ST - Diego Milito

[67splitscreen]

Balaji wants his Brazilian star, think that could be the No1 target.

[K-Hod]

I'd be happy with him, but not for £8m!!

[pick32]

Just had a text saying we are in for crouch 8million, don't no how reliable the source is but he is Aaron Lennon's cousin and his dad Don Lennon has some association with Rovers.

[A cup of beans]

Just had a text saying we are in for crouch 8million, don't no how reliable the source is but he is Aaron Lennon's cousin and his dad Don Lennon has some association with Rovers.

i will cry my eyes out for weeks.. if we get crouch! especially for 8m!

[pick32]

Not the player you heard then zac?

[alexanders]

Milito is class simple. A lot of strikers struggle under Rafa. He was not used properly and has some niggling injuries - which as you point out LeC might be a concern.

[K-Hod]

i will cry my eyes out for weeks.. if we get crouch! especially for 8m!

Why? Hardly worse than what we have is he? Granted I've not seen Goodwillie play yet

[The Rover of Finland]

Hard to think many better strikers than Milito. Luis Fabiano is brazilian so he could be good idea also in marketing way.

Kamy, do you know if the name will come out soon?

[Andy]

I do rate Crouch and always have done since he was a young lad at QPR.

Him alongside a smaller, nippier forward (don't know if Good-Willy fits this?) would be a very effective strikeforce for us.

[chris]

i will cry my eyes out for weeks.. if we get crouch! especially for 8m!

what Crouch is an excellent player, the fact we are even in for him is a surprise.

Imgaine him on the end of a Olsson, formica or Holliet cross. He would also be able to hold the ball and can play the ball around too.

[A cup of beans]

Not the player you heard then zac?

no. not heard anything about crouch.

the player i heard about and mentioned today is a highly rated midfielder!

[LeChuck]

I'd certainly prefer Crouch to Defoe. If Spurs offered us Crouch and Bentley for Samba, I'd probably take it and use the money that would have gone on a winger and a striker to buy Scott Dann (or someone of similar quality and experience).

.................. Robinson

Salgado Dann Givet Olsson

......... Petrovic .. N'Zonzi

. Bentley .. Formica . Hoilett

................... Crouch

Adding two players like that would give us more Premier League experience. Constantly buying from abroad could make us a soft touch.

Imgaine him on the end of a Olsson cross.

Did you see Olsson's crossing last year?! Certainly not his strong point.

[A cup of beans]

what Crouch is an excellent player, the fact we are even in for him is a surprise.

Imgaine him on the end of a Olsson, formica or Holliet cross. He would also be able to hold the ball and can play the ball around too.

i am imagining crouch at ewood, chris.. as the tears are already starting to well up!

crouch wont be part of the samba deal.. IMO harry would want cash for him. look at the number of times that he's bought and sold him!

that makes me breathe a little easier.

[roverandout]

but kamy said we are in for a top striker who is 'just as good as milito' i wouldnt take crouch, never rated him.

[A cup of beans]

Hard to think many better strikers than Milito. Luis Fabiano is brazilian so he could be good idea also in marketing way.

Kamy, do you know if the name will come out soon?

kamy has mentioned fabiano on the podcasts before.. so wouldnt have thought he would be the 'new number 1 target'.

[pick32]

i rang the guy who text me and asked him if he had got this information from his dad Don Lennon or his cousin Aaron lennon and he replied no it was someone in my office think i just got carried away knowing who his family are.

[DE.]

I was going to do something similar. In fact, I still am.

I'd be very wary of signing him personally. Even his prime I don't think he was the sort of player who would have easily adapted to the Premier League. He's not even in his prime now - a poor record last season and a few niggling injuries.

We don't have to get all bleary-eyed just because he's a big name - bigger and better players than him have failed on these shores. I think he'd be another Shevchenko if he arrived - past his best and without the natural game to be an instant hit.

If we've got the money required to bring him here, it would be better spent elsewhere.

Have to say I'd agree with this... spending big on Milito would be a mistake all things considered. It would obviously be nice to have him here in terms of him being a big name and I actually think he'd adapt okay, but his injury record does not bode well and considering his age it's a lot of money to gamble.

[roverandout]

but is a player who can score 20 goals a season a gamble or would you want to risk signing a 22 year old who has maybe scored 10 goals at most in a season? i know which one i would take and it aint the latter.

[67splitscreen]

kamy has mentioned fabiano on the podcasts before.. so wouldnt have thought he would be the 'new number 1 target'.

Kamy didn't say that though did he? He said: "Just talked to Venky's PR, have confirmed that Milito is a target BUT he is not the number 1 target".

No mention of 'new' so he could well be one of the already mentioned in the last eight months.

[pick32]

is it Honda your talking about zac?

[JAL]

kamy has mentioned fabiano on the podcasts before.. so wouldnt have thought he would be the 'new number 1 target'.

Young and prolific are the words that seem to be being banded around about this other target. Just how open ended is this ?

[AJW]

great as the thought is of the like of Fabiano or Milito or Forlan etc is and i'm not having a go at either kamy or zacc but ,lets calm down chaps ... we have been here before

[A cup of beans]

is it Honda your talking about zac?

no.

[rogerjonesgloves]

In/back in for Cisse?

[roverandout]

no point in guessing, could be anyone.