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Leyton Orient are hoping to sign Lincoln City striker John Akinde with Gillingham also interested in the forward.

http://d3d4football.com/leyton-orient-h ... e-striker/

Thoughts?

Yep I'd be happy with that.

Can we beat off Gillingham though. You would think that they could offer better terms. A fella on Twitter said he thought he saw Akinde and his wife at our match on Tuesday

Prestige Worldwide wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:24 pm Yep I'd be happy with that.

Absolutely, get him in the building

Would be a very decent signing.

Lincoln manager expects to lose one of their forwards before the window closes.john Akinde is the one they expect to go

No thanks. The wrong side of 30 and the only way we beat off the likes of Gillingham is to pay too much for his services or give him a longer deal than we should.

He'd be expensive at our level IMO. Maybe a fee as well.

I don't think we're lacking so badly up front... In the current formation(s) the problem is the midfield.... if we could get some proper service restored to the strikers there is goals in it for them. If we had to have a marquee signing this window I would rather it be a proper full-back so we don't have to put others out of position there. Or the hard-working central midfielder that we can build the side around.

How many players have we actually signed who are on their way up, who have played games and outgrown their current club, as opposed to on their way down, dropping a level as they can't get regular football?

Wilkinson comes to mind, Ekpiteta as well. JMD possibly, although he was out of the side at Wrexham. Maybe Jake Caprice, as he was a regular at Woking.

For a side with one of the bigger budgets I think that's surprising. If we're gonna splash the cash I'd rather go for someone like that Tshimanga guy at Boreham Wood, we know from the Ferrier thing they ain't gonna price out their players to move to a League club.

It would be a statement of intent from
The owners, 30 years old in his prime strong proven goal scorer dropping down from a higher division. Get him in the building.

Out of contract in the summer and will 31 in July. We should be able to afford him.

Only be any good if we play to his strengths, which we are not at present for our current crop of forwards IMO.

Tactics, formation etc need to suit

COYOs

If he's injured it's a no brainer. Get him in.

EliotNes wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:11 pm Only be any good if we play to his strengths, which we are not at present for our current crop of forwards IMO.

Tactics, formation etc need to suit

COYOs

Knowing Embleton he’ll probably start at left back

LittleMate wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:54 pm No thanks. The wrong side of 30 and the only way we beat off the likes of Gillingham is to pay too much for his services or give him a longer deal than we should.

Kevin Lisbie joined us the wrong side of 30
Didn’t do that bad did he?
Akinde has got plenty of experience at this level

Maybe he's coming as player-manager? Now that I could get behind...

OyinbO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:16 pm Maybe he's coming as player-manager? Now that I could get behind...

Wish Caca could get a dislike button on loan till the end of the season

Writtlered wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:14 pm

EliotNes wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:11 pm Only be any good if we play to his strengths, which we are not at present for our current crop of forwards IMO.

Tactics, formation etc need to suit

COYOs

Knowing Embleton he’ll probably start at left back

Knowing any Orient manager he probably won't be starting full stop.

OyinbO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:16 pm Maybe he's coming as player-manager? Now that I could get behind...

Would be better than any striker we currently have.

Undoubtedly. Would be a clear signing of proper intent.

Michael Appleton on Akinde: "No formal approaches. Over the next few days we’ll have a better idea about the interest in our players.”

In other words, its unlikely he will be signed before Saturday.

so you come along for the interview and you meet with Steve Evans !

So you come along for several interviews and then you meet with Ross !

who would you choose ?

Ross, of course.

Easy life for a footballer at Orient these days and almost guaranteed a contract extension

Lucky7 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:16 pm

LittleMate wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:54 pm No thanks. The wrong side of 30 and the only way we beat off the likes of Gillingham is to pay too much for his services or give him a longer deal than we should.

Kevin Lisbie joined us the wrong side of 30
Didn’t do that bad did he?
Akinde has got plenty of experience at this level

Yes, as he dropped down the divisions. Laughable comparison.