sheepyvillian Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 11/08/2024 at 11:34, The_Steve said: Bad miss to put this wide. He's scored some lovely goals this pre-season so somewhat of a surprise. There isn't a striker, in the history of football, who hasn't missed sitters. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 6 hours ago, zab6359 said: Bournemouth looking at Nketiah as a replacement for Solanke now, might struggle to move Cam on. Yes unlikely he'll move on now. Seems deals collapsing have impacted our summer a lot. Feels like Duran, Carlos, Nketia and Omorodin all looked like they were going to clubs and they have fallen through all impacting us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 7 hours ago, zab6359 said: Bournemouth looking at Nketiah as a replacement for Solanke now, might struggle to move Cam on. More fool them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powehi Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 To be honest, I'm quite OK with him staying as a third choice. We're gonna be playing a LOT of games this season and he gives us a different option. Watkins - the world class all-rounder first choice Duran - the maverick physical pace man Archer - the poacher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, Powehi said: To be honest, I'm quite OK with him staying as a third choice. We're gonna be playing a LOT of games this season and he gives us a different option. Watkins - the world class all-rounder first choice Duran - the maverick physical pace man Archer - the poacher I agree, it's a good balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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M_Afro Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 I wonder if Leeds might come in for him now too. Hopefully on a permanent deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 6 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Union Berlin or Getafe would be goodplaces to go, probably Berlin as they had a poor season last season but are usually up near the Top 6. Plus German football is a bit similar to PL and a lot of Germans speak English very well so he'd settle quicker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 2 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Union Berlin or Getafe would be goodplaces to go, probably Berlin as they had a poor season last season but are usually up near the Top 6. Plus German football is a bit similar to PL and a lot of Germans speak English very well so he'd settle quicker Union probably be in another relegation battle next season and have moved away from what made them good plus that manager is also gone Could never cheer on Getafe after last season so hope doesnt go there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lexicon Posted August 15 Popular Post Share Posted August 15 40 minutes ago, M_Afro said: I wonder if Leeds might come in for him now too. Hopefully on a permanent deal. Wow, you really must hate the lad 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 7 hours ago, Powehi said: To be honest, I'm quite OK with him staying as a third choice. We're gonna be playing a LOT of games this season and he gives us a different option. Watkins - the world class all-rounder first choice Duran - the maverick physical pace man Archer - the poacher Is this the “aggregate” thing again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 To be frank, if Archer had no history with us or didn’t have the return clause in the previous deal, would we invest in him now or speak so accommodatingly about him? I think we really ought to be striving for a higher level, but you can’t complain at his goals per season, in fact he was unlucky not to have more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Hopefully it’s a loan to buy if we can’t find a buyer. He’s just good enough for the levels we’ve reached now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas5898 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Hopefully it’s a loan to buy if we can’t find a buyer. He’s just good enough for the levels we’ve reached now. All he needs is a decent season in La Liga or the Bundesliga and his value doubles, or hopefully he has a place in our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, CVByrne said: Union Berlin or Getafe would be goodplaces to go, probably Berlin as they had a poor season last season but are usually up near the Top 6. Plus German football is a bit similar to PL and a lot of Germans speak English very well so he'd settle quicker I know they've had some good seasons in that time, but weren't Union promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history a few years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 39 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: I know they've had some good seasons in that time, but weren't Union promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history a few years ago? 19-20 was their first season in the top flight. Since then: 19-20 - 11th 20-21 - 7th 21-22 - 5th 22-23 - 4th 23-24 - 15th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, Zatman said: Union probably be in another relegation battle next season and have moved away from what made them good plus that manager is also gone Could never cheer on Getafe after last season so hope doesnt go there What happened with Getafe last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 minute ago, Tom13 said: What happened with Getafe last season? Mason Greenwood. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david-avfc Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, thunderball said: To be frank, if Archer had no history with us or didn’t have the return clause in the previous deal, would we invest in him now or speak so accommodatingly about him? I think we really ought to be striving for a higher level, but you can’t complain at his goals per season, in fact he was unlucky not to have more. It's not just about sentimentality though its also the squad rules around homegrown players, Archer may not quite be good enough but he's better than being forced into a reduced squad. That said, perhaps the emergence of Lamare Bogarde as a genuine first team option has reduced that particular benefit of keeping Archer. I'd also say if you look at other English premier league strikers, Watkins, Solanke, Toney, none of them were top PL players until their mid to late 20's, it takes a long time to develop their all round game at this level, Archer is still only 22 years old so worth hanging on to for a while yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 He'll do well on Loan, Sheffield United was wrong place for him. They were a terrible side and didn't play to his strengths. After a good Loan he'll be worth £20m+ next summer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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