The rumour...

Hurst could be very shrewd in his thought process. It may be better to get one or two strikers in on loan, so he can still run his eye over other players and their availability in January. By then, 1878 may have allowed him a bit more budget from any more income we may garner, in order to buy a player, possibly lower league, who is banging the goals in for their respective team for the first half of the season.

When Lincoln won the National League, their top scorer was Fatty Matty Rhead with 15 goals. He only just made the top 10 in the scorers table. Ricky Miller scored 40 that season.

You don't necessarily need a prolific goalscorer to win the league. You have a better chance IMO if you have several players chipping in around the team.

Having said that, I do think we will be bringing in a dedicated striker before too long. Current injuries to 2 of our strike force will only hasten the need.

Striker is the only area I’m concerned about at the minute, looking back at last January the failure to get a striker on board was the final nail in our coffin and I feel we’re probably 2 short as it stands.

I agree

Quoted from ginnywings

When Lincoln won the National League, their top scorer was Fatty Matty Rhead with 15 goals. He only just made the top 10 in the scorers table. Ricky Miller scored 40 that season.

You don't necessarily need a prolific goalscorer to win the league. You have a better chance IMO if you have several players chipping in around the team.

Having said that, I do think we will be bringing in a dedicated striker before too long. Current injuries to 2 of our strike force will only hasten the need.

I think the bit in bold is a key point.

Everyone would love a 30-goal a season man but it doesn't guarantee you anything.

As above, Lincoln went up with a top scorer on 15.
Whereas teams like Crawley and Fleetwood went up with prolific scorers like Tubbs and Vardy.
It can be done in different ways and there's more to it than just who's your main striker anyway, otherwise we might have bounced straight back up last time with Connell hitting 30-odd goals.

Agree with you though ginny, expecting to see a new striker arrive soon.

We’ve just signed a keeper who has scored before (according to wiki). Hurst obviously reads this forum, has seen the concern and has addressed it.

A Martin Paterson type of up and coming youngster on loan might be worth a go? We're certainly covered in the 'experience' aspect up top, so a young tyro might be the good alternative option. Always a gamble with youngsters, of course, as many aren't ready in their teens or even early 20s,
whereas others can show their class at a lower level from a young age. I'd hope for somebody with some real pace as that's one thing non-league defenders really, really don't like. Or League defenders, for that matter!

Quoted from Maringer

A Martin Paterson type of up and coming youngster on loan might be worth a go? We're certainly covered in the 'experience' aspect up top, so a young tyro might be the good alternative option. Always a gamble with youngsters, of course, as many aren't ready in their teens or even early 20s,
whereas others can show their class at a lower level from a young age. I'd hope for somebody with some real pace as that's one thing non-league defenders really, really don't like. Or League defenders, for that matter!

I think any successful team needs both options. With LJL and Taylor touch and go for the opening day, I wonder if we will bring another big lad in on loan and someone with a bit of pace who can play on the shoulder.

Quoted from ginnywings

When Lincoln won the National League, their top scorer was Fatty Matty Rhead with 15 goals. He only just made the top 10 in the scorers table. Ricky Miller scored 40 that season.

You don't necessarily need a prolific goalscorer to win the league. You have a better chance IMO if you have several players chipping in around the team.

Having said that, I do think we will be bringing in a dedicated striker before too long. Current injuries to 2 of our strike force will only hasten the need.

Podge and Omar Bogle would probably take issue with that.

Quoted from ginnywings

When Lincoln won the National League, their top scorer was Fatty Matty Rhead with 15 goals. He only just made the top 10 in the scorers table. Ricky Miller scored 40 that season.

You don't necessarily need a prolific goalscorer to win the league. You have a better chance IMO if you have several players chipping in around the team.

Having said that, I do think we will be bringing in a dedicated striker before too long. Current injuries to 2 of our strike force will only hasten the need.

That's all very well if we have players chipping in with goals from all over but I'm not sure that's the case.

Clifton isn't a goal scorer as we know
Coke hasn't scored for years
Fox very rarely scores
Mcatee scored 1 league goal in 23 last season
Sousa doesn't appear to be an accomplished finisher (might be wrong on him)
Wright has managed 3 goals in his career with us so far
Grant scores a few but not many (maybe he can tuck away more at our level)
Pearson hasn't scored for the last 2 National league seasons
Longe-king hasn't scored many
Etc you get the picture. With neither the shop or Ryan Taylor being known for goal threat either then I think lack of goals does seem to be  a legitimate concern. Hopefully a high scoring striker is awaiting to be unveiled for the number 9 shirt as I think we need it.