Desperate need of a goal scorer

[NorthStandSeagull]

Chance after chance being created yet again!! So frustrating.

Clinical finisher in this side and we'd be at least 7-8 points clear now

 

[HantsSeagull]

Chance after chance being created yet again!! So frustrating.

Clinical finisher in this side and we'd be at least 7-8 points clear now

nothing new there - has the calleri thing died a death?

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Easier said than done - by far the hardest position to secure.

We got incredibly lucky with Ulloa - realistically, if we want to get a proven striker at this level we'd need to spend £5m+, probably more - Consider some of the best strikers in the league, Jordan Rhodes cost £8m, Andre Gray £6m, Austin was recently valued at £10m.

Do we have that kind of cash? Would we take the gamble? I think Hemed was a good value signing, a well researched gamble, a decent player - but he's not going to be another Ulloa unfortunately.

Haven't seen Hemed play much but apparently he's good. Perhaps he's a hold up man and he'll set up goals with a decent strike partner?

 

[Working class pride]

Someone on NSC said the defence will stop you getting relegated by the strikers will get you promoted. I thought that was an interesting observation. Understand Hemed played well but again neither of the front two strikers put the ball in the net. Need Lua Lua back.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Haven't seen Hemed play much but apparently he's good. Perhaps he's a hold up man and he'll set up goals with a decent strike partner?

I read elsewhere today that Hemed was scoring when LuaLua was playing. They seemed to be on the same wavelength.

 

[Megazone]

Someone on NSC said the defence will stop you getting relegated by the strikers will get you promoted. I thought that was an interesting observation. Understand Hemed played well but again neither of the front two strikers put the ball in the net. Need Lua Lua back.

Alex Ferguson used to say strikers win you matches, defenders win you leagues.

 

[spence]

Easier said than done - by far the hardest position to secure.

We got incredibly lucky with Ulloa - realistically, if we want to get a proven striker at this level we'd need to spend £5m+, probably more - Consider some of the best strikers in the league, Jordan Rhodes cost £8m, Andre Gray £6m, Austin was recently valued at £10m.

Do we have that kind of cash? Would we take the gamble? I think Hemed was a good value signing, a well researched gamble, a decent player - but he's not going to be another Ulloa unfortunately.

You don't have to spend 5 million plus. I wouldn't say we got lucky either with Ulloa. We wasted 3.5 million on CMS and perhaps we were due a good signing.

Jonathan Kodjia, Chris Wood, Callum Wilson,joe mason etc.

 

[El Presidente]

I heard someone say that Lua Lua only scores if he's on the pitch. Probably just an Internet rumour though.

 

[RM-Taylor]

What chances are these that we created today? We didn't create much in the final third today but it's a pleasing result in the end

 

[portlock seagull]

Reading commentators raved about Hemed today. Said he caused all sorts of problems to their defence, along with Dunk, he was our most impressive player in their opinion.

 

[El Presidente]

Easier said than done - by far the hardest position to secure.

We got incredibly lucky with Ulloa - realistically, if we want to get a proven striker at this level we'd need to spend £5m+, probably more - Consider some of the best strikers in the league, Jordan Rhodes cost £8m, Andre Gray £6m, Austin was recently valued at £10m.

Do we have that kind of cash? Would we take the gamble? I think Hemed was a good value signing, a well researched gamble, a decent player - but he's not going to be another Ulloa unfortunately.

According to Andy Naylor the bid for Callieri is about £6.5 million. Given that we've rejected £5m plus for Dunk expect the purse strings could be loosened in January IF we are still in contention.

Uncle Tony is a canny operator.

 

[portlock seagull]

Blackman (Reading) available for a free at the end of the season. January bid perhaps?

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

According to Andy Naylor the bid for Callieri is about £6.5 million. Given that we've rejected £5m plus for Dunk expect the purse strings could be loosened in January IF we are still in contention.

Uncle Tony is a canny operator.

Yes Tony and Chris make a good pairing. Just what we need.

 

[BensGrandad]

What about a cheeky bid for Igor Vetokele of Charlton very impressive against us last season in and out this. I think that he is better prospect than Kodja at Bristol City.

 

[Wilko]

Blackman (Reading) available for a free at the end of the season. January bid perhaps?

Will be off to the prem I should think

 

[nwgull]

According to Andy Naylor the bid for Callieri is about £6.5 million. Given that we've rejected £5m plus for Dunk expect the purse strings could be loosened in January IF we are still in contention.

Uncle Tony is a canny operator.

We're still top with 10 games until January. A tough run of fixtures may mean that we're not in the top 2 when the window opens, but there's no way that we'll not be in contention with 22 games left to go.

 

[El Presidente]

Yes Tony and Chris make a good pairing. Just what we need.

Chris is ultra cautious and Tony prepared to gamble, complement each other well.

I've read some intriguing quotes attributed to Hughton

"It's harder to manage up than manage down" suggesting that dealing with a board of directors is trickier than the dressing room, and

"I'd rather lose 1-0 than 3-1" which ties in with his cautious team setup.

 

[nwgull]

What about a cheeky bid for Igor Vetokele of Charlton very impressive against us last season in and out this. I think that he is better prospect than Kodja at Bristol City.

He was good in the home fixture; however, given his scoring record since, it seems that that was a flash in the pan.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

I don't think we have a desperate need for anything at all.
We have failed to score in just 2 games, unbeaten and top of the league. Pretty incredible stuff in comparison to last year.

I would like to see how far this group of players can get, before we look to throw money at a solution we don't yet need.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Easier said than done - by far the hardest position to secure.

We got incredibly lucky with Ulloa - realistically, if we want to get a proven striker at this level we'd need to spend £5m+, probably more - Consider some of the best strikers in the league, Jordan Rhodes cost £8m, Andre Gray £6m, Austin was recently valued at £10m.

Do we have that kind of cash? Would we take the gamble? I think Hemed was a good value signing, a well researched gamble, a decent player - but he's not going to be another Ulloa unfortunately.

We should have supplemented with Vydra as many said at the time. Would have been fantastic value