20+ goals a season striker?

[Washie]

CM is where we need to improve, injury to Kayal or Stephens and we're ****ed. Bring in some cover because we also won't have Sidwell next season and Towell needs a bit of time.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Hemed and A.N.Other (Murray?) to be the physical striker.

A.N.Other 2 and Baldock to be the smaller, never-stop-running striker.

Knockaert, Skalak, March and Murphy feeding them.

I suddenly can't wait for August.

Sounds good.

Must not let Middlesbrough, Burnley etc. poach Knockaert though.

 

[Machiavelli]

Hemed and A.N.Other (Murray?) to be the physical striker.

A.N.Other 2 and Baldock to be the smaller, never-stop-running striker.

Knockaert, Skalak, March and Murphy feeding them.

I suddenly can't wait for August.

Yup. Precisely this.

 

[Whitechapel]

I posted this in another thread but;

I'd like us to bid for Florin Andone. 23 years old, 18 goals and 7 assists in the Segunda Division this season for Córdoba CF who finished midtable. Almost certain to play a part for Romania in the EURO's. Had a few La Liga teams and Villa looking at him but nothing concrete, exactly what we need IMO. He wouldn't cost the world, and if we show him how Ulloa has done since making the switch to England I'm confident we could get him here.

 

[Marshy]

Not match fit and he improved as the second leg went on imo. Absolute quality before his injury, no way should Rosenior replace him..imo

Really tricky call... Did Rosenior have a bad game all season ? Im struggling to think of one.

Bong was superb before injury, and clearly is a player that needs to play to remain sharp

Ultimately Rosenior will end up at Right back I assume, who would have thought Bruno would be fit all season !

Like all the other positions though you need quality back up and we have 3 awesome full backs currently.

 

[pishhead]

Bit of a pint but how about Scott Hogan from Brentford. Just come back from a horrible injury but proved in the last few games he can score at this level.

 

[graz126]

This thread is making me wonder if we would have won had Hemed started on Monday night...

A big part of our game is getting great crosses over for Hemed. Those great crosses were still flying in on Monday night but no big aerial presence to knock em in. I predicted this would be our problem. I also said a good chance of Dunk scoring for exact same reason. Am sure with Hemed we would have taken a 2 goal goal lead. Weather we would've hung onto it as we tired is another thing.

 

[middletoenail]

Hoping Bmuff kick Murray put for next to nothing... 1 million at most as a fee perhaps.... even though i would be uncomfortable with that given his age.

And then we pick up Vydra on a loan fee considerably less than what Reading paid for him this year...

Im hoping anyway

You've not considered the wages, which will like be at least, if not more than the transfer fees over the life of the contract. I'd imagine these two would cost in excess of 7m

 

[MattBackHome]

I've got one.

Smaller stature, support striker, proven goalscorer in top European divisions including Premier League, out of contract this summer. Step forward...

STEPHANE SESSEGNON.


EDIT - I've just realised that he's scored a solitary goal a season for the past 2 years. Forget all that.

 

[Betfair Bozo]

Hoping Bmuff kick Murray put for next to nothing... 1 million at most as a fee perhaps.... even though i would be uncomfortable with that given his age.

And then we pick up Vydra on a loan fee considerably less than what Reading paid for him this year...

Im hoping anyway

Ok, understood. I think AFCB might accept a million as long as everyone pretends it was at least £2m and is "undisclosed." Glenn's salary might be more of an issue. I think we'd shy away from a loan fee for Vydra and suspect he'd cost around £6m on a permanent deal now, his stock must have dropped somewhat. Regrettably, I think we may well have the funds available at some point over the summer as I can't see us retaining everyone.

 

[DavePage]

Always had a feeling that Crouch would end up with us, take up the Bobby role

 

[SeafordBHA]

I keep seeing this recently yet everyone was raving about our defence except for that sticky patch over Xmas when we played Boro. So who are we going to replace at the back and who are the better players we are likely to get. Got to confess I am struggling to think of a better back line at this level than Bruno, Goldson, Dunk, Bong and Stockdale. Apart from cover do we really expect to get a better defence in next season?

