"Marquee Signing"

Craggsy2 said:
If we're not spending the money on an expensive striker then he would be a good shout if he's prepared to drop down to the Championship
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Fit our transfer model, past and present.
7 George Boateng = Frank Onyeka - Loan
10 Paul Gascoigne = Ross Barkley - Free
11 Patrick Bamford = Sam Surridge £2m/£3m
 
If we don’t bring these players in that Wilder wants then this window has been a failure and the recruitment team have let us down - we are not good enough as things stand. Our best midfielder has not been replaced and we all know “project strikers” aren’t the answer to the lack of goals. Wilder will walk if he isn’t backed properly
 
FatCat said:
Is Sam Surridge any good - his stats don’t excite me !
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Here’s his combined Championship shot map.. it is an impressive collection of high quality chances, often inside the six-yard box and rarely outside the penalty area.

Surridge took 49 attempts at goal for Swansea and Bournemouth in the Championship, which equates to around 2.2 attempts per full match, scoring eight times. He’s predominately right footed, 30 shots compared to 8 with his left and the remaining 11 were headers. All bar ten attempts were assisted by a teammate, so he was reliant on a steady stream of opportunities.

He was caught offside twice every three complete matches, which in an era where the officials are reluctant to call the offense indicates he tends to play on the last defender.

Once we delve into the expected goals figures, it quickly becomes apparent why Surridge has impressed our scouting operation.

Although he took penalties at Yeovil, there are no penalty kicks to artificially boost Surridge’s xG in the Championship and neither are direct free kicks part of his scoring metrics. 42 out of 49 originated from regular, open play.

His xG per attempt is 0.2, which is huge. Surridge certainly has the knack of being available in very good scoring positions, close to the goal. As a comparison, a shot from the edge of the box registers just 0.05 xG, so his goal poaching instinct, first demonstrated in League Two has thrived up two divisions in class.

But it is Surridge’s xG per 90 number from his two spells in the Championship that suggest that we may have finally secured a longterm solution to our dearth of scoring since selling Patrick Bamford to Leeds at cost price.

Overall across both seasons, Surridge averages 0.47 xG per 90. Once again an excellent figure. It suggests a scoring rate of one goal every two and a bit matches and gives substance to the player’s ambition to become a 20 goal a season player.

Surridge would have ranked fourth with his non-penalty xG per 90 scoring rate in the 2019/20 Championship season at Swansea and 9th the following year with Bournemouth, for players who had played at least 700 minutes of football.

He’s a potential gem, who may have slipped under the scouting radar because of his youth, his lack of minutes, relative to older rivals and the pre-eminence of his strike partner at Bournemouth, the equally youthful, Dominic Solanke.

Using current and Stoke strikers as a benchmark, the quality and quantity of chances which fell to Surridge per 90 minutes, exceeds by some distance those achieved by Gregory, Afobe and Vokes, both as 22 year old players and during their time at Stoke.. he also eclipses the xG numbers for both Fletcher and Campbell, (although with due respect to the latter, Tyrese has proved to be exceptionally clinical with the chances that have fallen his way).

24 year old 6'3 held back by his young age and preference for experience in the premier league. He's a more polished Emil Riis with experience at a higher level he's cheaper and a better bet. He fits into the squad which we are building. He's fit for purpose.
 
VestasBoro said:
Is everything ok at home? You seem to just post negative on every single topic.
Is there any aspect of the club, backroom or on the pitch, that you're happy with currently?
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He’s somebody’s alter ego I’m sure of it. Look at the avatar. An angry man.
 
Hollywood said:
Gazette said marquee not CW or Boro
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He said “There will be some big names that will come and people will go, ‘wow, that’s a really good signing”, regardless of your pontifercating on the exact wording - he meant exactly the same sentiment and you know this.
 
fassy said:
He said “There will be some big names that will come and people will go, ‘wow, that’s a really good signing”, regardless of your pontifercating on the exact wording - he meant exactly the same sentiment and you know this.
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But it isn’t though is it. when we signed Muniz and Mowatt I said “ they’re really good signings” but they are not what you’d describe as marquee.
 
Jedi boro said:
He’s not free though Is he.
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No.. as I have said he is a free agent, a free transfer. Just like Darragh Lenihan, Tommy Smith & Liam Roberts if reports are to be believed regarding his wages at Chelsea and if he were to demand those very same wages he would cost around £5m a year in wages alone. £10m for two years £15m for three.

But there would be no transfer fee, if you were to say spend £5m on a transfer fee for such a player and pay £20k a week you'd be looking at £8m over three years

For the same outlay you would be looking at paying around £53k a week in wages over three years.. more appealing to the player and better to spread those monies for the club rather than paying large fees upfront or earlier.

Rangers wont be breaking the bank for Ross Barkley £35k a week over FIVE YEARS? £8.75m

Say Boro offered £50k a week over two years? £5m would be a manageable gamble for all parties. although I don't think it will be that much.

Preferred move would be for a prem club in my opinion over a longer period of time. Him going to Newcastle would not surprise me.
 
I am not advocating we should sign him, or that he would choose to come here, but you could make a case for it not being financial lunacy.

He will have got a pay off from Chelsea and will be aware he can't get near his Chelsea contract elsewhere.
As soon as he signs, you own his registration; there is upside in selling him on.
£35k per week on a 3 year contract for a 28 year old with ability would be a £5.5m commitment across those 3 years.
Paying £3.5m for Riley McGree (or anyone else) on a 4 year £12k per week contract would be a bigger commitment.

We took Gaston Ramirez as a "free" and then sold him for £6m a year and a half later, undoubtedly making money on the whole deal, not costing money.
Espinosa came on a free and sold him for £4m a year later.

Could he have a major impact?
 
indeedido said:
I am not advocating we should sign him, or that he would choose to come here, but you could make a case for it not being financial lunacy.

He will have got a pay off from Chelsea and will be aware he can't get near his Chelsea contract elsewhere.
As soon as he signs, you own his registration; there is upside in selling him on.
£35k per week on a 3 year contract for a 28 year old with ability would be a £5.5m commitment across those 3 years.
Paying £3.5m for Riley McGree (or anyone else) on a 4 year £12k per week contract would be a bigger commitment.

We took Gaston Ramirez as a "free" and then sold him for £6m a year and a half later, undoubtedly making money on the whole deal, not costing money.
Espinosa came on a free and sold him for £4m a year later.

Could he have a major impact?
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Maybe a few years ago.. tbh he seems like a Sunderland type of signing..

We'll see. Onyeka, Teuma & Surridge seem very much on brand for boro right now,
 
Last season we were short of midfielders.. nothing has changed this season.. I like Mowatt, though need at least 2 more of quality.
 
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