Malcolm Mac? Ian Wright?

Charlie Nicholas

Not sure that’s true Old Man.

In recent times, Sanchez, PEA, Pépé, Partey, White, Ramsdale - all highly regarded and bought for their asking prices.

We are in the game.

OMOH mentioned the 1930s for stellar names. Alan Ball in the early seventies was most definitely a stellar name too.

Malcolm Mac? Ian Wright?

Charlie Nicholas

Telegraph saying Isak would be unsure about a move to us.

I’m honestly not sure what you do here. The only option at signing proven strikers is literally paying through the roof and so much money the club and player can’t turn it down. I think that’s why Chelsea signed Lukaku, I mean they had him previously but they looked at the market and he was the best available.

I dunno wether you could delve into the championship and sign a promising striker there for a much lower cost as a temporary fix so we at least get an option.

Indeed. He was the hottest player in British football at the time and foreign transfers were incredibly rare so he was basically the most sought after player around. With Liverpool and Man Utd both looking to sign him, that really was a monster transfer.

It’s not as if that has worked out for Chelsea

But he has the necessary attributes for a striker and is an option for them

We have 1 who is scared of the penalty area and another when can only play in the opposing 6 yard box

We have a third striker who is proven top quality over several years, but he's in exile.

Ian Ure £60000 was a world record transfer fee for a centre half back in the day.

Whilst he would be useful right now he’s looked shot this year. He missed some absolutely ridiculous chances . The one that sticks in my mind is Everton away when he put it wide but also Lacazette hit one at the keeper from 6 yards.

We’ve missed some absolutely criminal chances I shudder to think where we would be if we had took even half of them

Spurs have on average 8,284 empty seats for each of their home games this season, the highest in the league. Losing them a potential £160k per match

Ian Ure £60000 was a world record transfer fee for a centre half back in the day.

Of course he hasn't played well, but we know he has the ability. His finishing stats are not terrible this season though. XG of 6.89 against 4 goals scored. He missed 2 penos. Now, for a player of his quality that is not good enough. There are more problems with our attacking than just poor finishing.

Great on Quizball.

Thanks for mentioning him. He had a big reputation following Dundee's run in Europe. A favourite of mine - a professional in his personal preparation and attitude towards the game in an era when that wasn't always the case with the players. If I have posted this before apologies, but on including him in my team of the Drought Years I once wrote:

"I have to select a man who admitted in his autobiography that he only became a footballer because as an unemployed eighteen year-old he had nothing better to do! Ure’s resilient and self-sufficient character was born out of his working-class upbringing in Ayr. He was only fifteen when his father died, and he soon learned how to look after his family. He put the hours in to make himself a model professional player, and wanted others to respect his worth. He could be hard-nosed and as unflinching in his contract bargaining as he was in the tackle. Arsenal was always his team as a lad, so when he moved south from Dundee in 1963 Highbury was a natural home. Ure was tall and lean, and his head of hair, as white as gin, gave him a striking presence. He was always immaculately turned out and fastidious as his team mate Jim Furnell recalled. ‘He had new white laces in his sparkling boots, new studs and meticulously taped his shin guards on. The tapes had to be spot-on, all the same length. He’d try about six pairs of shorts on until he got it right. He was unbelievable. Then Frank McLintock would ruffle his hair up and he’d go mad. Frank did that once before a team photo and when Ian saw his hair was ruffed up he ripped the photo up!’ Some may remember Ian Ure as a perfect combination of imperfections, especially when his mistakes led to losses, but considering he often had scant supporting cover from his midfield or attacking colleagues, he was mostly magnificent. He is in my side alongside Simpson and Neill as a carver of meat for men."

And when we got there the cupboard was bare. Not a striker to be found.

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And when we got there the cupboard was bare. Not a striker to be found.

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Mitrovic?

I am absolutely stunned that Guimares is happy to go to Newcastle.
I thought he would laugh them out of town despite the prospect of big wages.
I thought he would want a higher profile club in a better league position but it seems money does talk and maybe an indication that they will be able to attract top class players after all.
We should be all over Guimares at the money quoted but looks like we are not biting.
Desperately need a midfielder and striker.

I don’t know if this comment was tongue in cheek but I suggested something like this yesterday. Pull the best striker we can find out the championship as a back up that can fill in short term.

I can’t believe there aren’t players there that would be an upgrade on Nketiah. At least you would have some options

No, a serious suggestion - this guy is a Premiership level player with great self-confidence. I am surprised nobody has been in for him - though I imagine Fulham would not let him go easily.