30 Jun 2015 20:46:05
Why don't we look a bit further afield than Europe for a striker? We have reasonable striking options at the moment so why not take a chance on a young South American, and maybe get a player who could turn out to be a bit special in a year or two. Anyone have any suggestions?
30 Jun 2015 21:09:21
Could you tell me what these reasonable striking options are please monkfish?
30 Jun 2015 21:20:49
The main problem with young South Americans is trying to get a work permit for them. This is the reason there has never been an influx of young South Americans and why they often use other nations as a gateway into the european leagues.
Although we could give Jerome Sinclairinho a chance.
30 Jun 2015 21:24:48
What about - shock horror - using the academy?! The same place we got Michael Owen and God for the princely transfer fee of zilch.
30 Jun 2015 21:34:15
If It was this easy, surely we'd just raid Germany under 21's and Argentina under 21's and have probably the best players on the planet for the next 10 years.
Throw in a few Brazilians for flair and rack up some Italian Defenders. Dominate Europe,, I'm going to try this on Champ Manager cheers mate
01 Jul 2015 03:31:30
What young South American strikers are there that qualify for a work permit and wouldn't cost a fortune? The rules are looser in other countries allowing them to take those punts. Otherwise everyone would have thought of that strategy and be implementing it.
01 Jul 2015 04:34:51
EssexRed: I agree with your point about the academy. But Michael Owen actually went through the England school of excellence and was with them until he was 16 with an attachment to us. Then he came to us on YTS. So our academy has partial credit at best for him.
It stil makes me smile to think about how he left us for Silverware at the beginning of a season that ended in Istanbul.
01 Jul 2015 06:47:50
You are wrong user.
Heighway and Co deserve much credit.
01 Jul 2015 08:14:57
Don't doubt it, but he didn't spend half as much time with Heighway as Gerrard,
And he was in the first team a little earlier than Gerrard too,
01 Jul 2015 09:06:11
If for some unknown reason we do fancy flushing 30 odd million down the drain on Benteke i'd much rather Sinclair play. He will press all day long for Liverpool and he has pace and a strong finish. Twitter will say he's not a big name, not ready but presumably neither was a 17yr old Owen or 18yr old God?