The club will always leak money outside the PL and without PP’s.No chance we're spending more than £12m this window. Gibson's been bankrolling the club every summer for years, he'll see it as a "finally the club can spend its own money" situation, and rightly so.
I’ll take 12 from the top and two 9s from the bottom,30 each would be better...........
Forss is not even a goalscorer. Avoid.
The club obviously see something in him and he's still relatively young.Forss is not even a goalscorer. Avoid.
Or until we bring in forwards this window, at which point he'll go I suspect.I think CW is going to give Akpom a chance, until January anyway
Plus having a half decent goalkeeper... If we get 2 strikers who can each get 10, plus we keep Steffen in who keeps them out the other end, could be a good season.View attachment 41878
We were about 15 goals short of top 2 last season which is very doable now if those targets come in
How can you be sure of that? He's had one good season in the championship... He only scored 3 in 30 the season before, and they value him at £15m.Gyokeres is developing all the time and will only get better
I would love us to get him as our big signing as well as Muniz and Armstrong
If we do then the league is sown up
Brentford don’t just sign players on a whim, they use their model to identify players that will be able to play a certain way. He‘s definitely got something about him, especially at Championship level, and for me I think he’d be a good signing.The club obviously see something in him and he's still relatively young.
Gyorkores had flattered to deceive on the Championship and until last season had done nothing, so I guess we're trying to get ahead of the curve with Forss, which I don't fall out of line with.
Bottom line is we're almost certainly going to be short of forwards for at least one match, probably a few so needs must.Or until we bring in forwards this window, at which point he'll go I suspect.
Bottom line is we're almost certainly going to be short of forwards for at least one match, probably a few so needs must.
For all that he's been a flop, he's far more experienced than anyone else we have in that position and should fit the style of play (better than Ikpeazu does who would be the other option).
I think he can do a job for us. Don't expect him to score loads (or any) but he'll help us keep our shape, has a bit of pace so should be able to press effectively and his off the ball movement isn't bad.
If he does play I'm certain he'll look a lot better than he did under Warnock. But we're obviously after a lot better. Unless he surprises everyone and tears it up, agree he'll be off once our signings are over the line. Good opportunity for him though.
I suppose the other side of that coin is if they're selling him, and not for the usual bumper fee, they don't think he fits that model.Brentford don’t just sign players on a whim, they use their model to identify players that will be able to play a certain way. He‘s definitely got something about him, especially at Championship level, and for me I think he’d be a good signing.
I suppose the other side of that coin is if they're selling him, and not for the usual bumper fee, they don't think he fits that model.
But I'm open minded about it and we sometimes have to take risks to
avoid fiascos like Britt
Ash - did you watch him at the Riverside last season?How can you be sure of that? He's had one good season in the championship... He only scored 3 in 30 the season before, and they value him at £15m.
He's a massive risk, and one we've took (and failed with) too many times in the past... Britt, Gestede, Rhodes.
Forss is the man for us. He's an impact sub, fits perfectly into how CW wants to play, and will work with Muniz and Armstrong as our starting two.
Ash - did you watch him at the Riverside last season?
Good points well made festa and AshI would hope our scouting is much more complex and in depth these days now Scott is involved. I'd be quite interested in reading more about it, but they probably can't say too much for fear of giving any edge they think they have away.
If we went and paid, say £12m for Gyokeres I'd really hope (and expect) it was based on much than just his goals and how well he played against us. They'll be looking at all sorts: duals won, xg, touches in the box and stuff most fans might not even know exists. And I'm sure they'll be looking at those stats for the previous season too and trying to work out why he only scored 3.
Has he improved massively? Has his team improved? Or was he just luckier last year and the goal tally is a little bit of a statistical outlier based on what all his other stats say?
Does the data suggest he will continue the form he had last year?
Can you find another striker with similar stats/strengths but who maybe didn't score quite as many, and how much would they cost in comparison?
I'm sure all things that'll be taken into account. If we do decide to splash out, I'd be fairly confident it would be because we've done a lot of research into the player.