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25 minutes ago, Craig said:

 

....it'd be the definitive 'panic buy to appease the pissy-pant brigade. Which I'm fairly confident Ashworth & Howe won't reduce themselves too. 

They'll acquire the right solutions, NOT available solutions. 


Chris Wood was a panic buy. He’s a donkey but we were desperate for a striker and he was available.

 

I don’t think Vardy would be a panic buy if he were the best available option in the final week of the window because he’s a proven goal scorer over several seasons in the PL and unbelievably his pace hasn’t diminished even though he’s at the end of his career.
 

I don’t think they want to sign older players. The players we have been linked with are mostly under 25. But they signed Burn and Tripper so they clearly aren’t against buying players the wrong side of 30, if they have the right quality. And Vardy guarantees goals. 

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23 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:


Chris Wood was a panic buy. He’s a donkey but we were desperate for a striker and he was available.

 

I don’t think Vardy would be a panic buy if he were the best available option in the final week of the window because he’s a proven goal scorer over several seasons in the PL and unbelievably his pace hasn’t diminished even though he’s at the end of his career.
 

I don’t think they want to sign older players. The players we have been linked with are mostly under 25. But they signed Burn and Tripper so they clearly aren’t against buying players the wrong side of 30, if they have the right quality. And Vardy guarantees goals. 

 

Unless he's featured in their plans before now and then suddenly we turn our attention towards him then by definition, of course he'd be a panic buy. Your assertion that 'he's not a donkey like Chris Wood' won't change that fact :lol:

We've appointed a structure since the takeover that has a strategic and detailed plan of what they want to achieve. If Vardy was within that plan they'd already have been making advances towards him. We've become so accustomed to the 'slap-dash, buy players at the last minute' approach that it's difficult for many to see that we are going to have a much more professional approach. 

As I said above, I can't see Vardy fitting in with their plan, irrespective of the stats behind him. And I disagree with the comment that he 'gurarantees goals'. As much as we'd like to say otherwise, there's never a guarantee of that. I remember Liverpool fans crowing years ago at the signing of Robbie Keane making similar comments about guaranteed goals. Didn't work out that way though. 

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5 minutes ago, Craig said:

 

Unless he's featured in their plans before now and then suddenly we turn our attention towards him then by definition, of course he'd be a panic buy. Your assertion that 'he's not a donkey like Chris Wood' won't change that fact :lol:

We've appointed a structure since the takeover that has a strategic and detailed plan of what they want to achieve. If Vardy was within that plan they'd already have been making advances towards him. We've become so accustomed to the 'slap-dash, buy players at the last minute' approach that it's difficult for many to see that we are going to have a much more professional approach. 

As I said above, I can't see Vardy fitting in with their plan, irrespective of the stats behind him. And I disagree with the comment that he 'gurarantees goals'. As much as we'd like to say otherwise, there's never a guarantee of that. I remember Liverpool fans crowing years ago at the signing of Robbie Keane making similar comments about guaranteed goals. Didn't work out that way though. 


well he guaranteed goals in every one of the past 7 seasons, so the odds are in his favour. 

there is a structure and a strategic plan, but they also showed by signing wood that they’re prepared to divert from the plan if needed. 
 

The difference between wood and Vardy is one of them is top quality. And one of them quite clearly is not.

 

I’m not suggesting we’re in for him but if there is a fire sale at Leicester and we can get him, I think he would massively improve our squad in a way wood wasn’t capable of doing - even if he’s a short term solution. So I wouldn’t file him under panic buy, no. 

 

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Still think Wood will chip in with a few this season, like. They’ll be scrappy and shite and/or penalties in the League Cup but I don’t think he needs to be written off just yet. He is a bit of a donkey like but Howe will know exactly what to do with him at the very least

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Chicken nonce has backed up Hope's comments about Leicester being interested in Dubravka. Perhaps he was just referencing Hope, but it could also be the case that he's heard the rumour independently. On the other hand Rogers is on record as saying that the keepers currently at the club will fight it out for Kasper's place. When he said that it could have been a case of giving those guys confidence and a needs must situation, as opposed to him really thinking he'd be in a position to turn down the chance to get Dubravka if offered. He'd be worth what, 7-10m if we're lucky? It would still knock a nice chunk off the Maddison fee. 

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I’d be wary of offering Dubravka considering if Pope drops, you’re left with Darlow who is pretty shite. If we think there’s a deal to be done, Leicester must be hinting at a positive resolution to it all, just need to work toward a compromise. You’ll be able to talk them down once the window ticks down and Maddison starts getting antsy

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Well, in my limited experience of watching Pope, I think Dubravka is better. Pope has that England goalkeeper twitch in him that makes silly mistakes every 4 or 5 games. 


Also, Wood aint no Donkey either. Hopefully he'll settle this year and maybe ASM will learn how to put a high ball in, rather than a square ball when he's ran out of options on the touchline with 3 men on him.

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1 hour ago, scoobos said:

Well, in my limited experience of watching Pope, I think Dubravka is better. Pope has that England goalkeeper twitch in him that makes silly mistakes every 4 or 5 games. 


Also, Wood aint no Donkey either. Hopefully he'll settle this year and maybe ASM will learn how to put a high ball in, rather than a square ball when he's ran out of options on the touchline with 3 men on him.

Wood just looks so slow.....the amount of times last season a cross came in for him and his headers were powderpuff

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18 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

£52.5m Cucurella to Chelsea. Hard to argue Maddison isn't worth north of 50 when a full back with one season in the PL is going for that much. 

 

Chelsea have overpaid though. Citeh valued him at 40m which is why they pulled the plug. Brighton done very well to capitalise on Chelsea's desperation after they got knocked back on a couple of their targets for defence. 

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3 hours ago, scoobos said:

Well, in my limited experience of watching Pope, I think Dubravka is better. Pope has that England goalkeeper twitch in him that makes silly mistakes every 4 or 5 games. 


In the Premier League Dubravka has made nearly twice as many errors leading to goals as Pope.

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