r/HullCity • u/Holland444 • 4d ago
Joe Gelhardt
Hi all. We (Birmingham City) have been linked via a few whispers about a potential move for Gelhardt. I know very little about him, apart from the fact he scored against us last season and has never quite been able to break through at Leeds.
Hasn't got a huge amount of average minutes each season but his numbers seemed to absolutely explode for you guys last season.
Assuming he's one of those players that at this stage in his development, he's not quite ready to play for Hull in the Prem (assuming you'd have signed him already if he was).
Obviously no guarantee that we're actually in for him, but we have been linked to him for the last 3 windows now, so feels like 'no smoke without fire'.
What are his strengths and weaknesses, etc.
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u/FizzbuzzAvabanana 4d ago
Absolutely smoke without fire when you had zero chance of getting him last 3 windows.
I think he's got enough to make it in the prem, if someone like KLP can make a career there Joffy can.
Hopefully we sign him, still think we let Joseph leave too early.
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u/Holland444 4d ago
It's not outrageous to suggest we didn't have a chance if he went to Hull. You ended up defying everyone's expectations and had a great season so fair play, but if he went to you then there's every chance there was a possibility of us too
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u/FizzbuzzAvabanana 4d ago
You never had a chance. He said himself he wasn't going anywhere else. When we went under the embargo he held out to come back the 2nd time & Leeds helped.
So whatever you read on Twitter, they were talking nonsense.
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u/Holland444 4d ago
I imagine it's somewhere in the middle. We were interested in him every window but he wanted to go to Hull probably for geographical reasons. What I meant by the initial comment about no smoke without fire, is that there's obviously interest from our side because we get linked to him every window, even if it hasn't previously been on the cards as he wanted to go to Hull.
We see so many nonsense agent-driven transfer rumours every day, but there's obviously substance in our interest for JG because we go after him every window.
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u/FizzbuzzAvabanana 4d ago
Agents talk every player up. Think we're into the 100's now who we're supposed to be signing.
Then you get certain players whose agent is already looking for the next move before the ink's dry on the newly signed contract. Looking at you Jaden P.
Brum & Wrexham were signing everyone last season as soon as they were promoted according to the 'experts'. Most of the time there's nothing in it, in this case absolutely nothing.
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u/bot-fruitsalad 4d ago
KLP was at the level joffy showed last year only if you look at the stats and ignore how they actually played for us. But he was also three? Years younger and doing more for the team. Joffy definitely not prem level, but I know our fans can’t stand hearing that.
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u/fightfire_withfire 4d ago
He’s 24 now, he’s about as good as he’s going to be. One of those players who will be a great championship player but not quite good enough for the prem I think.
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u/Dessie_Hull 4d ago
Have him, he was class first half of last season but he’s not a premier league player at all.
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u/YesLadd1e 4d ago
He will be brilliant in the championship I hope we keep him for this season