CONFIRMED Tom Cannon signs until 2029, with a year option

[Keen Blade]

As many have alluded to, we don’t really have a style of play or identity in the way we play. It’s pretty boring to watch but if the end goal is promotion and then we’re going to rebuild further at that point (we’ll need to because this team is a nailed on certainty for relegation as it stands) then I’ve made my peace with it.

I’ll still piss and moan if we play like we did last week on a semi regular basis, but if we’re going to keep it tight and are convinced our forwards can convert the little chances we make then that’s down to the manager.

I can’t see a scenario where we start using the wings though.

I'll be optimistic and say that Clarke looked like he could overlap and put a cross in and we know that Burrows can - we've also got BBD , JRS & Brooks who , if they were not inverted , could do the same ... "I have a dream ..."

 

[Kevin Arnott]

In our limited way this season we've also won more games than Leeds Supergalacticos . .

 

[Frank the tank]

My issues with cannon so far are that, he's not fast, he looks weak as a kitten, he's not good in the air, he's not skillful, his movement to create space is pretty poor, positives are he runs about a bit and he's knocked one ball across the 6 yard box which every one is wanking over, but I just don't see what he offers for a £2m striker let alone £10m

Billy Sharp, like cannon has no physical attributes, he was not fast or strong but his movement and finishing was exceptional

I've not seen Cannon shoot or finish yet so maybe my view on him will change if/when he gets a few chances

Maybe you are just a poor judge
His scouting reports suggest his strength is his movement off the ball and particularly his timing of runs in behind

I've seen plenty of evidence of this in his two games but he hasn't been getting the service as we've preferred the safe option of turning back towards our own goal and playing a safe pass

Maybe judge him after a dozen games or so
At least he contributed a smart assist with a clever turn on the shoulder and a slide rule pass

Not seen any one 'wanking' over it though as you claim rather bitterly

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Billy Sharp, like cannon has no physical attributes, he was not fast or strong but his movement and finishing was exceptional

Sharp was strong as an ox, did you ever watch him?

 

[S40BLADE]

Sharp was strong as an ox, did you ever watch him?

And had a great initial burst of speed in his prime just not much of a top speed.

 

[Karaoke Blade]

There are so many of them
Needs to be a cull

I've got em all on ignore

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

Sharp was strong as an ox, did you ever watch him?

Watched him loads, he was about 5ft 8 and had a normal blokes build which is why he never made it in the premier league.... I'd describe someone like Ade Akinbiyi as being as strong as an ox. Sharp's ability and akinbiyi's frame and you would have had a world beater

 

[91stMinute]

My issues with cannon so far are that, he's not fast, he looks weak as a kitten, he's not good in the air, he's not skillful, his movement to create space is pretty poor, positives are he runs about a bit and he's knocked one ball across the 6 yard box which every one is wanking over, but I just don't see what he offers for a £2m striker let alone £10m

Billy Sharp, like cannon has no physical attributes, he was not fast or strong but his movement and finishing was exceptional

I've not seen Cannon shoot or finish yet so maybe my view on him will change if/when he gets a few chances

You really do spout a load of nonsense don’t you. Basing your “opinions” on 170 mins of watching him, presuming you go to matches. At a new club, getting used to players/style etc.
Also you obviously never watched Billy Sharp did you?

 

[Rodley]

Despite his height, Sharp was strong and physically a handful who could mix it. He held up play well if the ball was played into feet.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

My issues with cannon so far are that, he's not fast, he looks weak as a kitten, he's not good in the air, he's not skillful, his movement to create space is pretty poor, positives are he runs about a bit and he's knocked one ball across the 6 yard box which every one is wanking over, but I just don't see what he offers for a £2m striker let alone £10m

Billy Sharp, like cannon has no physical attributes, he was not fast or strong but his movement and finishing was exceptional

I've not seen Cannon shoot or finish yet so maybe my view on him will change if/when he gets a few chances

He set up Diaz yesterday.

 

[crazyblade1889]

The fans saying give Cannon more than 2 games are the same ones saying give Brewster more time after 4 1/2 years.

