2019/20 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[AndyC]

As in that's 5 more years of pro football to collate stats... you moron.

Er, knock it off with the endless insults eh ?
If you disagree mount a counter argument.

 

[Nymzee]

Er, knock it off with the endless insults eh ?
If you disagree mount a counter argument.

That’s all I do, doesn’t seem to be getting through.

 

[AndyC]

That’s all I do, doesn’t seem to be getting through.

Neither will insults and sooner or later a mod might take an even dimmer view

 

[Nymzee]

Neither will insults and sooner or later a mod might take an even dimmer view

Let me enjoy my death row meal please till Carlos swings his hammer.

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

Some other clubs are going to throw big money at DCL, if we don’t lock him up with a lucrative deal he gets poached. Then we have to replace him fishing in the open ocean, where we’d be lucky to do better at the same price

plus we’d be bringing in an unproven player for our side when we know he fits

plus he’s homegrown

plus it sends a good message into the youth ranks that if you improve you will be rewarded

no brainer for me.

 

[davids]

I've no issue with him, good luck to him but unfortunately as you've put, he's one dodgy turn away from another lengthy spell. I like the guy having known him for a bit at Burnley, good poacher but can you really expect to get a full season out of him? Dont think so. Southampton will be hoping they can for their sake.

Slight misquote there, any player not just Ings is a sharp turn away from a cruciate injury.24 Prem games last season and 25 this show it was a decent gamble.Better than most of the Walsh efforts for us.

 

[moyeslovechild]

There's no reason he cant be leading our line for the next decade. Get him locked down

 

[andy4efc]

Slight misquote there, any player not just Ings is a sharp turn away from a cruciate injury.24 Prem games last season and 25 this show it was a decent gamble.Better than most of the Walsh efforts for us.

Must have misread, but injury prone players are definitely more likely and vulnerable to it. I like Ings but is he top 6/7 quality? Not really.

 

[mill]

Some other clubs are going to throw big money at DCL, if we don’t lock him up with a lucrative deal he gets poached. Then we have to replace him fishing in the open ocean, where we’d be lucky to do better at the same price

plus we’d be bringing in an unproven player for our side when we know he fits

plus he’s homegrown

plus it sends a good message into the youth ranks that if you improve you will be rewarded

no brainer for me.

It’s sound. We can replace him with Danny Ings.

 

[banno]

100k too much for someone who has only just started to find the net IMO. Could be just a purple patch then back to normal. Might not be but it is possible. A wage increase I agree with but if he bottoms out then we are stuck with another player we will not be able to get rid of. I reckon a 40k - 50k with incentives would have been more appropriate.

 

[Zatara]

Hope he signs an extension...

Fantastic centre forward options with Richarlison and Kean in the mix as well

All very young and far off their peaks...not sure why other players should be signed for this position lol

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

We are reaping the benefits of a slight change of style. Dcl is getting into the box more instead of selflessly running the channels. That's why I think this upturn is sustainable.

 

[BernieH]

But those 5 years were hit with injury, playing under Sgt Major Dyche & stuck on Liverpools bench.

And even not excusing those 5 years - some players bloom late as I said Drogba was gash in his early twenties - not every case is the same.

Yet here we have DCL genuinely improving season on season as he gets into his 20's and you slate him constantly. It makes no sense if you understand players develop at different times.

 

[BlueInNZ]

£50 million on Danny Ings ??
You cannot be serious ?

He most definitely is serious. One of the funniest posters on here.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Genuinely don’t think the club will be looking for a striker this window. Probably get another option fort he right win then Walcott can act as cover across the two. Kean wasn’t bought in just to be abandoned after one season. Him Richarlison and DCL will fight it out for the two spots upfront.