[Albion] Did we try to get Viktor Gyokeres back?

[T.G]

He did not look 'absolutely dreadful'. He looked promising in the few games I saw him in.

That's what thought..I was surprised we sold him and so cheaply.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Speaking of Connolly, where is he at the moment. No signs of him in early season training?

At this precise moment probably in bed sleeping off last night’s Shooshh session.

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[Heart and Soul]

That's what thought..I was surprised we sold him and so cheaply.

He only had a year left on his contract when we sold him, had scored 3 goals in 30 Championship games and Coventry still paid £1m for him in a transfer window where 18 out of 24 Championship clubs spent less than £2m in total. I really think we got as much as we could for him.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Everton have been trying to sign him for months (according to the Liverpool Echo, so it's probably not true).

 

[trueblue]

I don’t get it with Gyokeres. Good scoring record, yet every time I’ve watched him - granted only about half a dozen times - it’s been hard to see anything special. Obviously there’s a talent there and I’m an idiot, so good luck to him. Won’t break my heart that he didn’t return though.

 

[Paris]

Two goals in the 14th and 15th minutes for Sporting Lisbon in Gyokeres' opening league game.

 

[GT49er]

Thank god it didn't happen. I remember the few games he played for us, looked absolutely dreadful. Made Aaron Connolly seem like Mbappe in comparison.

Fair enough if he's improved (would have been hard not to improve) but no thanks

It would indeed be foolish not to acklowledge the almost complete role reversal, in terms of being a valid striker! Nothing against Connolly either - genuinely hope he can get back to the levels he was at as PL2 player of the season (the whole of PL2 bot just Brighton'd best player in PL2).

 

[GT49er]

I don’t get it with Gyokeres. Good scoring record, yet every time I’ve watched him - granted only about half a dozen times - it’s been hard to see anything special. Obviously there’s a talent there and I’m an idiot, so good luck to him. Won’t break my heart that he didn’t return though.

No talent at all. Big lad, just puts himself about a bit. No skill. No idea why anybody would be interested really.





All he ever does of note is sort of lead the line and score goals.

 

[GT49er]

Two goals in the 14th and 15th minutes for Sporting Lisbon in Gyokeres' opening league game.

Say what you like, that is one f**k of a debut!

 

[trueblue]

No talent at at. Big lad, just puts himself about a bit. No skill. No idea why anybody would be interested really.





All he ever does of note is sort of lead the line and score goals.

As I said, every time I watched him, he did f*** all. I obviously didn’t watch him enough.

 

[The Fits]

Great goals tonight and everything he is about. Strong, awkward, super competitive. Sporting ended up winning 3-2, last minute winner.

 

[AmexRuislip]

 

[Sheebo]

There will always be the odd one who gets away possibly like this. Even we aren’t perfect. There are dozens and dozens if not hundreds of players who we’ve let go for cheap / free over the last few years that haven’t got anywhere near our current standard on the other hand.

 

[The Wizard]

If we hadn’t have let him go, who knows is Evan Ferguson would have emerged as he had, given first team time would have been more limited I’d imagine. Football is butterfly effect personified.

 

[Zeus]

As I said, every time I watched him, he did f*** all. I obviously didn’t watch him enough.

He barely played and was a kid. Not many young players can look world beaters with very little men’s football under their belt. He’s clearly got a lot about him and it’s a real shame we didn’t persevere even half as long as we did with Connolly.

 

[dadams2k11]

He barely played and was a kid. Not many young players can look world beaters with very little men’s football under their belt. He’s clearly got a lot about him and it’s a real shame we didn’t persevere even half as long as we did with Connolly.

Who's to say the player wanted to stay?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

No talent at at. Big lad, just puts himself about a bit. No skill. No idea why anybody would be interested really.





All he ever does of note is sort of lead the line and score goals.

Say what you like, that is one f**k of a debut!

Glad to see you absolutely on it!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If we hadn’t have let him go, who knows is Evan Ferguson would have emerged as he had, given first team time would have been more limited I’d imagine. Football is butterfly effect personified.

Exactly.

 

[trueblue]

He barely played and was a kid. Not many young players can look world beaters with very little men’s football under their belt. He’s clearly got a lot about him and it’s a real shame we didn’t persevere even half as long as we did with Connolly.

I’m talking mainly about the times I watched Coventry games. Don’t think I ever saw him score - but obviously that was just unlucky timing, given his record.

 

[AmexRuislip]