Lack of ‘Striker’ rumours

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Equally we might get the next Salah, Mane or Jimenez if we keep looking up rather then relegation goalkeepers or 2nd division also rans

So who do you have in mind that may fit into that category and that other much bigger clubs are not looking at ?

 

[California Blade]

You're not alone in that. I also think there is a lot of improvement left in McBurnie & Mousset if they want it enough.

We need to be able to control play better in the final third & allow our strikers to do their thing - that being, getting into the box to convert.
As it is, we're either playing too direct (bypassing the midfield) and therefore requiring our strikers to be outside of the box, playing with backs to goal.. or - with McGoldrick on the field, we're playing on the deck, between the lines, but with McGoldrick too involved in the buildup and not close enough to goal.

Either way, if we continue to surrender possession and go long as often as we do we're really going to struggle creatively. Ideally, we need our wide midfielders / wing backs to eat into the McGoldrick role to allow us to play with two orthodox strikers...

OurThe above is why I can see Wilder's desire to bring in young wing backs like A Robinson & Matty Cash, capable of improving, but who are already rapid and able to carry a ball forwards into dangerous areas.

I like your analysis

In my eyes we only have one definite long term striker
Mcburnie will be here in 2/3 seasons

Sharp- Showed he’s a good finish at whatever the level
Mcgoldrick - You can’t say he’ll stay at the levels he’s been performing at and he’s 33 soon
Mousset - Has shows he can’t be relied upon with injuries though he’s probably the best of the bunch
Robinson- Probably deserves more of a chance than the slim opportunities he had last season

We need at least 2 strikers we can’t go into a season with what we’ve already got we have to build for the future

Examples
Exactly! Including one who can create his own shot. Getting a little nervous about lack of news on the striker front.

 

[Keef Chedwyn]

Blah blah blah blah blah
We finished fucking ninth

Fucking love these censorship posts.

Must remember you're only allowed to post certain things because we finished 9th.

 

[Bladezz]

It is slightly considering.
Say we get all the players rumoured with. Robinson / Cash / Swift / Ramsdale.

That’s a great window but we desperately need a partner for Mcburnie who seems the main stay.

 

[Champagneblade]

Had we gone for Foster on a free rather then Ramsdale we could be in the market for a £40m striker

Let's not forget though, a 40m striker commands different wages to a 20m one. Not sure the wage bill is at that level yet.

 

[Booker4]

Linked quite heavily with Watkins; although I think that's very very unlikely given the figures bandied around.

I can see us bringing in someone like Toney in all honesty.

I think Toney will be on the list of strikers, as Wilder had him at Northampton and maybe Wilder likes him, but I doubt he'll be near the top of the list and I'm sure he'll be wanted by a Championship club more and is more likely to go to someone like Norwich. I reckon we could be looking abroad for the forward, there's often more value in the foreign market, and I wouldn't be surprised if we are interested in Adam Armstrong from Blackburn (said that a few times, but not ITK). We could do worse though than Toney, he's had a great season and I could see him playing well of McBurnie.

 

[Kanye]

Lot of Warnockites on this thread.


Striker score goal.
More striker = more goal.

 

[brownblade]

Are you having a laugh ?

No. He scored 15 odd in the Championship. Stats suggest he should have scored 5-10 this season. He's one of our best players. He's broken the curse in the top flight, so will want to make up for lost goalscoring time.

 

[FTPE]

Fleck should be getting around 4-5

Norwood 1 or 2 more but he will probably get the same.

I think Sander will get 5+ next season.

George and Enda will get similar to this year.

Didz will get more but 10 feels unrealistic, I will go 6.

I think McBurnie will run away with the goals next season with between 10-15 depending on his strike partner.

 

[Pedro Verde]

Stats suggest he should have scored 5-10 this season. He's one of our best players. He's broken the curse in the top flight, so will want to make up for lost goalscoring time.

Do the Stats tell you he missed a load of sitters. He didnt score 5-10 last season that is a FACT
Likes dammed lies and statistics

 

[Nick Jansky]

I spent yesterday afternoon in heavy rain in Halifax chatting at length to a prominent member of our staff. He tells me that the recruitment emphasis this year is all about power and athleticism as these are the attributes where we are considered to be most lacking. He used the word "lightweight".

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Is this an armed robbery?

You tell us - that's your (alter ego's) area of expertise

 

[brownblade]

Do the Stats tell you he missed a load of sitters. He didnt score 5-10 last season that is a FACT
Likes dammed lies and statistics

You're exactly right... The stats (and our eyes) tell us he missed some sitters.

No reason he'd do that again next season, especially after finally getting on the scoresheet.

 

[Pedro Verde]

You're exactly right... The stats (and our eyes) tell us he missed some sitters.

No reason he'd do that again next season, especially after finally getting on the scoresheet.

Theres every reason he could do that next season

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

Our media team focusing on Robinson a bit, might suggest he’s still in Wilders plans.

 

[jono_t2000]

So Cakir we couldn't agree personal terms with, Robinson offered higher wages at Fulham. Swift we couldn't meet valuation.

I know we are trying to be smart with finances and not be dictated to, but are we being a little too cute I wonder?

