Chocolate Teapot Posted 25 January 2018 Share Posted 25 January 2018 12 hours ago, surrifox said: Apparently their record signing is Michael Owen for around £15 mill - for a club the size of Newcastle that is pretty laughable Hate to disagree here, but I'd rather have my record signings as two of the greatest English strikers of all time rather than Islam Slimani, Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho (although I'm going to give Kelechi time to come good). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 25 January 2018 Share Posted 25 January 2018 1 minute ago, Abrasive fox said: Hate to disagree here, but I'd rather have my record signings as two of the greatest English strikers of all time rather than Islam Slimani, Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho (although I'm going to give Kelechi time to come good). Musa's going to be here in February isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted 25 January 2018 Share Posted 25 January 2018 16 minutes ago, Gerard said: Musa's going to be here in February isn't he? I doubt it but then i said then same in August. Problem is he's on crazy wages, and we paid crazy money for him, alarm bells should have rung when no one else was in for him despite the fabricated stories about West Ham interest. Walsh signed a dud there that's for sure! He's about league one standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpjfox Posted 25 January 2018 Share Posted 25 January 2018 If he goes to Monaco i hope we get Toure as part of the deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costock_Fox Posted 25 January 2018 Share Posted 25 January 2018 3 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said: I doubt it but then i said then same in August. Problem is he's on crazy wages, and we paid crazy money for him, alarm bells should have rung when no one else was in for him despite the fabricated stories about West Ham interest. Walsh signed a dud there that's for sure! He's about league one standard. Generous. Welsh League 1 maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 25 January 2018 Share Posted 25 January 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said: I doubt it but then i said then same in August. Problem is he's on crazy wages, and we paid crazy money for him, alarm bells should have rung when no one else was in for him despite the fabricated stories about West Ham interest. Walsh signed a dud there that's for sure! He's about league one standard. Musa is absolutely dreadful, he can't even excel in the development squad. What I can't understand is CSKA not selling him to us in January 2016 and getting good money for him whilst they could as there was no guarantee we would have been back the following summer and we might have cottoned on how crap he is. On the strength of CSKA not being desperate to sell him then I was hoping they'd take him back this window for a cut price fee. Edited 25 January 2018 by Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 25 January 2018 Share Posted 25 January 2018 1 hour ago, Abrasive fox said: Hate to disagree here, but I'd rather have my record signings as two of the greatest English strikers of all time rather than Islam Slimani, Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho (although I'm going to give Kelechi time to come good). I don't disagree . It was more an observation on the lack of investment and ambition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 26 January 2018 Share Posted 26 January 2018 19 hours ago, Gerard said: Musa's going to be here in February isn't he? 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Eaton Fox Posted 26 January 2018 Share Posted 26 January 2018 Guido Carrillo has signed for Southampton from Monaco. Slimani in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 26 January 2018 Share Posted 26 January 2018 I'm predicting he goes on deadline day for £20m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 26 January 2018 Share Posted 26 January 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Finn Claw II said: I'm predicting he goes on deadline day for £20m He'll be a great emergency purchase for someone... probably camp out at some helicopter landing pad waiting to be taken somewhere on deadline day Edited 26 January 2018 by MPH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 26 January 2018 Author Share Posted 26 January 2018 If he isn't travelling to the game tomorrow, which I think he will be, then that would seem that his time at the club is nearly over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 26 January 2018 Share Posted 26 January 2018 Sun headline Slim and Toon-ic? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 So with Ulloa and Musa now departed will Slim go too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 1 minute ago, Swan Lesta said: So with Ulloa and Musa now departed will Slim go too? I think there is a slim chance he might be allowed to leave . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Blues Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 4 hours ago, Bob Weasel Fox said: I think there is a slim chance he might be allowed to leave . . . . Although I agree with you, wouldn't that leave us pretty thin? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 2 minutes ago, Detroit Blues said: Although I agree with you, wouldn't that leave us pretty thin? We'd still have 3 strikers and we only really play with one. Gray and Mahrez have also been used a second striker. Slimani, Musa and Ulloa don't need replacing - just needed to be off the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 5 minutes ago, Detroit Blues said: Although I agree with you, wouldn't that leave us pretty thin? There's a slender chance it could happen. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Blues Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 3 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: We'd still have 3 strikers and we only really play with one. Gray and Mahrez have also been used a second striker. Slimani, Musa and Ulloa don't need replacing - just needed to be off the books. True. I just think if Vardy went down for the season, god forbid, I'd rather have Slimani as the #9 than any of the other options. But I dont know if that's a good enough reason to leave him in the squad, on his wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 9 minutes ago, Detroit Blues said: Although I agree with you, wouldn't that leave us pretty thin? 4 minutes ago, Webbo said: There's a slender chance it could happen. @Webbo you've clearly wasted your life away in the career you currently are in.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 3 minutes ago, MPH said: @Webbo you've clearly wasted your life away in the career you currently are in.... Funnily enough the odds are shrinking on this possible transfer apparently. . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieB Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 17 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: We'd still have 3 strikers and we only really play with one. Gray and Mahrez have also been used a second striker. Slimani, Musa and Ulloa don't need replacing - just needed to be off the books. Okazaki, Vardy, Iheanacho, Diabete 4 strikers and keeping Mahrez and Silva will pop up a few no doubt. I'm not concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 29 January 2018 Share Posted 29 January 2018 43 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said: Funnily enough the odds are shrinking on this possible transfer apparently. . . . . Fat chance of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorlestonFox Posted 30 January 2018 Share Posted 30 January 2018 Surely with Musa and Ulloa gone he'll be here till the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 30 January 2018 Share Posted 30 January 2018 (edited) I'm also not sure he'll be leaving with Musa and Ulloa gone on loan until June, although I'm not ruling it out completely. We're currently left with Vardy, Slimani and Iheanacho up front. That should be healthy competition and allows for some tactical flexibility in case we need to put two strikers up front at the same time. Getting rid of Slimani now would be a bit risky imho - unless we have a suitable replacement lined up. Maybe a swap deal for Deeney or Giroud? Edited 30 January 2018 by MC Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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