Has Porter gone then?

[Sheff de party]

im with secret on this one. in a team that scores that many goals if you cant do better than 1 in 4, you're playing above your level. Ched may have dominated the scoring charts, but he also assisted a great deal. i remember going to the Hartlepool game and Ched gave Porter so many chances to score it looked like he had a bet on him. i know Porter scored that day but he was practically on the line to head in a Flynn (?) cross, which shows u how rare that was! in my opinion he's slow, a poor finisher and doesnt create much at all.

we're the biggest club in this division now and altho we cant afford much in wages, people are still going to want to play for us. i think we should hold out for something better.

 

[Bladesway]

we're the biggest club in this division now and altho we cant afford much in wages, people are still going to want to play for us. i think we should hold out for something better.

Perhaps we are massive even?

 

[metalblade]

I'd sooner Cresswell was gone rather than Porter........................... then again I'd sooner see both of the donkeys gone.

 

[secretchief]

It is very naive, given the options we had up front for the last 3 games of the regular season (plus 3 play-off fixtures), to argue we can afford to dispose of Porter. We simply do not have enough depth, good enough or not, to let a striker who can do a job at this level walk away. If he goes, we have Cresswell, Cresswell, oh and Cresswell to choose from up top. Yes, we may bring some youth through into the squad but to base a promotion push around an unproven youngster and a tiring veteran is ludicrous.

For what it's worth, I hope Porter stays (providing the contract we offered him reflects our financial position). I reckon him + a quicker striker to supplement him could work, with Cresswell and a youngster as back might just be enough. We'll see...

I'm my opinion what the last six games of the season showed was that we need good strikers that score goals, not x amount of poor ones.

 

[Bladesway]

I think everyone would agree that no amount of poor strikers are good for any teaim. Bit of an Alan Shearer statement that one. But saying Cresswell and Porter are poor is unfair. Unless you are expecting something better to show up and what evidence is there so far that we are going to get someone? I keep saying we are shopping in the bargain basement now and yet some people seem to think either Cheds coming back or Gomez is about to sign. Neither are happening and it is possible we will be left with what we have.

 

[sitwell]

I'm my opinion what the last six games of the season showed was that we need good strikers that score goals, not x amount of poor ones.

Nowt like stating the blatantly obvious ,the last 30 years have showed that I want a milf with big tits and loads of money ,not loads of skint smackrats.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

But saying Cresswell and Porter are poor is unfair.

Neither of them are consistent goalscorers or good enough to lead our attack. Cresswell is past his best & Porter has always been average at best. I could accept one of them in the team if it was alongside a pacey, mobile striker who knows where the goal is.

People are kidding themselves. We looked very average once Ched went even with the likes of Mc, Willo, Quinn & Lowton. If we lose one or more of those without bringing 2 or 3 good players in we will struggle to finish top half.

I know he is hampered by the hopeless McCabe who threw the towel in years ago, but Wilson needs to pull his finger out & get things moving. If players won't sign now, withdraw the offers & start using the money to build a team that wants to play for the Blades, ideally a team with more pace, power & attacking intent.

 

[secretchief]

The comment was in relation to the quotation from Bexley, which suggested that depth is a priority over quality and this justifies trying to retain Porter.

We had depth for the playoffs in that we had three strikers available. Yet we rarely looked dangerous and scored one goal.

Ok, whatever, you don't consider Porter and Cresswell poor strikers, I do.

I don't know what would constitute evidence there is that we could get someone better. We might be able to live without another single-figure goal haul from Porter though.

 

[BexleyBlade]

The comment was in relation to the quotation from Bexley, which suggested that depth is a priority over quality and this justifies trying to retain Porter.

My point is that depth is important, and we simply didn't have enough at the business end of last year. Don't think you can argue we had 3 strikers to choose from, Cresswell was half blind, O'Halloran is a winger, and Porter is Porter.

I do believe Porter is good enough for this level, hence trying to keep would be a good move. If he's holding out for a move to the Championship then he's living in cuckoo-land as he simply won't cut it there, at this level though, I think he is decent enough.

 

[Sheff de party]

Perhaps we are massive even?

we're not that big

 

[Bergen Blade]

He got 6 goals in 20 starts. That's marginally more than one goal every four games.

If you factor in his substitute appearances it's 6 in 37.

If you count all appearances including the cups, it's 7 in 41.

It's at best a poor goalscoring ratio, especially for a club chasing promotion and scoring historically high amounts of goals in the process.

The idea he will get anything approaching 18 in what is sure to be a weaker side is wishful thinking.

It's a matter of opinion, but I highly doubt he would improve with a concerted run in the side. There's no reason for us to gamble that he will when we can release him and get someone better in.

The stuff about him working hard and so on is subjective. I could just as easily say he's always offside, too slow, and not a good finisher.

Even if we leave aside the fact he isn't good enough, he doesn't score enough goals.

Porter scored no goals as a substitute last season. From that we may take it he's more effective when being allowed to start games.

He started 24 games last season, and scored 8 goals in those games. A 1 in 3 record, which if played in every game over a season would give him 15 goals. If we give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that playing more regularly will not only make him keep up last seasons goal rate, but also improve it by two or three goals, Porter lands at 18 goals...

 

[alcoblade]

Though not a fan of Porter, we should all remember how truly pants Evans was for a long, long period, even with the benefit of lengthy runs in the side.

Though I can't see a world beater there, he'll surely improve given time to settle and work as part of a team.

Having said that, unless we get a striker with pace in, I can't see next season offering much to us.

UTB

 

[stannyblade]

I would rather keep Porter than Cresswell just for the fact he can last longer in a game (and costs less)

 

[DazBlade88]

Though not a fan of Porter, we should all remember how truly pants Evans was for a long, long period, even with the benefit of lengthy runs in the side.

Though I can't see a world beater there, he'll surely improve given time to settle and work as part of a team.

Having said that, unless we get a striker with pace in, I can't see next season offering much to us.

UTB

Completely agree with that. We need a pacey striker alongside Porter, he is predominantly a supporting striker but he can score goals if the service is right for him.

Wingers and strikers are vital for us this summer if we're to be a threat this season in my opinion. We've not got enough pace to get into really dangerous positions behind the defence as it stands, everything we'd be doing would be infront of them, instead of making them turn and face their own goal.

 

[Ecco_Blade]

Porter signed new 2 year deal today according to official web site.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

Porter signed new 2 year deal today according to official web site.

That's the supporting striker position sorted then. Looking forward to us signing someone capable of spearheading our attack and scoring the 20+ goals we need to have any chance of going up.

 

[Worksop II]

McCabe, has apparently purchased a Banjo, Wilson is now looking for a Cow on loan, just to prove every one wrong about Porter ......