Adam Idah

If a back up is what you're wanting, then fine. Idah can do a job.

My problem, and I think others feel the same, is given how tight we have historically been when it comes to transfers, we can't be chucking away £9m at back ups.

Not when that's going to give us less to spend on other areas of the squad.

 

I don’t understand why we are analysing stats with him, anyone who goes to the games can see for themselves that he is lacking natural ability, and crucially, speed.

 

You mentioned Adam Idah there, he kept plugging away, it's a great touch he takes before he smashes it towards goal.

Yeah, I thought he was a good reference for us today because he, like I said, when there's pressure on, he's that ability to play up to him and he's touching that, and the move was good and he didn't get too despondent from the miss in the first half.

But he kept going, and like you said, it was a wonderful touch, and he's got that power in the box. So, no, I'm really pleased for him. He's been a real contributor for us this season. If you look at his minutes-to-goals to goals ratio, it's very, very good

Like I said, he's a player for the big moment, and it was a big moment today

 

The money is irrelevant to me, since its just budgets on a squad and we have plenty more to spend.

I'd rather have him in my squad than Griffiths or Stokes or probably even Giakoumakis.

Even though he's not played that much for us he's done it in big games many times now, if you need to pay £9million for that it's better than having worse for cheaper.

 

The point is the level of stick Idah gets compared to Kyogo, who was bang average for his last 18 months here, is completely over the top.

Yes but we can't on one hand say we need to spend more to get players then moan about it when we do or use it against the player. £9m is pretty much average fee for strikers in the championship.

He's the striker the manager wanted so we spent it. Would you have preferred another John Mcginn situation where the board refuse to sign players the manager wants, bcoz that really didn't go to well last time.

 

Spot on.

The manager clearly wanted him, even if he saw him as more of a back up he wanted him so we paid the going rate.

Would people prefer we go back to spending £2-3m on back ups and go back to watching that * Oh falling on his *?

We moan about lack of depth in the squad but the only way that improves is by bringing in guys like Idah.

 

That's not reality though.

You can get better for cheaper. We signed Maeda and Kyogo for a smaller combined fee than we spent on Idah. That's what good recruitment looks like.

And money shouldn't be irrelevant. If we were spending £50m every other window then £9m for Idah might be fine. We're not and we won't.

 

But it's an overall thing. Having him in Maeda is two good strikers for us, ones who score goals in the League and Europe and both in big games and only cost us £11million combined or whatever.

As long as they're playing well it doesn't really matter who cost what, we're rolling in money(and trophies).

As Ryan says he's a step up from Oh and cost double what Oh was sold for. It's worked out well.

 

Kyogo got less stick because, before those last 18 months, he was phenomenal for us. He had more leeway, quite rightly. But he still got plenty of stick.

I think we absolutely can moan about it when we do...if it's spent on the wrong player. I want us to spend more money. But I don't want us spending it on players who we can do better than, for cheaper. Nothing about Idah's performances last season made me think we should be spending as much to get him as we did. And with this season almost finished, I'd say we could definitely have put that money to better use.

I may be wrong, but £9m is not the average fee for back up strikers in the Championship.

 

When I watch highlights of guys like Sam Dalby, Dessers, Simon Murray, Boyle, Nisbit, etc, I think Idah falls pretty much into that mix. His minutes per goal is good, but not as good as someone like Bruce Anderson at Killie.

He isn't terrible my any means. But I see nothing that elevates him to a level above the best SPFL striker level. I appreciate it's hard to compare when I've only seen a limited amount from these other strikers but even if their highlight reel was all they did in a game I don't think that's much different from Idah.

 

See the Idah price tag, we all know he isn’t worth what we paid but at the end of the day for all we spent last season we still brought in around £12-13m more in sales and will have made a substantial operating profit due to our CL and domestic performance.

To all that’s concerned that money is gone and he is here and does contribute. Yes we would have probably wanted more of a first team starter for the price but we haven’t got a week in week out starter but someone who will get around 20 goals this season from the opportunities he has had including goals in the CL and against them.

I have said it before for me he is another Samaras in that he had all the attributes to be a top striker but it doesn’t all come together often enough.

 

A really limited footballer. Staggered to see some of the positive opinions on him. He's 25 next year, I'm not sure how much coaching is left in him when he lacks so many fundamentals.

 

Well the Celtic manager decided he was worth the money and thought he was good enough. 19 goals from a back up striker in a season when we are on course for a treble and got to knockout round of champions league would suggest he has contributed massively and that it was the right call from the manager.

If he had a scoring record similar to Kyogo in his last 18 months then id understand the criticism more

 

Idah saved our bacon again.

Idah is the big game specialist, who has already paid back his £9M fee with interest, Rangers couldn't handle his physicality, and only a brave diving save/block from their goalkeeper denied him a brace.

 

I'd think he's scored a decent percent of the chances he's had given he's often only on the pitch for about 30 mins.

 

People are quick to forget how anonymous Kyogo was in a lot of the games and how many sitters he missed.

Idah for me has been decent this season and he’s only been bit part player for alt of it. Definitely got a lot of improving to do.

He’s record is pretty solid bar a 10 or so game drought in the last 16 months or so he’s been here. Goals in big games, derbies, Europe etc.

 

Never a man that should be leading the line in our biggest games for me but I can’t deny the fact in the big games and big moments he has delivered.

 

Everything else aside, he should have put us one up before we conceded. Has to be more clinical, it was probably the best chance of the game.

 

It actually was a very good save/block by their keeper.
Idah was getting hounded by Souttar too, and I think Idah did as well as anyone could have done in that situation.

 

I'm glad the big man got his goal, but I'm hoping for a massive improvement next season. Not just the chance he missed, but the chance he had to play Forrest in, and casually under hit the pass.