Call for Drmic

[pete 372]

Looks like Hugill might be missing due to a shoulder injury leaving Pukki as the only forward option for the next dozen games until January.  Drmic apparently out of the country looking for a new club while taking his salary from Norwich maybe the only option for an experienced striker.  Farke needs to at least explore whether Drmic was available possibly unfit but if not available why should he still collect his salary, surely must be a clause in his contract.  I recognise he's not the best but our options are strictly limited.  

[Alex Moss 2,167]

Just imagine if he came back, scored 39 goals before Christmas, and then went to Bayern Munich for £42.7mil on the last day of the January transfer window

Damn, this coffees strong this morning 

[Alex Moss 2,167]

But, joking apart, I wouldn’t be adverse to the idea. At least if he came in and did nothing then we could all actually file it under ‘the transfers that didn’t work out’ rather than the signing that never got any sort of a run until the team was completely demoralised. The circumstances were far from favourable, and anyone with half a brain knows nearly all strikers only play at their best when fuelled with confidence. 

[Feedthewolf 5,885]

If Hugill is set for a spell on the sidelines, I'd rather see Tyrese Omotoye given a chance to showcase his skills than try to reintegrate a player who has been told he has no future at the club. Would be surprised to see Drmic utilised, considering he hasn't even been given game time for the U23s.

[Alex Moss 2,167]

26 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said:

If Hugill is set for a spell on the sidelines, I'd rather see Tyrese Omotoye given a chance to showcase his skills than try to reintegrate a player who has been told he has no future at the club. Would be surprised to see Drmic utilised, considering he hasn't even been given game time for the U23s.

I think this is the far more likely scenario too, Wolfie, especially given Farke’s track record with ‘if you’re good enough, you’re old enough’. It seems inevitable really. But would certainly be interesting to see with Josip at least.

[BroadstairsR 2,273]

I hope that the Drmic situation resolves it'self one way or the other soon, otherwise his solitary goal for City could work out nearly as expensive as RVW's did. 😉

I believe that he joined us as a free agent, but with a recent record of injury.

It could be that there is an element of 'pay as you play' written into his contract.

It might explain a few things and also relieve the anxiety of penny-conscious City supporters like me.

Edited November 22, 2020 by BroadstairsR

[chicken 3,088]

41 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said:

If Hugill is set for a spell on the sidelines, I'd rather see Tyrese Omotoye given a chance to showcase his skills than try to reintegrate a player who has been told he has no future at the club. Would be surprised to see Drmic utilised, considering he hasn't even been given game time for the U23s.

I'm pretty sure he was earlier in the season, I say that only 12 games in. In fact I believe he scored for them in one game.

[TheGunnShow 7,379]

I'm firmly in the "give Omotoye his head" camp with the proviso Farke thinks it's worth a crack. Although I wouldn't exactly be surprised if he tried Stiepermann up top.

[Ward 3 488]

Lets be fair to drmic, although he wasn't prolific he was a tryer and wanted to prove himself. Farke will probably stick 3 keepers on the bench 😬

[lake district canary 4,836]

13 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said:

I'm firmly in the "give Omotoye his head" camp with the proviso Farke thinks it's worth a crack. Although I wouldn't exactly be surprised if he tried Stiepermann up top.

I wondered that too, Stiepermann has played as a striker before in his career. So two options there with Omotoye, who looks an eminently logical addition to the matchday squad - he can sit on the bench now there are 9 subs on it, so it would be no problem to include him there.

I would rather almost anyone than have Drmic back.  For whatever reason it just didn't work out for him - we gave him a chance to get back to form after his long injury layoff, but he wasn't able to take it and we - and he - need to move on. 

[Feedthewolf 5,885]

21 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said:

I'm firmly in the "give Omotoye his head" camp with the proviso Farke thinks it's worth a crack. Although I wouldn't exactly be surprised if he tried Stiepermann up top.

Oh god, please no.

[TheGunnShow 7,379]

1 minute ago, Feedthewolf said:

Oh god, please no.

Hey, he's born to score goals. Or be one of those trampettes you get in training that you bounce the ball off before hitting volleys. 😉 

[The Real Buh 3,765]

Drmic is just a rapping, Swiss Cody McDonald

[TheGunnShow 7,379]

4 minutes ago, The Real Buh said:

Drmic is just a rapping, Swiss Cody McDonald

I can just hear the chant.

"You're just a Swiss Dave Strihavka, Swiss Dave Strihavka, you're just a Swiss Dave Strihavka!"

There's another word beginning with "s" that could replace "Swiss" as well. 

[kick it off 2,062]

Drmic isn't in the 25 man squad therefore literally impossible for him to play for us this side of Christmas.

I gues Omotoye is next man up.

[Alex Moss 2,167]

7 minutes ago, kick it off said:

Drmic isn't in the 25 man squad therefore literally impossible for him to play for us this side of Christmas.

I gues Omotoye is next man up.

Was thinking that myself, KIO, but then Tyrese isn’t in there either?

Edit - just realised this isn’t the 25 man squad, but not sure how it works regarding promotion from within during a season? Surely if Tyrese can be promoted to the squad, Drmic can too, or am I missing something very obvious?

