| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles 21:18 - Aug 10 with 3274 views | unstableblue |
Hirst is our number one centre forward
I don’t see Akpom being a sub to replace Hirst at 70mins
Wonder which position he’ll end up taking?
He seems versatile:
Forward (Centre) 19
Attacking Midfielder (Centre) 19
Forward (Right) 7
Forward (Left) 4
Attacking Midfielder (Right) 1
We needed this versatility - looking forward to seeing him play |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:20 - Aug 10 with 2698 views | JammyDodgerrr |
I imagine we'll play him across all four regularly. He's an astonishingly good signing. |  |
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| My spidey senses lead me to think he’ll become the number 10 on 21:32 - Aug 10 with 2611 views | unstableblue |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:20 - Aug 10 by JammyDodgerrr |
I imagine we'll play him across all four regularly. He's an astonishingly good signing. |
But you’re right a good signing
Top tiers in Europe, and proven Chanpionship
Don’t think he’s the full Premier League level we seek, but he’s better than top championship | |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:51 - Aug 10 with 2504 views | Linners |
It might be sacrilegious to say it but I think KMcK wants a 'better' no.9 than Hirst and we'll still be trying to find one. |  | | |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:54 - Aug 10 with 2460 views | Trequartista |
So who's going to replace Hirst on 70? |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:56 - Aug 10 with 2442 views | SheffordBlue |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:54 - Aug 10 by Trequartista |
So who's going to replace Hirst on 70? |
I think we might see some more competition come in for the 9 spot to do that. Akpom then a regular starter behind the 9 but a good insurance policy if one of the 'regular 9s' gets injured. |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:57 - Aug 10 with 2430 views | Chris_ITFC |
Our RW isn’t a typical RW, and really nor is our LW.
He’ll be competition with Hirst, but versatile to get minutes elsewhere… It’s what we need, like Leicester (Ayew/Daka) and Southampton (Armstrong/Stewart/Archer/Downs).
Hirst isn’t going to start every game. We now have 2 top quality CFs. If you want better options than AAH, not everyone can start every game. |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:00 - Aug 10 with 2395 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
My thought is that Akpom plays as first choice striker and Hirst is the change. Akpom provides options should we be short elsewhere. I may be wrong, though. If Al Hamadi also has flexibility to play wide that helps too. |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:00 - Aug 10 with 2371 views | Vic |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:20 - Aug 10 by JammyDodgerrr |
I imagine we'll play him across all four regularly. He's an astonishingly good signing. |
I hope you’re right. I’m expecting him to be a good, solid contributor to the squad and team. But I’m not seeing anything in his past to suggest we should expect him to be ‘astonishing’ - how much can McKenna weave his magic and improve him? |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:06 - Aug 10 with 2304 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:00 - Aug 10 by Vic |
I hope you’re right. I’m expecting him to be a good, solid contributor to the squad and team. But I’m not seeing anything in his past to suggest we should expect him to be ‘astonishing’ - how much can McKenna weave his magic and improve him? |
"I’m not seeing anything in his past to suggest we should expect him to be ‘astonishing’"
28 goals from 41 Championship appearances last time he played in it (22-23), 11 Eredivisie goals in 25 matches in 23-24 as well as 3 Europa League goals in 6 appearances. Not such a good season last season in Ligue 1 in France but he is clearly a very good player. | |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:10 - Aug 10 with 2263 views | LeoMuff |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:00 - Aug 10 by Vic |
I hope you’re right. I’m expecting him to be a good, solid contributor to the squad and team. But I’m not seeing anything in his past to suggest we should expect him to be ‘astonishing’ - how much can McKenna weave his magic and improve him? |
If you don’t think 28 goals in a championship season isn’t astonishing then you are very hard to please |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:17 - Aug 10 with 2168 views | WeWereZombies |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 21:54 - Aug 10 by Trequartista |
So who's going to replace Hirst on 70? |
Hirst played the full game on Friday evening, maybe this is a sign that he is over the injuries and at full fitness. Hirst on the pitch for the full game most games would be a great boost to our intensity in my opinion. I think Akpom and Hirst can play off each other, a relationship that can improve over the course of the season. Al-Hamadi provides a different approach if we need it. And then there is Buabo, who doesn't count towards the squad limit. |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:18 - Aug 10 with 2150 views | Alberto_the_frog |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:10 - Aug 10 by LeoMuff |
If you don’t think 28 goals in a championship season isn’t astonishing then you are very hard to please |
Quite a few seem not to be pleased with Szmodic, for some reason. |  | | |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:19 - Aug 10 with 2138 views | SheffordBlue |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:17 - Aug 10 by WeWereZombies |
