Our forwards bar Bamford

[Northernsoulblade]

He's been absolutely wank since Hillsborough. His only good performance has been against QPR.

He's a lazy bastard.

Got to agree

 

[AWetFlannel]

The cannon works and runs so is good theory is on show again

Yes he runs and chases down the defenders but he’s absolutely woeful at football, he put a free header wide from 5 yards out, 5 yards!! We need someone who can score effing goals not someone who will ‘put in a shift’ by basically just running about.

Where is it on show? Nobody has said anything like it.

 

[jimmymuir]

Cannon is an easy whipping boy. His running and harrying led to Riedewald's goal last night and thought he pressed pretty well. It doesn't help that he was playing alongside Campbell, who was an utter disgrace yet again. I've never seen someone so out of shape or lazy. He will dine on those goals against the Pigs, because he has offered nothing else this season. Cannon probably won't be a success here, but why spend £10m on him if you're not going to utilise him properly?

 

[blader]

Cannon is an easy whipping boy. His running and harrying led to Riedewald's goal last night and thought he pressed pretty well. It doesn't help that he was playing alongside Campbell, who was an utter disgrace yet again. I've never seen someone so out of shape or lazy. He will dine on those goals against the Pigs, because he has offered nothing else this season. Cannon probably won't be a success here, but why spend £10m on him if you're not going to utilise him properly?

And what is ‘utilise him properly’?

He’s played up top by himself, he’s played in a two with: Bamford, Campbell and Ings…. And he’s been garbage in all of them? What is utilising him properly?

 

[jimmymuir]

And what is ‘utilise him properly’?

He’s played up top by himself, he’s played in a two with: Bamford, Campbell and Ings…. And he’s been garbage in all of them? What is utilising him properly?

By giving him service. Look at how we played last night for example... Just pumping long balls for him to chase on his own, with Campbell blowing out his arse after 20 minutes. We got 90 points last season and our top scorer managed just 10 goals. Haaland would struggle to score goals in this team.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Using Cannon properly is playing him against L1 teams

 

[blader]

By giving him service. Look at how we played last night for example... Just pumping long balls for him to chase on his own, with Campbell blowing out his arse after 20 minutes. We got 90 points last season and our top scorer managed just 10 goals. Haaland would struggle to score goals in this team.

And yet bamford does, so….? Maybe Cannon is just crap?

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Last year the 60 minutes use of Campbell baffled me but it was clearly done for a reason. Perhaps he has fitness/injury issues that long term needs managing as this year he's played more when picked and the performances have been well off it.

Confidence with strikers is a huge thing and the cotton wool treatment clearly worked last year goals per minute he was if not the most prolific well up there.

 

[Slim Man]

Last year the 60 minutes use of Campbell baffled me but it was clearly done for a reason. Perhaps he has fitness/injury issues that long term needs managing as this year he's played more when picked and the performances have been well off it.

Confidence with strikers is a huge thing and the cotton wool treatment clearly worked last year goals per minute he was if not the most prolific well up there.

Excuses excuses excuses.

He should have confidence after that QPR game.

And there's no excuse for not at least trying. Next to Cannon really shows up just how little pressing and off the ball work he actually does. And that's not suggesting Cannon's good either.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Excuses excuses excuses.

He should have confidence after that QPR game.

And there's no excuse for not at least trying. Next to Cannon really shows up just how little pressing and off the ball work he actually does. And that's not suggesting Cannon's good either.

If you look at his history last year was his most prolific and when you factor in his time on the pitch even more so.

He's just not ever going to be a 20 goal a season striker imo. Getting him to 15 would be a success

 

[Slim Man]

If you look at his history last year was his most prolific and when you factor in his time on the pitch even more so.

He's just not ever going to be a 20 goal a season striker imo. Getting him to 15 would be a success

I'm not that bothered about whether he's a 20 goal striker if he plays well. He doesn't. That's the issue.

 

[Melbourne Blade]

Ryan One had more shots on target for Lincoln last night than both our forwards did all game. I know who I'd rather be giving the chance to!

 

[ml1997]

Bamford’s good but can’t be relied upon (longterm fitness issues and an inability to maintain form).