However I can definitely see plenty of room for improvement in our striker options

I think we concede more goals due to the way we play with 4-4-2, but score more as a direct effect and are better off for this. As ever more goals scored is a better stat to have than less goals conceded. If you think one goal less vs Boro at home and we'd of been promoted (very harsh on boro!)


I think Bong is the only weak link in the back four. I know he is a fans favourite, but not a convincing defender IMO. Look at all goals vs Sheff Wed - all down the left. Appreciate he may not get much protection but Bruno is not in a dissimilar position.


I think if we're seriously looking at promotion we need an improvement there. He's also not as good going forward, particularly wasteful crossing as shown in the playoffs, one of which then led to a goal in the first leg.

Not as good as previous options like Ward, or other rivals such as Friend/Pudil.

 

[Icy Gull]

I think we concede more goals due to the way we play with 4-4-2, but score more as a direct effect and are better off for this. As ever more goals scored is a better stat to have than less goals conceded. If you think one goal less vs Boro at home and we'd of been promoted (very harsh on boro!)


I think Bong is the only weak link in the back four. I know he is a fans favourite, but not a convincing defender IMO. Look at all goals vs Sheff Wed - all down the left. Appreciate he may not get much protection but Bruno is not in a dissimilar position.


I think if we're seriously looking at promotion we need an improvement there. He's also not as good going forward, particularly wasteful crossing as shown in the playoffs, one of which then led to a goal in the first leg.

Not as good as previous options like Ward, or other rivals such as Friend/Pudil.

I think it harsh that all your examples of Bong's errors are from the playoffs. He had been injured and not played for months before that. Wasn't his linking with Lua Lua one of the reasons for our storming start to the season? I am firmly in team Bong!

 

[drew]

I keep seeing this recently yet everyone was raving about our defence except for that sticky patch over Xmas when we played Boro. So who are we going to replace at the back and who are the better players we are likely to get. Got to confess I am struggling to think of a better back line at this level than Bruno, Goldson, Dunk, Bong and Stockdale. Apart from cover do we really expect to get a better defence in next season?

However I can definitely see plenty of room for improvement in our striker options

I agree. The defence against Boro on that day was Bruno, Greer, Hunemeier and Calderon until the 60th minute when Goldson came on in place of Hunemeier..

 

[DFL JCL]

Grabban? seems to know where the goal is at this level.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Ok, understood. I think AFCB might accept a million as long as everyone pretends it was at least £2m and is "undisclosed." Glenn's salary might be more of an issue. I think we'd shy away from a loan fee for Vydra and suspect he'd cost around £6m on a permanent deal now, his stock must have dropped somewhat. Regrettably, I think we may well have the funds available at some point over the summer as I can't see us retaining everyone.

We may have the money anyway. We obviously had funds to bid for Calleri and Bolanos in the winter and have only signed Skalak since (as Knockaert was confirmed before that). I am sure they will gamble on a striker sensibly, assuming the board are confident that it is going to be an investment they can get back (e.g. not paying £5 million for a player of Murray's age).

 

[Icy Gull]

I agree. The defence against Boro on that day was Bruno, Greer, Hunemeier and Calderon until the 60th minute when Goldson came on in place of Hunemeier..

I am not at all convinced by Humemeier. I admit I only saw him a few times but he appears to be too small, or doesn't jump well enough, to be dominant in the air which is not a good thing in a Championship CB. I totally accept I may be wrong. I first saw Hemed just after Baldock got injured and i thought he was totally useless for a couple of months and couldn't understand what all the fuss was about .He certainly proved me wrong once Baldock was back.

 

[Icy Gull]

Grabban? seems to know where the goal is at this level.

Attitude and he ****ed us over once, no thanks

 

[WonderingSoton]

If we're looking along the coast for strikers, then Murray and Grabban are two very different players, but neither have got many games for Bournemouth this season. Worth asking. Do we want a centre forward (Murray) or a quick 'off the shoulder' striker (Grabban)?

No idea what price though.

In reality I can see us getting a couple of total unknowns from abroad. The value for money is far greater and the wages lower.

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

I am not at all convinced by Humemeier. I admit I only saw him a few times but he appears to be too small, or doesn't jump well enough, to be dominant in the air which is not a good thing in a Championship CB..

I always thought Goldson was a big tall bloke but he walked past me just before the game Monday and is 5ft 10ins tops I reckon