Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 08:43 - Mar 27 with 1828 views | Dr_Winston |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 22:33 - Mar 26 by pencoedjack | Dr you still hoping Gomis comes good ? Your level headed posts seem a little clouded when it comes to Bafe |
Maybe my posts are less level headed because most others are utterly f*cking wonky on the subject and I've got to sink to that level. Played well lately and scored the winner in our last game. Will probably score more with decent service to attack. I'm quite happy with the position I've taken.
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 09:12 - Mar 27 with 1801 views | ItchySphincter | Gomis is a proven goalscorer whether our thick fans like it or not. It's up to us to get a tune out of him. | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 10:06 - Mar 27 with 1768 views | JackSomething |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 09:12 - Mar 27 by ItchySphincter | Gomis is a proven goalscorer whether our thick fans like it or not. It's up to us to get a tune out of him. |
I agree with you and the Doc. Although he's been disappointing, this is a player who scored in double figures every season for Lyon (at the top end of Ligue 1) and has 9 goals in 22 Champions League games. He's hardly 'crap' and the idea he can't score double figures in a season for us is nonsense. | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 12:10 - Mar 27 with 1714 views | plasjack |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 08:14 - Mar 27 by Jackanapes | "He looks like he actually gives a shit now. If it earns transfer value, that would be nice. " His reaction when he scored was pleasing. HE seemed really pumped. More of that on the pitch and he may start changing a few minds. Mine included. |
This summer is pivotal for us as we must hold on to P/L status for coming season, to benefit from new tv money to progress in our developement in future years. | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 12:30 - Mar 27 with 1694 views | Tom1912 | There will be interest in players like Ki and Fabianski. Plus performances from the likes of Fernandez and Montero won't have gone unnoticed. If we hold on to everyone, there will be one big signing in the form of a striker and then a bit of shuffling elsewhere. | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:03 - Mar 27 with 1677 views | tomdickharry | As already stated if Mitrovic is signed then Gomis is gone,in fact if any quality striker is signed the same applies.As an example Mitrovic/Lambert would be better than Gomis/? because the ? will be the number 2. At least Lambert although he is in the twilight of his career is a proven goalscorer in British football something that Gomis isn't,okay the same could be said about Mitrovic but at 20yrs he is an extremely talented goalscorer/ player with a physical presence too match. | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:12 - Mar 27 with 1669 views | MattG |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:03 - Mar 27 by tomdickharry | As already stated if Mitrovic is signed then Gomis is gone,in fact if any quality striker is signed the same applies.As an example Mitrovic/Lambert would be better than Gomis/? because the ? will be the number 2. At least Lambert although he is in the twilight of his career is a proven goalscorer in British football something that Gomis isn't,okay the same could be said about Mitrovic but at 20yrs he is an extremely talented goalscorer/ player with a physical presence too match. |
What you've said about Mitrovic could just as easily have been said about Gomis when he signed last summer. As has been seen countless times, there are no guarantees when bringing a striker from another league into the PL and most will need a period of time to bed into the team / league. Gomis needed that (as did Wilf before him) and, as his understanding of the system and partnerships with the likes of Gylfi and JJS start to take shape, so (IMO) are his performances improving week on week. Unless we go for someone absolutely top drawer (and I'm not convinced that Mitrovic fits that bill) then I'm struggling to see a benefit in starting from scratch with them when we've already been through the bedding in process with Gomis this season. Oh, and I don't see why someone like Lambert would come here for less cash and play second fiddle behind Mitrovic / Gomis / whoever rather than staying at Anfield and being paid more in much the same situation. | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:15 - Mar 27 with 1661 views | JackSomething |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:03 - Mar 27 by tomdickharry | As already stated if Mitrovic is signed then Gomis is gone,in fact if any quality striker is signed the same applies.As an example Mitrovic/Lambert would be better than Gomis/? because the ? will be the number 2. At least Lambert although he is in the twilight of his career is a proven goalscorer in British football something that Gomis isn't,okay the same could be said about Mitrovic but at 20yrs he is an extremely talented goalscorer/ player with a physical presence too match. |
