Jordan Ayew (interest confirmed by Percy)

[MGLCFC]

Just now, whoareyaaa said:

What about the lad from Brighton

Didn't seem to be taking any on Monday, but who knows?

[DJ Barry Hammond]

Just now, Soar Fox said:

No problem. N’golo Kante didn’t seem to need any premier league experience that season though.

But that was the following season, after we had signed a number of experienced pro’s - and with the remainder of the squad having experienced a season in the Premiership.

 

Two of our other key additions that season - Okazaki and Fuchs - had played at Bundesliga level for many seasons and were vastly experienced outside of the Premier League.

[tsintskaro]

And when you thought you were terrible at spending money, Leicester city comes to the rescue 

Edited 22 August 2024 by tsintskaro

[Matt]

I’m not excited by it, nor am I impressed or enthused.

 

However, I mentioned in pre season when everyone was saying bad everything was that our best seasons have come off the back of awful pre seasons and our worst seasons have come off the back of great pre seasons.

 

Likewise I’ve noticed a trend on here whereby players who sign and are hyped up usually turn out to be pretty average, terrible or outright failures and some of our best players are written off, not really cut it elsewhere, misfits.

 

I also said earlier this week that people need their expectations tempering a little bit, they need to realise where we are in the food chain, the damage that was done 2-3 years ago has lead us to this point.

 

Edited 22 August 2024 by Matt

[AKCJ]

Got no issue with it presuming he's not seen as the goalscorer we lack.

 

Offers a tremendous amount off the bench or starting in the tougher matches.

 

The only worry I have is contract length given he's 33 in a few weeks time. 2 years would be fine by me or 2 with an option of a 3rd.

 

Think too many are looking at this as being uninteresting or unexciting and I get that because he doesn't score or assist enough but honestly a lot of you are in for a shock at just how effective he is at releasing pressure for his team. He's a ****ing nightmare to play against when you're chasing a game and bringing him off the bench in scenarios like we saw on Monday night will get him a lot of plaudits from even the most staunch Foxestalker.

 

So yeah, he's not a goalscorer but his value is in how good he is at defending from the front.

 

The main thing now is to make sure we get that guaranteed goal threat that can play in the 9 or the 10.

Edited 22 August 2024 by AKCJ

[RonnieTodger]

Reminds me of when I played FM for the first time and was pleased to sign anyone.

 

I bought David Healy for Liverpool.

[AKCJ]

11 minutes ago, MGLCFC said:

Didn't seem to be taking any on Monday, but who knows?

He took one and it went about 30 yards over the bar.

[STUHILL]

Ayew was likely identified early but was our 4th or 5th choice. 

We are now desperate and so Palace put us over a barrel with the price. 

I think he will be a useful addition and contribute, but yet again, we have overpaid and had to settle on our 4th/5th choice. 

You just have to hope that we pull something out the hat with two more coming in, with clubs like Chelsea suddenly having to push players out. 

It has been a very disappointing window so far, and of all seasons, we really needed a surprisingly good one. 

[The_77]

We finally have our Ayoze replacement. 

[James_lcfc]

13 minutes ago, Realist Guy In The Room said:

This is a really good signing which time will prove.

 

Really hope all the people on here crying about it have enough balls to offer up a cup of fanny juice.

Not really sure what that means, but it made me laugh!

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

The price really isn't that much. £1.7m per season, rising to £2.7m if we stay up.

 

His g/a isn't great but Palace fans really rate him. I bet he'll have a more positive impact while costing a lot less than a lot of our more glamorous signings like Ayoze Perez, Ahmed Musa and Patson Daka.

Edited 22 August 2024 by LeePhilpottsBaldSpot

[Dahnsouff]

Depends on his position in the pecking order, but don’t hate it if he is backup, late sub.

There is no resale question to answer here as that is clearly not relevant to this type of signing.

