| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that 23:21 - Dec 28 with 3816 views | Grief |
in the January Transfer window.
I am sure we have some top targets, but they may not want to come here for whatever reason.
Trust in the process, i , like many were a bit underwhelmed with the arrival of Kieffer Moore two years ago, but he was a major factor in us going up! Whoever we get, give him a chance.
Hirst's injury is a blow, but there is a player here in Azon and with a bit of luck, he could easily be on 6-8 goals. He is another who is working really hard off the ball. get behind hm.
Finally a number of you believed Philogene was a complete waste of money, you all now worship him, McAteer is a decent player, Kmac will improve him too, keep the faith.
Happy New Year to you all, still half the season to go, we have the strongest squad in the division, "the cream rises to the top!" |  | | |  |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:32 - Dec 29 with 739 views | Herbivore |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:12 - Dec 29 by FrimleyBlue |
Dont think hes saying that
But herbz said within our budget. A budget that could have had £12 mill more available had it not been used on mcateer |
It doesn't work like that though. Let's say we had £15m available for a striker and not signing McAteer would have meant we had £27m available. Do you think a striker worth £27m would be affordable on a Championship wage? Do you think they'd want to join a Championship club? Real life and Football Manager are two different things. |  |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:42 - Dec 29 with 719 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
Think a lot of people have unrealistic expectations on the striker front. January is notoriously difficult to get a decent striker in given people don’t want to sell half way through the season.
Also given our summer outlay was the highest in the league I wouldn’t be surprised if we went down the loan route, maybe hijack Lankshear or something. I just don’t think Piroe is realistic at least not early in the window as clubs want to get cover before moving others on. |  | | |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:46 - Dec 29 with 699 views | FrimleyBlue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:32 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
It doesn't work like that though. Let's say we had £15m available for a striker and not signing McAteer would have meant we had £27m available. Do you think a striker worth £27m would be affordable on a Championship wage? Do you think they'd want to join a Championship club? Real life and Football Manager are two different things. |
Depends how that 27 was spent
Could have been 15 on fees 12 on wages etc. 20 on fee. 7 on wages
I was just sharing what I believed chantry was saying regarding mcateer and your budget mention. That 12 mill does seem like an extreme waste of budget esp if we you are correct wnd that budget is what reduced our ability to sign a striker |  |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:47 - Dec 29 with 698 views | bobbyramsey |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 08:49 - Dec 29 by NthQldITFC |
Why don't blue tits peck holes in milk bottle tops any more then? |
Decline in Blue Tit population |  | | |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:48 - Dec 29 with 696 views | Herbivore |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:46 - Dec 29 by FrimleyBlue |
Depends how that 27 was spent
Could have been 15 on fees 12 on wages etc. 20 on fee. 7 on wages
I was just sharing what I believed chantry was saying regarding mcateer and your budget mention. That 12 mill does seem like an extreme waste of budget esp if we you are correct wnd that budget is what reduced our ability to sign a striker |
Yeah, I still don't think you or chantry are getting my point. | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:51 - Dec 29 with 684 views | StokieBlue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:46 - Dec 29 by FrimleyBlue |
Depends how that 27 was spent
Could have been 15 on fees 12 on wages etc. 20 on fee. 7 on wages
I was just sharing what I believed chantry was saying regarding mcateer and your budget mention. That 12 mill does seem like an extreme waste of budget esp if we you are correct wnd that budget is what reduced our ability to sign a striker |
12m on wages is ~75k per week over a longish 3 year contract.
You honestly expect or even want Town, in the Championship, to be spending that kind of money on wages over a long commitment period?
It's nonsensical.
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:54 - Dec 29 with 680 views | FrimleyBlue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:51 - Dec 29 by StokieBlue |
12m on wages is ~75k per week over a longish 3 year contract.
You honestly expect or even want Town, in the Championship, to be spending that kind of money on wages over a long commitment period?
It's nonsensical.
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I wasn't being literal about it SB | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:56 - Dec 29 with 669 views | FrimleyBlue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:48 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
Yeah, I still don't think you or chantry are getting my point. |
Depends what your point is when you mention budget
If its that we ran out of budget then the 12 mill was a wasted spend that could have been used on a striker | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:57 - Dec 29 with 667 views | StokieBlue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:54 - Dec 29 by FrimleyBlue |
I wasn't being literal about it SB |
Eh?
What was the point in the post then given the only facts or opinions in it were to do with a fee and a wage?
