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Please buy a striker with a bit of pedigree

Post by Frogger »

Oh and a decent keeper. Regardless of how good we are in other areas we will struggle home and away.
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Re: Please buy a striker with a bit of pedigree

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Frogger wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:45 pm Oh and a decent keeper. Regardless of how good we are in other areas we will struggle home and away.
I'm afraid this is how RW likes to play ,always has ,always will .
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It's an area we're really lacking in strength and depth for well over a year. When you go from 4 senior pro strikers down to 2 it will have an effect.
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Re: Please buy a striker with a bit of pedigree

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Shocking recruitment
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It’s all about money!! Never mind Harrods,We can’t even shop at Primark…we’re more Poundland
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But its okay guys, buy your tickets at £30 a pop.
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gshaw wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:02 pm It's an area we're really lacking in strength and depth for well over a year. When you go from 4 senior pro strikers down to 2 it will have an effect.
The only 2 strikers we have Kelman and Agyei played mostly on the wings. Adyei is a greedy player that tries to beat too many players. Teams are beginning to know how to play them and we don’t have too many other options.
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moonwalk19 wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:21 pm
gshaw wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:02 pm It's an area we're really lacking in strength and depth for well over a year. When you go from 4 senior pro strikers down to 2 it will have an effect.
The only 2 strikers we have Kelman and Agyei played mostly on the wings. Adyei is a greedy player that tries to beat too many players. Teams are beginning to know how to play them and we don’t have too many other options.
It seems to me that Perkins and DJ were pointless signings and a waste of money . Should have just brought in one proper striker instead of those two .
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Totally agree, too many gambles on kids and strays. No point making chances when we don’t take them. Would rather have 4 chances and score 2 than 13 and score none.
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:46 pm
moonwalk19 wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:21 pm
gshaw wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:02 pm It's an area we're really lacking in strength and depth for well over a year. When you go from 4 senior pro strikers down to 2 it will have an effect.
The only 2 strikers we have Kelman and Agyei played mostly on the wings. Adyei is a greedy player that tries to beat too many players. Teams are beginning to know how to play them and we don’t have too many other options.
It seems to me that Perkins and DJ were pointless signings and a waste of money . Should have just brought in one proper striker instead of those two .
DJ wasn’t brought here as a striker, I believe.
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You basically concede the game when you bring Perkins on at the end.
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Hoover Attack wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:54 pm
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:46 pm
moonwalk19 wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:21 pm

The only 2 strikers we have Kelman and Agyei played mostly on the wings. Adyei is a greedy player that tries to beat too many players. Teams are beginning to know how to play them and we don’t have too many other options.
It seems to me that Perkins and DJ were pointless signings and a waste of money . Should have just brought in one proper striker instead of those two .
DJ wasn’t brought here as a striker, I believe.
DJ has been sent to Boco Island I reckon as there’s no sign of him
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Look at josh mcgennis ( Exeter no27) tonight
practically run there frontline won the header
for there goal and brought everything under
control when the ball was played to him..
That’s the difference between quantity and quality and that’s what we are lacking in the
final 3rd ..
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Hedmans Header wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:21 pm Look at josh mcgennis ( Exeter no27) tonight
practically run there frontline won the header
for there goal and brought everything under
control when the ball was played to him..
That’s the difference between quantity and quality and that’s what we are lacking in the
final 3rd ..
He was the perfect fit for them.

Not so sure he’d be able to press for 90 minutes as he’d have to in our team.
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We did f*** all pressing tonight.
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Hoover Attack wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:23 pm
Hedmans Header wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:21 pm Look at josh mcgennis ( Exeter no27) tonight
practically run there frontline won the header
for there goal and brought everything under
control when the ball was played to him..
That’s the difference between quantity and quality and that’s what we are lacking in the
final 3rd ..
He was the perfect fit for them.

Not so sure he’d be able to press for 90 minutes as he’d have to in our team.
They scored and the team kept a clean sheet. Can we desist from these logical non sequiturs.
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Qnd also we need so.e fit centre backs
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sh*t loads of keepers out there with out a club it's not rocket science
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Ball needs to start and also Warrington if not sell wast of wages
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Post by Monkey Boy »

What have I been saying for ages, yes I’m not the the only one I know but to me Wellens is better picking his nose than picking a decent striker, and yes I do think he’s a good manager but just doesn’t know a decent striker or keeper. Fact.
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gshaw wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:02 pm It's an area we're really lacking in strength and depth for well over a year. When you go from 4 senior pro strikers down to 2 it will have an effect.
Correct . We need a new striker .
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Hedmans Header wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:21 pm Look at josh mcgennis ( Exeter no27) tonight
practically run there frontline won the header
for there goal and brought everything under
control when the ball was played to him..
That’s the difference between quantity and quality and that’s what we are lacking in the
final 3rd ..
Hasn't scored a goal this season, Kelman has three. A bit easier to play in a frontline on the break rather than against a team sitting in with five at the back. Our forward line was fine at Stockport. We sign Mcgennis and our problems are solved, I don't think so.
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Chelmsford Swimmer wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 11:53 am
Hedmans Header wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:21 pm Look at josh mcgennis ( Exeter no27) tonight
practically run there frontline won the header
for there goal and brought everything under
control when the ball was played to him..
That’s the difference between quantity and quality and that’s what we are lacking in the
final 3rd ..
Hasn't scored a goal this season, Kelman has three. A bit easier to play in a frontline on the break rather than against a team sitting in with five at the back. Our forward line was fine at Stockport. We sign Mcgennis and our problems are solved, I don't think so.

We sign any decent big lump striker and at least
here’s hoping he can get on the end of the crosses
that Kelman and Galbraith gave no chance of getting on ..
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faith1234 wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 8:14 am sh*t loads of keepers out there with out a club it's not rocket science
Hemming has been fine and really picked up the last 4 games...not fair on him.
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Post by Rich Tea Wellin »

It was a proper odd recruitment window.

Unfortunately proven strikers cost a ton of money and considering the system we play, it probably is wiser to have a deep midfield.

That said, we are proper f*cked if we get any injuries/either don’t find form
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