| Bid in for Piroe 16:53 - Jan 27 with 7841 views | portmanking |
Piroe not currently interested, but offer on the table... |  | | |  |
| If we get promoted.... on 18:32 - Jan 27 with 2520 views | Bloots |
| I think it confirms.... on 18:27 - Jan 27 by Kieran_Knows |
Well, quite. But is Piroe on a 4 year deal and probably close to pushing £10m the answer when we’ll be looking to replace him in 6 months time? |
....then I expect we'd just move Hirst on, get an upgrade on Piroe and keep him as the rotation.
It's a slow and gradual way to improve the options.
Of course if he's a total disaster there's always the potential of a Championship club that has terrible options up front paying decent money for him next season! |  |
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| Bid in for Piroe on 18:35 - Jan 27 with 2484 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Bid in for Piroe on 17:59 - Jan 27 by PhilTWTD |
Am told no bid but one on the list. |
I was told similar by a girl once. |  |
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| Bid in for Piroe on 18:39 - Jan 27 with 2416 views | lazyblue |
Heard this at beginning of Jan that he was THE forward they were targeting so to have this reported now as bid gone can only mean this may progress. | | | |
| Bid in for Piroe on 18:44 - Jan 27 with 2359 views | Wacko |
| Bid in for Piroe on 18:19 - Jan 27 by Kieran_Knows |
Not sure what that really says about our current striking options that we’re prepared to spend the best part of 7 figures, maybe close to 8 figures when it’s clear that whilst he might be a slight improvement, he wound t be able to step up to the Prem. |
I don't think you can write someone off after half a season. He's not doing it now but he might do it later after having more experience. Pretty sure Bamford wasn't great when he first went to the Prem. Also Chris Wood. And maybe Farke isn't playing the right system to suit him (and he's definitely not had enough chances to prove himself) | |
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| Bid in for Piroe on 18:56 - Jan 27 with 2285 views | Illinoisblue |
| Bid in for Piroe on 18:19 - Jan 27 by Kieran_Knows |
Not sure what that really says about our current striking options that we’re prepared to spend the best part of 7 figures, maybe close to 8 figures when it’s clear that whilst he might be a slight improvement, he wound t be able to step up to the Prem. |
Surely priority A - really the only priority for the next few months - is getting to the Prem and then we can worry about future recruitment.
I think Piroe is overrated and likely overpriced. But could he help us get over the line? Quite probably. |  |
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| I think it confirms.... on 18:58 - Jan 27 with 2269 views | HighgateBlue |
| I think it confirms.... on 18:27 - Jan 27 by Kieran_Knows |
Well, quite. But is Piroe on a 4 year deal and probably close to pushing £10m the answer when we’ll be looking to replace him in 6 months time? |
If Hirst is not good enough for the Championship then I suggest that it will be he rather than Piroe who will be moving on. Is it really feasible to buy a Prem ready striker? Not too many Abrahamses around, and if there were, they wouldn't want to come to us. |  | | |
| Bid in for Piroe on 18:58 - Jan 27 with 2268 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Bid in for Piroe on 18:56 - Jan 27 by Illinoisblue |
Surely priority A - really the only priority for the next few months - is getting to the Prem and then we can worry about future recruitment.
I think Piroe is overrated and likely overpriced. But could he help us get over the line? Quite probably. |
I wouldn’t be against a 4 month loan as think he’d be decent enough and as I say, a slight improvement on what we currently have.
I wouldn’t want to be spending anywhere near the sort of money on what would be a long term deal. |  |
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| Bid in for Piroe on 19:18 - Jan 27 with 2152 views | BloomBlue |
I guess we just have to wait for Piroe to peruse the contract offer? |  | | |
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| Bid in for Piroe on 22:39 - Jan 27 with 1853 views | NthQldITFC |
| Bid in for Piroe on 17:42 - Jan 27 by Horsham |
He’ll be alright once he’s had a good think about it |
That sounds like the Suffolk equivalent of the Sicilian "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse"! |  |
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| I think it confirms.... on 22:52 - Jan 27 with 1730 views | FelixBlue4 |
| I think it confirms.... on 18:27 - Jan 27 by Kieran_Knows |
Well, quite. But is Piroe on a 4 year deal and probably close to pushing £10m the answer when we’ll be looking to replace him in 6 months time? |
This is the type of situation where you have to do one of those deals that’s too good to turn down. Get him on a 4 year deal with a condition that if we are not promoted this year should a premier league club come in for him at the original purchase price in the following window we won’t stand in his way. Also put a release clause in for the remainder of the contract, that way if he is that good he will still end up where he wants to be. Little bit like the Delap deal it’s what was needed to get him through the door and get it over the line, ok people didn’t like losing him but without that deal he would have ended up somewhere else. I for one wouldn’t have a problem not being his first choice destination it shows a little ambition, a bit like us ending up with a 4th on the list player aim high and see where you end up. | | | |
| Bid in for Piroe on 06:24 - Jan 28 with 1342 views | franz_tyson |
We mean business, I suppose.
