Quality striker away from Automatic Promotion...

[stss30]

The football that Hughton has got us playing and the self belief he has instilled into the team in comparison to last season is nothing short of amazing!

However, I can't help thinking our failure to land Calleri or Vydra before the transfer window closed could put paid to our auto promotion hopes.
Baldock does add a lot to the side (as was apparent when we drew a blank at Wolves away) but he missed two gilt edged chances today, I was really hoping he would find some goalscoring form after going close on several occasions in previous matches but he is not clinical enough if we want to stay in the top 2. Still not fully sold on Hemed's ability to score goals consisntently like Ulloa used to either.

Such a shame as our defence and central midfield pairing really are quality.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Not knocking Hemed or Baldock but if we had a top grade striker we would be out of touch right now.

 

[wellquickwoody]

The football that Hughton has got us playing and the self belief he has instilled into the team in comparison to last season is nothing short of amazing!

However, I can't help thinking our failure to land Calleri or Vydra before the transfer window closed could put paid to our auto promotion hopes.
Baldock does add a lot to the side (as was apparent when we drew a blank at Wolves away) but he missed two gilt edged chances today, I was really hoping he would find some goalscoring form after going close on several occasions in previous matches but he is not clinical enough if we want to stay in the top 2. Still not fully sold on Hemed's ability to score goals consisntently like Ulloa used to either.

Such a shame as our defence and central midfield pairing really are quality.

Not knocking Hemed or Baldock but if we had a top grade striker we would be out of touch right now.

Got to agree, noticeable since the start of the season. A seriously good striker would be filling his boots right now.

 

[1066familyman]

Fully agree we lack a clinical finisher.
I was disappointed when we signed Baldock in particular and nothing has changed my mind. He is definitely CMS mkII.
Rest of the team is looking good now though and such a turn around from last season.

 

[Icy Gull]

We are a work in progress and the progress has been amazing. Try not to be too greedy

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Fully agree we lack a clinical finisher.
I was disappointed when we signed Baldock in particular and nothing has changed my mind. He is definitely CMS mkII.
Rest of the team is looking good now though and such a turn around from last season.

I like Baldock a lot but he's not going to score 20 goals.

 

[Miximate]

You would imagine that playing for a top championship side will be an attractive proposition in the loan window

 

[deslynhamsmoustache1]

The boy from Buenos Aires will be with us in January or we buy back Leo so not worried. As long as we are in the top four still by Christmas.

 

[1066familyman]

I like Baldock a lot but he's not going to score 20 goals.

Can you explain why you like Baldock a lot in case there's something I'm missing. I've tried but I simply can't find any part of his game that I rate.

He did have a superb first touch on one particular
ball up to him today, I'll give him that, but as usual he then squandered the chance he'd created.
For me he's just woeful at this level. Another one who's good only at League One level.

 

[Springal]

The boy from Buenos Aires will be with us in January or we buy back Leo so not worried. As long as we are in the top four still by Christmas.

Bloom would never buy back Ulloa from Leicester

 

[stss30]

We are a work in progress and the progress has been amazing. Try not to be too greedy

I'm not trying to be greedy, as I say the turnaround compared to last season has been remarkable but when you have the chance and team capable of reaching the Premier League you have to grab it with both hands, as we have learned to our cost in the past couple of seasons.

 

[Silk]

Not knocking Hemed or Baldock but if we had a top grade striker we would be out of touch right now.

This

 

[durrington gull]

Fully agree we lack a clinical finisher.
I was disappointed when we signed Baldock in particular and nothing has changed my mind. He is definitely CMS mkII.
Rest of the team is looking good now though and such a turn around from last season.

We need to replace Baldock - not nearly clinical enough

 

[Surrey_Albion]

IMHO I think Baldock is a bit of an unsung hero, without him we wouldn't get into so many dangerous attacks, he reads the game well and is very technical. ......but agree not a clinical finisher

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

We're so close to being the real deal.

 

[Weezle]

The amount of opportunities both Hemed and Baldock have made as well as the goals make then a great pairing. It's always easy to think another striker would do better - but would they? They're both keeping and ex England International and a guy who was playing Champions League this time last year out of the side, so they must be doing something right!

 

[Seagulls1984]

We need a poacher assp.

 

[origigull]

I think Baldock and to some extent Hemed are lacking confidence to put the ball in the net. If a striker doesn't score or keeps missing golden opportunities their heads drop slightly. Just one goal will hopefully open fhe flood gates for them both. Its easy to say give them time . . . but give them time and encouragement and hopefully they will deliver.

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Not knocking Hemed or Baldock but if we had a top grade striker we would be out of touch right now.

I said this today along with 26,000 others and more you are spot on my friend, all we lack now is a decent striker with dare i say it
" the eye of the Tiger " without doubt today, had we have had that striker it could quite have easily have ended up 6/7/8 -1 to us easily.
Fairplay to their keeper the only thing that stopped them from a monumental hammering was him.

 

[nwgull]

The only game we've failed to score in this season was when Baldock wasn't available.