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Given that Sharp and McBurnie are both injured with no firm return dates, we'll likely start the season with:

Ndiaye, Brewster, Jebbo and Osula.

I assume we'd want at least one of the younger lads to go out on loan (probably Osula)

Brewster will need time to prove his fitness and McBurnie hasn't been fully fit for a fair whack as well.

It makes sense, to me anyway, to sign a striker on loan for 6 months. No point getting a longer loan or signing anyone permanently as we don't want to be in a situation with 6 fit strikers.

We can't guarantee them a starting berth, so likely to be a punt from an EPL team.
 



robbiez666 said:
Given that Sharp and McBurnie are both injured with no firm return dates, we'll likely start the season with:

Ndiaye, Brewster, Jebbo and Osula.

I assume we'd want at least one of the younger lads to go out on loan (probably Osula)

Brewster will need time to prove his fitness and McBurnie hasn't been fully fit for a fair whack as well.

It makes sense, to me anyway, to sign a striker on loan for 6 months. No point getting a longer loan or signing anyone permanently as we don't want to be in a situation with 6 fit strikers.

We can't guarantee them a starting berth, so likely to be a punt from an EPL team.
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Based on last season I’d keep Osula and send Jebbison out. But it could be the age old “he needs a good preseason to get him firing”
 
Need a prominent CF

If we want to exploit this opportunity we have anyway

Shouldn't be beyond us ?

All our current strikers have doubts of some kind and we have no dominant physical presence up there

Not ruling out Jeb / Osula but we shouldnt gamble on them too much in what needs to be seen as a promotion season
 
If promotion is the aim then going into the season with the current set of strikers isn't going to be enough.

We don't have a fit & firing proven goalscorer amongst them.
Sharp is the nearest we have, but we broke him last season and now he's making his way back from a fairly long-term injury another year older.
Nobody else can be relied upon at the best of times and these aren't the best of times in terms of their fitness (McBurnie / Brewster) or stage of development (Osula / Jebbison).
 
CaptainMorgans said:
If promotion is the aim then going into the season with the current set of strikers isn't going to be enough.

We don't have a fit & firing proven goalscorer amongst them.
Sharp is the nearest we have, but we broke him last season and now he's making his way back from a fairly long-term injury another year older.
Nobody else can be relied upon at the best of times and these aren't the best of times in terms of their fitness (McBurnie / Brewster) or stage of development (Osula / Jebbison).
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We need a good fit striker - end of
 
Has Hecky said anything about when Sharp and McBurnie are going to be fit?
 
AnstonBlade1 said:
Has Hecky said anything about when Sharp and McBurnie are going to be fit?
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Expected to be fit for the start of the season. But the quote is from a couple of weeks ago.

EDIT: Sharp expected to be fit. Not sure on McB

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

Manager Paul Heckingbottom gives injury update on Sheffield United quartet

SHEFFIELD UNITED manager Paul Heckingbottom expects talismanic captain Billy Sharp to be fit for the start of the 2022-23 season, but Jayden Bogle will miss the big kick-off.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
 
SufcBilly said:
McBurnie further along in the rehab than Sharp
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Physical rehab, or criminal rehabilitation?

Joking aside, there is a (albeit small) risk that McBurnie and Brewster could be sentenced for the Forest incident. Obviously it’s utter nonsense, but it’d be just our luck for something like that to happen.
 
SufcBilly said:
McBurnie further along in the rehab than Sharp
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I think McBurnie's will be longer though. I get the feeling he's going to have to spend weeks just building up body mass.
 



robbiez666 said:
I think McBurnie's will be longer though. I get the feeling he's going to have to spend weeks just building up body mass.
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I’m working off the fact McBurnie was a bone injury further back than sharps calf tear. We’ve seen McBurnie with the ball, we haven’t seen Sharp, but I couldn’t be entirely wrong
 
Depends how we want to play

1 striker and 2 ‘floaters’ behind or 2 out and our strikers and one in the Duffy role.

Nice to see some very good goals by both jebbo and osula this preseason already and Brewster on the scoresheet too.

I’d be tempted to look for more creativity to play with n’daiye behind tbh. And I think we have enough then unless someone great becomes available
 
SufcBilly said:
I’m working off the fact McBurnie was a bone injury further back than sharps calf tear. We’ve seen McBurnie with the ball, we haven’t seen Sharp, but I couldn’t be entirely wrong
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Didn't he lose a load of weight/bulk from covid before the last injury?
 
