This page is no longer updated, and is the old forum. For new topics visit the New HOL forum.
A new Striker in January?
Register | Edit Profile | Subscriptions | Forum Rules | Log In
 ben_west1312  Croydon 08 Dec 15 9.57am |
  |
|---|---|
|
Personally I'm a fan of Wickham, Gayle and Chamakh but I think Bamford and Campbell are poor we need to offload them both and bring in a new striker in January... BUT WHO??? any suggestions?
CPFC |
|
 Alert a moderator to this post |
  |
| jimmyc 08 Dec 15 3.18pm |
|
|---|---|
|
I think if we can at all avoid buying a striker in Jan we should. It's a terrible market to buy players as values are always way over inflated and the chances of ending up with an over price pile of dogs**t is extremely high. Having said that....and I know it sounds a little crazy, I wouldn't object to a sneaky bid for Bendtner. currently found warming the bench of Wolfsburg and has something to prove....big, strong and extremely good in the air....even if he is a little mental. Edited by jimmyc (08 Dec 2015 3.21pm)
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| sydtheeagle England 08 Dec 15 5.13pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Quote jimmyc at 08 Dec 2015 3.18pm
I think if we can at all avoid buying a striker in Jan we should. It's a terrible market to buy players as values are always way over inflated and the chances of ending up with an over price pile of dogs**t is extremely high. Edited by jimmyc (08 Dec 2015 3.21pm) In one way, I sort of agree but in another, if we're in sixth place when the window opens and given the lack of form of the traditional powers, you sort of feel that this may be the year to go for it if ever there was one. What I wouldn't do is spend big money on an unproven talent. But I'd pay even bigger money for someone who really was a goalscorer of proven quality -- not that I expect any to be available. I'd see Adebayor as a real option, personally. Yes, he's a nutjob and yes, he seems to lose interest after about a year anywhere. But he is also absolutely the real deal for that year in which he's engaged and this season that might very well be enough to get us into Europe.
Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God. |
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Catfish Burgess Hill 08 Dec 15 5.21pm |
|
|---|---|
|
I should imagine the management will be looking at contingency plans in case we lose key players such as Bolasie and Dann. We could end up rebuilding after Xmas instead of moving forward. I hope not obviously. We are one or two players from something special and if we can keep this team together for the next two years we will motor. As for tried and tested - we have to bring in youth and develop them because it is good business and we have players who will be past their peak in a couple of years. Patience.
Yes, I am an agent of Satan but my duties are largely ceremonial |
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| cpfc84 08 Dec 15 6.00pm |
|
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Mad4palace 08 Dec 15 11.00pm |
|
|---|---|
|
I can see Wickham managing to knock a couple in before the start of January and like Pardew says, Chamakh will be like a new signing. I would like to see Wickham and Gayle tried together, could be a combo that produces results. We probably will go out and get another striker. Be interesting to see if the investment has come in by then and if it will have any bearing on the magnitude of signing we go for.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| matthau South Croydon 08 Dec 15 11.06pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Wickham abd gayle won't play together as we'll be very play two strikers. unless at home early rounds cup.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Mad4palace 08 Dec 15 11.10pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Quote matthau at 08 Dec 2015 11.06pm
Wickham abd gayle won't play together as we'll be very play two strikers. unless at home early rounds cup. Against Newcastle we played Bolasie and Wickham together.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Booted Eagle Bristol 09 Dec 15 7.28pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Quote jimmyc at 08 Dec 2015 3.18pm
I think if we can at all avoid buying a striker in Jan we should. It's a terrible market to buy players as values are always way over inflated and the chances of ending up with an over price pile of dogs**t is extremely high. Having said that....and I know it sounds a little crazy, I wouldn't object to a sneaky bid for Bendtner. currently found warming the bench of Wolfsburg and has something to prove....big, strong and extremely good in the air....even if he is a little mental. Edited by jimmyc (08 Dec 2015 3.21pm) 4 words would of sufficed, over priced or cheap doesn't matter.
“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ” |
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| pompeyeagle Relocated to Shropshire 09 Dec 15 7.56pm |
|
|---|---|
|
If we can get to 27/28 points by January and Wickham has banged in a couple by then I'm not sure we should bother to get involved. And as for Bendtner! Really!! Have you ever seen him play?
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
Frickin Saweet  South Cronx 10 Dec 15 1.20pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Quote sydtheeagle at 08 Dec 2015 5.13pm
Quote jimmyc at 08 Dec 2015 3.18pm
I think if we can at all avoid buying a striker in Jan we should. It's a terrible market to buy players as values are always way over inflated and the chances of ending up with an over price pile of dogs**t is extremely high. Edited by jimmyc (08 Dec 2015 3.21pm) In one way, I sort of agree but in another, if we're in sixth place when the window opens and given the lack of form of the traditional powers, you sort of feel that this may be the year to go for it if ever there was one. What I wouldn't do is spend big money on an unproven talent. But I'd pay even bigger money for someone who really was a goalscorer of proven quality -- not that I expect any to be available. I'd see Adebayor as a real option, personally. Yes, he's a nutjob and yes, he seems to lose interest after about a year anywhere. But he is also absolutely the real deal for that year in which he's engaged and this season that might very well be enough to get us into Europe. If Adebayor has proved anything in the last couple of years it's that his desire to play football has gone. More interested in dicking around and taking Spurs for chumps [Link]
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
Brisbane Eagle  Brisbane 10 Dec 15 1.28pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Absolutely need to invest in a goal scoring striker next window. A finisher is what we need.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
Login / RegisterNew users
Registration is now on our new message board
Existing users
To login with your existing username you will need to convert your account over to the new message board.
Sponsors
All images and text on this site are copyright © 1999-2024 The Holmesdale Online, unless otherwise stated.
Web Design by Guntrisoft Ltd.