09 Oct 2024 18:00:21
I see there are rumours around saying DCL will sign a new contract, I really hope this is not the case, time for him to move on.
09 Oct 2024 19:36:52
I’d be happy for him to stay, we need more than one striker, he’d be decent competition for a number one choice.
09 Oct 2024 20:03:53
Him with broja alternating should be decent.
{Ed025's Note - hopefully Dixie..
09 Oct 2024 20:12:15
Not for me mate he’s had his day needs to go with Sean and others, new everything for me had enough of these has beens hopefully when Freidkin comes in things will change for the better.
09 Oct 2024 21:01:31
Please no no no please don't tell me he is staying, will we never learn.
09 Oct 2024 22:29:10
If he signs a year’s extension and we can sell him in the summer….
10 Oct 2024 08:27:37
I don't think that is something he will go for BR as then he will miss out on money. I also think that by the time summer comes around, less and less will be in for him as he will continue to show that he is a very limited player. A one-trick pony some might say and not a very useful trick in the modern game.
Get him gone. He hasn't shown any commitment to us, especially after we have continued to back him during his barren spells.
Get somebody new in for me. Send him to Sheffield Utd. That is about his level.
10 Oct 2024 12:50:21
Would much rather him sign a new contract that leave on a free.
This season he’s looking a lot fitter and sharper than previous and think with the right manager he could well bag 15+ goals a season for us but not with the way Dyche sets us up and plays.
10 Oct 2024 12:54:38
Exactly BlueNose DCL and a few others will be going, new broom for me we have all seen what they can do and unfortunately cannot not do, get rid.
10 Oct 2024 17:01:24
Agree GB.
People can choose to keep making excuses for the lad e. g. not the right manager, style of play etc. The truth is that we should not be recruiting a manager or adopting a style of play to suit one player and as I say, a very limited player at that.
He has had 2 good seasons where he made double figures. The other 6 seasons he has got nowhere near, with his highest attempt being 7 goals - but I guess that is the managers faults hey.
The most overrated Everton player I have ever seen.
10 Oct 2024 18:06:23
I've never been a massive DCL fan but I think a 2 year deal with a release clause of X amount and then sell him after a year. He's still got to be worth £35m in today's market. More than likely we won't have any money to spend again next season so it's better than nothing.
10 Oct 2024 18:56:25
And we have had some overrated players eh BlueNose, but agree DCL now needs six try’s to score one and that’s being generous.
10 Oct 2024 19:25:24
Broja getting close to being available. It's convenient for DCL to push out positive news to keep fans on board.
10 Oct 2024 23:04:32
I just don’t get the DCL hate. We have only had one decent manager since Moyes and he managed to get a a tune out of him! We have a lot worse players than dom who I would show the door first. Everyone going on about broja what’s he ever done? From what I remember, he had 5 decent games for Southampton when unknown and has never done anything since!
11 Oct 2024 00:18:18
Why does having the opinion that he is overrated and not a very good striker labelled as hate?
We do have a lot worse players you are right but they need to go as well. I guess the difference is, is that they aren't given excuse after excuse and cleared of any accountability of failing to deliver.
How you have just described Broja sounds identical to DCL after his Carlo season.
11 Oct 2024 07:54:27
Not hate for me just my opinion mate.
11 Oct 2024 14:35:20
Difference is blue nose dom at least did it for a season. I’m not saying pay him whatever he wants, just if wages are reasonable he should stay. We can and have done worse striker wise in our recent history aside from rom and loads used to give him stick. What I would do for him now! Everyone seems to want to give Beto and broja a chance but in the times they have played, whether it be for us or others they miss just as many if not more easy chances. Broja was playing in a much better team than ours at Chelsea and they deemed him not good enough based on lack of goals so what’s suggests that will change with us?
11 Oct 2024 16:14:16
1 season out of 8 does not warrant getting paid over 100k a week for me mate. His record proves to me that he will miss more than he scores. No doubt he is great in the air but we don't provide him decent crosses to attack and also the game has quickly moved further away from that type of gameplan now.
Absolutely we can do worse than Dom but we can also do a lot better imo. It is always a gamble getting a striker in, after all it is the hardest thing to do in the game.
Beto has been handled poorly and now may be damaged goods forever. He was a quality forward for Udinese. The worst thing that could have happened to him is Dom finding his fitness for the first time in a long time. His bit-part spells and last 5 minutes of games decimated his confidence and he doesn't seem to have that capability to rediscover it. Just one of those ones that hasn't worked out.
Broja, I shouldn't really judge as he hasn't but on a blue shirt yet but from what I have seen, I was never chomping at the bit to get him in whenever we were linked.
Youssoufa Moukoko
Guirassy
Dia
Balogun
Orban
Moffi
All been available in recent enough windows and make much more sense to go after.
14 Oct 2024 11:14:39
DCL hasn't been brilliant since his injuries but he's still a million times better than Beto and is our best striker til Broja proves me wrong and does brill. I personally hope Dom stays but can see why others don't.
{Ed025's Note - its not easy to judge centre forwards Andy because of the way we set up, even if we had Haaland up there if he was on his own and had little support his effectiveness would be stymied mate..