Toby Agdestein

[Weststander]

Way foward is a centre midfield of:

Bridcutt
Vicente
Midfield powerhouse, who is a natural passer (to buy)

That will give the ammunition to the wingers and the new proven scorer (to buy).

 

[Simster]

Gus fundamentally disagrees with you.

Er, obviously. If he didn't, he'd have released him by now.

 

[severnside gull]

From reports so far Barnes is already looking more comfortable and more able to contribute playing centrally instead of out wide. I hope he will get to play "in the hole" more often this season. Gus's confidence in Toby sounds promising and Hosky seems to have found fitness and a place in the squad. Just CMS to sort and he simply needs someone to play alongside him. The two half games he has played so far Gus has persisted in playing him as a lone striker. Why?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Er, obviously. If he didn't, he'd have released him by now.

Signed a new contract early this year.

 

[Bra]

I liked the look of him last night, good feet and movement. Think he will be able to make the step up.

reading Gus comments about him being the striker we have been looking for do you think that Gus will still look to sign a striker or go with the budget on a top quality midfielder and run with what we have for the time being?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Bring on "The Viking"

 

[fleet]

Gus saying that Toby has what we are looking for in a potential new striker. Maybe this will be his breakthrough season and we don't need to big money striker signing

 

[Trigger]

Best striker at the club.

 

[somerset]

Gus saying that Toby has what we are looking for in a potential new striker. Maybe this will be his breakthrough season and we don't need to big money striker signing

Bloody this.... he will set the place on fire you watch

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

I have a feeling toby will see out his contract in the dev squad and never be able to make the step up.

Nothing against the lad, but more an indication of how far we have come since the Chris McPhee's of the world.

Load of rubbish IMO and more importantly Gus'.

Oh Chris McPheeeee, Oh Chris McPheeeeeee, Oh won't you score a gooooal for meeeeeee!

 

[misterspatch]

Best striker at the club.

Ashley "Three Points" Barnes is a big competitor for that, he is a clinical finisher unlike others but I haven't really seen Toby in a out and out striker role, more as a winger, so I'd love that to be true

 

[B.W.]

Hasn't he been out on loan already?

Not sure, but if you read Gus' comments at Lewes earlier in the thread, he seems to be saying Toby is staying at Brighton...

 

[misterspatch]

From reports so far Barnes is already looking more comfortable and more able to contribute playing centrally instead of out wide. I hope he will get to play "in the hole" more often this season. Gus's confidence in Toby sounds promising and Hosky seems to have found fitness and a place in the squad. Just CMS to sort and he simply needs someone to play alongside him. The two half games he has played so far Gus has persisted in playing him as a lone striker. Why?

Maybe Vicente can then play his best position on the wing, obviously he's lost his pace, but his crossing is immaculate and I'm sure he still has a few tricks up his sleeve.

 

[severnside gull]

Ashley "Three Points" Barnes is a big competitor for that, he is a clinical finisher unlike others but I haven't really seen Toby in a out and out striker role, more as a winger, so I'd love that to be true

Barnes is without question capable of being our best striker. If Agdestein can understudy him and Hoskins/CMS this season from the bench and continue to develop then great. Last night's goal will have done him good but he is not prolific yet

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

We should spunk all our transfer money on the best midfielder we can get IMO.

 

[Djmiles]

What is working in Toby's favour is the fact he likes to sit out in the wings and bring the ball inside. No other striker really does that which is why I would prefer to have 2 of either Barnes/CMS/Hoskins with Toby on the bench as something different. From what I've seen of him he's not afraid to take a player on which is brilliant to see.

Oh and eyes off Conkers, I saw him first when he signed a couple of years back!

 

[somerset]

We should spunk all our transfer money on the best midfielder we can get IMO.

Yep... agreed, Toby, Hoskins and Cms to lead the attack in shifts with Barnes standing by if needed.

 

[misterspatch]

We should spunk all our transfer money on the best midfielder we can get IMO.

I think our striker problems have been due to a lack of creativity rather than a lack of height, if we had that big box to box midfielder, I think our strikers would have scored more as a result.

 

[Bwian]

Why then, was our goalscoring record so unremarkable last season? (52 goals scored in 46 games) All those players were with us last season yet only Ashley Barnes looked like scoring regularly. I hope they can all improve, but in any case I'm not convinced we have "ridiculous amount of strength" in our strikers.

That totally stupid 5 subs rule had a major impact on players like Toby, Jake and Hall. Had there been 7 available from the bench, I'm sure we'd have seen much more from them last season and there wouldn't now be speculation about Hall leaving the club because he'd have become much more involved in the first team (my theory anyway).

 

[ees complicated no?]

Yep... agreed, Toby, Hoskins and Cms to lead the attack in shifts with Barnes standing by if needed.

Yes leave our top goalscorer on the bench :s