SW16Seagull
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- May 5, 2014
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Centre-half converted to centre forward: John Charles, Dion Dublin, Chris Sutton. How about Dunk?
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Dunk up front
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Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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Not for me, he is good for set pieces as is. CoG with Baldock or Cms running off him and Tex and LL wide for service
studio150
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Not as good as Adam Virgo, non-starter
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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It would be a sign of utter desperation if we converted our best defender into a striker because our strikers aren't scoring. Perhaps we are utterly desperate, but we need him at the back.
severnside gull
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Rather Halford than Dunk. He has experience of playing reasonably regularly as a stand-in centre forward in this league with Forest
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Our new front line for a 4-3-3
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Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,143
Leave Dunk where he is as a yardstick with which to beat our so-called strikers and maybe shame them into earning their keep.
Buckley's Mad Eye
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- Oct 27, 2012
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The way we play you just as well leave him at the back. We're only going to score from free kicks, corners and Halford throw ins playing an isolated striker. Dunk can come forward from defence for those.
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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Not for me... Because there is nothing to suggest that he'd be any good at shooting, or with the ball at his feet in attacking positions. All his goals have come from set piece headers, which he's comes up from center back for anyway.
Ali_rrr
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I think he said in a programme that he was a striker when he was young and playing for Wimbledon. Converted into a centre back by the Albion.
Rohana
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I swear 2/3 goals have came with his feet, admittedly I think they were tap-ins from set pieces.
chucky1973
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its not such a stupid idea. its a good option. start him at CB, then after 60 and we are struggling like normal to score, you bring on Hughes or Halford (or move Calderon to CB) and move Dunk up front......could be no worse than what we do now....which is pretty terrible.
AnotherArch
Northern Exile
Not a good idea as it does not solve the root cause. There would still be the need to get competent (on target) shooters close to Dunk for the flick-ons and knock-downs - as is the problem now. Second problem is the service - Dunk would only really be dangerous in the air from wingers crossing the ball back from the goal-line. In open play, our delivery of inswinging crosses has been appalling. Wingers getting to the goal line is a rarity.