We need pace up front. Searing, lightning-bolt, blow your wig off,'what-da-fuk-was-that-just-went-past', pace
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How many premiership players were in our starting line up today?
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We need pace up front. Searing, lightning-bolt, blow your wig off,'what-da-fuk-was-that-just-went-past', pace
BensGrandad
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Get that from a No 10 or wide man not the target man.
BensGrandad
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Yes but we have Murray and Hemed who play that target man role (more or less). Where we need to invest is in a pacey striker to give us a different option. Ulloa, much as I love him, is more of the same.
BensGrandad
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But better than Hemed and you need goals to climb the premier league not a good defence. A lot could depend on if Leicester still owe us money for him
CliveWalkerWingWizard
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Your eyesight doesn't see a player who has excellent positioning, good in the ball and excellent in the air despite being a smaller CB. I think he has shown that he can back up dunk and Duffy.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Hardly. We won 7 games out of 8 after losing at Forest to get promotion, we've beaten Norwich, Hudds, Fulham (twice), Sheff Weds (twice), Leeds , Derby, and the most under pressure games this season ; QPR, Wolves and Wigan to go up.
Yep the last 2 games have been frustrating but we've not been top 2 for 7 months cos Hughton goes missing in tough games. They're all tough and he's the most consistent manager in the Champ in recent history...
Against PL defences. Murray might get 8 goals if we are lucky and Hemed .... I wouldn't think many.
We need a new pacey finisher who's not injury prone and AND a proven target man striker who also scores at the top level.
Goals scored will keep us up.
Agree with that, but a pacey striker is required too.
carteater
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We should sign Sturridge on loan from Liverpool 
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.BensGrandad
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We should sign Sturridge on loan from Liverpool
Isnt he said to be going to West Ham and is also would come under the heading highly paid mercenaries that I dont want
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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we need to be realistic about strikers - we currently have 3 (three) recognised strikers. as things stands we're unlikely to go out and buy 3-4 premier league strikers, or foreigners with pedigree. so Murray (experienced, goals when on form), Hemed (decent strike rate in Championship), Baldock (decent link up play) will be in the squad next season with 1 quality addition, and maybe a loan.
But but shirley we must off load Hemed, then buy a replacement for Hemed, buy another Baldock, get Ulloa to share duties with Murray while finding room for Defoe.
All of the striker fantasies are fine, if they aren't assumed to be real.
Next season I can see the Albion chugging along, albeit in the bottom half, while NSC is collapsing under the weight of 'where are all the expensive strikers we were promised'.
By the time August arrives our current strikers and the ones that will be bought will be on a hiding to nothing, esp if god forbid one of them dares to miss a chance.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Already ****ed if we do that imo. We need two, probably three new strikers all better than what we already have. Murray is too slow, Baldock is too injury prone and Hemed isn't good enough.
I'd be surprised if the club decided to bring in worse players.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Maybe I should have said that two of the three strikers we currently have are probably only good enough to be squad players, one isn't good enough full stop.
Would hardly be the first time though would it, Murray for CMS being the obvious starting point.
BensGrandad
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Posting again in your usual p..s taking format assuming that only you know what we need. Murray would be a great squad member on the bench as would Baldock provided he is fit. Hemed would be at the best 5th choice as he is similar but not as good as Murray. Ulloa is a realistic target especially if Leicester still owe us money for him. Defoe is destined for West Ham or Bournemouth if you believe the papers but at £70k a week is not a realistic target for us. So wind your neck in and try to be objective.
Just my Opinion, but I think only Dunk, Duffy, Stephens and Knockaert are Prem quality but hoping to be proved wrong or the others to up there game. When you look at Hull and Burnley a lot of there average players have raised there game a certain degree
BensGrandad
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I am not 100% convinced that AK will not get found out in The Premier by better defenders.