| We really need a new striker in Jan 14:34 - Oct 29 with 15361 views | textbackup |
Potentially most important bit of business since Stewart |  |
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| Yep, 100%.... on 14:40 - Oct 29 with 7442 views | Bloots |
....our style and success is entirely built around having a very specific type of striker, Hirst does it (although we could get better), Ladapo sort of does it (we could definitely do better), nobody else is close.
Ladapo being injured left us short, if Hirst was crocked we'd be in trouble.
I also think we could do with some cover at left back.
If Davis doesn't play it means shifting Williams and bringing in either JD or Harrison Clarke. Not ideal.
We need to be ruthless and aspirational in January. |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:40 - Oct 29 with 7445 views | Illinoisblue |
We’re joint top scorers in the league! |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:43 - Oct 29 with 7444 views | textbackup |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:40 - Oct 29 by Illinoisblue |
We’re joint top scorers in the league! |
Yet I’d say our forwards are our weakest position.
Hirst - is ok
Ladapo- is on
Jackson - fills a gap when needed
Scarlett- no idea what he brings, doesn’t control it, doesn’t run, when he does he’s slow, doesn’t win headers. | |
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| Yep, 100%.... on 14:44 - Oct 29 with 7419 views | textbackup |
| Yep, 100%.... on 14:40 - Oct 29 by Bloots |
....our style and success is entirely built around having a very specific type of striker, Hirst does it (although we could get better), Ladapo sort of does it (we could definitely do better), nobody else is close.
Ladapo being injured left us short, if Hirst was crocked we'd be in trouble.
I also think we could do with some cover at left back.
If Davis doesn't play it means shifting Williams and bringing in either JD or Harrison Clarke. Not ideal.
We need to be ruthless and aspirational in January. |
I can’t imagine a situation where those in power won’t grab this chance with both hands | |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:59 - Oct 29 with 7279 views | Illinoisblue |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:43 - Oct 29 by textbackup |
Yet I’d say our forwards are our weakest position.
Hirst - is ok
Ladapo- is on
Jackson - fills a gap when needed
Scarlett- no idea what he brings, doesn’t control it, doesn’t run, when he does he’s slow, doesn’t win headers. |
Scarlett is an interesting one; clearly rated by McKenna (one of the best young strikers in Europe) but hasn’t done much here yet. Hard to make an impact with just a few mins here and there but I reckon a few months under KMc and he’ll be up to speed. | |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:00 - Oct 29 with 7265 views | Herbivore |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:43 - Oct 29 by textbackup |
Yet I’d say our forwards are our weakest position.
Hirst - is ok
Ladapo- is on
Jackson - fills a gap when needed
Scarlett- no idea what he brings, doesn’t control it, doesn’t run, when he does he’s slow, doesn’t win headers. |
Describing Hirst as "ok" is very harsh, imo. He's integral to the way we play and his movement and workrate creates so much for his teammates. He took his chance well yesterday as well and he's probably unlucky not to have a couple more goals under his belt this season. His control is also very good and he provides us with an outlet when we're under pressure. For me he's much better than "ok". I agree it's an area we could do with more quality in depth, I like Ladapo but he's not like for like and we lose something when he replaces Hirst. For some games it's not an issue but at other times the change is more noticeable. Scarlett thus far doesn't look ready to improve us but McKenna may well work his magic still. If not, then I'd say someone to compete with Hirst will be high up on the list for January. |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:05 - Oct 29 with 7214 views | textbackup |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:00 - Oct 29 by Herbivore |
Describing Hirst as "ok" is very harsh, imo. He's integral to the way we play and his movement and workrate creates so much for his teammates. He took his chance well yesterday as well and he's probably unlucky not to have a couple more goals under his belt this season. His control is also very good and he provides us with an outlet when we're under pressure. For me he's much better than "ok". I agree it's an area we could do with more quality in depth, I like Ladapo but he's not like for like and we lose something when he replaces Hirst. For some games it's not an issue but at other times the change is more noticeable. Scarlett thus far doesn't look ready to improve us but McKenna may well work his magic still. If not, then I'd say someone to compete with Hirst will be high up on the list for January. |
He is ok.
He runs his nuts off, holds it up, brings others into play.