At least we're not desperate. We could go on with Hirst, Azon and Akpom and rely on Philogene/Clarke and goals being shared around. No Al Hamadi or Ahadme signings needed.
If we get a quality striker... great.... but we don't need panic buys. [Post edited 28 Jan 6:27]
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| Bid in for Piroe on 06:33 - Jan 28 with 1325 views | PioneerBlue |
This thread continued despite the translation saying the deal is off because he doesnt want championship football. Somewhere between the murkiness lays the answer!
I think he would be good but not sure we want a player anything other than 100% committed and the track record of signings where the player isnt inspired by the champ cant be good, nonenof that chat prior to Dan Neil for example, take Marc Guiu for example. | |
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| Bid in for Piroe on 09:59 - Jan 28 with 911 views | MattinLondon |
| Bid in for Piroe on 06:33 - Jan 28 by PioneerBlue |
This thread continued despite the translation saying the deal is off because he doesnt want championship football. Somewhere between the murkiness lays the answer!
I think he would be good but not sure we want a player anything other than 100% committed and the track record of signings where the player isnt inspired by the champ cant be good, nonenof that chat prior to Dan Neil for example, take Marc Guiu for example. |
I’m going to say that if we only sign players who were 100% committed to the club, we will probably never sign anyone new. I doubt whether, at the time, Leif Davis or Sam Morsy were really keen to drop down one or two leagues to join us. But pragmatism often means that players join clubs which they would ideally rather not sign for. |  | | |
| Bid in for Piroe on 10:17 - Jan 28 with 828 views | Horsham |
| Bid in for Piroe on 09:59 - Jan 28 by MattinLondon |
I’m going to say that if we only sign players who were 100% committed to the club, we will probably never sign anyone new. I doubt whether, at the time, Leif Davis or Sam Morsy were really keen to drop down one or two leagues to join us. But pragmatism often means that players join clubs which they would ideally rather not sign for. |
Also what gets leaked out can be tactical and doesn’t always mean what it looks like it means.
Putting out that you’re indifferent towards joining a club could all be part of negotiations and narrative setting such to say you’re going to need some more persuading (££££’s) |  | | |
| Bid in for Piroe on 11:52 - Jan 28 with 658 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Bid in for Piroe on 17:14 - Jan 27 by Zx1988 |
Ugh, it's such a tricky one.
Piroe is definitely an ambitious signing, and one that we should be aiming for. But then there's the question of how firmly against a Championship deal Piroe is.
I really don't envy the balancing act of trying to be ambitious, whilst remaining realistic, especially in the face of players who don't want to move here. |
Leeds are currently just six points away from safety. We are 5 points from the top two, with a game in hand. If he’s stays at Leeds he could well be playing in the Championship next season.if he moves to Ipswich he may well be playing Premier League football next season.
That’s the pitch we should be making. |  |
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| Bid in for Piroe on 12:51 - Jan 28 with 552 views | hoppy |
| Bid in for Piroe on 19:18 - Jan 27 by BloomBlue |
I guess we just have to wait for Piroe to peruse the contract offer? |
Any further news on this, or do we need to investigate further, with the help of a Belgian detective?
Oh sorry - that's Poirot. |  |
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| Bid in for Piroe on 13:01 - Jan 28 with 467 views | BloomBlue |
| Bid in for Piroe on 12:51 - Jan 28 by hoppy |
Any further news on this, or do we need to investigate further, with the help of a Belgian detective?
Oh sorry - that's Poirot. |
Apparently waiting on a famous Scottish investigator, Karen Pirie | | | |
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