Nahki Wells

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:38 pm

northeastclaret wrote:There's a lot of posts saying that Hudderstfield wanted rid, they didn't . They wanted him to sign a new longer term contract but he refused and wanted to run his contract down like he was doing at Bradford, as confirmed by our Chief Exec. Same agent as Ings and Austin. Hudderstfield therefore reluctantly selling him and the fans comments seem favourable.

Good addition but would be very disappointed if Ashley leaves though, probably not this window if Wells injured.

I can certainly confirm the agent info being the same as Ings & Austin.

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:39 pm

Inchy wrote:How can it be good business?

The guy is out injured, not young, struggled to get into Hudds team when fit last season, isn't that fast, has no experience in the premier league. I could go on.

I wouldn't even buy him as back up. Whats the point in having him as back up? He's utter crap

Add 44 goals from 120 games, add 18 goals in his biggest scoring season, add he scores an average of 11 goals a season in the lower leagues, add he's not good enough for Burnley

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:40 pm

claretandy wrote:Reports that he is out until October, then he needs a pre-season, won't see him till January then.

What reports?

The Huddersfield manager said last week that he'd be "back as normal after the international break is finished".

Billyhamilton1982 · Post by **Billyhamilton1982** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:40 pm

Braindead wrote:It wasn't the fact he DIDN'T tweet this yesterday, it was the fact he categorically tweeted yesterday that there was nothing in this. Do you see the difference?

Ever considered this could be an alternative target and that YESTERDAY this transfer wasn't first choice but TODAY now has become a live choice as others have been knocked back.

I suppose every weather man/women are useless cos they didn't forecast it was going to rain today yesterday!!

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:40 pm

claretandy wrote:Reports that he is out until October, then he needs a pre-season, won't see him till January then.

How the **** can he pass a medical then ?????????

TomtheClaret · Post by **TomtheClaret** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:41 pm

[quote="Inchy"]He's crap. Ask any Hudds fans. They would be happy to see him go[/quote. Just like super Scott arfield then. Great judges are the crudders

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:42 pm

northeastclaret wrote:There's a lot of posts saying that Hudderstfield wanted rid, they didn't . They wanted him to sign a new longer term contract but he refused and wanted to run his contract down like he was doing at Bradford, as confirmed by our Chief Exec.

They want rid now and that's what's important from a negotiating perspective which is why, along with the other factors I listed, I think £5m is too much.

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Billyhamilton1982 · Post by **Billyhamilton1982** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:43 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I can certainly confirm the agent info being the same as Ings & Austin.

Relavance??

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:43 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:Add 44 goals from 120 games, add 18 goals in his biggest scoring season, add he scores an average of 11 goals a season in the lower leagues, add he's not good enough for Burnley

Now show me Barnes' goalscoring stats......

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:43 pm

Part of me thinks this is leverage to make grease the wheels for movement on another player

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:43 pm

Tall Paul wrote:What reports?

The Huddersfield manager said last week that he'd be "back as normal after the international break is finished".

Still out for 4 weeks according to this.

http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/footbal ... r-13549718" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:43 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Your needs and the club's needs seem to differ

It certainly appears so although I'm praying that this wouldn't be the last of our signings.

An injury to either of our centre halves and we are up the creek, an injury to two (as happened as recently as the end of last season) and that leaves us right in it.

Most would agree that we are crying out for a quality player that can cover either the wing or centrally and Wells just isn't that man. That we've fallen back to such a signing, from what were links with players that looked to offer more to the starting eleven, is disappointing.

We of course got to put some trust in Dyche, he's earned it, but at this stage, to see this as anything other than an underwhelming signing would be stretching it. This time next year, hopefully he's proved all the doubters (myself included) completely wrong.

Our new European scout doesn't seem to have earned much of his corn this summer, unfortunately.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:45 pm

claretandy wrote:Still out for 4 weeks according to this.

http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/footbal ... r-13549718" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"up to four weeks", which still wouldn't take us into October.

northeastclaret · Post by **northeastclaret** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:45 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I can certainly confirm the agent info being the same as Ings & Austin.

Our Chief Exec brought him over from Bermuda when he was at Bradford and put a lot of work into getting him settled , but was disappointed when he couldn't get him to sign a new contract once he had proved himself. But rated him as a player 'and 'good enough to replace ings' was the comment at the time.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:46 pm

Cannot see Huddersfield making much out of this deal if reported fee is around £5m as Bradford inserted a hefty sell-on clause by all accounts.

He will add some much needed pace when Dyche fit and will be useful to have on the bench.

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:46 pm

claptrappers_union wrote:Part of me thinks this is leverage to make grease the wheels for movement on another player

I just don't think we'd d1ck players about in that way.

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MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:47 pm

Think the Juke fella at Brum got 10 last season, I'd take a look at him.

TsarBomba · Post by **TsarBomba** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:48 pm

There are many question marks surrounding this deal, hence the justifiable confusion from many. Age, injury, fee, and quality being some.

