Recruitment

[Orientnil]

Anyone fancy a rant about our poor recruitment? Ling out!!!

[BiggsyMalone]

Anyone fancy a rant about our poor recruitment? Ling out!!!

He gets things right but he gets a lot wrong too.

[Pugwash]

Anyone fancy a rant about our poor recruitment? Ling out!!!

There's a shitload of unattached forwards out their

[gshaw]

Still got a bit of the window to go but from business so far there's been a noticeable step up in the quality of player brought in compared to this time last year. Credit where it's due, much improved thus far.

Now just don't sell Galbraith for peanuts please, either he stays or we need a ridiculous fee in the millions, Peterborough style

[Mistadobalina]

Next few days will be massive. Sounds like we're stuck on the striker position which Wellens has sounded understanding of, and with Agyei supposedly back by the City game, we might get away with being short in that position. Read between the lines, we'll get another wide player coming in. But probably now need to find another centre back which is a big blow, as Beckles has been player of the season imo.

[B.whitehouse+10more]

Such bad luck with wingers Graham, O ‘neill; Theo ; now Makanday ridiculous

[Story of O]

Why is it we can find players for every position except striker? And it’s not just January, it’s been the last few seasons. We are a bad tackle away from not having any strikers in the match day squad

[PoundhillO]

Ritchie chooses who he wants and Ling gets the contracts sorted, the transfer committee ceased to exist ages ago.
RW has the final say and takes all the credit, that’s why we are where we are now .

[faith1234]

Still need another forward

[moonwalk19]

Still need another forward

Not so worried about a forward we have a problem now with a centre half. Beckles is a massive blow. Happe still not 100%. Simpson injured we need back up immediately. Can Currie move inside with Sweeney playing LB. Clare is now injured so new signing can be moved into his position. Worrying times. Why does it always happen to us when we get into a strong position.

[Mistadobalina]

Why is it we can find players for every position except striker? And it’s not just January, it’s been the last few seasons. We are a bad tackle away from not having any strikers in the match day squad

Wellens explains it in the post match interview, reckons it's the hardest position to recruit for.

[Story of O]

I get that point in January, but it has been a problem for some time now

[Hoover Attack]

I get that point in January, but it has been a problem for some time now

What’s wrong with Agyei and Kelman?

[Hoover Attack]

There are less ‘strikers’ out there than there are the creative/floaty wingers/10s, just because most teams only play 1 up top with 3 behind these days.

[Hoover Attack]

Same with GKs, would be difficult to bring in one of them right now.

[whittle76]

Why is it we can find players for every position except striker? And it’s not just January, it’s been the last few seasons. We are a bad tackle away from not having any strikers in the match day squad

Richie has said in interviews that a CF is the hardest position to fill. They have spoken to a number of clubs about forwards and the answer they get is you can have someone on loan only. We need to sign someone as we have so many loan players.

[essexfootball]

I said time and time again it was massively overblown, we were doing very poor in the league, it was always a mid-table squad that could easily avoid relegation and with a manager that a bit similar to last season once he got his tactics and squad flowing for the season, started producing results

Strikers the gutting one is Kone playing at Level 8 in Dagenham down the road, would've been avaliable for a pack of match balls

[Real Al]

Over the last 12 games, we have scored 26 goals. That's 8 (yes eight) more than any other team.

Forwards are massively overrated

[Scuba Diver]

Ritchie chooses who he wants and Ling gets the contracts sorted, the transfer committee ceased to exist ages ago.
RW has the final say and takes all the credit, that’s why we are where we are now .

You seem pretty confident of the inner workings of the football club for a bloke that can't spell the manager's name even.

[moonwalk19]

Such bad luck with wingers Graham, O ‘neill; Theo ; now Makanday ridiculous

According to Paul Terry last night on Phoenix FM Makanday will be fit for Saturday

[moonwalk19]

Why is it we can find players for every position except striker? And it’s not just January, it’s been the last few seasons. We are a bad tackle away from not having any strikers in the match day squad

Goal scorers are hard to find and cost more than we cannot afford particularly in the January window. Arsenal cannot even find one

[B.whitehouse+10more]

Such bad luck with wingers Graham, O ‘neill; Theo ; now Makanday ridiculous

According to Paul Terry last night on Phoenix FM Makanday will be fit for Saturday

That’s great the more we attack less pressure on the defence

[faith1234]

Still need that forward no 9 as cover

[PKM]

Still need that forward no 9 as cover

No need now, we’ve got Azeem as a ‘false 9’ plus Agyei back in a week or so
sorted!

[faith1234]

What about the defense we are shoet on cover