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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 11, 2018 6:18:51 GMT
Coventry City are in 'pole position' in the race to sign Portsmouth striker Conor Chaplin, according to reports on the south coast.
The Portsmouth News says Pompey are willing to sell the 21-year-old striker if the Sky Blues meet their valuation for the player who has become increasingly frustrated by his limited game time behind first choice front man Brett Pitman.
It also claims that League One rivals Bristol Rovers and Barnsley have both expressed an interest in Chaplin, and says the Blues' boss Kenny Jackett has drawn up contingency plans to replace the popular striker.
Top of the Pompey manager's wanted list is Cheltenham Town's prolific Mo Eisa who scored 25 goals for the League Two club last season, including two against Mark Robins's Sky Blues.
Should Chaplin depart then Pompey will put the fee towards a replacement, with Eisa valued at £1.5million by Town chairman Paul Baker earlier this year, while in the past week the club have turned down an approach from Peterborough for the 23-year-old.
City, meanwhile, went in for Chaplin with an initial bid, reported to be £250,000 with add-ons, but are understood to be getting closer to an agreeable fee for Chaplin whom Robins would like to replace star goal scorer Marc McNulty.
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Post by madgas on Jul 11, 2018 6:24:05 GMT
I’ve wanted Chaplin for last 2 seasons.
If possible- a massive yes from me
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jul 11, 2018 6:34:00 GMT
#preyforChaplin
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 11, 2018 6:38:56 GMT
I’ve wanted Chaplin for last 2 seasons. If possible- a massive yes from me I like him when I've seen him a couple of times. However, Pompey will know Coventry received £1.5mil for McNulty so I would worry they will squeeze every penny out of them and could be where he inevitably ends up. I like the fact he would be coming from a bigger club though. That's got to be advantageous I would imagine especially as he is only 21.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 7:13:44 GMT
Will most likely get Charlie
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Post by blueridge on Jul 11, 2018 7:32:15 GMT
Why would we want to sign another short arse - a definite no from me.
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Post by stevek192 on Jul 11, 2018 8:06:22 GMT
Perhaps because DC prefers short players in the same way he prefers wide men who always want to play inside.Don't like it myself but its a results business and Darrell has done pretty well so we just have to trust him. As regards signing players who knows whether the players he really wants are just to far outside of his budget?
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Post by Squiffy on Jul 11, 2018 8:15:54 GMT
Surely we could spend 25% of the money we’re getting for Ellis to top Coventry’s bid! 😉
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Post by Jomo on Jul 11, 2018 8:24:15 GMT
His scoring record isn't that great for someone who would probably cost us a big transfer fee. On a free, yes, but for a big fee, I'd rather keep the money and try to keep Ellis.
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Post by pirate on Jul 11, 2018 10:00:09 GMT
His scoring record isn't that great for someone who would probably cost us a big transfer fee. On a free, yes, but for a big fee, I'd rather keep the money and try to keep Ellis. His goals to starts record is actually very good. 26 goals from 36 starts. Edit: 25 goals
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Post by Jomo on Jul 11, 2018 10:23:05 GMT
His scoring record isn't that great for someone who would probably cost us a big transfer fee. On a free, yes, but for a big fee, I'd rather keep the money and try to keep Ellis. His goals to starts record is actually very good. 26 goals from 36 starts. Fair do's, I didn't realise that. I value your opinion on players pirate, so do you think he'd be a good signing?
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Post by peterparker on Jul 11, 2018 10:28:25 GMT
His scoring record isn't that great for someone who would probably cost us a big transfer fee. On a free, yes, but for a big fee, I'd rather keep the money and try to keep Ellis. according to soccerbase has only started 31 games with 73 off the bench
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Post by pirate on Jul 11, 2018 10:35:53 GMT
His goals to starts record is actually very good. 26 goals from 36 starts. Fair do's, I didn't realise that. I value your opinion on players pirate, so do you think he'd be a good signing? I've only seen him once or twice (and highlights), but for the right price I think he could be a good signing. He reminds me a bit of Telford with his finishing and movement.
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Post by Gashead73 on Jul 11, 2018 12:07:16 GMT
I'd like Telford to return to the Gas
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 11, 2018 12:27:38 GMT
Is there a reason Portsmouth seem reluctant to play him?
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Post by axegas on Jul 11, 2018 12:37:18 GMT
Is there a reason Portsmouth seem reluctant to play him? Then again they were also reluctant to play Bennett...
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Post by Langford Gas on Jul 11, 2018 12:57:32 GMT
Fair do's, I didn't realise that. I value your opinion on players pirate, so do you think he'd be a good signing? I've only seen him once or twice (and highlights), but for the right price I think he could be a good signing. He reminds me a bit of Telford with his finishing and movement. Reminds me of the snake after watching those highlights !
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Post by stevek192 on Jul 11, 2018 13:14:51 GMT
I think he could be a great signing but still feel we need another big powerful striker to challenge Ellis (if we keep him!)
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Post by pucklegas on Jul 11, 2018 13:20:38 GMT
Chaplin looks good, can’t say I remember him but would agree with others think we need a big unit.
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Post by pirate on Jul 11, 2018 14:28:37 GMT
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