Samwam27 608 Posted December 6, 2021 Dont get the onel hype. Thought he was either injured or not getting picked. That said he was one of the few in Project Restart that showed any effort Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee Marshall 4 Posted December 8, 2021 Yeah, he probably needs some more experience before playing regularly in the Prem. We could bring back Drmic while Idah's on loan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Tea 140 Posted December 15, 2021 After last nights performance i dont know any Championship team that would want him. Dear oh dear.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dean Coneys boots 1,550 Posted December 15, 2021 I think Idah will end up in a bottom mid champs side eventually.  As for hugill - a great personality saw him promoted well above his natural level- he’s L1/ L2 standard at best as his last loan shows. Puts himself about but doesn’t score at a higher level - who wants that in a striker?  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ward 3 496 Posted December 15, 2021 Sell idah. What does he actually bring to the team? Personal highlight last night from him was such a crap pass he had to retrieve it himself before it went out for a throw in. I've never rated him and don't think I ever will Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 4,318 Posted December 15, 2021 Nothing we see from Idah, who is getting far more minutes under Smith, changes my opinion that he's a L2 player, and he won't even be that without massively improving his work rate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheva 146 Posted December 15, 2021 In all honesty this player will never make it at the highest level . His basic skills are to low and movement for a forward looks poor. I’ve never been impressed but then who else is there besides Pukki? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee Marshall 4 Posted December 15, 2021 Idah just isn't experienced enought for the Premier League yet. He needs a loan in the Championship first, as he's proven he can score the occassional goal there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BB 6 Posted January 3, 2022 https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gillingham-face-competition-for-premier-league-striker-260052/ Noting: Meeting with Sporting Director Scored two v Gillingham in pre-season Other clubs interested Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 582 Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BB said: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gillingham-face-competition-for-premier-league-striker-260052/ Noting: Meeting with Sporting Director Scored two v Gillingham in pre-season Other clubs interested Are you thinking they mean Idah or Gassan? Edited January 3, 2022 by Newtopia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chichcan 149 Posted January 3, 2022 Won’t be Gassan  The article says they want to persuade him to play in League 1 but Gassan is currently in League 1 although he’s been utter dross for Pompey and nowhere near their team I can’t see 5 or 6 clubs chasing Gassan sadly when Portsmouth send him back 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,915 Posted January 3, 2022 Any idea what club would suit idah? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glory.win or die. 274 Posted January 3, 2022 Right now hugill will give us atleast as much as sargent and idah, and possibly more, even if just winning free kicks. Hugill will not benefit ud from a loan but sargent and idah just might. We are not going to sign a striker unless it's a free or loan, something like a past it defoe, hardworking but goalshy Shane long or failed mcburnie but I could see all 3 improve on what we have Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ged in the onion bag 964 Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Sargent can run, Hugill can't.... Hugill wouldn't win anything in the air against a EPL centre half and its not our game, he was another scouting blunder of staggering ineptitude and needs getting rid asap.  Rather play Byram up there!  If he did come back in gets in, we may as well give up! If they aren't going to give Idah plenty of minutes.... lets face it we are down so they may as well, then a Championship loan makes every sense. I would call Onel back (if we could) as he's better than Tzolis (atm) and Sargent.  Think we should send Tzolis back to PAOK on loan (assumes they'd have a place for him) just so he can play regular, gain more experience and regain confidence.  Would only play Williams when Dimi is unavailable.   Edited January 3, 2022 by ged in the onion bag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samwam27 608 Posted January 3, 2022 Can someone provide any evidence that Onel would improve us. He's made 17 appearances in Championship for Middlesboro with 1 goal and no assists That's zero assists for a winger/attacking midfielder in Championship. That to me says he won't improve us If Tzolis is putting in good shifts in practice to get in the squad then he needs game time to adapt to the Premiership and will only get better (although that's hardly the case for Sargent).   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 582 Posted January 3, 2022 3 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Any idea what club would suit idah? I think Gillingham is a decent call, he needs somewhere he will play lots of football, ideally in a well organised decent football set up.  