The CB we should be looking at (albeit unlikely) is Yoann Barbet. Left-footed, can also play LB. For those concerned about fitness, in the 20/21 season he played every single minute of the league campaign. Don't think QPR wanted to get rid of him so it is audacious but he's lived in London for the last 7 years so worth a look.
Would be an incredible signing but I can’t see him dropping to league 1 or to our budget unfortunately
Says a lot when @BarnsleyFC aren’t willing to activate a release clause when we are so desperate for firepower. “Judge us by our actions” or lack thereof
Says a lot when @BarnsleyFC aren’t willing to activate a release clause when we are so desperate for firepower. “Judge us by our actions” or lack thereof
Every fan wants the same and moans the same lol 😂
£300k for Asante? Suggests we aren’t in for him at that price then, if we were we could have activated it in June.
We don't need another lump like Bonne up front, we need a mobile forward like Taylor (but not him)
Bonne is mobile, he doesn’t perfectly fit the system but we can’t be too picky at this level and he’s a decent all-round striker which is what we need. His link up play and passing isn’t quite good enough but he’s more mobile and good at pressing. He was dreadful against us in the cup recently but I’m sure given a few more minutes he’d get back to his old self. His style is a lot closer to Taylor (but not as good) than it is to Stockley
I know it wouldn’t be a popular signing but he would definitely score more than Stockley in league 1 with this team. He got double figures in the championship for us and that was his first season playing above non-league level. When Taylor was injured he was sometimes playing up front on his own as well. I’d take him back and I bet whoever we do end up signing isn’t as good as Bonne
We don't need another lump like Bonne up front, we need a mobile forward like Taylor (but not him)
https://youtu.be/6uEHLZkNego Bonne’s highlights from 2019/20. It hasn’t worked out for him since but I think people forget how good he was for us pre-lockdown that season. Definitely wouldn’t describe him as a lump! He scored all types of goals including running in behind defences
It must surely have been said before, and I haven’t looked on the other thread so apologies, but a striker with all the attributes we want would cost £30 million.
Bonne is a pure finisher. We need someone who can hold the ball and make play. Absolute non-starter
I personally think a finisher is exactly what we need, seen as Garnerball is about creating loads of chances.
We need a finisher, who is quick, hard-working, has stamina and willingness to press high and ideally who is comfortable positionally and technically to switch position, or at least play, with the wide players up top.
That is a lot to ask of a league 1 (or PL/champ youth) forward.
When you're trying to live a possession/high press philosophy on a tight budget and in the 3rd tier, the number of players it's worth being interested in is not big.
Bonne is a pure finisher. We need someone who can hold the ball and make play. Absolute non-starter
I personally think a finisher is exactly what we need, seen as Garnerball is about creating loads of chances.
We need a finisher, who is quick, hard-working, has stamina and willingness to press high and ideally who is comfortable positionally and technically to switch position, or at least play, with the wide players up top.
That is a lot to ask of a league 1 (or PL/champ youth) forward.
When you're trying to live a possession/high press philosophy on a tight budget and in the 3rd tier, the number of players it's worth being interested in is not big.
I don’t disagree (regarding what we need).
So did we let the wrong forward go then? Would many of been happier had Washington been given a new deal and Stockley went, I’m not sure this would have gone down well back in July.
Bonne is a pure finisher. We need someone who can hold the ball and make play. Absolute non-starter
I personally think a finisher is exactly what we need, seen as Garnerball is about creating loads of chances.
We need a finisher, who is quick, hard-working, has stamina and willingness to press high and ideally who is comfortable positionally and technically to switch position, or at least play, with the wide players up top.
That is a lot to ask of a league 1 (or PL/champ youth) forward.
When you're trying to live a possession/high press philosophy on a tight budget and in the 3rd tier, the number of players it's worth being interested in is not big.
I don’t disagree (regarding what we need).
So did we let the wrong forward go then? Would many of been happier had Washington been given a new deal and Stockley went, I’m not sure this would have gone down well back in July.
Definitely rather have Washington than Stockley now, though he’d probably still be finding it impossible to get the ball past the keeper.
Bonne is a pure finisher. We need someone who can hold the ball and make play. Absolute non-starter
I personally think a finisher is exactly what we need, seen as Garnerball is about creating loads of chances.
We need a finisher, who is quick, hard-working, has stamina and willingness to press high and ideally who is comfortable positionally and technically to switch position, or at least play, with the wide players up top.
That is a lot to ask of a league 1 (or PL/champ youth) forward.
When you're trying to live a possession/high press philosophy on a tight budget and in the 3rd tier, the number of players it's worth being interested in is not big.
I don’t disagree (regarding what we need).
So did we let the wrong forward go then? Would many of been happier had Washington been given a new deal and Stockley went, I’m not sure this would have gone down well back in July.
We'd be in the bottom half right now if we had Washington up front on his own these first 6 games.
Bonne is a pure finisher. We need someone who can hold the ball and make play. Absolute non-starter
I personally think a finisher is exactly what we need, seen as Garnerball is about creating loads of chances.
We need a finisher, who is quick, hard-working, has stamina and willingness to press high and ideally who is comfortable positionally and technically to switch position, or at least play, with the wide players up top.
That is a lot to ask of a league 1 (or PL/champ youth) forward.
When you're trying to live a possession/high press philosophy on a tight budget and in the 3rd tier, the number of players it's worth being interested in is not big.
I don’t disagree (regarding what we need).
So did we let the wrong forward go then? Would many of been happier had Washington been given a new deal and Stockley went, I’m not sure this would have gone down well back in July.
Definitely rather have Washington than Stockley now, though he’d probably still be finding it impossible to get the ball past the keeper.
Only “Now”, as you say, as much as we can’t see it now, there’s still a chance Stockley starts banging in goals again, 6 games of not scoring from open play is bad form, it doesn’t make you a bad player. But we do need a forward any way.
Bonne is a pure finisher. We need someone who can hold the ball and make play. Absolute non-starter
I personally think a finisher is exactly what we need, seen as Garnerball is about creating loads of chances.
We need a finisher, who is quick, hard-working, has stamina and willingness to press high and ideally who is comfortable positionally and technically to switch position, or at least play, with the wide players up top.
That is a lot to ask of a league 1 (or PL/champ youth) forward.
When you're trying to live a possession/high press philosophy on a tight budget and in the 3rd tier, the number of players it's worth being interested in is not big.
I don’t disagree (regarding what we need).
So did we let the wrong forward go then? Would many of been happier had Washington been given a new deal and Stockley went, I’m not sure this would have gone down well back in July.
Definitely rather have Washington than Stockley now, though he’d probably still be finding it impossible to get the ball past the keeper.
Only “Now”, as you say, as much as we can’t see it now, there’s still a chance Stockley starts banging in goals again, 6 games of not scoring from open play is bad form, it doesn’t make you a bad player. But we do need a forward any way.
Suppose it just shows how desperate we are for a goal scorer
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I reckon he could cover Stockley and Innis (but not both at the same time, obviously)
We're not signing Taylor, we were never getting Naby Sarr, we shouldn't sign Bonne,
There's plenty of other fish in the sea, as it were.
That is a lot to ask of a league 1 (or PL/champ youth) forward.
When you're trying to live a possession/high press philosophy on a tight budget and in the 3rd tier, the number of players it's worth being interested in is not big.
So did we let the wrong forward go then? Would many of been happier had Washington been given a new deal and Stockley went, I’m not sure this would have gone down well back in July.
We'd be in the bottom half right now if we had Washington up front on his own these first 6 games.