£500 a week surely would have sealed it. Our £800k striker budget should be more than sufficient to bring in a star signing too.
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Zan Vipotnik (transfer rumour)
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andy78
Striker
I think we need someone who is the finished article due to a mix of how we play and how young the rest of the side is.
He's got similar stats to Jay Stansfield, ie loads better than anything we have. Swansea obviously light years ahead of us though, being able to sign this lad.
We arguably do, but we also could do with someone who is very close to the finished article rather being years off it.
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parsonjohn1985
Striker
This. He should be playing the Michael bridges/Anthony stokes role. Comes on, gets plenty of minutes but is very much the understudy. Preferably to two other strikers with experience.
Described on sky as a natural poacher who will only sniff around the box and look to score
That keskinen(?) Lad that went to Aberdeen scored today as well
That keskinen(?) Lad that went to Aberdeen scored today as well
Speakman clearly knows better.
Football Dinosaur
Striker
Thay kiefer Moore scored too. Just saying
Difficult market for us. Seemingly a piece of piss for everyone else.
Scorer
Striker
I think he might transpire to be a bit like Grabban in as much as he gets goals but doesn’t do much. We need more than that but he’d still have been a good option as one of two.
Shieldsman
Striker
Just looking at the match stats. He’s only been on the pitch for 17 mins when he scored after scoring on as a 2nd half sub.
horselover
Striker
It's only difficult when you're skint. Reminds me of going to Bentleys in the 80s with £3 left in me pocket
R5Skywalker
Midfield
Words to live by.
Wayne The Punk
Striker
£3, you flash bastard!
Come on, we’re not buying a finished article? A finished article costs £10m at this level
andy78
Striker
He costs however much Caen want for Mendy.
If you’re using the definition of finished article as “experienced and won’t improve further”, then that’s an odd argument
Its like saying Spurs should have signed Jordan Henderson over Archie Gray
andy78
Striker
It's not though, as we loads (and enough) of young strikers who can improve exponentially but it's such an important position that we need an experienced option. It'll also help the young players to train with a player who has learned the tricks of the trade.
Hemir and Mayenda have barely played professionally. This lad is 22 and has played international football, he went to the Euros.
Is he the answer? God knows. Is Mendy however?
andy78
Striker
We shouldn't be asking Hemir, Mayenda or any 22 year old to lead the line for us for an entire season. As well as the fact our tactics mean it's extremely hard work with lack of support, having to occupy both centre halves solo, running the channels, needing to be absolutely clinical and generally having to be an all round striker, there's also massive pressure on the shoulders of whoever ends up doing it due to us not having a proper one for a couple of years.
I don't know if Mendy is the answer and maybe there is a better option out there (who??) but on paper he has a better shot than the likes of Conway, Vipotnik, etc and will hopefully buy us a year or two while younger ones grow into the role and we find a more long term option.
