[SIGNED perm] Britt Assombalonga

Uninspired signing imo ….. can only be a back up if we get injuries to Davis … or to bring him on for last 25mins when Davis gets puffed out

 

At least this is a free transfer. He's had his contract terminated.

 

Was thinking about next season's strikeforce, and god it's depressing.

 

Don't mind this. The only negative is Adeyemo probably won't make the squad again this season. Coming off the bench regularly will do him more good than going back to U21 football but I guess playing academy kids isn't always realistic if you're going for promotion. Although technically Britt is an academy kid...

 

Is there still the rule that you need one club developed player in a matchday squad?

 

I hear Bilic insisted we sign him. Non-negotiable.

 

Well Manga seems to think he's got complete control! Gave up a good job at Frankfurt to come here and Pozzo is already undermining him.

 

Well, he said no player would be signed if he didn't want them so either he's been lied to or has signed off on this...

 

Agree with all the concerns, but it's also true that Manga's not *only* going to want to sign young players for small fees.

He understands things like HG rules, experience, 'knowing the league' and whatever else, so it's not impossible Assombalonga is seen as an easy deal to do that can help us out. Hopefully it's a six-month contract.

 

He had 18 months left on his contract in Turkey, doubt he would be keen to sign for less time than that (unless he's managed to agree a deal where they've paid up a significant chunk of the contract).

 

12 month deal agreed, apparently.

Understand Britt Assombalonga has reached an agreement on a 12 month deal with Watford.

30yo had his contract with Adana Demirspor mutually terminated - Finer details are being applied before he undergoes a medical. #WatfordFC

 

Adeyemo.

 

Squad filling from the bottom, as per.

Need better strikers? Here are some worse ones instead.

Defence been weak for years? Here are some additions the same level or worse.

Meanwhile here's a clutch of 19 year old South Americans for the trading factory.

 

If we do get rid of both of them, then maybe.

As it is, however, we probably won't and next season, people like you and others will be saying 'there's no way we'll sign any new strikers for our new coach whilst we've still got Bayo, Manaj, Asspmbalonga and Fletcher.'

Pozzo will be expecting his coach to get a tune out of them.

The fans will just cycle through whoever has been absent longest to say 'we should start Bayo more as he's not played during the run of games we just lost'

Nothing changes.

 

Close. This was a contractual requirement as part of Edwards' severance package. We tried to get out of it but Edwards would not compromise.

 

Make no mistake, the dead hand of Edwards is pulling this club to its demise.

 

I hear he’d already agreed to join Luton in the autumn before he even joined us. Part of his Luton package was based on him sabotaging us.

 

Can’t be any worse than Bayo or Manaj? Don’t mind this personally, especially on a free. At least he’s got pedigree at this level…..

 

Free transfer and a 12 month contract.

Basically zero risk signing even if uninspiring.

If he does well its a masterstroke and if he doesn't we've lost very little.

 

Assombalonga isn't the problem, he's homegrown, and would be coming as a cheap 3rd choice option, but what does this mean for Bayo and Manaj? Are we just stuck with them?

 

This same logic applies to the Manaj signing and the Fletcher signing

Both were a complete waste of time, leaving us lumbered with their wages and extra bloat in the squad

 

They'll be off to CSKA Sofia on loan. Seems to be where we dumped crap like Penaranda and Sinclair before.

 

If they weren't signed on 3/5 year deals, sure

 

AL just posted that we are in talks with Assombalonga on a short term deal to the end of the season.

 

Convinced he’ll still be better than Bayo & Manaj. Low bar admittedly but as far as free transfers go, I’ll take it. Injury problems the major issue, goal scoring at this level has not been a problem for Britt before.

 

11 in 35 in his last season at this level 3 years ago at his peak age of 27. 30 now.......

 

I think the 12 month contract makes this palatable though. Fletcher is on a ridiculous 5 year deal. Not sure about Manaj.

 

Except in the most recent season he played in this division...