Because big clubs want fancy names from European clubs. If nobody takes risks on lower league players. Naturally there will be small examples like Vardy. Luton will be a miracle if they stay up but the business model they have. Set them up for years to come. Remarkable
I think that first paragraph is short sighted to be honest. All clubs even Man City don’t want to spend unnecessary money. Clubs don’t sign lower league players because they know the level isn’t great. Championship to premier league is a jump too far for lots of players, but further down its even moreso. If you look at our recruitment of Joao Gomes, he came from a foreign league that isn’t much of a standard but it’s still way way above league one. The bottom two professional leagues it’s not even about players ability, it’s about how the clubs play (with off exceptions) most of them play a style not seen in 20 plus years in the premier, it’s all long ball hit and hope, those players can’t cope with how the premier league is played
Agree but the flip side of this could be that if Hwang played then so would have Mitoma.
The cream of the crop still tends to rise to the top. Even last year - Viktor Gyokeres, Joao Pedro, Alex Scott. The year before that Mitrovic and Solanke. When you look at a list of the top scorers in the PL - a good number of them had success in the Championship - Watkins, Wood, Mbuemo.
I agree but also I think MEW was more on about the levels below that. I don’t see a player going from League one or below to the premier league and competing.
Who's that then?
You’d have to be a bit odd to not prefer a move to the premier league over Russia
It's coming down ...I think for 20/25m he might be worth the risk .....I think it safe to say we will be bringing funds in through the summer....he is still young as well....
He play last night. Not sure what making of him
Also hope we’re in for them in the summer!
Whilst I agree with you on the overall level up here, there are some really good young players who would be worth long term investment. Plenty of younger players have been picked up by bigger clubs over the last 3 or 4 years and are developing well - Hickey, Gilmour, Doak at Liverpool, Ferguson at Bologna, Doig at Sassualo, etc.
We must have people watch them
What have the Scottish ever done for us?
Hughie Curran
What about Huggies Curran
Agree, but still only if its an option.
Yeah i was watching him out of interest
Some great players in that list. Cameron, Rae and Frank Munro were top class.
Yes...and obviously it may have to fall into the right FFP period ....but you pay a bit extra for strikers especially one who is considered home-grown.,....that will be the same in the summer...
They've only brought in Sasa tbf and Frankfurt associated social media seems to be becoming more pessimistic about Ekitike coming while needing bodies in the door.
We should "be all over this" if Forest are in for him.
If they put a relegation clause in we could pick him up in the summer fire sale
theathletic.com
Not so sure as Mitoma has been out with ankle injury since their game against Palace before Xmas. Japan called him up knowing that and hasn't played in Asia Cup yet.
Where the Ings is O'Neil main target come from???? I haven't read or heard that anywhere...would he say something like that.....Ive seen him referred to as an option by respected journalist....
he’s the one then
Absolutely needs to be the right deal as there is a bit of risk involved with this IMO.
He said was an option..(no more than Che Adams was)..I wouldn't think there wasn't such a thing as main target.... especially if it was relient on west ham bringing someone in....would be naive in the extreme to wait for that ....
Cant say I'm keen on Ings ......seems like he's one of those 'Hair today , gone tomorrow ' type
