Josh Windass

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:10 pm

Few Rangers fans saying he is on his way to Burnley.
Left completely out of the match day squad today.

Literally no nothing about him, apart from he plays an attacking midfield position.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:13 pm

Accy Stanley boy.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:14 pm

From what I’ve seen of him, he just simply isn’t Premier League quality.

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:21 pm

A player for the development squad. Not good enough top and bottom of it.

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:22 pm

Careful boys, you'll find yourself on the Moaners 11.

Remember, we finished 7th and if Sean thinks he is good enough, then he is.

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:25 pm

Already taking a key role in the moaners 11.

But windass hasn’t produced for Sevco in the TPL so how on earth is he good enough for the EPL? Would be better off going back to Accy to sit in the bench there.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:27 pm

If he went back to Accy he would not be on the bench. John C was unhappy when he left for Rangers

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:28 pm

mdd2 wrote:If he went back to Accy he would not be on the bench. John C was unhappy when he left for Rangers

Maybe he should. Probably closer to his level.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:29 pm

I think we would be better off signing his dad.

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:30 pm

Nowhere near good enough for our first team squad

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:30 pm

mdd2 wrote:If he went back to Accy he would not be on the bench. John C was unhappy when he left for Rangers

Accy are playing at a level higher now though. Also might have been something to do with the fee they received aswell.

Slurpy · Post by **Slurpy** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:32 pm

I'd assume he would have to sign for stoke before we could get the deal done? Fingers crossed on this one!

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:36 pm

He’s also as thick as 2 short planks. He doesn’t like eggs but likes omelette apparently.

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whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:38 pm

I'd take Chris Iwelumo back over Peter Crouch so any other signing possibilities are a blessing!

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:39 pm

Right_winger wrote:He’s also as thick as 2 short planks. He doesn’t like eggs but likes omelette apparently.

https://mobile.twitter.com/SoccerAM/sta ... 60/video/1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That’s concerning, given how Dyche recruited Barton.

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:40 pm

Still a young lad, probably gonna come in as a squad player if it happens.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:54 pm

whiffa wrote:I'd take Chris Iwelumo back over Peter Crouch so any other signing possibilities are a blessing!

Not a football expert, then? Are you here for the political threads?

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:16 pm

Can you guys stop your moaning until we actually sign the lad?

That's if we do of course

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:19 pm

mkmel wrote:Can you guys stop your moaning until we actually sign the lad?

That's if we do of course

Why? Aren’t we entitled to
An opinion? ( formed with relative data/factual information)

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:20 pm

Another weird link.

Again, hopefully just papertalk.

Mattster · Post by **Mattster** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:28 pm

Bagged 12 goals and 8 assists in the SPL playing all the way across the front (left wing, attacking mid, number 10, striker).

If we were being linked with Dembele for Celtic I reckon there'd be a lot of excitement, his record last season? 8 goals and 7 assists.

Doubt he'd be coming in as a starter but seems to me he'd be a quality option for depth across the attack.

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:29 pm

Mattster wrote:Bagged 12 goals and 8 assists in the SPL playing all the way across the front (left wing, attacking mid, number 10, striker).

If we were being linked with Dembele for Celtic I reckon there'd be a lot of excitement, his record last season? 8 goals and 7 assists.

Doubt he'd be coming in as a starter but seems to me he'd be a quality option for depth across the attack.

Clearly haven’t seen him play then.

Taking stats from the SPL is like taking stats from League 1/2

levraiclaret · Post by **levraiclaret** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:34 pm

Steddyman wrote:Careful boys, you'll find yourself on the Moaners 11.

Remember, we finished 7th and if Sean thinks he is good enough, then he is.

One more for the Prick list

taio · Post by **taio** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:35 pm

Right_winger wrote:Clearly haven’t seen him play then.

Taking stats from the SPL is like taking stats from League 1/2

You clearly haven't seen him play if you don't think he's good enough to get in Stanley's side.

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:00 am

dsr wrote:Not a football expert, then? Are you here for the political threads?

What about that statement doesn't detemine me as a football expert?

Crouch is not a player we need in our squad.

CFS · Post by **CFS** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:02 am

Lots of energy as for quality I really don't know.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:04 am

whiffa wrote:What about that statement doesn't detemine me as a football expert?

Crouch is not a player we need in our squad.

Thinking that Iwelumo would be a better signing than Crouch. Crouch is a better player by far, partly because he hasn't retired and Iwelumo has. A football expert would know that.

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:08 am

dsr wrote:Thinking that Iwelumo would be a better signing than Crouch. Crouch is a better player by far, partly because he hasn't retired and Iwelumo has. A football expert would know that.

I wouldn't say he was any better a player - nor was I obviously suggesting we sign Iwelumo. Your comment was basically an insult to me, rather than explaining why you think Crouch would be a good signing.

We have Wood and Vokes as two target men, put Barnes in a similar role at times - why would we need another target man?

My original post was supporting the signing of young Windass as a player in a possession that may be beneficial to the squad, whereas a further target man wouldn't be a priority.

Discuss football as an "expert", not as an ignorant so and so. This is a forum, not the playground... or somewhere people need to prove their intellect to have an opinion.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:24 am

whiffa wrote:I wouldn't say he was any better a player - nor was I obviously suggesting we sign Iwelumo. Your comment was basically an insult to me, rather than explaining why you think Crouch would be a good signing.

