Got to he honest, I'd be a bit underwhelmed by this. Stockton at least has a history of a decent strike rate, Goodwin has potential and JCH is an absolute bagsman that's also a physical presence.
Uche is just a bit of a handful, poor strike rate.
he's not perfect but the difference he'd make to our team would be huge
But he will also cost a fee?
For me this just isn't a good signing, 29 in a month (same age as the 'old' JCH), barely made an impact anywhere he has played.
This just smacks of desperation and not a signing where a plan has been put in place. I don't imagine he would be a part of our build for next season..
Hopefully Wycombe will outbid us on this one.
The implication from that Sky paragraph is he’d be free. I’d imagine cheap wages too
If it was free it would be for next season, I can't imagine why Port Vale would be willing to lose one of their only strikers for free tbh.
Cheap wages but still wages, could potentially be another one we have sitting their wasting wages and blocking other transfer activity.
Got to he honest, I'd be a bit underwhelmed by this. Stockton at least has a history of a decent strike rate, Goodwin has potential and JCH is an absolute bagsman that's also a physical presence.
Uche is just a bit of a handful, poor strike rate.
he's not perfect but the difference he'd make to our team would be huge
But he will also cost a fee?
For me this just isn't a good signing, 29 in a month (same age as the 'old' JCH), barely made an impact anywhere he has played.
This just smacks of desperation and not a signing where a plan has been put in place. I don't imagine he would be a part of our build for next season..
Hopefully Wycombe will outbid us on this one.
I don’t get the way of thinking (the last bit) - if we don’t get him what makes you think we’d get better? The longer we wait the more risk we end up with someone further down the list or worse, no new striker at all.
This could also be one of those situations where we have a few possibilities, but we have to keep some moving along to ensure we get the type of player we need, even if we have to go with a short term option.
Because we have been heavily linked with one of the best strikers in the league, it's quite underwhelming to go from that to a player who's probably not even top20 material.
Just don't think it's a good signing is all
It’s L1, players with 6 months left on their contract leave for free all the time. They might need to offload his wages or have someone else lined up. They also have 3 other strikers and usually play 1 up top from what I can see.
I get what you’re saying but what’s the alternative? JCH doesn’t look like he wants to sign Humphrys must be a non starter and we know Ladapo is. It’s clear we need a striker and we’re working our way down our shortlist. He’s not perfect but I’m not sure who else we go for
There's 92 professional clubs, there's clubs in the national league that have recently been professional, not to mention players abroad.
I'd really like to hope we have more imagination than just gradually looking at the strikers of every team in this league.
We allegedly bid a sizeable fee for Abbey, 500k or so for JCH, 400k for Goodwin.
Ali Al-Hamadi is probably going to go for around 1-2 million. I understand his likely destination will be a championship gamble, but if we have this kind of money now, why would we sign stop gaps. That's what the loan market is for imo.
big gap from 500k to 1/2m. The problems we have are a) everyone knows we’re after a striker so prices rise and b) good L2 players go to the Championship now and good NL players are a big gamble for L1. I see your point about loaned but we’ve got loads of them already (which is a problem but the situation we’re in) and parent clubs will want the player playing regularly which can’t be guaranteed. I’m not saying he’s perfect but as a stop gap he’s worth it. If I remember right you wanted Stockton, Ikpeazu is a cheaper player in the same style as Stockton. He’s less potent sure but we really just need someone to facilitate May for now. Use the resources we have in the summer to get a longer term solution
Is there a big gap between 500k and 1/2m...isn't it 0? ;-)
To all those saying that the "big lump" upfront doesn't need to be a goalscorer as we have Alfie May, just consider a moment in the 90th minute, at 1 1, when the ball falls to him 6 yards out & blazes it over the bar.
No thanks. Any striker HAS to know where the goal is. Otherwise you might as well just play Hector up front.
To all those saying that the "big lump" upfront doesn't need to be a goalscorer as we have Alfie May, just consider a moment in the 90th minute, at 1 1, when the ball falls to him 6 yards out & blazes it over the bar.
