| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? 08:58 - Apr 20 with 5676 views | suffolkpunchdrunk |
Please be realistic with your suggestions!
For me it has to be Joe Pigott from AFC Wimbledon. Out of contract at the end of the season, great recent playing/scoring record. Sure there will be Championship interest in him and it would be a real sign of intent if we get him in. |  | | |  |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 10:28 - Apr 20 with 2333 views | chrismakin |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 10:18 - Apr 20 by ElderGrizzly |
I can't see Rhodes or Wickham going from £50k a week contracts to our level.
I'm sure there are a few stepping stones in between for them yet before they fall to L1 |
Itll be interesting who we do go for.
The talk around town is we are going big... what is classed as big and still realistic? |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 10:57 - Apr 20 with 2254 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 10:28 - Apr 20 by chrismakin |
Itll be interesting who we do go for.
The talk around town is we are going big... what is classed as big and still realistic? |
Now the wage cap has gone, paying £10k a week in this league would be 'big' and realistic. |  | | |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:01 - Apr 20 with 2252 views | Colin_Viljoen |
Martyn Waghorn for me! |  | | |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:09 - Apr 20 with 2225 views | BlueBadger |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 10:23 - Apr 20 by Herbivore |
I'm disregarding him on a combination of fitness, him not being very good, and him being a jeb-end. |
Be nice here. He still thinks it was nothing to do with Lambert that the players are disinterested and rubbish and Lambert only left because of all the bullies on TWTD and not the two mid-table third division places. |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:14 - Apr 20 with 2200 views | hatch |
Nahki Wells? - Probably falling away in scoring prowess now and not what he used to be though.
Sam Vokes - possibly getting on a bit too
Fejiri Okenabirhie from Doncaster?
It's tough isn't it - need someone entering their prime, which usually comes at a cost and from our level rather than the Championship. |  | | |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:18 - Apr 20 with 2175 views | ArnieM |
This is the thing though isn't it . Is Cook now building a Championship side ( can he get that calibre of player to agree to join a Club currently in League One?)..or is he building a team for the short term of getting out of league one , but then those players not be part of the next phase ( I which case why would they join the Club)
Not easy is it ... |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:26 - Apr 20 with 2165 views | Garv |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 10:23 - Apr 20 by Herbivore |
I'm disregarding him on a combination of fitness, him not being very good, and him being a jeb-end. |
Fair enough. On the football side of the argument, considering he's performed a lot better than any other striker on the books, I'd say it would be dangerous to get rid, unless we're confident of recruiting 2+ strikers guaranteed to score goals.
The only thing I'd say to counter the other side is that if we disregarded any footballer who showed any sign of being a jeb-end we might not have many left. |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:27 - Apr 20 with 2156 views | hatch |
Just a thought - isn't League 2's top scorer, Paul Mullin, best mates with Norwood?
They could move in together and start up top together - dream partnership? He's only 26 and in the form of his life | | | |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:28 - Apr 20 with 2155 views | GeoffSentence |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 09:01 - Apr 20 by Kieran_Knows |
Think bigger. |
You mean Akinfenwa? |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:28 - Apr 20 with 2155 views | BlueBadger |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:26 - Apr 20 by Garv |
Fair enough. On the football side of the argument, considering he's performed a lot better than any other striker on the books, I'd say it would be dangerous to get rid, unless we're confident of recruiting 2+ strikers guaranteed to score goals.
The only thing I'd say to counter the other side is that if we disregarded any footballer who showed any sign of being a jeb-end we might not have many left. |
I fear it says more about the quality of the rest of our forwards than Norwood's quality that they're being outperformed by a fat fourth-division player. | |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:30 - Apr 20 with 2148 views | Steve_M |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:28 - Apr 20 by BlueBadger |
I fear it says more about the quality of the rest of our forwards than Norwood's quality that they're being outperformed by a fat fourth-division player. |
No, Norwood is good enough for this level. Scoring around one goal in three for a side that creates next to nothing is decent, he didn't even play much when we were actually fairly good for the first six weeks of the season. He misses a lot of chances but that's to be expected at this level.
The questions about his fitness and attitude are another matter. |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:31 - Apr 20 with 2146 views | itfcpaul |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:18 - Apr 20 by ArnieM |
This is the thing though isn't it . Is Cook now building a Championship side ( can he get that calibre of player to agree to join a Club currently in League One?)..or is he building a team for the short term of getting out of league one , but then those players not be part of the next phase ( I which case why would they join the Club)
Not easy is it ... |
I think it will be a Championship striker willing to leave somewhere for the huge ride we are going on, surely many will see that a short term stint in Div 1, well paid, run in our team would be better than someone in the Championship treading water, who like, I have no idea, but think it would need to be someone young enough to be a long term fix, Brennan Johnson would be ideal, in my opinion, or even someone more experienced like Troy Deeney yes extremely far fetched but if they don't go up themselves?? think big |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:36 - Apr 20 with 2124 views | Westover |
Holy he's young tall and he has to be better at the other end of the pitch😉 | | | |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:39 - Apr 20 with 2114 views | Herbivore |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:26 - Apr 20 by Garv |
Fair enough. On the football side of the argument, considering he's performed a lot better than any other striker on the books, I'd say it would be dangerous to get rid, unless we're confident of recruiting 2+ strikers guaranteed to score goals.
