Lasty Posted 18 July 2014 Share Posted 18 July 2014 Happy with the signing. Will be a good striker for us given the service. Not bothered about the fee either. It's not my money and 7 mil is bugger all in premier terms these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_77 Posted 18 July 2014 Share Posted 18 July 2014 Could be a solid signing. No PL experience and he's not super skillful, but he's gonna feast off of his teammates' wing play and speed. Definitely an upgrade to Wood as the team's big (in stature) striker, and considering all the money that's been thrown around in the PL, 7 mil' sounds pretty reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Hamez Posted 18 July 2014 Share Posted 18 July 2014 I'm ready to be excited for him (although a Brighton fan I know used the word Akinbiyi to describe him). From all the players we've been linked with, the prices floated around and what some of them went for, this seems about right. They were all about 8mil, mostly 28 or older, none proven above a championship or similar standard and few with a 20 a season track record. We've got one of them who's (marginally) younger and (marginally) cheaper. But most importantly, he's the one NP and the guys wanted. I think they've earned a little trust with their transfer dealings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA LAZAROU Posted 18 July 2014 Share Posted 18 July 2014 Genuine question...why is everyone so preoccupied with the money at the club? I really don't get it. The Thais aren't skint, we made over 70 million from getting promoted and we've sold out of season tickets. Pretty much, every home game will be nearly sold out I suspect. We are now Premiership. Before the likes of Babylon gets his sensible head on, I'm NOT advocating spending silly money. But 7 million quid, having made what we've made and will make, seems a scratch on the surface. Doesn't it? At last someone else seeing the kings not wearing any clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydos Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Genuine question...why is everyone so preoccupied with the money at the club? I really don't get it. The Thais aren't skint, we made over 70 million from getting promoted and we've sold out of season tickets. Pretty much, every home game will be nearly sold out I suspect. We are now Premiership. Before the likes of Babylon gets his sensible head on, I'm NOT advocating spending silly money. But 7 million quid, having made what we've made and will make, seems a scratch on the surface. Doesn't it? I agree. And £7m is worth at least double what it was last time we were in the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydos Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 I know wages must play a part in the package, as well. It just strikes me as rather odd to pay £7m for an Argentine striker from a Championship club, while at the same time, Demba Ba goes to Turkey for £4.5m. I guess age plays a part, too (Ba is two years older than Ulloa). The relations are all upside down in a way. He will go for that price because nobody is going to pay £10m+ and £80,000 a week in wages. It's pretty standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Troop Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 I just don't understand some of our 'supporters'? Here we are, in the best position in terms of league status and finance for so many years. We have a management team that seem balanced, experienced and good at what they do and we can look forward to seeing some of they very best players in the world over the next 9 months, yet they still have to find something to moan about or someone to take a pop at. We ain't a top 6 club, we ain't competing with them either, we will play in our own little league within the Prem and I for one am happy with our lot, it will be tough to survive, better teams than us have struggled in the past, but this is where I want us to be, these are the challenges I want us to face. Ulloa made our defenders look pedantic at the KP last season. I'm sure he will do the same to some of our competitors this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygee Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Put the ball on his head he will score everytime... Oh hold on albrighton, Knockeart, mahrez, de leat, drinkwater...... Some decent ball crossers there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Put the ball on his head he will score everytime... Oh hold on albrighton, Knockeart, mahrez, de leat, drinkwater...... Some decent ball crossers there!!! Yep, I like the look of him. Looks like he can score all types of goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 As Lionel Ritchie once said... Ulloa!!?.. Is it me your looking for!!..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Hamez Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 As Lionel Ritchie once said... Ulloa!!?.. Is it me your looking for!!..... As the Rolling Stones once said, It's Ulloa Now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuliasz Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 I can see a K-nockaert-esque debate occurring with the pronunciation of his name. Is oo-low-a, oo-yo-ah (Castellan Spanish) or oo-schwah (Latin Spanish)? Is the oo actually yoo? Probably for the best that Youngy's moved on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 I know wages must play a part in the package, as well. It just strikes me as rather odd to pay £7m for an Argentine striker from a Championship club, while at the same time, Demba Ba goes to Turkey for £4.5m. I guess age plays a part, too (Ba is two years older than Ulloa). The relations are all upside down in a way. My views entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Ulloa made our defenders look pedantic at the KP last season. I'm sure he will do the same to some of our competitors this season. Are you sure about that? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pedantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Lots of pound notes? Millions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramadaone Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Best header of the ball in the Championship Great first touch and decent on the ball He will score goals in the PL and they don't come cheap Fair price paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasmurf Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Some decent goals in that clip. Still think we've had our pants pulled down over the fee looking at some of the summer moves. Can't wait to see how he gets on in the PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gliballs Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 I can't get excited about this, he's just a bit of a munter y'know, and I'm convinced he's the reincarnation of the guy from the green mile that got fried first. But to be fair if NP is after a physical striker who can poach a goal and be on the end of some quality delivery off the wings (which I think we'll have with Mahrez, Knocky, and especially Albrighton) then he's as good as we're going to get no?He impressed fairly well in a defensively set up Brighton squad last season, and that's despite injury, I think he'll do good for us, more to the point I think alongside Vardy he will give opposition multiple threats to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Fox Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Signing strikers is always a little bit of a gamble, But I think he'll prove good value for us. 7 million is little money nowadays for a premiership player, especially a striker. Any striker who has two goals from two cup matches against premiership opposition can't be two bad. I also like the way he sorts his feet out quickly and takes up good positions in the box. Yes the more I think about it the more I think Pearson has got it right again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Think I would have preferred Troy Deeney!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burger Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Think I would have preferred Troy Deeney!!!! It's a good job you're not manager then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLM Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 He got a good tally in the team that created so few chances last season. We need ariel presence up front, and Ulloa is far more proficient than Wood from what i've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Genuine question...why is everyone so preoccupied with the money at the club? I really don't get it. The Thais aren't skint, we made over 70 million from getting promoted and we've sold out of season tickets. Pretty much, every home game will be nearly sold out I suspect. We are now Premiership. Before the likes of Babylon gets his sensible head on, I'm NOT advocating spending silly money. But 7 million quid, having made what we've made and will make, seems a scratch on the surface. Doesn't it? I'm not bothered about paying £7m for Ulloa if that's who we wanted. But lots of people on here seemed to think we'd be able to spend £30/40/£50m no problem with the prem money. And that was before all the £180m nonsense the press reported. As I said at the time that's just not feasible, even more so now FFP has come into place. When you take into account the losses we were already running at, the bonuses paid to players and staff, automatic wage increases and renewed contracts the amount left over to spend on new player fees and wages isn't going to be those kind of amounts. You only need to look at Saints books, their losses and amounts outstanding on players to see that. The way the club and Pearson have acted since he came back I have every faith in them to sensibly invest without taking silly risks. Which is what they have been preaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxInTheBirstallBox Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 If people are moaning at the moment, why not look at is this way, this will be so far 5/6 signings we have made, and spent 7mil…..Thats no money at all for the money. the only problem i can see is that spending money like that on someone means you gotta play him every week, lets hope he's physically up to it. Im very hopeful! good signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 19 July 2014 Share Posted 19 July 2014 Ulloa ulloa!!.. Listen carefully I will say this only once...... Deeney will score more goals for Burnley than Ulloa will for us!!!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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