No striker then?

Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #61

Cowfold Seagull said:

I would suggest that one of the main reasons so many folk are up in arms over the Newcastle defeat, is simply because we aren't used to losing games anymore. That has to be a good thing I guess.

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Suggesting that we were shit and not competing was not such a good thing. It will be interesting to revisit the Newcastle thread later in the year. Some of the posts were almost hysterical...it was like we were losing at home to Sudbury

Not suggesting that you were doing that Cowfold Seagull btw.

 

wardy wonder land

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Dec 10, 2007

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #62

Peter Grummit said:

Should we not sign another striker, then the fallback option is to play Knocky at #10. Especially if/when Solly regains full fitness.

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this exactly what i was thinking at the weekend, and why I put a fiver on 40/1 Knocky being top scorer for the divison

 

Peter Grummit

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Oct 13, 2004

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Lewes

• Aug 30, 2016

• #63

wardy wonder land said:

this exactly what i was thinking at the weekend, and why I put a fiver on 40/1 Knocky being top scorer for the divison

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Sometimes you just have to play your best players. See Bruno's clean sheets.

PG

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Cowfold Seagull

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Apr 22, 2009

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Cowfold

• Aug 30, 2016

• #64

Icy Gull said:

Suggesting that we were shit and not competing was not such a good thing. It will be interesting to revisit the Newcastle thread later in the year. Some of the posts were almost hysterical...it was like we were losing at home to Sudbury

Not suggesting that you were doing that Cowfold Seagull btw.

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I couldn't agree more. As I have said on several other threads, there are going to be very few teams who come away from St.James's Park with anything other than a defeat this season. Bearing in mind we were down to ten men for a good bit of the second half as well,

 

perseus

Broad Blue & White stripe

Jul 5, 2003

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Sūþseaxna

• Aug 30, 2016

• #65

Who? They've all been sold.

My first choice on the wish list was Oliver Burke and he has gone.

I am not that fussed as most of the strikers are not going to set the Championship alight. Not Grabban isn't.

I wished we had signed Demerai Gray. That's one we missed.

Best not to sign a striker than sign a dud one.

Anyrate I would play Knockaert as second striker so it might be to replace Glenn Murray?

 

el punal

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Aug 29, 2012

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Bitterne,Southampton. In the land of wrong stripes

• Aug 30, 2016

• #66

BensGrandad said:

I wonder if Burnleys next bid for Stephens includes apart exchange return for Barnes. As shown on Saturday we are not good enough to compete with the best in this Division and play offs would be considered success Mind that still follows if we did resign Barnes but lost Stephens.

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Ever the eternal optimist! I wonder how you would have reacted if you "supported" Derby or Aston Villa or Norwich instead.

 

perseus

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Jul 5, 2003

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Sūþseaxna

• Aug 30, 2016

• #67

LamieRobertson said:

Not even on the bench for the cup tie against Accrington Stanley..injured again?

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Not even good enough for Accrington Stanley?

 

Withdean11

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Feb 18, 2007

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Brighton/Hyde

• Aug 30, 2016

• #68

Nahki Wells one of the only decent options left who is proven in the championship. Would be perfect for us. Please Tony

 

Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!

Sep 1, 2012

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Valhalla

• Aug 30, 2016

• #69

Withdean11 said:

Nahki Wells one of the only decent options left who is proven in the championship. Would be perfect for us. Please Tony

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Clough and Lookman are other options not snapped up yet.

 

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Bra

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Feb 21, 2009

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patcham

• Aug 30, 2016

• #70

Well at least we will know one way or another in just over a day. The squad is looking okay, assuming Dale stays as I,m beginning to think he will, apart from one area. I am pretty hopeful we will sign someone, going until January with three first team strikers and leaving yourself open to having to make do in this area would be potential promotion suicide in my opinion.

 

royceyboy

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Jan 26, 2013

558

Hove is where the heart is, but Suffolk is where t

• Aug 30, 2016

• #71

We definitely need two strikers. Elvis is only good as a last minute back up. But we need 5 strikers to play a 4-4-2 formation.

 

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009

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Gloucester

• Aug 30, 2016

• #72

Withdean11 said:

Nahki Wells one of the only decent options left who is proven in the championship. Would be perfect for us. Please Tony

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Huddersfield, having started off like a house on fire and sitting on top of the league likely to sell their best player to one of the teams chasing them?

 

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NooBHA

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Jan 13, 2015

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #73

Withdean11 said:

Nahki Wells one of the only decent options left who is proven in the championship. Would be perfect for us. Please Tony

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Huddersfield's willingness to sell may have diminished given their current lofty position in the League at the moment

 

DarrenFreemansPerm

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #74

Blue Valkyrie said:

Clough and Lookman are other options not snapped up yet.

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Wouldn't be disappointed with either of them.

 

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BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003

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Haywards Heath

• Aug 30, 2016

• #75

NooBHA said:

Huddersfield's willingness to sell may have diminished given their current lofty position in the League at the moment

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More reason for us to stop their race to the title which with a full strength side we are more than capable of doing.

 

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NooBHA

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #76

BensGrandad said:

More reason for us to stop their race to the title which with a full strength side we are more than capable of doing.

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They won't win the League. I was sitting with Newcastle people at the match at the weekend who said that they sat back and hit Newcastle on the break up there. He said we were a better footballing team than them, even with 10 men.

He did say though that Wells was by far their best player

 

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BensGrandad

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #77

NooBHA said:

They won't win the League. I was sitting with Newcastle people at the match at the weekend who said that they sat back and hit Newcastle on the break up there. He said we were a better footballing team than them, even with 10 men.

He did say though that Wells was by far their best player

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So we need to bring them back to reality. Anything other than 2 wins in our next 2 games would be poor.

 

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dangull

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Feb 24, 2013

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #78

If there is a new striker signing tomorrow, they are doing a good job keeping the media out of it. Maybe another hidden gem from the 2nd division in Spain or a mid table Portuguese side as a total guess.

 

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crasher

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Jul 8, 2003

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #79

Please tell me our striker signing won't be one of the Derby rejects. Horrible visions of Nick Blackman holding up a Brighton shirt.

 

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BensGrandad

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• Aug 30, 2016

• #80

dangull said:

If there is a new striker signing tomorrow, they are doing a good job keeping the media out of it. Maybe another hidden gem from the 2nd division in Spain or a mid table Portuguese side as a total guess.

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IF is the operative word.