Jordan Ayew (interest confirmed by Percy)

[foxpleasure]

32 minutes ago, Babylon said:

We didn't vote for their implementation, I don't believe we were in the league for that vote. I think we've voted on changes though. Can't remember exactly, we've been over this before in other threads. 

Thanks for that, I stand corrected.Vote was in 2013, before we were in the league when the vote took place. 

[Finnegan]

2 hours ago, moore_94 said:

@Finnegan do we need to put Nixon in a higher tier…?

 

Yeah he can get promoted to tier 4.

[Muzzy_no7]

4m would likely be enough to get Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson from OH Leuven so why on earth are we picking this Plonker? 

[Finnegan]

Just now, Muzzy_no7 said:

4m would likely be enough to get Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson from OH Leuven so why on earth are we picking this Plonker? 

 

ExPeRiEnCe 

[DezFox]

1 minute ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

4m would likely be enough to get Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson from OH Leuven so why on earth are we picking this Plonker? 

Becuase cooper want players who have already experienced mediocre in the premier league 

[Muzzy_no7]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

ExPeRiEnCe 

Because Ayew has been a huge success in the PL😂😂😂

[Silva Fox]

Rather have Origi for free!

[Fox92]

8 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

4m would likely be enough to get Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson from OH Leuven so why on earth are we picking this Plonker? 

Because we're spending all our money on a shit midfielder from Spurs!

[Sankey93]

Do we want ayew and another big target did Percy say ?

[mozartfox]

2 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Finally a good source confirms it… ffs
 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/08/19/leicester-city-premier-league-ready-steve-cooper-summer/
 

Leicester have offered £4 million for Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew

Dufkin OUT.  Recruitment Bods allowed to keeps their jobs despite the obvious use usage of recreational substances.  In Thailand they would be hanged.  
 

This would be a truly shocking acquisition. We are becoming the new Sheffield United. 
 

Now let’s go after Andros Townsend and Charlie Austin.

[SafewayFox]

Seeing this change to Tier 1 without reading the posts has ruined my day and we’ve not even lost at home tonight yet 👀

[Muzzy_no7]

9 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Because we're spending all our money on a shit midfielder from Spurs!

Skipp isn’t ‘sh*t

[Fox92]

1 hour ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Skipp isn’t ‘sh*t

Maybe that was a bit harsh but mediocre at best. But that's where we are now.

[Jon the Hat]

1 hour ago, Fox92 said:

Maybe that was a bit harsh but mediocre at best. But that's where we are now.

You think a mediocre players gets on the pitch 20 Plus times for Spurs? Delusional.

[Kitchandro]

22 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

You think a mediocre players gets on the pitch 20 Plus times for Spurs? Delusional.

It happened with Eric Dier, so yeh. 
 

He might be amazing for all I know but Spurs are not much better than mediocre really.

[StriderHiryu]

I am by no means a fan of this signing, but looking at the stats, he's a different player in terms of role on the pitch to the one I expected:

 

 

The heatmap indicates he's a winger / wide forward, not a striker. He also spends a lot of time trying to make life uncomfortable for the opposition full back. He only scored 4 goals, but was only expected to score 4 goals, so he converted what came his way. That's despite missing 4 big chances, which would have given him a much better profile.

 

He had 7 assists from an expected number of less than 3. That is a big outlier and I wonder if it's a case of setting up a simple pass for an Olise / Eze wonder strike, or that maybe he's secretly an intelligent passer of the ball? Probably the former.

 

 

Meanwhile we see he's great at pressing and closing players down, and has a decent ability to beat a man and / or provide for someone else.

 

Hardly a creative outlet then, but last time we went down a large reason as to why was people not pushing themselves because they were lining up their next move. This is unlikely to be the case with Ayew.

[HitchinFox]

3 hours ago, Sankey93 said:

Do we want ayew and another big target did Percy say ?

Kevin Pressman?

[J.Lisemore]

Recruitment team must have worked overtime to find this one  

[FoxinNotts]

3 hours ago, Silva Fox said:

Rather have Origi for free!

Origi was absolutely pants for Forest last season. Avoid

[RedSoxUK]

Palace clearly don't want to sell to us if we've offered £4m for a near 33 year old and they've not bitten. Played for Palace this weekend and clearly rated by Glasner.

 

Don't need to go over all the qualities he has but it's a sensible signing as a wide option / sure up the game when we're in the position for points / start against much better teams. He's absolutely not coming in as a starting striker but an option upfront / out wide.

 

I'm all for it tbh just don't think he/Palace want it.

 

[Silva Fox]

11 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

Origi was absolutely pants for Forest last season. Avoid

He'd still be a better option than Ayew!

[FoxinNotts]

3 minutes ago, Silva Fox said:

He'd still be a better option than Ayew!

down the middle, maybe, but if Ayew does come in, I think he'd be mainly used off the bench to play RHS attacker.

[Fox92]

1 hour ago, Jon the Hat said:

You think a mediocre players gets on the pitch 20 Plus times for Spurs? Delusional.

Yes. I could list plenty. Danny Rose for starters.

 

Why are people all of a sudden pretending Spurs are this massive constantly successful team.

[Number 6]

The weird thing now is that I don't think we're short of experience. You've got Vardy at 37, Coady at 31, Vestergaard at 32, BDR at 31... It doesn't look like there's a big hole there for this squad. 

 

The success of our long term business model probably depends on getting in good young players and making a profit. Last summer felt much better organised.

[coolhandfox]

34 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

The weird thing now is that I don't think we're short of experience. You've got Vardy at 37, Coady at 31, Vestergaard at 32, BDR at 31... It doesn't look like there's a big hole there for this squad. 

 

The success of our long term business model probably depends on getting in good young players and making a profit. Last summer felt much better organised.

We have always signed a blend of young and old since the Pearson days.