Joshua King

[delawarespur]

If the extended window comes into play, I really like karlan grant at Huddersfield.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

I'm replying in the player thread to avoid A&C's ?

I really don't think that Josh King is the sort of out and out striker that we need. We need a specialist front man.

Agreed! We're better off with Bale or Son upfront than King, and already have a wealth of options for the wide forward positions (Son, Bale, Moura, Berwijn, Lamela, Sess, Dele).

If it means we need to spend more on a striker, then we should allocate funds for that player, rather than a centre back.

Skriniar is a very good player, but I'm sure there are other really good defenders who won't cost as much and could allow us to get our top striker targets.

Is Josh King a good enough striker option for where we want to be?
He'd be a great signing for a mid-table team like Burnley, Southampton etc, but I'm not sure he's what we need.

I'm not saying he isn't a decent player and he could do a job for us, I just think we need to aim higher and we have been with several of our targets .

I agree that Josh King isn't what we need, but why should we invest less in a starting CB to allow us to spend more on a back-up striker? That weakens our starting XI in order to strengthen our bench.

Toby can't play twice per week and appears to be in decline. Dier + Sanchez as a pair lack experience and are prone to mistakes. We need to sign a dependable first-choice CB to partner Dier / Sanchez. Toby can then be phased out (over this season and next) and Foyth can be moved on. Dier, Sanchez and Tanganga can develop alongside Toby + new CB, to become the long-term future of our defence.

Whoever we sign as a sub CF, they will never be a regular part of the starting XI while Kane is around, and they will quickly fall behind Son/Bale as back-up CF if they struggle for form without regular starts (as per Janssen and Llorente). Long-term, hopefully Parrott will live up to our hopes, to become our back-up and eventually starting CF.

 

[Univarn]

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Someone bump the Deeney thread ??‍

 

[ralphs bald spot]

might mean Belotti becomes available !!

 

[cjsimba]

The danger of saying we can sign a championship striker if we don’t get someone else in before the end of the week is there may not be any championship strikers left by that time!

 

[SecretLemonadeDrinker]

Someone bump the Deeney thread ??‍

Vinicius has apparently been our top target all along. Mourinho wants him. Mendes is his agent. Benfica want to sell. If we hear that that deal is not happening, that'll be the time to panic about Deeney being the one.

 

[ralphs bald spot]

The danger of saying we can sign a championship striker if we don’t get someone else in before the end of the week is there may not be any championship strikers left by that time!

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I bet you have loads of toilet rolls indoors

 

[razor1981]

I think ValenciaYid has just indicated that Josh King might be the one we're going for.

Earlier this morning he posted "Wishful thinking" in response to a shortlist of possible striker targets, and just now added "Clearly no Go West fans in here?????" - a reference to Go West's song "King of Wishful Thinking"

 

[BringBack_leGin]

I think ValenciaYid has just indicated that Josh King might be the one we're going for.

Earlier this morning he posted "Wishful thinking" in response to a shortlist of possible striker targets, and just now added "Clearly no Go West fans in here?????" - a reference to Go West's song "King of Wishful Thinking"

That was me he responded to ?

 

[luRRka]

Has he been injured? He's only played 20 odd minutes in the last few games from what I can see

 

[Gspurs11]

That was me he responded to ?

How many sleazy forums do you hang out in? ?

 

[BringBack_leGin]

How many sleazy forums do you hang out in? ?

I only signed up there yesterday, and I’m already getting a rough time from some of their posters (Val aside, he’s been a gent) .

 

[Gspurs11]

I only signed up there yesterday, and I’m already getting a rough time from some of their posters (Val aside, he’s been a gent) .

Christ, it's like you're being given a hazing. Thanks for the info gathering ?

 

[daveduvet]

That was me he responded to ?

And also in response to you: He was mentioned to me a few days ago but i got the impression that it was”likely/possible” so i held back as i prefer definite rather than could be’s....its defo not definite especially in this window??

 

[daveduvet]

I only signed up there yesterday, and I’m already getting a rough time from some of their posters (Val aside, he’s been a gent) .

I’m the ‘mole in plain sight’ there! I’m still getting used to how they all operate. Liking it tho

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Christ, it's like you're being given a hazing. Thanks for the info gathering ?

He’s also mentioning now that he’s had the name for a few days but it’s not a definitive, just a likely/could be which he’s generally not as comfortable sharing.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

I’m the ‘mole in plain sight’ there! I’m still getting used to how they all operate. Liking it tho

It’s different to here. I feel safer here with the rules and regs, I bruise too easily for their workmen’s hands ?

 

[daveduvet]

It’s different to here. I feel safer here with the rules and regs, I bruise too easily for their workmen’s hands ?

Horrible picture you painted ?

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Horrible picture you painted ?

I’m an artist.

And one sick puppy.