SB [Post edited 29 Dec 2025 10:58]
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:23 - Dec 29 with 621 views | Herbivore |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:56 - Dec 29 by FrimleyBlue |
Depends what your point is when you mention budget
If its that we ran out of budget then the 12 mill was a wasted spend that could have been used on a striker |
No, that's not my point. Thanks for confirming you've not understood my point. | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:31 - Dec 29 with 608 views | FrimleyBlue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:23 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
No, that's not my point. Thanks for confirming you've not understood my point. |
Thats ok
Then what is your point about the budget? | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:35 - Dec 29 with 597 views | Herbivore |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:31 - Dec 29 by FrimleyBlue |
Thats ok
Then what is your point about the budget? |
Re-read the full post and come back with another guess. It shouldn't be too hard, I wasn't being cryptic and if you can't work it out then I'm not sure further explanation is going to help. | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:48 - Dec 29 with 565 views | FrimleyBlue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:35 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
Re-read the full post and come back with another guess. It shouldn't be too hard, I wasn't being cryptic and if you can't work it out then I'm not sure further explanation is going to help. |
Ah ok youre being that version of a poster.
Never mind.
Its usually polite when asked to explain something to do so. But guess thats to much to ask of someone like yourself. | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:48 - Dec 29 with 563 views | chantryblueboy |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:35 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
Re-read the full post and come back with another guess. It shouldn't be too hard, I wasn't being cryptic and if you can't work it out then I'm not sure further explanation is going to help. |
Our striker budget could have been higher if we prioritised the McAteer money on a striker. I don’t see which part of that is up for debate? | | | |
| (No subject) (n/t) on 11:50 - Dec 29 with 556 views | FrimleyBlue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:35 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
Re-read the full post and come back with another guess. It shouldn't be too hard, I wasn't being cryptic and if you can't work it out then I'm not sure further explanation is going to help. |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:54 - Dec 29 with 545 views | Herbivore |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:48 - Dec 29 by chantryblueboy |
Our striker budget could have been higher if we prioritised the McAteer money on a striker. I don’t see which part of that is up for debate? |
Real life isn't Football Manager. | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:55 - Dec 29 with 541 views | USA |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 10:29 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
That's not what I said. I said that finding a striker in our price range who suits our style of play and wants to join us isn't easy. That we signed McAteer who isn't a striker, was in our price range, and wanted to join us doesn't really have anything to do with that. |
But our price range would’ve been £12m higher if we hadn’t spent money on McAteer. That’s their point. And it’s valid.
Money could’ve been used on fee/wages to tempt the quality striker to play for us. | |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 12:18 - Dec 29 with 500 views | RobTheMonk |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 09:44 - Dec 29 by WeWereZombies |
As an aside on Hutchinson, did anyone notice there was no somersault celebration after his equaliser against Citeh on Saturday ? Seems like playing for forest is not quite as joyful as playing for Town. |
Daka did it at AFCON and nearly broke his neck. Wouldn't be surprised if managers are saying don't do celebrations where you're at risk of serious injury |  | | |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 12:20 - Dec 29 with 491 views | chantryblueboy |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:54 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
Real life isn't Football Manager. |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 12:26 - Dec 29 with 469 views | Herbivore |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 11:55 - Dec 29 by USA |
But our price range would’ve been £12m higher if we hadn’t spent money on McAteer. That’s their point. And it’s valid.
Money could’ve been used on fee/wages to tempt the quality striker to play for us. |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 12:35 - Dec 29 with 449 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 12:26 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
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You seem to be neglecting the fact McAteer is earning a wage too.
I don't like the digging out of McAteer but Frimley's point is valid in terms of finances. |  |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 12:43 - Dec 29 with 418 views | RonFearonsHair |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 09:44 - Dec 29 by WeWereZombies |
As an aside on Hutchinson, did anyone notice there was no somersault celebration after his equaliser against Citeh on Saturday ? Seems like playing for forest is not quite as joyful as playing for Town. |
Don't remember him ever doing a somersault when scoring an equaliser for us but I could be wrong. |  | | |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 13:15 - Dec 29 with 349 views | Herbivore |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 12:35 - Dec 29 by Nthsuffolkblue |
You seem to be neglecting the fact McAteer is earning a wage too.
I don't like the digging out of McAteer but Frimley's point is valid in terms of finances. |
Do you honestly believe the reason we didn't sign a striker permanently is because we signed McAteer? My post was about the complexity of trying to find the right striker and unfortunately it's been reduced down to this simplistic nonsense. [Post edited 29 Dec 2025 13:19]
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 13:23 - Dec 29 with 338 views | Dubtractor |
| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 08:49 - Dec 29 by Herbivore |
It's almost like there isn't a plethora of quality number 9s available within our budget who would fit our style of play and be willing to come here. |
Agree with that to an extent, but I really struggle to believe that there wasn't a few options more suitable than Azon. We've left ourselves horribly short up front, for the 3rd season on the spin.
Don't mean to dig out Azon all the time, and I think he's a decent bench option against a tiring defence, but he has looked miles off it when starting. Perhaps he'll become the player we want given time, but he's not the player we need right now. |  |
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| A Marquee striker would be fantastic - but everyone is looking for that on 13:26 - Dec 29 with 333 views | wischip |
Marquee ? Cha Cha. |  | | |
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