Josh King

[YiddoTom90]

Haha got to laugh, is this the best we can attract. Seriously?? Absolutely uninspring. Would love to be proved wrong but i thought this about sissoko.

 

[cliff jones]

Mate, there won't be much resale value in King either.

Don't think DL will see it like you. Pace and power, that's what we need.

See any decent value elsewhere? Janssen is a cart horse mate.

 

[fuzzylogic]

Know what if poch wants him then fuck it I'm in

 

[kaz Hirai]

Haha got to laugh, is this the best we can attract. Seriously?? Absolutely uninspring. Would love to be proved wrong but i thought this about sissoko.

Not a sexy glamorous name sure, but he at least knows how to score in this league. Not a terrible thing for what would be a bench warmer. 16 in 31 isn't bad at all

 

[Gbspurs]

We could do much worse than Josh King

Why, has Moussa Sissolo got a brother we don't know about?

 

[YiddoTom90]

Not a sexy glamorous name sure, but he at least knows how to score in this league. Not a terrible thing for what would be a bench warmer. 16 in 31 isn't bad at all

look beyond that, for a foward his record is mediocre, is he a 30m player now after a 4 month hotstreak? And there is absolutely no one better for that price? As i said hope to be proven wrong.

 

[KILLA_SIN]

Someone may have mentioned when he was @blackburn he played wide right? He scored goals against Pool, Everton, Utd and Chelsea, but nothing against us, City, And Arse. If Arnautovich has gone to Spam for £25M then King doesn't seem overpriced in the current market. Most of his early career was knocking abouton loan. I rate Howe as a manager, have to presume Howe has got the best out of him as he has done with ASmith.

Just to add was checking his stats last season he only played the full 90 minutes for half of bournemouths games

 

[kaz Hirai]

look beyond that, for a foward his record is mediocre, is he a 30m player now after a 4 month hotstreak? And there is absolutely no one better for that price? As i said hope to be proven wrong.

There probably isn't anyone better really who's gonna sit on our bench all season and get the old league cup game.

Can always take a chance on a young player from Europe again. But we probably can't afford for Janssen to be a total donkey again I'm case kane is injured.

It's a tough one for the club

 

[C0YS]

look beyond that, for a foward his record is mediocre, is he a 30m player now after a 4 month hotstreak? And there is absolutely no one better for that price? As i said hope to be proven wrong.

16 goals puts him has the 8th highest top goalscorers. Only Kane, Lukaku, Sanchez, Costa, Aguero, Alli and Ibra scored more. None of them are players we could sign.

He has only played as a forward this season, its a new role for him. Before that he was an attacking midfielder. Even this season he has played a lot of time as an attacking midfielder. He is a player who can make a real impact from the bench and can slot in in a number of different positions.

The number of players who only really get going at his age are endless, some of them became phenomenal players. Such as Diego Costa, Luca Toni, Di Natale, Ian Wright, Mandzukic, Les Ferdinand, Drogba and Klose the list goes on and on. All of these players were not too impressive at 25.

The question you have to ask is, can King maintain or even improve as a player. For me the answer is unequivocally yes. The reasons I believe this are :

Firstly, because he has only just become a striker, he started out as a winger/Am.Since becoming a striker his record has been very good.

Secondly, he has consistently demonstrated that he has a great finish on him, his technique is to place shots low and with lots of power. A hard shot to pull off and even harder one to save. This shows ability, not just down to good form.

Thirdly, he has high work ethic and seems to be constantly improving. Its not like he got all of his goals early on in the season. He started the season playing attacking midfield. He started scoring from that position, it was only later that he pushed forward, and still then he came back into playing attacking midfield when games required it. His change in how he plays the role, into taking responsibility for goals is part of the game he clearly developed. He now looks to make runs in behind defenses which previously he wouldn't. He is still developing as a footballer and seems keen to learn.

Lastly, he would suit Poch perfectly. He is not Sissoko who previously had all sorts of bother in newcastle for inconsistency and lack of application. If anything he is the opposite. He is a player who can play a number of different roles and play them in different ways. If Poch wants a quick player to hug the touchline? He can do that. If Poch wants a striker to stretch and get behind defenses? He can do that. If he wants an attacking midfielder who makes supporting runs for Harry Kane? He can do that.

 

[C0YS]

A statistical comparison now.

King makes 2.1 dribbles a game. Dembele is the only player in our team to beat that stat (2.7) the rest of the team is a long way off (Rose, Son and Wanyama on 1.4).

King scored 16 goals from 1.9 shots a game. That impressive. Out of our main scorers las season Kane and Eriksen made 3.7 shots a game, Alli 2.5 and Son 2.4. While some might use that stat to suggest King's scoring rate is unsustainable but because he is a player who has such an awkward shot to save against and he is so accurate with it I think there a good chance that if you provide him with more chances he will score a lot more goals.

