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I agree but you can't fault the effort of all the players this season . I would have definitely taken a 10th place finish at the beginning of the season .Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:54 pm That goal and lack of of a decent striker sums up the team this season.
Not getting the signing in January has come back to haunt us as expected. When you're having to bring Pigott and a youth player on hoping for an impact you can see the lack of depth required to push on this season.
Yes it has been a good season and some good performances however the blatant lack of signing a decent striker in the summer and especially the last window has cost us a place in the playoffs. That’s down to the board and Ling imo. How many games this season have we dominated and not turned that dominance into a win. Still the board will be happy with 10th not sure about all the supporters though after seeing another 3 points thrown away.RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:55 pmI agree but you can't fault the effort of all the players this season . I would have definitely taken a 10th place finish at the beginning of the season .Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:54 pm That goal and lack of of a decent striker sums up the team this season.
I agree we need an upgrade on Pigott . It just hasn't worked out for him at Orient and would be better off starting afresh somewhere else .gshaw wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:17 pmNot getting the signing in January has come back to haunt us as expected. When you're having to bring Pigott and a youth player on hoping for an impact you can see the lack of depth required to push on this season.
Big summer ahead with a lot of key signings to be made...
The impression I got was the CEO of the parent club pulled the rag from under us with the on loan striker signing .Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:29 pmYes it has been a good season and some good performances however the blatant lack of signing a decent striker in the summer and especially the last window has cost us a place in the playoffs. That’s down to the board and Ling imo. How many games this season have we dominated and not turned that dominance into a win. Still the board will be happy with 10th not sure about all the supporters though after seeing another 3 points thrown away.RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:55 pmI agree but you can't fault the effort of all the players this season . I would have definitely taken a 10th place finish at the beginning of the season .Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:54 pm That goal and lack of of a decent striker sums up the team this season.
Weather he did or didn’t is immaterial imo we are supposed to have drawn up a list at the ready so what’s happened to that. The fact we sign players late,just to save a weeks wages is farcical and that deal was left to the last hour of the window. I keep remembering what the chairman said “we are going for it” going for what? It’s certainly wasn’t the playoffsRedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:36 pmThe impression I got was the CEO of the parent club pulled the rag from under us with the on loan striker signing .Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:29 pmYes it has been a good season and some good performances however the blatant lack of signing a decent striker in the summer and especially the last window has cost us a place in the playoffs. That’s down to the board and Ling imo. How many games this season have we dominated and not turned that dominance into a win. Still the board will be happy with 10th not sure about all the supporters though after seeing another 3 points thrown away.RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:55 pm
I agree but you can't fault the effort of all the players this season . I would have definitely taken a 10th place finish at the beginning of the season .
It is unfair to say we have a lack depth up front, we have 3 forwards out with major injuries and the club simply can't afford to have ready made replacements to just be sitting around to take their places.gshaw wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:17 pmNot getting the signing in January has come back to haunt us as expected. When you're having to bring Pigott and a youth player on hoping for an impact you can see the lack of depth required to push on this season.
Big summer ahead with a lot of key signings to be made...
Two of those are wingers, it's out and out strikers we've been light on since last January (as in 2023) and still not resolved.whittle76 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:58 pmIt is unfair to say we have a lack depth up front, we have 3 forwards out with major injuries and the club simply can't afford to have ready made replacements to just be sitting around to take their places.gshaw wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:17 pmNot getting the signing in January has come back to haunt us as expected. When you're having to bring Pigott and a youth player on hoping for an impact you can see the lack of depth required to push on this season.
Big summer ahead with a lot of key signings to be made...
You realise we signed Agyei in the summer, right?Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:29 pmYes it has been a good season and some good performances however the blatant lack of signing a decent striker in the summerRedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:55 pmI agree but you can't fault the effort of all the players this season . I would have definitely taken a 10th place finish at the beginning of the season .Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:54 pm That goal and lack of of a decent striker sums up the team this season.
That's one, we needed at least two just to stay still having seen Smyth, Smith, Kelman and Sadlier depart plus in January we let Drinan go with no replacement eitherStowaway wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:08 pmYou realise we signed Agyei in the summer, right?Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:29 pmYes it has been a good season and some good performances however the blatant lack of signing a decent striker in the summerRedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:55 pm
I agree but you can't fault the effort of all the players this season . I would have definitely taken a 10th place finish at the beginning of the season .
Smyth - Agyeigshaw wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:06 pmThat's one, we needed at least two just to stay still having seen Smyth, Smith, Kelman and Sadlier depart plus in January we let Drinan go with no replacement eitherStowaway wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:08 pmYou realise we signed Agyei in the summer, right?Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:29 pm
Yes it has been a good season and some good performances however the blatant lack of signing a decent striker in the summer
That's my point, we didn't strengthen in the ST position, arguably got weaker because of just far off the mark Pigott has been. Forde has ended up morphing into a (pretty effective) wide player so ended up with only Agyei as a capable out and out striker.Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:13 pmSmyth - Agyei
Kelman - Forde
Smith - Pigott
Sadlier - Graham
3 of those 4 are on par or better than the player they replaced.
We did replace Drinan. But with two kids. Not ideal but not true he wasn’t replaced
I’d say we got a lot stronger. Pigott is sh*t but so was Smith for league one. I don’t disagree that we need a striker but we are a lot better in the front three positions than this time last year.gshaw wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:13 pmThat's my point, we didn't strengthen in the ST position, arguably got weaker because of just far off the mark Pigott has been. Forde has ended up morphing into a (pretty effective) wide player so ended up with only Agyei as a capable out and out striker.Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:13 pmSmyth - Agyei
Kelman - Forde
Smith - Pigott
Sadlier - Graham
3 of those 4 are on par or better than the player they replaced.
We did replace Drinan. But with two kids. Not ideal but not true he wasn’t replaced
Not ideal regarding the lack of senior pro striker in Jan is somewhat of an understatement. The club must get Richie what he wants this summer, no excuses.
You realise we signed pigott in the summer and two children in the last window, right?Stowaway wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:08 pmYou realise we signed Agyei in the summer, right?Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:29 pmYes it has been a good season and some good performances however the blatant lack of signing a decent striker in the summerRedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:55 pm
I agree but you can't fault the effort of all the players this season . I would have definitely taken a 10th place finish at the beginning of the season .