Ings is absolutely shite and wasted. I said it the day we signed him. Overpaid waste of space.

I’m a Campbell fan. Frightening at his best. His stats this season (6 goals) are ok for someone who’s been in and out.

Cannon’s rubbish but no one will want him. If we have a bit of money to throw around we could try and loan him out and replace him but I find that unlikely.

I’m not as high on Oné as many are but he certainly deserves a spot on the bench next year.

We certainly need one good addition next year, probably 2 if we continue with 2 up front as a regular option.

 

[Toto]

need to get Marshy fit and in the squad, he's the home grown one we seem to have forgotten about

 

[finlaytheblade]

Cannon is an easy whipping boy. His running and harrying led to Riedewald's goal last night and thought he pressed pretty well. It doesn't help that he was playing alongside Campbell, who was an utter disgrace yet again. I've never seen someone so out of shape or lazy. He will dine on those goals against the Pigs, because he has offered nothing else this season. Cannon probably won't be a success here, but why spend £10m on him if you're not going to utilise him properly?

Putting Campbell to one side ! I think we all agree is lazy and we will never get 90mins from him .
What does Cannon bring to the table! I can't think of one strength he has out of the 5 or 6 a striker needs ! As for workrate that should br a given excusing Campbell!.

 

[ATL Recs]

Oh I don't forget him, but barely seen him in the past couple of months

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By giving him service. Look at how we played last night for example... Just pumping long balls for him to chase on his own, with Campbell blowing out his arse after 20 minutes. We got 90 points last season and our top scorer managed just 10 goals. Haaland would struggle to score goals in this team.

But we are a Possession based side we don’t lump it
Agree tho with your comments completely

 

[CarlMcBlade]

No love lost…

 

[ancientblade]

campbell and ings can go for me and although i thought cannon was a good signing hes been a major dissapointment and can also go which would mean were going to need 3 strikers to come in this summer

 

[Badger Blade]

If we're struggling for someone up front, I'd sooner put Ogbene up there chasing balls down the channels than have bloody Cannon or Campbell masquerading as footballers.

He lacks any sort of skill but I don't doubt that he'll try hard and at least offer more nuisance value than they can offer.

Carlton Morris would have been the perfect fit for this team but didn't seem to ever be in the conversation. 10 in 22 for Derby this season but of course we signed Danny Ings instead...

 

[jimmymuir]

Putting Campbell to one side ! I think we all agree is lazy and we will never get 90mins from him .
What does Cannon bring to the table! I can't think of one strength he has out of the 5 or 6 a striker needs ! As for workrate that should br a given excusing Campbell!.

The season is done, may as well just play him and Bamford up top for the rest of the season. He's scored goals at this level in worse sides than us, would like to see him actually start a couple of matches in a row, rather than play him and then don't see him again for another few weeks.

 

[LBA_Blade]

Bamford’s good but can’t be relied upon (longterm fitness issues and an inability to maintain form).

Ings is absolutely shite and wasted. I said it the day we signed him. Overpaid waste of space.

I’m a Campbell fan. Frightening at his best. His stats this season (6 goals) are ok for someone who’s been in and out.

Cannon’s rubbish but no one will want him. If we have a bit of money to throw around we could try and loan him out and replace him but I find that unlikely.

I’m not as high on Oné as many are but he certainly deserves a spot on the bench next year.

We certainly need one good addition next year, probably 2 if we continue with 2 up front as a regular option.

It was always going to be hit and miss with Ings, at that time in the window it was worth the gamble, when he was in the team and fit he scored once that should have got us 3 points at home to Norwich had the defence not let us down, he also had another 2 ruled out for very close offsides. Yes he has loss that edge after his earlier career injury but it's just like Bamford and Phillips, both of them are gambles too. When Cannon was having the purple patch earlier in the season in terms of goalscoring he put that down to help and coaching from Ings. I don't think he has done enough to extend his contract, but he has allowed for other players to be rested/gain experience in a better environment. You can guarantee if we would have kept One, rather than loaning him out, he would be benched.

This isn't a criticism per se of Bamford but his last goal was on 22nd February, he has now gone 4 games without a goal and played in 2 of them, he desperately needs to find some form before the end of the season.