The irony is we could do with Jaydon Stockley right now. When he was playing alongside Washington he had a very good goal return. Garner insisted on playing him as a lone striker and it certainly wasn't his game, but I reckon he would've thrived alongside a partner like May.
Surprised this got 14 likes, because whatever the question, Stockley wasn’t really the answer. He had a spell when he first joined us when every time he headed the ball it went it, no matter what the angle; but he was never going to replicate that when the next season began. His scoring stats were also enhanced by a few tap ins in pizza trophy games.
And after his injury he became less mobile, and he was never that quick to start with. I honestly think we’ll never get anywhere if we don’t aim higher than the likes of Stockley as a key striker. He basically isn’t very good, and certainly not good enough if you want promotion. Just my opinion of course.
On a more positive note, Dabo looked excellent yesterday v. Wigan. He put it two low crosses from the right straight to the feet of players in the box (neither of which we converted of course) and looked decent defensively as well.
And Ladapo was quite a live wire on the left. He and CBT would be a double handful, with one on the right, or they could rotate, taking the pressure of CBT a bit.
On a more positive note, Dabo looked excellent yesterday v. Wigan. He put it two low crosses from the right straight to the feet of players in the box (neither of which we converted of course) and looked decent defensively as well.
And Ladapo was quite a live wire on the left. He and CBT would be a double handful, with one on the right, or they could rotate, taking the pressure of CBT a bit.
We need to sign a winger, not rely on another youth player. We need to develop our players property rather than just throw them in the deep end.
On a more positive note, Dabo looked excellent yesterday v. Wigan. He put it two low crosses from the right straight to the feet of players in the box (neither of which we converted of course) and looked decent defensively as well.
And Ladapo was quite a live wire on the left. He and CBT would be a double handful, with one on the right, or they could rotate, taking the pressure of CBT a bit.
We need to sign a winger, not rely on another youth player. We need to develop our players property rather than just throw them in the deep end.
On a more positive note, Dabo looked excellent yesterday v. Wigan. He put it two low crosses from the right straight to the feet of players in the box (neither of which we converted of course) and looked decent defensively as well.
And Ladapo was quite a live wire on the left. He and CBT would be a double handful, with one on the right, or they could rotate, taking the pressure of CBT a bit.
We need to sign a winger, not rely on another youth player. We need to develop our players property rather than just throw them in the deep end.
Ladapo was on the wing yesterday.
Yes, but that's Ladapo from our youth team not the Ladapo.
Just because he looks lively in an u21 friendly doesn't mean he's ready for League One football.
Yes, you’re right, I always get over excited watching the U21s. Wigan weren’t great defensively, so much easier to shine. But our Ladapo is one to keep an eye on (I hope).
On a more positive note, Dabo looked excellent yesterday v. Wigan. He put it two low crosses from the right straight to the feet of players in the box (neither of which we converted of course) and looked decent defensively as well.
And Ladapo was quite a live wire on the left. He and CBT would be a double handful, with one on the right, or they could rotate, taking the pressure of CBT a bit.
We need to sign a winger, not rely on another youth player. We need to develop our players property rather than just throw them in the deep end.
Ladapo was on the wing yesterday.
Yes, but that's Ladapo from our youth team not the Ladapo.
Just because he looks lively in an u21 friendly doesn't mean he's ready for League One football.
If we put him on the bench will it mean his older brother is more likely to sign for us? (I think they are brothers right?)
there is only 1 more game before the window closes, you could say 2 as the Fleetwood match is on 2nd Sept, surely it is better to wait and get the best partner for May rather than rush in this week and buy a second rate one, also Leaburn can only be 2 or 3 weeks away from playing. This is the same for other positions better to wait a week and get the best available, but of course if the SMT aren't bothering then that is far more serious.
I agree to a degree that it's better to wait and get the players you want.
But not in the case of a squad player striker. The minute Leaburn came off against Welling they needed to get an adult striker through the door quickly.
Even if it was someone like Wickham or Martin on a 6 month contract.
I get the fear of being lumbered with players you don't want but you don't have to give everyone multi year contracts. You could reassess in January.
You need a minimum of 4 strikers if your playing with two. Leaburn, Kanu and Campbell don't take up squad spaces, nor count towards FFP, so that sort of balances out that Aneke does.
