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Wright has a 1 in 2 strike rate in the Turkish league which was better than Simms’ strike record in the Championship. Two strikers with a good strike rate is what are fans have been craving for - well, until it’s a player they know nothing about. How could you not be excited at the prospect of...

I never said Gyokeres was shit nor Robins gets everything right. That’s just a silly thing to say. You’ve spoken vaguely about Wright not being a ‘finished article’ and being quite ‘clumsy and very raw’ - the same was true for Gyokeres. My point of comparison is that if we can get as much as...

That or more likely tying up our players on longer contracts so we don’t end up in a situation like we were with Hamer and Gyokeres.

Robbings out. Imagine spending £7.7m on a Yank striker from a farmer’s league to miss out on a player PNE sign. #SHFWF

That’s the idea when you sign players on large fees… You’re judging a player on YouTube clips and FIFA ratings. Is there any data driving your opinion or are you complaining for the sake of it? Where’s your optimism man?! 6 months ago I could not fathom the thought of paying €9m for a player...

The difference between Gyokeres and Wright last season was 1 overall. So by the same logic Wright must be close to Gyokeres… … Or we can stop using silly FIFA comparisons.

Signing a free agent from a relegated eredivisie team is slightly different to spending €9m on a player. On the same merit, surely I could say because Hamer was a great signing, every player we sign abroad must be that good.

You know, I’m still scratching my head wondering why our recruitment team don’t use FIFA / EA FC to sign players. At the start of last season, the difference between Godden and Gyokeres was 2-3 overall points.

If we keep Hamer (extension) and the team gels well, we’ll be competing for the automatics. I’ll go for 4-5th. I’m genuinely excited for this season.

His goal scoring record in Turkey has been v good and his minutes to goal ratio just as good as Gyokeres. As much as I rated Gyokeres, there were times he was “clumsy and very raw”. Again, we’ve just demanded €24m for Gyokeres who had one season left on his deal. Rangers, Villarreal and Palace...

It’s worrying because to our club isn’t used to spending this kind of cash.

It’s not writing him off, it’s taking a pragmatic view that at 37 going on 38, it’s inevitable that performance will begin to decline at some point. As a club, we need to have a viable succession plan.

With a young defence, Thomas, Binks and Lati all being 21-23, we will need a more experienced head in there for organisation and leadership. Fadz gives that, but at some point the reigns need to be handed over. I could see us getting a 25-29 year old CB to fill that gap.

I highly doubt Fadz will be in the first team for the whole season. He’s been a great servant and leader but we need to hand the reigns to someone else. I imagine our business will not be complete for the CB position.

How much it mean to you if Robins finally plays a back 4? Death, taxes and @shmmeee suggesting a lineup with 4 defenders are life’s certainties here.

If we sold Gyokeres for €24 million with one year left on his contract, what is a realistic market rate for a striker with that amount of goals? Assuming the upfront cost for Wright and Simms is £11.2m for 2 players that could get 20-30 goals between them, is that good business? Personally...

We’ve just sold Gyokeres for €24 million who had 21 goals with one year left on his contract. So signing a player with a similar amount of goals in a similar standard league for €9m doesn’t seem so bad. To call him a €2-3m player is an insult when even trasfermarkt of all places has his value as...

If we’re serious about getting to the Prem, then clearly we’re not going to get there on a 2-3 €2m punts. Case in point: Tom Bayliss v Maddison - both costing couple of million back in the day. One is an England intnational and the other is currently plying his trade at Shrewsbury. A full...

So a YouTube clip has informed your opinion? Say no more. Football fans tend to be idiots. If I was in charge of recruitment, I’d be shit too. There’s a reason clubs employ data analysts and full time scouts rather than ask the opinions of the proles who watch highlights and YouTube. We always...

Imagine being this negative about a potential record signing? Honestly, if Robins asked your opinion on who you’d sign - who would you recommend?