tigertim68
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best striker we have had for a long time
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Leicester Bid £3 /£5/£7.5 million for Ulloa
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best striker we have had for a long time
TheJasperCo
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Was he not the forward who got us into the Play-offs against Forest?
I want him to stay, but wonder if his heart is still in the club.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Ashley Barnes was arguably the best pound-for-pound striker we've had for longer. Certainly since Murray.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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For sure. With CMS happily idiotically typically out on the far wing providing a killer cross. Not a partnership sustainable over the course of a season tho, I'd suggest. Needs a Barnes-alike fox in the box. We currently have no such creature on the books.
He gets no support, is asked to do an almost impossible job, and gets the shit kicked out of him from start to finish in every single match. He's been plagued by injuries and yet his goal ratio is nearly 1 in 2. Your post is utter nonsense.
Ulloa is quality, the best striker we've had since Zamora. If he played in a side that actually gave him some service he would score an absolute hatful in this division.
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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As an effective striker, Leon Knight was better, Glenn Murray was better and Ashley Barnes was better. IMHO, like. Think Ulloa's, er, big-bonedness will always count against him. Might be wrong, tho probably not. To quote the old cliche, he's got the turning circle of the QEII.
Horton hears a few
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He's not quick enough to be effective in the Prem
Thunder Bolt
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I don't remember him being plagued by injuries. I do remember he got a broken foot from a clumsy Sheff Wed player who deliberately stamped on him which was totally ignored by the east stand linesman.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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As a striker? For sure. As a big bloke up front for the ball to be hoofed to? Not so much.
Horton hears a few
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Spends too long rubbing his shins and gurning
Sheringham , scholes , k.davies , berbatov , crouch
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Fair point although only 1 of these is an out and out striker, Davies. He's outstanding in the air
stripeyshark
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Crouch is also a striker, as is Berbatov. But they are both fantastic in the air also.
Naming loads of players who lacked outstanding pace but shone in the PL may be a poor analogy in this case. They were either exceptional internationals, and/or great finishers of topflight class. Those mentioned in their prime, I suspect, had greater mobility and pace than Ulloa, but because they were surrounded by exceptional athletes, appeared slower than they were.
Ulloa, struggles for pace against Championship central defenders from the likes of Blackpool. He seems to spend games losing almost all aerial balls played up despite his height and bulk, and wastes energy whinging to the officials who then appear to distrust his later claims. Based on this, PL defenders would surely find him easy to defend against him.
Take Leicester's money, but only when we have worthy replacements ready to sign.
Ulloa, struggles for pace against Championship central defenders from the likes of Blackpool. He seems to spend games losing almost all aerial balls played up despite his height and bulk, and wastes energy whinging to the officials who then appear to distrust his later claims. Based on this, PL defenders would surely find him easy to defend against him.
Take Leicester's money, but only when we have worthy replacements ready to sign.
Billy the Fish
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Why do people always want to sell our best strikers?
How about we don't sell him and strengthen the squad so we have a shot at promotion. Selling our best players worked out really well for us this season didn't it.
This is football, not monopoly
How about we don't sell him and strengthen the squad so we have a shot at promotion. Selling our best players worked out really well for us this season didn't it.
This is football, not monopoly
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So what is he good at?
Hotchilidog
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Disagree. Scored goals over two seasons, the second of which was he half fit, BOTH of which were in the championship. Leo is a proven scorer at the level we currently play, and it would cost a lot of money to replace the goals he gives us.
Barrel of Fun
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You wanted to sell Murray before he had even hit the ground running. It was you that came up with 'one in ten Glenn' which didn't work on any sort of level. You now want to farm out our (18 month search) replacement for a loss?
What exactly do you want from our strikers?
Granted, Ulloa needs to stop crying wolf.