trooper 940 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 wouldn't be surprised if we sold Gayle at 10:55 PM on thursday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 It'd be a shame to sell him. Reckon he'd do alright in the top flight if given the chance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 As long as whatever funds his departure raises is reinvested in the squad, I'm ok with him leaving. I know he scored loads last year and he works hard on the pitch and all that, but I never really took to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30602 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 We can use the headline Gayle Force : Binned if we sell him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Jovetic has signed for Monaco so we wouldn't be replacing Gayle with him. I'm surprised so many people are willing to write Gayle off after a bad performance against Huddersfield (against Spurs the ball rarely got near him so I don't really see how he could be criticised against them). He didn't look that great in his first couple of games last season either. It can't be ignored that we looked better with Joselu though. He's bigger so he can get a hold of more of the long balls that we play (although he's not particularly strong so he can be muscled out of it despite winning the first ball) and he's more mobile than Mitro so he does feel like a better fit to lead the line (early days of course). Even if we sold Gayle for £20m though I'm not sure what we'd get on the back of it. Leicester seem to be wanting about £30m for Slimani and I'm not sure he'd improve us much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35079 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Aye, that's another important point, i.e. £20m (despite making a healthy profit) gets you absolutely fuck all in terms of striking talent in the current market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 12 minutes ago, Alex said: Aye, that's another important point, i.e. £20m (despite making a healthy profit) gets you absolutely fuck all in terms of striking talent in the current market. It seems it would get you a championship striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30602 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Arnautović, Chicharito, Iheanacho and Gray are all forwards who have gone for that sort of money. Hernandez aside, it would be debatable to say that any of the others would be a massive upgrade on Gayle. Could it be that the club are worried about his injury record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I think it might well be a concern. He doesn't seem to have been right since he came back from that injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Cashing in on an injury prone player while his stock is still reasonably high and the market is inflated is all well and good if there's a replacement lined up, which of course there won't be. Unless it's Joselu and we are going to go into the season with two CFs, three if you count Perez, which I don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20129 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 It's worrying if we do think Joselu is his replacement. More from the strength in depth than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Not bothered either way, there's a fair chance that he could turn out to be a bit shit at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30602 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Best case scenario is that we have £10m for a new striker and this extra £20m takes us into the £30m bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5220 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 2 hours ago, ewerk said: Best case scenario is that we have £10m for a new striker and this extra £20m takes us into the £30m bracket. Yep. The only thing that makes me wonder is the reticence to break our transfer record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20129 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Leeds apparently on the sniff for Gayle to replace Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Who got Wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Fish for Janmaat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Fulham bid for 16 million accepted? Anything to this rumor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Bien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20129 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Been dismissed by some on Twitter. Looks like he is deffo on his way out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hasn't been at the races since his lass dropped a bairn. The fanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Fresh bid from Fulham this morning. I've never really seen him as a PL striker so wouldn't be that bothered unless he isn't replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 It's gonna be a "Where's the Gayle money" situation isn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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