We want four, we want four

[Liaminho9]

Besic isn't classed as an International loan. He came from Everton.

I know... wasn’t classing him as one. More pointing out we had 2 international loans last year.

 

[dillis]

Completely forgot about Besic. So Brewster could still happen on loan then, would take that. Add Dennis and one more midfielder (maybe a foreign loan) to push the starting eleven and we’re fine.

 

[Jon P]

Seems no one is talking about Deeney coming to us other than on this forum

 

[Jon P]

Interested to see Burke - if he works as a striker i wonder if he could pair up well with McBurnie. Height + pace and power?

 

[Groucho Blade]

Seems no one is talking about Deeney coming to us other than on this forum

Thankfully.
He’s definitely not what we need

 

[Keen Blade]

Our Striker Dept is threadbare and CW knows it - he said so at the end of last season.
Since then we let Leon & Zivkovic depart and Calum looks like staying with WBA permanently.
We are down to 4 strikers and all have issues which don't need rehearsing here - McB is the brightest prospect.
I don't really know what Burke is , but he's not a striker.
So I'm not counting him - I like the way he runs at defences but he doesn't get goals.

People are talking in terms of 1 more striker but imho we need 2.

Our difficulty is that strikers with scoring credentials cost high fees and command high wages.
And we are the paupers of the PL , especially in our wage structure.
We can't now loan a PL striker coz we've used our allowance on Ampadu & (apparently) Burke.
We could loan one from abroad though.

All the strikers in the 15-20m bracket which have been mentioned on here will want bigger wages than we normally pay - Brewster , King , Deeney , Grant , Batshyuai , Dennis etc.

I'm convinced we will buy a striker in that bracket but we may have to break our wage structure for him.
It might not happen till the end of the window , when selling clubs become more flexible on price.

If we can't afford 2 x 20m transfer fees , we may well take a loan from abroad such as Dajaku for the 2nd.

The 3 lads who came in on Monday are excellent recruits and Burke is just a gamble - I'm fine with those 4.

But relying for goals on the 4 who currently constitute our Striker Dept is too much of a risk.

 

[YES Blade]

Our Striker Dept is threadbare and CW knows it - he said so at the end of last season.
Since then we let Leon & Zivkovic depart and Calum looks like staying with WBA permanently.
We are down to 4 strikers and all have issues which don't need rehearsing here - McB is the brightest prospect.
I don't really know what Burke is , but he's not a striker.
So I'm not counting him - I like the way he runs at defences but he doesn't get goals.

People are talking in terms of 1 more striker but imho we need 2.

Our difficulty is that strikers with scoring credentials cost high fees and command high wages.
And we are the paupers of the PL , especially in our wage structure.
We can't now loan a PL striker coz we've used our allowance on Ampadu & (apparently) Burke.
We could loan one from abroad though.

All the strikers in the 15-20m bracket which have been mentioned on here will want bigger wages than we normally pay - Brewster , King , Deeney , Grant , Batshyuai , Dennis etc.

I'm convinced we will buy a striker in that bracket but we may have to break our wage structure for him.
It might not happen till the end of the window , when selling clubs become more flexible on price.

If we can't afford 2 x 20m transfer fees , we may well take a loan from abroad such as Dajaku for the 2nd.

The 3 lads who came in on Monday are excellent recruits and Burke is just a gamble - I'm fine with those 4.

But relying for goals on the 4 who currently constitute our Striker Dept is too much of a risk.

I think we definitely need one more striker, I can’t see two unless Wilder is thinking McGoldrick and Sharp are going to feature a lot less due to age.

Zivkovic hardly played and probably only played due to lockdown, while Clarke barely featured in the league. I can’t see Wilder worrying too much about replacing either.

1 more plus Burke and I think that’s it.

 

[jono_t2000]

I think we definitely need one more striker, I can’t see two unless Wilder is thinking McGoldrick and Sharp are going to feature a lot less due to age.

Zivkovic hardly played and probably only played due to lockdown, while Clarke barely featured in the league. I can’t see Wilder worrying too much about replacing either.

1 more plus Burke and I think that’s it.

Agreed. Think Burke is all we get in before season kicks off and then one more before close of window.

 

[Boxer Blade]

Burke plays better with a partner called Hare, usually comes on late when the team is losing to dig them out of a hole.