2023/24 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Noisy noise annoys]

hahaahha i admire your insistence tbf

All good, mate!

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Inundated with offers I've heard

 

[Efcjake]

I’m mean the fact that Carlo “one of the best managers in history” wanted him at madrid surely tells you something?!
The only people that don’t rate dcl is our fans!!

Pull the other one

 

[Number_25]

Would be a massive loss for us.

I think the Villa incident soured his relationship with us, and I don't think it recovered.

 

[Titus Shambles]

Would be a massive loss for us.

I think the Villa incident soured his relationship with us, and I don't think it recovered.

I doubt the modern player really cares all that much about their "relationship" with the crowd. It's a job. They care about their careers and what contract they can get. If he scored 20 goals a season he'd be loved by all, but the fact is he averages about 7 a year and misses endless chances. God help us if that level of contribution counts as a 'massive loss'.

 

[Bob Elstone]

14 goals in 3 seasons I’m sure we can find a replacement.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Pull the other one

Im going with the many press reports at the time and the fact that Carlos played him every game and he banged in 20 goals as a result over your guesswork

Genuinely not bothered either way, I’m just going with what was written

 

[Titus Shambles]

14 goals in 3 seasons I’m sure we can find a replacement.

I think I have an idea where to start...

 

[TheFinnFan]

DCL will do Barkley on us

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Judging his contribution solely on goals scored is reductive and ignores context

 

[Exeter_Gently]

I think at this moment in time Che Adams might have more offers on the table.

 

[BramleyMoore2024]

DCL will do Barkley on us

I agree, he’ll sit tight , and hope to get any fee we would have got paid to him in wages. I mean he really must need the money!!!!

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

I agree, he’ll sit tight , and hope to get any fee we would have got paid to him in wages. I mean he really must need the money!!!!

Gotta get those sweet, sweet Armani branded baby accessories.

 

[MACCA75]

I doubt the modern player really cares all that much about their "relationship" with the crowd. It's a job. They care about their careers and what contract they can get. If he scored 20 goals a season he'd be loved by all, but the fact is he averages about 7 a year and misses endless chances. God help us if that level of contribution counts as a 'massive loss'.

Fans absolutely love to think they are influential on stuff like this, it’s weird.
Money and success influences footballers. That is all, and in that order.

 

[Titus Shambles]

Judging his contribution solely on goals scored is reductive and ignores context

That is primarily what he is in the team to do though. He's our first choice No9, the only striker we play, he's the focal point of our attack not a foil for two wide forwards who bang in goals. He's supposed to be a goal scorer first and foremost, yet other than under Carlo in covid era 4 years ago, it's not something he's ever really done.

Obviously it's not about goals alone, but some people go out of their way to look for as many things as possible to gloss over his primary job. "He jumps well", "Can hold the ball up", "Works hard" etc. These aren't extraordinary attributes, they're bog standard things you'd expect most strikers to do pretty well.

It's a fact of football life strikers are judged on goals. I doubt there are Villa or Bournemouth fans anywhere who care one iota about Watkins' work rate or Solanke's hold up play, so long as they're putting the ball in the net 20 times a season.