terrier10
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Post by terrier10 on Sept 15, 2024 8:51:20 GMT 1
Looks like Nixon has something to say about us and Taylor... By Alan Nixon Huddersfield are confident of a £2 million deal for Luton striker Joe Taylor at the second attempt. The Terriers were frustrated in their bid for the forward in the summer and hope to agree a deal for January. Taylor was kept by the Hatters despite being allowed to go to Yorkshire for talks - so they are also likely to be sympathetic to the move next time round.
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Post by joshterrier2007 on Sept 15, 2024 11:19:57 GMT 1
Looks like Nixon has something to say about us and Taylor... By Alan Nixon Huddersfield are confident of a £2 million deal for Luton striker Joe Taylor at the second attempt. The Terriers were frustrated in their bid for the forward in the summer and hope to agree a deal for January. Taylor was kept by the Hatters despite being allowed to go to Yorkshire for talks - so they are also likely to be sympathetic to the move next time round. I hope this is true. Although we have Ladapo, he is 31 and isn't going to be long term, nor is he getting any younger. We failed by not getting a striker in the window but i think with Ladapo's addition, we'll be fine until february, not to forget 3 of our 5 strikers are injury prone. We should try offload Healey or Ward in January for whoever wants them, and put all our eggs in one basket to get Joe Taylor. Maybe a centre-mid or a Hogg replacement early, because his deal expires in June and he is most likely going to retire I think. I say play Hodge and if he seems like an improvement, we bid for him. You won't get many players of his calibre at that age, maybe go for Lonwijk too, he was excellent against Bolton.
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Post by rockwall on Sept 15, 2024 12:51:48 GMT 1
By Alan Nixon Huddersfield are confident of a £2 million deal for Luton striker Joe Taylor at the second attempt. The Terriers were frustrated in their bid for the forward in the summer and hope to agree a deal for January. Taylor was kept by the Hatters despite being allowed to go to Yorkshire for talks - so they are also likely to be sympathetic to the move next time round. I hope this is true. Although we have Ladapo, he is 31 and isn't going to be long term. We failed by not getting a striker in the window but i tink with Ladapo's addiction, we'll be fine until february, not to forget 3 of our 5 strikers are injury prone. We shouls try offload Healey or Ward in January for whoever wants them, and put all our eggs in the basket to get Joe Taylor. Maybe a centre-mid or a Hogg replacement early, because his deal expires in June and he is most likely going to retire I think. I say play Hodge and if he seems like an improvement, we bid for him. You won't get many players of his calibre at that age, maybe go for Lonwijk too, he was excellent against Bolton. Hope its scoring goals.
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Post by mosher on Sept 15, 2024 13:10:01 GMT 1
I think Taylor will score goals, he will have much better service than what he had at Lincoln last season. Of course he will have to integrate into Duff's system first, but he'll be starting up front with Koroma. But the problem arises of not having a tall and strong striker upfront like Ladapo. I think you've missed something there mate
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incognito
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Post by incognito on Sept 15, 2024 13:12:08 GMT 1
Nicko has to try and keep the wolf from the door somehow during these fallow months...
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Post by rockwall on Sept 15, 2024 13:12:08 GMT 1
I think Taylor will score goals, he will have much better service than what he had at Lincoln last season. Of course he will have to integrate into Duff's system first, but he'll be starting up front with Koroma. But the problem arises of not having a tall and strong striker upfront like Ladapo. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
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harri54
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Post by harri54 on Sept 15, 2024 13:58:56 GMT 1
1st choice May - 20+ goals in Lg1 last season 2nd choice Taylor - 12(?) goals in Lg1 in second half of last season (+ 10 in Lg2 in the first half of last season). Ladapo - 17 goals in Lg1 season before last. He was registered with Ipswich right up until the end of the transfer window and they were obviously hoping to get a fee for him but then terminated his contract by mutual consent rather than pay his full wages for this season when he wasn't going to feature. As far as plan Cs go then as a proven goalscorer in this league I think we could (and have) done a lot worse. Cartwright mentioning he was being tracked could well be BS but could also be true - if Luton had backed out earlier re Taylor then we may have been in for him anyway and paid a fee for the privilege. Financially therefore this way has worked out beneficially, though we could have done with the extra resource at Rotherham and Doncaster. Judge people by your own standards! Should assume everything you type could be BS?
