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Are We Now LUMBERED With Hemed And Baldock Up Front Next Season?
- Thread starter Tom Hark Preston Park
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grubbyhands
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FFS. I'm not attempting to belittle anyones opinion I'm simply suggesting that there is an element of fishing in the OP.If you have read all the replies you will see that I'm not the only poster who is of that view. Of course we could do / buy better but to suggest we are "lumbered" is a bit strong. As pointed out, it was his first season in the Championship and on occasions he was "run into the ground"yet still scored 17 times. Sometimes it is not necessary to type a diatribe as a reply to a post, I think a short comment is sufficient and, as such, that's what you got.This coming season with the support he will get he will get more than 20, I;m almost certain of that. I hope that is more of the sort of answer you were looking for!
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
- 29,287
I'd say Ulloa's general hold up play was better (it was utterly superb). But Hemed's lay offs / passing is slightly ahead. Having said that my memory isn't that great on Leo's overall game. I do know they are both brilliant players though.
Marshy
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I like Hemed lets get this out of the way.
But for me Ulloa's all roud game was way stronger than our current strikers.
Honestly drop him in our side last season and we would have been up with 4 games to spare, he played on his own up front for us with nothing like the quality service currently being served up.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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This I do agree with.
I like both Hemed and Baldock as players and personally I think they offer a lot.
As you rightly point out though Ulloa's all round game was brilliant and his finishing is superb.
I back Hemed to score 20 next year or be very close but if Ulloa was here is back him to score 25+
patcham lad
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- Nov 27, 2009
- 93
brighton have not splashed 9 million or so on a prolific goal scorer which we have needed from the start of the season - guess what we are still in the championship !
Yoda
English & European
It did Blackburn & Fulham the World of good though didn't it?
samtheseagull
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- Sep 15, 2010
- 1,599
Looks like we could be lumbered with most of the players that finished on 89 points and finished joint top goal scorers
ewe2
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.....We need 4 strikers. Hemed and Baldock are just fine. Zamora and Wilson ,only qualified successes.
whosthedaddy
striker256
It's been the crux of our problem ever since the beginning of the Amex era.
Firstly we should have secured the services of Glenn Murray after being promoted to the Championship in our last season at Withdean but we didn't get him for whatever reason. We signed CMS for around £2.5m but all he did, after a fairly good start to the season, was run around like the proverbial headless chicken, all show and no end result. We managed to get Ulloa but only halfway through a season which ended in the playoffs, he played the following season but again we still lacked a strike partnership that clicked, Ulloa eventually signed for Leicester, a good move for him I believe
Yes we've had a great season but as it's been pointed out the players we have up front need to be part of a four man spearhead, another two quality striker signings should do the trick along with a midfielder and centre back for cover should injuries occur.
Firstly we should have secured the services of Glenn Murray after being promoted to the Championship in our last season at Withdean but we didn't get him for whatever reason. We signed CMS for around £2.5m but all he did, after a fairly good start to the season, was run around like the proverbial headless chicken, all show and no end result. We managed to get Ulloa but only halfway through a season which ended in the playoffs, he played the following season but again we still lacked a strike partnership that clicked, Ulloa eventually signed for Leicester, a good move for him I believe
Yes we've had a great season but as it's been pointed out the players we have up front need to be part of a four man spearhead, another two quality striker signings should do the trick along with a midfielder and centre back for cover should injuries occur.
He takes a decent penalty, I'll give him that
At Wolves he didn't it was shite!
Lifelong Supporter
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We are not going to get a striker who does everything well. There needs to be a balance. What is clear to me is that we need a striker with nous in the penalty area. Bobby had that (as does Wilson) and is why his goals were invaluable, winning us games from tight positions. Other than that his contribution on the field was modest.
Hemed and Baldock are fine. We just need a couple of decent additions.
Hemed and Baldock are fine. We just need a couple of decent additions.