21 Mar 2013 22:34:59
As most of us know, Hooper will be away in the summer and i'm predicting we, ll get 6m at the most.
What strikers do you think could do a job for us guys and would bring something extra to the team?
A few I have thought of are (realistic remember)
(Esmael Goncalves, young strong, 6ft 0 and an eye for goal, could be a bargain buy if we look closely and fits our signing policy down to a tee)-£500,000
(Kevin Doyle?, also 6ft 0 and brings experience but he's 30 this year and not really prolific as Hooper, personally wouldn't pay more than 2m. )
(Johnny russel, taken the spl by storm and brings pace and goals to the team but I think Tony will get the shout instead, probably in the £2m bracket)
(Baba diawara, not really excelled since moving to Sevilla and we were interested in him last year, 6ft 1, strong amd a good finisher, £2.5m)
(Arouna kone, if Wigan get relegated then he could be a shout, £2m)
The one striker I've been crying out for is marc janko, been interested in him multiple times but nothings happened, he, s moved around Europe a few times and currently plays for trabzonspor but the cl could tempt him, 30 this year, 6ft 5 very prolific, and has good experience behind him which he could bring to the team, £2-3m.

If any youse guys have any targets then feel free to send them in, thanks.

1.) 22 Mar 2013
We should have had Janko years ago mate. Strachan apparently had a gentlemans agreement with Salzburg for first option but when he went it was for for 4 million raising to 7 if targets met at Twente. It was too rich a deal for Celtic at the time. He isn't happy at Trabzonspor, we should sound him out. I understand his age contradicts our signing policy but for a few million he could be a star for 4 maybe 5 seasons. Goal machine, big, strong and superb in the air. Lennon says we need men, Janko is experience and a nightmare for defenders are he roughs them up. This is who I would sign. Jordan Rhodes and Charlie Austin are 5, 6 maybe 7 million pound signings. Not going to happen. Its Doyle or Janko and it would be Janko for me.

2.) 22 Mar 2013
Get rid of lassad and replace with russell, get charlie austin

3.) 22 Mar 2013
I wouldn't go anywhere near Doyle or Janko! For one they are too old and past there best and two they would command a large salary I am sure both would be on over £25000 a week! I've said this so many times let's stay away from the English market over price for the quality you get!
for me I would go for a few up and coming stars people like!
Sloan Privat (22) from Sochaux in France tall good in the air!
Vincent Aboubakar (20) from Valenciennes in France again big lad
Artur Sobiech (22) from Hannover in Germany big polish lad
Victor Ibarbo (22) from Cagliari in Italy big Colombian lad
and Finally Facundo Ferreyra from Velez in Argentina this lad looks a player!
all these players would fit into out wage bill and have a large sell on value!

4.) 22 Mar 2013
We would never get Ibarbo in a million years

5.) 22 Mar 2013
In relation to (gazcfc21) post, I strongly disagree janko or Doyle are past it,
Look, jankos 30 this year and this is still a young age to put the ball awayand he's a top drawer finisher and something I think we should go for instead of spending 4m on a young guy, gained a lot a money from the cl and I think we should go for experience to balance the team out, an experienced CB is also needed.
Look at lubo moravcik, frank lampard or Ryan giggs, well into there 30s and still performed incredibly well so at 30, janko isn't past it, as long as you keep fit and train well then there's no problems. he's definetely someone we need if we want to bring goals and exp to the cl.

Victor ibarbo is rated at 10m mate haha so that's a no go, and quite frankly the other boys you mentioned from south America or whatever will be snapped up by bigger teams. Don't really fancy south Americans in the spl, just ask juninho, scheidt and even Miku, its a no go.

6.) 22 Mar 2013
Hoopers contract is up next year. We'll never get £6 million for him unless he signs an entension.
@jockdj83

7.) 22 Mar 2013
To be fair mate Janko is only 29 and that is still young but he has never shown the form he showed at Salzburg or Twente he flopped at Porto and was Picked up by Trabzonspor my point is no one else wanted him! he's on at least £25000 a week that is the top end of our pay scale! We could get 2 good young players and split those wages in not saying the players I suggested Are the answer but we have to buy players with a sell on Value! And Janko my friend does not have that!

8.) 22 Mar 2013
I can't wait for Hooper to leave. he hasn't looked interested since Norwich came calling. he had Champions League against Juventus to look forward to, and done Nothing at all. I'd like to see some presence. Someone in the Sutton/Hartson mould that can bully defenders, and that are not afraid to get on the end of a cross (whenwas the last time, excluding Sammy and set-pieces aside, that one of our centre forwards scored with the head) somebody like Higdon or John Sutton. Obviously not either of them, but a player like them

9.) 22 Mar 2013
Quite agree samson, would like to see a player header the ball once in a while
@jockdj83

10.) 22 Mar 2013
I know our policy is to sign young players gaz and then sell them on for a profit but I really think we need a change up front.
Look what if we didn't rake in 20m plus from the cl? Then we would defo be looking at a young striker with massive sell on value, but the thing is were heavily financially stable, got roughly 25m from the cl, 5m for ki and we will likely get 4m for Hooper and if Vic goes then that's incredible sums we, re talking so we could afford janko no problem.
Yes mate he's 29 and isn't in our policy but look at jvoh? 3.8m albeit not the quickest but hit a ball up top or give him a yard in the box then he, ll bury it.
I just think we need a change up there to balance things out who brings that little bit Xtra to the team and the younger boys.
aye but he was great at Salzburg, not bad at twente and Porto only signed him kos they were desperate for a new striker after falcao left them. I couldn't see Porto signing janko if falcao stayed.
He would terrorise spl defences (similar to Austrian league) and would make a difference in Europe.
We, re very solid with our financial figures mate and I think a wee change would suit us even without a sell on value, 2-2.5m at the most won't hurt us.
And for the record, brown is on 28000 a week and super Joe is just over 25 so why not?

11.) 22 Mar 2013
I think phillip hosiner from austria wien very similiar player to hooper and wouldn't cost much

12.) 23 Mar 2013
Take it you only seen that the boy hosiner scored 2 tonite, It doesn't make him a great player mate, wee tip

13.) 23 Mar 2013
You don't have watch a player week in week out to see that his goal scoring record is prolific