If we sign a presumptive first choice (along the lines of Mitrovic), then Gomis is obviously going to want to leave. If someone is willing to pay the right price (there was talk of an £8m clause), then he'll be gone and we'll probably be making another Vasquez/Oliveira style loan signing to back up the new guy. Given the rumoured interest in him in January, I'm sure there will be interested clubs, especially if he scores a few before the end of the season. I'd love a proven player who can lead the line like Lambert to be a backup here, but can't see it happening, both because of the money it would take and I can't see why he'd exchange sitting on Liverpool's bench for sitting on ours. He'll probably leave in the summer, but to somewhere he'll start the majority of games. Plus Lambert seems to have many of the same attributes as Gomis, so we'd still be faced with the issue of our style of play not suiting him. | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:28 - Mar 27 with 1640 views | Uxbridge | I'm just surprised so many people on this thread have seen enough of Mitrovic to judge whether he's a good enough player for us. I watch an awful lot of football and I've barely seen the kid. | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:32 - Mar 27 with 1632 views | JackSomething |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:28 - Mar 27 by Uxbridge | I'm just surprised so many people on this thread have seen enough of Mitrovic to judge whether he's a good enough player for us. I watch an awful lot of football and I've barely seen the kid. |
TDH is his big booster. I'm using Mitrovic as short-hand for a Bony style signing, ie big money and hopefully a big success. Other than his goal against Arsenal in the Champions League, I've seen nothing of him. | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:48 - Mar 27 with 1616 views | Glyn1 | Gomis is on an 8-match trial period until the end of the season so let's see how that goes to see if he has finally adapted to the Premier League. Ideally, I'd hope that he would be our 1st choice striker next season with a young Championship striker (ideally British) bought in as back-up, but I've no idea who. Or Mitrovic maybe. I'm just cautious that he might be another Iago Aspas who we were seriously looking at last summer (1 goal in 15 matches for Liverpool). | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 15:33 - Mar 27 with 1576 views | tomdickharry |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:48 - Mar 27 by Glyn1 | Gomis is on an 8-match trial period until the end of the season so let's see how that goes to see if he has finally adapted to the Premier League. Ideally, I'd hope that he would be our 1st choice striker next season with a young Championship striker (ideally British) bought in as back-up, but I've no idea who. Or Mitrovic maybe. I'm just cautious that he might be another Iago Aspas who we were seriously looking at last summer (1 goal in 15 matches for Liverpool). |
Fully appreciate what you re saying however,Mitrovic,is different class not forgeting he is only 20yrs, 2 Champion League and 1 Europa Cup goal this season does suggest to me that he is a special talent,not many 20yr olds do that. | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 15:35 - Mar 27 with 1576 views | nyc_swans |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:28 - Mar 27 by Uxbridge | I'm just surprised so many people on this thread have seen enough of Mitrovic to judge whether he's a good enough player for us. I watch an awful lot of football and I've barely seen the kid. |
agreed here. also, why are we saying that Gomis is definitely gone if a 20 year old from the Belgian league comes in over the summer? Mitrovic would need months to settle into the premier league and it might take more than 1 season. IMO the squad needs 2 good strikers. Gomis is a proven striker, Mitrovic sounds like a good prospect, but he would have a lot to prove. | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 15:35 - Mar 27 with 1575 views | icecoldjack | "Jenkins expects a quiet summer" is Jenkins code for "we will be quite busy" That man..everything is smoke and mirrors with him ! lol | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 16:42 - Mar 27 with 1553 views | A_Fans_Dad |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 09:12 - Mar 27 by ItchySphincter | Gomis is a proven goalscorer whether our thick fans like it or not. It's up to us to get a tune out of him. |
