Chris Martin

[Snibbo]

Over 1600 posts about it on DC Forum.
Majority cant believe they let Martin go, even their players.
One guy said typical Derby sell our Striker and make the club
That is going to shock everyone this season even stronger, Im off
to back Fulham for promotion one said.. 049:gif

Good to hear. Makes a change from the usual "Fulham have been mugged off" that we've heard in previous seasons.

[Skatzoffc]

Over 1600 posts about it on DC Forum.
Majority cant believe they let Martin go, even their players.
One guy said typical Derby sell our Striker and make the club
That is going to shock everyone this season even stronger, Im off
to back Fulham for promotion one said.. 049:gif

Blimey Mince. You sound genuinely happy!
Lol

Shame we didn't get Cyriac too. Buy a good bit of business all the same.
I personally like the loan shape of it as it gives us room to manoeuvre, (and him), if it doesn't work out.

Well done FFC.

Coyw!

[cookieg]

As he has played in black and white he shouldn't have any trouble finding his new team mates.

[Snibbo]

Interesting:

Ross McCormack - 38 goals in 88 league games for Fulham = .43 goals per game
Chris Martin - 52 goals in 121 games for Derby = .429 goals per game

Exact replacement for Ross in terms of goal scoring ability, but much better suited to our new style of play.

[bencher]

I wonder if the loan idea was ours or Derby's? It seems to work more to our advantage than theirs, so I would have to assume we proposed the structure. But I can't understand why they would have gone for it, unless Pearson really didn't want him in his squad, and we used that to our advantage.

[grandad]

I had every confidence that the Club would land a decent striker to add to the other dozen signings. Excellent window with the restraints of FFP.
We should have money in the bank to buy Martin in January or target someone else if he doesn´t work out.
Oh my, there is some egg on some peoples faces this morning.
SJ now has the players he wants so it is over to them to do the business. COYW.

[gezkc]

Very pleased with the club's dealings in this window. It really looks like we're moving forward at last.

Admittedly, I was thinking the same last summer, but with the start we've had so far, things genuinely seem to be improving. COYW!!

[toshes mate]

£2.5m loan + option to buy in Jan.

Odd but should work OK

Good business and gives SJ options to play with up front.  May turn out to be a surprisingly good move for Fulham.

[terryr]

Over 1600 posts about it on DC Forum.
Majority cant believe they let Martin go, even their players.
One guy said typical Derby sell our Striker and make the club
That is going to shock everyone this season even stronger, Im off
to back Fulham for promotion one said.. 049:gif

Thanks for the tip
"View from Derby" on the deal now posted
They are NOT a happy bunch

[hovewhite]

A great deal for the club,try before you buy.Well done Fulham and pissed off the derby fans as well good news all round,now for the title!

[Legate21]

Looking at the goals he scores, particularly the positions he takes up and runs he makes in the box when the ball is out wide, he looks like he could be a perfect fit for us.

[F.luke]

Top buy (loan) he,s old school but exactly what we want a forward that can hold the ball up and bring fast running midfielders in to play. Plus he can score too and a penalty taker.  He.s not the same as Matt smith even though he's a big guy.

[Apprentice to the Maestro]

Thanks for the video link, Snibbo!  Appreciate it.

My pleasure

Thanks indeed.  Scores with either foot (mostly right), his head (one up on Ross), takes penalties and free-kicks.  Ross with knobs on.  Excellent.

Impressive. Someone who gets on the end of crosses in the six yard box. We have not had that for a while. Who was the last Fulham player to do that regularly?

Also although he hit set pieces with his right foot he seemed to score a good number of goals from distance in open play with his left foot.

[AlexW132]

Thanks for the video link, Snibbo!  Appreciate it.

My pleasure

Thanks indeed.  Scores with either foot (mostly right), his head (one up on Ross), takes penalties and free-kicks.  Ross with knobs on.  Excellent.

Couldn't really ask for a more complete striker.

[Steven Ageroad]

Thanks for the video link, Snibbo!  Appreciate it.

My pleasure

Thanks indeed.  Scores with either foot (mostly right), his head (one up on Ross), takes penalties and free-kicks.  Ross with knobs on.  Excellent.

Couldn't really ask for a more complete striker.

Tell that to Howitis.
See his "We needed a goal poacher" post!

[cmg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InVQ6-NGzS8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InVQ6-NGzS8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InVQ6-NGzS8

Seems to provide much of what we have been lacking.

Small word of warning: The Youtube clip (for which much thanks) doesn't show the six penalties he has missed for Derby.

[Lighthouse]

As well as knowing where the goal is he brings in other players and makes goals for others. Could be ideal in the right set up that we seem to have. Woodrow struggles at times in that role while Smith is a pure target player.

[Fulham1959]

Over 1600 posts about it on DC Forum.
Majority cant believe they let Martin go, even their players.
One guy said typical Derby sell our Striker and make the club
That is going to shock everyone this season even stronger, Im off
to back Fulham for promotion one said.. 049:gif

Nice poem, but it doesn't rhyme !

[hopper]

I didn't want Martin but he's here now so i suppose we have to accept it.

Doesn't strike me as the type of character who'll give 100% when he knows he's off at the end of the season so I doubt we'll see the best of him, but may be pleasantly surprised.

Missing him against Derby will also be significant because those games are likely to be 6-pointers. It could even mean we're missing him for the play-off final. Seems like a cheap, hurried deal to me.

Best likely outcome IMO is Joka can get some good performances out of him between now and January, keep us in the play-off spots, and that persuades Khan to put his hand in his pocket and buy someone else for the second half of the season.

I'll probably change my view as soon as scores  049:gif

It's loan with view to buy though, so may go the other way where he likes the club and gives his all to earn a permanent move.

He looked pretty happy in the photos/video which is encouraging.

[westcliff white]

apparently the buy option is in January

loan fee is 2.5 million with a further fee of 6 million if we take the option that seems like khan ha sput his hand in his pocket too me. The only reason its not permanent is that everythign couldnt be done due to the internationals, now yes we could say why wasnt it done earlier in the window, but that was down to Derby and them wanting to get other targets in before selling it wold seem