Michail Antonio - final piece of the jigsaw?

[WalsallWolf]

Sorry for creating new thread - but he is the player and CF I most want us to sign before tomorrow nights closure.

He ticks all the boxes for me

- Strong, Athletic, Quick. Target man type.
- Proven scorer of goals at this level.
- Experience.

We have had a 9/10 January transfer window for me.
Better than I and I think most of us would have expected. However, if we manage to get this lad in, I honestly think he is the difference between survival, and guaranteed survival.

Really hoping this happens in the next 24-30 hours.

 

[Irish_Wolf]

He's not the answer imo

 

[Wolf316]

Sorry for creating new thread - but he is the player and CF I most want us to sign before tomorrow nights closure.

He ticks all the boxes for me

- Strong, Athletic, Quick. Target man type.
- Proven scorer of goals at this level.
- Experience.

We have had a 9/10 January transfer window for me.
Better than I and I think most of us would have expected. However, if we manage to get this lad in, I honestly think he is the difference between survival, and guaranteed survival.

Really hoping this happens in the next 24-30 hours.

So why would relegation threatened West Ham let him go?

 

[Irish_Wolf]

So why would relegation threatened West Ham let him go?

Because he's rarely those points the OP has listed.

 

[WolfLing]

Having watched him closely against us, he's only the final piece of the jigsaw, if you're doing a jigsaw about current Premier League footballers whose best days are well behind them.

That said, it could have just been a particularly bad game? He's a decent option to have from the bench.

 

[JOSWolf]

Dembele at Lyon may be available but I highly doubt they will do business with us. He is the style of striker we need.

 

[Premier Quality]

Sorry for creating new thread - but he is the player and CF I most want us to sign before tomorrow nights closure.

He ticks all the boxes for me

- Strong, Athletic, Quick. Target man type.
- Proven scorer of goals at this level.
- Experience.

We have had a 9/10 January transfer window for me.
Better than I and I think most of us would have expected. However, if we manage to get this lad in, I honestly think he is the difference between survival, and guaranteed survival.

Really hoping this happens in the next 24-30 hours.

Was strong and quick five years ago - now he’s not quick any more and is injury prone.
Proven scorer of goals at this level in the past when he was younger
Experienced because he’s now past it.

Why would he be any better than Raul or Costa?

No thanks - let’s get someone in their early twenties please.

 

[S G Wolves]

We won't be buying a striker this window.

 

[WalsallWolf]

So why would relegation threatened West Ham let him go?

Same reason they let Dawson go?

It is football, transfers happen. I am not reading too much into that.

 

[JOSWolf]

We won't be buying a striker this window.

Only chance is if something comes out of the blue which can happen on deadline day.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Sorry for creating new thread - but he is the player and CF I most want us to sign before tomorrow nights closure.

He ticks all the boxes for me

- Strong, Athletic, Quick. Target man type.
- Proven scorer of goals at this level.
- Experience.

We have had a 9/10 January transfer window for me.
Better than I and I think most of us would have expected. However, if we manage to get this lad in, I honestly think he is the difference between survival, and guaranteed survival.

Really hoping this happens in the next 24-30 hours.

So good that West Ham, who are in the mire with us, are happy to get rid. Hammers fans say that his legs have gone....

 

[Irish_Wolf]

Dembele at Lyon may be available but I highly doubt they will do business with us. He is the style of striker we need.

Totally and I said the same on here previously and was ridiculed. Somebody said he was a journey man lol.



Antonio turns 33 in a few weeks and has never been a prolific goal scorer.

 

[lets all have a disco]

On the Everton forum they reckon they have offered Antonio 140k per week....

 

[JOSWolf]

Another striker in amazing form is Balogun on loan at Reims from Arsenal. I wonder if they would be tempted by a bid?

 

[Beastier]

Sorry for creating new thread - but he is the player and CF I most want us to sign before tomorrow nights closure.

He ticks all the boxes for me

- Strong, Athletic, Quick. Target man type.
- Proven scorer of goals at this level.
- Experience.

We have had a 9/10 January transfer window for me.
Better than I and I think most of us would have expected. However, if we manage to get this lad in, I honestly think he is the difference between survival, and guaranteed survival.

Really hoping this happens in the next 24-30 hours.

I thought he was diabolical in the game against us recently and offered no threat - even to the point where I wondered if he thought he was coming here and didn't want to influence us having an adverse result.

On the one hand he'd be a considerable short-term option. On the other we already have Costa who we took a punt on and Raul who with each passing game looks further away from the player he once was and so signing another currently-misfiring striker probably wouldn't be a smart move.

On the flip side it would take a player who has got a goal in him away from one of our current rivals, leaving them with Ings - who is already injured for a few weeks on his 18 minute debut and has ongoing fitness concerns. Pragmatically if he was dirt cheap and we have nothing else lined up & he's sufficiently fired up he might not be the worst option in the world.

