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The Summer Transfer Window Thread

Does this possible signing scream, last minute desperation? For all the rumours and that wow signing it seems like it is. How it turns out, know one knows. But if its happens, let's get behind the lad before we start attacking him on his prevouse stats. I'm not saying he is a Viktor Gyökeres, but different team and different environments can make world of difference.
 
I've come back around on this. He's 24, 35 caps for Ireland, never had a real consistent run of games anywhere outside of a loan spell at Celtic where he scored a lot of goals, and will presumably be a lowish fee. I'm more keen than I am not, now.
 
Can't get guaranteed goals from anyone but
Piroe had no scoring record before joining us
Idah has scored 30 in 18 months
Hardly a bad record
John Hartson had a lot of positive things to say about him
Celtic fans are split but they liked him last year
£4-5m says worth a pop
30 PL and 70 Championship games as well as Scots PL
 
I've come back around on this. He's 24, 35 caps for Ireland, never had a real consistent run of games anywhere outside of a loan spell at Celtic where he scored a lot of goals, and will presumably be a lowish fee. I'm more keen than I am not, now.
Many will comment I'm sure that's this is us clammering for a striker and trying to see light in a player who might not be what we all wanted. But who knows. As I mentioned anything can happen, Piroe scored only 1 goal season before he joined us at PSV and then went on to score 22 goals first season. Obefemi scored 0 goals season before he joined us then scored 12 with us. I could keep going.
 
What I will say about Idah is I won’t write him off yet, O Dea will know how to get something out of him having worked together at Celtic, he’s still young he’s got experience of this league and Celtic payed 9M for him that’s not something that should be sniffed at, let’s see what happens now.

@Swanjaxs Will have seen him more than us lot I’d imagine.
How exactly does Odea know Idah? Wasn't his role something like player development pathway manager for the academy. Why would he even interact with Idah?
 
Not against it but certainly not the wow signing that was promised/sugggested
Definitely not wow. And we all wanted that to happen. Seems we have lost out on aiming high. But who knows it could work out. Anything is better than Cullen at moment 🤣🤣
 
How exactly does Odea know Idah? Wasn't his role something like player development pathway manager for the academy. Why would he even interact with Idah?
It would be pretty ignorant of someone working in the club if they didn't have their ear to the ground and know the players in the club, irrelevant of them coming in contact. I'm not saying that the office manager has to know the delivery mans name, but I'm sure the manager knows the delivery service that is being used 🤣🤣🤣. Crazy Comparison I know 🤣🤣
 
I'd be happy with Idah, he's not perfect and will miss some chances, but he's got a big frame, is able to hold the ball up and bring others into play and will score goals if playing consistently up top.

My doubts on the deal are on it's feasibility. Will Celtic be prepared to lose half their money on him, in just one year, and given the pressure the board are under will a public loss of that amount put more pressure on their board? As well as this they also need to sign players themselves anyway in attacking areas, and you'd have thought they may feel they need to sign someone before letting him go.
 

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