Yes wait for the right people to pay fees and give longer contracts to but that doesn't mean you have to leave yourself short.
there is only 1 more game before the window closes, you could say 2 as the Fleetwood match is on 2nd Sept, surely it is better to wait and get the best partner for May rather than rush in this week and buy a second rate one, also Leaburn can only be 2 or 3 weeks away from playing. This is the same for other positions better to wait a week and get the best available, but of course if the SMT aren't bothering then that is far more serious.
I agree to a degree that it's better to wait and get the players you want.
But not in the case of a squad player striker. The minute Leaburn came off against Welling they needed to get an adult striker through the door quickly.
Even if it was someone like Wickham or Martin on a 6 month contract.
I get the fear of being lumbered with players you don't want but you don't have to give everyone multi year contracts. You could reassess in January.
You need a minimum of 4 strikers if your playing with two. Leaburn, Kanu and Campbell don't take up squad spaces, nor count towards FFP, so that sort of balances out that Aneke does.
Yes wait for the right people to pay fees and give longer contracts too but that doesn't mean you have to leave yourself short.
I think it’s become clear they don’t want to sign a squad striker. The plan is May backed up by Kanu to play alongside Leaburn or the new striker. Aneke coming back would be a bonus and give us five strikers.
there is only 1 more game before the window closes, you could say 2 as the Fleetwood match is on 2nd Sept, surely it is better to wait and get the best partner for May rather than rush in this week and buy a second rate one, also Leaburn can only be 2 or 3 weeks away from playing. This is the same for other positions better to wait a week and get the best available, but of course if the SMT aren't bothering then that is far more serious.
I agree to a degree that it's better to wait and get the players you want.
But not in the case of a squad player striker. The minute Leaburn came off against Welling they needed to get an adult striker through the door quickly.
Even if it was someone like Wickham or Martin on a 6 month contract.
I get the fear of being lumbered with players you don't want but you don't have to give everyone multi year contracts. You could reassess in January.
You need a minimum of 4 strikers if your playing with two. Leaburn, Kanu and Campbell don't take up squad spaces, nor count towards FFP, so that sort of balances out that Aneke does.
Yes wait for the right people to pay fees and give longer contracts to but that doesn't mean you have to leave yourself short.
I agree with all of this - I was surprised there wasn't someone even if it was a veteran free agent until Jan type deal straight in the door as soon as Miles got injured. I get having to play the waiting game to get the A List targets and loans but not to the detriment of where we are finding ourselves currently where it's getting a bit daft how thin the squad is.
Does anybody know if Hector suffered an injury towards the off-season? At the moment, it looks like every single party to the deal is coming off worse.
Does anybody know if Hector suffered an injury towards the off-season? At the moment, it looks like every single party to the deal is coming off worse.
He got a knock in pre-season. I still think we are better off sticking with him and hoping he improves with more games
Have we actually signed a player while Andy Scott has been in charge of transfers I can only recall him selling players.
4 players
Why do we look a lot worse than last season, then?
They should be honest and say ……”we will not push for top 6 this year because we want to rebuild the whole squad - it may take 2-4 windows” I would understand that and it would show honesty.
All we got was another arrogant prick on the radio, boasting it large and then doing nothing.
I think they are clueless, plotless and potless, They will probably bring in a few last minute additions and we may well pick up form and a bounce back. But unless there is a massive change, nothing much will improve and I doubt Holden will be here at the next window.
Does anybody know if Hector suffered an injury towards the off-season? At the moment, it looks like every single party to the deal is coming off worse.
He got a knock in pre-season. I still think we are better off sticking with him and hoping he improves with more games
Have we actually signed a player while Andy Scott has been in charge of transfers I can only recall him selling players.
4 players
Why do we look a lot worse than last season, then?
They should be honest and say ……”we will not push for top 6 this year because we want to rebuild the whole squad - it may take 2-4 windows” I would understand that and it would show honesty.
All we got was another arrogant prick on the radio, boasting it large and then doing nothing.
I think they are clueless, plotless and potless, They will probably bring in a few last minute additions and we may well pick up form and a bounce back. But unless there is a massive change, nothing much will improve and I doubt Holden will be here at the next window.
Bumbling along the road to nowhere, in my opinion
If they’d actually said that there would be riots on Floyd Road.
It might take time but they can’t say we’re not pushing for top 6, how are the players going to be motivated if that’s the message coming from the top?
