Doesn’t sound like Bowyers MO to me. He didn’t even press hard for a contract under the Belgian idiot. If there is truth in this then perhaps the dynamic between Lee and Matt might not be quite as positive as we first thought and hoped.
We have enough defenders but not enough quality IMO. Pearce is a good leader by example and always gives his all but unfortunately a penalty waiting to happen. And the QPR lad tore him a new one when setting up their second when he was trying to grapple instead of tackle. Nabby has his pros and cons but those cons can be very costly and have been.
Yes defending starts from the front and some people are saying it'll all be ok when we get an experienced midfield back. Maybe, however what I do know is that we need to start keeping clean sheets asap and I say again signing an experienced CB at this level will be key to this if we are to start climbing the table.
Don't concede and not only do you not lose but you stand a better chance of winning 😉.
I don’t agree. The defense was OK before the injuries in midfield and we have cover. We do not have any experienced strikers at the moment and none due back any day soon. You must score to win a game. If there are only two more to come in then a striker and a defensive midfield is what I think we need.
At the moment we have to score 3 on average to win a game! I'd rather win 1-0 so we'll have to beg to differ. Bryan can play DM btw which still leaves room for a striker as I see Green as a replacement for Leko.
At the moment opposition midfielders and full backs are running past our midfield. No defense can hold out for ever in those circumstances and is why I believe Cullen is the player we have missed the most. Pace up front keeps the defense back at home and creates a bit of space for your attacking midfield. All about opinions, but I bet a whole shinny shilling that if Bows signs just 3 players that he says he wants, it will not include a center half. We have Green. I expect a striker and a defensive midfielder. If we sign more than 3 I still bet that we don’t bring in a center half.
I hear what you say but the stats don't lie we have averaged 1.8 goals against per game since the beginning of October when all of our first choice midfielders were playing. That can't be allowed to continue much longer or else we'll be revisiting the likes of Accrington and Rochdale next season. With a bit more quality at the back and a regular pairing of Lockyer and A N Other it'll give us the best fighting chance of survival along with another striker for sure even if Taylor stays and midfielder?
Cullen, Williams and hopefully Field are nearing a return but we can't rely on on them not breaking down so yes maybe another midfielder. Provided we play a flat back four we can get by with the current full back options but Bowyer is not blind, he can see the weaknesses in the centre of our defence especially aeriallly since Bauer left so let's see how out it plays out and a shinny shilling I can afford 😉.
Blackpool Striker Today, Barnsley signing middle of next week.
Maybe loan CB/LB and that will be it imo
Think if Taylor goes we will get another striker
Not sure. The Blackpool guy, Bonne, Hemed, Aneke and Green might be enough.
At the minute, if we sign Gnanduillet, he'd be our only fit senior striker...
Davison and Green.
Can you seriously say that Davison is a senior member of the team? He's been shoehorned in because of injuries
Green is NOT a striker, as everybody keeps saying, he's a winger
So we have bought him to play on the wing then have we? Or (like Bowyer has said) has he been brought in to replace Leko?
I wouldn't have called Leko a striker either
If he's here to replace Leko's goals, he needs to double his whole career's tally...
I agree, but we played Leko as a striker. Yes Green is a winger by trade but we are not going to play him as a winger so we have to count him as one of our strikers.
Yes he would have to double his tally, but how many had Leko scored before he came to us?
Hence my point that we need a striker, as we keep filling the gap with people who either aren't senior members, or aren't strikers...
I do agree, but he's been signed to play as a striker. On the day we signed him I raised the point that I would have preferred an out and out striker.
I don't get what you're arguing then?
You agree that we have no fit senior STRIKER in our team (only no-natural repalcements or youth team members)?
Not arguing, you seem to be the one getting aggressive with your capital letters
I am saying I don't think we are going to have 6-7 strikers in our squad who can up top. Yes Green is a winger but he has been signed as a striker, so he has to be included in that number, didn't think it was that difficult to understand to be honest.
Bowyer signing up to a new deal sounds like a no brainer to us.
But when you've just forked out £50 million or whatever. Live in a foreign country and know relatively little about football and the club you've just bought, I can see how Bowyers current win ratio might be a concern.
Southall going to have to explain the situation a little better to the holder of the purse strings methinks.
@AFKABartram can we have a bitesize January rumours thread where we only have believable rumours from genuine sources?
It would save me reading twitter rumours from accounts with a couple of followers & "my next door neighbours best friends cat is mate's with player X and he's told him he's signing for us"
Blackpool Striker Today, Barnsley signing middle of next week.
Maybe loan CB/LB and that will be it imo
Think if Taylor goes we will get another striker
Not sure. The Blackpool guy, Bonne, Hemed, Aneke and Green might be enough.
At the minute, if we sign Gnanduillet, he'd be our only fit senior striker...
Davison and Green.
Can you seriously say that Davison is a senior member of the team? He's been shoehorned in because of injuries
Green is NOT a striker, as everybody keeps saying, he's a winger
Yes - Davison is definitely a striker and he is fit and IMO has improved with each game he has played. Bit raw - but getting there and shows real desire.
@AFKABartram can we have a bitesize January rumours thread where we only have believable rumours from genuine sources?
