| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) 17:29 - Oct 2 with 4882 views | tractorboy1978 |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 20:18 - Oct 2 with 1385 views | EssexBloo |
I agree and a few people I speak to have said the same thing recently. We are strong in all areas but still a question mark if the strikers are of the quality KMac and Ashton want. | | | |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 20:54 - Oct 2 with 1347 views | clive_baker |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 19:32 - Oct 2 by Kropotkin123 |
I think JJ has had his two best games from the striker position. Jackson recently had a good game from that position too. JJ is deceptively strong and has excellent control. So you can play it into his feet at pace and expect him to do something with it quickly (which isn't Ladapo's strongest point). But he's on a par with me when it comes to heading. He seemingly has very little interest in genuinely competing for it. Which means if he is up top we need to play in a different way to how we do when Ladapo is up front. Jackson also pulls defenses around in a different way, more stretching them with his pace. Again, both are capable of doing a job from that position, we just have to play to their strengths. JJ would become my default 9 out of the two. |
He sees himself as a #9, not to say I do but that’s where he wants to play.
I’m not sold on him, I think he’s handy enough to have as an option but I don’t think he’s good enough with his back to goal to play that role for us. |  |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 21:01 - Oct 2 with 1341 views | bournemouthblue |
I think if we are in with a solid chance of promotion, why wouldn't you want to recruit that bit of extra quality to get you across the line
I suppose we have signed Ahadme, not that it has gone very well so far
We will definitely need to recruit strikers, if we go up |  |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 21:46 - Oct 2 with 1297 views | ITFC_Jenx |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 19:07 - Oct 2 by Bobsthename |
Scored for fun in the US but hasn’t seemed to manage it in the championship. |
I imagined it as the USA link with the owners. Scored for Barnsley but has struggled at WBA. |  | | |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 21:50 - Oct 2 with 1280 views | clive_baker |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 21:46 - Oct 2 by ITFC_Jenx |
I imagined it as the USA link with the owners. Scored for Barnsley but has struggled at WBA. |
Washes his clothes in dishwasher tablets though, can he be trusted? | |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 22:18 - Oct 2 with 1241 views | Vic |
Not really. Pretty confident we’ll be challenging at the top but if McKenna thinks another striker will help us then I’m sure he’ll get his man |  |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 22:20 - Oct 2 with 1239 views | rgp1 |
That Harlland fella at citeh is a rather large chap. | | | |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 22:34 - Oct 2 with 1216 views | bournemouthblue |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 22:20 - Oct 2 by rgp1 |
That Harlland fella at citeh is a rather large chap. |
We fell out with Tyreece Simpson who was an absolute unit, we'll struggle to find another athlete like that
Adadme has been signed another targetman type but I can't see him or Ladapo being quite as effective in the Championship | |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 10:19 - Oct 3 with 1076 views | ketton_itfc |
I think we'll see an old head sign for the final few moths of the season in similar fashion to Keogh. |  | | |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 10:42 - Oct 3 with 1048 views | Churchman |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 22:34 - Oct 2 by bournemouthblue |
We fell out with Tyreece Simpson who was an absolute unit, we'll struggle to find another athlete like that
Adadme has been signed another targetman type but I can't see him or Ladapo being quite as effective in the Championship |
Maybe Tyreece Simpson fell out with us. Anyway, jury is still out on him. I presume he’s injured as he hasn’t appeared in any of second bottom goal shy Huddersfield’s squads yet.
I’m not keen on too many has beens. Experience at the back - useful, as proven in the past. It’s a gut feeling, but it seems to me the further up the pitch you go, the less useful an old stager is. Not least because loss of pace is more crucial for a forward. Somebody like Daryl Murphy with the right heart, desire and skill level, maybe, but they’re as rare as hens teeth. Normally it’s pension topper uppers like Lee Chapman. That we don’t need.
I’d rather we stuck to the strategy we seem to have mostly adopted for hungry players with a bit in them and the right attitude. Is there such a thing? No idea. |  | | |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 19:52 - Oct 3 with 948 views | monty_radio |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 10:42 - Oct 3 by Churchman |
Maybe Tyreece Simpson fell out with us. Anyway, jury is still out on him. I presume he’s injured as he hasn’t appeared in any of second bottom goal shy Huddersfield’s squads yet.
I’m not keen on too many has beens. Experience at the back - useful, as proven in the past. It’s a gut feeling, but it seems to me the further up the pitch you go, the less useful an old stager is. Not least because loss of pace is more crucial for a forward. Somebody like Daryl Murphy with the right heart, desire and skill level, maybe, but they’re as rare as hens teeth. Normally it’s pension topper uppers like Lee Chapman. That we don’t need.
