Tony Towner's Fridge
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When is he back. We have lost our front row pace without him, that is for sure.
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Sam Baldock is the key
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Someone else in the box when we're attacking would be good for sure.
GingerBeerMan
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Baldock and Wilson could work well together? I know some on here will lambast me for not going with the classic 'big-small' upfront but imagine two pacey wingers upfront getting service from all over the pitch. Could work well
Whe exactly will Baldock be back?
Hopefully for the FA Cup game with Lua Lua
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Sam Baldock is not the key. Sam Baldock is part of the problem, not the solution. = Last season's Hemed = anonymous and ineffectual. Why do we always ship out the decent strikers earlydoors for a quick buck and end up holding the duds for far too long? 
Sam Baldock is not the key. Sam Baldock is part of the problem, not the solution. = Last season's Hemed = anonymous and ineffectual. Why do we always ship out the decent strikers earlydoors for a quick buck and end up holding the duds for far too long?
You don't go to many games do you?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Yes. Yes I do. You don't watch what you're seeing do you? 26 appearances and 4 goals and a job description of 'Striker'. Sake!
If you think Baldock is the problem...I would say you have problems..give a solution, don't just say he is the problem.
StonehamPark
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Not a Baldock fan to be honest.
Also not a Hemed fan (yet) and still on the fence regarding Wilson.
Also not a Hemed fan (yet) and still on the fence regarding Wilson.
Behind Enemy Lines
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Hasn't done it so far and little evidence to suggest he'll be the key. No, we need a new striker who can have a similar impact to when Ulloa signed.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Look I'm sorry if he's your brother or a mate or something. It's nothing personal. I'm just stating the bleeding obvious that he was part of the problem up front last season and had more than enough chances to prove he had any kind of worth to us
Look I'm sorry if he's your brother or a mate or something. It's nothing personal. I'm just stating the bleeding obvious that he was part of the problem up front last season and had more than enough chances to prove he had any kind of worth to us
What's the solution? Vardy?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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sussex_guy2k2
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His goal output isn't the best, that's for sure. But his movement and pace stretch teams in the way neither Zamora or Hemed do, opening up space for our midfielders and wide players, particularly when those wide players are inverted wide men who want to drift inside.
Is he the best striker in the division? No, he isn't. Does he have a valuable role to play if we're going to persist with a 442 set up? He absolutely does, particularly with Wilson still finding his feet.
Is he the best striker in the division? No, he isn't. Does he have a valuable role to play if we're going to persist with a 442 set up? He absolutely does, particularly with Wilson still finding his feet.
nwgull
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Not a Baldock fan to be honest.
Also not a Hemed fan (yet) and still on the fence regarding Wilson.
Ashley Barnes: a 1 in 4 striker at Championship level. So what is it that you have against Hemed and Wilson, who have similar (marginally better) records?
Thought this was a thread about Baldock being the key?
You're saying he is part of the problem without offering any kind of solution....
GT49er
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Will he get in ahead of Wilson when he is fit again?
Not Andy Naylor
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It's true that Baldock does valuable work and offers things that the other strikers don't (except possibly Wilson).
But he can't score goals at this level and never has, even in a promotion-bound team such as West Ham. And someone has got to.
Why he is so often ineffective anywhere near goal is a mystery, especially when you consider the goals he HAS scored (v Arsenal and Ipswich last season for example). But he doesn't do it frequently enough.
But he can't score goals at this level and never has, even in a promotion-bound team such as West Ham. And someone has got to.
Why he is so often ineffective anywhere near goal is a mystery, especially when you consider the goals he HAS scored (v Arsenal and Ipswich last season for example). But he doesn't do it frequently enough.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Sorry, will repeat my last post for the hard of thinking: thought this was a thread about Baldock being the key?