I watch enough football to know who is decent and not so good in the Championship and I don’t have to praise everything the club does.

The last time I checked this was a forum for expressing opinions. Would be a bit boring if we all had the same one. I don’t think Cannon is a good signing, but I hope I’m proved wrong. It does occasionally happen

 

[BladeInIreland]

The fans saying give Cannon more than 2 games are the same ones saying give Brewster more time after 4 1/2 years.

I watch enough football to know who is decent and not so good in the Championship and I don’t have to praise everything the club does.

The last time I checked this was a forum for expressing opinions. Would be a bit boring if we all had the same one. I don’t think Cannon is a good signing. I hope I’m proved wrong. It does occasionally happen

I'm sceptical of the signing, don't think he suits us. Only way I see it working is if Hamer plays O'Hares central position. I accepted Brewstwler wasn't very good early on however there has to be some middle ground between 4 1/2 years and 2 games surely.

 

[Sheffsteel]

My issues with cannon so far are that, he's not fast, he looks weak as a kitten, he's not good in the air, he's not skillful, his movement to create space is pretty poor, positives are he runs about a bit and he's knocked one ball across the 6 yard box which every one is wanking over, but I just don't see what he offers for a £2m striker let alone £10m

Billy Sharp, like cannon has no physical attributes, he was not fast or strong but his movement and finishing was exceptional

I've not seen Cannon shoot or finish yet so maybe my view on him will change if/when he gets a few chances

To be fair when Stoke won the race to sign Cannon all their fans were excited.
Apparently we wanted him but he choose Stoke over us because he knew some of the players there and it was closer to his Liverpool home.

However if you look at their forum he received the exact same comments from a lot of Stoke fans during early matches.
Even after quite a lot of games for them, the general view wasn’t 100% glowing.

The Stoke fans basically said he plays high up the pitch, on the shoulder of the last defender and doesn’t drop back deep playing in midfield.
Apparently he also strikes a ball cleanly generating decent power and often gets his shots on target.

So he doesn’t do much apart from score and he needs his team mates to set up chances for him.
The general view was he’s worth £6 million but is young and does have potential to increase his value.
They all said we’ve overpaid as he’s not currently worth £10 million but for us (in our position) its money well spent.
A calculated risk where we have agreed to knowingly pay above market value.

A players success is all down to how they’re used in a team and the tactics employed to get the best out of players.
This signing is big indicator of Wilders competency. Wilder knows all about Cannon and been chasing him for months.
Wilder is convinced Cannon will be a big success here….he’ll already have a tactical plan regards how he fits into the team…so we’ll see.
At this early stage, he’s only had a few days training with his new team mates….so I’ll reserve judgment until after about 6 games.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

I accept that.
I was only posting in response to a comment about our lack of width.
I do think we could improve our attacking by using more width.
It won't happen overnight , but we do have some better players now , who are capable of stretching defences.
I hope that CW will encourage the players to use some more invention at the top of the pitch.
Not always trying to pass their way through the middle.
Our points haul is brilliant , taking account of the unfinished rebuild and the injuries.
But winning by 1 goal tends to put us through a period of tense defending towards the end of games , which must be even more stressful for that players than it is for us fans !

I’m pretty sure that the job description in Chris Wilder’s contract hovers around “get us promoted” rather than “entertain the masses extravagantly”.

This may be disappointing for the cognoscenti of this forum.

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

I’m not judging Cannon until we can get him on the same pitch as Hamer. Gus is probably the only player in our side (O’Hare to a lesser extent) capable of making the ‘pass’ that sets a striker in on goal.

He’s had nothing to feed off so far. Give the boy some service & judge him then.

 

[Balham]

Whittaker has been the worst player in his position this season
Cannon is leagues top scorer

Hang on…

Whoscored has Whitaker at 6.71 average rating this season. For some reason it’s not working properly but the range for the 99 attacking midfielders/strikers with >10 appearances goes from Haji Wright (11 avg, 7.49 avg) to Ike Ugbo (13 apps, 6.06 avg)*. That puts Whitaker pretty much bang in the middle.

Cannon is 10th in the top scorers list.


