I think we could have easily replaced him, we just didn't.
Can you name a single player we could have signed for 1.5m?
Tom Eaves
From what I've read on here many suggested he's not at all similar to Grant though.
I'd say he was a Kevin Davies | Duncan Ferguson type Striker
So not a Grant replacement at all, the reality is pace is an expensive trait and Grant was never going to be easy to replace.
Not that expensive for Huddersfield.
Due to our bat**** crazy owner. In any normal situation, he would have cost a lot more, how much did Sunderland just pay for someone, imo, not as good as Grant.
I think we could have easily replaced him, we just didn't.
Can you name a single player we could have signed for 1.5m?
Tom Eaves
From what I've read on here many suggested he's not at all similar to Grant though.
I'd say he was a Kevin Davies | Duncan Ferguson type Striker
So not a Grant replacement at all, the reality is pace is an expensive trait and Grant was never going to be easy to replace.
You can't look for an exact replica. My contention is we could find somebody with different qualities. The issue we have had recently, is getting goals in the team. Karlan did well in that respect this season, but he is not the best of finishers. My contention is finding a better finisher would not have been too hard, although we didn't manage it!
I think we could have easily replaced him, we just didn't.
Can you name a single player we could have signed for 1.5m?
Tom Eaves
From what I've read on here many suggested he's not at all similar to Grant though.
I'd say he was a Kevin Davies | Duncan Ferguson type Striker
So not a Grant replacement at all, the reality is pace is an expensive trait and Grant was never going to be easy to replace.
You can't look for an exact replica. My contention is we could find somebody with different qualities. The issue we have had recently, is getting goals in the team. Karlan did well in that respect this season, but he is not the best of finishers. My contention is finding a better finisher would not have been too hard, although we didn't manage it!
Our team was built around a certain system, Grants pace was a key to opening up defences, so I don't believe Grant could have been replaced with any goal scorer.
I can see it now. He'll do really for Huddersfield, score a bundle in the championship next season, get called up for England U21s and end up getting sold for about 15m+
I think we could have easily replaced him, we just didn't.
Can you name a single player we could have signed for 1.5m?
Tom Eaves
From what I've read on here many suggested he's not at all similar to Grant though.
I'd say he was a Kevin Davies | Duncan Ferguson type Striker
So not a Grant replacement at all, the reality is pace is an expensive trait and Grant was never going to be easy to replace.
You can't look for an exact replica. My contention is we could find somebody with different qualities. The issue we have had recently, is getting goals in the team. Karlan did well in that respect this season, but he is not the best of finishers. My contention is finding a better finisher would not have been too hard, although we didn't manage it!
Our team was built around a certain system, Grants pace was a key to opening up defences, so I don't believe Grant could have been replaced with any goal scorer.
Teams are built around the players you have and if you lose some attributes you may bring in a player with different attributes rather than look for one with exactly the same ones. I don't think the team was built around Grant, although nobody can deny he has done well this season and formed a good partnership with Taylor. If people are saying Grant is a Premiership striker, well we will just have to disagree.
Genuinely think with Grant we would have got promotion this season
The way we were playing before he was sold and Taylor was suspended,without a doubt,no team in the playoffs wouldve fancied playing us. We wouldve pushed to top 2 all the way as well.
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The guy at Bolton
At the moment we're not hurting teams because we dont have his pace to get in behind them
Erhun Oztumer isnt even a Striker
Not that expensive for Huddersfield.
Below that it's the Conference, then Southern League, Northern League, and Isthmian League.
Simples.
Even with the budget it wouldn’t have been easy. You’ve got to make sure you don’t bring in another Ajose.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47287500
Simply dumb not to have an appropriate replacement.
Quick question: If we got to play off final would you be able come over for the match?
£1.5m and £3.5m.
Pathetic.