal on an 18 month contract. It would go against everything the club has said in the last 2 years about transfer policy. We won’t be looking at 34 year old outfield players unless there is a unexpected complete policy change.I would hope that any policy we have is flexible enough to deal with changes in circumstances, such as the possibility of a Champions League place at least two years ahead of schedule.Seconded.
Quote from: walsall villain on January 26, 2021, 01:31:06 PMQuote from: Dave on January 26, 2021, 12:53:46 PMQuote from: SoccerHQ on January 26, 2021, 12:49:42 PMDzeko being linked to West Ham, would love that type as a signing for rest of the season. His goal record been brilliant last few years in Serie A and did well when he was over here for Man. City. Sort of short term boost that could nudge us into top 6 I reckon.Yup. Would be ideal on an 18 month contract. It would go against everything the club has said in the last 2 years about transfer policy. We won’t be looking at 34 year old outfield players unless there is a unexpected complete policy change.I would hope that any policy we have is flexible enough to deal with changes in circumstances, such as the possibility of a Champions League place at least two years ahead of schedule.
There's always a balance particularly the higher you go up the football ladder.Would say it's similar to Man. United getting in Cavani.Start of season people thought it was a bad deal given he was apparently washed up and they had Martial, Rashford and Greenwood as options for a team that only plays one upfront.However Martial has hardly scored a league goal this season (typically he did score v us) and Greenwood has largely been poor since his Iceland adventure.Cavani been really good in last few weeks and imagine he's excellent on the training pitch and dressing room aswell.AC Milan who are still top of Serie A recently signed Mandzukic who's 35 to add to 39 year old Zlatan so seems to be working o.k for them.Atletico Madrid signing 33 year old Suarez and miles clear at top of La Liga is another.Seems Ollie's fitness record is fantastic given he hardly seemed to miss a game at Brentford last season but all it takes is one bad tackle (given who we're playing next) and that could send the plans back into havoc given it would be Davis to come in.Would rather have a Dzeko type lurking on the bench just in case. Could just be a case of taking over the rest of his Roma contract although I don't know if he has 6 or 18 months left.
Of course a short term deal as a one off can work, absolutely no guarantees but I’d be very surprised to hear that we have signed any 30 year old (+) outfield player. But maybe the ‘get added value’ policy by buying young and improving players isn’t a long term philosophy?
Dzeko is a very good player, though perhaps at the very tail end of his ability to play at the top level. My concern with him isn't his age, but the "type" of forward he is - have we not developed a style of play that wouldn't necessarily work with him as a one-up-front?He might offer something in a two maybe, and it might be someone like him gives us tactical flexibility from the bench, but I'm not sure we could play the same way with someone like him upfront?