Ninos Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 He is arguably the best striker in the division bar none. Judging by his Twitter reaction to Burke, and post Antonio (west ham now England!) get the sense he may want out. Then looking at the Johnny Russell stuff, I saw this : "According to the Bristol Post, the Robins are interested in Nottingham Forest marksman Britt Assombalonga, while The Sun is reporting that Russell is a target for the Sky Bet Championship club as well." We were after him before but could we be after him now? Should we try to get him? Vydra Wilson and Assombalonga - we'd be dreaming up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Assombalonga and Martin would been a dream combo in a 4-4-2. Never going to happen however, Forest simply can't sell to us. Especially when there's no need to rock a boat that has started so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouRams Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Reported up to 8 players putting in transfer requests, if he's one id test the water with a bid, the meltdown would be incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 8 minutes ago, Alex W said: Assombalonga and Martin would been a dream combo in a 4-4-2. Never going to happen however, Forest simply can't sell to us. Especially when there's no need to rock a boat that has started so well. But the boat is already rocked with Burkes departure plus the resignation of their director of football today. Time for us Sharks to start feeding ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeadlySaul Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 2 minutes ago, Ninos said: But the boat is already rocked with Burkes departure plus the resignation of their director of football today. Time for us Sharks to start feeding ! Has he resigned? Can't find anything on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 The "reported" 8 players handing in transfer requests is coming from those 12 year old kids Twitter accounts linking every Tom, Dick and Harry all day. As for Assombalongalongalonga, no chance. Absolutely no chance Fawaz would sell to us, fans are going nuts as it is. No matter how amateurish he comes across, he's not that stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 2 minutes ago, Ninos said: But the boat is already rocked with Burkes departure plus the resignation of their director of football today. Time for us Sharks to start feeding ! We're a very different proposition to sell to, letting Burke go for £13m to a foreign club is probably good business, particularly when it appears they're in need of investment. Selling another top striker to your die hard rivals would make the ship do backflips when combined with this. It just can't happen sadly. Also I'd expect bigger fish than us to be in for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 12 minutes ago, YouRams said: Reported up to 8 players putting in transfer requests, if he's one id test the water with a bid, the meltdown would be incredible. Don't see that as a likely scenario. Players, by and large, do not rock the boat. Besides, a player wanting away is hardly in a position to command a pay rise - and it has been stated many times that players are only motivated by moolah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 4 minutes ago, David said: The "reported" 8 players handing in transfer requests is coming from those 12 year old kids Twitter accounts linking every Tom, Dick and Harry all day. As for Assombalongalongalonga, no chance. Absolutely no chance Fawaz would sell to us, fans are going nuts as it is. No matter how amateurish he comes across, he's not that stupid. I disagree. He's beyond amateurish, he's pretty stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 39 minutes ago, Ninos said: I disagree. He's beyond amateurish, he's pretty stupid. He was smart enough to turn down the Antonio bid, he's not THAT amateur. Not by a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaRam Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 A decent sized public bid would be funny though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Ninos said: He is arguably the best striker in the division bar none. Judging by his Twitter reaction to Burke, and post Antonio (west ham now England!) get the sense he may want out. Then looking at the Johnny Russell stuff, I saw this : "According to the Bristol Post, the Robins are interested in Nottingham Forest marksman Britt Assombalonga, while The Sun is reporting that Russell is a target for the Sky Bet Championship club as well." We were after him before but could we be after him now? Should we try to get him? Vydra Wilson and Assombalonga - we'd be dreaming up front. No, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 26 minutes ago, EnigmaRam said: A decent sized public bid would be funny though ? Or a decent sized pubic bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouRams Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 1 hour ago, eddie said: Don't see that as a likely scenario. Players, by and large, do not rock the boat. Besides, a player wanting away is hardly in a position to command a pay rise - and it has been stated many times that players are only motivated by moolah. 8 does seem an unlikely figure but you can see their better players being fed up with team mates being sold and not replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCArmy Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Forest fans would go ballistic and that'd just be if we bid, imagine the reaction if he actually signed for us.... they'd have to scoop the s*** up off the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCArmy Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I don't think he's NPs sort of player though tbh, like his forwards to be all pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 20 minutes ago, YouRams said: 8 does seem an unlikely figure but you can see their better players being fed up with team mates being sold and not replaced. The next 2 days will be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Assombalonga would be a fantastic signing. Been a fan of his ever since he was at Peterborough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 2 hours ago, McLovin said: Assombalonga would be a fantastic signing. Been a fan of his ever since he was at Peterborough. Agreed. I think he's vastly underrated too. He'd do just fine in the Premier League. Strong in the air and on the ground, works hard, bullies defender, and most importantly he's lethal even with a crap supply behind him ... now's the time for teams to get him because as he recovers from injury and puts numbers on the board, his value will soar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Crazy risk. Wouldn't touch the guy with a bargepole and have to ask is he really going to pass a medical? He had an absolutely horrific injury. After a very long time out he returned to play the first game of the season against Burton. Since then he's tried to play twice and has managed about 40 minutes of football. A real shame for him as he's apparently a nice guy and I hope it does work for him longer term, but I'm not at all optimistic after what he did. The Gumps really should sell him while the market is in this weird bubble state, but their intellectually challenged chairman wouldn't consider flogging the bloke to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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