He will be supported when he puts on the shirt, but it is perfectly reasonable to ask questions when we have record levels of income from tv and player sales, and have resorted to signing Wells because we have clearly missed out on our preferred targets of Waris and Andone.

We have money to spend, or should have. This smacks a little of 2014/15, and our complete shambles of a recruitment policy. If we don't sign a CB and winger before tomorrow , then there should be hell to pay.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:48 pm

DCWat wrote:Our new European scout doesn't seem to have earned much of his corn this summer, unfortunately.

Huddersfield and Leeds are in Europe.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:48 pm

northeastclaret wrote:Our Chief Exec brought him over from Bermuda when he was at Bradford and put a lot of work into getting him settled , but was disappointed when he couldn't get him to sign a new contract once he had proved himself. But rated him as a player 'and 'good enough to replace ings' was the comment at the time.

Why didn't Liverpool sign him when Ings got injured then?

northeastclaret · Post by **northeastclaret** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:48 pm

DCWat wrote:It certainly appears so although I'm praying that this wouldn't be the last of our signings.

An injury to either of our centre halves and we are up the creek, an injury to two (as happened as recently as the end of last season) and that leaves us right in it.

Most would agree that we are crying out for a quality player that can cover either the wing or centrally and Wells just isn't that man. That we've fallen back to such a signing, from what were links with players that looked to offer more to the starting eleven, is disappointing.

We of course got to put some trust in Dyche, he's earned it, but at this stage, to see this as anything other than an underwhelming signing would be stretching it. This time next year, hopefully he's proved all the doubters (myself included) completely wrong.

Our new European scout doesn't seem to have earned much of his corn this summer, unfortunately.

New European scout failed to get his plane from Leeds Bradford airport , but pleased with his signings from Yorkshire and saved on his flight costs.

ExistentialWanderer · Post by **ExistentialWanderer** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:48 pm

Some of our most 'seemingly underwhelming' signings have turned out to be our little jewels. Jones, Arfield, Heaton, Ward, Lowton, Barnes, Mee. None exactly thrilled fans when we signed any of them. All written off as has been's, annual relegation players etc by the naysayers. All have gone on to be worthy players, sometimes exceptional. Can't say I am overwhelmed with Wells, but then I can see why Dyche is interested.

balzak69 · Post by **balzak69** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:49 pm

not for me..suggested a couple of month ago udders wanted 8million, recovering from ankle surgery....how long to get Dyche fit?? would prefer somebody already fit and ready to go..slot in straight away when needed.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:49 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote:How the **** can he pass a medical then ?????????

What on earth do you mean how can he pass a medical? He clearly has a short term injury which will be assessed, and as long as it is deemed that he will make a simple recovery from that short term injury then it will have no bearing on whether he passes it.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:49 pm

MACCA wrote:Think the Juke fella at Brum got 10 last season, I'd take a look at him.

Wells played wide for a large part of the season, basing an attacking players ability purely off goals off goals is unfair.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:50 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Huddersfield and Leeds are in Europe.

That I can't deny - I hadn't realised that he'd only hit this side of the Pennines on his journey across Europe, perhaps he's en-route to Leeds Bradford airport.

CFS · Post by **CFS** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:51 pm

Think many on here haven't seen the lad play.

northeastclaret · Post by **northeastclaret** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:52 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Huddersfield and Leeds are in Europe.

Post Brexit

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:52 pm

DCWat wrote:An injury to either of our centre halves and we are up the creek

The thing is, the manager doesn't agree with you.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:55 pm

KRBFC wrote:Wells played wide for a large part of the season, basing an attacking players ability purely off goals off goals is unfair.

Please could you tell me which games he played wide?

Transfermarkt has him playing CF every single game last season

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nahki-w ... aison=2016

geopancake · Post by **geopancake** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:55 pm

I hope Wells brings his snazzy collection of shorts from back home.

Billyhamilton1982 · Post by **Billyhamilton1982** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:57 pm

ClaretTony wrote:The thing is, the manager doesn't agree with you.

Egg on your face come 11pm tomorrow

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:57 pm

Duffer_ wrote:I just don't think we'd d1ck players about in that way.

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Or another club....

These things happen, its a bit like when Andre Gray signed for Bristol City for big fee (£9m), only for it to fall through and later signing for Burnley...

I reckon a fee was agreed with Bristol City and Brentford to use that fee as evidence in the Danny Ings Tribunal. It showed that Ings' replacement at Burnley was transferred at the market value as another Championship club supposedly bid more. He was never going to sign for Bristol City.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33974678" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So, say we are in the market for a striker with an offer on the table, it won't make good reading for that club to read in the press today suggesting that we have turned our attentions elsewhere - with a deal likely to be agreed... They are more likely to accept the offer now and push it through before the deadline and hope this 'supposed' Wells deal is dropped.

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:57 pm

Tall Paul wrote:"up to four weeks", which still wouldn't take us into October.

