Please read the following tweet and see if you can come up with an answer
The answer is Joe Piggott. 25 goals in 79 over the last three seasons in a struggling side, he will be in a better team, knows the place very well, wages not a problem, fee we must have surely.
He scored 7 league goals last season. You can guarantee if he hadn't come through our academy and we were linked with him people would be moaning just as much about a striker who doesn't score enough goals. Bonne was constantly described as useless on here, despite scoring 11 in the Championship last season. It doesn't matter who we target, if he hasn't got a record of scoring loads of goals at this level then people will say it's not good enough, and if he did have that record he wouldn't be anywhere near our club. The reality is that 'the answer' isn't out there on paper, which is why we should trust that Bowyer and Gallen actually know what they're doing when they target players
Please read the following tweet and see if you can come up with an answer
The answer is Joe Piggott. 25 goals in 79 over the last three seasons in a struggling side, he will be in a better team, knows the place very well, wages not a problem, fee we must have surely.
A very good shout. Would probably royally fuck over Wimbledon though as they would want an offer to good to good to refuse for one of their best players. They have to endure the salary cap too, so if they were to offload Piggott, it'd be a nightmare to find a replacement
Please read the following tweet and see if you can come up with an answer
Not our job to find him. That’s why LB has a salary in the hundreds of thousands.
Don’t get this logic. Yes their job is to go out and uncover the gems. Who’s to say Bogle / Washington / Smyth aren’t that undiscovered gem until they get a run of games?
They’ve gone out and found three players that they think have the best chances of scoring the goals we need. Their track record proves they deserve our trust.
Fans look at last season’s goalscoring charts and instantly have a moan if the new bloke isn’t on that list.
Regardless of the very welcome ambition being shown by our new owner I think this season was always going to be a bridge too far for promotion. We started at a massive low point and in reality have started the groundwork for a promotion squad relatively well. Trying to find a 20 goal striker in the time and under the monetary constraints was always going to be the big challenge. Looks like we have failed in that respect. That’s not to say we might not be luckier in January or next summer. Think we’ll get on a bit of a roll by the end of November but I really do see our lack of proven firepower leaving us short. Late run into the playoffs is what I’m still hoping for. Can’t see top two no matter how hard I try.
Not having a pre season with such a new group is going to be a huge miss imo.
I think it played a big part in our success during the last promotion season.
But then we went into 2018/19 with a large amount of the squad missing
We went to Sunderland with a very weak squad
If anything pre-season allowed Bowyer to see that Taylor / Grant was going to be key else it was Taylor and Vetokele
Grant only started because Igor get injured again. If him a Taylor had stayed fit all season (no laughing at the back) Grant would have probably been let go at the end of the season and no one would have kicked up a stink.
Decent window as far as I'm concerned. On paper we have signed without a shadow of a doubt the most threatening midfielder in this league for the past 4 seasons in Maddison. Nottingham Forests captain who was integral for them, Gunter who has never played at this level? Shinnie who won promotion, a hard nut centre back, Bogle who has moved twice for 7 figure fees, young Chelsea talent and now a nippy forward just in the last few weeks.
That is absolutely a good window, you will struggle to find another league 1 side with a better window. I understand selling a player for 2 million and not spending it is frustrating but it probably covers the fees for all the players we have brought in. I also don't like the snobbery I've seen on twitter about Luton, the reality is they've been a better run club than us in recent years and have a better side, that's football, swings and roundabouts.
Roll on the rest of the season, very much half glass full
I do wonder if it's mostly the same fans that were bitching about Bonne saying he wasn't good enough, that are now complaining about us not being able to get a suitable replacement (in their eyes).
I know some are the same fans that didn't want Bonne sold.
I do wonder if it's mostly the same fans that were bitching about Bonne saying he wasn't good enough, that are now complaining about us not being able to get a suitable replacement (in their eyes).
I know some are the same fans that didn't want Bonne sold.
