Sharp, Le Fondre or Pogrebynak

[Extended-Phenotype]

It would seem that it isn't just me who is mightily p*ssed off that Madejski didn't put his money where his pre-Xmas big mouth had been.

before he realised anton wasnt coming back, and had no money left?





anyone expecting JM to be putting any money into this club was a bit delusional

Agreed; even when he said he would.

[melonhead]

didnt he said there would be money to spend? when he thought there would be


he didnt say - i will spend my own money- did he

[P!ssed Off]

Nakhi Wells

He looked a good player on Saturday, and I've said since the summer I think we really lacked a pacey forward who would stretch teams and offer us a different option upfront to Pogrebnyak and Le Fondre.

We were apparently interested in Wells in January and you can see why, but lets not get too carried away with him, he's only scored in 4 of 14 league games for them.

I can see him being a good player at this level though and one the bigger Championship clubs will be keeping a close eye on.

Wells has scored 5 in 15 for Huddersfield.
Anyway:
What you had to say on 4th September 2013, when I presented a list of possible targets the club should have looked at over the Summer, including Nahki Wells:

I think the general jist is that we've been looking at players who'd come in and come into the team over and above Le Fondre and Blackman. Those listed would probably still be behind them and it may be that we see the youngsters coming through, or even Robson-Kanu, as better alternatives to those.
As mentioned elsewhere, if I were Adkins I'd be tempted to get Jay Bothroyd in as a player who's always been pretty good at leading the line at this kind of level. He might've dipped in form last season, but for Cardiff he was excellent in this league.

"Nahki Wells < Nick Blackman"
Safe to say you got it wrong?
btw Jay Bothroyd is now playing in the Thai Premier League for Muangthong United.

[Hoop Blah]

You listed Wells, Will Grigg, Sam Baldock and Paddy Madden.

I'd stand by my point at the time that the club weren't really looking at further gambles like those listed stepping up but more proven options to come into the side straight away and be certain improvements on our options at that time.

I didn't say Wells < Blackman, I said in general those players weren't going to demand selection above him.

For the record, not that it means they'd have failed here, Madden is now scoring 3 goals in 15 appearances in League Two and Grigg has struggled to get in the Brentford side in League One and has only managed 4 goals all season (30 appearances). Baldock has continued to score consistently for Bristol City though admittedly.

Good memory to go back and dig out the post though, well done you.

[Extended-Phenotype]

didnt he said there would be money to spend? when he thought there would be


he didnt say - i will spend my own money- did he

Q: Will there be investment this January?
A: There will be money available, yes.
Q: Will that be from Anton or yourself?
A: Both of us.

[P!ssed Off]

You listed Wells, Will Grigg, Sam Baldock and Paddy Madden.

I'd stand by my point at the time that the club weren't really looking at further gambles like those listed stepping up but more proven options to come into the side straight away and be certain improvements on our options at that time.

I didn't say Wells < Blackman, I said in general those players weren't going to demand selection above him.

For the record, not that it means they'd have failed here, Madden is now scoring 3 goals in 15 appearances in League Two and Grigg has struggled to get in the Brentford side in League One and has only managed 4 goals all season (30 appearances). Baldock has continued to score consistently for Bristol City though admittedly.

Good memory to go back and dig out the post though, well done you.

Just typed 'Nahki Wells' into the search bar to see who said what.
Imagine my when I found it was Mr "I've said since the summer I think we really lacked a pacey forward who would stretch teams and offer us a different option upfront" who not only wrote off Wells and Baldock as below Nick Blackman as striking options, but also declared Muangthong United's current striker Jay Bothroyd as a suitable target.

As Cureton's Volley pointed out on pg1, a few too many posters completely wrote off the possibility of lower league strikers being successful at Reading. A bewildering attitude considering the how many goals the likes of Kitson, Lita and Le Fondre (to name just a few) have scored for us in recent years.

And now look at our forward line... We've not scored a proper goal at home in months.

[Ian Royal]

Think you're rather stretching what was actually said there to fit your point.

[Hoop Blah]

Bothroyd was a suggestion after the window had closed and we'd missed out on the other targets we supposedly had. He was available as an unattached player and maybe worth a punt.

Suggesting Bothroyd and also wanting a pacey option up tops to complement our other forwards aren't the same conversation or fulfilling the same requirement by the way.

I've not seen a lot of Wells, but he looked good on Saturday and he may well have been a good fit for that pacey option. Having now scored 5 in 15 games he looks to be doing alright for a struggling Huddersfield side. I'm not sure we'd have said the same after his 9 games without scoring, but I'm happy to accept that Wells looks a decent player and one to watch.

[RoyallyFcuked]

Nakhi Wells

We were banging on about him years ago, but people on here kept swatting down the suggestions saying he didn't have enough quality for the Championship

I suggested him on here last year and pretty sure I got exactly that response, but Wells actually had a proven record unlike Blackman.

[SCIAG]

Nakhi Wells

We were banging on about him years ago, but people on here kept swatting down the suggestions saying he didn't have enough quality for the Championship

I suggested him on here last year and pretty sure I got exactly that response, but Wells actually had a proven record unlike Blackman.

Wells' record a year ago wasn't really any better than Blackman's...
Blackman's goals per game at both Sheffield United and Motherwell were better than Wells' at Bradford (and he hadn't pulled up any trees before that).

It's only this season, where Blackman has failed and Wells has been excellent, that Wells' record becomes better- and an awful lot better at that.

[Hoop Blah]

If you take out penalties how would Blackman v Wells look?