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Eaglehamster Flag Storrington 26 Aug 23 9.30pm Send a Private Message to Eaglehamster Add Eaglehamster as a friend

We've needed one for ages. Trouble is, no matter how much you pay for one there's no guarantee he'll deliver. One with a half decent record will be how much? £40 million? That's the minimum I suspect.

So buying a proven striker is beyond our budget. What options are left? I see just two options - Gamble on lower league or foreign league offerings showing potential. Or develope from within.

We rarely try the second option.

 


I have now sufficient funds to last me the rest of my life. Provided I don't buy anything.

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NE14T Flag 26 Aug 23 9.41pm

Get a quick gutsy poacher type striker from the lower leagues.

 


The beatings will stop when morale improves.

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thai-eagle Flag chiang mai 27 Aug 23 2.04am Send a Private Message to thai-eagle Add thai-eagle as a friend

100% guarantee - Mateta and Edouardo are not the answer. That goes for Ward and Schlupp as well.

 

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Davepalace707 Flag Northumberland 27 Aug 23 5.27am Send a Private Message to Davepalace707 Add Davepalace707 as a friend

We got some success at the back end of last season from playing Ayew as the main striker being fed by Olise and Eze. Badly need Olise back.

 

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Eaglecoops Flag CR3 27 Aug 23 6.50am Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

Originally posted by NE14T

Get a quick gutsy poacher type striker from the lower leagues.

What, you mean like Gyokeres who has gone to Portugal for just £17m and is banging the goals in there? I cannot believe how we have missed out on players like this.

 

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Badger11 Flag Beckenham 27 Aug 23 8.07am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

My thoughts are that unless Mateta goes we wont be signing anyone.

 


One more point

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cROYdonrogers Flag Leamington Spa 27 Aug 23 8.31am Send a Private Message to cROYdonrogers Add cROYdonrogers as a friend

It's a real problem and ironic given out Director of Football was a decent striker for us.
I'd go for a lower league option. Edouardo and Mateta were imports.
I agree both will probably still be here this time next week, in which case give Mateta an extended run -6 games. At least he helps with defending corners. I'm sure I'll be corrected but isn't his goal return better, although that may depend whether you measure on games or minutes.

 

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PatrickA Flag London 27 Aug 23 8.45am Send a Private Message to PatrickA Add PatrickA as a friend

If we had Zaha, Olise (or other good wide players) available at the moment I believe Roy would revert to this system with Ayew down the middle and we wouldn't be seeing too much of either Edouard or Mateta.


Originally posted by Davepalace707

We got some success at the back end of last season from playing Ayew as the main striker being fed by Olise and Eze. Badly need Olise back.

 

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doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 27 Aug 23 8.58am Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

What, you mean like Gyokeres who has gone to Portugal for just £17m and is banging the goals in there? I cannot believe how we have missed out on players like this.


He wanted Champions League football and wasn't interested in any mid-table PL club.

 

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blackheatheagle Flag Beckenham 27 Aug 23 9.11am Send a Private Message to blackheatheagle Add blackheatheagle as a friend

Originally posted by cROYdonrogers

It's a real problem and ironic given out Director of Football was a decent striker for us.
I'd go for a lower league option. Edouardo and Mateta were imports.
I agree both will probably still be here this time next week, in which case give Mateta an extended run -6 games. At least he helps with defending corners. I'm sure I'll be corrected but isn't his goal return better, although that may depend whether you measure on games or minutes.

For me he is a more threat when we are in the penalty box. I would prefer him on the field at Arsenal game for last 20 min. He was for sure terrible last year during Viera time but all team was dull. Roy never gave him a minute.

If no transfer, he needs to utilize him by giving more confidence and he may deliver if we have pattern of two-digit shots per game.

 

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Pete53 Flag Hassocks 27 Aug 23 9.23am Send a Private Message to Pete53 Add Pete53 as a friend

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

What, you mean like Gyokeres who has gone to Portugal for just £17m and is banging the goals in there? I cannot believe how we have missed out on players like this.

I'm not sure we can say he is banging them in after only two games. Yes he scored twice on his debut but so did Edouard for us.

 

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monkey Flag Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 27 Aug 23 9.44am Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

What, you mean like Gyokeres who has gone to Portugal for just £17m and is banging the goals in there? I cannot believe how we have missed out on players like this.

If only it was that easy, as Ange at spurs said, SOME fans need to realise, buying players is not as easy as telling the mrs you’re just popping down the supermarket to buy some players. There’s so much more involved. SP and Dougie are not stupid, im sure they would’ve bought a striker by now if the right one at the right price was available and if he wanted to join us of course.

We wanted Danny Ings last season, but he’s not exactly been banging them in for the spammers. It’s been obvious for a long time, we don’t just bring in players for the sake of it, they have to be right.

 

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