We have Wood and Vokes as two target men, put Barnes in a similar role at times - why would we need another target man?

My original post was supporting the signing of young Windass as a player in a possession that may be beneficial to the squad, whereas a further target man wouldn't be a priority.

Discuss football as an "expert", not as an ignorant so and so. This is a forum, not the playground... or somewhere people need to prove their intellect to have an opinion.

I wasn't saying Crouch would be a good signing - just that he would be a better signing than Iwelumo. You wouldn't find anyone in professional football that thinks Iwelumo would contribute to a Premier League team next season; Crouch scored 5 goals last season, mostly off the bench, and may still have something left.

Why would we need another target man? We quite possibly wouldn't. If Wood, Vokes and Barnes all stay fit, then Crouch may not get on. Are Wood, Vokes and Barnes going to stay fit? Not easy to say.

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:28 am

dsr wrote:I wasn't saying Crouch would be a good signing - just that he would be a better signing than Iwelumo. You wouldn't find anyone in professional football that thinks Iwelumo would contribute to a Premier League team next season; Crouch scored 5 goals last season, mostly off the bench, and may still have something left.

Why would we need another target man? We quite possibly wouldn't. If Wood, Vokes and Barnes all stay fit, then Crouch may not get on. Are Wood, Vokes and Barnes going to stay fit? Not easy to say.

A valid response, thank you. For me, there has to be bigger priorities. You talk of goals off the bench, didn't Sam Vokes do the exact same thing last season? Would Crouch as a player and a personality add to the squad, absolutely. Is he what we need at this moment in time? I don't think so.

I wasn't trying to hijack the Windass thread by talking about Crouch as there are other threads for that, I was responding to posters above who are criticising the lad for us potentially trying to sign him. I was saying he would be a much better target than Crouch and we should give the lad a chance.

claret59 · Post by **claret59** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:29 am

Josh Windass is a good player and will always score a few goals. He would be a decent signing.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:42 am

Its an odd link given hes not set the world alight in Scotland, and at 24 hes hardly the youngest.

But we need credible back up out wide. If Windass is lined up for that, so be it.

kendaldave · Post by **kendaldave** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:30 am

According to the Scottish Sun:
"The forward was outstanding for the Light Blues last season – scoring 18 goals in 41 appearances – despite managerial chaos which saw Pedro Caixinha and Graeme Murty sacked.
Last month the former Accrington Stanley man backed dad Dean’s claim that he has a £3million release clause in his Ibrox deal".

I expect the reporter has seen him in action a lot more than those people quick to write him off on here...

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:39 am

Windass has pace that's for sure,and that's what people are crying out for,so if Brady is unavailable for much of the first half of the season,at 3 million this would be a no-brainer,don't know about wages but would guess we can afford them surely,if not then we are in dire straits.

arise_sir_charge · Post by **arise_sir_charge** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:16 pm

whiffa wrote:
I wouldn't say he was any better a player - nor was I obviously suggesting we sign Iwelumo. Your comment was basically an insult to me, rather than explaining why you think Crouch would be a good signing.

We have Wood and Vokes as two target men, put Barnes in a similar role at times - why would we need another target man?

My original post was supporting the signing of young Windass as a player in a possession that may be beneficial to the squad, whereas a further target man wouldn't be a priority.

Discuss football as an "expert", not as an ignorant so and so. This is a forum, not the playground... or somewhere people need to prove their intellect to have an opinion.

Can I just clarify, are you saying that Peter Crouch is no better of a player than Chris Iwelumo?

This being Peter Crouch that has scored 100 Premier League Goals and 22 international goals? So more Premier League and International goals than goals Iwelumo actually scored throughout his entire football career........An interesting view is that,

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:56 pm

Right_winger wrote:He’s also as thick as 2 short planks. He doesn’t like eggs but likes omelette apparently.

https://mobile.twitter.com/SoccerAM/sta ... 60/video/1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't like milk but I like porridge with milk.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:38 pm

kendaldave wrote:According to the Scottish Sun:
"The forward was outstanding for the Light Blues last season – scoring 18 goals in 41 appearances – despite managerial chaos which saw Pedro Caixinha and Graeme Murty sacked.
Last month the former Accrington Stanley man backed dad Dean’s claim that he has a £3million release clause in his Ibrox deal".

I expect the reporter has seen him in action a lot more than those people quick to write him off on here...

With 2 fit wingers and a decent player like windass available at £3m not a bad option.

However its making failing to secure Arfield on another contract look even more bizarre. A player who wouldnt have cost us a transfer fee or big wages, flexible in positions and one who knows our club, our system and expectations inside out.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:47 pm

I would imagine that the lure of playing in his homeland and being close to family played a big part in him moving to Rangers

And playing regularly as opposed to a bit part with us

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:03 pm

Let’s just be clear, Arfield is a much better player than Josh Windass

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:08 pm

Have the board forgotten we got promoted ? Another for the no thanks list

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:39 pm

arise_sir_charge wrote:Can I just clarify, are you saying that Peter Crouch is no better of a player than Chris Iwelumo?

This being Peter Crouch that has scored 100 Premier League Goals and 22 international goals? So more Premier League and International goals than goals Iwelumo actually scored throughout his entire football career........An interesting view is that,

No I was making a sarcastic point that a target man is not what we need, when we already have 2 or arguably 3.