The Sam Baldock 'Saga'

[symyjym]

Why have you changed your mind? Panicking that it's the best we can hope for as time runs out and a striker signing is a must, or done some more research and changed your mind?

My initial gut feeling is another CMS calibre striker - will bang in goals for fun in League One but never going to be prolific in the Championship. However, quite happy for someone to convince me otherwise.

He scored 5 goals in 10 games in the Championship when West Ham were promoted

 

[Max Paper]

No, I'm not saying it is true, or that it is not true. It's only a pointer to a story with a question mark so we can take it for what it is, a possible hint at what may be happening. It's not a trick thread.

There is about as much truth and accuracy on that page as there is in that football rumours website. Absolute bollocks spouted by someone with no idea (feel free to bump this when he signs)

 

[OSRGull]

Bristol City signed Wilbraham specifically to partner Baldock, they had a great partnership at MK Dons, I can't see Bristol City getting rid of Baldock.

 

[London Irish]

Wouldn't want to pay more than £750,000 for him. Was one of Bristol City's main strikers the season they went down, didn't get many over the season. Don't remember him playing that well against us and also saw him comfortably handled by Crawley's defenders a few months ago.

 

[1066familyman]

He scored 5 goals in 10 games in the Championship when West Ham were promoted

2 goals in each of two games, one game of which was against a piss poor Blackpool. So 1 goal in the remaining 8 games.

 

[Justice]

He looked a real threat for WHU when he was there hope we sign him.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Shhh; delete this thread quickly before another club hijack him on the way to the Amex.

 

[symyjym]

There is about as much truth and accuracy on that page as there is in that football rumours website. Absolute bollocks spouted by someone with no idea (feel free to bump this when he signs)

Why do you bother reading anything on NSC as well then? Or do you use it for moaning therapy

 

[carteater]

2 goals in each of two games, one game of which was against a piss poor Blackpool. So 1 goal in the remaining 8 games.

a piss poor blackpool that made it to the play off final

 

[1066familyman]

a piss poor blackpool that made it to the play off final

You're quite right, I got my seasons mixed up there, sorry

Mind you, they lost the game in question 4-0 so they couldn't have been that good in that particular game

Anyway, I'm still not being convinced here that my gut feeling is wrong that a good league one striker is really his level.

 

[symyjym]

2 goals in each of two games, one game of which was against a piss poor Blackpool. So 1 goal in the remaining 8 games.

So you didn't consider Blackpool a Championship side? What about 2 goals against Leicester and 1 against Hull, making 5 goals in 10 games for his stats in the Championship.

 

[glasfryn]

all this info is on another thread.

 

[1066familyman]

So you didn't consider Blackpool a Championship side? What about 2 goals against Leicester and 1 against Hull, making 5 goals in 10 games for his stats in the Championship.

So why are you not citing the 10 goals for Bristol City over an entire Championship season? We can all play statistics, which to be fair is exactly what I'm doing too. In total he got 5 goals in 22 appearances for West Ham.

It's only that I'll be extremely disappointed if Sam Baldock is our main striker target to replace proven Championship striker Ulloa.

 

[Seagull1989]

1 mil is a bargain and definitely but 4 mil what was talked about no chance

 

[Icy Gull]

I am so concerned about our current strike force being useless that I am getting desperate, luckily I'm not involved in the buying process as I may well go for a panic buy. It could well be Baldock

 

[symyjym]

So why are you not citing the 10 goals for Bristol City over an entire Championship season? We can all play statistics, which to be fair is exactly what I'm doing too.

It's only that I'll be extremely disappointed if Sam Baldock is our main striker target to replace proven Championship striker Ulloa.

I don't feel the need to research his life story.

And I think you will be disappointed then.

 

[1066familyman]

I don't feel the need to research his life story.

And I think you will be disappointed then.

So you think Baldock is our main target for a transfer?, and you'd be happy with that?

If that's the case I think you either have low expectations or are in panic mode as the deadline approaches. Surely we can expect better than this.

 

[sparkie]

If Baldock is our replacement for Leo we are going down. If he is the Hoskins replacement, I'm not so bothered.

 

[symyjym]

So you think Baldock is our main target for a transfer?, and you'd be happy with that?

If that's the case I think you either have low expectations or are in panic mode as the deadline approaches. Surely we can expect better than this.

I didn't say that. The only thing I am expecting is the club to get it right. If he is a target the club think we can afford then so be it, then it is up to the club, the manager and the player to prove themselves.

Could do worse than getting a Fernando Torres type, who costs the earth and cannot deliver.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Didn't I hear Warren Aspinal during the match saying he saw Baldock recently and his body language suggested he was pushing for the move to us. Mind you he also said that the scouting network he is part of have put forward 800 players for consideration!

Maybe I miss heard