Hirst played the full game on Friday evening, maybe this is a sign that he is over the injuries and at full fitness. Hirst on the pitch for the full game most games would be a great boost to our intensity in my opinion. I think Akpom and Hirst can play off each other, a relationship that can improve over the course of the season. Al-Hamadi provides a different approach if we need it. And then there is Buabo, who doesn't count towards the squad limit. |
I can't see McKenna wanting to have to play his main 9 for 90 minutes very often personally. Think it was more a case of 'needs must' on Friday rather than anything else. | |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:20 - Aug 10 with 2123 views | Smoresy |
Starting CAM before too long is my prediction, providing injuries don't dictate otherwise. | | | |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:24 - Aug 10 with 2052 views | Smoresy |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:18 - Aug 10 by Alberto_the_frog |
Quite a few seem not to be pleased with Szmodic, for some reason. |
In fairness he only scored 27. | | | |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:47 - Aug 10 with 1900 views | cressi |
I believe another number 9 will come in and share time with Hirst and Akpon will be a number 10 think we still have quite a few more ins and outs to go before window shuts. | | | |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 23:12 - Aug 10 with 1720 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:18 - Aug 10 by Alberto_the_frog |
Quite a few seem not to be pleased with Szmodic, for some reason. |
Love him as a player, not sure he is a great fit in this system. |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 23:37 - Aug 10 with 1598 views | Vic |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:06 - Aug 10 by Nthsuffolkblue |
"I’m not seeing anything in his past to suggest we should expect him to be ‘astonishing’"
28 goals from 41 Championship appearances last time he played in it (22-23), 11 Eredivisie goals in 25 matches in 23-24 as well as 3 Europa League goals in 6 appearances. Not such a good season last season in Ligue 1 in France but he is clearly a very good player. |
agreed, thats very good - but not astonishing. | |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 00:26 - Aug 11 with 1473 views | Ryorry |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:17 - Aug 10 by WeWereZombies |
Hirst played the full game on Friday evening, maybe this is a sign that he is over the injuries and at full fitness. Hirst on the pitch for the full game most games would be a great boost to our intensity in my opinion. I think Akpom and Hirst can play off each other, a relationship that can improve over the course of the season. Al-Hamadi provides a different approach if we need it. And then there is Buabo, who doesn't count towards the squad limit. |
Is Buabo fully recovered and fit after his very serious and lengthy injury?
Would love to see him get more first team minutes if so. |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 00:31 - Aug 11 with 1460 views | Ryorry |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 23:37 - Aug 10 by Vic |
agreed, thats very good - but not astonishing. |
Crikey O’Reilly, some people are never happy. | |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 00:48 - Aug 11 with 1428 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 22:00 - Aug 10 by Nthsuffolkblue |
My thought is that Akpom plays as first choice striker and Hirst is the change. Akpom provides options should we be short elsewhere. I may be wrong, though. If Al Hamadi also has flexibility to play wide that helps too. |
AAH could play the Left Forward in McKenna's system, cutting in, with Davis overlapping.
Remember the old tactic we had of Jon Walters as a Right Forward, up against an isolated Full Back to win headers?
We could have AAH on the left and Akpom on the right doing this. | | | |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 04:00 - Aug 11 with 1270 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
I think the venality means we might loan Ali and seek out a more like for like Hirst type player for a decent fee but I’m not sure.
Not saying we should spend for sake of it but we really have not spent big for a parachute team, if Omari goes it would be 70M in sales, plus parachute money with just Matusiwa and some loan fees plus a percentage of wages. That’s really quite low, would rule out a big splash in CM or up front yet. |  |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 06:34 - Aug 11 with 1140 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 23:37 - Aug 10 by Vic |
agreed, thats very good - but not astonishing. |
Would Gyokeres be astonishing or still just very good? | |
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| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 06:35 - Aug 11 with 1132 views | franz_tyson |
It does feel now we can bring in a decent striker as opposed to a third choice barely-to-be-used striker. Akpom as a 10 means a new striker can get decent minutes sharing with Hirst.
Still a bit of business left to do. Akpom's versatility is pretty handy. | | | |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 07:14 - Aug 11 with 987 views | textbackup |
| Looks like Akpom can potentially play in all our 4 attacking roles on 04:00 - Aug 11 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
I think the venality means we might loan Ali and seek out a more like for like Hirst type player for a decent fee but I’m not sure.
Not saying we should spend for sake of it but we really have not spent big for a parachute team, if Omari goes it would be 70M in sales, plus parachute money with just Matusiwa and some loan fees plus a percentage of wages. That’s really quite low, would rule out a big splash in CM or up front yet. |
I love Hirst, but if we don’t have the pulling power to be looking to bring in an equivalent, or an upgrade, on him, then I’d be surprised. |  |
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