Tammy Abraham - almost done

[brontebilly]

We've been had in negotiations, it seems. Besiktas have flipped a player and almost doubled their money on him plus got one of our young lads chucked in. All for a striker who seemingly peaked before a serious injury.

Ashley Young's nondescript return cured me of my nostalgia for old players.
I hope Tammy does well but doubt he'll be any improvement on Malen.

Sid Cowans did ok?

We could and should have got Tammy in for a lot less in the summer but Malen would have been harder to shift then too. Tammy knocks in 6 or 7 goals, we qualify for CL again and there won't be too many quibbles about a few million paid over the odds.

[London Villan]

Is 12pm still the cut off for transfers for the weekend’s matches?

[cdbearsfan]

It's later for Sunday matches I think.

Edit: though a few sources suggesting he won't be signing until next week so no chance for this weekend anyway.

[Brazilian Villain]

We've been had in negotiations, it seems. Besiktas have flipped a player and almost doubled their money on him plus got one of our young lads chucked in.

And Boro got 5-10 times what they paid for Morgz within 6 months. When will we ever learn?

[Brend'Watkins]

I hope Tammy does well but doubt he'll be any improvement on Malen.

We don't need him to be an improvement for Malen, when used he needs to be an improvement on Watkins. He's like for like on that score. I'm fully expecting Watkins to now turn on the turbo chargers, that place in the England squad is still his to lose.

There is no doubt Ollie needs pushing. Be it the injury or just his overall form he’s looked out of sorts all season. If this makes him shoot more accurately then we all win. I’m a Tammy fan, not just because of the past but because he’s actually got a very decent record at Chelsea and Roma. The injury slowed things down obviously. But he’s a good player and I think he will help us.

There will be a lot of focus on Ollie for the WC squad, this could work in Tammy’s favour as eyes will be on our attacking prowess. Should Tammy hit it off from the off who knows where it could take him to.
My worry is that he’s no better than where he was when he departed last time.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Based on nothing more than gut feel, I think Tammy is going to be brilliant for us.

[Brazilian Villain]

Will finish the season with more goals for us than The Sacred Cow I reckon 

I predict that he'll be back in Istanbul before the end of the season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I hope Tammy does well but doubt he'll be any improvement on Malen.

We don't need him to be an improvement for Malen, when used he needs to be an improvement on Watkins. He's like for like on that score. I'm fully expecting Watkins to now turn on the turbo chargers, that place in the England squad is still his to lose.

There is no doubt Ollie needs pushing. Be it the injury or just his overall form he’s looked out of sorts all season. If this makes him shoot more accurately then we all win. I’m a Tammy fan, not just because of the past but because he’s actually got a very decent record at Chelsea and Roma. The injury slowed things down obviously. But he’s a good player and I think he will help us.

I've come round to thinking he'll be fine especially given our financial situation with SCR. I'd have preferred a loan with an option to buy, sell Watkins for a nice price in the summer after his great second half of the season and bring in a top striker. That plan is now pretty much in the bin.

I'm really interested to see how Tammy has developed in Italy, even from his spell at Milan where he didn't have much luck. I'm hoping his all round game will now improve us and whilst technically he's always been pretty decent, fingers crossed that's also gone up a level. If he can add goals too, something we've been lacking despite creating chances, it will be a good short-medium term fix.

As much as Unai loves Watkins I doubt he's going to let his emotions get in the way of his ambition. If Watkins can deliver this season, great, it will help us qualify for the CL and hopefully a trophy whilst pushing up his value for the summer. Ideally we want Unai to have a massive headache with two high performing centre forwards to choose from.

[Dave]

It's later for Sunday matches I think.

Edit: though a few sources suggesting he won't be signing until next week so no chance for this weekend anyway.

12pm on the last working day before the match.

[Goldenballs]

I hope Tammy does well but doubt he'll be any improvement on Malen.

We don't need him to be an improvement for Malen, when used he needs to be an improvement on Watkins. He's like for like on that score. I'm fully expecting Watkins to now turn on the turbo chargers, that place in the England squad is still his to lose.

There is no doubt Ollie needs pushing. Be it the injury or just his overall form he’s looked out of sorts all season. If this makes him shoot more accurately then we all win. I’m a Tammy fan, not just because of the past but because he’s actually got a very decent record at Chelsea and Roma. The injury slowed things down obviously. But he’s a good player and I think he will help us.

There will be a lot of focus on Ollie for the WC squad, this could work in Tammy’s favour as eyes will be on our attacking prowess. Should Tammy hit it off from the off who knows where it could take him to.
My worry is that he’s no better than where he was when he departed last time.

At the end of the day he's better than what we currently have as a backup/competing striker, which is fuck all (or Guessand). So fuck all.

In the way we play, I think he's better suited than Malen, who I did like.

[Ozzjim]

Will finish the season with more goals for us than The Sacred Cow I reckon 

I predict that he'll be back in Istanbul before the end of the season.

If he can get a winner there while he's at it he's worth every penny.