So far this season I’m yet to see him get a goal from nothing, and at times yesterday having a striker to do that might have been handy. | |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:15 - Oct 29 with 7142 views | norfsufblue |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:05 - Oct 29 by textbackup |
He is ok.
He runs his nuts off, holds it up, brings others into play.
So far this season I’m yet to see him get a goal from nothing, and at times yesterday having a striker to do that might have been handy. |
And was unlucky not to have notched in the first few seconds yesterday |  | | |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:17 - Oct 29 with 7124 views | Kropotkin123 |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:40 - Oct 29 by Illinoisblue |
We’re joint top scorers in the league! |
Haven't read below, so maybe someone said already. But I think it is more about hold up play and retaining shape and the ball when Hirst goes off. |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:19 - Oct 29 with 7103 views | Dubtractor |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:05 - Oct 29 by textbackup |
He is ok.
He runs his nuts off, holds it up, brings others into play.
So far this season I’m yet to see him get a goal from nothing, and at times yesterday having a striker to do that might have been handy. |
He is much better than OK IMO - he has been a key part of us being the joint top scorers in the division. He's not prolific himself, but the way he plays as a focal point, bringing others into play, is absolutely critical for us.
I agree with the original point that we need a better alternative option though - Ladapo is OK but not as good as Hirst. Scarlett may well come good for us, but is clearly a very different player. I don't see Jackson as a Number 9 now, other than in emergencies, or in specific circumstances. |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:21 - Oct 29 with 7065 views | textbackup |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:15 - Oct 29 by norfsufblue |
And was unlucky not to have notched in the first few seconds yesterday |
Another really good wasteful chance from him.
He scores that and the game is very different | |
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| I think "unlucky" is a bit generous.... on 15:21 - Oct 29 with 7042 views | Bloots |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:15 - Oct 29 by norfsufblue |
And was unlucky not to have notched in the first few seconds yesterday |
....he should have scored.
I would have.
I'm deadly. | |
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| Yep, 100%.... on 15:23 - Oct 29 with 7043 views | Vegtablue |
| Yep, 100%.... on 14:44 - Oct 29 by textbackup |
I can’t imagine a situation where those in power won’t grab this chance with both hands |
No inside info but I don't think our approach has changed much across the windows since Gamechanger arrived. The max £ we're able to lose is fixed by FFP and my sense is they've allocated funds for us to spend all we're allowed to.
Where it may shift is in getting value for money. If we lost out on Philogene and others in the summer because the money was there but it needed to be spread over more players, our start may have convinced us to be more 'wasteful' with bids in January: we don't need as many as we thought and an extra £1m on this player is worth spending, no matter that it reduces future spend should we not go up.
Hopefully the biggest shift is in how transfer targets now see us and no doubt we're working on convincing players already. |  | | |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:28 - Oct 29 with 7002 views | Swansea_Blue |
I’m going to stick my neck out and predict Scarlett coming good and being equally as good an option as Hurst (but in a slightly different way, as they’re different types of players). There’s not much to base that on so far, but I trust KM and his team to make it work. Then we won’t need another striker. |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:34 - Oct 29 with 6945 views | Zx1988 |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:21 - Oct 29 by textbackup |
Another really good wasteful chance from him.
He scores that and the game is very different |
I'm not convinced it was wasteful. I saw it as being very intelligent to get the touch on it that he did. If Cooper had failed to get anything on it, it would have been over the line before he would have had a chance to recover. | |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:38 - Oct 29 with 6895 views | textbackup |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:28 - Oct 29 by Swansea_Blue |
I’m going to stick my neck out and predict Scarlett coming good and being equally as good an option as Hurst (but in a slightly different way, as they’re different types of players). There’s not much to base that on so far, but I trust KM and his team to make it work. Then we won’t need another striker. |
Hope you are correct, but between now and Jan we have 13 games, I reckon he’ll get maybe 60-80mins worth of game time in that time. He might even muster a sprint in that, or win a header | |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:47 - Oct 29 with 6818 views | monty_radio |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:21 - Oct 29 by textbackup |
Another really good wasteful chance from him.
