Defoe

[James]

If it's basically £6m plus Altidore then it's a good deal. Just hope that he's fit and ready to go ASAP and that he still has the hunger and desire. If so, he'll get us 10-15 goals a season which is well worth the money for a club like us.

He'll not get that many like.

 

[Storts]

As it's a straight swap, this is a valid question to ask...

Defoe or Altidore? Who is the better striker?

Well Defoe yeah, but that's like asking Soldado or my blind nan, neither is ideal

 

[Hongkongphooey]

He's better than anything we've got on the books

 

[Storts]

Either way though, wish him all the best at you other than Saturday, he's a borderline club legend or as close as you can get in the modern era so will always get our support

 

[Deleted User 18963]

FFS it's Jozy Altidore for Defo man! Anyone who is not overjoyed by this announcement are very strange.

 

[James]

He's better than anything we've got on the books

Fletcher is a better player nowadays. Defoe is going to have the same problems as him too unless we start changing our mentality.

 

[chuckyroll]

FFS it's Jozy Altidore for Defo man! Anyone who is not overjoyed by this announcement are very strange.

like swapping 4 cans of Ace for 4 Stella

 

[Hongkongphooey]

Fletcher is a better player nowadays. Defoe is going to have the same problems as him too unless we start changing our mentality.

I agree they both need the service

 

[BumbleBee]

Fletcher is a better player nowadays. Defoe is going to have the same problems as him too unless we start changing our mentality.

I'd disagree with this. You can play longer balls and balls over the top to Defoe because he has pace. Can also beat a man and accelerate away from them thus making his own goals. Fletcher can do neither.

 

[mackembhoy]

If it's basically £6m plus Altidore then it's a good deal. Just hope that he's fit and ready to go ASAP and that he still has the hunger and desire. If so, he'll get us 10-15 goals a season which is well worth the money for a club like us.

It's a straight swap both fee and wages.

 

[Papa Smurf]

DID THEY

Durham said "we are just hearing Defoe to Sunderland is now completed its a done deal"

 

[ironman]

Fletcher is a better player nowadays. Defoe is going to have the same problems as him too unless we start changing our mentality.

Fletxher a better player who have u been watching

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

It's a straight swap both fee and wages.

That can't be right, surely?

 

[Voice of fair play]

If Defoe is to be a success, our midfield needs to give better service to our forwards than they have been,simple as that!

 

[James]

I'd disagree with this. You can play longer balls and balls over the top to Defoe because he has pace. Can also beat a man and accelerate away from them thus making his own goals. Fletcher can do neither.

This is a 32 year old Defoe, I can't imagine him suddenly being able to skin players and bang goals in, he wasn't doing that at the end of his Spurs career.

Ideally I'll be wrong but I can't see him hitting the ground running and rediscovering his form he had as a 25 year old.

 

[mackembhoy]

That can't be right, surely?

It's certainly a swap in terms of fee. Some have said wages the same, some 20k more than jozy.

 

[Mancini]

like swapping 4 cans of Ace for 4 Stella

That's swapping crap for expensive crap. Hope your wrong?

 

[rednwhiteftm]

Now all we need is the rest of the team to buck their ideas up and supply the ball to the striker or is that to much to ask at the moment?

 

[Midday Sun Englishman]

FFS it's Jozy Altidore for Defo man! Anyone who is not overjoyed by this announcement are very strange.

The issue is not the upgrade from Jozy to Defoe - that much is clear to pretty much everyone, this issue is whether Defoe will be good enough to help stop us being relegated.

 

[Bop]

I've got this page on refresh only another 7 hours and 25 minutes left and the OP got it wrong lol

I can only apologies if that's the case.

like swapping 4 cans of Ace for 4 Stella

At least Ace gets you pissed, Altidore is completely ineffective.