rubberface
Striker
Mayenda is nowhere near ready for Championship football mate.
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Ready to play every week no I agree.
There’s a talent in him though and he suits RLB playstyle
Why has he barely played when he was brought in as our experienced striker? (Speakmans words btw).
There were games when we were playing without a striker and there were two sat on the f#cking bench!! Even when he did eventually score, our now assistant manager didn't bother picking him the next game.
They weren't good enough and in Rusyns case, he ls clearly suited to being a wide foward so he was naturally never going to get any real chance, just like he'll likely have very limited opportunities again this season.
It's not even the lads fault. It's inept planning and recruitment by the club.
Mayenda again is not a striker who can lead the line on his own, 0 goals from open play, found his level against Shields mind.
rubberface
Striker
...if we are looking for promotion, we shouldn't be in this situation and looking at 'promise' for a striker mate as our only option at this stage. Bad, bad planning.
Nelson!
Striker
Who says they aren’t?
I’m not sure any of them will go, but even if they did we won’t be spending what comes in on replacements. Some of it has probably been earmarked for the signings we are trying to make but we are losing money every year so most will go to the running of the club.
Alfa
Striker
If you accept the players version of events, I actually feel a bit sorry for Speakman over this one - I know I know
Anyway, we shouldn't wait forever and the fact that we'll start the season without a proven striker is simply unforgivable, so there my sympathy ends.
Speakman deserves absolutely no sympathy from anyone over the transfer farce regarding strikers.
Not having at least one competent striker for RLB to call on this weekend is utterly inexcusable.
Every excuse is trotted out but given the amount of time they’ve had to address the issue, none of them hold water.
On this part. He moved from war torn Ukraine to Sunderland late. Didn’t get pre season with us so didn’t know the lads etc that’s the first problem. He didn’t speak a word of English, had no one to lean on. Then worrying for the lad his wife and kids were still in Ukraine.
He finally got them over here and started looking better imo
You know what, you'd wonder why anyone at the club thought it was a good idea to sign him as our only experienced striker if that was the case.
Of course, what you're saying isn't new. The club had done exactly the same thing with Bennette the summer before and look how that's worked out.
Poor recruitment strategies that end up being more costly than some of the better targets that could have been acquired.
Ale taster
Striker
Like I said, there my sympathy ends.
Looks seriously like eggs in one basket again which is scandalous and complete incompetence.
Nelson!
Striker
Eggs in one basket when we are clearly after Ugbo too?
hank williams
Striker
HarrogateMackem
Striker
This completely. You can only assure there's problems above his head though. Even the shittest director of football in the world would be able to get a striker in if they had the financial backing to do so. You'd just listen to the agents offering out their players and select on, as we have before.
KLD should sell up, or find extra investment. Why would you buy a club if you don't have the money to buy a striker with first team experience or near enough two years. And even then the one you bought was a complete gamble from St Mirren.
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Alfa
Striker
Yet Sartori is quoted as saying the money is there for the right players ….
best of uraguaying youth products incoming.....been waiting 5 years
HarrogateMackem
Striker
Well he's lying isn't he. Sorry, if the money was there we'd have someone in. Id genuinely be shocked if someone told me they believe otherwise - maybe you're one of them?
There's probably ten strikers who have moved to other clubs in this league that would have been perfectly adequate for us, including players on a free (wages maybe the issue in those cases obviously). And we're a club that those strikers would come in next to decent wingers and a midfield, and be first choice instantly.
And to be clear I'm not saying Speakman is good at his job. But I just think theres obviously no money as well.
nelford_safc
Striker
If.No one knows anything, let's all just chill out until the signing(s) are made.
Arfa Sleep
Striker
I suppose it depends if they want 'perfectly adequate' or think they can get something more. We'll likely find out over the month if there is money there or not.
