Hirst on Town's List of Potential New Strikers
Friday, 13th May 2022 10:26

TWTD understands Leicester City striker George Hirst, who spent 2021/22 on loan at Portsmouth, is among those on the Blues’ list of potential summer recruits.

Adding firepower to the squad is high on Town’s priorities during the close season with Kieran McKenna’s side having been unable to turn dominant displays into goals on a number of occasions.

We understand 23-year-old Hirst is one of a number of frontmen under consideration following an impressive loan spell with Pompey during 2021/22 in which he scored 15 times, all after the start of November.

Hirst, the son of former Sheffield Wednesday and England frontman David, started his career with the Owls and as a youngster played for England’s U17s, U18s, U19s and U20s featuring alongside Andre Dozzell, Flynn Downes, Tristan Nydam and Nick Hayes.

The 6ft 3in tall striker joined Belgian second division side OH Leuven in June 2018, then a year later moved on to Leicester.

Since signing for the Foxes he has made only two sub appearances, spending time on loan at Rotherham in 2020/21, failing to score in four starts and 28 appearances from the bench, before this season’s spell at Pompey.

Hirst, who was nominated for April’s PFA Fans’ Player of the Month award, has another year left on his Leicester contract.

Elsewhere, Colchester United have confirmed the departure of former Blues keeper Dean Gerken, 36, while ex-Town midfielder Emyr Huws, 28, is in talks about staying with the U's having joined them on a short-term deal in January.

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tractorboybig added 18:22 - May 13 wow, everybody has someone they fancy
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algarvefan added 19:00 - May 13 Please remember that Piggot was prolific the season before he came to us from Wimbledon, the choice of striker isn't just about how many goals they scored for another team, it's a case of will they fit into our team and our system. Plenty of time and the rumours have just started, I trust our current management to bring in the right players, whoever they are.
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SickParrot added 20:19 - May 13 I would like us to sign a striker who has a better goal scoring record than Hirst. 15 goals since November is good but was it just a hot streak that won't be replicated?(like Bonne for us). I would be looking for a striker who has done it over ar least 2 seasons and ideally for more than one club.
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Lukeybluey added 22:26 - May 13

Ashton and McKenna are on it I'm sure, I trust whatever their judgment. We won't know until they're standing by the ITFC badge.

With regards to this lad...I believe he played against us at PR, can't recall anything that stood out. Stockton first game of the season was a right handful...thought Ironside for Cambridge was similar too...

Definitely be interesting to see who we get this summer...we are only a few players away from destroying teams in this league...left wing back, centre mid and a striker...would like us to sign Celina and Bakinson permanently too, thought they became pretty decent...

Tractor_Boy_in_HK added 16:28 - May 14 Hirst confuses me - doesn't score in 31 championship matches, doesn't do anything the first half of the year in league 1 then looks the parts in the second half of the year.
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Nobbysnuts added 17:17 - May 14 No thanks.....another piggott all over again....and that worked out well didn't it....
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blueboy1981 added 19:59 - May 14

Don't build your hopes up too much - you may well find us starting the season with what we have now - minus a couple more … !!
All this talk of ‘incoming players' and ‘interested in's' are just that - and we've been here a few times before … !!
If, and it is IF players are ‘coming in' then I would have thought the list, however small, would already have been formulated.
Don't build your hopes up - you may be disappointed. Who Knows ? - but someone needs to if we are ever to do more than keep pretending to get out of this Division 3 .. !!!

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