Seems to be this new thing where any player who can't be easily pigeon-holed as a target man/pacy/link up player is just described as a 'poacher' as if those really exist in the modern game, and discarded as not good enough as a result. I've seen Lewandowski and Aguero described as poachers recently. Even with Schwartz he's not really the sit and wait for the ball player
that people make him out to be, something is just very wrong with his
football at the moment. Just because a player isn't heavily involved in the build up of all goals doesn't mean that they just hang around on the 6 yard line waiting for a ball to come to them and offer nothing else. It's League One, we're probably not going to find a complete striker.
We can forget about Kirk then, if Nixon is linking us. I’m just surprised by the lack of movement at the moment, not sure what is happening but the club needs to make a signing soon to settle this thread down 😂
Seems to be this new thing where any player who can't be easily pigeon-holed as a target man/pacy/link up player is just described as a 'poacher' as if those really exist in the modern game, and discarded as not good enough as a result. I've seen Lewandowski and Aguero described as poachers recently. Even with Schwartz he's not really the sit and wait for the ball player
that people make him out to be, something is just very wrong with his
football at the moment. Just because a player isn't heavily involved in the build up of all goals doesn't mean that they just hang around on the 6 yard line waiting for a ball to come to them and offer nothing else. It's League One, we're probably not going to find a complete striker.
I’d call BWP or similar players poachers but if you look back at the stats in our promotion season as well as his goals he got quite a few assists. He’s still a poacher though, that doesn’t have to mean a traditional poacher from a decades ago who did nothing outside the 6 yard box.
I wouldn’t expect many L1 teams to do well playing that type of player up front as a lone striker. Even the teams that have a lot of possession like Mk Dons or Brighton under Poyet still had strikers who could compete physically and hold up the ball.
Re Jephcott - He’s young, pretty good with both feet and scores headers too. He doesn’t have blistering pace and won’t beat 5 men with skill but he does have a knack of being in the right place in the box and finishes calmly rather than lashing it.
600k would be a lot for a chap playing for Truro up until a couple of years ago especially when that player isn’t vastly different to Stockley
Time will tell I guess
So we are bidding for a bloke who doesn't get involved in build ups, has no real pace, hangs around in the box and hasn't scored 1 goal in the last 20 games.
Re Jephcott - He’s young, pretty good with both feet and scores headers too. He doesn’t have blistering pace and won’t beat 5 men with skill but he does have a knack of being in the right place in the box and finishes calmly rather than lashing it.
600k would be a lot for a chap playing for Truro up until a couple of years ago especially when that player isn’t vastly different to Stockley
Time will tell I guess
Sounds like BWP then? He didn't bring much outside of pure finishing skills but that is not necessarily a bad thing.
Just what I was thinking! A lot of people used to moan about BWPs lack of tracking back etc, but that wasn't his game. Nothing wrong with having a poacher in the side if the rest of the team play to his strengths. Just tell him to hang on the shoulder of the last defender and trust his instinct in the box. Then things will happen. I'd be more than happy with Jephcott. Looked excellent against us at the valley last season
Interesting article (if a bit basic) here talking about Kirk being booed by a section of Crewe fans despite being their top assister and probably best player. Perhaps he wants out.
Seems to be this new thing where any player who can't be easily pigeon-holed as a target man/pacy/link up player is just described as a 'poacher' as if those really exist in the modern game, and discarded as not good enough as a result. I've seen Lewandowski and Aguero described as poachers recently. Even with Schwartz he's not really the sit and wait for the ball player
that people make him out to be, something is just very wrong with his
football at the moment. Just because a player isn't heavily involved in the build up of all goals doesn't mean that they just hang around on the 6 yard line waiting for a ball to come to them and offer nothing else. It's League One, we're probably not going to find a complete striker.
I’d call BWP or similar players poachers but if you look back at the stats in our promotion season as well as his goals he got quite a few assists. He’s still a poacher though, that doesn’t have to mean a traditional poacher from a decades ago who did nothing outside the 6 yard box.
