Will Grigg

[greatunclekip]

If ever something highlighted how misaligned the expectations between Tigger and Robbo were in the summer its Robbo admitting he wanted to sign Will Grigg.

 

[Shosho]

At this point I think it's safe to assume we contacted every club in the football league and asked if we could have their striker.

 

[holdsteady]

Shame Thohir wasn't completely on board for OUFC. I believe Sunderland paid £4 million for Grigg. That's back of the sofa money for Erick. Allegedly.

Think it was £1.5 million with add ons, with a big one being that Sunderland pay more if they reach the premier league with Grigg, really can’t see that happening soon so it won’t reach £4 million.

 

[Oufcrealist]

Its natural for Robbo to have wanted him.
It was also unrealistic for Robbo to have wanted him!!

 

[AbbeyOx]

At this point I think it's safe to assume we contacted every club in the football league and asked if we could have their striker.

And the European leagues

 

[Sarge]

And the European leagues

Irish too, both north and south

 

[Sith Lord]

Its natural for Robbo to have wanted him.
It was also unrealistic for Robbo to have wanted him!!

Depends on what budget Bullshit he was spun at the time as it seemed last summers hit list was ambition..

 

[Witneyoldfella]

Surely he was never ever going to come to us , like quite a few of the names banded about at the time.

 

[Deleted member 222]

Nowhere in the article does it say we tried to sign him. All Robinson said was he is a player they would of liked in the summer but nothing was going to materialise from it which usually means they didn’t even bother asking about Grigg.

 

[Ian]

We have a £4m striker in our squad!

 

[westyorkshireexile]

We have a £4m striker in our squad!

But not a £4m goal scorer.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

But not a £4m goal scorer.

Let's see. I have a sneaking suspicion that he will turn out OK (based on his movement off the ball last week)

 

[greatunclekip]

Nowhere in the article does it say we tried to sign him. All Robinson said was he is a player they would of liked in the summer but nothing was going to materialise from it which usually means they didn’t even bother asking about Grigg.

Tiger: were going for it this year Karl, who would you like?
Robbo: Will Grigg has been there, done it in this league
Tiger: sounds good. How much?
Robbo: maybe 1 million
Tiger: obika has looked good to be fair. I also know a chap at Reading....

 

[Deleted member 142]

Signed by a club who regular attract 6 times our support, who play in their own stadium with all the revenue that that brings.

Do you expect us to spend to their levels?

 

[Oufc28]

I wanted him too, not gunna lie, along with aguero and kane

 

[Pompeyyellows]

I wanted him too, not gunna lie, along with aguero and kane

Kane would of been perfect injured a lot

 

[Oufcrealist]

Nowhere in the article does it say we tried to sign him. All Robinson said was he is a player they would of liked in the summer but nothing was going to materialise from it which usually means they didn’t even bother asking about Grigg.

Robinson said "He's someone I wanted to bring in during the summer" that statement has a bit more conviction in it than "would of liked". Its fairly obvious that we couldn't afford him plus he wouldn't have wanted to drop down.

 

[yellowbow]

Robinson said "He's someone I wanted to bring in during the summer" that statement has a bit more conviction in it than "would of liked". Its fairly obvious that we couldn't afford him plus he wouldn't have wanted to drop down.

If Robinson did say that then if I was Tiger I’d tell him to button it. Robinson’s ridiculous announcements and proclamations don’t help Tiger and the supporters expectations one bit. A lot of the players that the club have signed aren’t at all bad but nine times out of ten they arrive under an air of anticlimax due to the managers over excited statements.

 

[Maurice Earp]

He (Will Grigg) was very poor today IMHO. What a waste of money.

 

[makv]

He (Will Grigg) was very poor today IMHO. What a waste of money.

“What a waste of money!” Excellent.

 

[unification]

Yep. Thought he was poor too. He looks a pesky Brett Pitman type player but played on his heels too much today to damage us.

 

[Osei Yaw]

He was crap today but will score loads at this level.

Not sure how many he'll get at Championship level though.

 

[Yellow and Blue Army]

He was crap today but will score loads at this level.

Not sure how many he'll get at Championship level though.

Goal every 330 minutes or so for Wigan in the Championship

 

[ljs]

He was crap today but will score loads at this level.

Not sure how many he'll get at Championship level though.

Not sure he will get to play in the Championship going by their performance today.

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Off day for him today but he is decent at this level.

 

[derek]

Perhaps he thought he'd be going to a side that would play him in, instead of Conference style hoofball. Genuinely surprised at the level of football they served up today.

 

[yellowbow]

Perhaps he thought he'd be going to a side that would play him in, instead of Conference style hoofball. Genuinely surprised at the level of football they served up today.

Maybe it was the only way we allowed them to play?

 

[Witneyoldfella]

Has he now crawled out of Nelses and Dickies back pocket yet????

 

[Maurice Earp]

He was crap today but will score loads at this level.

Not sure how many he'll get at Championship level though.

Really???????

 

[Foley]

Perhaps he thought he'd be going to a side that would play him in, instead of Conference style hoofball. Genuinely surprised at the level of football they served up today.

Sunderland have not played good attacking football in my view (unlike Wigan, Blackburn, Barnsley )
I can see how Grigg has failed in such an average team.
Having said that you would gave expected a lot more from a what £3m player?