We need to be careful with Sandgaard and not piss him off to the point he might become disillusioned and walk away.........even if it means another year or so in L1 we need to face up to that fact.....
I am fine with another year or so in league 1. My worry is that at present there is a risk of it being far worse than that (with our current squad and with an average expectations of injuries we are in a relegation fight IMO).
You honestly believe we are on a par with the likes of Cambridge, Crewe, moreCombe, Cheltenham, Plymouth, Fleetwood?
we have had a very bad start but to say we are in a relegation fight is crazy.
here are 10 clubs who the bookies think will finish below us
We need to be careful with Sandgaard and not piss him off to the point he might become disillusioned and walk away.........even if it means another year or so in L1 we need to face up to that fact.....
I am fine with another year or so in league 1. My worry is that at present there is a risk of it being far worse than that (with our current squad and with an average expectations of injuries we are in a relegation fight IMO).
You honestly believe we are on a par with the likes of Cambridge, Crewe, moreCombe, Cheltenham, Plymouth, Fleetwood?
we have had a very bad start but to say we are in a relegation fight is crazy.
here are 10 clubs who the bookies think will finish below us
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We need to be careful with Sandgaard and not piss him off to the point he might become disillusioned and walk away.........even if it means another year or so in L1 we need to face up to that fact.....
I am fine with another year or so in league 1. My worry is that at present there is a risk of it being far worse than that (with our current squad and with an average expectations of injuries we are in a relegation fight IMO).
You honestly believe we are on a par with the likes of Cambridge, Crewe, moreCombe, Cheltenham, Plymouth, Fleetwood?
we have had a very bad start but to say we are in a relegation fight is crazy.
here are 10 clubs who the bookies think will finish below us
With all the credit from last season, our two season tickets cost the grand total of £218. Multiplied across all ST holders, this must = less money for new players. I'm as disappointed as anyone about our start to the season but not surprised we aren't splashing the cash... but it would be nice to see some new talent coming in!
This is all in last season’s loss to the club. They may have held the cash - or not if it was held back from them by the bank - but it was never theirs until it was exchanged for tickets or streams.
I can understand why people are glad they didn’t have to pay out full whack for a season ticket this year but it’s not a factor for the club. Plus there were only 3,500 season tickets sold, so it affects a minority of buyers.
If player recruitment was directly based on ticket income we’d never bring in anyone as we always make an operating loss. There’s no surplus to spend.
More bad news....two of our shot shy none creative players have been selected for internationals over w/e 4 Sept. Therefore our only striker who can kick a ball at the goal and our only LB left standing will not be available for at least one game, barring injuries! We have fuck all of a first XI and 2 more will be absent.
I didn't think any of ours would be of that quality.
What a joke . We lose players we can't afford to lose
need to ensure our next signing is a full international, preferably for Italy, Spain etc.
Apparently Ghandour or what ever his name is has been called up by Lebanon. He was on the bench against Sheffield Wednesday.
With all the credit from last season, our two season tickets cost the grand total of £218. Multiplied across all ST holders, this must = less money for new players. I'm as disappointed as anyone about our start to the season but not surprised we aren't splashing the cash... but it would be nice to see some new talent coming in!
This is all in last season’s loss to the club. They may have held the cash - or not if it was held back from them by the bank - but it was never theirs until it was exchanged for tickets or streams.
I can understand why people are glad they didn’t have to pay out full whack for a season ticket this year but it’s not a factor for the club. Plus there were only 3,500 season tickets sold, so it affects a minority of buyers.
If player recruitment was directly based on ticket income we’d never bring in anyone as we always make an operating loss. There’s no surplus to spend.
No matter how many times its repeated it never seems to sink in. To cover, just cover, the operational loss we would need to sell about 20,000 seasons tickets at an average price of about £400. Then we can start paying the players wages.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
If we go into Saturday with no senior left back again then I will begin to question how good people actually are at their job. Would be criminal.
Only then you’d be questioning it?
For me if waiting meant we got someone of real quality for the 40 games left then ultimately I think it will be a good decision.
If we don't, then I'd have been happy to have signed a journeyman league one left back instead and that's exactly what we should have done as Purrington is more then capable of helping us get out this league as first choice.
He was not first choice for most of last season because he was not seen as good enough. Now we are so desperate that,along with Gilbey, another in and out player, we expect him to make us promotion challengers. How far our expectations have fallen.
Agree. I can’t quite get my head around all this clamor for Gilbey’s return. At this rate people will be biting their hands off for when JFC gets close to fitness. Two players that accentuate our situation. I saw JFC only ever as a squad player last year when we started the season. Things were so bad he won player of the year.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Absolutely spot on. It’s been a summer of plain bizarre decision making. I’m not saying we should have spent big on wages but to simply get no one (yet, I know) is crazy.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
Stop gibbering. We haven't replaced Aneke. Period
Ok I’ll let you be upset in peace. Have a nice evening.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
Fact is though, I did say last year that Aneke would be an asset and score goals at this level. I got laughed at, sure, but I could see how it would work at this level.
