Old Codger 3,039 Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 As a club we tend to be disappointed by the major strikers we sign, with a few exceptions, whilst the relatively unheralded guys like B. J. Slaven, Big John, Uwe, Ricard and Branca become almost cult figures.. maybe the names we are being connected with don't have instant appeal, but the thing with football is you never know when someone just clicks and starts producing.. if they improve us as a team by being involved regularly in scoring opportunities then to me, that is what matters, so I will judge them on what they do. It is always better when your expectations are exceeded than when they are not met. Even if they don't score a hatful, I want the opposition to know that they will put themselves about and not be bullied, not something we've seen a lot of in recent years. 10 Link to post Share on other sites
scotty189 925 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 32 minutes ago, Old Codger said: As a club we tend to be disappointed by the major strikers we sign, with a few exceptions, whilst the relatively unheralded guys like B. J. Slaven, Big John, Uwe, Ricard and Branca become almost cult figures.. maybe the names we are being connected with don't have instant appeal, but the thing with football is you never know when someone just clicks and starts producing.. if they improve us as a team by being involved regularly in scoring opportunities then to me, that is what matters, so I will judge them on what they do. It is always better when your expectations are exceeded than when they are not met. Even if they don't score a hatful, I want the opposition to know that they will put themselves about and not be bullied, not something we've seen a lot of in recent years. Yes would love another Ricard, Armstrong or Nemeth surprise 2 Link to post Share on other sites
GrimsbyBoro 1,958 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 It was interesting watching Stewart today for Sunderland. I know we were linked with him last summer. It’s only one game but it looked like he could play championship level. Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, GrimsbyBoro said: It was interesting watching Stewart today for Sunderland. I know we were linked with him last summer. It’s only one game but it looked like he could play championship level. Were we linked with that Stewart? We were deffo linked with Blackpools Kevin Stewart, not sure about the Sunderland one. Link to post Share on other sites
ABH 468 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Smith doesn’t score enough goals, Wyke scores too many. Anybody know if Goldilocks is available? 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Ayresome7 187 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 We have a weird relationship with Sunderland and a strange fascination with being linked to their players. Wouldn’t surprise me if Wyke and McGeady came here this summer Link to post Share on other sites
GrimsbyBoro 1,958 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 52 minutes ago, Ayresome7 said: We have a weird relationship with Sunderland and a strange fascination with being linked to their players. Wouldn’t surprise me if Wyke and McGeady came here this summer They have something like a dozen players out of contract this summer. It really wouldn’t surprise me to see a few come in. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Borolad1876 said: We were, Ross County quoted stupid money when we were interested but nobody took the bait, Sunderland ended up paying a lot less when they got desperate Ah thanks for that 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites
SzilardNemethsCurtains 2,844 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 16 hours ago, RiversideRed said: Just cause you score lots of goals in one season doesn't make you a good player. Gestede score 20 and I'm still convinced that's been edited because unless I'm in the stadium and see those goals with me eyes I don't believe it. From what we've seen from Wyke in the playoffs he's very poor and so is League 1. Strange example given Wyke has scored over 100 goals in 250 appearances, might have been in league one and two but it's clearly not a one off season even if you weren't impressed by him in the playoffs. His issue is fitness, rather than goalscoring ability 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SzilardNemethsCurtains 2,844 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 If I was gonna go for anyone from the playoffs it would be Jerry Yates from Blackpool, only 24 and scored goals in league two and league one in the last two seasons Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 11 hours ago, Ayresome7 said: We have a weird relationship with Sunderland and a strange fascination with being linked to their players. Wouldn’t surprise me if Wyke and McGeady came here this summer We could do worse...and probably not a lot better in the current situation. I know its only based on 1 game but McGeady looked very decent. Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, SzilardNemethsCurtains said: If I was gonna go for anyone from the playoffs it would be Jerry Yates from Blackpool, only 24 and scored goals in league two and league one in the last two seasons Yeah I like the look of Yates. Has an eye for goal, is fairly quick and still on the relatively young side of things in terms of age. Only issue is I'm not sure he'd be what Warnock is looking for as a physical focal point. Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,039 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) At 35, McGeady not really a long term prospect though 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Old Codger said: At 35, McGeady not really a long term prospect though He's perfect for us then, as our manager isn't a long-term prospect either! 😁 More seriously, I didn't realise he was that old. Unfortunate. He'll be looking for one last decent contract to see him through to retirement I guess. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Riverside94 952 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Old Codger said: At 35, McGeady not really a long term prospect though Perfect signing for us then Link to post Share on other sites
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