Feidhlim Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 hour ago, Jas10 said: There is only one suitable celebration if he scores on Saturday… Could Duran even start if Ollie isn’t fully sharp/fit/ready? Hope he is, we need him asap. Not ruling anything out before the window shuts, Jhon could still leave. Maybe we get a big offer. No. If Watkins isn't ready, Rogers will start up front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Indigo Posted August 14 Popular Post Share Posted August 14 I know he's a div but I can't help but like him ultimately, he has this maverick energy to him that you just don't see as much as you used to anymore, and when he's on the pitch he's chaos whether it's fun or completely infuriating. In the event that the window passes, he's still at the club and he can somewhat knuckle down then he's as good a back-up option to Watkins as the club was likely to get. He scored 8 goals in something like 12/13 games worth of minutes last season, including the goal of the season off the bench, a game-changing brace as a sub against Liverpool, a lovely finish against City, a couple against decent competition in Europe etc. On paper he's exactly what you'd want as an squad option given his age and potential, it's just up to him to not sabotage his own career. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 hour ago, Jas10 said: There is only one suitable celebration if he scores on Saturday… Could Duran even start if Ollie isn’t fully sharp/fit/ready? Hope he is, we need him asap. Not ruling anything out before the window shuts, Jhon could still leave. Maybe we get a big offer. If Watkins isn't full fit to start Duran also won't be, as they both returned to training at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 minute ago, Indigo said: I know he's a div but I can't help but like him ultimately, he has this maverick energy to him that you just don't see as much as you used to anymore, and when he's on the pitch he's chaos whether it's fun or completely infuriating. In the event that the window passes, he's still at the club and he can somewhat knuckle down then he's as good a back-up option to Watkins as the club was likely to get. He scored 8 goals in something like 12/13 games worth of minutes last season, including the goal of the season off the bench, a game-changing brace as a sub against Liverpool, a lovely finish against City, a couple against decent competition in Europe etc. On paper he's exactly what you'd want as an squad option given his age and potential, it's just up to him to not sabotage his own career. Exactly where I am with him too. There's a bit of the loveable rogue about him to me. Different player. but Asprilla-esque levels of bat-shit unpredictability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 4 minutes ago, duke313 said: If Watkins isn't full fit to start Duran also won't be, as they both returned to training at the same time. I just heard that Ollie may have had a slight niggle with his knee, on the FTLOPM podcast iirc. Should be fine but dunno if he will be ready for the first game. Yeah they’ve both missed preseason, Duran has never been involved in a preseason with us which is weird. I think Unai will go with the strongest lineup without taking any risks on a player’s fitness or potential for injury. We aim to win to every league game - he always says the league is the priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 He is a dickhead, but if he is staying I will get behind him and hope he bangs in lots of goals for us. It is up to him now to make the most of an incredible opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 24 minutes ago, Indigo said: I know he's a div but I can't help but like him ultimately, he has this maverick energy to him that you just don't see as much as you used to anymore, and when he's on the pitch he's chaos whether it's fun or completely infuriating. In the event that the window passes, he's still at the club and he can somewhat knuckle down then he's as good a back-up option to Watkins as the club was likely to get. He scored 8 goals in something like 12/13 games worth of minutes last season, including the goal of the season off the bench, a game-changing brace as a sub against Liverpool, a lovely finish against City, a couple against decent competition in Europe etc. On paper he's exactly what you'd want as an squad option given his age and potential, it's just up to him to not sabotage his own career. Tbh, he’s still only 20 has bags of potential and backs himself. I think he’s badly led by influences around him but that can change. There’s just something like in the goals he scores that is just unpredictable. It’s never not dull when he’s off the bench. I just hope he can knuckle down a bit - if he doesn't want to stay there's still an incentive to perform to get that move. Plus, being given the 9 jersey is a massive show of confidence in him. I don't believe in bomb squads and it would have been terrible optics to give say the number 50 and dump him in the reserves or training alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I'm glad we're keeping him, his value will only go up and he's an incredible chaos supersub. He should start some cup games. Then we can sell him to Chelsea for twice as much next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 8 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 hour ago, stewiek2 said: I'd have signed Dusty Bin over some of the chumps we've had up front over the years. He had a good touch for a big man. And no that is not a reference to a yewtree investigation from the golden days of TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 14 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14 3 hours ago, JPAngel said: Cut to him scoring the winner against West Ham and throwing up the irons in front of their home fans. he does this, he's immediately forgiven 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Wetspam will wait till the last day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogen Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 The weird forced narrative change on here to hoping he gets his head down and taunts the West Ham fans with an Adebayor like they've been abusing him instead of us wanting him gone but nobody thinking he's worth what we want is fun to watch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PaulMcGrath_5 Posted August 14 Popular Post Share Posted August 14 (edited) We go from way too many commas, to none at all. Edited August 14 by PaulMcGrath_5 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 19 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Wetspam will wait till the last day As long as he scores a hat trick against them first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 minute ago, Wainy316 said: As long as he scores a hat trick against them first If he does then the price goes up to £50m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I'm not sure wearing number 9 in training means he's staying past the end of the window myself, but people were doubting his ability this time last year - many wanted to see him loaned out to Vitoria or somewhere similar IIRC. Lots of too raw, needs a loan type posts. Ultimately I think it's pretty obvious Emery would sell him in a heartbeat. Whether it's here or somewhere else though he'll be an interesting player to keep an eye on as to whether he fulfills his massive potential. I think there's obviously a very good footballer in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterw Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Hmmm, no movement before our first game of the season, then suddenly villa decide to sell...seems like its the plan all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 When's the squad numbers announced? Seem to be waiting longer than normal to reveal them this season. Be a good indication of whether Duran is on his way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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