Whoneedshuls Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Surely a signing announcement this early means another one later on...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Reading the stuff this morning suggest he never had a medical yesterday and we now want a striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longeatonram2020 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Just now, leamram said: Is it not a case of Cocu goes to the scouting department (I know) saying what sort of player he wants and they suggest possible targets who fit that description. That’s how I thought it worked too. Obviously he can suggest players but generally it’d be “I want X player with X attributes who plays in X position.” Te Wierik I assume was all Cocu, like to think a part of Jozwiak was too. The likes of Clarke, Paterson, Dowell, Ibe, Marshall, Hamer and Byrne I’m guessing were all from the recruitment team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Topram said: Reading the stuff this morning suggest he never had a medical yesterday and we now want a striker We’ve always wanted a striker. He’s always said a striker as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Topram said: Reading the stuff this morning suggest he never had a medical yesterday and we now want a striker Did you know that the moon was made of cheese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboto Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, Topram said: Reading the stuff this morning suggest he never had a medical yesterday and we now want a striker What stuff did you read? I'm pretty sure that the medical did happen and the club have been working on a deal with Ibe and his agent, hopefully that isn't too crazy with respect to everyone's situation right now. Kamil has been announced early this morning which could mean we are making space for another announcement later today or we just want to stay ahead of the Polish media who seemed to leak all the info on that move. Cocu has been banging on about wanting a striker since January and I doubt that situation will change until he gets one. There's been no concrete links, so I'm hoping that something is progressing behind the scenes. With the lack of gossip on any striker links though I'd imagine that we're looking at someone playing in England. There was talk of a loan to buy move that would suggest someone playing at a level above us and we want to make sure we get the quality in without pushing FFP too far. Ibe on a "free" wouldn't affect FFP as much. Just a signing on fee and some decent wages. But we've lost some significant numbers off the wages since some big contracts have ended. Hudds, Anya, Voldemort19 and even Malone were reportedly on big money for Championship players. I'm pretty sure we've been after Ibe on and off for the last year or so. He might be plan B or plan C after the Roberts link (where he's currently starting for Leeds in the Prem) didn't come to fruition. But that's just my personal speculation. Having more attacking choice and pace is what we desperately need. I think everyone can see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatonram Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Never in doubt. Another one in the back of the net for Barry Walsh. Ignore the nay sayers Barry, keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 22 minutes ago, Longeatonram2020 said: Te Wierik I assume was all Cocu, like to think a part of Jozwiak was too. The likes of Clarke, Paterson, Dowell, Ibe, Marshall, Hamer and Byrne I’m guessing were all from the recruitment team. I know a lot has changed from the days of fans spotting managers in the main stand with a sheepskin coat and cigar or Brian Clough going to watch Worcester City on a Friday night but this feels a bit weird to me. If I was managing a football team, or even a pizza delivery company, I'd want to have a say in who got the job done for me. If I'd been plying my trade in another country, or two, I'd like to think I would have some suggestions of people I had managed, seen play or spoken to the agents of. I really wouldn't be leaving all of that to the incumbent team of a club that hadn't managed to get promoted for over a decade. Isn't that a great part of what he has been brought in to change? Look, I know it's not black and white (well it is for Derby) but Ibe seems to be another example of a player being brought in that obviously was not one of Cocu's recommendations. The risks of that, including how they are then expected to play, is obvious and I just see it as a gap I am surprised might be in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 So did Jordon Ebay have a medical yesterday or not? I'm gutted because I've just walked past Tim Scheepers in Darley Park and all I could think of saying, at 39 years old, was Up The Rams. All the things I could have asked. I'm also very happy I didnt say Morning Tim ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Topram said: Does it sound like it’s not as close as it’s been made out? What are you guys reading that suggest Ibe is not signing? It's been almost a hour since we announced anyone and I'm getting frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 11 hours ago, europia said: I thought Ibe was excellent in his time at Derby and expected him to do great things in the PL. In our current situation, signing a player like Ibe seems too good to be true, and probably is....... He was decent at the very end of his spell with us and very average for the rest of it. He does have potential and is worth the punt in signing him although his time At Bournemouth was less than average so as a footballer he hasn’t really shown much at all and has plenty to prove but like I said worth the punt especially if he does well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 10 hours ago, reverendo de duivel said: You tell him mate. This is a happy forum, for happy people, there's no room for people like that here. This is a local forum for local people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 16 hours ago, OohMartWright said: Is your hand still shivering? As much as your quote button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, IslandExile said: What are you guys reading that suggest Ibe is not signing? It's been almost a hour since we announced anyone and I'm getting frustrated. The quotes from last night from Cocu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckle Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I don't know if we'll sign him or not but for anyone who is negative to the idea, ask yourself how you will feel if it was announced later that he had signed for Brentford on a free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Truckle said: I don't know if we'll sign him or not but for anyone who is negative to the idea, ask yourself how you will feel if it was announced later that he had signed for Brentford on a free... Or Forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inter politics Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Maybe the medical didn't go well? He hasn't played for a long time. Or perhaps there is a contract issue? Or we are just impatient.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1961ram Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: Or Forest Noooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 BBC Sport yesterday... "It's understood talks are continuing with free agent Jordon Ibe" Patience guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanjwitham Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 27 minutes ago, Sparkle said: He was decent at the very end of his spell with us and very average for the rest of it. He got better and better throughout his spell, which is what you'd expect from a youngster learning his trade. He'd just started to really show what he could do when Liverpool recalled him, played him at wingback for a bit and then never played him again, which pretty much tanked his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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