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Post by wilmslowgas on Aug 8, 2021 16:19:06 GMT
So James Do you think we have recruited to a plan? If promotion is the plan, then I am not convinced there are enough goals in the squad, so to answer your question - no.
Of course promotion is the plan. It should be. Anything else is capitulation. But I am surprised that anybody thinks there are enough goals in this squad.
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Post by aghast on Aug 8, 2021 19:13:23 GMT
I’ve been saying for at least 18 months that unless we invest in a couple of decent forwards we’ll do nothing much of note . Pitman is ok , but don’t think he’ll be fit enough to play more than 20 full games this season. We’re def a striker short and unless we remedy this quickly we will be also rans. I do worry about this. He might be good for portions of a match, but he doesn't look particularly fit or young. Can't see him being a 40 game regular. Still, if he knocks 15 in on his brief cameo appearances, I'll be happy.
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Post by Somersetgas on Aug 8, 2021 20:11:57 GMT
I’ve been saying for at least 18 months that unless we invest in a couple of decent forwards we’ll do nothing much of note . Pitman is ok , but don’t think he’ll be fit enough to play more than 20 full games this season. We’re def a striker short and unless we remedy this quickly we will be also rans. I do worry about this. He might be good for portions of a match, but he doesn't look particularly fit or young. Can't see him being a 40 game regular. Still, if he knocks 15 in on his brief cameo appearances, I'll be happy. If he makes 15 appearances I’d be shocked tbh. Might of known where the back of the net is, but you need to be on the pitch to do that.
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Post by helpliner on Aug 8, 2021 20:18:33 GMT
Well so far he knew where the back of the net was twice in one short spell!! A lot more than some of our recent strikers.
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Post by seanclevedongas on Aug 8, 2021 20:34:02 GMT
I’ve been saying for at least 18 months that unless we invest in a couple of decent forwards we’ll do nothing much of note . Pitman is ok , but don’t think he’ll be fit enough to play more than 20 full games this season. We’re def a striker short and unless we remedy this quickly we will be also rans.
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Post by CrispPusher on Aug 9, 2021 7:10:39 GMT
I do worry about this. He might be good for portions of a match, but he doesn't look particularly fit or young. Can't see him being a 40 game regular. Still, if he knocks 15 in on his brief cameo appearances, I'll be happy. If he makes 15 appearances I’d be shocked tbh. Might of known where the back of the net is, but you need to be on the pitch to do that. Strong statement. Particularly when Pitman made 41 appearances just last season.
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Post by Somersetgas on Aug 9, 2021 8:12:23 GMT
If he makes 15 appearances I’d be shocked tbh. Might of known where the back of the net is, but you need to be on the pitch to do that. Strong statement. Particularly when Pitman made 41 appearances just last season. No pre season training, broke down already and needs to catch up on fitness, that’s where my thinking is at.
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Post by james246 on Aug 9, 2021 8:41:09 GMT
An attitude change is needed within the club regarding strikers, if we are to get promotion then we need a striker of real quality that will tear opponents apart at this level.
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Post by stevek192 on Aug 9, 2021 8:44:09 GMT
Pitman suffered an injury that ANY player can do especially in the early days of a season. Personally I do not like the way we are set up to play and prefer to have two strikers backed by a pro0per balanced midfield, Certainly saturday with three strikers out we were never set up to attack, I personally feel that Pitman will play a lot of games this season as will the other players who are out at the moment but in the meantime we need at least one more striker and preferably before saturday as the quicker this team gets three points on the board the better.
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Post by warwickgas on Aug 9, 2021 8:46:45 GMT
Strong statement. Particularly when Pitman made 41 appearances just last season. No pre season training, broke down already and needs to catch up on fitness, that’s where my thinking is at. Pre season with Bournemouth u23.
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Post by singupgas on Aug 9, 2021 9:44:47 GMT
An attitude change is needed within the club regarding strikers, if we are to get promotion then we need a striker of real quality that will tear opponents apart at this level. Agree, I have no doubt that Pittman will be on a decent wage and we have other options, and they will likely be good enough to scrape through. But to get promoted just like Peterborough did with JCH, you have spend money to guarantee goals. I guess we are hoping the strikers we have in the building already start banging them in.
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Post by Quarters on Aug 9, 2021 9:53:19 GMT
An attitude change is needed within the club regarding strikers, if we are to get promotion then we need a striker of real quality that will tear opponents apart at this level. Agree, I have no doubt that Pittman will be on a decent wage and we have other options, and they will likely be good enough to scrape through. But to get promoted just like Peterborough did with JCH, you have spend money to guarantee goals. I guess we are hoping the strikers we have in the building already start banging them in. And Messi is available on a free, why's he not here?
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 9, 2021 14:26:23 GMT
An attitude change is needed within the club regarding strikers, if we are to get promotion then we need a striker of real quality that will tear opponents apart at this level. Agree, I have no doubt that Pittman will be on a decent wage and we have other options, and they will likely be good enough to scrape through. But to get promoted just like Peterborough did with JCH, you have spend money to guarantee goals. I guess we are hoping the strikers we have in the building already start banging them in. How many of last season's prompted L2 teams paid a transfer fee for a striker? We paid fees for Payne, Nichols and Hanlan but they hardly worked out well for us. Barton's confirmed last week he's got a budget of nearly£2m, with the likes of Bennett off the wage bill he should have more than enough spending money to put together a decent L2 squad.
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Post by blueblood1883 on Aug 9, 2021 15:12:14 GMT
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Post by theduke on Aug 9, 2021 15:50:49 GMT
Strong statement. Particularly when Pitman made 41 appearances just last season. No pre season training, broke down already and needs to catch up on fitness, that’s where my thinking is at. The lads definitely been carrying a bit of extra timber as well. That probably makes him a little more susceptible to injuries than others.
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Post by gasmania on Aug 9, 2021 16:05:16 GMT
Is Jerome Sinclair still a free agent?
Or maybe Kabongo Tshimanga/Kyle Hudlin if we look lower down?
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Post by Gas_Quarters on Aug 9, 2021 18:25:14 GMT
In fairness if you plan to play a formation with only one striker then I think having 4 options is ample competition and depth for that one place. You wouldn’t see many teams in the Prem having more than that let alone League 2. Whether those 4 have got the quality is a different question.
Having 3 out of 4 options unavailable is very unfortunate timing at any stage, but especially for the first day of a new season.
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Post by stevek192 on Aug 9, 2021 18:45:07 GMT
But your problem is that if the one up front isnt working then your options are extremely limited.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 9, 2021 18:59:40 GMT
I can't understand Sam Frost's latest Q&A as at the start of it he suggests JB is biding his time, as he's hopeful the transfer market for strikers will open up.
But then ends it by saying we've already got sufficient strikers and it will be difficult to add another one with the squad being restricted to 21 players.
#confused
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 9, 2021 19:41:28 GMT
I can't understand Sam Frost's latest Q&A as at the start of it he suggests JB is biding his time, as he's hopeful the transfer market for strikers will open up. But then ends it by saying we've already got sufficient strikers and it will be difficult to add another one with the squad being restricted to 21 players. #confused I think that was answering the question of 2 strikers being needed as a safety net. 1 more should be fine and a priority
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