Its the 1st of september in 2 days.

Out until early October according to this report.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/fo ... -1-8728578" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Papabendi · Post by **Papabendi** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:57 pm

http://downatthemac.proboards.com/threa ... khi?page=1

Generally favourable comments from Udders fans

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:58 pm

Rileybobs wrote:What on earth do you mean how can he pass a medical? He clearly has a short term injury which will be assessed, and as long as it is deemed that he will make a simple recovery from that short term injury then it will have no bearing on whether he passes it.

Fantastic news can't wait to see him pushing wood out of the team in March when "dyche match fit"

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:58 pm

For those talking about Wells' impact off the bench:

He scored one single goal when coming on as a sub last season, and that was when he came on at half time. In a defeat.

Zom Zom · Post by **Zom Zom** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:59 pm

Duffer_ wrote:I just don't think we'd d1ck players about in that way.

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True, its usually us that gets stuffed at the last minute.
Bodes reports £5m. Have to feel its cheap in today's transfer market, and its another option for SD.

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:00 pm

But why offer so much that the offer is accepted (according to Boden)? Low ball it if it's to feign interest.

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MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:00 pm

KRBFC wrote:Wells played wide for a large part of the season, basing an attacking players ability purely off goals off goals is unfair.

I agree, I liked Juke and thought he was unlucky.

But this stinks of Sordell all over again. Hope I'm wrong but this lad will be playing championship football within 18 months IMO ( not saying with us )

Let's hope he fails the medical with a dodgy knee or something.

Walt · Post by **Walt** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:01 pm

Underwhelmed with this one but 5m isn't a great deal of money given the sums flying around. He's ok for the bench for me at that price.

After seeing the Walters medical video how can someone injured complete such a rigorous process and still be confident the player is fit enough to sign.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:01 pm

ClaretTony wrote:The thing is, the manager doesn't agree with you.

He may well not, it won't change my view though

Steddyman · Post by **Steddyman** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:03 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Nixon has been spot on this summer with us.

He said we were signing Robertson - we signed Taylor
He said we were signing Whelan - we signed Cork
He said we were signing Shawcross - Hughes said it was baloney

Awkward
Suspect interest in Shawcross is also not over.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:04 pm

Billyhamilton1982 wrote:Egg on your face come 11pm tomorrow

No egg on my face whatsoever whether we sign a central defender or not - I'm only referring to the comments Dyche has made

TsarBomba · Post by **TsarBomba** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:04 pm

ExistentialWanderer wrote:Some of our most 'seemingly underwhelming' signings have turned out to be our little jewels. Jones, Arfield, Heaton, Ward, Lowton, Barnes, Mee. None exactly thrilled fans when we signed any of them. All written off as has been's, annual relegation players etc by the naysayers. All have gone on to be worthy players, sometimes exceptional. Can't say I am overwhelmed with Wells, but then I can see why Dyche is interested.

The only signing in your list which I remember there being question marks over were Arfield.

The vast majority of the players you mentioned were signed when we were skint. There was an acceptance that we weren't able to spend any sort of decent fee.

Now, we are an entirely different entity. Second successive year in the PL, and record income. IF we are holding money back for big bids on a CB and winger, then fine, I understand the signing of Wells as nothing more than a squad filler.

If he turns out to be any sort of replacement for Gray, or utilised as winger to deal with our chronic lack of pace out wide, then it is scandalous.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:04 pm

Steddyman wrote:Awkward
Suspect interest in Shawcross is also not over.

It was Hughes who described it as baloney when asked about it.

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:07 pm

Billyhamilton1982 wrote:I suppose every weather man/women are useless cos they didn't forecast it was going to rain today yesterday!!

Absolutely 100%.

They have one job, to predict the weather. If they can't get it right 24 hours beforehand then yes, in my humble opinion that makes them extremely useless.

ExistentialWanderer · Post by **ExistentialWanderer** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:08 pm

TsarBomba wrote:The only signing in your list which I remember there being question marks over were Arfield.

The vast majority of the players you mentioned were signed when we were skint. There was an acceptance that we weren't able to spend any sort of decent fee.

Now, we are an entirely different entity. Second successive year in the PL, and record income. IF we are holding money back for big bids on a CB and winger, then fine, I understand the signing of Wells as nothing more than a squad filler.

If he turns out to be any sort of replacement for Gray, or utilised as winger to deal with our chronic lack of pace out wide, then it is scandalous.

I seem to remember it a bit differently. Jones - one footed, Arfield - Hudds reject, Heaton - why are we signing a keeper from a relegated team who shipped over 80 goals etc.
Anyway. I can see why Dyche is interested, though and I did say I am not overwhelmed myself with Wells. I'd like to think we have a couple more irons in the fire.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:11 pm

Wells signing is about as under whelming as possible but I'm past caring, I moan and I'm Mr negative bla bla bla..... Welcome Nahki

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:13 pm

Sort of player we would have welcomed a few years ago.
Is he really up to PL standards now?