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Looks like SR are not cashing in before selling up then. Your post will please those who want three strikers on the books.

Agree with all of this. Hopefully BBD does enough at Derby to get a move (perhaps with us sweetening the deal). Downs is going to tricky as he will have a championship wage but done nothing to suggest he is worth it. The good news is that he started in the first three games. The bad news is didn't score and he is now injured.

That's fine. Better to have a player doing well and in demand than a player struggling that no one wants. Ultimately, he isnt getting a PL gig, so we will be up against other Championship sides and we can match any of those, at least for the first season.

I think he has to go injury free for the remainder of the season, play well and score five or 6 goals to get a new contract.

He's only started 2 games in the EUROPA and 28, 15, 9, 11 and 23 minutes in the other games. In the league, he has started 1 game and was subbed at half time, and has got 14, 4, 45, 2, 14, 10 and 18 minute sub appearances. In Ueda, Feyenord have a striker that is absolutely flying, so it's hardly surprising he is not getting games/minutes.

There must be a reason why he has been totally left out in the cold. A big argument perhaps about what the club wanted for him in terms of fee/wage percentage etc. Maybe the goalposts were moved at the 11th hour leaving him stranded. Maybe he said things before his imminent departure that burned bridges. It's strange that Tonda hasn't integrated him. Normally a new head coach will reach out and brining discarded players back into the fold. Why has that not happened?

I'm always happy to give players I've never seen a chance, but my mate who lives in Mallorca and watches them from time to time just texted me: "Larin. He is a donkey. Even Mallorca realise that and have been desperately loaning him out to anyone who'll take him."

forget Pelle, the Cyle Larin equivalent in 2012 would be someone like Elvis Manu.

Of course. My mistake. Larin better offer something then. He played 74 minutes in the UEFA cup game and has been coming off the bench for ten or 15 minutes in the January games, so you'd hope he is fit enough, but we'll see.

I wonder if the 30 international goals stat grabbed the eye of our video analysts/scouts.

cos he's amazing? his agent said so.

Very different looking player to when at Mallorca. Its all forward runs into the box rather than holding the ball up with back to goal. likes a back post tap in. looks alright in those clips running on to the ball. Confidence looked high and first time finishes quite a few without thinking. Looks a bit leaner than he does now perhaps. Not super quick, but not slow either. Wonder who he scored his international goals against.

nice finish from Tengstedt, who may have been an option for us too.

In the recent game against Real Bettis they played Tengstedt up front and Larin played as the number 10.

I saw him play for Mallorca last season against Vallanoid. He came on as a sub, replacing Tonasa, who was their best player, at right wing. He only got about 20 minutes. Like most of the Mallorca side, he didn't really impress.

a right winger maybe?

hmm. that sounds worse than archer or Armstrong. Edit: AH you meant at right wing didnt you? Has he looked OK there?

OK. that stat doesn't make good reading. At some point he is going to stay injury free for an extended period. lets hope its now otherwise my prediction of the play offs aint gonna work out.

losing Downs - absolutely no loss at all losing Archer - pretty much no loss losing Fraser - absolutely no loss at all Losing Armstrong - a loss and not sure who play on the right for fellows. Edozie, Robinson? Another loan perhaps? it's a risk.

16 games plus the fa cup. You don't think Stewart and him can cover those games?Are you thinking we need three plus Oyekunle?

We only play one up front. There are only 16 games to go. Stewart is currently fit. it might be enough. would you prefer we kept archer?

...better than playing archer up the middle, not as good as playing Armstrong up the middle, maybe? I don't know. Ive been struggling to find anyone suitable to come in. maybe the club have too.

if he's a loan, then i am happy to see how he looks coming on for 20 minutes at the end of games. he has to be better than archer down the middle...doesn't he?

isn't a physical presence all he has really? I dont see a guy that makes runs and strikes the ball well.

blimey. I am guessing the scouts that haven't been asked to watch him have spent the time discovering this kind of stuff.