Edited November 22, 2020 by Alex Moss

[Chelm Canary 404]

Stick Max Aarons upfront. I've seen some pretty tidy finishing from him at times. 

[The Real Buh 3,765]

>”Call for Drmic”

[shefcanary 2,956]

Given he's not in our 25, which I'm not sure can be changed in January, do you think on today's showing Fulham might be interested in Drmic?  😉

[Thirsty Lizard 3,215]

1 hour ago, BroadstairsR said:

I hope that the Drmic situation resolves it'self one way or the other soon, otherwise his solitary goal for City could work out nearly as expensive as RVW's did. 😉

 

Er......... Drmic has scored three goals for us and RVW scored two.

Apart from these couple of minor discrepancies 😉 it's a valid point you make. 😉

[BroadstairsR 2,273]

Are you questioning my use of Wiki?

Strangely enough it suggests that the only prolific scoring rate achieved by Drmic was when he played for Switzerland. He scored a few in the German leagues but never many.

I must have missed Rikki's second. Was it in a pointless cup game, or perhaps a friendly?

 

Edited November 22, 2020 by BroadstairsR

[shefcanary 2,956]

19 minutes ago, BroadstairsR said:

Are you questioning my use of Wiki?

Strangely enough it suggests that the only prolific scoring rate achieved by Drmic was when he played for Switzerland. He scored a few in the German leagues but never many.

I must have missed Rikki's second. Was it in a pointless cup game, or perhaps a friendly?

 

Broadie, one against Everton, then one in Lesgue Cup at Rotherham.  The latter was a memorable night if only for most of that game up to his goal we had been singing #When Wolfie scores, we'll all go on the pitch# in a mocking kind of way.  Of course when he did score we were so shocked we didn't jump the fence, but just started howling like wolves!  You had to be there.😉

Edited November 22, 2020 by shefcanary

[seanthecanary 168]

1 hour ago, Alex Moss said:

Was thinking that myself, KIO, but then Tyrese isn’t in there either?

Edit - just realised this isn’t the 25 man squad, but not sure how it works regarding promotion from within during a season? Surely if Tyrese can be promoted to the squad, Drmic can too, or am I missing something very obvious?

You don't have register players 21 and under before the season starts, therefore any young player can be promoted. I think those players must meet the homegrown criteria but not sure about that 

Edited November 22, 2020 by seanthecanary

[kick it off 2,062]

44 minutes ago, seanthecanary said:

You don't have register players 21 and under before the season starts, therefore any young player can be promoted. I think those players must meet the homegrown criteria but not sure about that 

Yep, Omotoye could be promoted due to age but Drmic can't.

 

1 hour ago, shefcanary said:

Given he's not in our 25, which I'm not sure can be changed in January, do you think on today's showing Fulham might be interested in Drmic?  😉

Of course it can be changed in January, otherwise the transfer window would be a bit redundant.

[Surfer 1,547]

Is everyone forgetting that Cantwell was our 2nd top scorer last season? 

[Alex Moss 2,167]

3 hours ago, seanthecanary said:

You don't have register players 21 and under before the season starts, therefore any young player can be promoted. I think those players must meet the homegrown criteria but not sure about that 

Thanks Sean for clearing that up - out of reactions to give but cheers!

[Essjayess 307]

This is the thing isnt it, that if injuries become  severe, and its certainly a big injury list right now, then situation demands any forward or attacking midfielder to stop gap that slot at the top...cant expect Teemu to fulfill every minute of game time in the coming weeks and months up top. Stieperman, Omotoye, Cantwell...even Buendia and Vrancic..anyone who is capable of scoring and who has scored can be a stop gap strker in that role..its not a great scenario but the kind of one thats likely facing most Champs clubs in the coming weeks.

[paddycanary 580]

Is my memory on the blink or did Spain play lots of games in a World Cup (possibly a Euros) with a kind of 4-6-0 formation, usually ending with throwing on Fernando Torres for the last 15 minutes? 

Idah is out, Hugill may be out for a while, Pukki isn't Superman. DF isn't afraid of a few square pegs. Omotoye might be a bench option but it does seem more likely that someone like Cantwell, Marco, McLean, Vrancic or even Placheta could be a stop-gap up top on occasion. Not ideal of course but the lads do seem to be "finding a way" this year.  If Pukki runs out of steam again or gets crocked, we could be in a spot of bother. Relentless series of games coming up and the physio room is already flouting social distancing guidelines!

Although it would be a more logical & straightforward option, I'd hazard a guess the likelihood of seeing Drmic starting for us again is close to nil.

[ron obvious 1,711]

The answer's obvious ...

 

[blonko 0]

In any case, kidding separated, I wouldn't be antagonistic to the thought. In any event in the event that he came in and sat idle, at that point we could all really document it under 'the exchanges that didn't work out' as opposed to the marking that never got such a run until the group was totally dispirited. The conditions were a long way from ideal, and anybody with a large portion of Kodi nox  a mind realizes practically all strikers possibly play at their best when fuelled with certainty. 

Edited November 26, 2020 by blonko