Personally I was thinking Cambridge, Doncaster, Bolton, or Charlton would be ideal, but Gillingham are similiar and the club needs to want him too.  Gillingham have not got any strikers currently, so it seems ideal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanTheMan 3 Posted January 3, 2022 I would loan out Idah with an eye to next season. He needs experience. Hopefully with a few goals and a bit of confidence he would then be a good prospect for us in the championship. This season I would bring back Hugill purely on the basis that if we are chasing games throwing on a battering ram style CF is a better option that what else we have on the bench right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Top corner 261 Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Alan Nixon of The Sun, seems to think the WBA plan, is to send Hugill back to us this month, which I guess makes sense, after their recent signing. Yes I appreciate that it is the "super reliable" Sun newspaper. Edited January 3, 2022 by Top corner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,915 Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Top corner said: Alan Nixon of The Sun, seems to think the WBA plan, is to send Hugill back to us this month, which I guess makes sense, after their recent signing. 1 goal in 13 is not a good number for a team aiming for automatic promotion to be fair, and they have brought in their new american striker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tzol Machine 27 Posted January 4, 2022 17 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Any idea what club would suit idah? He should go play for a greek team maybe Paok where Tzolis and Giannoulis came from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 582 Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Tzol Machine said: He should go play for a greek team maybe Paok where Tzolis and Giannoulis came from. If they want him and he would play lots of game that would be ideal, although a foreign loan is tricker to arrange for the individual at short notice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chichcan 149 Posted January 4, 2022 20 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Any idea what club would suit idah? I can’t see him going anywhere this season myself - especially league 1 It would be too embarrassing for Webber to have backed him as second striker in August in the Premier then sending him to League 1 5 months later. Maybe next year try to get him a loan in Holland or Belgium like Todd had? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,328 Posted January 4, 2022 16 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: 1 goal in 13 is not a good number for a team aiming for automatic promotion to be fair, and they have brought in their new american striker It is 1 in 20, stop using Wikipedia for your data. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chichcan 149 Posted January 4, 2022 On 03/01/2022 at 09:47, BB said: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gillingham-face-competition-for-premier-league-striker-260052/ Noting: Meeting with Sporting Director Scored two v Gillingham in pre-season Other clubs interested Well it was Dickson-Peters so you were right it was a Norwich player Great move for him I think 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chichcan 149 Posted January 4, 2022 Plus Gillingham play Ipswich on Saturday.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 582 Posted January 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Chichcan said: Well it was Dickson-Peters so you were right it was a Norwich player Great move for him I think It is a great move for him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowrider120 932 Posted January 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, Newtopia said: It is a great move for him But what about us? Gillingham in League One is way down in terms of quality from playing PL football but we have NO-ONE capable of scoring goals other than Pukki. TDP has knocked in goals for fun in the U23's so we have zero to lose by giving him some meaningful game time. Crazy decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 582 Posted January 4, 2022 22 minutes ago, yellowrider120 said: But what about us? Gillingham in League One is way down in terms of quality from playing PL football but we have NO-ONE capable of scoring goals other than Pukki. TDP has knocked in goals for fun in the U23's so we have zero to lose by giving him some meaningful game time. Crazy decision. We have Idah, Sargent, Rowe, Pukki, and probably Hugill who are more likely to score than him, not sure it is crazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowrider120 932 Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, Newtopia said: We have Idah, Sargent, Rowe, Pukki, and probably Hugill who are more likely to score than him, not sure it is crazy. This is a wind up right??!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 582 Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, yellowrider120 said: This is a wind up right??!! No, Dickson-Peters has not looked like being selected ahead of any of those players, I would be gobsmacked if he is capable of scoring in the premiership without more experience, and it has to be better getting experience on loan than playing for the reserves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
