Who's the striker ?

In a typically long winded and generally meaningless WOL article about CCFC transfers they chuck in near the end that the Club says that it's in advanced talks for a striker, and have been since before WBA enquired about Ken.

It goes on to say that there will be an announcement soon, but that all the ones being associated with us in the press are wrong and they've denied interest in any of them.

Who can this man of mystery be if it's true ?

I'd like it to be Neal Maupay, ( unless he's already been snapped up), and I've also suggested Niasse, although that didn't seem like a popular idea.

I don't know and nor does anyone else but it'd be fun to guess , and see whether anyone gets it right.

I should imagine Scott Hogan will be surplus requirements at Aston Villa.

I've heard it's Phil Stant. He's experienced and fits the bill.

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Originally Posted by simonp_ccfc

I've heard it's Phil Stant. He's experienced and fits the bill.

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I’m disappointed that Ken is likely to be leaving. However it does give the club a financial opportunity to get in a player with a proven goal scoring record. I only hope it’s someone with a bit of pace and strength and not another Madine part 2, we’ve been down that road and it has failed.

Truthfully I don’t really trust Warnock with signing strikers. Through his own admission it’s his Achilles heel.

Also I hope we manage to get a winger to replace Kadeem. Perhaps a bench winger, be delighted with Lowe.

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Originally Posted by AfricanBluebird

I’m disappointed that Ken is likely to be leaving. However it does give the club a financial opportunity to get in a player with a proven goal scoring record. I only hope it’s someone with a bit of pace and strength and not another Madine part 2, we’ve been down that road and it has failed.

Truthfully I don’t really trust Warnock with signing strikers. Through his own admission it’s his Achilles heel.

Also I hope we manage to get a winger to replace Kadeem. Perhaps a bench winger, be delighted with Lowe.

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Don't know about the financial opportunity in this market.

If Ken is worth 8m and isn't a great goalscorer then I'm not sure how much one would cost but also we aren't getting probably even half that upfront.

That's not to say we can't get one in or won't get lucky but I don't think it will be because we received this particular fee.

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Originally Posted by Der Kaiser

I should imagine Scott Hogan will be surplus requirements at Aston Villa.

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That's a good shout

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

In a typically long winded and generally meaningless WOL article about CCFC transfers they chuck in near the end that the Club says that it's in advanced talks for a striker, and have been since before WBA enquired about Ken.

It goes on to say that there will be an announcement soon, but that all the ones being associated with us in the press are wrong and they've denied interest in any of them.

Who can this man of mystery be if it's true ?

I'd like it to be Neal Maupay, ( unless he's already been snapped up), and I've also suggested Niasse, although that didn't seem like a popular idea.

I don't know and nor does anyone else but it'd be fun to guess , and see whether anyone gets it right.

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Maupay will be going for close to £20mill

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

In a typically long winded and generally meaningless WOL article about CCFC transfers they chuck in near the end that the Club says that it's in advanced talks for a striker, and have been since before WBA enquired about Ken.

It goes on to say that there will be an announcement soon, but that all the ones being associated with us in the press are wrong and they've denied interest in any of them.

Who can this man of mystery be if it's true ?

I'd like it to be Neal Maupay, ( unless he's already been snapped up), and I've also suggested Niasse, although that didn't seem like a popular idea.

I don't know and nor does anyone else but it'd be fun to guess , and see whether anyone gets it right.

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Do you have a link to the WOL article I cannot seem to find it, cheers

It's Bogle he scored in the early hours of this morning ( and it wasn't in a night club)

Andy Carroll, seems to be gathering traction . We have a rep for buying crocks

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Originally Posted by Rjk

That's a good shout

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He's scored 8 goals in 2 years. Please, please, please no.

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Originally Posted by dicey1966

Andy Carroll, seems to be gathering traction . We have a rep for buying crocks

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Fortunately we couldn"t afford his wages/he wouldn"t accept the wages we would be willing to pay :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by headlight

Fortunately we couldn"t afford his wages/he wouldn"t accept the wages we would be willing to pay :thumbup:

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I never understand why people say this about players who are out of contract. He was supposedly on £80k a week at West Ham but he's currently unemployed. Wherever he plays this season, hopefully not Cardiff, he'll be on a lot less.

Because he won"t accept £10k a week.

Andy Carroll had questionable motivation when he was up.and coming and at his peak. No way has he got any motivation now.

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Originally Posted by Eric The Blue

I never understand why people say this about players who are out of contract. He was supposedly on £80k a week at West Ham but he's currently unemployed. Wherever he plays this season, hopefully not Cardiff, he'll be on a lot less.

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If a player thinks he can earn 50k, he won't take a contract on 20k because that will make it less likely he'll get back to the 50k mark in the future. That's why some players are free agents for longer than you expect. We 100% won't be able to afford Carroll's wage demands either, nor would he want to come here.