[Muzzy_no7]

Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham, Palace, Brighton Forest etc all making multiple good signings splashing bare cash while the 15/16 PL winners, 2021 FA Cup winners 2021 Charity shield winners and team that finished 5th twice, stink the place out with Jordan Ayew because of a rule made to protect the ‘big 6’.

 

Stinks. 

**** PSR

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Hideous awful signing 

 

****ing pathetic in all honesty

 

shouldnt go near a player 30 plus who scores 3 goals a  season let alone paying money for him

[Paninistickers]

Tis what it is. Just gotta hope he does a job in a way, say, a washed up Willian did for Fulham..

 

But, it's just sound destroying as it would be for Palace to buy Marc Albrighton off us for 8m and paying him 50k a week for the next three years. 

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, Paninistickers said:

Tis what it is. Just gotta hope he does a job in a way, say, a washed up Willian did for Fulham..

 

But, it's just sound destroying as it would be for Palace to buy Marc Albrighton off us for 8m and paying him 50k a week for the next three years. 

The positions are not comparable even slightly - we have been promoted after being relegated.

[StanSP]

10 minutes ago, The_77 said:

We finally have our Ayoze replacement. 

Hattrick coming up vs Southampton. 

 

Shame there's no Sheff Utd to bag against though... 

[Buzzell]

If he works his bollocks off for the team then brilliant. If he comes in half arsed then he can piss off.

[Foxmeister]

2 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham, Palace, Brighton Forest etc all making multiple good signings splashing bare cash while the 15/16 PL winners, 2021 FA Cup winners 2021 Charity shield winners and team that finished 5th twice, stink the place out with Jordan Ayew because of a rule made to protect the ‘big 6’.

 

Stinks. 

**** PSR

This is blatantly untrue, the other 14 can vote it out anytime they like. When it was introduced, 8 of the 13 that voted in favour were outside the big 6 and another abstained.

[Richard]

Literally every comment by a Palace fan on the Athletic article is gutted he's going and say he will be missed

[Filbert Fireworks]

Courses for horses with this one. 

Gives tge team the option to bring on / start a hardworking player who can defend from the front.

A good quality for some scenario's. 

Think we all know he isn't coming for gis goals and assists. 

A team is greater than the sum of its parts and all that. 

 

 

[FrankieADZ]

53 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

well if he’s good enough for Palace, then he is certainly what we need.

 

 

People need to let go of our league win and European campaigns. It’s giving people unrealistic ideas of the type of player we should try and sign.

atm hes not good enough for palace, as he hasnt been starting and hes not been offered a new deal....

and im not against signing at all, Im against the price tag, that much for a 32/33yr old, its alot of money considering the state finance wise we are in

[Micky]

2 minutes ago, Richard said:

Literally every comment by a Palace fan on the Athletic article is gutted he's going and say he will be missed

Don't, they won't want to hear it. 

[honeybradger]

20 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Got no issue with it presuming he's not seen as the goalscorer we lack.

 

Offers a tremendous amount off the bench or starting in the tougher matches.

 

The only worry I have is contract length given he's 33 in a few weeks time. 2 years would be fine by me or 2 with an option of a 3rd.

 

Think too many are looking at this as being uninteresting or unexciting and I get that because he doesn't score or assist enough but honestly a lot of you are in for a shock at just how effective he is at releasing pressure for his team. He's a ****ing nightmare to play against when you're chasing a game and bringing him off the bench in scenarios like we saw on Monday night will get him a lot of plaudits from even the most staunch Foxestalker.

 

So yeah, he's not a goalscorer but his value is in how good he is at defending from the front.

 

The main thing now is to make sure we get that guaranteed goal threat that can play in the 9 or the 10.

£8mil to sign a player on a 2 year contract . PSR wise that's the equivalent of signing a player for £20mil on a 5 year deal. Give us a transfer ban now please FA, we will be a lot better off.

[Richard]

Just now, Micky said:

Don't, they won't want to hear it. 

He's not a fast 19 year old South American winger with 30 senior appearances