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Post by fredcarno1 on Sept 15, 2024 13:59:30 GMT 1
If we sign Taylor in January we will be looking good upfront, he’d also be a longer term and possibly appreciating asset if he does well. None of Ward, Healy or Ladapo are long term options for us.
Anything that means I don’t have to see Ward in a Town shirt again is a huge positive.
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goodbet
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Post by goodbet on Sept 15, 2024 15:20:43 GMT 1
Should we start the January window tread now?
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Post by dewsburyterrier on Sept 15, 2024 15:23:19 GMT 1
Should we start the January window tread now? People will tyre of it pretty soon.
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Post by Convictatthemac on Sept 15, 2024 15:28:33 GMT 1
Should we start the January window tread now? A step too far starting this early. Lightly does it.
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Post by yellowbelly on Sept 15, 2024 15:28:34 GMT 1
Should we start the January window tread now? OK, but tread carefully in case the wheels fall off
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keefer
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Post by keefer on Sept 15, 2024 15:51:19 GMT 1
Should we start the January window tread now? People will tyre of it pretty soon. They are all radial treads anyway, so why not
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Post by terriersyndrome on Sept 15, 2024 16:00:08 GMT 1
Should we start the January window tread now? It might need rubber stamping by the admins first.
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Post by yorkshiretripod on Sept 15, 2024 16:27:28 GMT 1
Might make it a good year if we did sign him.
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Post by twyford on Sept 16, 2024 3:04:28 GMT 1
1st choice May - 20+ goals in Lg1 last season 2nd choice Taylor - 12(?) goals in Lg1 in second half of last season (+ 10 in Lg2 in the first half of last season). Ladapo - 17 goals in Lg1 season before last. He was registered with Ipswich right up until the end of the transfer window and they were obviously hoping to get a fee for him but then terminated his contract by mutual consent rather than pay his full wages for this season when he wasn't going to feature. As far as plan Cs go then as a proven goalscorer in this league I think we could (and have) done a lot worse. Cartwright mentioning he was being tracked could well be BS but could also be true - if Luton had backed out earlier re Taylor then we may have been in for him anyway and paid a fee for the privilege. Financially therefore this way has worked out beneficially, though we could have done with the extra resource at Rotherham and Doncaster. Judge people by your own standards! Should assume everything you type could be BS?It could be. My own standard is to try avoiding judging people. My final paragraph above recognises that there is ill feeling towards / mistrust of Cartwright but in the hypothetical situation outlined goes on to give him the benefit of the doubt The rest of my post is either facts on the three players or an opinion.
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Post by Henry Mcgee on Sept 16, 2024 8:35:35 GMT 1
If we sign Taylor in January then we'll have 7 strikers on our books ...
Taylor Ladapo Marshall Koroma Bojan Healey Ward
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harri54
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Post by harri54 on Sept 16, 2024 9:09:22 GMT 1
Judge people by your own standards! Should assume everything you type could be BS?It could be. My own standard is to try avoiding judging people. My final paragraph above recognises that there is ill feeling towards / mistrust of Cartwright but in the hypothetical situation outlined goes on to give him the benefit of the doubt The rest of my post is either facts on the three players or an opinion. "Could well be BS", assumes all his close colleagues know he lies! Really? Couch it in whatever hypothetical positive options you like, just not credible IMO.
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crux
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Post by crux on Sept 16, 2024 10:00:58 GMT 1
If we sign Taylor in January then we'll have 7 strikers on our books ... Taylor Ladapo Marshall Koroma Bojan Healey Ward With Healey currently crocked for an indeterminate length of time. Ward out of contract in June and presumably not going to be offered a new one 🤞🤞🤞. Koroma is also out of contract in June and essentially able to talk to other clubs on 1st February. Also Marshall is only here on loan and Bojan still to prove himself. We need another striker on a permanent deal who hasn't got long standing injury issues.
