Michail Antonio.

[VLC86]

6 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

He hasn't played for a year! Realistically you're looking at him getting up to speed in February at a push. He seems like a decent pro but I just don't think our fate at either end of the table hinges on this signing and all it does it shunt promising youngsters down the pack and kick the rebuild can down the road.

 

He'll score 5 goals as we finish 11th. 

I agree with all of that, especially the last sentence and I genuinely think that is where we would take. 

[Mike Oxlong]

Would be more of a goal threat even on crutches than Daka 

[murphy]

9 hours ago, JimJams said:

No good player that costs fxxk all to sign is coming to us though.  

 

James did.  They're out there, I'm sure. 

[em9999]

15 hours ago, BeaumontFox said:

Give him a shot .

If he was a racehorse he would have been 

[old koppite]

I just wish him the best of luck. I always dreaded us playing against whu when he was in their squad. If he can give us something different for this season as an impact sub, score a few and take the pressure off Abdul and Stephi, that’s fine by me. Give him a chance. 

[JimJams]

10 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Okay - so we should sign players for the sake of it? Ones that aren't going to be the difference between life above this division or in it? When we're in the dirt financially? Have a think, Christ

 

Did i say we should?  Christ...

[JimJams]

1 hour ago, murphy said:

James did.  They're out there, I'm sure. 

Hes not signing for us for free.

[Corbee]

Would expect he'll be wanting top dollar.

 

If he's fit enough to play then has to be worth a short term pay as you play deal. As long as someone sensible negotiates a suitable wage. 

 

Current strike force just isn't good enough 

Daka runs around a lot but no end result.

 

Ayew not in the mix enough and in my opinion is a better sub than a starter come on and put self about for last 20mins 

 

Carranza obviously not fancied by Marti and hasn't been given enough minutes. 

[ALC Fox]

Money aside, I remain open-minded about this.

 

That comeback video is very inspiring. For him to come back and try to play again when he could have just taken his sweet time and retired in luxury is no mean achievement.

 

He must be so motivated for a final swansong. He may even look at the longevity of some players like Vardy, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewandowski who just keep on going and think, if I get myself right, I've got maybe a few years left in me.

 

The odds are stacked against him because of the nature of his injuries, and there's no doubt that he was a prize idiot for the way in which he suffered them, but he was unplayable on his day. It's a HUGE if, but if his fitness is at least Championship level, he'll be an asset, of that I have no doubt.

[Stadt]

He’s made a career out of his physical attributes, he’s nearly 36 and he was involved in a terrible car accident.

 

It’s going to take him an age to be match fit and regain his sharpness - which he might not do at all. He’s not going to come here for 5k a week either. 

This exactly the sort of decision making that leads us to signing him and extending Vestergaard’s deal.

[Edingleyfox]

I just think the club needs to be looking beyond this season and getting a couple of young strikers in. There are 18 Championship players that have scored 6 or more goals this season we have 3 strikers with 4 goals between them only 2 from open play. .Are none of those good enough? Why you we seen to go for targets nearing the end of their careers on big money.

[ClaphamFox]

1 hour ago, Corbee said:

Would expect he'll be wanting top dollar.

 

If he's fit enough to play then has to be worth a short term pay as you play deal. As long as someone sensible negotiates a suitable wage. 

 

Current strike force just isn't good enough 

Daka runs around a lot but no end result.

 

Ayew not in the mix enough and in my opinion is a better sub than a starter come on and put self about for last 20mins 

 

Carranza obviously not fancied by Marti and hasn't been given enough minutes. 

He’s in no position to demand top dollar. Any club that signs him will be taking a massive gamble. Nobody is going to offer him silly money.

[teblin]

I’d have though my he was being looked at as an option whilst daka is away at the afcon? 

[filbertway]

18 minutes ago, Stadt said:

He’s made a career out of his physical attributes, he’s nearly 36 and he was involved in a terrible car accident.

 

It’s going to take him an age to be match fit and regain his sharpness - which he might not do at all. He’s not going to come here for 5k a week either. 

This exactly the sort of decision making that leads us to signing him and extending Vestergaard’s deal.

Yeah the more I think about this, it's hard to see how he has anywhere near the impact he was able to have in his prime.

 

I'd much rather save the money rather than have 4 blunt attackers. Problem is, in training he's up against our defenders and he probably looks like his prime self against Thomas and Vestergaard

 

[HankMarvin]

22 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Problem is, in training he's up against our defenders

Also when they say he looks sharp in training he is being compared to blokes that have scored four goals between them all season 

[Stopharage]

This might help up secure sponsorship from Saga. 

[Gamble92]

Has anyone made the joke that even if he had no legs he'd be better than Daka? Seems like a funny, original joke to make and it'll get loads of laughs. 

[ozvaldo]

Has he played since the car crash? 

[STEVIE B]

Nobody knows how he'll perform.

But if he has any form of leadership skills, go for it. We have nobody currently able to undertake this. 

[CornwallFox]

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Edited 13 December 2025 by CornwallFox

[Bablemikey]

Probably looks world class in training when he’s up against Thomas & Vestegaard.

[King Claudio]

He's only training with us.

 

No co-incidence this comes in a week following the rumours of Winks poor attitude in training.

 

If he's an experienced pro with a good attitude, it can only be a good thing that some of this is passed onto the youngsters 

 

Similar mindset with the Begovic signing

Edited 13 December 2025 by King Claudio

[The Year Of The Fox]

Nothing against the guy whatsoever. And a good player on his day. But he’s 35. I want to be looking to the future, signing players we’ve probably never heard of who may or may not come good for us in 2-3 years time

[CUJimmy]

Unless his agent is a total idiot he will know that he isn’t getting a contract with a PL team so we are realistically about as high as he could aim.  
 

He should also understand that he isn’t going to get anything beyond the end of this season because any sensible club will want to check on his fitness … ah, I see the problem.

[trooky]

Waste of time signing him, 35 and recovering from a shattered femur from a serious car accident.