Langston Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 18 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said: It's a move that definitely worked for WBA last season. Whilst I don't particularly want Sturridge here I don't think it's fair to look at this loan and use it to fully judge him. They were beyond help last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 1 hour ago, Fox92 said: Aside from his high wages and problems with injuries, I wouldn't even want him on the pitch. Seems to greedy and wants to shoot all the time. Seems they are the best assets for a striker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 Quality player and as long as his wages reflected his injury record I wouldn't be against this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 15 minutes ago, Langston said: Whilst I don't particularly want Sturridge here I don't think it's fair to look at this loan and use it to fully judge him. They were beyond help last season. Well that's OK then, because he didn't provide any help. And he wouldn't here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danizen Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 If we don't get our main targets in, we could do a lot worse. Rodgers will get him playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genesis1 Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 I think people forget the season he had with Suraz when he was the number 1 England striker and was arguably a world class season. I think it would be worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StriderHiryu Posted 14 April 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 14 April 2019 If we got him on a free transfer and he was given a one / two season deal, or even a pay as you play deal then why not? He's a sicknote, but he has proven quality and I'd have more hope of Sturridge coming off the bench to score than Ihenacho. If it doesn't work out, then a one year deal is not the end of the world. Vardy will always be number one, so we need more of an impact striker / someone happy to rotate. If we signed him, then we have a striker for the immediate future (Vardy), a good impact player with high quality (Sturridge) and a striker for the future (Ihenacho). All for a transfer fee of zero. I am sure there would be a signing on fee, but in the overall scheme of things, would be considerably cheaper than recruiting a player with a transfer fee. The bigger concern would be if we gave him a multi-year deal on high wages, because history says the player spends more time in the medical room than on the pitch. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey123 Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 Free transfer, loves Brendan, could see him being well motivated to play for us and could see him linking well with vardy and bagging a few goals. Sign him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 Interesting one. If we could get a tune out of him then it would be a risk worth taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 (edited) If you touch him, he may well break/fracture something.. Edited 14 April 2019 by Wymeswold fox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 If you have to say 'if we can keep him fit all season' with a player like Sturridge, you should already be exercising caution. His injury record is terrible - and you can't be having someone who's unreliable in that sense. I know he won't be a replacement for Vardy and more of a back-up but even so, if Vardy's injured you're hardly going to get a decent run of games where Sturridge could play full matches without the thought of him picking up some injury to rule him out as well. Plus, he's been a bit-part player at Liverpool and even in some appearances that were more than just a few cameo minutes, he's hardly impressed. The last 2-3 seasons he's been fairly poor compared to the time about 5 seasons ago when he was banging them in for fun. It'd be a no from me on this one. Yes he may have good history with Rodgers but that doesn't outweigh the fact he'd barely play for us and be that productive for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewquayFox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 Great player when fit & on form. I would imagine he’s on a big wage but offset that against Okazaki & Slimani leaving and freeing up funds, maybe even Iheanacho leaving/loaned out so this could be a decent move for both parties... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 5 minutes ago, NewquayFox said: Great player when fit & on form. I would imagine he’s on a big wage but offset that against Okazaki & Slimani leaving and freeing up funds, maybe even Iheanacho leaving/loaned out so this could be a decent move for both parties... That leaves us with only Vardy and Sturridge as options if that went through. We'd need some further serious investment in that striker department otherwise it's ridiculously naive to think we could get by a whole season with just 2 'natural' strikers. One of those being ridiculously injury-prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 It doesn't matter what salary he's currently on. If nobody else is interested he will take whatever we offer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La-li-lu-le-lo Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 It’s a potential Paul Merson at Pompey situation. Keep him fit and he’s not a half bad player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 Iconic celebration that instantly makes anyone a dickhead when they copy him. KEEN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langston Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 6 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: It doesn't matter what salary he's currently on. If nobody else is interested he will take whatever we offer. China will wave some money at him, absolutely no doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewquayFox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 40 minutes ago, StanSP said: That leaves us with only Vardy and Sturridge as options if that went through. We'd need some further serious investment in that striker department otherwise it's ridiculously naive to think we could get by a whole season with just 2 'natural' strikers. One of those being ridiculously injury-prone. Slimani hasn’t played for us this season and Okazaki has hardly had a look in similar to Iheanacho, Sturridge in and hopefully Che Adams, Demari Gray is definitely not an option as a stand in striker, he’s not even an option as a winger in my opinion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyshireFox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 Who would be more likely to get you a goal, Sturridge or Iheanacho? Much as I want Nacho to come good, it’s not a bad option to have. No fee, I’d expect a reduced salary to Liverpool, and more transfer kitty to put towards Tielemans ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 5 hours ago, Charl91 said: What about Nicky Maynard Now you‘re talking. Gerrimin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Nacho Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 I'd be happy with this. Can't be any worse than what we've had in the past, especially if we don't have to spend a penny buying him. Hopefully Brendan can get the best out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspa Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 He's finito. Doesn't have the pace, been ravaged by injuries and has had no consistent impact on the game in more than 4 years 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathrow fox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 Plus a player who relies on constant quality around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 If the rumours are true regarding the betting probe, he should be banned for at least half of a season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 14 April 2019 Share Posted 14 April 2019 Let be honest keep him fit and he's a step up in quality, on Okizaki, Nacho. Free transfer and wages to reflect his injury record, could work out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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