Eastleigh's Andy Forbes.

[Beach Hut]

We really don't need another striker who might be a gamble at present.

 

[BensGrandad]

We really don't need another striker who might be a gamble at present.

Agreed but in MMs defence who is available that fits Ernests criteria or is it a youngster froma premiership club on loan.

 

[dougdeep]

Joe Gatting got a few more yesterday.

 

[Beach Hut]

Agreed but in MMs defence who is available that fits Ernests criteria or is it a youngster froma premiership club on loan.

It does seem to be an issue this hence the search from Poland to Ireland (allegedly)

 

[BensGrandad]

Joe Gatting got a few more yesterday.

If he doesnt score a hat-trick on his debut he will be written off as per JR and CKR.

Having said that he IS the future not answer to the present.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Its quite clear robinson is not good enough at the moment, that is the view of most not he is not good enough

 

[BensGrandad]

Its quite clear robinson is not good enough at the moment, that is the view of most not he is not good enough

I would agree in part but doubt it long term however I am prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt due to his age. I would hope that he will learn when to make a run and and when not to avoid being offside and hopefully his first touch may improve with coaching.

But then will McGammon, McPhee, Molango and Turienzo ever be and we are paying them wages that we cannot afford. I doubt it very much.

 

[1066gull]

I would agree in part but doubt it long term however I am prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt due to his age.

Fair do, but what about Rooney?

Hw was 16 when he first played!

 

[BensGrandad]

The players people are quoting like Rooney Owen, Theo Walcott and such like are exceptions not run of the mill that we are likely to attract.

We are all continually hoping for another Zamora or Peter Ward but they are few and far between.

Jus had a quick thought on The Championship this morning was Tim Sherwood could we coax him out of retirement short term to provide a bit of bite in midfield in the absence of Chippy, whose absence I believe is the reason for our present struggles. Not as most say our defence which is continually put under pressure or our strikers who are not being fed decent balls.

 

[Jim in the West]

....Chippy, whose absence I believe is the reason for our present struggles. Not as most say our defence which is continually put under pressure or our strikers who are not being fed decent balls.

The most sensible words posted on this board over the last 24 hours

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

thing is,if you put Robinson,CKR,Mcphee or even Hart,they would all get goals and look good in Eastlieghs team.Its a bit different in the second tier of English football though.

 

[Safeway]

if he was any good he would have been playing for a league side years ago

Word. To put it into some kind of context, he's playing the same division as Eastbourne Borough, who's main striker is Scott Ramsey.

 

[Ernest]

Off the top of my head and looking who scored yesterday would anyone agree that Tommy Mooney would have been a far better bet than Turienzo ?
Or Chris Iwelumo for that matter. No Magoo pissed away £150k and whatever wages the Argie lump is on from watching a video and a piss poor performance in a friendly against a tin pot non league team.
So why all of a sudden is a 26 year old from some non league team who is injured at the moment what we need ?

 

[Beach Hut]

Keep taking those tablets as you are finally talking sense

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

mooney- maybe, more a league 1 striker

iwelumo- decent at league 1, never done anything at championship

could spend money better than on those two ernest

 

[Ernest]

mooney- maybe, more a league 1 striker

iwelumo- decent at league 1, never done anything at championship

could spend money better than on those two ernest

The point is either of them were available in the summer and would not have cost anymore than Turienzo and would be in the team scoring goals.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

and would be in the team scoring goals.

debatable

 

[Ernest]

debatable

If Mooney was in our side by now he would have scored at least 5 or 6 goals and please remind me how many Turienzo has scored ?
Mooney a proven goalscorer at this level or some useless Argie , I know who I would have signed

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

how is mooney a PROVEN striker at THIS level?!


turienzo has hardly played, so yeah, he may have been a waste of money, but mooney isn't the answer to our problems

or have i taken the bait here?

 

[Ernest]

how is mooney a PROVEN striker at THIS level?!

Well 58 goals in 211 appearances for Watford at this level makes him pretty much proven to me

He could have done a good job this season and would have been a far better bet than the Argie lummox