Dave the OAP
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We have a winger...colunga...oh wait we don't need him!
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Toothless strikers
- Thread starter durrington gull
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We have a winger...colunga...oh wait we don't need him!
BensGrandad
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There lies the problem is appears that either TB wont or cant afford to pay for them.
Dave the OAP
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Behind Enemy Lines
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Yes he had a poor start to his Albion career and in truth the jury is still out. But beggars can't be choosers and we're really up against it now. Baldock had found some form before his injury with great finishes against Ipswich and Arsenal. At the moment, he represents our best hope of scoring a few goals. Otherwise I really can't see where the goals will come from unless CH changes his mind and decides to get another striker in...
BensGrandad
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He was a central striker for most of his career who was pigeon holed into playing on the wing like Baldock has been due to our lack of a decent penetrating winger a la Buckley
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,777
Exactly my point - we are ducked!
Dave the OAP
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But he can play on the wing as he showed.....this is truly an awful season
BensGrandad
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My .only hope is that 1 team has a disastrous run in, as usually happens, and of the possible ones I think it could be Huddersfield or Rotherham.
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Championship clubs can only lose £6M under FFP this season , the rules are being relaxed to allow for greater losses but to take advantage of that we don't want to be under a transfer embargo.
Northstandfan
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COG has done ok holding the ball up but he can only hold the ball up for so long against 2-3 defenders as no one is going forward to help him of playing off him so he on a hiding to nothing. Playing 1 up front requires the midfield to go forward and help and our does not do that. CH has said he wont play two up front as he does not like that system. However most of the teams at the top are playing two front or at least with a good goal scoring overlapping midfielder helping out, sadly we do neither. I think if COG and Baldock got a chance to go 2 upfront or Cms chasing everything like he does with one of the other two staying in the middle things might change. I cant see we have anything to lose by trying it as its not working at all with 1 up top.
Megazone
On his last warning
We need a Nicky Forster type striker.
Ferring Marine
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- Mar 28, 2014
- 244
Good shout - simples, TWO UP FRONT for Christ sake - it's not rocket science, just play to our strengths !
So who would you drop if say you played Cog and baldock as out and out strikers?
Not saying it's a bad idea BTW......
Northstandfan
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For me it would be something like this if all fit.
Walton
Bruno Hughes Dunk Bennett
Ince Holla Tex
Ogrady Baldock
Subs, March, Caldy, Greer, CMS, Stephens, Lua Lua, Stockdale
Greer and Stockdale need to know that they have to improve or they will not be in the team
Lifelong Supporter
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Not sure that is the answer. We have enough trouble with 11 players on the field. We do not want to start with 10 do we ?
Bent now scores in four straight games for Derby....i know he had an injury but it obviously wasn't serious....wtf...?
Its a lot easier to score when your playing in a team at the top of the league. When struggling like we are then the strikers will struggle. We are not creating enough and not moving the ball around quick enough in the midfield. That's where the problem lies. If we create the chances then the strikers will score. Our more creative players are getting it again so I am hoping the chances will come. And hopefully Kayal might be a good link between midfield and strikers.
I am not seeing it yet but I am hopeful it will come
Behind Enemy Lines
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Is that the same Gordon Greer who led the team to clean sheet away from home last night?
Dave the OAP
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That wasn't my point. Using the argument that we should wait till July to buy strikers is folly if those strikers are needed now and not bringing people in will result in 3rd division football and the drop in income from the TV , league etc etc. ....yes it is a big what if, if bloom is the gambler he is and is doing a wait and see, then we are sailing very close to the wind with relegation
The bottom line here is survival in this division, and I am sure that the majority of brighton fans who have seen us play this season have seen precious little to think we are turning the corner.
ForestRowSeagull
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I think it's a bit harsh to blame the strikers in this instance. Tonight we started with 1 striker and no wingers. Meaning if Best were to score it would have to be from a set piece or through ball (which we've done about twice this season). I think even very good strikers would struggle in our system - see Bent's improvement at Derby.
BBassic
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- Jul 28, 2011
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Exactly! We'll be able to do more once we have a winger in.
At the moment, because LuaLua and Solly had been out, we'd been forced to play Baldock and Calderon on the wings. With Solly and Kaz back and, hopefully, a winger in on loan we'll have cover for those positions and will be able to start playing Baldock up front.