Midlands Yellow 3,980 Posted June 2, 2021 An Interesting proposition, certainly knows where the onion bag is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,715 Posted June 2, 2021 Benched for Puki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,980 Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Benched for Puki Back up for Pukki maybe? We need better than we have at the minute or it’s a long season ahead. Edited June 2, 2021 by Midlands Yellow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,555 Posted June 2, 2021 He scored more than Teemu this season-can’t see why he would come here to play second fiddle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,227 Posted June 2, 2021 Not going to happen. Newcastle looking to resign him, £20m being talked about. https://www.footballfancast.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/newcastle-adam-armstrong-blackburn-rovers-premier-league-steve-bruce-rafa-benitez-transfer-gossip-rumours-news-st-james-park Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orly 277 Posted June 2, 2021 Am in, if it doesn't break the bank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,317 Posted June 3, 2021 The line that we won’t spend £15m on one player unless we sell someone says it all. £15m is not a lot at premier league level. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,604 Posted June 3, 2021 11 hours ago, Mr Angry said: He scored more than Teemu this season-can’t see why he would come here to play second fiddle. Why would he have to be second fiddle? Pukki was good in the Premier League last time but not so good that he should be guaranteed a start. Also Armstrong may give us the option to play out wide or use him and Pukki up front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted June 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Jim Smith said: The line that we won’t spend £15m on one player unless we sell someone says it all. £15m is not a lot at premier league level. I'm not aware that anyone at the club has said any such thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,131 Posted June 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said: I'm not aware that anyone at the club has said any such thing. Reality, schmeality. 🤷♂️🤦♂️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,715 Posted June 3, 2021 12 hours ago, Capt. Pants said: Not going to happen. Newcastle looking to resign him, £20m being talked about. https://www.footballfancast.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/newcastle-adam-armstrong-blackburn-rovers-premier-league-steve-bruce-rafa-benitez-transfer-gossip-rumours-news-st-james-park Newcastle makes a lot more sense than us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 542 Posted June 3, 2021 Not sure that is true. Callum Wilson is a given if fit. Farke showed last time he isn’t afraid to leave anyone out if they are not performing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted June 3, 2021 We certainly need someone else who can score the goals of Pukki is unavailable. It would all depend on fee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,715 Posted June 3, 2021 28 minutes ago, AJ said: We certainly need someone else who can score the goals of Pukki is unavailable. It would all depend on fee And the issue is a paradox. Pukki will, regardless of injuries, be our number one. Farke has said so many times. What sort of 'good always scoring striker' is happy to join a club knowing they will be second fiddle and for a low fee? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820 Posted June 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Jim Smith said: The line that we won’t spend £15m on one player unless we sell someone says it all. £15m is not a lot at premier league level. Burnley have never spent more than £15m on a player (Ben Gibson, funnily enough) and this will be their sixth successive year in the Premier League. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,980 Posted June 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Burnley have never spent more than £15m on a player (Ben Gibson, funnily enough) and this will be their sixth successive year in the Premier League. In fairness they’ve spent £10m and above half a dozen times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted June 3, 2021 Southampton have said they don't expect to spend more than £10m - £12m on any one player this summer. Lots of clubs are cutting back on spending right now which could help Norwich catch up a little bit, with the right recruitment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted June 3, 2021 33 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: And the issue is a paradox. Pukki will, regardless of injuries, be our number one. Farke has said so many times. What sort of 'good always scoring striker' is happy to join a club knowing they will be second fiddle and for a low fee? No striker will join on that premise, which is why it seems the club are not looking for another striker. What it does seem Norwich are doing is looking for a wide player, who can also play striker. Which coincidentally, is what Armstrong can do. (Not that I consider there any chance of Norwich signing him). