Smacks of desperation to be honest, he could be anything. My guess being nothing special but I just hope we've done our homework on him, which seems to be quite hard as he's done sweet fa in his short career.
Not making it in Portugal is a huge worry, I could be a top player over their, especially playing up front for Porto.
People banging on about Charlie playing for Poole. What's that got to do with it?!
We need someone proven NOW, not in a few years. If Charlie has done his shoulder again, we might not see him again until next season! If we're supposedly willing to shell out 5m for Ntep, I'd rather bite the bullet and bring in Rhodes for 8m.
Even players like Becchio, Fryatt and Wickham will be available for loan. Not exactly exciting players but they've all scored goals at this level and know what it's about.
Bang in a bid for Darren Bent at Villa. It would make sense as he's not in Villa's plans and currently on loan at a relegation rival in Fulham, so Villa would rather him be scoring goals for us than Fulham. Add to the fact Fulham are about to spend 12m on a striker, then he won't be getting a game their. Adam Le Fondre, probably the least likely but it would be interesting to see how Reading would react should we bid 3-4m for him.
All the above are better options than an untried foreigner.
Not making it in Portugal is a huge worry, I could be a top player over their, especially playing up front for Porto.
People banging on about Charlie playing for Poole. What's that got to do with it?!
We need someone proven NOW, not in a few years. If Charlie has done his shoulder again, we might not see him again until next season! If we're supposedly willing to shell out 5m for Ntep, I'd rather bite the bullet and bring in Rhodes for 8m.
Even players like Becchio, Fryatt and Wickham will be available for loan. Not exactly exciting players but they've all scored goals at this level and know what it's about.
Bang in a bid for Darren Bent at Villa. It would make sense as he's not in Villa's plans and currently on loan at a relegation rival in Fulham, so Villa would rather him be scoring goals for us than Fulham. Add to the fact Fulham are about to spend 12m on a striker, then he won't be getting a game their. Adam Le Fondre, probably the least likely but it would be interesting to see how Reading would react should we bid 3-4m for him.
All the above are better options than an untried foreigner.
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