We just loaned in someone who played 41 games and won the league last time he played at this level. That's a bloody good signing IMO.
Problem is that team had James Collins up front - so unless we buy him within the next 75 mins (or someone like him) I doubt we will be getting promoted at the end of this season !!!
Little bit of me expecting the last one to be a striker but not Paul Smyth, doesn't seem to fit the current trend of not leaking the names until it's more or less done, fingers crossed we're saving the best till last (but it's probably going to be Smyth!)
A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good.
I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
I know you're being facetious but there are 18-20 clubs in this league who would love to swap their strikers for Conor Washington, Omar Bogle, Chuks Aneke (and Paul Smyth?).
Do we have the best striker options in the league? Probably not, I haven't properly reviewed the whole league. Is it good enough to get us out of this league if the rest of the team performs behind them? I think so.
Quiet happy with how the squad has come together together. Don't think fans can be making the 'we lack quality' excuse anymore.
Think we will have plenty of goals in us with the talent we have in midfield. In previous years where we would need a Taylor to create something out of nothing, feel like whoever plays up top now won't be feeding off scraps.
Interesting because he sounds like what Williams said that HE was - the player that sets up the player that puts the ball in the box for someone to score.
We just need that bloke in the middle popping up from 5 yards to tap it in. THATS WHAT WE HAVENT GOT
A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good.
I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
I know you're being facetious but there are 18-20 clubs in this league who would love to swap their strikers for Conor Washington, Omar Bogle, Chuks Aneke (and Paul Smyth?).
Do we have the best striker options in the league? Probably not, I haven't properly reviewed the whole league. Is it good enough to get us out of this league if the rest of the team performs behind them? I think so.
But you can go on past performance as an indication Washington - never scored more than 13 in a L1 season Bogle - yet to be prolific higher than L2 Aneke - struggles to stay fit Smyth - not a striker, has hardly scored in his career
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hopefully another striker - just hoping it’s not Smyth.
Plus Williams and Levitt, and indeed Pratley and JFC. Aneke is really an attacking midfielder too. And that's not including Morgan
Do we have the best striker options in the league? Probably not, I haven't properly reviewed the whole league. Is it good enough to get us out of this league if the rest of the team performs behind them? I think so.
People writing off these forwards with no idea how they'll score without service.
Any striker without service will struggle. That was a big part of our problem last season.
If the midfield can chip in with goals too we'll do well and be in/around where Bow wants us...
Think we will have plenty of goals in us with the talent we have in midfield. In previous years where we would need a Taylor to create something out of nothing, feel like whoever plays up top now won't be feeding off scraps.
We just need that bloke in the middle popping up from 5 yards to tap it in. THATS WHAT WE HAVENT GOT
Proven at the very top of the league, what more could you want.
Oztumer has never been an integral part of a league one championship winning XI, Shinnie has.
We've sold him to QPR and his replacement is going to be one of their players that they don't think is as good.
(Note Hanlan and Piggott in there)
Washington - never scored more than 13 in a L1 season
Bogle - yet to be prolific higher than L2
Aneke - struggles to stay fit
Smyth - not a striker, has hardly scored in his career
8 signings in 3 weeks is amazing and there good signings, relevant to what we need.
Bar the 3 that already signed, we would never have imagined being in this position where we can put a whole new squad together.
Personally happy with all of them!