Have we actually signed a player while Andy Scott has been in charge of transfers I can only recall him selling players.
4 players
Why do we look a lot worse than last season, then?
They should be honest and say ……”we will not push for top 6 this year because we want to rebuild the whole squad - it may take 2-4 windows” I would understand that and it would show honesty.
All we got was another arrogant prick on the radio, boasting it large and then doing nothing.
I think they are clueless, plotless and potless, They will probably bring in a few last minute additions and we may well pick up form and a bounce back. But unless there is a massive change, nothing much will improve and I doubt Holden will be here at the next window.
Bumbling along the road to nowhere, in my opinion
If they’d actually said that there would be riots on Floyd Road.
It might take time but they can’t say we’re not pushing for top 6, how are the players going to be motivated if that’s the message coming from the top?
Pushing for top 6, there's a lot of work to be done so it may take 2-4 windows to put together a complete squad that can cut it in the Championship.
Have we actually signed a player while Andy Scott has been in charge of transfers I can only recall him selling players.
4 players
Why do we look a lot worse than last season, then?
They should be honest and say ……”we will not push for top 6 this year because we want to rebuild the whole squad - it may take 2-4 windows” I would understand that and it would show honesty.
All we got was another arrogant prick on the radio, boasting it large and then doing nothing.
I think they are clueless, plotless and potless, They will probably bring in a few last minute additions and we may well pick up form and a bounce back. But unless there is a massive change, nothing much will improve and I doubt Holden will be here at the next window.
Bumbling along the road to nowhere, in my opinion
If they’d actually said that there would be riots on Floyd Road.
It might take time but they can’t say we’re not pushing for top 6, how are the players going to be motivated if that’s the message coming from the top?
Pushing for top 6, there's a lot of work to be done so it may take 2-4 windows to put together a complete squad that can cut it in the Championship.
Have we actually signed a player while Andy Scott has been in charge of transfers I can only recall him selling players.
4 players
Why do we look a lot worse than last season, then?
They should be honest and say ……”we will not push for top 6 this year because we want to rebuild the whole squad - it may take 2-4 windows” I would understand that and it would show honesty.
All we got was another arrogant prick on the radio, boasting it large and then doing nothing.
I think they are clueless, plotless and potless, They will probably bring in a few last minute additions and we may well pick up form and a bounce back. But unless there is a massive change, nothing much will improve and I doubt Holden will be here at the next window.
Bumbling along the road to nowhere, in my opinion
If they’d actually said that there would be riots on Floyd Road.
It might take time but they can’t say we’re not pushing for top 6, how are the players going to be motivated if that’s the message coming from the top?
Pushing for top 6, there's a lot of work to be done so it may take 2-4 windows to put together a complete squad that can cut it in the Championship.
Have we actually signed a player while Andy Scott has been in charge of transfers I can only recall him selling players.
4 players
Why do we look a lot worse than last season, then?
They should be honest and say ……”we will not push for top 6 this year because we want to rebuild the whole squad - it may take 2-4 windows” I would understand that and it would show honesty.
All we got was another arrogant prick on the radio, boasting it large and then doing nothing.
I think they are clueless, plotless and potless, They will probably bring in a few last minute additions and we may well pick up form and a bounce back. But unless there is a massive change, nothing much will improve and I doubt Holden will be here at the next window.
Bumbling along the road to nowhere, in my opinion
If they’d actually said that there would be riots on Floyd Road.
It might take time but they can’t say we’re not pushing for top 6, how are the players going to be motivated if that’s the message coming from the top?
Pushing for top 6, there's a lot of work to be done so it may take 2-4 windows to put together a complete squad that can cut it in the Championship.
I think if it takes that long then the 'list of needs' would alter dramatically. Kanu, Leaburn, Ness, Asiimwe, Anderson and Elerewe would all be established first team players, if we haven't been tempted to sell them. Thomas, Fraser, Dobson, Hector, and May would be gone. On the plus side, Aneke would have one year left on his contract, Kirk, DJ and Payne would be history. Some of that future I quite like but as usual the future relies on our owners having some plan to replace and progress.
The irony is we could do with Jaydon Stockley right now. When he was playing alongside Washington he had a very good goal return. Garner insisted on playing him as a lone striker and it certainly wasn't his game, but I reckon he would've thrived alongside a partner like May.
