Which striker do we need in the summer ?

[Kano]

£80m (maybe up to £100m based on the new TV deal) is probably the maximum the club can afford to sensibly spend in a transfer window based on the idea of 'living within their means.' Given we'll have Arteta, Flamini, Ospina, Debuchy and Rosicky leaving, replacements will be needed and some upgrades on Ox/Theo too, possibly in central defence. The whole £200m in the bank is before the annual stadium repayments and outstanding monies owed on player purchases (probably wages, structured deals). Both of which add up to around £100m and no business would ever empty out their entire cash flow if they want to stay afloat. There won't be any £80m players being bought anytime soon but we do have a very healthy pot to buy some very good players.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Does anybody still think Mane is worth 50million.....

[dostoy]

Sanogo has scored for Charlton today.

Problem solved.

I'm joking of course.

[GP]

Sanogo has scored for Charlton today.

Problem solved.

I'm joking of course.

He scored twice...

[GP]

Does anybody still think Mane is worth 50million.....

The Southampton guy?

Who thought that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hat-trick for Sanogo.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

The Southampton guy?

Who thought that?

Herbert Chapman.........the poster that is.

Not to Ighalo too!

[Niall_Quinn]

£80m (maybe up to £100m based on the new TV deal) is probably the maximum the club can afford to sensibly spend in a transfer window based on the idea of 'living within their means.' Given we'll have Arteta, Flamini, Ospina, Debuchy and Rosicky leaving, replacements will be needed and some upgrades on Ox/Theo too, possibly in central defence. The whole £200m in the bank is before the annual stadium repayments and outstanding monies owed on player purchases (probably wages, structured deals). Both of which add up to around £100m and no business would ever empty out their entire cash flow if they want to stay afloat. There won't be any £80m players being bought anytime soon but we do have a very healthy pot to buy some very good players.

The 80mill wouldn't just come out of the bank account, it would be spread over several seasons and incorporate performance payments etc. Like other clubs do it. With the financial strength of the club, the massive positive cashflow (unrivalled in football) and all the new money being dumped into the game 80 mill should be easily within our reach. And because of all the new money being pumped into the game, that's the going rate for an elite player these days. If we aren't prepared to pay it then drop the ticket prices and focus the team on the FA Cup and Europa League. Make the drop down to second tier status official and stop trying to lie to a fan base most of which stopped swallowing the stream of shit being pumped out by the leeches in charge and their bagman Wenger. Either we're in this to win or we're in this to return profits to investors.

That fat Russian shit who pretends to love the club gave the game away yesterday when he bought more shares for his family so they can "continue to enjoy and benefit from this investment for years to come." Nothing stopping the crook pumping his own cash in whenever he wants but not a penny from him so far, except the cost of the ink used in his self publicity campaigns. As for the American cock in charge, he probably has 80mill down the back of his sofa.

[dostoy]

Hat-trick for Sanogo.

After that he went off injured.

He needs a few more hat tricks for Charlton to be taken seriously.

[Static]

He's missed 9 games through injury since the start of the 13/14 season. Theo has missed 62 games in that period. Welbeck 47. Giroud 18.

During the period, Giroud has 59 goals, Welbeck 29, Walcott 19, Lukaku 57.

Lukaku scores a goal every 160 minutes, Giroud every 167 minutes, Welbeck every 300, Walcott every 243.

So I's rate Giroud and Lukaku as second tier strikers, and Welbeck and Walcott as nowhere near effective enough to be at a club supposedly chasing major honours. It could be argued Walcott and Welbeck haven't had the run of games or haven't played in the striker's role enough to realistically challenged the other two, but then again if you are injured all the time you aren't going to get the opportunities. If we aren't prepared to spend the money then Giroud is the best we can expect, and spending 50mill to replace him with Lukaku seems a lot of money for not a lot of gain.

He was playing for an inferior team and going by your post he compares pretty well to Giroud.

Now consider the fact that he is only 23, has more pace and arguably has more strength. He also has the physique to do the whole hold up play which is Giroud's strength.

Someone like Giroud but with pace would be ideal for us imo. That's what Lukaku is and he'll only get better.