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Andy Carroll had questionable motivation when he was up.and coming and at his peak. No way has he got any motivation now.

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And certainly not if he came to us. Would be a disastrous signing and you'd have to be stupid to sign him.

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Originally Posted by simonp_ccfc

And certainly not if he came to us. Would be a disastrous signing and you'd have to be stupid to sign him.

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We don't need a robbie fowler

[QUOTE=Trigger;4988116]Don't know about the financial opportunity in this market.

If Ken is worth 8m and isn't a great goalscorer then I'm not sure how much one would cost but also we aren't getting probably even half that upfront.

That's not to say we can't get one in or won't get lucky but I don't think it will be because we received this particular fee.[/QUOTE

But Shirley we would only be paying a similar amount up front for whoever we get. So its swings and roundabouts

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

If a player thinks he can earn 50k, he won't take a contract on 20k because that will make it less likely he'll get back to the 50k mark in the future. That's why some players are free agents for longer than you expect. We 100% won't be able to afford Carroll's wage demands either, nor would he want to come here.

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They also know that clubs get desperate when the transfer window is about to shut.

Crouch & Carroll up front :)

I'm not sure whether they'd get £20m for Maupay, but he'd be worth a big fee

Sala would have cost us 15 million when we were in the premier league & looked like he would have scored goals at that level (obviously we will never know) so there are strikers about that we could afford although probably they would need to come from abroad.
If our scouting is any good I would have thought that well under 15 million would get us someone who could score at championship level.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

He's scored 8 goals in 2 years. Please, please, please no.

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He's only played about 24 games worth of 90 minutes in those 2 years, so 8 goals isn't that terrible. Would be 15 across a 46 game season

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Originally Posted by Rjk

He's only played about 24 games worth of 90 minutes in those 2 years, so 8 goals isn't that terrible. Would be 15 across a 46 game season

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If my aunty had wheels, she'd be a bicycle. He's not good enough, is on about 40k a week and has an injury record that makes Jack Wilshere's look good. No, no, no!

In reality what are we looking at, 8-10 million tops & max 20k a week ?

How about Paul onuachu

According to this https://www.spotrac.com/epl/cardiff-city-f.c/payroll/ Ken was on 16.5k a week & our highest paid players at present are Reid & Smithies who are both on 30k.
Not sure how accurate those figures are though ?

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Originally Posted by headlight

According to this https://www.spotrac.com/epl/cardiff-city-f.c/payroll/ Ken was on 16.5k a week & our highest paid players at present are Reid & Smithies who are both on 30k.
Not sure how accurate those figures are though ?

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Surely Smithies wouldn't be on £30k

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Originally Posted by Der Kaiser

I should imagine Scott Hogan will be surplus requirements at Aston Villa.

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Nice if he could rediscover his Brentford form.

According to the "highly respected site" (WOL"s words not mine) he is ?

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Originally Posted by headlight

According to this https://www.spotrac.com/epl/cardiff-city-f.c/payroll/ Ken was on 16.5k a week & our highest paid players at present are Reid & Smithies who are both on 30k.
Not sure how accurate those figures are though ?

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I'm certainly hoping that wage figure is wrong for someone who did not play a single minute of league football last season and is currently touring with our kids in Devon and Cornwall rather than in America - if Smithies is really on that much, we're going to struggle to sell him and I'd say a loan move with us still paying a portion of his wages beckons.

As for replacing Zohore and Healey, I'd say £10 million and 20 grand a week is definitely at the very low end of the range we could hope to get someone better than Zohore if we choose to shop in the domestic market.

Agreed TOBW where the domestic market is concerned but I am talking about overseas players ie 10 million "should" get an overseas player capable of scoring in the championship bearing in mind Sala would have been 15 million.
Domestically we would be looking at 20 million I would have thought ?

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Originally Posted by dicey1966

Andy Carroll, seems to be gathering traction . We have a rep for buying crocks

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Does he care :

Andy Carroll net worth: Andy Carroll is an English professional soccer player who has a net worth of $25 million.

Glen Murray would get us up ,or Troy if the Deeney

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

If my aunty had wheels, she'd be a bicycle. He's not good enough, is on about 40k a week and has an injury record that makes Jack Wilshere's look good. No, no, no!

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I knew someones aunty who everyone said was a bike and she didn't have any wheels. :sherlock:

(well someone had to say it!)

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Originally Posted by headlight

Agreed TOBW where the domestic market is concerned but I am talking about overseas players ie 10 million "should" get an overseas player capable of scoring in the championship bearing in mind Sala would have been 15 million.
Domestically we would be looking at 20 million I would have thought ?

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The Top striker in the Championship last season was a free transfer to Norwich?