Jayden Stockley I'm hearing is a real possibility.
Another striker? Just don't see it with the cap.
Bogle Washington Schwartz Aneke Smyth
Surely CB is a priority
I personally think a target man is the priority. CB & CM will strengthen when players return from injury. Our strikeforce will not get any better than it is today without recruitment.
If Chuks was to breakdown again with injury our season would be over.
Someone on the PNE site claiming Bristol Rovers were in for him and we've offered to pay more in wages.
He's a decent player, I liked the look of him when he was at Exeter and he's an upgrade on Bogle and Washington for sure. I'd be happy if we could bring him in.
He is an upgrade on all our forwards.
He would be an upgrade TO all our forwards. Every single one of them would look good playing with a target man.
Someone on the PNE site claiming Bristol Rovers were in for him and we've offered to pay more in wages.
He's a decent player, I liked the look of him when he was at Exeter and he's an upgrade on Bogle and Washington for sure. I'd be happy if we could bring him in.
He is an upgrade on all our forwards.
He would be an upgrade TO all our forwards. Every single one of them would look good playing with a target man.
i've been banging the drum that beyond chucks and scwartz, our strikers ain't up to it and the level drops drastically when we have to play the others - it impacts the whole team and leads to the negative crap - a striker is THE priority in my book
Also don’t underestimate the effect a target man has on the rest of the team, winning throws, free kicks and getting the whole team further up the pitch.
We can only play 2 forwards though, so if we have Stockley up top that leaves Chuks, Ronnie, Bogle and Washington fighting for one place.
forget about bogle , smyth and washington - we rotate chucks ronnie, the new fella and millar - its not ideal but we have to forget about them, they are not up to it
If we had a half decent target man (physically appearance aside neither Chuks or Bogle are target men) we would look so much better. We could play with more flexibility.
We would look better at set pieces, in both boxes, hold the ball up more. The positives are endless.
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
Not sure where the Essex bit came from other than through a slip up. He’s a south coast / west country lad and if he’s homesick, Bristol would undoubtedly be a better fit.
Born in Poole and his previous clubs include Bournemouth, Dorchester, Torquay, Portsmouth and Exeter.
Someone on the Preston forum was discussing Jordan Storey and his struggle to settle in Preston since moving from Essex.
This has been misinterpreted as Stockley.
Kin 'ell, he's from Yeovil, played for Exeter as well, blah blah, give up wibble .........
Also don’t underestimate the effect a target man has on the rest of the team, winning throws, free kicks and getting the whole team further up the pitch.
Some of our fans wouldn’t understand this Gary but a very good point!
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
I think it would be. Schwartz early days but he’s a finisher. Stockley is a great target man at this level. Aneke been fantastic and Washington chips in. How many teams have 4 strikers as good as those?
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
I think it would be. Schwartz early days but he’s a finisher. Stockley is a great target man at this level. Aneke been fantastic and Washington chips in. How many teams have 4 strikers as good as those?
Stockley - 9 goals in 60 odd games Shwartz - Unknown at this level Aneke - Great player, can't do 90 mins. Let alone two/three games in a week Washington - Is ok
It isn't 'Superb'. Taylor and Grant in League One is Superb.
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
I think it would be. Schwartz early days but he’s a finisher. Stockley is a great target man at this level. Aneke been fantastic and Washington chips in. How many teams have 4 strikers as good as those?
Stockley - 9 goals in 60 odd games Shwartz - Unknown at this level Aneke - Great player, can't do 90 mins. Let alone two/three games in a week Washington - Is ok
It isn't 'Superb'. Taylor and Grant in League One is Superb.
How comes you provided Stockleys goals for Preston and not Exeter?
You say Taylor and Grant was superb, of course I don’t disagree. But very few thought Grant would score that amount of goals. We ended the season with Taylor and Parker and that was it. Any two of those probably aren’t as good as Taylor and Grant, but the depth would be extremely strong.
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
I think it would be. Schwartz early days but he’s a finisher. Stockley is a great target man at this level. Aneke been fantastic and Washington chips in. How many teams have 4 strikers as good as those?
