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Post by lastminutewinner on Nov 17, 2023 11:07:05 GMT
People said Lyle wouldn't drop to league one 😉 We coulda had him 👍 Would have been good to sign if he was around in the Paul Tait era.. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 17, 2023 19:00:48 GMT
People said Lyle wouldn't drop to league one 😉 We coulda had him 👍 That's some signing given he was a decent Championship player not that long ago, although he is only a year younger than Chris Martin. |
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Post by gasheadontour on Nov 17, 2023 19:00:50 GMT
People said Lyle wouldn't drop to league one 😉 We coulda had him 👍 Would have been good to sign if he was around in the Paul Tait era.. Was thinking a few days ago that Marquis is a bit like how Paul Tait played - ran about a lot but quite weak. |
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Post by oliverhelmet on Nov 17, 2023 19:10:57 GMT
People said Lyle wouldn't drop to league one 😉 We coulda had him 👍 Would have been good to sign if he was around in the Paul Tait era.. Sweet! |
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Post by twertongas on Nov 20, 2023 13:46:42 GMT
As much as JCH was class for us, I feel he's at his peak and therefore the only way is down from here for me, too much chance of injuries coming for him now. I'd invest in a younger faster option.
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Post by Gashead73 on Nov 20, 2023 16:13:39 GMT
Martin may not be the longterm answer but Clarke Harris is a huge gamble. I'd rather we spend £350 to £500'000 on new blood, a proven Striker with no links to Rovers prior. Never go back is the Cry!
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Post by kampucheagas on Nov 20, 2023 18:14:06 GMT
Martin may not be the longterm answer but Clarke Harris is a huge gamble. I'd rather we spend £350 to £500'000 on new blood, a proven Striker with no links to Rovers prior. Never go back is the Cry! Not going to get much for £350 these days. UTG |
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Post by Gashead73 on Nov 21, 2023 12:37:30 GMT
Martin may not be the longterm answer but Clarke Harris is a huge gamble. I'd rather we spend £350 to £500'000 on new blood, a proven Striker with no links to Rovers prior. Never go back is the Cry! Not going to get much for £350 these days. UTG £350'000 plus is what was meant 😆 🤣 😂 |
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Post by eric on Nov 21, 2023 14:01:31 GMT
Martin may not be the longterm answer but Clarke Harris is a huge gamble. I'd rather we spend £350 to £500'000 on new blood, a proven Striker with no links to Rovers prior. Never go back is the Cry! It may be a financial gamble but that is the owners problem - as a fan I don’t give a stuff how much they pay in transfer fees. In purely football terms JCH is probably as low risk as it gets - nobody comes close to matching his numbers at this level in recent seasons. Is there a striker (who is realistically signable) out there that could come in on January 1st and hit the ground running and make the difference in whether we can get promoted? |
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Post by Quarters on Nov 21, 2023 14:09:33 GMT
Martin may not be the longterm answer but Clarke Harris is a huge gamble. I'd rather we spend £350 to £500'000 on new blood, a proven Striker with no links to Rovers prior. Never go back is the Cry! It may be a financial gamble but that is the owners problem - as a fan I don’t give a stuff how much they pay in transfer fees. In purely football terms JCH is probably as low risk as it gets - nobody comes close to matching his numbers at this level in recent seasons. Is there a striker (who is realistically signable) out there that could come in on January 1st and hit the ground running and make the difference in whether we can get promoted? Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. |
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Post by eric on Nov 21, 2023 14:20:44 GMT
It may be a financial gamble but that is the owners problem - as a fan I don’t give a stuff how much they pay in transfer fees. In purely football terms JCH is probably as low risk as it gets - nobody comes close to matching his numbers at this level in recent seasons. Is there a striker (who is realistically signable) out there that could come in on January 1st and hit the ground running and make the difference in whether we can get promoted? Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Perhaps we should put in a January bid for Haaland - Man City can’t be too greedy as no guarantee he’ll carry on scoring goals 😁 |
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Post by Quarters on Nov 21, 2023 16:46:58 GMT
Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Perhaps we should put in a January bid for Haaland - Man City can’t be too greedy as no guarantee he’ll carry on scoring goals 😁 Bit of an age/fitness difference there. |
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Post by socrates on Nov 26, 2023 23:09:45 GMT
I think most of us would have liked JCH and many still do but I’ve been really impressed with Martin so far.
Averages about a goal every two games and flicks it on and holds it up so well we just need to get players with pace and determination around him running on to things.
We’re simply not utilising him right by playing an out of form Collins next to him.
Get vale and Thomas nice and close to him running off him on Tuesday and we’ll all see the difference I’m sure.
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Post by pirate on Nov 27, 2023 3:30:20 GMT
For the wages JCH would get I bet we could find 3 good younger players that would also have a potential future sell-on value for the same money.
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Post by Wimborne Gas on Nov 27, 2023 4:54:24 GMT
For the wages JCH would get I bet we could find 3 good younger players that would also have a potential future sell-on value for the same money. That would be my preference. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 27, 2023 5:56:01 GMT
For the wages JCH would get I bet we could find 3 good younger players that would also have a potential future sell-on value for the same money. Or potentially sign a player who could get us to the play offs? |
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Post by pirate on Nov 27, 2023 7:37:11 GMT
For the wages JCH would get I bet we could find 3 good younger players that would also have a potential future sell-on value for the same money. Or potentially sign a player who could get us to the play offs? No reason why that shouldn't be the case without signing JCH. A 3 year contract on over £7k for a single player who is fast approaching his 30th birthday seems like madness for a club losing money hand over fist. |
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Post by heartofgas on Nov 27, 2023 9:01:04 GMT
I'm really not convinced about signing JCH. Martin has given us a strong presence upfront, I think he's worked out well. I just can't see JCH alongside Martin. If we're getting a striker in it would be nice to get someone in with a bit of pace. JCH will be a big cost for us and for the same money I'd rather we spent on someone for the future.
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Post by Fetch on Nov 27, 2023 9:20:56 GMT
For the wages JCH would get I bet we could find 3 good younger players that would also have a potential future sell-on value for the same money. Absolutely agree. There is no way we should be paying £500k + £7k pw wages over 3 years for a player who's on the decline. Not sure I go along with the idea that he would get us playoffs either - if he was good enough to get a team top 6 then he'd be starting for Peterborough instead of on their bench. Martin has 4 goals in 5 games - #9 is not a problem area for us, would much rather we get some tricky, pacy wingers in to challenge the likes of Collins, Brown, and Thomas. We lack so much pace in our side. |
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Post by socrates on Nov 27, 2023 9:36:34 GMT
I'm really not convinced about signing JCH. Martin has given us a strong presence upfront, I think he's worked out well. I just can't see JCH alongside Martin. If we're getting a striker in it would be nice to get someone in with a bit of pace. JCH will be a big cost for us and for the same money I'd rather we spent on someone for the future. Yeah someone with high anticipation and movement who can read the flick ons and lay offs is what’s needed when you’ve got a Martin / Marquis in the side. We could bring JCH in but if we’ve still got no movement around him then the same problems would be there. I think if we did bring JCH in then we’d have to sell / loan out Marquis and then bring in the pacey / good movement player also. Obviously all of this depends on the budget and what a new manager or Mangan think. |
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