Matej Vydra: Still sorry we missed out?

[marlowe]

Matej Vydra was seen by many as the answer to our striker problem until we lost out to Reading. With only 2 goals in 19 league appearances for them it appears he has hardly set the place alight. Of course there's no way of knowing if he would have done any better had he come to us, but in hindsight have people's opinions changed based on how he has performed for Reading.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle

You really should post more

 

[atomised]

Wasnt bothered then. Didnt think he was the answer. Still feel.exactly the same

 

[stss30]

£2m loan fee put me off any deal, silly money for one season.

 

[Triggaaar]

I think it's a fair question. Most of us thought the £2m loan fee was ridiculous and accepted the club's decision to pass, but there are some here who thought it was a terrible mistake and showed how our club lacked ambition etc.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Vydra is a good player. Long term he'll prove that and it's more than possible that, if he'd come here, he'd have scored more goals this year.

But £2m was a ridiculous loan fee so I totally get why we didn't go for it.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I think he would have been great for us, he certainly made a bad move going to Reading.

 

[Guinness Boy]

This season just shows you should trust in the Hughton-lead, Burke-free process. Vydra for £2 mill ON LOAN, or Knockaert for not much more, fee wise, permanently? It's a no brainer in our favour and i say that as an advocate of getting in Vydra in the summer.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Hemed has missed a hatful of great chances this season, Vydra would be in doubles figures easily by now with that level of service.

 

[marlowe]

Even if his loan fee had been more sensible or he had cost £2m to sign permanently he still wouldn't have lived up to expectations. Regardless of cost his goal scoring rate has been poor. COG cost us £2m and scored 1 in 15 league appearances and look at the stick he received, and he was a long way off from being held in the same esteem as Vydra who has scored just one more than COG but played 4 games more.

 

[Arrid]

If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle

You really should post more

If my "Granny" had balls She'd be my "Grandad", surely?

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

If my "Granny" had balls She'd be my "Grandad", surely?

I think you mean shirley


You also should post more - otherwise people will forget you

 

[crasher]

COG cost us £2m.

Really? I thought it was around 500k?

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

He will end up in Fleetwood

 

[Guinness Boy]

Hemed has missed a hatful of great chances this season, Vydra would be in doubles figures easily by now with that level of service.

Objection. Conjecture.

 

[Guinness Boy]

COG cost us £2m

No he didn't

and scored .

which was a miracle

 

[Triggaaar]

Hemed has missed a hatful of great chances this season, Vydra would be in doubles figures easily by now with that level of service.

So Reading have scored 33 goals, just 4 less than us, and they've done that without letting Vydra have more than a few chances? That seems pretty weird.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Reading won the bidding war for Vydra but don't seem to have won much more after. Is he a one season wonder like Blackman? Probably.

 

[BBassic]

Would have happily snapped Watford's arm off for him. If they weren't after £2m for a loan.

Of all the clubs that could've wasted their money I'm glad it was Reading. I wonder if they've played anyone decent yet? Judging by the league table, I think they just might have.

 

[marlowe]

Really? I thought it was around 500k?

You're right, I don't know where I got my figure from, but it actually proves my point even more. He only cost £500k and we were giving him stick whereas Vydra, 4x that for only a loan but whose goal ratio is not much better.
Edit: The £2m fee for O'Grady is quoted on quite a few sites including a local one. Is it a case of Chinese whispers or did that include add ons?