Yellowfuture 71 Posted April 28, 2011 Out of contract in July, 22 goals in 36 league appearances for Watford, hopefully we have him on the radar for next season if we go up, deserves a crack at the Prem after the season he has had! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toronto_Canary 0 Posted April 28, 2011 isnt this like the 100th post titled... ''how about Danny Graham'' this year and the 5th one this week? :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toronto_Canary 0 Posted April 28, 2011 but yes, most definitely.! Hed be great cover Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowfuture 71 Posted April 28, 2011 [quote user="Toronto_Canary"]isnt this like the 100th post titled... ''how about Danny Graham'' this year and the 5th one this week? :) [/quote] Oh, sorry about that, he must be good then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
O.T.B.C 0 Posted April 28, 2011 Either him or that chap at Bristol City. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeonYellow 4 Posted April 28, 2011 Let''s beat Portsmouth first hey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana 0 Posted April 28, 2011 Shane long is also out on contract i nthe summerrr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boyo 0 Posted April 28, 2011 Danny Graham is obviously having a great season because in a Watford side which has been playing well but not brilliantly he is the leagues top scorer however, this is his first season he has really been prolific. He scored almost 20 goals for Carlisle in League One a few seasons ago and last season he only scored 14 for Watford and before he moved to Carlisle he wasn''t prolific at all. All of a sudden he scores 20 odd this season and is a really good player who we should be looking at for the Premier League. By all means if we don''t go up lets go for him because he looks like he is finally becoming the player that was expected of him but of we do go up do we really want to go for Graham? I know we won''t be able to go for a reliable Prem goalscorer because they will cost a fortune but if we go for someone in the lower leagues I would like someone who has always been prolific not just the last couple of seasons including seasons in League One and somene who is a bit more experienced rather than Graham who at the age of 25 is still learning a lot and only just begining to blossom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boyo 0 Posted April 28, 2011 I''ve also just looked at Shane Long and it is the same with him. Before this season he hasn''t scored more than 9 goals in a season and now this season he scores 20 odd and he is a player we should be looking at for the Premier League. He is at the age of 24 and has only just blossomed and found his feet in the Championship, do we really want to throw him straight into the Premiership right now? After a couple more seasons in the second tier for both Shane Long and Danny Graham then they might well turn out to be good top flight strikers but they have only just become good second tier strikers and I think they need to improve a bit more first before they move to the top flight. I think if we brought either of them in the Premiership then it would be a very risky gamble Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Archie 0 Posted April 28, 2011 Boyo I understand where you''re coming from, but disagree. If we weren''t able to splash out on an established premiership striker, then who else would you go for? I would have thought at the top of that list is the two most prolific strikers in the league below, both of whom are out of contract.That''s assuming we go up though, hopefully we can have these arguments for real in 10 days time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowfuture 71 Posted April 28, 2011 I am told by Watford fans that he has really upped his work rate this season has has improved considerably over last year, it`s always going to be a gamble but he does sound like the sort of commited player that may tempt Lambert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
York Canary 28 Posted April 28, 2011 We won''t get Shane Long. A bigger team with a bigger budget will get him for sure - no transfer fee involved so prospective new employee can afford a bigger wage. Celtic are looking at him apparently and a few teams like Villa etc. At 24 he''d be a good investment and has played in Prem with Reading before I believe. I''d certainly like to get him, but just can''t see it happening.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legend Iwan 30 Posted April 28, 2011 As I was told on here only two days ago, Shane Long is not on a free un the summer, but has one year left on his contract. Borini however, is very much on a free. Him and Graham would be great purchases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legend Iwan 30 Posted April 28, 2011 Also Graham signed a contract extension until 2012 at the back end of last year, so he isn''t on a free either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted April 28, 2011 Before we all rave about Graham, a quick question.Would any of you had been happy/excited ad we signed him at the start of this season?Yes, hes had a good season, but he''s shown nothing previous to this season. I''d rather sign a consistant performer than a once season wonder, especially if we do go up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 28, 2011 [quote user="CDMullins"]Before we all rave about Graham, a quick question.Would any of you had been happy/excited ad we signed him at the start of this season?Yes, hes had a good season, but he''s shown nothing previous to this season. I''d rather sign a consistant performer than a once season wonder, especially if we do go up![/quote]Yes, but you are a massive detractor of Hoolahan, so who cares what you think? [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted April 28, 2011 So you''d have been happy signing a striker that had scored 40 goals from 2003-2009?Wow, your easily pleased. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Humphrey 13 Posted April 29, 2011 But isn''t he exactly the sort of player Lambert would get the absolute best out of? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
York Canary 28 Posted April 29, 2011 [quote user="Graham Humphrey"]But isn''t he exactly the sort of player Lambert would get the absolute best out of?[/quote]Most likely. I''d believe in any player he signs I think lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowfuture 71 Posted April 29, 2011 Your right Legend Ewan, he is contracted till July 2012,12 month extension, apologies for posting he was free. Still would be a good buy though IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted April 29, 2011 Shane Long would be great - but would cost a big fee . He has ''cut it'' for the Republic of Ireland don''t forget,and with a lot of their footballers will always be linked and drawn, to Celtic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norfolk Mustard 94 Posted April 29, 2011 We don''t even know which league we''ll be playing in yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites