muzzamurray Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Papahet said: "Does nothing but score goals" - isn't that what you need to win games? We should go for Ighalo on loan if we are so content on bringing a striker in. Barely starting at Watford, needs a new challenge to get going again and reunited with his mates Vydra and Anya. id kill for ighalo, but are we being realistic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBB Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, muzzamurray said: id kill for ighalo, but are we being realistic? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 48 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: I don't think I would spend 9 mill on him but his scoring record in the Championship speaks for itself. Someone who can nick a goal in close, tight games is always useful to have. I reckon he might well have put away the 3 or 4 gilt-edged chances that Vydra has missed over the last couple of months... Who's to say Rhodes gets in the position that Vydra was in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffle Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I hear Fulham are going to need a new striker in January ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Not for me, not the sort we need and there is a reason bora do not want him, would they like to tell us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammed79 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Quite surprised how many people don't want him he scores **** loads for ***** sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 6 hours ago, Anag Ram said: My issue would be that we aren't currently creating hateful of chances which the CF isn't then converting. Our current situation is that we are carving out wins based on graft and good defending. Rhodes relies on good service into the box but does little else. He won't put in the effort that Vydra and Bent show. This would leave us with three players up front who largely wait for things to happen and put pressure on the remaining 8. We created loads of chances against wolves and Rotherham. Should have scored 6 in both games. A lot fewer against Norwich, as you would expect. I don't really think we are that well blessed with goalscorers with martin gifted to fulham and bent injured. Not sure that Rhodes is the answer unless we can get him maybe on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Sparkle said: Not for me, not the sort we need and there is a reason bora do not want him, would they like to tell us? Not being Premiership standard probably, but would score a shed load in this league. Villa most likely as cover for Kodjia when he disappears for the African nations cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekingofbuxton Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Not in their squad tonight, is he injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Players don't come with guaranteed goals. If we need a striker to help drop in and create chances then is Rhodes that man? If not then he's not going to score. We've got a good Champ striker that's struggling to find his role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIMBAUD Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Whenever I've watched him, I've thought he looked rubbish but he does score goals and perhaps that's all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 If we are going to spend big money, It should go on a LW IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRam Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Don't forget the adage - that you can never have enough strikers, heard 3 different managers come up with that one, most recent being Warnock. Then we could resell him, after we've been promoted, same as Boro eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouRams Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I'd rather go for Afobe and maybe even Sako, they were class together for Wolves and would fit our system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagerbob Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Goalscorers who dont contribute apart from put away a cross are a dieing breed. We dont all play 4-4-2 with wingers crossing hopeful balls into the box now do we? i thought it was a strange one when Boro spend so much on him, wasnt surprised at all to see him getting no game time at all in the premiership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Part of me thinks to just leave it as it is may work best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 5 hours ago, Ram79 said: Quite surprised how many people don't want him he scores **** loads for ***** sake! Because if anything has been learnt over the last 2 years is that it doesn't matter how good a player is if they do not fit into the style and tactics of the current team and set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, rynny said: Because if anything has been learnt over the last 2 years is that it doesn't matter how good a player is if they do not fit into the style and tactics of the current team and set up. If anything has been learnt over the last 2 months, it's that with the right coaching, advice and players around them, players are capable of adapting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 4 minutes ago, eddie said: If anything has been learnt over the last 2 months, it's that with the right coaching, advice and players around them, players are capable of adapting. Not all players are capable of adapting though. Why would we spend £9-10m on a player then change the way he has played all his career, to a certain degree of success, and hope that he will be able to still continue with his previous scoring record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 He's without question the best finisher I've ever seen at this level. I don't buy the fact that he offers nothing else, either. He's not a complete forward, and he probably won't create a great deal for those around him, but he's the Championship's version of Ruud van Nistelrooy. He's a decent footballer and not incapable of producing for the team, it's just not the strongest part of his game. 91 goals in 189 Championship appearances tells it's own story. I think you have to take into account that he's almost ever-present, too. He's hardly ever injured and his goalscoring record is consistent - he rarely goes four/five games without scoring. I would prefer a Shane Long type player; someone who offers everything and is a class above. However, I wouldn't be so dismissive if we signed Rhodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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