We got one half of the Bonne sale right in my eyes at the moment - The fee was correct, but we need to stop selling players before a replacement is found
We keep doing it and feels like we're shooting ourselves in the hand as we're confident we've got some bandage yet after rumaging through the drawer only have a plaster
Gonna have faith that Smyth can come in and do the job, he hasnt scored on a regular basis yet but I dont like that approach, all Strikers have to find their feet in front of goal somewhere, Jon Leko was no different last sesaon, so why wont it be any different for Paul with us this season
Decent window as far as I'm concerned. On paper we have signed without a shadow of a doubt the most threatening midfielder in this league for the past 4 seasons in Maddison. Nottingham Forests captain who was integral for them, Gunter who has never played at this level? Shinnie who won promotion, a hard nut centre back, Bogle who has moved twice for 7 figure fees, young Chelsea talent and now a nippy forward just in the last few weeks.
That is absolutely a good window, you will struggle to find another league 1 side with a better window. I understand selling a player for 2 million and not spending it is frustrating but it probably covers the fees for all the players we have brought in. I also don't like the snobbery I've seen on twitter about Luton, the reality is they've been a better run club than us in recent years and have a better side, that's football, swings and roundabouts.
Roll on the rest of the season, very much half glass full
Arthur Fowler's Christmas Club was better run than us in recent years
Tangential question: If I get a basic ValleyPass subscription does it give me access to delayed extended highlights for every game? and how soon after the match are the highlights available? (NB: picture of no relevance and simply used to get someone's attention)
Very scary lips and eyebrows.
I wouldn't kick her out of bed for farting
Inflatable lips and Troy Tempest eyebrows don't do it for me @Swisdom
Don't knock it without trying it ;-)
I once went out with a women with lips like, felt like I was going through a car wash every time I kissed her!
Been a good window in my mind. Lots of new players and the crooks/spivs/RD gone!! TS has saved the club and I trust LB and SG to now push ahead, remember theres another window in less than 3 months time!
We've had an 8/10 transfer window for me, the defensive additions have been fantastic. Midfield looks strong too (wish we had got Thomas for another wide option), I know I look like I'm moaning but its only because I think with 1 prolific striker we would've had a chance of pushing for automatic promotion.
I didn't want Bonne sold because I wasn't sure who we might replace him with. Looking at all the business in its entirety, I think Bowyer is trying to spread the goals through the team. If we pose enough problems, who knows. We do have to remember the level. I do think people respect League One a bit more than they should.
The challenge is to get things working quickly. And to become a front foot team again. We certainly should be able to do that.
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Read enough comments that Bonne could be sold as we'd find a replacement
They’ve gone out and found three players that they think have the best chances of scoring the goals we need. Their track record proves they deserve our trust.
Fans look at last season’s goalscoring charts and instantly have a moan if the new bloke isn’t on that list.
I'm willing to bet a donation to the upbeats now that at least one of our players will score over 15 goals this season.
Funny old game.
That is absolutely a good window, you will struggle to find another league 1 side with a better window. I understand selling a player for 2 million and not spending it is frustrating but it probably covers the fees for all the players we have brought in. I also don't like the snobbery I've seen on twitter about Luton, the reality is they've been a better run club than us in recent years and have a better side, that's football, swings and roundabouts.
Roll on the rest of the season, very much half glass full
I know some are the same fans that didn't want Bonne sold.
We keep doing it and feels like we're shooting ourselves in the hand as we're confident we've got some bandage yet after rumaging through the drawer only have a plaster
Gonna have faith that Smyth can come in and do the job, he hasnt scored on a regular basis yet but I dont like that approach, all Strikers have to find their feet in front of goal somewhere, Jon Leko was no different last sesaon, so why wont it be any different for Paul with us this season
Not really concerned about it not happening
Arthur Fowler's Christmas Club was better run than us in recent years
Why were you wasting those lips on kissing?
Bloody amateurs!!!
The challenge is to get things working quickly. And to become a front foot team again. We certainly should be able to do that.