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Post by twyford on Sept 16, 2024 15:14:07 GMT 1
It could be. My own standard is to try avoiding judging people. My final paragraph above recognises that there is ill feeling towards / mistrust of Cartwright but in the hypothetical situation outlined goes on to give him the benefit of the doubt The rest of my post is either facts on the three players or an opinion. "Could well be BS", assumes all his close colleagues know he lies! Really? Couch it in whatever hypothetical positive options you like, just not credible IMO. I'm indifferent to Cartwright hence 'could well be BS but could also be true'. Ultimately it's Nagle's money he's overseeing and Nagle appears to be content to continue to let him do so. With hindsight omitting the 'well' would have been more balanced but any suggestion that I'm favouring BS over truth was an unintended nuance.
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on Sept 16, 2024 15:54:22 GMT 1
Might make it a good year if we did sign him. I'm pumped at the idea. If we don't get him we'll all be rather deflated.
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Post by griffa on Sept 16, 2024 16:06:50 GMT 1
Winter is on it's way, hope they've considered the potential effects of 'Aquaplaning,' - UTT.
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Post by dezzly on Sept 17, 2024 7:30:14 GMT 1
If we sign Taylor in January then we'll have 7 strikers on our books ... Taylor Ladapo Marshall Koroma Bojan Healey Ward With Healey currently crocked for an indeterminate length of time. Ward out of contract in June and presumably not going to be offered a new one 🤞🤞🤞. Koroma is also out of contract in June and essentially able to talk to other clubs on 1st February. Also Marshall is only here on loan and Bojan still to prove himself. We need another striker on a permanent deal who hasn't got long standing injury issues. Think we will have to offload one to bring him in.Or offload someone anyway as think we now have 22 registered so need to make a spot for him.My guess would be they’ll try for ward.The only others I could see would be turton,Ruffels or Pearson.
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Post by richhtfc on Sept 17, 2024 8:38:27 GMT 1
There was a rumour in the window of one of the players putting a transfer request in, did we ever find out who? (Not Sorba was in addition to him I think)
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incognito
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Post by incognito on Sept 17, 2024 9:17:38 GMT 1
There was a rumour in the window of one of the players putting a transfer request in, did we ever find out who? (Not Sorba was in addition to him I think) Purely reading between the lines, I suspect, were it not for the injury he picked up vs 'Boro-B, Bojan would be playing his football somewhere overseas this season.
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Post by runner76 on Sept 17, 2024 10:22:25 GMT 1
There was a rumour in the window of one of the players putting a transfer request in, did we ever find out who? (Not Sorba was in addition to him I think) Rudoni?
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Post by terriersyndrome on Sept 17, 2024 12:15:42 GMT 1
There was a rumour in the window of one of the players putting a transfer request in, did we ever find out who? (Not Sorba was in addition to him I think) Rudoni? I see he managed to get his customary 1 in 5 goal contributions on Saturday with an assist. Last I read on the Coventry forum their fans aren't sold on him yet. They've spent close to £50m since the start of last season and still don't look like a team capable of challenging for the top 6. Robins is a transfer guru though according to some?
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Post by richhtfc on Sept 17, 2024 13:22:25 GMT 1
There was a rumour in the window of one of the players putting a transfer request in, did we ever find out who? (Not Sorba was in addition to him I think) Rudoni? Think he’d already gone before the rumour. I was assuming Radulovic or possibly Pearson if he’d been told he was guaranteed starts?
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Post by allan 1958 (OAF-WROY)(SSLFF) on Sept 18, 2024 15:51:23 GMT 1
Just seen this on Facebook book "Bobby Campbell, uncompromising much travelled centre forward, after spells with Aston Villa, Halifax, Huddersfield, Sheffield United, he became Bradford Citys all time record goalscorer with 143 goals. Whilst at Valley Parade he won two promotions, the latter paled into significance when in 1985 a fire from the the main stand led to the loss of 56 lives, 11th May 1985.Further moves to Derby and Wigan" I was there when Jimmy Lawson took him to Bradford (doing the audit) in the board room next to the managers office. Buxton shouted down the corridor, Campbell get your boots yer off. Duly in a carrier bag he got his boots and left htafc not sure what Jimmy was doing for Bradford may be a fixer? Transfers were different then . I actually saw Campbell, pissed,fighting in the town centre, battered 2 blokes who spoke out of turn, Ps also beat him at snooker at lindley . Wmns
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