Britt Assombalonga

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:48 pm

Before his injury he looked a top player. Extremely strong and a natural finisher. Really finding his scoring boots again. Only 24.

Would you welcome him as a signing?

Dyche wanted Deeney and I can see exactly why. I think Assombalonga would be a very good fit.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:52 pm

Certainly could be an unpolished gem.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:53 pm

Didn't Dyche give him his league debut at Watford?

As you say he looked really good before his long lay-off, and if he's rediscovering that form I'd certainly take him.

John Johnson 1605 · Post by **John Johnson 1605** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:17 pm

I'm not convinced. Injury prone and inconsistent. Great if we signed him as a Championship club, far less so if we remain in the Prem. Ditto Rhodes and Wells.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:20 pm

If and it's perhaps a big if, he can keep fit, he would be a quality signing. More about him than our Andre!!

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:32 pm

Doo, doo, doo
Britt Assombalonga
Doo, doo, doo
We know he's gonna score
Doo, doo, doo
Britt Assombalonga
Doo, doo, doo
And then he'll score some more.

Sign him on.

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:46 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote:Doo, doo, doo
Britt Assombalonga
Doo, doo, doo
We know he's gonna score
Doo, doo, doo
Britt Assombalonga
Doo, doo, doo
And then he'll score some more.

Sign him on.

What's the tune?

UTC!

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:39 pm

23 goals in 41 games for Peterborough

26 goals in 44 games for Nottingham Forest, but 18 of those haven't been starts!

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:51 am

Top striker, only still at Forest because he cant stay fit.

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:58 am

We'd have to deal with poxy Notts Forrest and their idiotic chairman at present. If their chairman goes I could imagine he's the sort of player who may interest Dyche but while that clown is in charge there relations between our professionally run club and their two-bit outfit are not good.

It would take something for a player to be transferred between Burnley and Forrest these days.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:32 am

One 'r' in Forest, lad

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:50 am

Notts Forrest I think you'll find.

I lived in Notttingham for 15 years.

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 8:54 am

I was thinking the same thing, if Gray goes then he is as close as you could get to a like for like replacement.

bodge · Post by **bodge** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 8:58 am

Our p.a announcer would block this signing, it would spell the end of his career.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:10 am

Agyei will fill Grays shoes, but just how quickly.

taio · Post by **taio** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:15 am

bodge wrote:Our p.a announcer would block this signing, it would spell the end of his career.

Chance would be a fine thing. We then wouldn't have to listen to his pathetic, condescending and disrespectful tones to the opposition.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sun May 07, 2017 1:42 pm

Bumpy

Goody1975 · Post by **Goody1975** » Sun May 07, 2017 2:20 pm

jdrobbo wrote:Bumpy

From the outside he seems to get injured putting his socks on.

Claret Me & The Tree · Post by **Claret Me & The Tree** » Sun May 07, 2017 10:17 pm

An interesting lad is Britt. I was at Forest today.First of all he brings his baby daughter on the pitch for photos with his missus roughly two minutes before K O ! ! ! Sean wud have gone ballistic. Can't believe Mark Warburton gave him permission to do that ! My very good friend The Tree maintains that some of his pace has gone since the ACL surgery and the explosive 'snap' needed to take you past defenders has not yet returned either.He still has that incredibly strong upper body though and for sure ,he is a character, and Sean likes characters.

We noticed his somewhat strange walking and running style some time ago.His feet point outwards in a kind of Duck style.To be fair to him perhaps what he needs is a good pre - season.Even this season he has been interrupted by injury but has still scored 15 goals in 32 appearances.And 12 of those were only as a sub coming on for impact.he's not scored when this has happened.But overall a goal every 130 minutes.Not too shabby that.

He's also a big influence in the dressing apparently.You can't help but like him and nothing much seems to bother him.Sean Dyche wud not need to tell him not to " overthink', because he simply does'nt. So could he play Prem ? For me,at present i would have to say probably not.And many Forest fans would agree.He is though, a determined lad.Strong mentally from what we have witnessed.So with an SD type pre-season behind him who knows what he might achieve ?T

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Sun May 07, 2017 10:24 pm

I think he'd be a great signing

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Sun May 07, 2017 10:29 pm

Sean + Warburton relationship might also help!