The only thing I'd say to counter the other side is that if we disregarded any footballer who showed any sign of being a jeb-end we might not have many left. |
Saying he's been our best striker isn't much of an argument though given how toothless we've been up front. What is he on now, 18 or 19 goals in 2 seasons? That's not the kind of return to get a stiffy over really, even taking account of him missing some time through injury. He's 30 now as well so he's not going to improve much and it's questionable whether his fitness will improve.
You're right that a lot of footballers can be jeb-ends at times, but it's the consistency with which Norwood manages it whilst simultaneously being unfit and bang average that really grates. |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:49 - Apr 20 with 2078 views | TractorCam |
Out of the shouts made, Jamie MacLaren and Britt Assombalonga would be my picks. |  |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:01 - Apr 20 with 2028 views | Parky |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 09:58 - Apr 20 by LeoMuff |
We can’t afford him Plymouth are asking £5m |
I’m sure we could offer Kayden Jackson as part of the deal.  | | | |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:06 - Apr 20 with 2014 views | ITFC_Jenx |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:14 - Apr 20 by hatch |
Nahki Wells? - Probably falling away in scoring prowess now and not what he used to be though.
Sam Vokes - possibly getting on a bit too
Fejiri Okenabirhie from Doncaster?
It's tough isn't it - need someone entering their prime, which usually comes at a cost and from our level rather than the Championship. |
Diedhou at Bristol City is out of contract. Leads the line in a 4231... |  | | |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:07 - Apr 20 with 2008 views | itfcpaul |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:06 - Apr 20 by ITFC_Jenx |
Diedhou at Bristol City is out of contract. Leads the line in a 4231... |
Is he any good and how many goals has he got this season? | |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:09 - Apr 20 with 2003 views | itfcpaul |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:06 - Apr 20 by ITFC_Jenx |
Diedhou at Bristol City is out of contract. Leads the line in a 4231... |
Is he any good and how many goals has he got this season?
He's only got 8 goals hasn't he this season, not the prolific striker we areaafter... | |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:27 - Apr 20 with 1962 views | ITFC_Jenx |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:14 - Apr 20 by hatch |
Nahki Wells? - Probably falling away in scoring prowess now and not what he used to be though.
Sam Vokes - possibly getting on a bit too
Fejiri Okenabirhie from Doncaster?
It's tough isn't it - need someone entering their prime, which usually comes at a cost and from our level rather than the Championship. |
Diedhou at Bristol City is out of contract. Leads the line in a 4231... | | | |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:56 - Apr 20 with 1900 views | Lower_North |
Paul Mullins for me. | | | |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:58 - Apr 20 with 1885 views | TractorCam |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:56 - Apr 20 by Lower_North |
Paul Mullins for me. |
Good mates with Nors, not sure he will sell the club to him. | |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 13:23 - Apr 20 with 1835 views | Garv |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 11:39 - Apr 20 by Herbivore |
Saying he's been our best striker isn't much of an argument though given how toothless we've been up front. What is he on now, 18 or 19 goals in 2 seasons? That's not the kind of return to get a stiffy over really, even taking account of him missing some time through injury. He's 30 now as well so he's not going to improve much and it's questionable whether his fitness will improve.
You're right that a lot of footballers can be jeb-ends at times, but it's the consistency with which Norwood manages it whilst simultaneously being unfit and bang average that really grates. |
I really don't think you can claim he's been bang average. It comes down to opinions and you've got yours so I won't say it's wrong. But he's scored one in three during his time here, that's not bang average. Besides, why would you sell our best striker (by a distance)?
Also, Daryl Murphy was 32 when he scored 27 goals in a Championship season, so saying someone who is 30 won't get much better is silly. Murphy improved by 14 goals in a year.
He's a wind up merchant. I really don't think his Twitter stuff is worth worrying about, albeit if I was Cook I'd tell him to tone it down. The drink driving is obviously serious, but the other stuff isn't. [Post edited 20 Apr 2021 13:27]
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 13:25 - Apr 20 with 1819 views | chrismakin |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 12:58 - Apr 20 by TractorCam |
Good mates with Nors, not sure he will sell the club to him. |
Well you wouldnt want your mate coming in to take your place either there is only 1 place up for grabs | |
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| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 13:33 - Apr 20 with 1790 views | Stewart27 |
| Striker To Fire Town To Championship Next Season? on 09:42 - Apr 20 by Garv |
He needs others chipping in but given service Norwood will score goals. He's got one in three having had very little quality behind him and being injured probably more often than not.
If you're disregarding him on account of fitness then fair enough. You'd like to think Cook etc will decide if and how to use him based on how many minutes they think they can get out of him. |
I think over the last 2 seasons a combination of his lack of goals, lack of fitness and lack of professionalism has shown he is not what we need for a team that has aspirations of reaching the championship. | | | |
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