Going into the season with 2x strikers

You say Cleary isn't a striker but he played all of his career until his loan to Hartlepool as a striker. And was scouted by Dortmund as a striker.

You're also throwing out a scenario where DKD is injured. Last time I checked he wasn't injured. There's no doubts about his immediate fitness levels and he also played pretty much every game last season for us and the season before for Mansfield. He's not a player with a worrying injury record.

So I'll ask again. What half decent striker, is going to actively want to join us. To be third choice behind Didzy and DKD? Just in case one of them gets an injury? Cos if neither get an injury, the new striker you so desperately crave, wouldn't get a kick.

I'd be much more understanding of folk craving a new winger as that would stop DKD or Didzy having to be a square peg on the left, and would give extra cover for Jalo who has a worrying injury record. But I don't get this outcry for another number 9.

 

McGoldrick is 38 (virtually). It's already shown he can't do Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday. So far I'd say he's been hit and miss with his link up play and dropping too deep too often. Who does his job when he is injured or suspended? Who does his job when he's knackered or missed too many glaring chances and we need fresh impetus?

You can bung whoever you like on the pitch and ask them to do a job, it doesn't mean they can do it.

 

Exactly this.

 

Mate…..I’m seriously fed up of people suggesting you can’t sign players to play in a “squad”

It’s bizarre that you amongst others don’t believe we couldn’t get in another striker to add to the quality we already had based on us already having 2x guaranteed starters who are playing very well atm.

I could add that you have the possibility of signing a young player on loan from a club in a higher division and give them the opportunity on the bench to start with. We have done this over many years in the past.

You can’t tell me there’s isn’t any options.

I’m no manager but I suggest they say to players “go and prove yourself, once you get the shirt then it’s yours to lose”

It’s getting a bit boring now with very similar comments appearing.

 

Not only that…..what happens if one of them picks up a bad injury that puts them out for a couple of months?

Who plays regular?

The options are poor and I seriously hope DKD stays fit all season.

At an early stage last season we had Aiden Marsh (our 5th choice striker) coming on and playing majority of 90mins as Watters came off after 4mins & Cosgrove and Humphrys was out injured.

Yet we don’t need no cover?

 

How has he shown he can't do Tuesday and Saturday? He's done it for last two years at County and only been subbed off when we were down to 10 etc. And rested in cup along with other first teamers. Not cos he's not fit, cos it's cup and Conor wants to try some of other lads.

If he's knackered Cleary comes on or Jalo when he's fit and they play out wide and DKD stays in middle where he's best.

Why are you and others presuming we need and Conor wants a hold up man up there. We're not playing in that way at all.

 

If we didn't want a hold up man, why did he sign McGoldrick to hold up play?

 

No prem side is going to send a decent prospect to sit on bench and try and get in if someone possibly picks up an injury. None of them are injured. And have not had any injuries of note for years, could it happen? Yeah course it could, but same could be said for anyone in side. That doesn't mean we need 3 or 4 for each position.

What if connell gets injured or suspended? Do we need to sign one or two more defensive mids just in case.

 

He's signed Mcgoldrick cos it's his mate and he's a good striker that scores goals.

I've watched all but the Wimbledon game this season. Not once have we resorted to firing it to Didzy to hold up. We still play fast quick football what Conor wants.

 

Who holds play up and links people. You have witnessed that yes? Because I'm starting to think I'm imagining things.

So when McGoldrick is subbed and having a bad day and the ball isn't sticking, which has happened a couple of times, not just when we've been down to ten... who replaces him? Because as several are pointing out... there isn't anyone obvious to do that job.

In league 1, there will be times where we aren't winning the midfield battle and we need to change tactics and try and bypass it. We've seen quite often that we are having a lot of possession but not always making progress. Horses for courses. A season is a long time with a 38 year old as your main option. I hope we are lucky. If not...

 

It’s becoming pointless a bit now.

You sign players to improve. I wasn’t suggesting we sign a player to sit on the bench but I can possibly see why you may have thought I meant this.

Maybe using the term “back up” wasn’t the right term but I was hoping you’d get my gist. Using “another option up top” would be more suffice.

McAtee would have improved us. Whether he started or not would be up to Conor. At some point I’d guess he’d start possibly after a few games.

As for Connell getting injured, we have Bland to step in. Should Connell have left in the summer, I d have assumed Blandy would play that role given its his natural position and he’s “ready” to make that step up whilst recruiting another.

You could say Kelly or Russell too but maybe that’s not a like for like replacement.

 

Did Cleary not hold the ball up really well, bullying the CB and feed Adam Phillips to assist the winner vs Burton the other week or am I imagining things?

We've got lads that can play up top, would it have been nice to see one come in? Yeah probably. But is it the end of the world one didn't? No, we've got options and will have more when Jalo is back, which will mean Didzy can be rested and rotated more.

 

Yeah I know you sign to improve. But as we both agree, DKD is our main man through the middle, and a very good one at that. So who, on our budget could we have got as a striker to come in and improve us without being a bench option. That's the tricky bit.

I would have loved a winger in, like the Cheltenham lad we bid for as that for the here and now would have been one that could have slotted in. But now with DKD and Didzy fit, a new striker doesn't get in. So it makes it awkward to find one good and in budget.

I would have liked McAtee back though for sure as he is versatile and can cover other areas.

Same reason I was keen on Tovide when we were linked. He can comfortably play out wide too.

 

Mate….you’ve asked who we could sign to come in and then given 2x good examples yourself. I could probably spend half the night bringing you a list of 20x players if I had the time but I’ll leave that one for another day.

I’m gonna have to disengage on this one for the night as I see a brick wall and fancy bashing my head against it.

I can understand why you and others think we are ok and will be fine until at least until January. As YT posted, the results are glossing over it atm and we are playing well.

Let’s see what erupts on here when we have a drop off in form or one of the strikers gets injured.

You may understand my thoughts at that point.

Then again, you may not.

 

Steven fletcher anyone? Played 40 games last year so obviously still fit and a different kind of striker to what we have if we ignore hes an ex dee dah

 

Today's number is the number one.

The number of midweek league games (excluding Christmas) we currently have scheduled before the winter transfer window opens.

 

it’s even more simple than that…..you just offer them more money than they’re currently on, which opens up bottom 3rd league one, most of league two, bottom half SPL etc

 

Most fans are saying..gormless Sormaz has done a great job, really.

 

An excellent singing imho