[NOT HAPPENING] Ivan Toney

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  1. Lincshornet

    Lincshornet Academy Graduate

    The Peterborough striker is being linked to a few clubs as he's the star of the show in League 1. A good pal of mine who is pretty well connected at the club told me he wants to come to Watford! Personally having seen him play a couple of times this season I'd be ecstatic if he joined.
     
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  2. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

    Planning for the Championship next season.
     
  3. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    If he's half as good as his brother Luca then sign him up!
     
  4. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Shades of Football Manager, when a random fan's sister's boyfriend's mechanic says that Messi is DEFINITELY coming to Watford, but if it does come off, I'd be interested, young lad with plenty to prove at PL/Champo level, but it does leave me thinking what the plan with Cucho and Suarez is
     
  5. Maninblack

    Maninblack Reservist

    His other brother Pane is a bit tasty, particularly at Christmas.
     
  6. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    It'd also be tasty if Ivan moved to Latvia.
     
  7. Lincshornet

    Lincshornet Academy Graduate

    Yes agreed, every man and his dog has a "connection" to some club or other but he's a reliable guy and you never know! As for the other two I hope Cucho can break into the squad as he's had a pretty good season but there's a lot of speculation about Suarez being sold.
     
  8. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    On a more serious note, I was actually very impressed with his Youtube compilation. He seems to have a real class and composure to his game and is clearly waaay too good for League One.

    I wouldn't want him to be our only striker signing as there's always a bit of a risk signing from lower leagues, but if he wasn't hugely expensive then he looks well worth a punt.

     
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  9. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Well he can control the ball for one. Unlike the former record signing.
     
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  10. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    :D Toney and Sibley. Would do us proud. £15M for the pair. Send Gray away in exchange plus Phillips on loan. We cannot lose.
     
  11. Lincshornet

    Lincshornet Academy Graduate

  12. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Phillips?
     
  13. DrewH

    DrewH Administrator Staff Member

    He was a guest of Deeney's for one of our home games when Troy was out injured. Think it was the Arsenal game.
     
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  14. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    I would say his brother is seriously overrated as a gift.
     
  15. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Good to see League One crowds practising social distancing long before it was popular.
     
  16. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    Dan Phillips who played in the friendly against Brentford and who The Recluse likes a great deal.
     
  17. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Ohhhhh new one on me.
     
  18. Maninblack

    Maninblack Reservist

    True, and his older brother Riga is well pasta his sell by date.
     
  19. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Ban?
     
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  20. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I don't get it?
     
  21. Mighty Mo

    Mighty Mo Reservist

    Sign him up
     
  22. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

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  23. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    £10m for a League One striker???

    As good as he seems to be in videos, he’s operated at that level for a while. For instance, I bet Dwight Gayle would look like a world beater at that level - and Gayle also did it twice at Championship level.

    Not saying we should sign Gayle! More just that’s an awful lot of money for someone at that level. Half that amount maybe...
     
  24. ‘What’s wrong with the Pozzos’ list included not shopping in the lower leagues. When there is value like this I’m not surprised they don’t.
     
  25. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Yes but you have to counter-balance it with another of the "What's wrong with the Ponzos" list, namely they don't pay their bills.

    Then it's great value.

    [​IMG]
     
  26. Harrybassetthater

    Harrybassetthater Academy Graduate

    I bought a Spanish property from the chairman of Peterboro's company and I know first hand that he will want top dollar for any of his players. 10 million is far too much for this player who I don't think would cut it in the Premier but would do quite well in the Championship.
     
  27. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    We would rather spend 18m on a supposedly Premier league striker. Who is quite frankly hopeless in every department. Ok I've only seen Toney in the YouTube video but it looks like he has composure and a first touch. So is 10m that expensive in todays market?
     
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  28. Lincshornet

    Lincshornet Academy Graduate

    I've seen him play a few times at Posh over the past couple of seasons as I live around the corner and the guy is one heck of a talent. Positional play, foresight, movement, first touch, hunger and eye for the goal he's got the lot. There really is no comparison to him and our donkeys.

    In all likelihood we'll be in the Championship next season and think about what Vardy did there in his first season for Leicester and he came from non league Fleetwood.
     
  29. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    It actually rather sounds like a "come and get him" plea from the manager trying to hasten our bid for him while aiming to up the asking price due to this supposed other interest.

    As he points out, he's not completely surprised we've not made a bid yet given that we'd probably need to wait until knowing which division we'll be in next season.

    The fact that he names us specifically, but none of the other supposed clubs, if anything makes our interest seem more genuine, he's just trying to talk up the supposed strength of his negotiating position with us.

     
  30. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Of course and why not. Barry Fry has always worked the media well for transfers to and from Posh.
     
  31. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    This just isn't true given that we've signed Wilmot, Dawson and Hughes from lower leagues in recent seasons for modest fees.
     
  32. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Look at the videos of Gray playing for Luton and Brentford in the Championship and L1. Plenty of composure, finishing and touch. I’m not saying you’re wrong but having the time and space to show that in the PL is a different matter. If you can’t hit the ground running, then it becomes a confidence issue - and I think that’s where Gray suffers heavily. I’d be willing to bet that if you put Gray in a P’boro shirt in L1, he’d be top scorer and Barry Fry would be hawking him around for £10m.

    Is £10m a lot? To us it’s somewhere in the middle and would be still one of our most expensive purchases. And that £10m is more today than it was a year ago due to the current financial situation as well.
     
  33. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Sure, but then it doesn't warrant @UEA_Hornet 's snarky dig about it being a shock that we're not interested in a seemingly good quality striker who could be available for a reasonable fee (when all the signs really seem to be that he's very much on our radar and under consideration).
     
  34. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Will Hoskins had that. It’s one thing doing it at that level and another entirely replicating it at the highest level. Vardy is in the minority in this case, not the majority.
     
  35. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    Can't be any worse than the shower of **** we have upfront at the moment.

    Sign him up.
     
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