He scores that and the game is very different |
I think that he has all the qualities that people have attributed to him, especially his hold-up play (which we have no replacement for) but that unlike, say Freddie, or Broadhead, he is not a natural finisher. He's better when, like yesterday, he has time to premeditate, but, also like yesterday, not very good at quickfire chances where the only touch has to be the ultimate one. I would have thought that, with so much else in his favour, it is a lack that could be coachable. Perhaps it might be time for Kevin Phillips finally to sign for us and teach what he has learnt. [Post edited 29 Oct 2023 19:59]
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:50 - Oct 29 with 6794 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:43 - Oct 29 by textbackup |
Yet I’d say our forwards are our weakest position.
Hirst - is ok
Ladapo- is on
Jackson - fills a gap when needed
Scarlett- no idea what he brings, doesn’t control it, doesn’t run, when he does he’s slow, doesn’t win headers. |
I agree we need Another striker. The level drops loads when Hirst comes Off
But he has been far better than ok this season. Really stepped up well and massively contributed to our start. Maybe not the most natural goal scorer. But he is absolutely perfect for this system. |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 16:09 - Oct 29 with 6629 views | Kieran_Knows |
I think we’ll see a top top loan signing in January, with the view to becoming a permanent deal if we gain promotion, for a striker that is. |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 17:05 - Oct 29 with 6416 views | cressi |
We 100% need another quality striker if Hirst is out we have a issue Ladapo a box player who don't close down with a intensity.
Scarlet I've seen nothing in the few minutes he has been given.
And Jackson can't beat anybody don't win any headersand just not good enough to get you promoted. | | | |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 17:29 - Oct 29 with 6335 views | MK1 |
We have Hirst, Ladapo, Chaplin & Broadhead scoring. We do not play a style of football that relies upon a number 9 to get the goals. Our style means that any one of 4 or 5 can score at any time. I would like another striker coming in, but don't see it as crucial. |  |
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| We really need a new striker in Jan on 17:36 - Oct 29 with 6292 views | _clive_baker_ |
I agree. Hirst is excellent, he’s does exactly what’s asked of him, creates space for those around him, works his nuts off, backs in, strong, uses the ball well. He’s got deceptive pace as well and will probably end up with double figures. I thought he took his goal well yesterday but his general play is about way more than goals. That first goal even came from a really good touch from Hirst, then he picks the right option and found Hutchinson who wins that original corner, which resulted in the 2nd corner and goal.
The issue we have is we’ve got nobody who can replace him and maintain that standard. Scarlett might in time, but there’s a real drop off when Hirst goes off and you can’t expect that level of output for what is typically 100 minutes Saturday / Tuesday etc. |  | | |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 18:38 - Oct 29 with 6108 views | fishbait1985 |
I really hope people are right when it comes to KM working his magic with Scarlett… my worry so far is even if he still has knowledge to gain on how we play, positioning etc you would still expect him to bury himself with effort during his cameo’s. He barely broke a sweat again yesterday and didn’t really offer anything. It quickly got changed when Clarke came on and he was pushed out wide with Jackson leading the line and doing the closing down…
Disappointed so far but hope much more is to come!! | | | |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 18:41 - Oct 29 with 6093 views | AVJones |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 15:28 - Oct 29 by Swansea_Blue |
I’m going to stick my neck out and predict Scarlett coming good and being equally as good an option as Hurst (but in a slightly different way, as they’re different types of players). There’s not much to base that on so far, but I trust KM and his team to make it work. Then we won’t need another striker. |
I’m v hopeful on this too.
He’s had less than 90 mins play in total so far, so it’s so hard to judge but we clearly really wanted him. If he does come good that would make all the difference.
It’ll be hard to persuade another top striker to come and be #2 behind Hirst, and buying an upgrade on Hirst would be big money, unless we’ve earmarked (yet another) relatively cheap brilliant buy as we did with Davis, Broadhead, Luongo. | | | |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 18:45 - Oct 29 with 6070 views | Radlett_blue |
| We really need a new striker in Jan on 14:59 - Oct 29 by Illinoisblue |
Scarlett is an interesting one; clearly rated by McKenna (one of the best young strikers in Europe) but hasn’t done much here yet. Hard to make an impact with just a few mins here and there but I reckon a few months under KMc and he’ll be up to speed. |
Hirst didn't look up to the mark in his first few games. |  |
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