Dwight Gayle

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:40 am

Been told today this is a nailed on signing,is he better than Andre Gray,can he trap a bag of cement,could link well with Wood or Vokes

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:43 am

Told off who?

I'd be relatively happy with Gayle. The type of striker I was hoping we'd be in for.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:43 am

Steve1956 wrote:Been told today this is a nailed on signing,is he better than Andre Gray,can he trap a bag of cement,could link well with Wood or Vokes

A man told me

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:44 am

I don't understand why Newcastle would let him leave, did he not score close to 30 goals for them last season? I know he was on fire at one point. I haven't noticed him playing for Newcastle this season, is he currently injured or just out of favour?

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:44 am

Steve1956 wrote:Been told today this is a nailed on signing,is he better than Andre Gray,can he trap a bag of cement,could link well with Wood or Vokes

I hope your source isn't HITC!

I'd love it if we signed Dwight Gayle though. Only 26, scored goals for fun in the Championship last season and has a good scoring record in the PL based on minutes played.

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:44 am

Have leeds not been told to cough up 20 million and even then they will only sell if they get a replacement in

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:46 am

KRBFC wrote:I don't understand why Newcastle would let him leave, did he not score close to 30 goals for them last season? I know he was on fire at one point. I haven't noticed him playing for Newcastle this season, is he currently injured or just out of favour?

They seem to be disappointed with his form this season but I think they're jumping the gun - far too early and they have to give him time. He's playing in a relatively poor Newcastle team, in my opinion. A fresh start would be good for him.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:46 am

Reecey1987 wrote:Have leeds not been told to cough up 20 million and even then they will only sell if they get a replacement in

Barnes is the key here.

JPS71 · Post by **JPS71** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:46 am

It mentions it on Hitc heres the Link

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/08/29/wo ... -sign-new/

SkiptonClaret · Post by **SkiptonClaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:22 pm

If we've discounted the foreign market then I'm struggling to come up with a more realistic option that would potentially offer us something different to what we have. It won't be £20 million.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:25 pm

64 PL appearances for Palace and 15 goals...

He's no better or worse than anyone we already have, so I'm not sure why anyone would be excited to see us sign him.
This place is really weird sometimes.

Clarinetclaret · Post by **Clarinetclaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:26 pm

Steve1956 wrote:A man told me

Oh that's alright then, was he a friend of a friend or are you just bullshitting?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:28 pm

Seems one of them strikers stuck between leagues. Looks great and Scores for fun in the Championship but looks out of his depth and Struggles in the Premier league.

Saying that, he hasn't been Dyched, so that might be the extra bit he needs to push on.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:28 pm

Sidney1st wrote:64 PL appearances for Palace and 15 goals...

He's no better or worse than anyone we already have, so I'm not sure why anyone would be excited to see us sign him.
This place is really weird sometimes.

Because the goals he scored were from relatively few minutes. He was often used as a sub for palace.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:29 pm

IndigoLake wrote:Because the goals he scored were from relatively few minutes. He was often used as a sub for palace.

Does this mean Palace didn't think he was good enough to be first choice?
Let's sign him up then.....

KateR · Post by **KateR** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:31 pm

64 PL appearances for Palace and 15 goals...

the above is merely a stat and no guarantee it will be the same at the next club, our free players such as Heaton Arfield should tell us all that.

Different team tactics/managers/players have new signings playing different, I like D Gayle and think he would do well in our team and provide something slightly different but am not sure about the link and think someone would go, probably Barnes.

However it wont be long now before we know for sure what SD wants, which is what counts really.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:31 pm

Sidney1st wrote:Does this mean Palace didn't think he was good enough to be first choice?
Let's sign him up then.....

I think we all know that what another club thinks isn't necessarily correct. We've signed loads of players over the years who were out of favour at their clubs. For whatever reason, he wasn't given a consistent run of games under Palace and the fact is that he has a very good goalscoring rate for minutes played. I don't see how that can be anything other than a positive.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:31 pm

27 starts in the Prem for Palace. Goal return pretty good.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:31 pm

Clarinetclaret wrote:Oh that's alright then, was he a friend of a friend or are you just bullshitting?

Bullshitting, who do Bolton play this weekend?

arise_sir_charge · Post by **arise_sir_charge** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:31 pm

Always rated Dwight Gayle.

Wanted us to be in for him before we got Gray.

Would be happy if he signed.

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:32 pm

Would be relatively underwhelmed if we signed him and let Barnes go. Especially at the prices being thrown around about Gayle, 15-20m.

Rather us throw the money at Andone and take a gamble personally

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:33 pm

Sidney1st wrote:64 PL appearances for Palace and 15 goals...

He's no better or worse than anyone we already have, so I'm not sure why anyone would be excited to see us sign him.
This place is really weird sometimes.

He only started 27 games, the rest he was a sub. Not a bad record if you take that into account.

http://www.soccerbase.com/players/playe ... r_id=65426" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:34 pm

Sorry for posting this again but I do feel it's relevant:

2013/14 season he played 892 mins but got 7 goals.
2014/15 season he played 1096 mins and got 5 goals and 2 assists.
2015/16 season he played 771 mins and got 3 goals and 1 assist.

Keep in mind that players who play every game play 3000+ minutes. So even in the 2014/15 season, he still only played a 3rd of total possible minutes. That to me suggests he's very productive. The question is, can he do it on a more regular basis? I'd be very happy for us to find out even if it means a swap deal for Barnes. And that's coming from one the biggest fans/defenders of Ashley Barnes!