Stockley - 9 goals in 60 odd games Shwartz - Unknown at this level Aneke - Great player, can't do 90 mins. Let alone two/three games in a week Washington - Is ok
It isn't 'Superb'. Taylor and Grant in League One is Superb.
Whilst a good point, not too many would have said Taylor and Grant were ‘Superb’ before the start of that season.
The truth is, as always, somewhere in the middle. Those four do hypothetically look strong and have good balance. Hopefully by the end of the season we can say ‘superb’ looking back. 👍
Also don’t underestimate the effect a target man has on the rest of the team, winning throws, free kicks and getting the whole team further up the pitch.
Agree - Yann was the difference between's Powell team being a title winning one and a play-off side. Hayes was a good footballer and linked up well with BWP, however Yann could offer the same but was much better in the air and was a physical presence. As well as that he helped our defensively on set pieces and as a bonus scored the odd free kick.
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
I think it would be. Schwartz early days but he’s a finisher. Stockley is a great target man at this level. Aneke been fantastic and Washington chips in. How many teams have 4 strikers as good as those?
Stockley - 9 goals in 60 odd games Shwartz - Unknown at this level Aneke - Great player, can't do 90 mins. Let alone two/three games in a week Washington - Is ok
It isn't 'Superb'. Taylor and Grant in League One is Superb.
How comes you provided Stockleys goals for Preston and not Exeter?
You say Taylor and Grant was superb, of course I don’t disagree. But very few thought Grant would score that amount of goals. We ended the season with Parker and that was it. Any two of those probably aren’t as good as Taylor and Grant, but the depth would be extremely strong.
Because I’m going on his current club form.
We’ve hardly been banging them in this season and we’ve got 3 of the 4 players above already playing.
He was born in Poole, went to school in Lytchett Minster (lovely place), started out at Bournemouth and his last club was Exeter. I was assuming Vfrf mistyped and meant Exeter (I'm not aware of any Essex connection).
Never thought I’d see my school mentioned on here! I was in the year above Jayden, he’d be a good fit with us. Really nice guy.
Definitely don’t think he lives in Essex (I could be wrong though) more likely that he lives in Poole/Bournemouth, which ain’t too far to go.
Not sure where the Essex bit came from other than through a slip up. He’s a south coast / west country lad and if he’s homesick, Bristol would undoubtedly be a better fit.
Born in Poole and his previous clubs include Bournemouth, Dorchester, Torquay, Portsmouth and Exeter.
Someone on the Preston forum was discussing Jordan Storey and his struggle to settle in Preston since moving from Essex.
This has been misinterpreted as Stockley.
Kin 'ell, he's from Yeovil, played for Exeter as well, blah blah, give up wibble .........
Re the above, does anyone actually know if the rumour is about Jordan Storey or Jayden Stockley?
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
I think it would be. Schwartz early days but he’s a finisher. Stockley is a great target man at this level. Aneke been fantastic and Washington chips in. How many teams have 4 strikers as good as those?
Stockley - 9 goals in 60 odd games Shwartz - Unknown at this level Aneke - Great player, can't do 90 mins. Let alone two/three games in a week Washington - Is ok
It isn't 'Superb'. Taylor and Grant in League One is Superb.
But they only played half a season together. Grant was only a 1st team player for us for 5 months. It's not like we were running away with the league when Grant left.
Its like "5 games Innis", it's like Hunt and Mendonca, these mythical partnerships that only exist in people's fantasies.
People will be banging on about Di Canio and Bent soon.
Not sure where the Essex bit came from other than through a slip up. He’s a south coast / west country lad and if he’s homesick, Bristol would undoubtedly be a better fit.
Born in Poole and his previous clubs include Bournemouth, Dorchester, Torquay, Portsmouth and Exeter.
Someone on the Preston forum was discussing Jordan Storey and his struggle to settle in Preston since moving from Essex.
This has been misinterpreted as Stockley.
Kin 'ell, he's from Yeovil, played for Exeter as well, blah blah, give up wibble .........
Re the above, does anyone actually know if the rumour is about Jordan Storey or Jordan Stockley?
