Bluearmyfox28 Posted 5 June 2019 Share Posted 5 June 2019 I would have him as a 3rd choice option for that price yes. Do I think we need him? no. Do I think we will need to sign another striker as back up with more quality? Yes. Regardless of it being £5m use that money to get someone with a little extra talent in a transfer fee elsewhere & get Sturridge in on a free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 5 June 2019 Share Posted 5 June 2019 (edited) If we don't sign Maupay, and Bren doesn't trust either Ian or Gray, then sure. It's five million. He can have a two year contract. Strurridge is a better shout but it's not certain Sturridge will be injury free. Edited 5 June 2019 by Foxxed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 5 June 2019 Share Posted 5 June 2019 2 hours ago, Tuna said: We're not spending that sort of money on a backup player. Dunk???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 5 June 2019 Share Posted 5 June 2019 For 5 million its a cheap no brainer, much in the same mold as the Evans transfer. If this allows us to splash the cash on YT and a quality wide man, I'd be fine with this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 5 June 2019 Share Posted 5 June 2019 3 hours ago, Merchant_Banker said: That's easy, Tell WBA we are ignoring the release clause and offer £40m. This comment just broke my internet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterpool Posted 5 June 2019 Share Posted 5 June 2019 I reckon he'll go Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Guiza Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 *shudders at the source* https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/leicester-city-join-sheffield-united-in-race-to-sign-west-bromwich-albion-star-jay-rodriguez-73816 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanchflower78 Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 The difficulty we have is that Vardy remains prolific for us and is the modern day Stevie Walsh to this club. Any striker knows he will play second fiddle to him so it must be difficult to attract a top player to come in for that reason. Should there be truth in the Rodriguez story we are simply looking for the best value backup plan available. Doesn't send shudders down the spine but the alternative is Iheanacho. We spanked a fortune on the lad and cant afford him the time to find his feet due to the instant impact Vardy gives us (albeit different players). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesFourLife Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 We need a quality back up to Vardy God forbid any thing happens to him and we're in the shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 39 minutes ago, FoxesFourLife said: We need a quality back up to Vardy God forbid any thing happens to him and we're in the shit To be fair most PL clubs are in the same boat of they lose their main striker, not many have quality back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox85 Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 39 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: To be fair most PL clubs are in the same boat of they lose their main striker, not many have quality back up. We havent even got a back up never mind a quality back up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 He'd be good back up... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 For 5m he is worth the chance we are desperate in his position... and he will make for better backup than what we currently have 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 13 minutes ago, foxes_rule1978 said: For 5m he is worth the chance we are desperate in his position... and he will make for better backup than what we currently have ... That's not hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 1 hour ago, Fox85 said: We havent even got a back up never mind a quality back up And that's why we are interested in him I suppose cheap and willing to sit on the bench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paninistickers Posted 11 June 2019 Share Posted 11 June 2019 I will be horrified if we sign this dude. We are miles and miles away from the days of picking up the likes of him, or Bamford, or Billy Sharp. Anodyne championship players. It doesn't make any sense at all. It totally goes against our recent MO If we need cover for Vardy, then if nothing else Barnes or Gray can play there - both light years ahead of this fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indierich06 Posted 12 June 2019 Share Posted 12 June 2019 11 hours ago, Paninistickers said: I will be horrified if we sign this dude. We are miles and miles away from the days of picking up the likes of him, or Bamford, or Billy Sharp. Anodyne championship players. It doesn't make any sense at all. It totally goes against our recent MO If we need cover for Vardy, then if nothing else Barnes or Gray can play there - both light years ahead of this fella Rodriguez has spent 6 of the last 7 seasons playing in the top flight? And he scored 33 Premier League goals despite missing nearly two seasons through injury. Very strange to write him off as a 'Championship player' because he got relegated with West Brom and has spent 1 season there. By that logic, Jonny Evans is just a Championship player and we should bin him off as well. As for Gray being 'light years' ahead of him, he's scored 8 times in 108 games. I'm not bothered if we sign him or not, and if we do it would surely be purely a backup signing - but to write him off in such strong terms and to compare him to players like Bamford who has failed every time he's played in the PL and Billy Sharp who's only ever made about 3 PL appearances is just ridiculous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 12 June 2019 Share Posted 12 June 2019 12 hours ago, Paninistickers said: I will be horrified if we sign this dude. We are miles and miles away from the days of picking up the likes of him, or Bamford, or Billy Sharp. Anodyne championship players. It doesn't make any sense at all. It totally goes against our recent MO If we need cover for Vardy, then if nothing else Barnes or Gray can play there - both light years ahead of this fella Gray!!.. light years ahead!!?.... You are joking, right? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 12 June 2019 Share Posted 12 June 2019 Would be quite happy with this signing as back up. We need a squad, not 26 first team players. That would be a recipe for disaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacedX Posted 12 June 2019 Share Posted 12 June 2019 12 hours ago, Paninistickers said: If we need cover for Vardy, then if nothing else Barnes or Gray can play there - both light years ahead of this fella Yeah, converting Gray into a striker....remind me how that turned out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fox seen in Norwich Posted 12 June 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 12 June 2019 2 hours ago, Line-X said: Yeah, converting Gray into a striker....remind me how that turned out. Still yet to convert him in to a winger 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_lcfc_85 Posted 12 June 2019 Share Posted 12 June 2019 Don't see the issue with this..... particularly at 5m. Persuading anyone to be backup to Vardy would be difficult unless we were a top 6 club and even then it isn't easy. Rodriguez has always done ok, even got in and around the England squad a few times. Worse case is he's a flop and does nothing, we lose 5m.... not the end of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB-THE-BLUE Posted 12 June 2019 Share Posted 12 June 2019 14 minutes ago, chris_lcfc_85 said: Don't see the issue with this..... particularly at 5m. Persuading anyone to be backup to Vardy would be difficult unless we were a top 6 club and even then it isn't easy. Rodriguez has always done ok, even got in and around the England squad a few times. Worse case is he's a flop and does nothing, we lose 5m.... not the end of the world Still better business than 2 x £25m+ flops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 12 June 2019 Share Posted 12 June 2019 I seem to be alone in this but I like Rodrigues. Intelligent runner and a hard worker. Goes in patches like all strikers but I don’t think it’s the worst prospect. If he still has the fire and desire I can actually see it being a good fit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattolcfc Posted 12 June 2019 Share Posted 12 June 2019 He's better than Nacho so he's definitely an improvement to the squad. Get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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