No thanks. Any striker HAS to know where the goal is. Otherwise you might as well just play Hector up front.
To all those saying that the "big lump" upfront doesn't need to be a goalscorer as we have Alfie May, just consider a moment in the 90th minute, at 1 1, when the ball falls to him 6 yards out & blazes it over the bar.
No thanks. Any striker HAS to know where the goal is. Otherwise you might as well just play Hector up front.
To all those saying that the "big lump" upfront doesn't need to be a goalscorer as we have Alfie May, just consider a moment in the 90th minute, at 1 1, when the ball falls to him 6 yards out & blazes it over the bar.
No thanks. Any striker HAS to know where the goal is. Otherwise you might as well just play Hector up front.
Quite frightening that you would think a target man centre forward has the same required technical characteristics as a centre back.
Where I live we get BBC East Midlands today regional news. Its just been reported that Derby manager Paul Warne has said they may not have the finances for CBT after Charlton turned a bid down earlier for their Number 1 target! Make of that what you will? 🙅♂️
Where I live we get BBC East Midlands today regional news. Its just been reported that Derby manager Paul Warne has said they may not have the finances for CBT after Charlton turned a bid down earlier for their Number 1 target! Make of that what you will? 🙅♂️
Interesting. Presumably we will be seeing wingback CBT then if he does not move this window.
Where I live we get BBC East Midlands today regional news. Its just been reported that Derby manager Paul Warne has said they may not have the finances for CBT after Charlton turned a bid down earlier for their Number 1 target! Make of that what you will? 🙅♂️
Interesting. Presumably we will be seeing wingback CBT then if he does not move this window.
Which I don’t know how I feel about to be honest.
Or striker/No 10 CBT depending on what formation Appleton goes with. I know he’s said 2 up top but we haven’t actually signed a no 9 yet
Might have to go against the grain here but if we did get this guy, I’m not sure it would be the best move.
At that age, he’s not coming here with any sort of scoring pedigree with his best spell coming over 2 seasons at Cambridge who were league 2 at the time. Nor is he young and billed with potential. I understand we’re now short up top, he’d be used as a physical presence and January is tough and we’ve missed out on JCH and the Cheltenham lad, but this smacks of desperation.
I’d rather Kanu be given a chance. We can make comparisons with Josh Parker who I agree, wasn’t an elite signing, but he came into a team on the up, with Aribo, Cullen, Beilik and Taylor, and was given a 6 month deal.
Everyone gets a chance to prove themselves, but this very much feels like the type of signings the new owners gave us in Jan last year and in the summer.
Might have to go against the grain here but if we did get this guy, I’m not sure it would be the best move.
At that age, he’s not coming here with any sort of scoring pedigree with his best spell coming over 2 seasons at Cambridge who were league 2 at the time. Nor is he young and billed with potential. I understand we’re now short up top, he’d be used as a physical presence and January is tough and we’ve missed out on JCH and the Cheltenham lad, but this smacks of desperation.
I’d rather Kanu be given a chance. We can make comparisons with Josh Parker who I agree, wasn’t an elite signing, but he came into a team on the up, with Aribo, Cullen, Beilik and Taylor, and was given a 6 month deal.
Everyone gets a chance to prove themselves, but this very much feels like the type of signings the new owners gave us in Jan last year and in the summer.
I don’t agree with this. I’m not saying he is quality, but he certainly fits a certain profile of player that we are looking for, and for me that puts us light years ahead of where we were in the last two windows.
Abankwah, Tedic, Chem Campbell what were they brought in for, what role within the team to play, how did the compliment our other players.
Least there seems to be a slight clarity of thought now.
Might have to go against the grain here but if we did get this guy, I’m not sure it would be the best move.
At that age, he’s not coming here with any sort of scoring pedigree with his best spell coming over 2 seasons at Cambridge who were league 2 at the time. Nor is he young and billed with potential. I understand we’re now short up top, he’d be used as a physical presence and January is tough and we’ve missed out on JCH and the Cheltenham lad, but this smacks of desperation.
