Howay 12496 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Isn't Vardy on 100k a week? He seems pretty well settled where he is as well, turned down Arsenal last summer iirc. He also 'only' got 13 last season, if Gayle went injury free (I know) I doubt he'd be far off that sort of tally. My main reservation about having Gayle as the main striker is the amount of games he missed last season, I think given enough chances he'd be fine in the PL. Edited July 11, 2017 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Well i'd still have a cheeky bid for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5220 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 minute ago, Howay said: Isn't Vardy on 100k a week? He seems pretty well settled where he is as well, turned down Arsenal last summer iirc. He also 'only' got 13 last season, if Gayle went injury free (I know) I doubt he'd be far off that sort of tally. My main reservation about having Gayle as the main striker is the amount of games he missed last season, I think given enough chances he'd be fine in the PL as long as we had some goals coming from elsewhere on the pitch. If we're wanting strikes who can score 10 plus, both Gayle and Mitrovic would be decent bets anyway. 15+ then yeah, I agree that we'd need to spend on someone else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 If you don't score goals you get relegated. Not sure Gayle is truly PL quality. Mitro is obviously shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 i think gayle may well go on and do a job for us up front for us in the PL. i'd like to think we'll sign someone else mind because i don't think mitro or perez are up to being the main striker and i imagine murphy will walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
247 597 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Park Life said: If you don't score goals you get relegated. Not sure Gayle is truly PL quality. Mitro is obviously shit. Wouldnt say hes shit like but Rafa defo does not fancy him due to Mitro being a bellend on the pitch more than once and generally being a liability. Its been said more than once that Rafa likes players that he can 'trust' and that can stick to the game plan that he puts in place, Mitro is furthest thing from that which is a shame as he has talent just not the brains to carry out the mental side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Burnley, Watford, West Brom, and Southampton all survived and their top scorers had 10, 10, 8, and 7 respectively. You don't need a striker that can score 15+ to survive in the league, the market is insane and striker have always been at a premium so I can see us focusing more on other areas and perhaps getting a striker from abroad as someone mentioned. As J69 has said a few times I'd like to see us get someone like Murphy for the left wing, he'd take some of the goal scoring burden off Ritchie. I still think an attacking midfielder is one of our biggest needs as no one was able to fill that role adequately last season. Edited July 11, 2017 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Howay said: Burnley, Watford, West Brom, and Southampton all survived and their top scorers had 10, 10, 8, and 7 respectively. You don't need a striker that can score 15+ to survive in the league, the market is insane and striker have always been at a premium so I can see us focusing more on other areas and perhaps getting a striker from abroad as someone mentioned. As J69 has said a few times I'd like to see us get someone like Murphy for the left wing, he'd take some of the goal scoring burden off Ritchie. I still think an attacking midfielder is one of our biggest needs as no one was able to fill that role adequately last season. If we can get 3 players chipping in with goals then the striker isn't so important. I'd like to think we will take the game to most teams at home ie we won't fuck about like WBA etc... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 11 minutes ago, 247 said: Wouldnt say hes shit like but Rafa defo does not fancy him due to Mitro being a bellend on the pitch more than once and generally being a liability. Its been said more than once that Rafa likes players that he can 'trust' and that can stick to the game plan that he puts in place, Mitro is furthest thing from that which is a shame as he has talent just not the brains to carry out the mental side. Can't finish, no pace, mental. These aren't really the characteristics of a striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
247 597 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, Park Life said: Can't finish, no pace, mental. These aren't really the characteristics of a striker. I wont argue with you on any of those based on his performances this season just gone, he actually looked better in the prem the year before some how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, 247 said: I wont argue with you on any of those based on his performances this season just gone, he actually looked better in the prem the year before some how. Aye it's a weird one, similar could be said for Perez as well imo. I still think Mitro will be shifted as like many have said it's pretty clear Rafa doesn't trust him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Depending on how much Arsenal would sell for I'd maybe try for Giroud. I think he's an under rated striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 47 minutes ago, Park Life said: Can't finish, no pace, mental. These aren't really the characteristics of a striker. Duncan Ferguson done alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30602 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 21 minutes ago, StoneColdStephenIreland said: Depending on how much Arsenal would sell for I'd maybe try for Giroud. I think he's an under rated striker. Mate, he's not the world class striker that Arsenal need but he's very, very good. I'm not sure he'd 'drop' to our level though. Everton is probably as low down as he'd consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Yeah he got some unwarranted criticism at Arsenal as he did score alot of goals for them but just wasn't "fashionable" enough for them but I think if we did enquire I think there's be some interest. Not that I think it's gonna happen in a million years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
247 597 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I'd take him for £20m in a heartbeat, wont happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17255 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Park Life said: If you don't score goals you get relegated. Not sure Gayle is truly PL quality. Mitro is obviously shit. Gayle has the whiff of a 21st century Kevin Phillips iyam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13863 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Gayle definitely deserves a shot up front next season and, between him and the rest of our strikers, he's got the most about him to get goals. He's a very good finisher and that doesn't change no matter what league he's in so if we're creating chances, he'll be there to take them. He's quick to react, is always bothering centre halves and can be a right little wind-up merchant. Obviously, we're going to get less chances and he's going to have to be a bit more clinical but I wouldn't be rushing out to spend a fortune on a striker yet. I'd say we need a target man as a different option but Gayle should be first choice for me, especially at home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 21 hours ago, Howmanheyman said: Aye, David Niven's voice double is wor Robert. Luckily for you that I've been a Newcastle fan long enough that I actually know what wor means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Heard people talk about Ineacho, although he'd be a top signing he'll be going to Leicester or Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 15 hours ago, trooper said: Well i'd still have a cheeky bid for him Why? The market is clearly inflated, any "cheeky" bid isn't worth the paper it's printed on. I've no problem going for a proven goal scorer, who would? But expecting to get a proven PL goal scorer for <£20m is ridiculous. I mean, Mitrovic got 9 last time he played in the PL, Gayle has a good Goal per Minute ratio in the top flight are they much worse than King? Worth spending £20m on? Or would you rather spend £20m on a foreign league's proven goal scorer, or taking someone like Batshuayi on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5220 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Really don't think up front is that big a concern for us. We're not going to be taking the division by storm, it makes more sense to shore up the back, play to Rafa's strengths (defensive/counter attack) and aim to be 'difficult to beat' for the first season back. Counter attacking should win us a few games we'd otherwise be written off for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I think we we need a new striker but some quality at number 10, left back, holding midfield and out wide is arguably a bigger priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13863 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 And with regards to Mitrovic, he's probably going to stay. One big reason is that we're never going to get anywhere near what we paid for him and two, I genuinely think he's got the right mindset to want to improve, despite being a knacker on the pitch (though that's definitely not as bad as people say) and I could see Rafa trying to mould him into a good striker. He's young, definitely nowhere near as good as you'd hope but he has scored important goals and, in the right frame of mind, he's an impact sub that can put the shits up defences. See, Tottenham away and Sunderland at home. Having said all that, he lacks the strikers instinct of Gayle and for a supposed target man, I watched game after game last season where he didn't win a single header. He's got such a long way to go but I think he's worth persevering with for another year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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