Bogle one of three Wigan players being made to train away from first team.

[Alfonso Perez]

When he was with Portsmouth, Wigan manager Paul Cook favoured a build from the back, passing approach. If he's trying to do the same at his new club, then I can understand why he may feel that a target man type striker is not best suited to such an approach.

I saw Bogle play a few times for Grimsby in the Conference Play Offs and he was certainly good at that level in the season they made it back into the Football League. On that evidence I'd say he could be better than Fred for us - I'm okay with him coming here to be a squad player, but I'm sure we'd need better than him if we are talking in terms of a possible replacement for Zohore.

Who is talking about him being a possible replacement for Zohore apart from people speculating wildly on here & one or two others quite clearly stirring the pot? Only last week Warnock stated clearly that we were short of options up front, particularly with Healey being out injured for a while longer, so he would look to bring in someone if he could. Based on those comments, and with Zohore & Ward being our only fit strikers, signing Bogle makes perfect sense to add to our squad, not to replace anyone.

Personally I think that Zohore will not be sold this month & in all likelihood will be here until the end of the season. All the indications are that Warnock has made an agreement with him to stay with us this season & will sell him next Summer if Zohore wants to go & we get a realistic offer.

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Who is talking about him being a possible replacement for Zohore apart from people speculating wildly on here & one or two others quite clearly stirring the pot? Only last week Warnock stated clearly that we were short of options up front, particularly with Healey being out injured for a while longer, so he would look to bring in someone if he could. Based on those comments, and with Zohore & Ward being our only fit strikers, signing Bogle makes perfect sense to add to our squad, not to replace anyone.

Personally I think that Zohore will not be sold this month & in all likelihood will be here until the end of the season. All the indications are that Warnock has made an agreement with him to stay with us this season & will sell him next Summer if Zohore wants to go & we get a realistic offer.

Indeed, we're light on strikers that it's pretty obvious we need some depth given nobody seems to be emerging from DVP that can fill in. We've no "like for like" replacement for Zohore, by which I mean a target man type before some pedant claims I'm trying to say Bogle is as good as Zohore.

When fit, we then have four strikers, Zohore, Bogle, Ward and Healey - target man, backup target man, versatile striker able to cover other positions and pacy young striker, a nice enough mix.

I'd suspect Zohore would want to stay; Warnock's got the best out of him so he would know if that improvement continues his value would rise a lot - plus, if we get promoted then he's a Prem player even if he stays on further seasons.