It’s all well and good saying if we can bring someone in to score those goals or that person might be Schwartz. However, it’s clear Adkins is going with a 4-3-3, and Stockley is now captain. Whoever we bring in is going to be on the bench and we simply won’t find another player capable of scoring anywhere near the amount of goals to replace those of Aneke or close to Stockley when their playing time will be so limited.
We haven’t replaced him and it doesn’t look as though we will either. As soon as he told us he was going to Birmingham, signing someone to replace him should’ve been number one priority because it’s stupid and naive to think you can be successful by bringing in Davison as that replacement or not anyone else.
The quality of service was also far better last season. We have not replaced Forster-Caskey, who we desperately miss in midfield. We don’t know how Gilbey is going to be. We have no attacking full-backs, and none of our midfielders who we do currently have available can pick a forward and creative pass, so how is Stockley even going to get the goals he wants and needs to be scoring?
By making Stockley captain, it’s said a lot more than others may think. It says he’s Adkins’ main man and it’ll be a huge job for anyone now to come in and replace Aneke. It simply won’t happen.
So overall, it’s criminal to have put ourselves in this ridiculous position.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
Um . One shot on target in 5 games.
Yes Stockley is well on track for 15, Washington for 11 and Player X to get 10 !!!
If we go into Saturday with no senior left back again then I will begin to question how good people actually are at their job. Would be criminal.
Only then you’d be questioning it?
For me if waiting meant we got someone of real quality for the 40 games left then ultimately I think it will be a good decision.
If we don't, then I'd have been happy to have signed a journeyman league one left back instead and that's exactly what we should have done as Purrington is more then capable of helping us get out this league as first choice.
He was not first choice for most of last season because he was not seen as good enough. Now we are so desperate that,along with Gilbey, another in and out player, we expect him to make us promotion challengers. How far our expectations have fallen.
Agree. I can’t quite get my head around all this clamor for Gilbey’s return. At this rate people will be biting their hands off for when JFC gets close to fitness. Two players that accentuate our situation. I saw JFC only ever as a squad player last year when we started the season. Things were so bad he won player of the year.
Everyone see’s the game differently of course, but I thought Forster-Caskey was excellent last season and his impact and influence on the team is amplified further so far this season that he is unavailable. We have zero control in midfield, but Forster-Caskey gets on the ball, wants the ball, passes it about, makes things happen, he gets us playing. Right now, we have absolutely none of that.
I didn’t deny we’re shite. I’m not sure how you got one shot on target from five games when we’ve scored twice though!
Apparently trying to engage in a discussion isn’t welcome at the moment. Everyone needs a little breather before they give themselves an aneurysm. I’ll get back in my box until then.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
And we'll miss out on the play offs again. We needed/need to improve.
I didn’t deny we’re shite. I’m not sure how you got one shot on target from five games when we’ve scored twice though!
Apparently trying to engage in a discussion isn’t welcome at the moment. Everyone needs a little breather before they give themselves an aneurysm. I’ll get back in my box until then.
One goal was a penalty. Not a shot on target in open play. A free shot when the referee decides a foul happens.
The issue is your discussion just doesn't make sense. EVEN if I said ok, have the penalty as a shot on target that's TWO SHOTS IN 5 GAMES!!!
Man alive that's an utterly depressing statistic thaf doesn't look like changing soon.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
And we'll miss out on the play offs again. We needed/need to improve.
I'd argue that we didn't miss out because of our goals. We missed out because we couldn't defend.
In an ideal world, would we have three strikers that have all proven they can score goals at this level? Obviously. Do I think it's a priority? Probably not. Stockley and Washington are our goal getters this year. Pigott and Bonne are Ipswich's options, Wyke and Keane are Wigan's etc.
Much more pressing in my mind is a resolution to the left back / full back issue. We will never see promotion with Gunter, Matthews and Purrington as our full back options. Get a couple of players in like Dujon Sterling at right back, Conor Grant at left back (two names that have been mentioned on here by myself and others) and watch the team be transformed.
And while we’re on bizarre decisions; why was Maynard-Brewer sent to Ross County to sit on the bench?! He could do that here.
We give game time to kids who aren’t ready but a keeper who was number two all last season, is sent to Scotland. Something definitely feels awry with our recruitment team.
Not signing a left back already is criminal. However, what’s worse, far worse, is not looking to replace Aneke and his goals. How on earth can you expect to get into the top 6 when you don’t even look to replace your top scorer and most impactful player. It’s absolutely criminal.
Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Stockley is/was the Aneke replacement. Aneke managed 15 goals across a whole season, Stockley got 8 in a half season.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
Stockley was never the replacement for Aneke. We wanted both to be at the club, Aneke chose to move to The Championship.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Sure, the club wanted both and to say it how I did didn’t make a lot of sense. Obviously both were here at the same time so acting as if they were directly replacing each other doesn’t make sense.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
And we'll miss out on the play offs again. We needed/need to improve.
I'd argue that we didn't miss out because of our goals. We missed out because we couldn't defend.
In an ideal world, would we have three strikers that have all proven they can score goals at this level? Obviously. Do I think it's a priority? Probably not. Stockley and Washington are our goal getters this year. Pigott and Bonne are Ipswich's options, Wyke and Keane are Wigan's etc.