I suggest that you read this article about "Proven" players like Gomis and Aspas, none of whom could adjust to the Prem and they aren't the only ones. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2937716/Manchester-United-tran Even Alves was considered a failure at Middlesborough despite scoring 10 Goals. Proven elsewhere does not mean much unless it can be reproduced here. | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 17:48 - Mar 27 with 1551 views | skippyjack | I think this is the preferred squad Fabianski Gerhard Taylor Richards Rangel Naughton Williams Fernandez Amat Bartley Cork Britton Ki Shelvey Gylfi Emnes Dyer Routledge Montero Gomis And hopefully all the young guns get some proper footy under their belt We need a Striker, Attacking Midfielder, Winger and a Fullback probably.. But we'll probably end up with a Striker and Attacking Midfielder | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 20:22 - Mar 27 with 1502 views | nyc_swans | do those who want gomis gone believe he is a better striker than danny graham? | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 22:27 - Mar 27 with 1472 views | tomdickharry | No. | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 08:14 - Mar 28 with 1407 views | jojaca |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 17:45 - Mar 26 by tomdickharry | Mitrovis is a must,but that would mean an exit for Gomis so probably one striker in addition to him,Lambert would be my choice. Another midfielder come wide player and another left back.Think there will be a clear our of those who would appear no chance of making the first team squad. |
Who was the last outfield player Swans signed from the age of 32+, that's why I cant see us signing Ricky Lambert. Our success over the years is to buy young with potential or rough diamonds that needs polishing. | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:01 - Mar 29 with 1258 views | max936 |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 08:14 - Mar 28 by jojaca | Who was the last outfield player Swans signed from the age of 32+, that's why I cant see us signing Ricky Lambert. Our success over the years is to buy young with potential or rough diamonds that needs polishing. |
Correct, I can't see us going for Lambert myself either to be honest, not sure of an option though, Troy Deeney if Watford fail to win promotion, or Gestede although Im notsure about him. [Post edited 29 Mar 2015 18:16]
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:16 - Mar 29 with 1240 views | GeoffThom | I love the way people on here keep saying when we get rid of gomis ,in case it's skipped anyone's attention he faints every now and then do you honestly think we can just get rid of him that easily I think not he's on a four year contract and I belive that he will be here for it | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:20 - Mar 29 with 1233 views | Dr_Winston |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:16 - Mar 29 by GeoffThom | I love the way people on here keep saying when we get rid of gomis ,in case it's skipped anyone's attention he faints every now and then do you honestly think we can just get rid of him that easily I think not he's on a four year contract and I belive that he will be here for it |
He fainted before he got here and we signed him. Love how a medical condition has become yet another stick to beat him with though. Classy. | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:35 - Mar 29 with 1205 views | max936 |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:20 - Mar 29 by Dr_Winston | He fainted before he got here and we signed him. Love how a medical condition has become yet another stick to beat him with though. Classy. |
Im hoping we'll see the best of him now that he's got the monkey off his back, he definitely works hard enough, but the chances he has missed as been a bit disappointing, trying to hard maybe, but now, hopefully he'll be far more confident in his goal scoring opportunities. | |
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Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:38 - Mar 29 with 1195 views | GeoffThom |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:20 - Mar 29 by Dr_Winston | He fainted before he got here and we signed him. Love how a medical condition has become yet another stick to beat him with though. Classy. |
Not beating him with it just resigned to the fact we're stuck with him and let's be honest here ,how many of us would have honestly signed a player with this strange condition especially after recent events with other clubs players | | | |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 09:45 - Mar 30 with 1067 views | Starsky |
Jenkins expects a quiet summer on 13:38 - Mar 29 by GeoffThom | Not beating him with it just resigned to the fact we're stuck with him and let's be honest here ,how many of us would have honestly signed a player with this strange condition especially after recent events with other clubs players |
When it comes to discussing Swansea strikers, you tend to go all 'blonde' on us. Fainting once every 2 years won't put other teams off. Don't you think that Palace etc knew about this before showing interest in January. Feck me, they just had to google it. The only reason he won't be in demand is for performances and attitude. Both have improved recently and I can definitely see him being in demand in the summer if he pulls his finger out. | |
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