Apparently we approached for 2 strikers.

Solihull moors striker Afolayan? aged 21

Orient striker Bonne, aged 22

Source?

No doubt you are going to say straight swap for Osbourne.

Quoted from friskneymariner

No doubt you are going to say straight swap for Osbourne.

sounds like there could be something in this

So we are after a striker who is in a team struggling at the bottom of the non league great

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

Where did we get Omar Bogle from(Confused)

Where did we get Asante from ? 🤔

So the Daily Star is the source?  ;D

Next rumour then.....

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

Yeah so what? Sterling James went to Mansfield, we took on Osborne as well.

Just because we got one striker who was brilliant from there doesn’t mean we willl get another

We need a striker who can,, not could do

Quoted from OllieGTFC

Just because we got one striker who was brilliant from there doesn’t mean we willl get another

Doesn't mean we won't either. He's scoring in a poor side and that says he has something about him.

Probably bullsh1t anyway, but dismissing a player because he plays for a "sh1t side" is nonsense.

Lets face it;
we cant afford to buy a proven goalscorer,
we probably couldn't even attract a proven goalscorer (as there are potentially 12/13 other teams in League 2 who may be a better proposition right now)

so we are left with ......

an out of favour striker or recovering from injury striker at another club ...   best case scenario from those would be a League 1 player i imagine
raw young talent looking for League action to develop ..... from a Championship club maybe at a push,
goalscorer at a lower level ........competition from other teams for such a signature a probable issue.

For me, i think we will end up with either an out of favour League 1 striker who may need a few games to get match fit........or a fast raw talent from a U21/23 Championship club to help us with the counter attack style of play.


Post Edit .... missed one off ...
or....
a journeyman striker with a 1 : 4 level career average that is looking for a last 18 month deal somewhere..

To be fair, a shite striker with some pace could probably improve us by simply running around a lot and giving the opposition defence something to think about instead of the usual plodding stuff in front of them.

Quoted from moosey_club

Lets face it;
we cant afford to buy a proven goalscorer,
we probably couldn't even attract a proven goalscorer (as there are potentially 12/13 other teams in League 2 who may be a better proposition right now)

so we are left with ......

an out of favour striker or recovering from injury striker at another club ...   best case scenario from those would be a League 1 player i imagine
raw young talent looking for League action to develop ..... from a Championship club maybe at a push,
goalscorer at a lower level ........competition from other teams for such a signature a probable issue.

For me, i think we will end up with either an out of favour League 1 striker who may need a few games to get match fit........or a fast raw talent from a U21/23 Championship club to help us with the counter attack style of play.

Them teams above us probably don't need a striker like we do

I think 'raw pace' will tick all the boxes required for Slade.

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

Them teams above us probably don't need a striker like we do

with the exception of Luton i would say all other teams in the running or trying to break into the running may want to strengthen that area.

Signing a striker is not the only answer to our problems we could sign £100,000 striker put him into this team and he will struggle, we also need to be able to put some quality balls into the danger areas we need mid fielders who dare to have a punt at goal that are capable of hitting the target giving instinctive strikers a chance on the follow up.

I think we've got players capable of supplying the balls if there is movement in front of them. Right now we could have a midfield of Iniesta, Pirlo and Paul Scholes and we still wouldn't get many chances as we're completely lacking in movement in the final third. We're also criminally slow. At no point does anybody look to go beyond the strikers and we're not even coming short to pull them out of position, it's terrible.

If we got a couple of players with pace and movement that will at least pull the opposition defence around a bit more and give them something to think about then I think Summerfield, Davies and Dembele wouldn't be completely useless at creating chances.

Quoted from crusty ole pie

Signing a striker is not the only answer to our problems we could sign £100,000 striker put him into this team and he will struggle, we also need to be able to put some quality balls into the danger areas we need mid fielders who dare to have a punt at goal that are capable of hitting the target giving instinctive strikers a chance on the follow up.

Bonne is the joint top scorer playing for a team 2 places above the relegation zone, which is always a positive if you can score regularly in a struggling team

hopefully he will sign some more tripe forwards on a two year deal, praying to god he goes this week

Surely a better rumour would be I just saw a guy in a white Stetson wearing a Town scarf going into Millfields.............

I will not be taking any notice of any rumours from either the club or the social media.

Given the situation at the moment the club has to look as though it’s actively trying to resolve the situation.
I fully expect to hear the usual ‘we’ve been looking/deal fell through at the last minute etc etc as per normal. It may or may not be true, to be honest I’m past caring. I will believe we have signed someone when I physically see it. I will also judge that player when I physically see them. (Given how I feel at the moment, that may be some time) !