Much more pressing in my mind is a resolution to the left back / full back issue. We will never see promotion with Gunter, Matthews and Purrington as our full back options. Get a couple of players in like Dujon Sterling at right back, Conor Grant at left back (two names that have been mentioned on here by myself and others) and watch the team be transformed.
It's our midfielder we need to drastically change. Protect the ball, protect the defence and play football through the lines and the defence is better than last year.
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Time for some constructive input <br>All hair split-ists, Lied to-ists, Fatalists, Pessimists, my truth is your truth-ists, Roddy-hating-ists, Roddy-loving-ists, "Other forum" curtain twitch-ists, Foster drinking-ists, grass is greener-ists, Finger-point-ists, Shouty-shout-ists,..all of you please, kindly,<br>DO ONE. <br><br><b>All i want is the occasional rumour and Kenneth Williams JPEG. We all care and love Charlton (almost as much as we love trains). Debate if you must, but perhaps, occasionally, agree to disagree. Move on. Time will tell and the truth will out. There is time later for I told you so-ists.<br></b><br>Yours<br><br>PS: Looking forward to getting the medal for the least self aware comment of the year.<br>PPS: having great fun with the Format options. <br><br><br><br>- 13Amos
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This is the team and subs we had in April against Crewe, we will be almost half that strength on SaturdayIf player recruitment was directly based on ticket income we’d never bring in anyone as we always make an operating loss. There’s no surplus to spend.
Absolute zero.
Awful.
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Failure to bring in a left back is bad enough. Failure to replace Aneke is saying you’re naive and stupid enough to think you can be successful.
Not denying we are still a body light though. We need someone to replace those Stockley goals. And ideally not wait until January to bring them in.
The fact is, we haven’t replaced him and his impact and we most certainly won’t find someone this late in the window that will.
Stockley and Aneke are different players, quite simply Aneke is a better player who has struggled with fitness/minutes for a number of reasons.
We missed out on the play-offs when we had Stockley and Aneke. We haven’t got a hope in hell when we only have Stockley.
Worse than that, we sell Kirk to Millwall.
With all that said, I just don’t think it’s quite the drama you’re making out. You would’ve been laughed off the forum if you had Aneke down for double digits this time last season. Who says Ronnie can’t be that guy this year? (LOL count just shot up I know). If it’s not him, I am expecting at least a loan arrival to walk through the door and provide those goals.
Getting a player in that has a skill set similar to Aneke’s is near on impossible. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s quick, he can score with his head and both feet. He’s only playing in the lower leagues owing to his injury history.
We just have to find someone who can chip in with enough goals. Last year we scored 70 which was one of the best returns in the league. Aneke grabbed 15, Washington 11 and Stockley 8.
If Stockley can get to Aneke’s 15, Washington back to 11, all we need from Player X (Schwartz, incoming loan, etc) is 8-10 goals.
We haven't replaced Aneke. Period
It’s all well and good saying if we can bring someone in to score those goals or that person might be Schwartz. However, it’s clear Adkins is going with a 4-3-3, and Stockley is now captain. Whoever we bring in is going to be on the bench and we simply won’t find another player capable of scoring anywhere near the amount of goals to replace those of Aneke or close to Stockley when their playing time will be so limited.
We haven’t replaced him and it doesn’t look as though we will either. As soon as he told us he was going to Birmingham, signing someone to replace him should’ve been number one priority because it’s stupid and naive to think you can be successful by bringing in Davison as that replacement or not anyone else.
The quality of service was also far better last season. We have not replaced Forster-Caskey, who we desperately miss in midfield. We don’t know how Gilbey is going to be. We have no attacking full-backs, and none of our midfielders who we do currently have available can pick a forward and creative pass, so how is Stockley even going to get the goals he wants and needs to be scoring?
By making Stockley captain, it’s said a lot more than others may think. It says he’s Adkins’ main man and it’ll be a huge job for anyone now to come in and replace Aneke. It simply won’t happen.
So overall, it’s criminal to have put ourselves in this ridiculous position.
Apparently trying to engage in a discussion isn’t welcome at the moment. Everyone needs a little breather before they give themselves an aneurysm. I’ll get back in my box until then.
We needed/need to improve.
The issue is your discussion just doesn't make sense. EVEN if I said ok, have the penalty as a shot on target that's TWO SHOTS IN 5 GAMES!!!
Man alive that's an utterly depressing statistic thaf doesn't look like changing soon.
In an ideal world, would we have three strikers that have all proven they can score goals at this level? Obviously. Do I think it's a priority? Probably not. Stockley and Washington are our goal getters this year. Pigott and Bonne are Ipswich's options, Wyke and Keane are Wigan's etc.
Much more pressing in my mind is a resolution to the left back / full back issue. We will never see promotion with Gunter, Matthews and Purrington as our full back options. Get a couple of players in like Dujon Sterling at right back, Conor Grant at left back (two names that have been mentioned on here by myself and others) and watch the team be transformed.
Something definitely feels awry with our recruitment team.