27 Jul 2015 10:22:51
So there have been rumours that Sam Gallagher is wanted by up to as many as 8 championship clubs and mayuka could be off to Spartak Moscow! So answer's on a postcard please, do we need another out and out striker to help Pelle??

And please people don't say jay Rod, juanmi, long, . and all our other attacking players that will sit behind Pelle, I know they could do a job as replacing Pelle if need be but does any one else not think an out and out striker would be extremely helpful for the whole squad?

Charlie Austin would be my preferred choice if it was to happen. Himself he knows he cannot play every single game and I think the same could be said for Pelle, rotation of these 2 players could work well? and we certainly will have enough games this season to keep everyone happy! thoughts?

1.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 11:10:59
Well Koeman didn't buy anyone last year as a Pelle clone and he didn't have Gallagher or Jay Rod available. I know we all thought Jay would be back in January, but that must have become clear to the club that he wouldn't, leaving them time in the January window to have a look - but we seemed to go for wingers. For us fans, it would be good to buy a striker, but I doubt Charlie Austin would come as he wouldn't be guaranteed a start due to Pelle. So to answer your question SBB - haven't a clue!

2.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 11:52:20
Yes, Charlie Austin would be a great signing but it just seems very unlikely to happen. With other priorities in the squad, and Koeman's favouring of Pelle, I can't see us making this outlay for what will be considered back-up. There's a slim possibility we may look in January but otherwise I think we will be waiting until next summer for a new striker.

3.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 11:56:33
Nearly sure we would all like Austin or similar but I'm even more sure we won't be signing him or a likewise player.

4.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 12:06:17
I still think j-rod will deputise for pelle as well as filling one of the wide roles, if Gallagher does go on loan then I think they'll promote seager as the understudy youth player. I just can't see us spending the sort of money qpr want on Austin when he won't be first choice. And I don't know of any other strikers that are good enough for our budget. At least one, possibly 2 centre backs have to be the priority now. I will probably get a lot of disagrees on here, but I think j-rod will end up being centre forward as his career progresses and we'll start to see more of that this year

5.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 12:28:25
Why would we pay 12-15m plus huge wages for a bit part player? Injury prone and over rated. Nek Ple.

6.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 13:54:54
I think the policy we are trying to follow is to improve in positions when buying, not just add to squad numbers.
If (and there is certainly one signing this year that doesn't fit that category) that's true then the question is, Is Austin better than Pelle? In my mind no
I'd rather strike a deal to take Dzeko on loan for a year or look to buy him. (Wages being the stumbling block sadly)

7.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 16:22:47
Even with them going we're still 2 strikers up on last season, no need to get another in