Poyet needs a striker - By Andy Naylor

[Mellotron]

Well, if not, we have blown five points we could well have taken. How much more of a head start are we going to give our promotion rivals?

Or is promotion just paper talk to get bums on seats?

How is drawing with a promotion rival "giving them a head start"?

 

[terryberry1]

How can Charlton be looking at Fuller? His wages have got to be 25k a week

 

[bhawoddy]

How can Charlton be looking at Fuller? His wages have got to be 25k a week

london teams pay london rates! wonder if he gets his congestion charges paid too?

 

[wallyback]

Pleading poverty

This seems to be Gus's policy with agents, media etc. To help drive down the price/wage to the lowest possible level. Obviously some targets will fall by the way side. However, if some of his targets are still available up to the transfer deadline, he may well snap up the bargain he and we are waiting for. That pressure on keeping the price down is totally tied to the deadline date.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

We could still be looking at Simon Church. Reading have said that they won't let him go until Jason Roberts is fit and playing ( possible return at the weekend ) Apparently, Church is lined up to go to a Championship club.
Not sure he would be the answer....most Reading fans singularly unimpressed with him.
Fuller to Charlton...DJ Campbell to Bristol C....Barnard to Bournemouth....plenty of striker movement going on at present......just none in our direction.

Simon Church going somewhere else, can't remember who, but not us.

 

[Oscar]

Gus will get his man. This is all tactics in showing we're not about to pay silly money - even if it does mean waiting right until the last minute of this window.

If not, give Roland Bergkamp a go!

 

[greyseagull]

How can Charlton be looking at Fuller? His wages have got to be 25k a week

They're not just looking; he's signed now.

Those whispers of them going to administration several weeks ago have long gone...!

 

[brightonmark1234]

that's old news tell us something we dont know

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

When Gus speaks of his need for a Quality striker, I wonder if he understand the detrimental effect it may have on the likes of Toby,Hoskins, etc.. who must feel they may have no future with us at all. I would feel like the manager had absolutely no confidence in my ability and would wonder what the hell i was doing at this club.

Is he basically saying theyre not good enough and should seek employement elsewhere?

I don't think the players can moan to be honest. There's no point dressing it up just so other players don't have a sulk. We're in need of a quality striker to go with our already good team. The performances are there, but the goals are not. Simples. Gus has said so many times about it being a team game, the whole squad is important. I get the impression that the players have bought into that mentality.

 

[brightonmark1234]

we all know we need a striker

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

What a difference a week makes on here........this time last week it was full of promotion/play offs, but now..........even overheard a couple of blokes talking in beer queue, 'who we got Saturday?' 'Barnsley' says his mate, reply 'Oh that's alright, they're the whipping boys, we'll be alright' ......we are nowhere near the finished article.

 

[Birdie Boy]

Last season Hoskins was asked if he wanted to go on loan, he said yes. End of his Brighton career as long as Poyet is manager..
Hoskins stated that he was homesick, what has changed, as his family and friends moved down here?

If we get another striker, is he going to play two up front? I am not sure he will, so where does that leave CMS? Look at last night, brings Vicente on, puts him up front and CMS on the left! Also, we have supposedly got this box to box midfielder with presence (don't get me wrong, I like Crofts) and he still plays 3 (Dicker Bridcutt and Crofts) in the middle! He obviously still has no faith in the midfield. If he did, surely he would try at least for the last 15 minutes, Toby and CMS upfront together..

 

[Bean]

How can Charlton be looking at Fuller? His wages have got to be 25k a week

They've signed him on a one year deal I believe.

 

[CHAPPERS]

He had a striker on the bench last night. He didn't bring him on.

 

[perseus]

When Gus speaks of his need for a Quality striker, I wonder if he understand the detrimental effect it may have on the likes of Toby,Hoskins, etc.. who must feel they may have no future with us at all. I would feel like the manager had absolutely no confidence in my ability and would wonder what the hell i was doing at this club.

Is he basically saying theyre not good enough and should seek employement elsewhere?

If the players were getting on a bit like Vincelot, Sparrow and Dicker and not likely to get any better, yes. But Noone and Barnes should actually get a bit better in the next two seasons.

This also gives some indication of the age group for permanent players, and more experienced strikers could be signed to get the goals to get us to the Premier and then the younger players (or new signings) will take over.

If I was a player approaching my peak of my career, I would not want to be langushing as a squad player for a Premier side on £10K a week.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Can he just not tweak the system a bit and try and play to CMS strengths?

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Two games in....we have'nt scored and shipped only 1....now there's whispers of a struggle this season...you would'nt think we are one win from a play off spot would you...Gus is not going out to say "We will get a striker cos we've loadsamoney" like a good card player he keeps his cards close to his chest....(might have got that from Tony)...smile....you could've been a Palace supporter calling for Dougies head...where would you rather be...2 games 1 draw F 0...A 1 Or games2 losses 2 F...3 A...7

 

[The Gem]

Bring back Murray I say!!!!!!!!

 

[Geriatric Seagull]

There must be a striker out there somewhere. We all agree that one is needed. Picture the end of season Argus headline "seagulls stay up after record forty-five nil- nil draws!!!