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74Blue wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2025 7:31 am However, I'll never be convinced that DCL is a PL quality centre forward. He's just got.far too many flaws to his game.

Jamokachi wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:39 pm

Minutes played

11,882 minutes Lukaku
15,754 minutes Ferguson
15,718 minutes DCL

Shogun wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:43 pm Minutes played

11,882 minutes Lukaku
15,754 minutes Ferguson
15,718 minutes DCL

What's that? 4000 minutes ISH. 44 games.

So it took him one season and change less than Ferguson to score 8 more goals total.

That's actually not that impressive? Maybe I'm missing the math.
Not carrying a 1 or something?

Shogun wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:43 pm Minutes played

11,882 minutes Lukaku
15,754 minutes Ferguson
15,718 minutes DCL

Lukaku a 1 in 2 goal scorer, DCL and Dunc 1 in 3.

But hey, nowhere near a PL standard striker

Jamokachi wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 12:01 am Lukaku a 1 in 2 goal scorer, DCL and Dunc 1 in 3.

But hey, nowhere near a PL standard striker

So, about this Lukaku fellow.....

Was super yesterday could have had a hattrick linked well with duke and ndayie

I've been very critical of him recently but he was excellent yesterday. Made up for him, massive weight lifted.

Jamokachi wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 12:01 am Lukaku a 1 in 2 goal scorer, DCL and Dunc 1 in 3.

But hey, nowhere near a PL standard striker

He's struggled to live up to that label this season to be fair.

I think he is one, but he's either not been capable post injury, not mentally where he needs to be to do it, or another victim of the dyche effect.

I think it's a combo of all 3 honestly, but number 2 was probably connected to number 3, same for about half the team who've under performed.

Hypothetical, west ham come on for Dom with £15m.

Are you taking it?

brap2 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:03 am Hypothetical, west ham come on for Dom with £15m.

Are you taking it?

Thats an awkward amount. Less than that I absolutely keep him. But passing it up is in effect us paying a £15m loan fee for the rest of the season. Would you see that as value to pay to loan him for 4 months? Absolutely not, but its been that much of a rollercoaster the last few years I just don't think its worth the risk to let him go given how precarious the situation is to let him leave unless we've got someone to come in.

brap2 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:03 am Hypothetical, west ham come on for Dom with £15m.

Are you taking it?

Think you have to. It would be a sensible decision. Beto with Chermiti until seasons end, might be a bit rough but it would be enough i feel.

brap2 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:03 am Hypothetical, west ham come on for Dom with £15m.

Are you taking it?

No.

Goals win games and he's just started getting in positions to score, when coupled with his hold up play now we're getting players around him and we lose way too much switching to trampoline shins Beto or asking Chermiti to shoulder the responsibility.

Why take any risks when we need to survive and move in to the new stadium as a premier league team?

Sell him for £15m in a heartbeat with 6 months left his contract and no intention of signing a new one.

Shogun wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:02 am Sell him for £15m in a heartbeat with 6 months left his contract and no intention of signing a new one.

Can I counter that with, Beto is rubbs

brap2 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:13 am Can I counter that with, Beto is rubbs

As rubbish as the 4 teams below us