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sun May 07, 2017 10:35 pm

His second goal today was just pure power & strength

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:31 am

Can I get excited yet?

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:36 am

It would be a yes from me.

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:36 am

hand Mee!

DAVETHEVICAR · Post by **DAVETHEVICAR** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:43 am

As Simon Cowell would say ,you have four yes's

FulledgeClaret · Post by **FulledgeClaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:54 am

Rowls wrote:Notts Forrest I think you'll find.

I lived in Notttingham for 15 years.

somebody needs to tell them then
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NRC · Post by **NRC** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:09 pm

Wot u on abart lad?

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:16 pm

Rowls wrote:Notts Forrest I think you'll find.

I lived in Notttingham for 15 years.

15 years and 2 major errors?
Nottingham Forest

Not Notts as in County

Not Forrest as in Gump

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:20 pm

I suspect neither of them were errors, Ian.

Lots of teams have long names. The different between Man United and Notts Forest is that United fans don't get precious when their club name is abbreviated.

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:24 pm

Can anybody see him coming to us or do you think he will go boro or even stay at forest ?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:26 pm

DAVETHEVICAR wrote:As Simon Cowell would say ,you have four yes's

yes's or yeses?

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 6:46 pm

'What's the tune?'

you'll wish you never asked:

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Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 7:15 pm

has he signed yet ?

bartons baggage · Post by **bartons baggage** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 7:33 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:has he signed yet ?

Do you think he's beyond our reach?.

Goody1975 · Post by **Goody1975** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 7:47 pm

IanMcL wrote:15 years and 2 major errors?
Nottingham Forest

Not Notts as in County

Not Forrest as in Gump

I just don't think you get his post at all.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:51 pm

Unconvinced by this one. Assombalonga has talent and he's pretty much like for like with Gray, but his injury record isnt good and apart from anything else, I'm not sure we need/want a like for like replacement for Gray - we need someone capable of playing wide or off Vokes, rather someone who plays on the last man.

Perhaps if we're looking for a couple of strikers, Assombalonga might be one part of the answer - he could be handy off the bench - but i'd be concerned if we were viewing him as the solution to replacing Gray.

Cubanclaret · Post by **Cubanclaret** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 12:34 am

I'd like to throw the name Kenneth Zohore into the ring. Danish under 21 international (though he's biw 23), 6 ft 3, fast, raw, good feet and touted as the best striker in the championship by some quarters of the welsh press last season (as well as Neil Warnock ;! He did looked very good though and scored some crackers for Cardiff, 12 goals in 29 starts.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:34 am

Cubanclaret wrote:I'd like to throw the name Kenneth Zohore into the ring. Danish under 21 international (though he's biw 23), 6 ft 3, fast, raw, good feet and touted as the best striker in the championship by some quarters of the welsh press last season (as well as Neil Warnock ;! He did looked very good though and scored some crackers for Cardiff, 12 goals in 29 starts.

he's absolutely useless, never trust a Welshmens view. Infact hes so bad he cant get in the starting 11 consistently. The last time we played Cardiff he came off the bench.

HieronymousBoschHobs · Post by **HieronymousBoschHobs** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 5:06 am

He's got a great name if nothing else: 5 syllables! Would that be a club record?

Grimsdale · Post by **Grimsdale** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 7:23 am

Dimitris Papadopoulos also has five syllables in his surname, plus three is his forename.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 11:01 am

The question is, when the season starts, to which club will Assombabelonga?

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:17 pm

I have a very good contact at Forest who says he does not think they will sell and that Ben Brereton is/will be a far better player.

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:50 pm

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expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 5:01 pm

Certainly couldn't afford his shirt !

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 7:29 pm

HieronymousBoschHobs wrote:He's got a great name if nothing else: 5 syllables! Would that be a club record?

Depends how you pronounce Noel-Williams.

Anyway, Albert Cheeseborough was still a better name, in spite of lack of syllables.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 7:30 pm

Wasn't it Dimitrios Papadopoulos

That's nine =0

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:16 pm

Dimi Pap never give a fair chance by the then manager.Later he went back home and scored goals for fun in the Greek league.He also won a fair number of caps.
Our record with European players is poor .We've had a few non starters and a few never made its.Perhaps our best hope is cherry picking in the football league

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:19 pm

£8m bid placed

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:22 pm

He signs monday