CornwallRam Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, biellaram said: I thought Boris and Ursula agreed to delay negotiations by 1 month therefore meaning that for football - January deals would scrape through? That's news to me. As far as I know Boris has steadfastly refused to consider any sort of delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, 86 Schmokes & a Pancake said: Seems like very few like Austin but I'd be more than happy to have him here on loan. Can certainly do a decent job for us once bedded in. Yes, me too, Loan seems right given age. He has the classic 1 in 2 games over a career that for me is the benchmark for a striker to be "great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlad Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 40 minutes ago, Reggie Greenwood said: From what i understand it would not be a loan , WBA will release him and we will negotiate a short term deal until January. But who knows ? Can’t see us paying him anywhere near his current wages so not sure why Austin would do this unless we are prepared to offer the sort of long term deal that we wouldn’t/couldn’t offer to CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, BathRam72 said: Surely if we were to take on wages at this level and offer a two year deal, we would have been better of keeping our Bristol Brethren who I doubt would be on that wage. I can't see this happening on those wages. Problem with Martin was he wanted a two year contract which when he has reported to have a problem with his stomach (cant remember what it is exactly). This illness ended Darren Fletchers career and last season he struggled to play 2 games a week to manage it. Dont get me wrong hes still one of the top strikers in the championship ability wise but for us to shell out on a two year deal with that type of illness would not make sense. At least in Austin we will be getting a striker that can play almost every game. Personally I would have been happier with Durson he looked a real handful and a good link up player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, BathRam72 said: Surely if we were to take on wages at this level and offer a two year deal, we would have been better of keeping our Bristol Brethren who I doubt would be on that wage. I can't see this happening on those wages. Problem with Martin was he wanted a two year contract which when he has reported to have a problem with his stomach (cant remember what it is exactly). This illness ended Darren Fletchers career and last season he struggled to play 2 games a week to manage it. Dont get me wrong hes still one of the top strikers in the championship ability wise but for us to shell out on a two year deal with that type of illness would not make sense. At least in Austin we will be getting a striker that can play almost every game. Personally I would have been happier with Durson he looked a real handful and a good link up player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, chadlad said: Can’t see us paying him anywhere near his current wages so not sure why Austin would do this unless we are prepared to offer the sort of long term deal that we wouldn’t/couldn’t offer to CM. Maybe suits both parties , Austin might want games in the hope that if he gets goals might get back to the Prem in Jan to a club needing goals and DCFC get a short term fix until they get the forward/s they want in Jan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Reggie Greenwood said: Maybe suits both parties , Austin might want games in the hope that if he gets goals might get back to the Prem in Jan to a club needing goals and DCFC get a short term fix until they get the forward/s they want in Jan ? He may also see a £35k+ a week over 2 years potentially is better than 70k over one as he'll take more of it home spreading the tax over two years and put himself in the shop window for a couple of years rather than becoming a forgotten man on the bench at WBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Yes he was probably not first choice since we bid for the chap from Germany. I wouldn't write him off though. Had one good season in the premier league but he's not done much since. Scored loads of goals in this division though, he is an ideal player. If we're adamant of not playing to Marriotts strength of playing the ball down the line into space then Austin is a great loan deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 54 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said: 34 games is misleading - he actually played in the equivalent 18 full matches 12 minutes ago, DCFC27 said: At least in Austin we will be getting a striker that can play almost every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcfcsr92 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 36 minutes ago, chadlad said: Can’t see us paying him anywhere near his current wages so not sure why Austin would do this unless we are prepared to offer the sort of long term deal that we wouldn’t/couldn’t offer to CM. We did offer Martin a contract but Martin wanted a minimum of 2 years which we didn't want to give him Charlie Austin is a class better then Martin as well! Happy to see this deal coming in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marriot Ram99 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I would take Austin, a strikers main job is to score goals and he can score all kinds of goals, tap ins, volleys, headers shots from outside the box the lot. He will provide a focal point from corners and goal kicks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Martin has gone and we need a centre forward who has a track record of scoring goals so I have no problem if this happens and we do it so that we can actually afford it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Has anyone seen Austin walking down Saddler gate yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 They still have 2 weeks to get Austin ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRBee Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 51 minutes ago, Dcfcsr92 said: We did offer Martin a contract but Martin wanted a minimum of 2 years which we didn't want to give him Charlie Austin is a class better then Martin as well! Happy to see this deal coming in But Martin is also a very class act above no replacement ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, Curtains said: They still have 2 weeks to get Austin ! Indeed. Everyone panicking, thinking we need to get it done, are drinking the Sky Sports News cool-aide. Tonight is the closure of the European transfer window. 27 minutes ago, Millenniumram said: That account is genuinely worse than bloody Barry Walsh. I hate Twitter transfer accounts. Until I hear it from Alan Nixon, it's fiction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboto Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 My Saints mate said he was so unfit he couldn't even go 20 minutes by the end of his time with them. I'm not sure if he's sorted himself out while warming the bench and the treatment room at West Brom, but this one just seems a bit odd compared to other signing this window. He has a great goals per game/minutes ratio, but I'm not sure if he's the focal point/link up player that the fans think we need. I'd hope that there's another option we've not heard about happening if Dursun isn't going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inter politics Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 No, I think there are still fitness issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, ramsbottom said: Until I hear it from Alan Nixon, it's fiction... is this genuine? or tongue-in-cheek? John Percy is the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mostyn6 said: is this genuine? or tongue-in-cheek? John Percy is the name. Nixon has an above average hit rate. I forgot about Percy. Both of them are infinitely more reliable than 99% of, supposed, journos on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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