We spent £50m failing to replace Sharp, I’d rather we didn’t waste wages failing to do it again. It also prevents our investments or graduates from being the player to take minutes away from Sharp, which for the clubs own sake it needs to be one of them. Sign a couple wingers or attacking midfielders so you can play a system that only requires a solo striker if needs be.
 
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I can see McBurnie doing a Ched Evans on us.

No…not the court case controversy.
I mean….in the final year of his contract it would be so typical if McBurnue finds his superb Swansea form and looks a star player at Championship level.

Ched came with a big reputation but was so underwhelming most of the time then in his final year he was brilliant and far too good for league 1.

McBurnie had been such an underwhelming signing to date but can he ever rediscover his top form? Our fans would then be pleading with the board to offer him a big contract because he’s so good.
 
Unless someone is coming in it makes sense to keep both Osula and Jebbison around for the time being. Both have scored already this pre season and I can see them coming on and causing problems on the break when games are stretched. The five substitutions rule could be a great thing for their chances.
 
Lowen said:
We spent 50m failing to replace Sharp, I’d rather we didn’t waste wages failing to do it again. It also prevents our investments or graduates from being the player to take minutes away from Sharp, which for the clubs own sake it needs to be one of them. Sign a couple wingers or attacking midfielders so you can play a system that only requires a solo striker if needs be.
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Easier said than done.

Almost every Blade was pleading with the club to show ambition and buy McBurnie and Brewster. They were both young with huge potential and have both ripped it up at Championship level.

So the logic was we can’t lose. Even if we get relegated then we have 2 strikers who are proven top performers in the Championship.

It’s kind of embarrassing that we’re still relying on a 35 year old Sharp backed up by equally old McGoldrick.
 
If we plan on playing 1 striker up front with 2 attacking midfielders then I think they leave it as is, unless a special player becomes available.

Depth Chart for the single ST position probably looks like this:

1. Sharp, 2. Brewster, 3Ndiaye, 4. McBurnie, 5.Jebbo/Osula (whoever stays)

The real concern is at attacking midfielder. Currently you have Ndiaye and Berge starting in the role. We'll need to sign 2 more, especially as Berge may not even be here by the end of the window. Osborn and Doyle (as I understand it) can do a job at AM, but we shouldn't plan to use them there for anything other than cover.
 
EastBayBlade said:
If we plan on playing 1 striker up front with 2 attacking midfielders then I think they leave it as is, unless a special player becomes available.

Depth Chart for the single ST position probably looks like this:

1. Sharp, 2. Brewster, 3Ndiaye, 4. McBurnie, 5.Jebbo/Osula (whoever stays)

The real concern is at attacking midfielder. Currently you have Ndiaye and Berge starting in the role. We'll need to sign 2 more, especially as Berge may not even be here by the end of the window. Osborn and Doyle (as I understand it) can do a job at AM, but we shouldn't plan to use them there for anything other than cover.
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What's the point in signing Doyle if you have no intention to play him? If he can't start ahead of Fleck, given Fleck's performances over the last two and a half seasons, then send him back to Man City now.

I don't agree with signing players for cover over the summer. You're supposed to be strengthening your team, not your squad. Sign players to strengthen the squad as back up in January. This is why our "greatest ever summer transfer window" was garbage. Other than Ramsdale and Brewster we largely signed back up players. When the first team started underperforming we had inferior players to call on.
 
sonofbruce said:
What's the point in signing Doyle if you have no intention to play him. If he can't start ahead of Fleck, given Fleck's performances over the last two and a half seasons, then send him back to Man City now.
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Tbf may not have choice of playing Doyle if comments about his thigh injury are true
 
RetfordBlade96 said:
Tbf may not have choice of playing Doyle if comments about his thigh injury are true
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Hopefully these are all minor knocks. Only McBurnie and O'Connell are certainties to miss the start of the season and probably Billy too.
 



sonofbruce said:
Hopefully these are all minor knocks. Only McBurnie and O'Connell are certainties to miss the start of the season and probably Billy too.
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'Having a scan' which last season seemed to be code for out for the season, but im probably feeling too pessimistic atm
 
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