It would save me reading twitter rumours from accounts with a couple of followers & "my next door neighbours best friends cat is mate's with player X and he's told him he's signing for us"
Blackpool Striker Today, Barnsley signing middle of next week.
Maybe loan CB/LB and that will be it imo
Think if Taylor goes we will get another striker
Not sure. The Blackpool guy, Bonne, Hemed, Aneke and Green might be enough.
At the minute, if we sign Gnanduillet, he'd be our only fit senior striker...
Davison and Green.
Can you seriously say that Davison is a senior member of the team? He's been shoehorned in because of injuries
Green is NOT a striker, as everybody keeps saying, he's a winger
Yes - Davison is definitely a striker and he is fit and IMO has improved with each game he has played. Bit raw - but getting there and shows real desire.
No where near Champ standard ATM and should not be considered a senior member of the team.
Blackpool Striker Today, Barnsley signing middle of next week.
Maybe loan CB/LB and that will be it imo
Noise coming out of Blackpool suggests that we won't match their valuation and that we will more than likely move onto other targets. His contract is up in the summer, so their increased valuation from the £325k offered in the summer before the original move broke down, seems unreasonable.
Blackpool Striker Today, Barnsley signing middle of next week.
Maybe loan CB/LB and that will be it imo
Think if Taylor goes we will get another striker
Not sure. The Blackpool guy, Bonne, Hemed, Aneke and Green might be enough.
At the minute, if we sign Gnanduillet, he'd be our only fit senior striker...
Davison and Green.
Can you seriously say that Davison is a senior member of the team? He's been shoehorned in because of injuries
Green is NOT a striker, as everybody keeps saying, he's a winger
Yes - Davison is definitely a striker and he is fit and IMO has improved with each game he has played. Bit raw - but getting there and shows real desire.
No where near Champ standard ATM and should not be considered a senior member of the team.
Blackpool Striker Today, Barnsley signing middle of next week.
Maybe loan CB/LB and that will be it imo
Noise coming out of Blackpool suggests that we won't match their valuation and that we will more than likely move onto other targets. His contract is up in the summer, so their increased valuation from the £325k offered in the summer before the original move broke down, seems unreasonable.
Bowyer clearly rates him, wanted him in the summer and wants him now. 500k odd isn't a bad figure for a striker who has scored 15 goals this season and for who the manager wants. But we are moving onto other targets? Something doesn't seem right with that one.
Blackpool Striker Today, Barnsley signing middle of next week.
Maybe loan CB/LB and that will be it imo
Think if Taylor goes we will get another striker
Not sure. The Blackpool guy, Bonne, Hemed, Aneke and Green might be enough.
At the minute, if we sign Gnanduillet, he'd be our only fit senior striker...
Davison and Green.
Can you seriously say that Davison is a senior member of the team? He's been shoehorned in because of injuries
Green is NOT a striker, as everybody keeps saying, he's a winger
Yes - Davison is definitely a striker and he is fit and IMO has improved with each game he has played. Bit raw - but getting there and shows real desire.
If we had a full strength team, I doubt many people would have even heard of Davison, never alone call him a senior member of the team
It does make me laugh “Charlton can’t match Blackpool’s asking price” More like won’t match Blackpool’s asking price. Either way I’m quite pleased it looks like the deal is off. It also underlined that Southall and co won’t be held to ransom, just because other clubs (and Taylor) assume that Middle Eastern money gives them the right to be greedy.
Hopefully Blackpool will lose him for nothing in the summer - that will serve them right.
It does make me laugh “Charlton can’t match Blackpool’s asking price” More like won’t match Blackpool’s asking price. Either way I’m quite pleased it looks like the deal is off.
Yeah I hope thats just a case of us telling them to fuck off because they want more money than what the player is worth
The same news outlet said yesterday or the day before that a offer hadn’t even been received there side. So what deal has fallen through? I can honestly say I’m not bothered about the player think we could get better.
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Cullen, Williams and hopefully Field are nearing a return but we can't rely on on them not breaking down so yes maybe another midfielder. Provided we play a flat back four we can get by with the current full back options but Bowyer is not blind, he can see the weaknesses in the centre of our defence especially aeriallly since Bauer left so let's see how out it plays out and a shinny shilling I can afford 😉.
I am saying I don't think we are going to have 6-7 strikers in our squad who can up top. Yes Green is a winger but he has been signed as a striker, so he has to be included in that number, didn't think it was that difficult to understand to be honest.
But when you've just forked out £50 million or whatever. Live in a foreign country and know relatively little about football and the club you've just bought, I can see how Bowyers current win ratio might be a concern.
Southall going to have to explain the situation a little better to the holder of the purse strings methinks.
It would save me reading twitter rumours from accounts with a couple of followers & "my next door neighbours best friends cat is mate's with player X and he's told him he's signing for us"
Source: Blackpool Gazette
Bowyer clearly rates him, wanted him in the summer and wants him now. 500k odd isn't a bad figure for a striker who has scored 15 goals this season and for who the manager wants. But we are moving onto other targets? Something doesn't seem right with that one.
If we had a full strength team, I doubt many people would have even heard of Davison, never alone call him a senior member of the team
Either way I’m quite pleased it looks like the deal is off. It also underlined that Southall and co won’t be held to ransom, just because other clubs (and Taylor) assume that Middle Eastern money gives them the right to be greedy.