Van Hooijdonk

[S_81 828]

No, not Pierre - albeit he may still do Barnes for pace - but, his son, Sydney. 
Plays for Bologna, striker. On our radar according to EDP. You’d guess as an Idah replacement. 

[Rich T The Biscuit 562]

Apparently off to Celtic, numerous reports to this effect.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,767]

Hooj Donk? Come on man..

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,294]

22 minutes ago, Rich T The Biscuit said:

Apparently off to Celtic, numerous reports to this effect.

Classic case of 'we tried' ?

Also, he wants to be first choice from what I'm reading, which is why his move to Celtic might stall. He wouldn't get much game time here either, if Sarge stays fit. 

Edited January 30 by Creedence Clearwater Couto

[The Raptor 1,227]

His dad managed to fall out with a couple of clubs. Said his wages were only fit for the homeless at Celtic and went on strike at forest.  I hope he's not advising him!

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,337]

Now that's a name for a shirt! 🤣 

If only we'd have signed vennegor of hesselink 

[cornish sam 960]

38 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Hooj Donk? Come on man..

 

 

[yellowrider120 771]

Looks like a 'right so and so' from the video clips! Would do nicely for April 6th / 7th in particular! 

[Mason 47 1,391]

49 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said:

Classic case of 'we tried' ?

Also, he wants to be first choice from what I'm reading, which is why his move to Celtic might stall. He wouldn't get much game time here either, if Sarge stays fit. 

I'm not so sure. It's only highlights I've seen, but he looks a lot more like a neo-Barnes than direct competition for Sargent to me. He certainly looks like he can hold the ball up.

[Samwam27 531]

Sky sports now saying we are in talks with Bologna over a loan deal with option to buy.

 

[Dr Greenthumb 750]

1 hour ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said:

Classic case of 'we tried' ?

Also, he wants to be first choice from what I'm reading, which is why his move to Celtic might stall. He wouldn't get much game time here either, if Sarge stays fit. 

Maybe replacing Barnes 

Edited January 30 by Dr Greenthumb

[mrdi 373]

Excellent. Have thought all season that our attack would be much better if we put a donk on it. 

[Paul101 93]

2 hours ago, Rich T The Biscuit said:

Apparently off to Celtic, numerous reports to this effect.

numerous reports Celtic have not put an offer in nothing firm whats so ever

reading numerous reports now that he wants to play in England

[RobJames 883]

Norwich is close - an hour flight to Dutchland. Some thoughts here

https://the72.co.uk/2024/01/30/norwich-city-join-late-transfer-battle-for-serie-a-striker/

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,832]

I've seen bits and pieces of him this season, including one of the only two games in which he started, and he's been completely ineffective, in all honesty.

A huge mitigating circumstance is that he's clearly not been match sharp all season as a result of his limited time on the pitch, so if he does join, we'd have to be patient with him. His goalscoring record in the Netherlands shows that he has something about him, even though he has done diddly squat at Bologna. 

All in all however, I'd be pretty disappointed if we let go of Idah and bring him in, but if Idah is pushing for a move then I can understand why.

[Branston Pickle 3,674]

1 minute ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

I've seen bits and pieces of him this season, including one of the only two games in which he started, and he's been completely ineffective, in all honesty.

A huge mitigating circumstance is that he's clearly not been match sharp all season as a result of his limited time on the pitch, so if he does join, we'd have to be patient with him. His goalscoring record in the Netherlands shows that he has something about him, even though he has done diddly squat at Bologna. 

All in all however, I'd be pretty disappointed if we let go of Idah and bring him in, but if Idah is pushing for a move then I can understand why.

Your first para could as easily be talking about Idah as vH - he seems a pretty poor ‘starter’ and far better from the bench.

[JonnyJonnyRowe 451]

5 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

All in all however, I'd be pretty disappointed if we let go of Idah and bring him in, but if Idah is pushing for a move then I can understand why.

He must be really terrible if you don't rate him as better than Idah

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,294]

9 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

I've seen bits and pieces of him this season, including one of the only two games in which he started, and he's been completely ineffective, in all honesty.

A huge mitigating circumstance is that he's clearly not been match sharp all season as a result of his limited time on the pitch, so if he does join, we'd have to be patient with him. His goalscoring record in the Netherlands shows that he has something about him, even though he has done diddly squat at Bologna. 