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:35 pm

Rate him highly, would love to see him in a Burnley shirt.

SkiptonClaret · Post by **SkiptonClaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:37 pm

He's got a good record. As I said, as a realistic option he's certainly not a player we should be turning up our noses at.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:40 pm

Definitely more whelming than Wells!!

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:40 pm

More stats here...here are the goals scored by the top scorers in the Championship last season. Gayle came 2nd with the same number scored as Tammy Abraham and only 4 behind Chris Wood. The numbers in brackets indicate how many of those goals were penalties - none of the 23 goals scored by Gayle were pens. I think that's quite impressive. 5 of Wood's 27 were pens.

Chris Wood New Zealand 27 (5)
Tammy Abraham England 23 (2)
Dwight Gayle England 23 (0)
Glenn Murray England 23 (4)

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:47 pm

87 goals in 141 starts suggests he is a natural finisher. It doesn't matter what division most were scored if you can finish, as we found with Austin. He just hasn't been given a run in the Premier for some reason. He always looked decent when he played and he is more mature now. It would be a yes from me. I sure wouldn't like him to go to Brighton. They are doing just fine firing blanks.

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:48 pm

Dwight Gayle would be a very good signing.
He scores goals at any level, and is different to what we already have. He would offer another dimension to our attack.
Can't believe anyone thinks he isn't good enough, based on the fact that Palace let him go and Newcastle don't fancy him.
Jack Cork wasn't fancied at Swansea. Their cock up is our gain

A lot of credibility to this story, I hope it's true.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:50 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Bullshitting, who do Bolton play this weekend?

Shame.

SkiptonClaret · Post by **SkiptonClaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:50 pm

Didn't he get 2 against us at Turf Moor in 14-15 ? Could certainly score in the PL that day.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:52 pm

Disgraceful that we haven't had any YouTube links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMcDoZzewI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Haha, just seen that the first clip in the link I've posted is actually a saved penalty. But to be fair to him, he does finish it up afterwards. Perhaps he was off pen duties after that though.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:54 pm

He looked superb whenever I saw him last season. Obviously the PL is a step up but he's got pace and is a natural finisher which are attributes I would have thought all of our fans were crying out for.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:56 pm

Oh for ***** sake. I've been recording Sky Sports News off Kodi so that i can watch it in my own time. Thanks Steve. Totally ruined the night in i had planned. ****

quoonbeatz · Post by **quoonbeatz** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:57 pm

cracking player, top scorer in the championship last year discounting penalties, quick, works hard, very good finisher who has scored goals at every level.

the ideal signing for us.

should dwell too much on palace letting him go, he was their top scorer 3 seasons in a row despite not being a regular. newcastle need the money and are likely to be playing 1 up top this season.

that said, he won't come cheap, he's still got 4 years on his contract.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:01 pm

Based on his goals from last season, he scores a fair mix. Some very tidy finishes as well as the standard scrappy goals. Also a headed goal and very good FK goal.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:02 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Oh for ***** sake. I've been recording Sky Sports News off Kodi so that i can watch it in my own time. Thanks Steve. Totally ruined the night in i had planned. ****

To far mate

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:04 pm

The key here is potential which he definitely has. Would be happy if we managed to get him and surprised at the same time if Newcastle let him go to a rival.

Heaton, Vokes and Arfield weren't exactly pulling up trees when we signed them and look at what they've done for us under SD.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:12 pm

IndigoLake wrote:Disgraceful that we haven't had any YouTube links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMcDoZzewI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Haha, just seen that the first clip in the link I've posted is actually a saved penalty. But to be fair to him, he does finish it up afterwards. Perhaps he was off pen duties after that though.

His 2nd goal against Burnley away (around the 2 minute mark) was a great finish!

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:18 pm

Buzz dwightgayle and Woody will save the day!

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:42 pm

Looks good with either foot so no pratting around trying to get it on his stronger foot. The chance Gray missed against Chelsea at home was because he tried to position himself for his right foot. Gayle would have scored that. I think someone needs to tell the boss that we have decided he would be a good signing

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claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:48 pm

'...I think someone needs to tell the boss that we have decided he would be a good signing...'

unfortunately I'm unavailable until after the transfer window!

Ric_C · Post by **Ric_C** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:51 pm

why would Newcastle sell him to us?

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:52 pm

I rate Gayle from what I've seen on him on the telly.
Would be very surprised if Newcastle were willing to let him go.
Possibly a swap deal with Barnes if Newcastle are interested?
Him and Wood up front might be very interesting.

BurnleyPaul · Post by **BurnleyPaul** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:56 pm

Ric_C wrote:why would Newcastle sell him to us?

Better us than Brighton....Newcastle will look at us as a team who are getting established in the division. And who are more likely to stay up than other teams at this point in time.

Better to let us do that than sell to a direct rival like Brighton....

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:58 pm

Ric_C wrote:why would Newcastle sell him to us?

Benetez has been told to sell before he can buy.

CombatClaret · Post by **CombatClaret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:06 pm

Pre-season Newcastle were rumored to be keen on buying Barnes.

I wonder if there might be a cash and player swap deal in the making.

Selby Claret · Post by **Selby Claret** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:07 pm

Sidney1st wrote:Does this mean Palace didn't think he was good enough to be first choice?
Let's sign him up then.....

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury I give you Mr Scott Arfield.

No more questions.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:08 pm

A Palace fan on 606 this weekend said he would like Gayle to be offloaded as he couldn't operate as a lone striker unlike Mitrovic and Joselu.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:14 pm

Would be a very good signing IMO to play alongside Wood