I wouldn’t expect many L1 teams to do well playing that type of player up front as a lone striker. Even the teams that have a lot of possession like Mk Dons or Brighton under Poyet still had strikers who could compete physically and hold up the ball.
If we are looking at Jephcott I doubt it would be as a lone front-man. I would primarily expect him to be a partner to Stockley or as an alternative to Washington/DJ to give us more tactical flexibility.
Interesting article (if a bit basic) here talking about Kirk being booed by a section of Crewe fans despite being their top assister and probably best player. Perhaps he wants out.
Seems to be this new thing where any player who can't be easily pigeon-holed as a target man/pacy/link up player is just described as a 'poacher' as if those really exist in the modern game, and discarded as not good enough as a result. I've seen Lewandowski and Aguero described as poachers recently. Even with Schwartz he's not really the sit and wait for the ball player
that people make him out to be, something is just very wrong with his
football at the moment. Just because a player isn't heavily involved in the build up of all goals doesn't mean that they just hang around on the 6 yard line waiting for a ball to come to them and offer nothing else. It's League One, we're probably not going to find a complete striker.
I’d call BWP or similar players poachers but if you look back at the stats in our promotion season as well as his goals he got quite a few assists. He’s still a poacher though, that doesn’t have to mean a traditional poacher from a decades ago who did nothing outside the 6 yard box.
I wouldn’t expect many L1 teams to do well playing that type of player up front as a lone striker. Even the teams that have a lot of possession like Mk Dons or Brighton under Poyet still had strikers who could compete physically and hold up the ball.
If we are looking at Jephcott I doubt it would be as a lone front-man. I would primarily expect him to be a partner to Stockley or as an alternative to Washington/DJ to give us more tactical flexibility.
Exactly, that’s why I doubt we are. He presumably wouldn’t be cheap and we’ve played a form of 4-3-3 since NA came in. It would be strange to switch formation when we could have played a front two throughout pre-season. We’ve got the players to do it, any two of Stockley, Davison, Washington or a youngster like Ghandour could have played up front as a pair.
If we had been spending like Ipswich then I could see it, but we’re not going to have £500k+ players coming in to give us options from the bench. Anyone we pay a decent fee for will be here to start regularly.
Interesting article (if a bit basic) here talking about Kirk being booed by a section of Crewe fans despite being their top assister and probably best player. Perhaps he wants out.
I heard a rumour (well it is the rumours thread) that Kirk and Spock were once overheard talking about Palarse fans - when Kirk ask who those people were, Spock replied "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it".
Interesting article (if a bit basic) here talking about Kirk being booed by a section of Crewe fans despite being their top assister and probably best player. Perhaps he wants out.
Article is over 18 months old though. Kirk is well loved by Crewe fans and they want him to stay along with Dale.
To be fair mate, they haven't been able to boo him since that article was written!!
Haha good point!
I only said it as went to a few Crewe games in 2019 and Kirk was getting the most attention from fans, that’s why I’m surprised to read that article about booing.
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Is that a supper club?
We won't be getting Kirk then 👎
Nixon “there may be some players in, but there could also be players leaving”
Mystic Meg “the lottery numbers will be any 7 from 1 to 59”
Russell Grant “Love will come for you, but it might not, be prepared for either scenario”
Derek “I’m seeing someone that used to live here, once a upon a time”
I wouldn’t expect many L1 teams to do well playing that type of player up front as a lone striker. Even the teams that have a lot of possession like Mk Dons or Brighton under Poyet still had strikers who could compete physically and hold up the ball.
Sorry
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/opinion-boo-boys-risk-driving-17603759
If we had been spending like Ipswich then I could see it, but we’re not going to have £500k+ players coming in to give us options from the bench. Anyone we pay a decent fee for will be here to start regularly.
I'm here all week!