[Albion] There’s something about Glenn Murray...

[GT49er]

Graham Barrett? Guy Butters?

Nah, Gaetan Bong of course. I bet he's been bending CH's ear all season about being given a chance up front!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Nah, Gaetan Bong of course. I bet he's been bending CH's ear all season about being given a chance up front!

Do you think Chris would give that the green light, or did Gaetan mishear him?

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Unless we buy a younger, better Murray-type this summer.

You mean this guy....

 

[R. Slicker]

Still our best Striker. I would have liked to see Murray and Baldock given a try this season.
I would like to see Leo step up but yet to be convinced and I've yet to see anything in Locadia.
Still at least they're not Ashley Barnes.


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[Bold Seagull]

Unless we have another mess like last summer in not getting a striker in, then Glenn will be an impact sub by all accounts.

If he is still our main striker come the first game next season (if we stay up) then the recruitment team have had a stinker!

Oh good, we've started on the recruitment team already...

 

[casbom]

Oh good, we've started on the recruitment team already...

No not all, they've done a fantastic job over the last 3 years and I have no doubt we'll have a really good summer as well.
But there is no doubt there was a boo boo last summer re a striker.

 

[Weststander]

To be fair to Locadia, he has been given no opportunity to show what he could do in the central / lone striker role!!

With each match critical in a PL relegation fight, it’s hard for CH to experiment.

 

[Stat Brother]

Sadly the club will do it's usual and save money by holding onto strikers too long instead of buying the much needed upgrades.

Most (classless) managers watching their striker give up on a precise through ball, 30 yards from goal, would immediately turn to the directors box demanding a replacement.
Unfortunately for the Albion that's more likely to mean an extension.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Glenn will be needed to give Locardia some heading lessons!

 

[Tweeting Seagull]

You mean this guy....

Not good enough imho

 

[Tweeting Seagull]

Sadly the club will do it's usual and save money by holding onto strikers too long instead of buying the much needed upgrades.

Most (classless) managers watching their striker give up on a precise through ball, 30 yards from goal, would immediately turn to the directors box demanding a replacement.
Unfortunately for the Albion that's more likely to mean an extension.

I’m sure the efforts the recruitment team, albeit fruitless, have made to bring strikers in proved your assumption to be true. The fact is there aren’t that many top strikers around. Murray is better than most outside the top six still, even at 34

 

[Stat Brother]

I’m sure the efforts the recruitment team, albeit fruitless, have made to bring strikers in proved your assumption to be true. The fact is there aren’t that many top strikers around. Murray is better than most outside the top six still, even at 34

Murray was better than many outside the top 6.
Although even that's subjective as GM admits when asked 'what do you put this success down too?' and he replied "Pascal Gross".
So who's to say how one of the others would compare if the roles were reversed.

GM is the very definition of diminishing returns, fingers crossed Millwall get promoted and he can have his swansong there, although I fear it will be one more season here, which is a shame.

 

[Tweeting Seagull]

Murray was better than many outside the top 6.
Although even that's subjective as GM admits when asked 'what do you put this success down too?' and he replied "Pascal Gross".
So who's to say how one of the others would compare if the roles were reversed.

GM is the very definition of diminishing returns, fingers crossed Millwall get promoted and he can have his swansong there, although I fear it will be one more season here, which is a shame.

Any reason you think he could go to Millwall? - just interested

 

[Stat Brother]

Any reason you think he could go to Millwall? - just interested

Because they'd be the least aspirational side of those with a possibility of getting promoted, and no team getting promoted and desires (delusions) of a decent first season won't be signing Murray.
Which in itself says it all.

 

[Tweeting Seagull]

Bit harsh considering how many goals he’s been involved in this season

 

[Stat Brother]

Bit harsh considering how many goals he’s been involved in this season

Perhaps then you shouldn't have opened with:-

"How does he fit into next season".

Because that lead me to believe we were talking about...





...next season.

 

[Tweeting Seagull]

Perhaps then you shouldn't have opened with:-

"How does he fit into next season".

Because that lead me to believe we were talking about...





...next season.

Fair point

 

[Rogero]

Murray's said himself that he expects to be used more as a Crouch-type impact sub as he gets older. And he'd be brilliant at that too. But if you try to find upgraded Murray v2.0 (younger and quicker) then we're talking £50m.

Can we mould Viktor Gyorkes into a Murray replacement?

Viktor could be a good shout. I will watch him tonight.

 

[junior]

To be fair to Locadia, he has been given no opportunity to show what he could do in the central / lone striker role!!

I think that's because he isn't a lone strike, whereas Murray, Hemed and Ulloa are.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Not consistent enough

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