All in all however, I'd be pretty disappointed if we let go of Idah and bring him in, but if Idah is pushing for a move then I can understand why.

From the clips I’ve seen, his finishing looks more instinctive and sharper than Idah. A more technical player too. Italy is a tough league for an attacking player. I really don’t think it’s a great move for Idah, if he’s looking to boost confidence and score goals - chances will he few and far between. Certainly much less frequent than the amount he currently gets.. starting or from the bench.

Edited January 30 by Creedence Clearwater Couto

[Robert N. LiM 4,456]

Another excellent name to conjure with. Over to you, @BroadstairsR

[Feedthewolf 4,865]

Sorry to butt in, but his name is an anagram of 'Avoid Donkeys, Johnny'. Doesn't bode well.

[Robert N. LiM 4,456]

11 minutes ago, Robert N. LiM said:

Another excellent name to conjure with. Over to you, @BroadstairsR

 

Just now, Feedthewolf said:

Sorry to butt in, but his name is an anagram of 'Avoid Donkeys, Johnny'. Doesn't bode well.

Stand down, @BroadstairsR, you're not beating that.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,832]

30 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said:

Your first para could as easily be talking about Idah as vH - he seems a pretty poor ‘starter’ and far better from the bench.

That's true about Idah, but can Hooijdonk has never been effective at either at Bologna. He has never scored for them in the league in a season-and-a-half, although he has never been more than a backup.

I've never seen him in the Netherlands though, and his record there is pretty decent.

 

27 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said:

From the clips I’ve seen, his finishing looks more instinctive and sharper than Idah. A more technical player too. Italy is a tough league for an attacking player. I really don’t think it’s a great move for Idah, if he’s looking to boost confidence and score goals - chances will he few and far between. Certainly much less frequent than the amount he currently gets.. starting or from the bench.

I'm not sure if that's a reference to Serie A or Verona in particular.

If it's the former, then that's not really true nowadays, as the number of goals has been comparable to the Premier League over the last decade.

If it's the latter, fair enough. He wouldn't be a guaranteed starter now that Henry is fit and Verona have a reasonably high chance of getting relegated. 

[hogesar 9,711]

Not seen him play but sounds and looks on paper like a slight Idah downgrade. I

[Branston Pickle 3,674]

1 minute ago, hogesar said:

Not seen him play but sounds and looks on paper like a slight Idah downgrade. I

To be fair, it is difficult to compare performances life a player in the Italian top flight with one in the Championship 

[hogesar 9,711]

2 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said:

To be fair, it is difficult to compare performances life a player in the Italian top flight with one in the Championship 

Yes, can't say with any certainty, of course. And by all accounts I hope I'm wrong.

[Grando 264]

30 minutes ago, hogesar said:

Not seen him play but sounds and looks on paper like a slight Idah downgrade. I

Is that actually physically possible?

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,294]

40 minutes ago, hogesar said:

Not seen him play but sounds and looks on paper like a slight Idah downgrade. I

Based on absolutely nothing. Good input 🙈

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,832]

13 minutes ago, Grando said:

Is that actually physically possible?

Most of the strikers in the Championship are a downgrade on Idah, or at least no better than a step sideways.

[Samwam27 531]

Ive seen rumours both italiqn clubs have given up on Idah. 

Celtic were interested in Van Hooijonk, but he's close to signing for norwich, and celtic have turned their attentions on Idah as loan with option to buy!

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,294]

1 hour ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

That's true about Idah, but can Hooijdonk has never been effective at either at Bologna. He has never scored for them in the league in a season-and-a-half, although he has never been more than a backup.

I've never seen him in the Netherlands though, and his record there is pretty decent.

 

I'm not sure if that's a reference to Serie A or Verona in particular.

If it's the former, then that's not really true nowadays, as the number of goals has been comparable to the Premier League over the last decade.

If it's the latter, fair enough. He wouldn't be a guaranteed starter now that Henry is fit and Verona have a reasonably high chance of getting relegated. 

The reference was a bit of both. But tbf, I don’t follow Italian football close enough to realise it’s now comparable to EPL in terms of goals scored.. but sounds like we’re in agreement this move might not be a great one for Idah.