 

[JOSWolf]

Totally and I said the same on here previously and was ridiculed. Somebody said he was a journey man lol.



Antonio turns 33 in a few weeks and has never been a prolific goal scorer.

Demebele a journey man? I think not. Not been in great form this season but if he catches fire he would be perfect.

 

[wolvesjoe]

Was a good player and still a nice guy....but slowed down terribly and that speed was central to his game.
Definite no-no.

 

[lets all have a disco]

Was a good player and still a nice guy....but slowed down terribly and that speed was central to his game.
Definite no-no.

Is this the traore thread.....

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

I definitely thought we should steer well clear when we played WHAM. Now you've used the 'final piece of the jigsaw' line and that's killed off the tiny bit of doubt I had.

 

[Stafford]

If the question is, is he currently a better number 9 than Jiminez, Costa and Cuhna. Then obviously yes.

 

[Wolves Heathen]

Not for me, we already have 2 Cf's that are past their best.

 

[Stafford]

Was a good player and still a nice guy....but slowed down terribly and that speed was central to his game.
Definite no-no.

He's still fast.

 

[manchesterwolf17]

Find it difficult to see him being any less effective than Jimenez/Costa are.

I think our business is done though. Only Wolves could score the fewest goals in England, have a very productive window but still not sign a recognised CF.

 

[CelebrityWolf]

Meh, quite a handful on his day but a guaranteed goalscorer he certainly isn't. His highest ever prem haul is ten goals and his highest ever league scoring campaign is 14 goals in the champo.

 

[Skrilla]

Meh, quite a handful on his day but a guaranteed goalscorer he certainly isn't. His highest ever prem haul is ten goals and his highest ever league scoring campaign is 14 goals in the champo.

We haven't had a striker score in over 30 games mate... we can't be turning our noses up at a striker that's scored 10 goals in each of his last three seasons, if he's available they have to consider him especially if it's an inexpensive deal. I highly doubt it happens now anyway, with Ings out injured they aren't letting him go.

 

[Fenrir_]

Sorry for creating new thread - but he is the player and CF I most want us to sign before tomorrow nights closure.

He ticks all the boxes for me

- Strong, Athletic, Quick. Target man type.
- Proven scorer of goals at this level.
- Experience.

We have had a 9/10 January transfer window for me.
Better than I and I think most of us would have expected. However, if we manage to get this lad in, I honestly think he is the difference between survival, and guaranteed survival.

Really hoping this happens in the next 24-30 hours.

If you saw him against us you'd be prodding him to see if there are still signs of life there. Looked like a boxer past his sell by date and with two in nineteen this season, he's not where I'd be turning

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Costa is better option

 

[Jamwolf]

Neto

 

[Dan G WWFC]

Soon to be 34 year old, 100k a week and couldn't out run Collins isn't the answer

 

[WalsallWolf]

Right - so I take it is a no then?!?!

 

[Sussex Wolf]

Not for me, we already have 2 Cf's that are past their best.

Unfortunately so true.

 

[S G Wolves]

Soon to be 34 year old, 100k a week and couldn't out run Collins isn't the answer

Collins isn't slow.

 

[Thank you Sir Jack]

Costa is better option

Starbucks is even a better option.

 

[Streathamwolf]

He's not the answer imo

I am not sure I know the question - unless it's can we get 7 in!

 

[Adrian_Monk]

I don't think Antonio will be coming - I think that's it for us this window. Whilst I don't think we can draw anything from his performance against us in isolation (West Ham hardly committed players forward to support him) he's on course to finish the season with I think 4 goals - an improvement on what we have but hardly justification for an expensive, stop-gap signing that may not even pay off in the short term.

 

[Oldgoldilox]

What's the difference between survival and guaranteed survival?

I think he's done ok considering that he came quite late to the top flight but past his peak now, not the ideal choice in my view.

 

[Dan G WWFC]

Collins isn't slow.

He isn't, but it shows how much pace Antonio has lost. Couple years ago he'd give every center half nightmares. Now one can go 1v1 and mark him out the game

 

[Sketchead]

Collins isn't slow.

Indeed. I wasn't sure how quick he was until he outpaced Ollie Watkins in a long chase for the ball at Villa Park a few weeks ago. He can shift.

 

[BlahBlah]

Having watched him closely against us, he's only the final piece of the jigsaw, if you're doing a jigsaw about current Premier League footballers whose best days are well behind them.

That said, it could have just been a particularly bad game? He's a decent option to have from the bench.

I think that's the suspicion....if he was doing better he wouldn't be looking to leave.
You can see him being bombed out at the end of the season, so a 2 yr contract somewhere else would be appealing.

 

[WolfLing]

I think that's the suspicion....if he was doing better he wouldn't be looking to leave.
You can see him being bombed out at the end of the season, so a 2 yr contract somewhere else would be appealing.

He may also need a fresh start and actually raise his levels again for a new club. From his recent interviews, he's clearly not happy there.