It's probably Storey, as Stockley has played quite a bit this season. Shame I wanted a target man.
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
I think it would be. Schwartz early days but he’s a finisher. Stockley is a great target man at this level. Aneke been fantastic and Washington chips in. How many teams have 4 strikers as good as those?
Stockley - 9 goals in 60 odd games Shwartz - Unknown at this level Aneke - Great player, can't do 90 mins. Let alone two/three games in a week Washington - Is ok
It isn't 'Superb'. Taylor and Grant in League One is Superb.
But they only played half a season together. Grant was only a 1st team player for us for 5 months. It's not like we were running away with the league when Grant left.
Its like "5 games Innis", it's like Hunt and Mendonca, these mythical partnerships that only exist in people's fantasies.
People will be banging on about Di Canio and Bent soon.
Not sure where the Essex bit came from other than through a slip up. He’s a south coast / west country lad and if he’s homesick, Bristol would undoubtedly be a better fit.
Born in Poole and his previous clubs include Bournemouth, Dorchester, Torquay, Portsmouth and Exeter.
Someone on the Preston forum was discussing Jordan Storey and his struggle to settle in Preston since moving from Essex.
This has been misinterpreted as Stockley.
Kin 'ell, he's from Yeovil, played for Exeter as well, blah blah, give up wibble .........
Re the above, does anyone actually know if the rumour is about Jordan Storey or Jordan Stockley?
Stockley, Aneke, Schwartz and Washington competing for two spots would be superb. Can’t see how we can afford him unless we are able to move Bogle on though.
It wouldn't be ‘superb’ but any striker force where bogle isn’t playing is a huge uplift.
I think it would be. Schwartz early days but he’s a finisher. Stockley is a great target man at this level. Aneke been fantastic and Washington chips in. How many teams have 4 strikers as good as those?
Stockley - 9 goals in 60 odd games Shwartz - Unknown at this level Aneke - Great player, can't do 90 mins. Let alone two/three games in a week Washington - Is ok
It isn't 'Superb'. Taylor and Grant in League One is Superb.
How comes you provided Stockleys goals for Preston and not Exeter?
You say Taylor and Grant was superb, of course I don’t disagree. But very few thought Grant would score that amount of goals. We ended the season with Parker and that was it. Any two of those probably aren’t as good as Taylor and Grant, but the depth would be extremely strong.
Because I’m going on his current club form.
We’ve hardly been banging them in this season and we’ve got 3 of the 4 players above already playing.
But he’s not an out and out goal scorer, plus that’s the league above. I don’t disagree about banging them in, but we’ve not particularly struggled for goals overall (only two teams scored more). Schwartz hasn’t started a game yet so slight stretch to say three of the four have been playing.
I’m not saying we don’t need a striker, or that Stockley wouldn’t vastly improve us as a team - but it’s staggering we have so many strikers and midfielders in the building that are seemingly not good enough.
Surely a few would have to go to make room under the cap.
It’s funny to think about what a team of horrible bastards we’ll be if we manage to get Stockley, Aneke and Inniss in the starting line-up.
yeah we have a lot of depth. just not quality depth. I'm looking forward to scrapping into the playoffs with Iniss, famewo and Aneke in the lineup. no pretty football from us this season.
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If Chuks was to breakdown again with injury our season would be over.
We would look better at set pieces, in both boxes, hold the ball up more. The positives are endless.
Shwartz - Unknown at this level
Aneke - Great player, can't do 90 mins. Let alone two/three games in a week
Washington - Is ok
It isn't 'Superb'. Taylor and Grant in League One is Superb.
The truth is, as always, somewhere in the middle. Those four do hypothetically look strong and have good balance. Hopefully by the end of the season we can say ‘superb’ looking back. 👍
Definitely don’t think he lives in Essex (I could be wrong though) more likely that he lives in Poole/Bournemouth, which ain’t too far to go.
Its like "5 games Innis", it's like Hunt and Mendonca, these mythical partnerships that only exist in people's fantasies.
People will be banging on about Di Canio and Bent soon.