I’d rather we stuck to the strategy we seem to have mostly adopted for hungry players with a bit in them and the right attitude. Is there such a thing? No idea. |
Ray Crawford, on the other hand, returning to us in 1966 at the age of 30, managed 61 goals from a further 123 apps and helped us win the title and return to the top tier. | |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 20:26 - Oct 3 with 909 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 10:42 - Oct 3 by Churchman |
Maybe Tyreece Simpson fell out with us. Anyway, jury is still out on him. I presume he’s injured as he hasn’t appeared in any of second bottom goal shy Huddersfield’s squads yet.
I’m not keen on too many has beens. Experience at the back - useful, as proven in the past. It’s a gut feeling, but it seems to me the further up the pitch you go, the less useful an old stager is. Not least because loss of pace is more crucial for a forward. Somebody like Daryl Murphy with the right heart, desire and skill level, maybe, but they’re as rare as hens teeth. Normally it’s pension topper uppers like Lee Chapman. That we don’t need.
I’d rather we stuck to the strategy we seem to have mostly adopted for hungry players with a bit in them and the right attitude. Is there such a thing? No idea. |
Simpson out until After the World Cup recovering from Knee injury sustained last season when KM was about to get him involved with first team training. |  |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 20:29 - Oct 3 with 901 views | FrimleyBlue |
Does Dane have a recall at pompy in Jan? could see KM being after him at some point. (before he makes it at spurs) | |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 21:03 - Oct 3 with 871 views | Churchman |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 19:52 - Oct 3 by monty_radio |
Ray Crawford, on the other hand, returning to us in 1966 at the age of 30, managed 61 goals from a further 123 apps and helped us win the title and return to the top tier. |
Ray Crawford was an exceptional forward. A two in three games goalscorer who had spent the prime of his career here. We are in L1. Even if there is somebody age 30 with that sort of quality, why would they come here unless they were injury ridden or trouble like Chopra?
If you want a better example, try Paul Goddard. He was about 32 when he came to us, but was a model professional and gave us something we didn’t have and three good years (72 apps, 13 goals), despite his best goalscoring years being well behind him. He was of course well known to JL and had been a top player.
I’m arguing against myself here but I stand by what I said. Professionals of Crawford and Goddard’s level and attitude are not available to L1 Ipswich - in my opinion. Stick with young and hungry. | | | |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 21:17 - Oct 3 with 859 views | monty_radio |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 21:03 - Oct 3 by Churchman |
Ray Crawford was an exceptional forward. A two in three games goalscorer who had spent the prime of his career here. We are in L1. Even if there is somebody age 30 with that sort of quality, why would they come here unless they were injury ridden or trouble like Chopra?
If you want a better example, try Paul Goddard. He was about 32 when he came to us, but was a model professional and gave us something we didn’t have and three good years (72 apps, 13 goals), despite his best goalscoring years being well behind him. He was of course well known to JL and had been a top player.
I’m arguing against myself here but I stand by what I said. Professionals of Crawford and Goddard’s level and attitude are not available to L1 Ipswich - in my opinion. Stick with young and hungry. |
Don't really disagree - just wanted to dwell on a past great! | |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 22:25 - Oct 3 with 821 views | ITFCson |
Simply no.
We are top scorers and that is with our number 9 having only 2 league goals.
We play a fluid system and for the first time in a decade or 2 we score goals from all over the pitch. I would not be surprised to see 5 outfield players score 10 or more this season and that will stand us in perfectly good stead. | | | |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 22:39 - Oct 3 with 811 views | Churchman |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 21:17 - Oct 3 by monty_radio |
Don't really disagree - just wanted to dwell on a past great! |
I actually saw Crawford play and score in my first ever game. I saw him a few times, but tbh I was a bit to young to remember him other than through the footage that’s available.
His record when he was young was extraordinary and even as his powers faded, he was still flippin good. A great player for the club and he would surely have won more England caps had the likes of the great Jimmy Greaves not been in front of him. | | | |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 01:52 - Oct 4 with 762 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 22:25 - Oct 3 by ITFCson |
Simply no.
We are top scorers and that is with our number 9 having only 2 league goals.
We play a fluid system and for the first time in a decade or 2 we score goals from all over the pitch. I would not be surprised to see 5 outfield players score 10 or more this season and that will stand us in perfectly good stead. |
Not a bad shout. Currently have:
* 1 on course for 25
* 1 on course for 16
* 5 on course for 8 |  |
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| Who else thinks we are going to go large on a striker in January? (n/t) on 05:02 - Oct 4 with 710 views | BigCommon |
I don't think so. Not unless we suffer a cruel injury to one of the existing strikers.
Not sure, but think Ahadme will be back in and around the squad by then, too.
My guess would be a loan signing if we had an injury crisis, up front. Just to add legs to the squad.
There is an argument to suggest, that if we are looking strong for top two, then we should double down and add one or two quality players in January. But finding the right players and taking a big money punt in January, is always a gamble.
I'm happy with what we've got. We certainly haven't got a goal scoring problem at the moment. |  | | |
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