Surprised this got 14 likes, because whatever the question, Stockley wasn’t really the answer. He had a spell when he first joined us when every time he headed the ball it went it, no matter what the angle; but he was never going to replicate that when the next season began. His scoring stats were also enhanced by a few tap ins in pizza trophy games.
And after his injury he became less mobile, and he was never that quick to start with. I honestly think we’ll never get anywhere if we don’t aim higher than the likes of Stockley as a key striker. He basically isn’t very good, and certainly not good enough if you want promotion. Just my opinion of course.
isn't he up with what was a good Championship/League one Striker in Marriott and didn't they have from January also? How's that going for him? 20 Games, 3 Goals, 3 Assists
Perhaps we should save our money for a big push in the January transfer window.
When we are 15th in the table?
Is that our 'plan"?
It might be to be cautious until the the new management have a better understanding of what's needed to transform the Club into a successful one, but at the moment it looks more like the plan is to stick our most promising young prospects into the shop window, albeit because of the injury situation. Incomings desperately needed.
They have been involved since DECEMBER 2022!
Holden was their man They oversaw the January window
I'm sure Dean kept them up to date for the 2 months they fell out with TS!
They should bloody well know very well what we need.
9 points lost already.
They did not oversee January window and all budgets were set by TS and had to be signed off by TS … new owners have had control for just two weeks
they were ready 4 weeks ago but it was the women’s team that held up the sale for another two weeks
Perhaps we should save our money for a big push in the January transfer window.
When we are 15th in the table?
Is that our 'plan"?
It might be to be cautious until the the new management have a better understanding of what's needed to transform the Club into a successful one, but at the moment it looks more like the plan is to stick our most promising young prospects into the shop window, albeit because of the injury situation. Incomings desperately needed.
They have been involved since DECEMBER 2022!
Holden was their man They oversaw the January window
I'm sure Dean kept them up to date for the 2 months they fell out with TS!
They should bloody well know very well what we need.
9 points lost already.
They did not oversee January window and all budgets were set by TS and had to be signed off by TS … new owners have had control for just two weeks
they were ready 4 weeks ago but it was the women’s team that held up the sale for another two weeks
Perhaps we should save our money for a big push in the January transfer window.
When we are 15th in the table?
Is that our 'plan"?
It might be to be cautious until the the new management have a better understanding of what's needed to transform the Club into a successful one, but at the moment it looks more like the plan is to stick our most promising young prospects into the shop window, albeit because of the injury situation. Incomings desperately needed.
They have been involved since DECEMBER 2022!
Holden was their man They oversaw the January window
I'm sure Dean kept them up to date for the 2 months they fell out with TS!
They should bloody well know very well what we need.
9 points lost already.
They did not oversee January window and all budgets were set by TS and had to be signed off by TS … new owners have had control for just two weeks
they were ready 4 weeks ago but it was the women’s team that held up the sale for another two weeks
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Just because he looks lively in an u21 friendly doesn't mean he's ready for League One football.
But not in the case of a squad player striker. The minute Leaburn came off against Welling they needed to get an adult striker through the door quickly.
Even if it was someone like Wickham or Martin on a 6 month contract.
I get the fear of being lumbered with players you don't want but you don't have to give everyone multi year contracts. You could reassess in January.
You need a minimum of 4 strikers if your playing with two. Leaburn, Kanu and Campbell don't take up squad spaces, nor count towards FFP, so that sort of balances out that Aneke does.
Yes wait for the right people to pay fees and give longer contracts to but that doesn't mean you have to leave yourself short.
Would be happy to be wrong of course.
I agree with all of this - I was surprised there wasn't someone even if it was a veteran free agent until Jan type deal straight in the door as soon as Miles got injured. I get having to play the waiting game to get the A List targets and loans but not to the detriment of where we are finding ourselves currently where it's getting a bit daft how thin the squad is.
I mean the maybe at the start.
They should be honest and say ……”we will not push for top 6 this year because we want to rebuild the whole squad - it may take 2-4 windows” I would understand that and it would show honesty.
All we got was another arrogant prick on the radio, boasting it large and then doing nothing.
I think they are clueless, plotless and potless, They will probably bring in a few last minute additions and we may well pick up form and a bounce back. But unless there is a massive change, nothing much will improve and I doubt Holden will be here at the next window.
Bumbling along the road to nowhere, in my opinion
I don't believe he will stop unfortunately.