[Albion] James Wilson [signs on loan until the end of the season]

[Sheebo]

Yeah I was looking at loans only

you set your sights very low. maybe knight. but none of the others are players who, as far as i'm concerned 'knew where the net is'! in the amex period in particular we have created so many opportunities only to leave us with our heads in our hands because we yet again didn't 'have a go' or missed a good chance!!

Actually think he was, as then, when we signed him permanently I believe QPR tried to gazump us. We then had a few games with QPR where he got a lot of stick. Including a couple of cup games.

According to wiki you're correct (it says loan 2 apps 4 goals?!) although I could've sworn that's not true. I recall seeing him in pre season v Leicester and we'd signed him permanany and I remember thinking he looks good - don't recall a loan...

I distinctly remember QPR away in JPT or whatever it was called then, on a Sunday. We lost and were relying on Chris McPhee up tops and remember some hilarious QPR fans singing 'Leon dive dive dive'

 

[AZ Gull]

Don't think Knight was a loan? I'd say Owusu & Rougier certainly knew where the net was...!?

Knight joined us on a two-month loan from Chelsea on July 24 2003 (ignore the date on the article) - Albion Sign Knight

The loan was made permanent on Aug 21 2003 - Leon Knight Signs For Albion

 

[Sheebo]

Knight joined us on a two-month loan from Chelsea on July 24 2003 (ignore the date on the article) - Albion Sign Knight

The loan was made permanent on Aug 21 2003 - Leon Knight Signs For Albion

Thanks mate - maybe because it was the start of the season is I'd forgotten the loan bit! Must've been a loan player when he scored twice (I think) v Leicester in that friendly at Withers - I remember thinking what a great player he looked then!

 

[GT49er]

I'm not saying I don't rate him but he's just signed a 4 year deal with United.

Best case scenario is he scores at hatful and we get promoted, but then he'll almost certainly go back to Man Utd. I'm uncomfortable with losing a key striker over the summer; the likes of Callum Wilson, Matt Ritchie, Troy Deeney, Ighalo, Cameron Jerome were big players in the Championship last season and still important for their sides in the Prem.

With James Wilson, Bobby, Hemed and Baldock we could get promoted and have no strikers of Prem quality on our books. I know it's nice to be in the Prem but Hughton has already said it wasn't ideal having to recruit as many as 9 players over this summer so he might have to recruit 4 strikers alone next summer.

I'd rather sign someone who was proven at this level or higher who will stick around.

If - IF, IF, IF! - we get promoted, we can worry about the strike force then. Let's just worry about getting promoted in the first place!

 

[pottert]

Will we ever be satisfied.

Here we are at the end of November,the Christmas lights are on & we are 2nd in the league still unbeaten.
We hear a rumour about us signing a hot shot young striker from Man Utd.
Are we happy,Oh god no there must be lots of other players out there that are better than him.

 

[8ace]

Will we ever be satisfied.

Here we are at the end of November,the Christmas lights are on & we are 2nd in the league still unbeaten.
We hear a rumour about us signing a hot shot young striker from Man Utd.
Are we happy,Oh god no there must be lots of other players out there that are better than him.

The main posters who are moaning thought Hyypia deserved more time, Lindgard was great and Tex was shite, and we should sign Halford permanently. There are always some bellends on here, not sure if they are WUMs or just clueless. Most of the people who seem to have at least a basic grasp of football think he'd do a decent job for 5 or 6 weeks.

 

[Marshy]

For the next couple of months this lad would be immense. And he is desperate for games and too prove himself

 

[atomised]

I'm very much in the bring him in if we can camp. This spell up to and over Christmas and new year could make our season. I know there's no guarantees but I believe he will get us goals, enhance our goal difference and win us points in some of those crucial matches

 

[albionfan37]

Kozak I think played in a behind closed doors friendly for Villa against Fleetwood today so Remi Garde could run a rule over his full squad

i would fancy our chances against villa im not sure that I would want one of their kids on that basis

 

[Whitechapel]

i would fancy our chances against villa im not sure that I would want one of their kids on that basis

To be fair, he's 26 years old and used to play for Lazio.

However, he's never scored more than 10 goals in a season in league higher than Czech 2.liga. He's also shitehouse.

 

[albionfan37]

To be fair, he's 26 years old and used to play for Lazio.

However, he's never scored more than 10 goals in a season in league higher than Czech 2.liga. He's also shitehouse.

i should stop showing my ignorance ehh hehe

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

missed way more than he scored

Oh dear........

 

[severnside gull]

Not so sure this is the case, especially if by miss you mean, miss the target, but willing for you to show some stats bolstering the claim.

"Hoist with his own petard" as Shakespeare was wont to say

 

[BensGrandad]

Wasnt it Brian Clough who said a team scores on average 1 in 6 chances so if you dont make the chances you wont score the goals, or something very similar.

 

[madinthehead]

Wasnt it Brian Clough who said a team scores on average 1 in 6 chances so if you dont make the chances you wont score the goals, or something very similar.

No, that was on that transfer rumour site...

 

[BensGrandad]

No, that was on that transfer rumour site...

That was said long before the rumours site came into being, possibly even the internet.

On Wilson wouldnt think he figures much in Uniteds immediate plans as they dominated last night and just needed a goal but didnt throw him on.

 

[dazzer6666]

That was said long before the rumours site came into being, possibly even the internet.

First whoooossshhhh of the day

 

[Papa Lazarou]

That was said long before the rumours site came into being, possibly even the internet.

On Wilson wouldnt think he figures much in Uniteds immediate plans as they dominated last night and just needed a goal but didnt throw him on.

It was in the Transfer Rumours weekly magazine.

 

[BensGrandad]

It was in the Transfer Rumours weekly magazine.

Is that known as The Daily Mirror?

 

[Machiavelli]

"Hoist with his own petard" as Shakespeare was wont to say

Fair play. I'm willing to be hoisted but, without wanting to appear ultra-defensive:
-- I was making no claim to certainty
-- [MENTION=15363]Plooks[/MENTION]' comment doesn't undermine my suggestion (which is something different to a claim) about misses, which I did explain what I understood by the term in the post you're responding to. In a world with only goals and misses, there would be no saves and lots of hashtagsblamestockdale