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But the squad was already thin, the upcoming fixture congestion was known,

gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:29 pm

But the squad was already thin, the upcoming fixture congestion was known,

Nailed it right there. It's why I find Richie's initial outcry of the club wanting to bank the saving of releasing Thompson / Drinan / Turns more believable than NT saying "we're going for it". In the board room content with the planned mid-table consolidation rather than RW's ambitious shot at the playoffs.

The summer window will come round sooner than we think and there's some critical positions to be filled. It needs to be done Richie's way and get him the players he wants, he's the biggest asset this club has and it needs to match his drive for success.

PKM wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:05 am If the ‘senior striker’ was Kelman, would that have made that much difference to our performances?
My own view is I think it would have certainly helped.

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:08 am

PKM wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:05 am If the ‘senior striker’ was Kelman, would that have made that much difference to our performances?
My own view is I think it would have certainly helped.

It would have helped in so much as its another capable body that can come off the bench and affect games/act as cover for our front line. But I still fail to see how getting Kelman in would shuttle us to the playoffs. Purely based on last season and the fact he couldn't break through at QPR, I would have expected more than 2-3 goals from him between Feb and May and that's not really going to have too much impact on a playoff push imo.

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:16 am Obviously Richie is a successful football manager and knows what he's doing but also fairly astonished that he or anyone else at the club thinks Kelman would have been the answer to any current problems we have up front. Forde's already scored more in L1 than he managed all last campaign in the division below.

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:08 amI would have expected more than 2-3 goals from him between Feb and May and that's not really going to have too much impact on a playoff push imo.

essexfootball wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:43 pm If kelman is the answer god knows what the question is

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:08 pm

essexfootball wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:43 pm If kelman is the answer god knows what the question is

Is it 'Name a much better striker than Edwards?'