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ItsCPFCforme Flag 30 Jul 15 8.30pm Send a Private Message to ItsCPFCforme Add ItsCPFCforme as a friend

Quote NorthYorkshireEagle at 30 Jul 2015 8.21pm

Why Why Why Why Why! Bad move


Crikey, it ain't that bad! Look back through some old threads and you'll see that we would unanimously have absolutely loved a striker like Wickham a few years ago. It's not for £9m but supposedly £6 million which really isn't that bad. And he's not exactly s***. Who did you really expect? We have finished 11th and then 10th. That's amazing FOR US but still mediocre by Premier League standards (in fact, almost the literal definition...) We're not exactly going to get the creme de la creme.

He is still young, he's English (resale value) and we need strength in depth. We need options. I don't envisage he'll be replacing Murray and, if we can't get Austin or Remy, he's more than a decent back-up for substantially less money. I am not 'OMG thrilled' like I was with Cabaye, but he ain't shabby.

 
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john_kane Flag Worcester Park 30 Jul 15 8.31pm Send a Private Message to john_kane Add john_kane as a friend

Wickham and Bamford could be a great combination. More optimistic about Bamford given goalscoring track record but Wickham could be a great hold up man for him.

 
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thomo21 Flag 30 Jul 15 8.31pm Send a Private Message to thomo21 Add thomo21 as a friend

For those worrying that the Wickham signing may result in the Murray to Bournemouth rumours becoming reality should know that there are reports on Twitter linking Fraizer Campbell with a season long loan to Nottingham Forest. How much truth there is in those reports I'm not sure but if it turns out to be right that would suggest Muzza's going nowhere!!!!

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Sg Bilko Flag Deurne Holland 30 Jul 15 8.33pm Send a Private Message to Sg Bilko Add Sg Bilko as a friend

Conor Wickham was a very big prospect as a 16 year old at Ipswich, seems to have lost his way a little at Sunderland, lets hope AP can put an arm round him and resurrect his career.

 
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The Brooks Flag Farnham 30 Jul 15 8.34pm Send a Private Message to The Brooks Add The Brooks as a friend

Gayle & Wickham up top sounds pretty good to me? Great chance to get the best out of Gayle with this move.

 
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Kermit8 Flag Hevon 30 Jul 15 8.37pm Send a Private Message to Kermit8 Add Kermit8 as a friend

Quote The Brooks at 30 Jul 2015 8.34pm

Gayle & Wickham up top sounds pretty good to me? Great chance to get the best out of Gayle with this move.


Don't think Gayle will get much starting time at all tbh.

 

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Andy_G Flag Wimbledon 30 Jul 15 8.39pm Send a Private Message to Andy_G Add Andy_G as a friend

Quote Seth at 30 Jul 2015 7.47pm

Kept it quiet didn't they?! Just shows it's possible to keep transfer targets out of the media. Maybe Remy was just a smokescreen?

Either way I think this is a good signing. Remember Wickham was playing in a consistently sh*t Sunderland side, and kept them up almost single-handed a couple of seasons ago.

I hope we keep Murray and let Wickham and Bamford learn from him. His experience will be invaluable to a young, hungry striker and with the forwards we now have I'm confident we'll score lots of goals this season.

Get a decent CB partner for Dann and we've had a very good window indeed


Agree with what your saying but has Murray got the experience? Only played half a season in the Prem and 2 1/2 in the championship so it's not massive experience, Wickham has more. But I get what your on about.

 

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MPE Flag Maidstone 30 Jul 15 8.41pm Send a Private Message to MPE Add MPE as a friend

Quote Andy_G at 30 Jul 2015 8.39pm

Quote Seth at 30 Jul 2015 7.47pm

Kept it quiet didn't they?! Just shows it's possible to keep transfer targets out of the media. Maybe Remy was just a smokescreen?

Either way I think this is a good signing. Remember Wickham was playing in a consistently sh*t Sunderland side, and kept them up almost single-handed a couple of seasons ago.

I hope we keep Murray and let Wickham and Bamford learn from him. His experience will be invaluable to a young, hungry striker and with the forwards we now have I'm confident we'll score lots of goals this season.

Get a decent CB partner for Dann and we've had a very good window indeed


Agree with what your saying but has Murray got the experience? Only played half a season in the Prem and 2 1/2 in the championship so it's not massive experience, Wickham has more. But I get what your on about.


Murray's experience is more his whole football career.

 

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northeagle Flag North Yorkshire. 30 Jul 15 8.41pm Send a Private Message to northeagle Add northeagle as a friend

Surely this is all about strength in depth too?
The options up front now are starting to look good if not great.
Would rather lose FC than GM. Time will tell.

 

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sydtheeagle Flag England 30 Jul 15 8.47pm Send a Private Message to sydtheeagle Add sydtheeagle as a friend

Campbell to Forest makes sense. Parish doing his boy a favour and FC would actually be a pretty good performer at that level, playing week in, week out. Easily believable. Plus, oh to enjoy the schedenfreude of the club who wouldn't spend money on players lending one of their off-cuts to impoverished Championship manager Dougie.

 

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The Dolphin Flag 30 Jul 15 8.50pm Send a Private Message to The Dolphin Add The Dolphin as a friend

Doesn't do it for me - promises much and delivers little.
I hope to be proved wrong but Murray for me is better than him.
The worry is that with Bamford and Wickham in then Murray will be off - he might love Palace but I know for a fact that he wants to play every week - not sit on a bench.
I am not a happy camper.

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The Dolphin Flag 30 Jul 15 8.52pm Send a Private Message to The Dolphin Add The Dolphin as a friend

Wikipedia - goals are in brackets - not good stats at all!

2009–2011
Ipswich Town 65 (13)
2011–
Sunderland 74 (11)
2013–2014
&#8594; Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 17 (9)
2014
&#8594; Leeds United (loan) 5 (0

 
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