King makes 1.4 tackles a game, a very high number for an offensive player. Out of our attacking players only All matches him (also 1.4) Eriksen is just behind on 1.3 and Kane (0.7) and Son (0.6) are lagging behind.

For me he fits the criteria of someone we could do with. I wouldn't be suprised if he plays as many games in midfield for us as he does as a forward. He has the skill set to both be a striking option from the bench and cover for the attacking midfielders.

We have to remember in the PL £30m is equivalent to about 15/20m only 2 seasons ago. The latter is his worth, 30m in the current market is not that absurd. Not that I judge whether to sign someone on their price. I judge it on if I believe they can add to them team. King can definitely add something to the team, so I would wholeheartedly support this signing.

 

[Waiwonder]

Think a lot of people have got ahead of themselves and forgotten about the foundations and philosphy on which our marked improvement under poch is based upon. Signing players that will embrace our philosophy is more important than signing big name players.

 

[Sweech]

Can anyone explain to me why they think King is suddenly legit? He's pretty old and had one really good half season. That's it.

What sets this guy apart from Michu, Wilfried Bony, Demba Ba, etc?

The even more surprising thing is how many people are vehemently supportive of him and shoot down any doubters when I know full well you're not all watching a bunch of Bournemouth games.

 

[Danners9]

Can anyone explain to me why they think King is suddenly legit? He's pretty old and had one really good half season. That's it.

What sets this guy apart from Michu, Wilfried Bony, Demba Ba, etc?

The even more surprising thing is how many people are vehemently supportive of him and shoot down any doubters when I know full well you're not all watching a bunch of Bournemouth games.

for the price they'll quote, too.. I think it's madness.

 

[peterballb]

Can anyone explain to me why they think King is suddenly legit? He's pretty old and had one really good half season. That's it.

What sets this guy apart from Michu, Wilfried Bony, Demba Ba, etc?

The even more surprising thing is how many people are vehemently supportive of him and shoot down any doubters when I know full well you're not all watching a bunch of Bournemouth games.

Gareth Bale had a monster half season and then went on to Real Madrid. Not saying they are comparable. Just suggesting that he did come on leaps and bounds in the second half of last season. He's 25. Can be a backup striker for Kane or can play either wing. Essentially another option to Son, who may be missing for the start of the season. He is on an upward trend and is still not in his prime. We could do far worse. WE need competition, not starters. He is exactly what we need to push Son.

 

[agrdavidsfan]

Have to be honest there is nothing at all about the name Josh King that excites me, everytime I have watched bournemouth he has looked nothing at all special.

In fact if I remember correctly he struggled in the championship.


For 10 Million pound? Yes, why not he has a bit of pace I'd give it a go but for the rumours 30 million pound hell no!.

Would sooner see us spend the money on a promising foreigner I'd even hazard a guess 30 Million would get you one of Gabbiadini,Insigne,Origi,Marco Sau,Bakambu,Ben Yedder.

There's plenty out there much better for that price.

 

[Freddiehotspur]

Maybe he's just developed late? Look at Drogba, Ian Wright, and Shearer to a degree. These were all strikers who started developing in their mid 20's, so just because he hasn't been prolific before doesn't mean he won't carry on his form.

He could even get better! and thrive in a team with Eriksen/Alli/ Kane all supporting him.

Do you normally enter the bar pretty pissed, 3am, with cash burning in your pocket and a pretty open mind about the 40 year old bird hanging by herself on the dance floor?

 

[ERO]

Do you normally enter the bar pretty pissed, 3am, with cash burning in your pocket and a pretty open mind about the 40 year old bird hanging by herself on the dance floor?

Apart from the cash burning in the pocket, this sounds pretty spot on for me at least.

 

[ButchCassidy]

Have to be honest there is nothing at all about the name Josh King that excites me, everytime I have watched bournemouth he has looked nothing at all special.

In fact if I remember correctly he struggled in the championship.


For 10 Million pound? Yes, why not he has a bit of pace I'd give it a go but for the rumours 30 million pound hell no!.

Would sooner see us spend the money on a promising foreigner I'd even hazard a guess 30 Million would get you one of Gabbiadini,Insigne,Origi,Marco Sau,Bakambu,Ben Yedder.

There's plenty out there much better for that price.

Don't think you could buy Insigne's left foot for 30m...

 

[agrdavidsfan]

Don't think you could buy Insigne's left foot for 30m...

Sure, not so long back they were quoted as they would accept 45 million euro's

 

[ButchCassidy]

Sure, not so long back they were quoted as they would accept 45 million euro's

IIRC it was Chelsea who were reported as bidding 45m pounds and it was rejected as "low"... Insigne is their Kane, hometown talent from the academy, fan favorite, one of their best players and they are in CL and challenging for the league. They have no good reason to sell and several not to.