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Upo 91 Posted June 3, 2021 Armstrong is excellent. Could be long term successor to Pukki. Only 24, improving every season. Going to be PL quality if not already. We've got a window here and I think we should try to seize it. I see the two strikers fielded in 4-2-2-2, or 4-2-3-1 formations with Teemu being somewhat higher and Armstrong lower, perhaps in a winger or even false 9 role. If we got Skipp...4-1-3-2...might be ulcer inducing for opposition without risking defence. Pukki and Armstrong are somewhat similar - which allows them to switch positions. Teemu's playmaking skills are underappreciated and I have a feeling the same is true for Adam. The opposition would face two extremely lethal strikers, which would require atleast 3 defenders to mind them I think. What a nice deterrent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,555 Posted June 3, 2021 4 hours ago, king canary said: Why would he have to be second fiddle? Pukki was good in the Premier League last time but not so good that he should be guaranteed a start. Also Armstrong may give us the option to play out wide or use him and Pukki up front. There seems to be a large consensus, that I do not subscribe to, that any striker we sign will be a back-up, which is what I was really responding to. I think if we rely on TP too much next season I fear that we will struggle. Someone posted a stats based article a few weeks ago about the number of “defence splitting passes” and “deep completions” made by each team this season. We were top in both stats but I saw that Blackburn were very high so I wondered if their style of play was similar to ours and if Armstrong would fit in. Then I saw that he was likely to be out of reach financially so I didn’t bother to comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,658 Posted June 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Burnley have never spent more than £15m on a player (Ben Gibson, funnily enough) and this will be their sixth successive year in the Premier League. Pffft, take you and your facts out of here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, PurpleCanary said: I'm not aware that anyone at the club has said any such thing. It's Jimbo, the King of negative Hype. Its fits his agenda, therefore it's true. Silly you. Edited June 3, 2021 by wcorkcanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,604 Posted June 3, 2021 27 minutes ago, Mr Angry said: There seems to be a large consensus, that I do not subscribe to, that any striker we sign will be a back-up, which is what I was really responding to. I think if we rely on TP too much next season I fear that we will struggle. Someone posted a stats based article a few weeks ago about the number of “defence splitting passes” and “deep completions” made by each team this season. We were top in both stats but I saw that Blackburn were very high so I wondered if their style of play was similar to ours and if Armstrong would fit in. Then I saw that he was likely to be out of reach financially so I didn’t bother to comment. Yeah I'd seen that stat too which is why I think he could be a very interesting target- he seems to thrive on similar types of play as Pukki although I'm not sure you could use them as a front two based on that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,555 Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, king canary said: Yeah I'd seen that stat too which is why I think he could be a very interesting target- he seems to thrive on similar types of play as Pukki although I'm not sure you could use them as a front two based on that. Yeah, we probably wouldn't be making so many those deep completions and defence splitting passes with 2 up front-not to mention the higher quality of the defences we will be facing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Upo 91 Posted June 3, 2021 Chances are we won't be making as many defence splitting passes without Emi anyway and need to adapt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,980 Posted June 3, 2021 Blackburn fans suggesting Hugill could be part of any deal. There’s talk of a 40% sell on clause to Newcastle so any player exchange and cash might tempt them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ward 3 372 Posted June 3, 2021 Pukki is a legend don't get me wrong but I think Armstrong will be better. But 15m the rumoured price is bit of a hike. Pound for pound though you'll never get better than teemu 💚 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shruk4 60 Posted June 3, 2021 Completely unrealistic transfer. Would go straight against the current transfer strategy wouldnt it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted June 3, 2021 53 minutes ago, shruk4 said: Completely unrealistic transfer. Would go straight against the current transfer strategy wouldnt it? Not if we sold him for 30 million or more in a couple of seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,227 Posted June 3, 2021 56 minutes ago, shruk4 said: Completely unrealistic transfer. Would go straight against the current transfer strategy wouldnt it? Yes and yes. And even if we did sign him some on here would want him to fail just to prove a point that sometimes even if you spend a lot on one player it doesn't mean he's guaranteed to succeed. We will really struggle; a) if Pukki gets injured b) we don't sign a Premier League quality DM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
