Striker search - part 7/10

The attacking approach altogether needs a full review....
Last night was for me the first time in the league this season that we have looked inventive, bright and cohesive as an attacking unit...we are three quarters into the season and its taken that long.

A fox in the box is pretty much useless to us if we don't play like that every week...what would they feed off ? Nothing is the answer for most of what we have seen.

Are we a team that plays with width, goes direct, possession based and movement ?? We don't have an identifiable attacking style really, varies almost weekly, that isn't good as our goals for column shows.

We need an identifiable practised system that players can easily slip into and know their roles...and more importantly we need quality in those roles. No point having a poacher if the ball isn't delivered consistently , no point in delivering consistently if there isn't a poacher etc likewise hoofball without a target man or pace to get behind.  Its an overall attacking approach we need not just "a striker"

Looking at our coaching staff it is predominantly/ exclusively defenders and goalkeepers....do we have an attacking/striking coach to work/ advise on such stuff ?

Quoted from Poojah

Umerah is a no-brainer if Hartlepool go down, which looks more likely after handing Crawley a point on a plate. Over the course of this season and last, Umerah has scored comfortably more than anyone in a Town shirt in sides well below us in our own division. On that basis alone it makes sense.

He’s also big, physical and can finish - three qualities we have sorely lacked this season. He’ll want out if there are League Two clubs sniffing around, and I’d hope we were somewhere near the front of the queue.  

We could’ve been front of the queue last summer but we turned him down…

A few mentions of scouring the lower leagues or finding the next Bogle (not the current one), but I do wonder what the reaction would be on here and amongst the fanbase if we sign someone with a record like Langstaff had this time last year. One good season in the National League North after floating around non-league until age 25.

Not that it makes much of a difference what the fans think. Plenty of players now shown how much of a step up it is from Conference to L2 - some flourish (Bogle 16/17), some fail.

I’m hoping that, reputationally, being a mid-table L2 side and FA Cup quarter finalists will put us in good stead with potential signings, rather than being a basket-case club 12-months after finishing bottom of the football league.

Quoted from moosey_club

The attacking approach altogether needs a full review....
Last night was for me the first time in the league this season that we have looked inventive, bright and cohesive as an attacking unit

My opinion on this is because we had 3 busy mobile players in attack.

Quoted from ska face

A few mentions of scouring the lower leagues or finding the next Bogle (not the current one), but I do wonder what the reaction would be on here and amongst the fanbase if we sign someone with a record like Langstaff had this time last year. One good season in the National League North after floating around non-league until age 25.

Not that it makes much of a difference what the fans think. Plenty of players now shown how much of a step up it is from Conference to L2 - some flourish (Bogle 16/17), some fail.

I’m hoping that, reputationally, being a mid-table L2 side and FA Cup quarter finalists will put us in good stead with potential signings, rather than being a basket-case club 12-months after finishing bottom of the football league.

Yup. This.

I’m not saying it will happen, because it won’t, but it wouldn’t bother me if we only signed forward options in the summer (plus a goalie!). I’d also like to see us also take a chance on goalscorers in the lower leagues. I’m aware of a young lad in the Northern League who’s scored 55 goals in his first season at that level as an example.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

I’m not saying it will happen, because it won’t, but it wouldn’t bother me if we only signed forward options in the summer (plus a goalie!). I’d also like to see us also take a chance on goalscorers in the lower leagues. I’m aware of a young lad in the Northern League who’s scored 55 goals in his first season at that level as an example.

Aidan Rutlidge?

Quoted from pontoonlew

We could’ve been front of the queue last summer but we turned him down…

Did we turn down Umerah in the summer? Hugely disappointing if so and I would be interested on hearing the reasons for doing so.

Quoted from lukeo

Aidan Rutlidge?

That’s the one!

Quoted from Davec

Did we turn down Umerah in the summer? Hugely disappointing if so and I would be interested on hearing the reasons for doing so.

Some people are playing on words here, we didn't "turn him down" Hurst confirmed in an interview that he didn't fancy the look of him and was never in for him.

He's returned 11 in 34 games this season which in a struggling side I guess is decent and similar to the season he had at Wealdstone, prior to that he wasn't prolific but player learn their trade, so worth a look.

The question is whilst we have (we think) a better budget do we try an recruit players that are scoring in a relegation bound side at the bottom of the 4th division or look to go after players that have delivered at a higher level - personally I reckon we'd need both.