This time last

This time last year we got Sorloth which sadly turned out to be a damp squib. As Matteo has said, Solanke has scored a few in the PL, and is not an unknown quantity. Let’s get behind him and back him to make a difference. He could be great in a 442 with Wilf, or 433.Cautionary note, he is I believe currently injured, and not match fit. Could be mid April before we see him at his best.

I just don’t get it , I really hope I’m wrong but just look at the facts he doesn’t get on the bench at Liverpool he’s score 1 goal in 2 seasons in a team that’s flying he must be so low in confidence, he should be going to a mid table championship side where he can excell not palace . we’ll spent the 2-3 months chanting his name as he beds himself in and his confidence grows then he’ll score a couple do good things and we’ll send him back . All it’s going to do is save Liverpool £25,000 a week , I’d rather see a Defo or a hungry free scoreing championship player come . As I said earlier I hope I’m wrong
Chris

Without wishing to sound too downbeat this just feels like another short term striker who won’t score goals to go with the several others we have had. Defoe would be a far better choice but Dougie and Parish obviously don’t think so. At least this time we are acting quickly.

Be interesting to see how Roy fits Solanke into the team especially with Benteke on the verge of coming back. Will he play both together or just one of them? If he does along with Zaha and Townsend that will mean only two from Meyer McArthur Luka and Kouyate will start

I agree. This "looks" like another waste of time and money - unless he's to be another winger. Un-f--king tested, fingers-crossed, hope he does the job, exercise in trying to save a quid BS management. Cover for Zaha? then okay. But don't give me this full forward crap. His youtubes were missing goals except for clumsies and penalties -no real striker shots into the net. Ok as winger but he's not a FF.

Roy and other managers do not seem to "get it" that any striker needs great midfielders who can feed them the ball. That's why so many of our strikers fail. They leave them all alone by themselves to go get the ball from midfield, beat 4 defenders, and score a goal. All that happens is that they get frustrated, pressured, and lose confidence and form. I agree with a previous poster who suggested it may be the dumb system we play and NOT the players. Sorlorth has been wasted, Benteke has been wasted, Ayew has been wasted, Wickham probably wouldn't get injured so much if he wasn't asked to do so effing much, and now the answer is to get this bloke who is NOT a striker.

but essentially he will be free wages wise as if we sent sorloth on loan to compensate then things will weigh up similar.

i hope to god he scores 6/7 goals but you have to admit history says otherwise.

I would like to see Jonjo Shelvey at the club.