It's called desperation. We're become more and more desperate for a player and so the rumoured players get seen through a rose tinted lens more and more as we get more desperate.
I know it’s a rumours thread, so apologies, but Reza is the only player I’ve ever seen pick the ball up on one touchline and dribble the full width of the pitch without making any forwards progress.
Don't give Gareth Southgate any ideas, or he'll be asking Saka to do the same on Saturday.
Well that's our signing for this week done and dusted. Settle down folks and continue to discuss if Godden, May & Dobson as a front 3 would get us out this league
Obviously another striker (or two since departure if May) is essential, but looking back at the goals for us last season, we really need a goal scoring midfielder to be coming in (I don't know much about Berry, so maybe he's the player to do it) and changing the narrative of how we spread our goals out.
Outside of those six above, we only scored another 18 goals through players scoring once or twice each.
Rich mentions in his Alfie may podcast today that he thinks the other striker that comes in with be the one with the onus to score goals will be on.
Interesting given that Godden is considered a fox in the box goalscorer. I wonder if he is bought as the bench option when all are fit? Would suggest there is a player out there were after who we have not been publically linked with as Etete & Ahadme don't come with the strongest goalscoring records.
If Gassan Ahadme does join that leaves us with the following.
Leaburn (Just coming back from Injury) Ahadme (Out for a fair amount of time last year) Godden (Not exactly in his prime) Kanu Aneke (Can't rely on him to be available )
I'd be a little worried about the availability of these players personally
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Sunderland the latest to be linked wit him.
Then again I always take transfer fees at this level with a rather large amount of salt.
Yep I woudl be shocked if we are paying 1m upfront.
Leaburn (Just coming back from Injury)
Ahadme (Out for a fair amount of time last year)
Godden (Not exactly in his prime)
Kanu
Aneke (Can't rely on him to be available )
I'd be a little worried about the availability of these players personally