[Albion] Abdallah Sima

[Ethelwulf]

Madness pay 7 million for him and loan him to Stoke leaving maupay and Welbeck who is a injury concern and a player that is not even championship standard in AC
Crazy what happens if we get injuries and no pressure on maupay for his place just don’t get it

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Exciting signing - roll on 2022/23

 

[jcdenton08]

If he comes, who knows he moves on loan to Stoke or not. Its a rumour made by a Czech journalist and Naylor copied it, just like he copied the rumour about this player in the first place. It remains to be seen a) if this kiddo signs and b) if he goes on loan somewhere. Both are uncertain.

This aged poorly.

 

[A1X]

Stoke have mugged us right off there

 

[Justice]

They are clearly not considered developed enough for the first team.

But they have high potential.

I don't think it's ridiculous, I think it's sensible.

There is nothing wrong with that if we had cover at first team level which we don’t. Connolly and Welbeck are made of glass it’s all very strange.

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

They are clearly not considered developed enough for the first team.

But they have high potential.

I don't think it's ridiculous, I think it's sensible.

It is sensible… unless you only have three recognised strikers, one of whom is injury prone, another who has more scandals than PL goals in the past 12 months, leaving one who blows hot and cold.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Good news, very exciting signing for the future.

Looking forward to seeing how he gets on in the Championship. Will be great to have an attacker hopefully doing well there rather than just centre backs!

 

[stss30]

This aged poorly.

To be fair, even for the most optimistic fans of ours, this seems like a bit of a crazy move if there are no more incomings. I get the developing young players strategy, but with Welbeck's injury record and Maupay's up and down form, to spend £7m on a striker and immediately loan him out & not sign any more players is pretty balmy - hopefully this will change.

 

[Bladders]

Congratulations Stoke

 

[Wellesley]

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[Taybha]

Clubs probable thinking, Fingers burnt with Locadia and to a extent Jahankbash, chucking this lad straight into the first team is a huge gamble, loaning him out to acclimatise him to the English game isn't such a bad idea, better to pay 7million and he turns out to be a dud than triple for the same result, if he shines for Stoke then great he's ready for the step up at a fraction of the going rate.

 

[jcdenton08]

The only thing I can think is that Potter really likes Tolaj or Ferguson and think one or both are ready to step up and play PL football. And they are further ahead in their development than Zeqiri and Sima, despite being younger and neither having played league football of any note so far in their careers.

Either that or we genuinely are considering the old Virgo/Caulker centre-back up front experiment.

Welbeck, Maupay and Connolly? Seriously?

 

[Icy Gull]

Surely there must be another striker coming in before the window closes? If not, this is madness, we sign strikers but not for the first team who are so fecking light on options. Madness I tell you!!

 

[gnjd85]

They are clearly not considered developed enough for the first team.

But they have high potential.

I don't think it's ridiculous, I think it's sensible.

The thing is, surely a serious premier league team needs four people capable of playing as a striker for the first team. The 'first team' can be seen as some arbitrary thing that someone is ready for or not, but the reality is it that it really is, or should be, the players who we have who are most capable of playing. Sima may not be ready for what we think of as a key role in the premier league, but if he is one of the four best strikers at the club then he'd be in my first team squad. Strategy seems perfectly sensible if we have someone else to put into that fourth spot. If not, to me it means we're saying we have someone else more capable of taking that spot elsewhere on the books. Moder? Trossard? Ferguson? Emmerson? Doesn't really make sense to me.

 

[lawros left foot]

Hello Abdallah,welcome to our club.





Goodbye Abdallah, enjoy your time at Stoke.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Paid £7 m to sign Stoke a striker but couldn't sign one for ourselves.

 

[jackalbion]

Hello Abdallah,welcome to our club.





Goodbye Abdallah, enjoy your time at Stoke.

Might be the first time anyone has ever said 'Enjoy' and 'Stoke' in the same sentence

 

[southstandandy]

The only thing I can think is that Potter really likes Tolaj or Ferguson and think one or both are ready to step up and play PL football. And they are further ahead in their development than Zeqiri and Sima, despite being younger and neither having played league football of any note so far in their careers.

Either that or we genuinely are considering the old Virgo/Caulker centre-back up front experiment.

Welbeck, Maupay and Connolly? Seriously?

Big Dan Burn might need to be used up top when he's back fit. It worked for Adam Virgo.

 

[B-right-on]

I don't know how TB, PB, DA and GP can even look at themselves in the mirror with this deal based on the wise words of the NSC headless chickens.

I mean look at the plug hole they have dragged us down over the last 10 years.

Or maybe they know what is best for the player and club?

 

[jcdenton08]

Clubs probable thinking, Fingers burnt with Locadia and to a extent Jahankbash, chucking this lad straight into the first team is a huge gamble, loaning him out to acclimatise him to the English game isn't such a bad idea, better to pay 7million and he turns out to be a dud than triple for the same result, if he shines for Stoke then great he's ready for the step up at a fraction of the going rate.

But for it to be a gamble, there is a chance of risk Vs reward. Where is the risk when we have no other options? It's not like he'd be keeping two/three other quality options out of the team. We have three strikers at the club, one of whom has glass legs, one of whom has scored 5 PL goals ever and Maupay. I feel like I'm going mad.