Incoming? Dwight Gayle

[blades78]

Would be tempted to go for Adam Armstrong or Cameron Archer on loan instead. Gayle nearly 33 and barely played in 3 years.

 

[Houston_Blade]

We won't have Didzy, Moose and possibly Burkes strikers wages to pay, and we have also let a couple more leave. Plus there might be a sale of a striker yet.

Won't make a difference, those savings will already be part of the budget. We'll also be paying Burke off to some extent if he leaves.

Think of the reported £60k p/w savings we made in January, it's the 'savings' bit that will be important. Not get loads out and replace them with 1 big hitter.

 

[Blade58]

I think it was high Championship wages.

I think it was more either or? It’s not really about the division, but what the club can afford

He said a bit more than this when recently interviewed I think, but from todays Star Bettis:

“that United could afford to sign a player on loan this summer who earns £70,000 a week at his parent club.”

 

[dc_blade]

Bloody love the yearly Gayle rumour.

HAPPY GAYLE DAY EVERYONE!

Finally feels like summer now, doesn’t it?

 

[Houston_Blade]

I think it was more either or? It’s not really about the division, but what the club can afford

He said a bit more than this when recently interviewed I think, but from todays Star Bettis:

“that United could afford to sign a player on loan this summer who earns £70,000 a week at his parent club.”

If it's in The Star I can't deal with the adverts.

However, that doesn't mean we'll pay top PL wages, it means we'll pay a proportion of them.

 

[S64 Blade]

No thanks, I’d rather spend what cash we have more wisely.

 

[ReeceofBDTBL]

We already have Sharp and Brewster, nothing in this.

 

[tincan]

Though Id welcome the idea of going for £70k pw loans as they should be 5x better then our £13k pw players (https://sqaf.club/how-much-do-championship-players-earn/). Last season saw us lose 6 strikers for most of it and we still finished 1 game from the PL. The style that worked in the end was no strikers but quality attacking midfield possession resulting in the 20 pass goals. Seems to me replacing MGW,Didzy, Oli B and Moose with 5 x £70k pw quality midfielders would be a better option. As the basic championship 442 formations puts 2 attackers against 4 defenders. The no striker tactic means defenders have to go searching for the ball, opening up more incisive opportunities for our "techniquely" better players.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

Zero interest in this signing.

Barely played in years and apparently such a roaster he got his teeth knocked out in a bar in Newcastle (iirc)

I’d have rather kept mcgoldrick tbh.

 

[TJ blade]

Zero interest in this signing.

Barely played in years and apparently such a roaster he got his teeth knocked out in a bar in Newcastle (iirc)

I’d have rather kept mcgoldrick tbh.

He's also a diving cheating twat as well

 

[Smirth]

Not a signing we should be making. We need to bring the average age of the squad down, not up. We shouldn't be signing anyone over the age of 30 IMO.

 

[brownblade]

Would be tempted to go for Adam Armstrong or Cameron Archer on loan instead. Gayle nearly 33 and barely played in 3 years.

Adam Armstrong is a very interesting shout. Southampton pretty much stopped playing him halfway through the season, barely featured in second half of the campaign.

Could be on 40-50k ridiculously though.

 

[Slug]

Adam Armstrong is a very interesting shout. Southampton pretty much stopped playing him halfway through the season, barely featured in second half of the campaign.

Could be on 40-50k ridiculously though.

Has it been mooted that he’s available on loan? MGW going to Southampton would push him further down the pecking order too.

 

[robbiez666]

Adam Armstrong is a very interesting shout. Southampton pretty much stopped playing him halfway through the season, barely featured in second half of the campaign.

Could be on 40-50k ridiculously though.

Bit of a red flag given he was doing ok, wasn't he?

 

[Hamandcheese]

Armstrong is the level of loanee we should aim for

 

[bongleblade]

Armstrong linked with Boro. I think we’ll be in the mix too since Bettis seem to follow up on Wilder’s previously shortlisted players. Armstrong would be a fantastic signing for us, someone we could sign if he took us up too

 

[Withington Blade]

Has it been mooted that he’s available on loan? MGW going to Southampton would push him further down the pecking order too.

Middlesbrough interested in signing him on loan according to the article below, along with Gayle.

Middlesbrough initiate talks over exciting loan deal for Southampton star Adam Armstrong

Championship outfit Middlesbrough have spoken to Southampton about a loan deal for striker Adam Armstrong, TEAMtalk can reveal.

www.teamtalk.com

 

[bertieblade]

I would see him as similar to Brewster and sharp

 

[Hamandcheese]

Would have been nice if Wilder bothered to sign him while he was here

 

[Slug]

Middlesbrough interested in signing him on loan according to the article below, along with Gayle.

Middlesbrough initiate talks over exciting loan deal for Southampton star Adam Armstrong

Championship outfit Middlesbrough have spoken to Southampton about a loan deal for striker Adam Armstrong, TEAMtalk can reveal.

www.teamtalk.com

Can we not tempt Wilder with McBurnie?
Hecky had Armstrong for a year at Barnsley too i think?

 

[Booker4]

Would have been nice if Wilder bothered to sign him while he was here

Maybe he did in fairness!

 

[Hamandcheese]

Can we not tempt Wilder with McBurnie?

Probably the best chance we have of shedding him to be fair

 

[blades14]

Adam Armstrong is a very interesting shout. Southampton pretty much stopped playing him halfway through the season, barely featured in second half of the campaign.

Could be on 40-50k ridiculously though.

Bettis has already said we can afford players on these wages

 

[brownblade]

Bettis has already said we can afford players on these wages

I saw that interview. Yep, but that's a lot, makes it less likely/appealing.

 

[bladesmanluke]

Bettis has already said we can afford players on these wages

I am absolutely certain he was alluding to being able to afford them on loan (presuming some of the wages are paid by the parent club)

 

[BigBed]

Won't make a difference, those savings will already be part of the budget. We'll also be paying Burke off to some extent if he leaves.

Think of the reported £60k p/w savings we made in January, it's the 'savings' bit that will be important. Not get loads out and replace them with 1 big hitter.

What about the other 6 players Hecky said we need then?

 

[Upton_Blade]

I think we’ll be in the mix too since Bettis seem to follow up on Wilder’s previously shortlisted players.

Or alternatively the fact that we still have the same Head of Recruitment!

 

[FriethBlade]

If I had then choice of any realistic signing from Southampton it would.be Nathan Redmond....he wd be a top replacement for Didzy and supply the ammo for our front two

 

[Houston_Blade]

What about the other 6 players Hecky said we need then?

Some players will come in as some go out. They just won’t be on Dwight Gayle money. More like Brian Gayle money.

 

[Frank the tank]

If I had then choice of any realistic signing from Southampton it would.be Nathan Redmond....he wd be a top replacement for Didzy and supply the ammo for our front two

Yeah that's really gunna happen.