John Akinde

[Thor]

He's not coming.

And if he is coming does he have “plenty in the tank sir?”

[RedDwarf 1881]

Exactly.

If Angol had been told before joining that he was going to play up top on his own, with midfielders that won't support him, and have long balls lumped up to him all day long, he wouldn't have signed. I wouldn't be surprised if he wants out, nor would I blame him.

Exactly. That’s what you get with an inexperienced manager in charge

[RedDwarf 1881]

He's not coming.

He won’t if he knows he’ll be played as a lone striker and we won’t be playing him to his strengths .

[Top of the JES]

Signed for Gillingham this morning - far beyond our ambitions.

I genuinely think we are having problems attracting decent players to the club, It's gets tiresome sometimes people ripping into Ling for anything and everything but we should have has targets lined up for the start of the window and should have been putting together deals in the days before the window opened. To say half way through the window that Foster is still identifying targets means either we have already been turned down by a few or the planning in really poor.

[Luna Tic]

we await an 18 ye old

[RedDwarf 1881]

we await an 18 ye old

More than likely.

[Luna Tic]

We seem to be really struggling to sign players .
We always have had that problem but this time
It’s ponderously slow
Promised 4 more so it’s gonna be a busy week next week if that’s true .

[Top of the JES]

We seem to be really struggling to sign players .
We always have had that problem but this time
It’s ponderously slow
Promised 4 more so it’s gonna be a busy week next week if that’s true .

Luna where did this four more signings promise come from please?

[HARVEY T DENTON]

we await an 18 ye old

Maybe a former players son?

[Top of the JES]

we await an 18 ye old

Maybe a former players son?

Would be madness to bring in George Alexander at this time IMHO. Ruel is likely to be the one who misses out and it would hinder the limited development he is currently getting.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Signed for Gillingham this morning - far beyond our ambitions.

I genuinely think we are having problems attracting decent players to the club,

Of course we are. It's totally understandable.

[Max B Gold]

Apparently he was fully fit and injury free so he wasn't for us.

[Top of the JES]

Apparently he was fully fit and injury free so he wasn't for us.

And he has played for Gills boss Steve Evans before and we don't want to get in players that would involve paying a fee.

[Writtlered]

And as a player why would you want to work under Embleton? Evans is a top lower league manager with proven success, a lot more attractive for players! Embleton F***ing out Ling out!!!! We will never attract decent players with this current set up

[Give it to Jabo]

It is not as if we are in need of a proven goalscorer....

[DuvB]

Akinde is a proven goalscorer but not a workaholic up front like Bonne was. Problem is that with the way the team is set up at present, even Jimmy Greaves would have struggled to score many goals ! If you want strikers to score, they have to have the ball given to them in space in the right areas of the pitch, decent crosses with supporting players around them to play off, non of this applies to the Os at present, especially if you play the one striker up front system that Ross seems to favour at present.

I wont miss Akinde. As Sid says, he doesn't work very hard and this season, hasn't got that many goals or assists.

I would prefer someone like Ironside at Macclesfield. Strong and works hard at unsettling defenses - something we have lacked since Bonne went

[Max B Gold]

Apparently he was fully fit and injury free so he wasn't for us.

And he has played for Gills boss Steve Evans before and we don't want to get in players that would involve paying a fee.

Correct. Paying a fee would mean breaking the budget and its probably better just to get relegated AGAIN rather than do that.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

He's black, so i guess he must be lazy...glad he hasn't signed

[Luna Tic]

We seem to be really struggling to sign players .
We always have had that problem but this time
It’s ponderously slow
Promised 4 more so it’s gonna be a busy week next week if that’s true .

Luna where did this four more signings promise come from please?

Bloke called Steve on Orient Hour said he got it first hand from Kent on Saturday . Two full backs , midfield and striker on top of what we have already

[Sid Bishop]

Obvious thing to say, but what we need is another young ''Macauley Bonne'' type player with bags of go in him to chase lost causes, hope we can find another unpolished diamond again like him. In all my time watching the Os, he must be top of the centre forward list for sheer work rate alone, what a player and Charlton got him for a mere £200,000, OMG, must be the bargain buy of the season.

[PoundhillO]

We seem to be really struggling to sign players .
We always have had that problem but this time
It’s ponderously slow
Promised 4 more so it’s gonna be a busy week next week if that’s true .

Luna where did this four more signings promise come from please?

Bloke called Steve on Orient Hour said he got it first hand from Kent on Saturday . Two full backs , midfield and striker on top of what we have already

So he said 4 more players, at the moment we can’t even get one let alone 4.
I dread to see the experience and quality when we do get someone, in my opinion they will either be well past their sell by date or so young we might as well play or own youngsters or carrying an injury.

[OyinbO]

He's black, so i guess he must be lazy...glad he hasn't signed

It did come across a bit that way, didn't it?

[AckneyAwks]

What has "Black and Lazy" got anything to do with this subject. Could you please clear up Apple Wumble?

[Chief crazy horse]

Akinde is a proven goalscorer but not a workaholic up front like Bonne was. Problem is that with the way the team is set up at present, even Jimmy Greaves would have struggled to score many goals ! If you want strikers to score, they have to have the ball given to them in space in the right areas of the pitch, decent crosses with supporting players around them to play off, non of this applies to the Os at present, especially if you play the one striker up front system that Ross seems to favour at present.

I wont miss Akinde. As Sid says, he doesn't work very hard and this season, hasn't got that many goals or assists.

I would prefer someone like Ironside at Macclesfield. Strong and works hard at unsettling defenses - something we have lacked since Bonne went

Well, if his foil did the running and hard work, and he did the scoring, who would be complaining?

[Lucky7]

He's black, so i guess he must be lazy...glad he hasn't signed

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