Of course I’ll have a quick read of the threads, but only out of idle curiosity.

What about the kid we had on loan from Everton last year?
He was fairly useful

If we got them then no doubt they would be loaned back for 3 seasons.

Based on his signings thus far ( especially strikers ) then I certainly don't expect much. The problem is not really the strikers ( although we don't have any standout ones except Jones and he's really an attacking midfielder ) it's the antiquated system that RS uses. We have to have more creativity in mid-field even if it means sacrificing a winger.

If you look at any of our footage from this season, movement off the ball throughout the team, is dreadful.  So regardless who we have up front, we won't create and score many goals.  The next person coming into the club needs to be a manager who motivates players and get's them playing football.  At present all our players are underperforming, it says a lot when our worst player last season and everyone boo boy (Summerfield) is now one of our better performers.  Has he improved that much in such a short time or has the quality around him dipped, which makes him look better?

Who were the 2 trialists at Diz's testimonial match they had a lot of pace.

Quoted from friskneymariner

Who were the 2 trialists at Diz's testimonial match they had a lot of pace.

They were no good--too fast

Whats the view on the rumour doing the rounds on twitter that Jones is going to Scunny/Blackpool???

Quoted from 935

Whats the view on the rumour doing the rounds on twitter that Jones is going to Scunny/Blackpool???

My view is that nine rumours out of ten have no basis in truth, and i will believe it when it happens.

Macauley Bonne Just liked Karleigh Osbourne’s Instagram post, he must be definitely signing for us....that’s as good as signing on the dotted line these days, isn’t it?  ;)

Go on them, I'll make some rumours up, whoops, here's some rumours I've heard..

Robbie seen at Millfields.
Ivano seen playing at Grimsby golf club.
Buckley 4, seen munching at Tacho Bell, is a strong possible contender.
Cowley seen calling at Morrisons petrol station fill up for trip back down the A46 after being unsucessful in his job aplication at a bigger club.

Quoted from bluerose13x

Go on them, I'll make some rumours up, whoops, here's some rumours I've heard..

Robbie seen at Millfields.
Ivano seen playing at Grimsby golf club.
Buckley 4, seen munching at Tacho Bell, is a strong possible contender.
Cowley seen calling at Morrisons petrol station fill up for trip back down the A46 after being unsucessful in his job aplication at a bigger club.

You've got the Cowley rumour the wrong way round. He was filling up to go back up the A46 to Lincoln after being unsucessful in his job aplication at a bigger club.

Quoted from 935

Whats the view on the rumour doing the rounds on twitter that Jones is going to Scunny/Blackpool???

After his showing this season it’s very hard to see him getting into one of the two’s mentioned first team he’s looked lethargic and very slow he has ability but he’s not using it with us at all imo

Don't give the twit in the hat any money he will spend it on excrement.

Crowdfund to buy a false identity and false papers for Akheem Rose.

Quoted from londonmariner2

Crowdfund to buy a false identity and false papers for Akheem Rose.

Genius!

Problem is knowing our history of admin cockups we'll find a nationality with the least chance of getting a work permit. Step forward the first FL player from.......North Korea. Kim Wrong Un

Quoted from londonmariner2

Crowdfund to buy a false identity and false papers for Akheem Rose.

We'd just end up with Serge Makofo.

Quoted from friskneymariner

No doubt you are going to say straight swap for Osbourne.

They have another striker on their books that if we swapped Osborne for him he would go down a storm here. ;)

Quoted from moosey_club

Lets face it;
we cant afford to buy a proven goalscorer,
we probably couldn't even attract a proven goalscorer (as there are potentially 12/13 other teams in League 2 who may be a better proposition right now)

so we are left with ......

an out of favour striker or recovering from injury striker at another club ...   best case scenario from those would be a League 1 player i imagine
raw young talent looking for League action to develop ..... from a Championship club maybe at a push,
goalscorer at a lower level ........competition from other teams for such a signature a probable issue.

For me, i think we will end up with either an out of favour League 1 striker who may need a few games to get match fit........or a fast raw talent from a U21/23 Championship club to help us with the counter attack style of play.


Post Edit .... missed one off ...
or....
[/b]a journeyman striker with a 1 : 4 level career average that is looking for a last 18 month deal somewhere..[b]

Was worried we were going to sign Ishmael Miller then but realised his goal to game ratio is far worse than that