I’d rather Kanu be given a chance. We can make comparisons with Josh Parker who I agree, wasn’t an elite signing, but he came into a team on the up, with Aribo, Cullen, Beilik and Taylor, and was given a 6 month deal.
Everyone gets a chance to prove themselves, but this very much feels like the type of signings the new owners gave us in Jan last year and in the summer.
I don’t agree with this. I’m not saying he is quality, but he certainly fits a certain profile of player that we are looking for, and for me that puts us light years ahead of where we were in the last two windows.
Abankwah, Tedic, Chem Campbell what were they brought in for, what role within the team to play, how did the compliment our other players.
Least there seems to be a slight clarity of thought now.
They’ll have to give him an 18 month contract minimum I would imagine. I think it’s a gamble and I understand they want to bring players in and we’ve missed out on what looks like plan A and B, but it worth having a plan C if he’s literally cover for the rest of the season and we have to go again in the summer. We’re in a unique situation re: losing Leaburn and only having May as a fit first team forward, but if this is really an option to provide cover/big lad up top as foil for May, can’t we find a free transfer for 6 months?
We’re signing this guy whose record is poor, and basically saying, you’re gonna be a part of our plans next season. It’s not pushing us on in the same way none of the above were. Feels very much like a body for the sake of it
Where I live we get BBC East Midlands today regional news. Its just been reported that Derby manager Paul Warne has said they may not have the finances for CBT after Charlton turned a bid down earlier for their Number 1 target! Make of that what you will? 🙅♂️
Interesting. Presumably we will be seeing wingback CBT then if he does not move this window.
Which I don’t know how I feel about to be honest.
Or striker/No 10 CBT depending on what formation Appleton goes with. I know he’s said 2 up top but we haven’t actually signed a no 9 yet
He clearly shown his true colours let him rot in the under 23
To all those saying that the "big lump" upfront doesn't need to be a goalscorer as we have Alfie May, just consider a moment in the 90th minute, at 1 1, when the ball falls to him 6 yards out & blazes it over the bar.
No thanks. Any striker HAS to know where the goal is. Otherwise you might as well just play Hector up front.
But Golfie, it's not a problem that he can't score goals - we'd be signing Uche Unpronounceable to defend set pieces in our own box from the 80th minute and Squeaky Bum Time.
To all those saying that the "big lump" upfront doesn't need to be a goalscorer as we have Alfie May, just consider a moment in the 90th minute, at 1 1, when the ball falls to him 6 yards out & blazes it over the bar.
No thanks. Any striker HAS to know where the goal is. Otherwise you might as well just play Hector up front.
To all those saying that the "big lump" upfront doesn't need to be a goalscorer as we have Alfie May, just consider a moment in the 90th minute, at 1 1, when the ball falls to him 6 yards out & blazes it over the bar.
No thanks. Any striker HAS to know where the goal is. Otherwise you might as well just play Hector up front.
But Golfie, it's not a problem that he can't score goals - we'd be signing Uche Unpronounceable to defend set pieces in our own box from the 80th minute and Squeaky Bum Time.
Then let's just resign Jayden Stockley - he wasn't so good at scoring but was really good at defending corners!
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1, when the ball falls to him 6 yards out & blazes it over the bar.
No thanks. Any striker HAS to know where the goal is. Otherwise you might as well just play Hector up front.
Currently we don't have a fit physical presence up topvand this Port Vale guy would bringl this.
Is he better than we have in terms of quality? Doubtful but he would plug a gap.
JCH and Humphreys would be better imho but they may or may not be available and in any case we need more than one more striker.
Make of that what you will? 🙅♂️
Which I don’t know how I feel about to be honest.
fans are unanimous that he was very badly treated by Swindon and was a top top bloke. Interesting signing it seems
Probably signing for Mansfield Town.
"We are the Edmonds Green Preservation society" ?
Thanks for the clue Henry:
It's either Big William, Camp Freddie or the Garbageman 🤔
We’re signing this guy whose record is poor, and basically saying, you’re gonna be a part of our plans next season. It’s not pushing us on in the same way none of the above were. Feels very much like a body for the sake of it