No panic signing of a striker

[Bigtomfu]

When you score a goal, it really turns me on.


Too much?

No.

How about: "when you're scoring goals it reeeaaallly turns me on!"

 

[BensGrandad]

I'd rather play with 10 men on the pitch.

This has got to be your stupidest post to date.

It was a question that was put to me v Cardiff when we didnt have a striker on the bench or 2nd strikjer on the field. I said I woukldnt but threw it out to NSC for general opinion.

 

[Albumen]

It was a question that was put to me v Cardiff when we didnt have a striker on the bench or 2nd strikjer on the field. I said I woukldnt but threw it out to NSC for general opinion.

Was it put to you by the voice in your head?

 

[Betfair Bozo]

Do we actually know Akpom is disruptive ?

We know he threw his toys out of the pram when left out at Hull because he publicly apologised subsequently.

 

[Betfair Bozo]

What would be interesting to know is whether Villa are genuinely interested as Bruce was the manager at Hull then of course. That said, given the number of appearances he made you would think Bruce had no problem with him after said incident.

 

[Nixonator]

No it's just the default setting for every player this window.

Clearly many on here believe are current squad and manager to be spineless whimpering gimps.

His behaviour is well documented

 

[Marshy]

His behaviour is well documented

Is it ?.. he lost his rag once when being substituted in a game and then immediately apoligised for it.... hardly a bad boy is it ?

Look at Sanchez everytime he gets subbed off...

Unless i am missing other incidents ?

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Is it ?.. he lost his rag once when being substituted in a game and then immediately apoligised for it.... hardly a bad boy is it ?

Look at Sanchez everytime he gets subbed off...

Unless i am missing other incidents ?

I don't understand why there's all this talk of his attitude. The fact that he scored 3 goals in 36 games for Hull last season is surely all you need. I am a big fan of Baldock but the one thing you hear people moan about most is his goalscoring record. Why then would we sign a player who scored less than Baldock in his one full season at this level?

 

[Icy Gull]

I don't understand why there's all this talk of his attitude. The fact that he scored 3 goals in 36 games for Hull last season is surely all you need. I am a big fan of Baldock but the one thing you hear people moan about most is his goalscoring record. Why then would we sign a player who scored less than Baldock in his one full season at this level?

Because we are looking for cover for Baldock

I am also a big Baldock fan btw and have been all along not just this season.My only criticism is that he is a bit of a sicknote,

 

[Finchley Seagull]

well we are looking for cover for Baldock

Fair point. We should definitely sign him! Five year contract!

I'm convinced if we do sign a striker that they won't have been mentioned on here ever. It is the way the club works.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

I doubt we are looking at a 3 in 36 games striker.

If we are then we might as well just recall O'Grady.

 

[BensGrandad]

Was it put to you by the voice in your head?

No the person who sits next to me at The Amex.

 

[Stat Brother]

His behaviour is well documented

You're having a laugh - perennial Arsenal loanee Akpom disrupting the dressing room.

Give me strength.

As with McCormmack even the merest hint of 'attitude' and I'd fully expect Solly to put whoever firmly in their place.

I was going to say 'Solly or one of the other girls', but there aren't any others.
After Solly it's Alpha dogs all the way.


Even if a new player decided he was 'the daddy now', he'd last 10 minutes max.

- 6-a-side game would be set up.
- As per the on looking manager, 'attitude' would be on the opposite team to Duffy & Dunk.
- There's no other word for it 'attitude' would get violated.
- The manager would be motionless on the touchline.
- Broken, bruised and battered 'attitude' will either tow the line or won't ever return.


It'll be like the final scene of Babe.
The carnage would only end when Chris finally says his first words:-


"That'll do Shane, that'll do".

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I doubt we are looking at a 3 in 36 games striker.

If we are then we might as well just recall O'Grady.

He would never bag us as many as three.

 

[Nixonator]

You're having a laugh - perennial Arsenal loanee Akpom disrupting the dressing room.

Give me strength.

You made it sound like there was nothing in it, there was, and I seem to remember his Hull team mates weren't all too fond of him at the time.

You're campaigning on this point that one bad apple won't disrupt our team ethic, I more or less agree.

However, i'm not convinced taking a risk on someone who has scored 3 league goals in 60 odd appearences and who I have not personally been impressed by the few times ive seen him, is one worth taking

 

[Stat Brother]

You made it sound like there was nothing in it, there was, and I seem to remember his Hull team mates weren't all too fond of him at the time.

You're campaigning on this point that one bad apple won't disrupt our team ethic, I more or less agree.

However, i'm not convinced taking a risk on someone who has scored 3 league goals in 60 odd appearences and who I have not personally been impressed by the few times ive seen him, is one worth taking

That's 2 completely different points, both of which we agree, more or less!

 

[Pavilionaire]

He would never bag us as many as three.

But he did. He scored once, twice, three times O'Grady. In 38 appearances.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

But he did. He scored once, twice, three times O'Grady. In 38 appearances.

That was then, and this is now. O'Grady would get nowhere near this team.

 

[ThePompousPaladin]

My sphincters want to know when exactly are we allowed to start panicking that we've got little cover up front?

 

[portslade seagull]

Oh well with 5-days to go hopefully things are well underway to getting a new striker in, unless they believe they can get through with just three