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Anyone missing this guy? He never really nailed down his place but would always pop up and get a crucial goal from nowhere. I'd say he earned 5/6 points for us single handed last season. The way we've struggled in front of goal this year, I'm thinking it was a mistake to let him go. I can't imagine he was on big wages or we got a big fee for him

Captain Zep wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:39 pm Anyone missing this guy? He never really nailed down his place but would always pop up and get a crucial goal from nowhere. I'd say he earned 5/6 points for us single handed last season. The way we've struggled in front of goal this year, I'm thinking it was a mistake to let him go. I can't imagine he was on big wages or we got a big fee for him

We offered him a rise to sign a new contract. Rovers him 40% on top of that. He signed for Rovers

doing OK for us, but far from ripping it up

doesn't lack effort

Don’t think he’s as good as he thought he was . Scored a few for us, but he’s not scoring at Bristol. Shows how very poor our strikers have been for a long time now

He’d be great if he was perma 1 year contracts as he always turned it on when his contract was expiring

Should have let pratley go or given him a coaching role and given ruel a good wage

east saxon gas wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:48 pm doing OK for us, but far from ripping it up

doesn't lack effort

Please send him back

east saxon gas wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:48 pm doing OK for us, but far from ripping it up

doesn't lack effort

He will pop up with goals when you least expect it..

The fact that some are looking at Ruel with rose tinted glasses only shows how poor our current forwards are.

I liked him.

A ragged and untidy player for sure. He did not fit the automaton/robot mould that modern football so desires (in being able to do a bit of everything) but he knew where the goal was.

Came through the ranks and was with the club at it's lowest ebb (same for Happe as well) and he felt like a good "fit", albeit only as a squad player really.

However by all accounts he wanted 6 grand a week which is unrealistic for a squad player at a club of Orient's size. Not sure what he's getting at Rovers, but I would imagine had he stayed we'd have at least a couple more in the "goals for" column..

east saxon gas wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:48 pm doing OK for us, but far from ripping it up

doesn't lack effort

A grafter for sure.
Will never be a 9/10 player, too untidy; but can smack a few goals in when presented with the chance. A 'Johnny on the spot' really..

As Sid Bishop knows all too well I definitely wasn't a fan. OK as a bench impact player but a liability when placed into the starting XI.

For £6k a week definitely not good value with our limited budget.

BoniO wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:41 am The fact that some are looking at Ruel with rose tinted glasses only shows how poor our current forwards are.

He was our top scorer last season so it’s understandable.

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:30 pm

BoniO wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:41 am The fact that some are looking at Ruel with rose tinted glasses only shows how poor our current forwards are.

He was our top scorer last season so it’s understandable.

Well, he didn’t have a lot of competition did he.

BoniO wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:41 am The fact that some are looking at Ruel with rose tinted glasses only shows how poor our current forwards are.

I don't think people look at Soteriou through rose tinted glasses. Because we point out a few attributes in his favour doesn't mean we're giving him a 9 out of 10 as a striker. It's not always just good or bad, there's such a thing as middle ground. Insight..

BoniO wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:41 am The fact that some are looking at Ruel with rose tinted glasses only shows how poor our current forwards are.

Never mind Ruel even Drinan and Pigott would be luxuries compared to what we have on the bench at present in the striking department

At the moment we are in a dire situation. We definitely need a scorer, maybe our budget would just about stretch to getting someone from NL.

Yanzi Gravy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:52 pm At the moment we are in a dire situation. We definitely need a scorer, maybe our budget would just about stretch to getting someone from NL.

Who would you suggest we took a look at ?

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 5:29 pm

Yanzi Gravy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:52 pm At the moment we are in a dire situation. We definitely need a scorer, maybe our budget would just about stretch to getting someone from NL.

Who would you suggest we took a look at ?

I went and saw Ebbsfleet v Rochdale few weeks back , cannot remember the names but Rochdale had a couple decent looking players as did Ebbsfleet for that matter. I am sure there are hungry souls in that league desperate to be given a chance but it takes a bit of guts and a gamble taking a player from that league. All the matches will be tough up until January and beyond of course. The battle to stay up must start now.

Yanzi Gravy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:34 pm

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 5:29 pm

Yanzi Gravy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:52 pm At the moment we are in a dire situation. We definitely need a scorer, maybe our budget would just about stretch to getting someone from NL.

Who would you suggest we took a look at ?

I went and saw Ebbsfleet v Rochdale few weeks back , cannot remember the names but Rochdale had a couple decent looking players as did Ebbsfleet for that matter. I am sure there are hungry souls in that league desperate to be given a chance but it takes a bit of guts and a gamble taking a player from that league. All the matches will be tough up until January and beyond of course. The battle to stay up must start now.

Battle to stay up started in August, in truth. It is just getting more difficult.

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:30 pm

BoniO wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:41 am The fact that some are looking at Ruel with rose tinted glasses only shows how poor our current forwards are.

He was our top scorer last season so it’s understandable.

6K a week kin hell

Give it to Jabo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 3:39 pm

Yanzi Gravy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:34 pm

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 5:29 pm

Who would you suggest we took a look at ?

I went and saw Ebbsfleet v Rochdale few weeks back , cannot remember the names but Rochdale had a couple decent looking players as did Ebbsfleet for that matter. I am sure there are hungry souls in that league desperate to be given a chance but it takes a bit of guts and a gamble taking a player from that league. All the matches will be tough up until January and beyond of course. The battle to stay up must start now.

Battle to stay up started in August, in truth. It is just getting more difficult.

I don’t think we have the experience snd ability to fight our way out of it. I hope I am proved wrong.

He's an average league one forward, maybe he could progress to championship level, but I don't think so. Him and Kelman will have similar careers I expect.

Ruel is a superior finisher to Kelman

Good impact player at this level, and a proper "highlights reel" player - which goes some way to explaining why Rovers did their dough on him.

But he's not a regular starter, and even if we'd had the money to compete with Rovers for his signing it would have been better spent elsewhere (eg Shaq Forde)