 

[CaptainMorgans]

So Cakir we couldn't agree personal terms with, Robinson offered higher wages at Fulham. Swift we couldn't meet valuation.

I know we are trying to be smart with finances and not be dictated to, but are we being a little too cute I wonder?

Cakir, personal terms? Haven't seen that anywhere...

 

[Bladezz]

Cakir I don’t really believe we were ever fully in for him. Ramsdale is cheaper and we love the home grown player.

 

[Guesty]

Cakir, personal terms? Haven't seen that anywhere...

This bloke reckoned we were at that stage:

https://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-few-transfer-related-updates.81564/

He's currently batting at .000 though so I'd take it with a pinch of salt,

 

[CaptainMorgans]

This bloke reckoned we were at that stage:

https://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-few-transfer-related-updates.81564/

He's currently batting at .000 though so I'd take it with a pinch of salt,

Oh that guy...

 

[Houso]

So Cakir we couldn't agree personal terms with, Robinson offered higher wages at Fulham. Swift we couldn't meet valuation.

I know we are trying to be smart with finances and not be dictated to, but are we being a little too cute I wonder?

Nothing said about not meeting Swift's valuation, just that their owner sees the club building their future around him and has dug his heels in. By many accounts, we'd agreed pretty much everything and then it was blocked.

That said, I think there's clearly a sense that we have a strict budget and Wilder is having to save in some positions to spend in others. Makes the Ramsdale transfer fair surprising.

 

[Sheffsteel]

I spent yesterday afternoon in heavy rain in Halifax chatting at length to a prominent member of our staff. He tells me that the recruitment emphasis this year is all about power and athleticism as these are the attributes where we are considered to be most lacking. He used the word "lightweight".

I remember my first few gsmes watching us in the PL and my observations regards the difference between PL and Championship was

1: My instant thought was the players seem taller, broader, quicker...much more athletic in the PL.
2: The players on an individual basis have higher quality....unlike in the Championship some players can score a goal from nothing.
3: Players don’t play like a team like they do in the Championship.
Maybe it’s because there’s more changes to the first 11 but they play like a load of very good players have just turned up and been thrown together.
In the Championship players don’t seem as good but they play to a team system and look like they know what they are doing.

I’ve often thought that when you have poor quality players then coaching tactics/ preparation becomes more important.
If you’re a manager with a squad full of talented players then it can make coaches lazy...they don’t need tactics and systems,

 

[Kevincarterversion2.0]

Very much so .

There will be teams starting next year's Prem with much weaker options up front than any combination of Sharp /McBurnie /Mousset and McG , and Dirty Leeds will be one of them. The reality is , that with almost every team in the country looking to improve in this department , finding one who is an improvement on what we've already got and within our price range is going to be very difficult if not impossible .

That being the case , we need to find ways of improving the service to them and this may involve a move away from the rigid flat 3 system we have adopted , in at least some matches .

Yeah, I agree. We don't create enough chances, especially through the middle (if the wingbacks are pinned back). While we do need a new CF on top of this, improving creativity is key for me. We can't just rely on an ageing McG.

 

[mancunianblade]

Apparently Brugge switch between two formations. When they play 352, he's up front, if not he's on the right.

With Robinson On the left we would also have this option too,

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Josh King is my tip

Some would still moan but that would be an outstanding signing.

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

There wouldn’t have been any credible rumours last year if it wasn’t for Cadette. I’m sure they’ll come out of the blue.

 

[LondonBlade89]

Norwich discussing terms with Jordan Hugill after agreeing a fee. Wonder if that means either Pukki or Idah are available. Depending on the price, could be interested in either.

 

[Charlieblade]

We’re not creative enough, so there’s little to be gained in spending £20m on another striker if our quality chance creation remains low (IMO). Unless we bring in someone capable of creating for themselves that is, but I think that type of player is beyond our budget.

I think you and @CaptainMorgan’s are on the right track.
PL season 1 Rock solid, miserly defence.
PL season 2 Expand creativity and attacking potential in midfield.
PL season 3. Spend serious money on at least one top striker.

Why else would most of our linked targets fit this scenario? Why give Billy and Didsy extended contracts?
It’s entirely possible that we buy a surprise package striker this season, while the market is in flux. It’s not difficult to imagine our current strike force scoring goals this coming season, provided the midfield service arrives.

Our reliance on that miserly defence means the budget could be stretched to provide cover/long term back up/replacements for Basham, Stevens et al.

Wilder is bloody good at this, but maybe we need a touch of David Blaine or Paul Daniels.
Right now, it’s about survival and long term planning.

 

[8lade]

By many accounts, we'd agreed pretty much everything and then it was blocked.

This to me smacks of getting as much cash as possible. Why let somebody waste their time sorting everything to just say 'no'?
I can see this lad turning up on our doorstep with his world in a knotted handkerchief on the end of a stick.

 

[Blade58]

Norwich discussing terms with Jordan Hugill after agreeing a fee. Wonder if that means either Pukki or Idah are available. Depending on the price, could be interested in either.

Pukki, not for me.

Gone from being prolific to couldn't score in a brothel and whilst there's always a chance he could recapture his form under CWAK, I would hazard a guess CW is looking for younger blood with resale value

I think he scored 2 goals in Norwich's last 22 games