*other notable players include Gus Hamer in 5th (18 apps, 7.19 avg) and Norman Bassette in 97th (11 apps, 6.27 avg)

 

[Berkshire Blade]

A goal or assist every other game would be very good and probably unrealistic.

The movement for the assist was something new to this side.

So far he's in credit for me.

 

[Nick Jansky]

I accept that.
I was only posting in response to a comment about our lack of width.
I do think we could improve our attacking by using more width.

We do use width. A lot. But it doesn’t result in loads of balls into the box, which doesn’t play to the strengths of the likes of Moore & Cannon.

 

[robbiez666]

It's worth noting that Cannon had the moment of invention and class that won us the game. We'd have been 0:0 otherwise.

 

[Stretch]

The fans saying give Cannon more than 2 games are the same ones saying give Brewster more time after 4 1/2 years.

I watch enough football to know who is decent and not so good in the Championship and I don’t have to praise everything the club does.

The last time I checked this was a forum for expressing opinions. Would be a bit boring if we all had the same one. I don’t think Cannon is a good signing, but I hope I’m proved wrong. It does occasionally happen

The lad has barely been here for 2 minutes.

Even by this place's standards, writing him off after 2 matches, is insane.

 

[bakeblade]

Thought Cannon looked very good yesterday. Bit of real quality for the assist

Really? Apart from the assist which was excellent, he did nothing

 

[jono_t2000]

I'll be optimistic and say that Clarke looked like he could overlap and put a cross in and we know that Burrows can - we've also got BBD , JRS & Brooks who , if they were not inverted , could do the same ... "I have a dream ..."

I have to admit I am coming around to more traditional wingers rather than inverted.

Our best chances against Derby came from getting past the final defender and pulling it back along the ground (Clarke to Brewster, and then Cannon to BBD)

To be honest I was expecting Burrows to provide that for us a bit more than he has done so far this season.

 

[Carlton Blade]

It's been 2 games in a team without It's best and most important attacking player, maybe those deciding he's useless should chill, just a touch? I'm not sure he was the type of striker we ideally needed but he created a chance out of nothing with no assistance yesterday, probably the most valuable skill in the sport.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Really? Apart from the assist which was excellent, he did nothing

Yay
Thanks for the opportunity to (re) repeat my favourite ever ‘Terrace expert’:-

“Edwards you idle bastard , all tha’ eva does is scoor” (anon)

 

[Sean Thornton]

The lad has barely been here for 2 minutes.

Even by this place's standards, writing him off after 2 matches, is insane.

Crazy in fact.

 

[Frank the tank]

Hang on…

Whoscored has Whitaker at 6.71 average rating this season. For some reason it’s not working properly but the range for the 99 attacking midfielders/strikers with >10 appearances goes from Haji Wright (11 avg, 7.49 avg) to Ike Ugbo (13 apps, 6.06 avg)*. That puts Whitaker pretty much bang in the middle.

Cannon is 10th in the top scorers list.
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*other notable players include Gus Hamer in 5th (18 apps, 7.19 avg) and Norman Bassette in 97th (11 apps, 6.27 avg)

Who scored schmooscored
I a repeating the words of George ekek or possibly the other one on not the top twenty

 

[AnstonBlade1]

It doesn’t matter what strikers we have, could have Haaland and prime time Shearer it wouldn’t make a difference because we don’t create any chances.

 

[Foxy]

It's been 2 games in a team without It's best and most important attacking player, maybe those deciding he's useless should chill, just a touch? I'm not sure he was the type of striker we ideally needed but he created a chance out of nothing with no assistance yesterday, probably the most valuable skill in the sport.

If he was any good, that assist would’ve caused two goals, not one. Just how long are you going to make excuses for his entire Blades career?

 

[mattbianco1]

He's been here but 2 minutes.
How are some writing him off so early?

The lad has barely been here for 2 minutes.

Even by this place's standards, writing him off after 2 matches, is insane.

Blades way init

 

[mattbianco1]

It doesn’t matter what strikers we have, could have Haaland and prime time Shearer it wouldn’t make a difference because we don’t create any chances.

Mad to think we're 2nd and have won 63% of our games this season without creating any chances