Is it true he's Warnocks main target - soon find out :hehe:
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Is it true he's Warnocks main target - soon find out :hehe:
Could be a good fit.
He has a worse scoring record than zohore at this level though
Remember when he was a highly rated 17 year old at Ipswich? Not a lump who never scores a goal?
If that's the case, I'd hope it's a loan. Injury prone.
Feels right.
Not surprised.
Haven't seen his name doing the rounds for a while.
Warnock mentioned 2 strikers on Saturday. A main target (which there are 2 in particular) from abroad and then a loan closer to the end of the window from the Prem. At least I think that's what he was suggesting.
Hopefully this would just be the loan!
He's too injury-prone to be spending £££ on.
Good player though.
21 goals in 87 appearances at Championship level. Not our 20 goal a season saviour I think. No better than Madine and lays injured.
I'd rather keep Madine and Bogle.
Not better than what we have. Would be a dreadful signing
Do we have any idea who these targets are?Quote:
Originally Posted by ccfcwelshlad
Heard Bogle is off to Oxford as part of Whyte deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
We won’t sign anyone for the sake of it
Good because that would be stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by goats
if he is that bad why did Palace renew his contract ??
Crystal Palace:
On 3 August 2015, Wickham joined Crystal Palace on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, £7 million /rising to a potential £9 million depending upon his performance.
Wickham made his debut on 8 August 2015 as a second-half substitute in the 3–1 win at Norwich City.
In November 2016, Wickham sustained a serious knee injury which kept him out of first-team action until October 2018. ( almost two years out )
He did not make an appearance in the starting line-up until January 2019 , scored in a 2–0 fourth-round FA Cup win against Spur.
May 2019, Wickham signed a one-year extension to his existing contract keeping him at Palace until June 2021
Worth a punt, think he is a improvement on Bogle and Madine if you consider is overall career path https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_Wickham??
He isn’t a bad player at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
He was a teenager when he started in the Championship and I think the figures people are mentioning are a bit harsh considering his age when he broke through.
What the doom mongers fail to mention is that he’s scored a lot more in the PL than any of our current crop of strikers have put together but apparently he’s no better than Madine according to the experts.
Who are people expecting? Suarez?
Wickham has played 14 games in 3 years. That's why people are negative.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker
But has now played in 4 of 6 pre-season games for Palace.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
If he’s fit then I think it’ll be a good signing and better than what we’ve got.
None of our current strikers have played in the PL (aside from Danny Ward who has scored more PL goals than Wikcham has in the last 2 years :hehe:), Wickham's record isn't relevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker
He's injury prone and aside from a purple patch with Sunderland, he's largely failed to make an impact in the PL. People are hanging onto his time at Ipswich which was almost 10 years ago now. Would you be happy if we ended up replacing Zohore with another out of form and injury prone striker?
I think it's okay to be cautious but remember we signed Frazier Campbell who at the time had only played 25 games and scored 2 goals in the three previous years. He did okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
If he is who we are targeting - no wonder we’re miles away. Unlike us, palace won’t be selling a striker with Zaha’s future seemingly in the balance.
I think Conor Wickham would be decent and certainly suits our play.
Quick scan on wiki shows in his most recent championship spell (loan at Wedenesday) he bagged 8 in 11.
He’s only 25 too incredibly
Yes he did but you've got to be very, very careful with players like Wickham. Campbell had the same injury twice, and so you can see the strength of it. Wickham has injured his calf, groin, hammy, knee, back etc. Wickham might be fine but if I was to spend any money on him, I'd expect him to pass the mother of all medicals.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhyllisStant
I'm not so sure about that. If they sell Zaha they would have trouble placating their fans by saying it's ok we have got Connor Wickham.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitman
They would be immediately in the market for a replacement
Their chairman clearly isn't Peter Ridsdale...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Buy 10k Season Tickets and we'll get a striker... Provided we sell our striker. :hehe:
Almost out of the game for two years ,why renew his contract ,hes ten times better than our two?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
If our medical staff can give him the OK then I'd have him in a heartbeat after all they made a good call with Patterson and this lad is technically better than we've had upfront for a while.
is he a player with something to prove ?
Does he fit into our way of playing?
Is it achievable to get him?
Is he a Warnock type of player?
Could Warnock get the best out of him?
Can he play at championship level?
Is it worth a gamble?
Yes to all that and then some imhoQuote:
Originally Posted by A470_BLUES
YQuote:
Originally Posted by A470_BLUES
Y
Y (If Palace want to sell - but I doubt it extremely
Y (Well he's a footballer and Warnock appears to like footballers)
Y
Y
Y
Will he come - I extremely doubt it
They've lost Batshuayi are about to lose Zaha and are therefore relying on Benteke who has hardly been prolific for them and a donkey called Sorloth (who they paid £9m for)
Selling Wickham to a lower league club is not good business unless they have a few players coming in which I doubt until Zaha is gone
I don't think there's anything in this and still hope we are after Kodjia
The link I have seen on twitter seems to be a student of sports journalism only. Not that that means he can't have a scoop but it would be surprising.
Personally I’ll judge on what I’ve seen and he’s a real handful.
If he’s fit he could be excellent for us.
Excellent in the air, strong and technically very good.
He was no mug on the ground when he was playing regularly either.
It’s a massive’IF’ though.
As an option he’d be a good signing as long as he wasn’t too expensive and we also got another less risky one in too
He's the next big thing, he just hasn't arrived yet.
Always looks a threat every time he played against us. If he can stay fit I’d have him here, but it is a big, big if
😯 Well Bogle anyway....Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
Since when do football clubs give a crap about placating the fans!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
I totally get your point but they’d be even further in the mire with the fans if Zaha leaves, Wickham leaves and they get stuck with Benteke and Sorloth upfront.
Now theres a name I'd have down here-Benteke
True Connor Wickham story.
I found a pair of his unused personalised match day boots in a charity shop in New Mills in the Peak District exactly 2 years ago. They were from his Sunderland days.
I'm not ashamed to say I made healthy profit on eBay.
He was decent a few years ago and was a right handful.
As has been said, if he's injury prone leave well alone as he could be another Madine.