The injury to Moore may have been unfortunate but how can a club aiming for automatic promotion " join us in the promotion push" begin the season with only one recognised striker. The Board were aware Bradshaw would be departing after a few games. The facts don't lie and the 16 games when Moore and Bradshaw or Moore and Woodrow have played produced 35 goals, an average of 2.2 goals per game. The 23 games when only one of Moore or Woodrow took part have produced 32 goals, an average of 1.4 per game. To compound the situation the Board then cashed in on the leading midfield goalscorer, putting pounds before promotion. The club sold Heckingbottom short and the same is happening to Stendel, if they remain in the third division owing to the goal drought Pinnock and Moore will be on their way. In a few weeks they will be fuelling supporters optimism to purchase season tickets for the promotion push. And the cycle begins again.
The only thing that is deja vu is this post because we’ve seen it many, many times on here. Usually from Nudger. Potts wanted to go and I can’t really blame him with the stick he got in his first year. Didn’t Preston break their transfer record for him too? I liked Brad but Jacob Brown massively stepped up in his absence. I’ll admit I would’ve liked to have seen a striker come in during January but nobody could’ve foreseen us losing a striker for the season. Who would you have gone for that is a realistic target, would come to sit on the bench behind Moore and Woodrow initially (not knowing there would be an injury so they’d get their chance) but then be good enough to get goals in a promotion chasing side? It sounds like we’ve rejected a fair amount of bids in the last 2 transfer windows so I don’t see any similarities because the infamous January window. How about getting behind the players, the management team and the board for this final push of the season.
I’m fully behind Stendel and the players but the OP does have a point. If we do ultimately fall short Moore’s injury and the lack of cover for him will have been the main cause. Let’s hope there isn’t an inquest, just a promotion party.
"nobody could’ve foreseen us losing a striker for the season" Yes they could, i for one said this as did many others. "Who would you have gone for that is a realistic target, would come to sit on the bench" Don't know i work 45 hours most weeks I'm sure the clubs scouting system could have come up with someone.
Sick of seeing the same thing about Moore’s injury. What striker in there right mind would have come join us in jan while both Woodrow and Moore were in form and had a solid partnership. At times when we played one up front we also looked as good if not better. Jan Is a notoriously difficult window as it with inflated prices plus telling a player he’s going to be 3rd choice. The club have stated we don’t want to go down the loan route so it is what it is. We’ve got more than enough for the final push.
He does have a point. The directors did well to keep most of our players - there’s a real BACKBONE to this side now. I’m keeping everything crossed that we get promoted - but I don’t think we are ready yet. A bridge too far. Question is this - it’s obvious we have a good team but not a strong squad - if we get promoted are we going to strengthen the side - and how is this going to be achieved when the policy is to develop young players. It’s a conundrum I tell thi - a conundrum !!!
I’m sure we could have taken a punt on a L2 striker. Given our position what L2 striker with any kind of ambition and belief in themselves wouldn’t have wanted to join as back up? He’d only have been an injury or suspension away from playing and would have got minutes off the bench too. Speculate to accumulate.....
Stendel has been very unlucky with injurys we sold Bradshaw brought in Woodrow he gets injured and spends a long time out moore was also injured in this time. Woodrow returns we started firing on all cylinders moore then gets injured and out for the season. We have had injurys throughout the season dougall x2 moore, Woodrow, potts, pinnilos, fryers when we beat posh at their place we only had Vic and brown as strikers and Ben Williams was our only fit left back. I agree another striker would have been nice in January but a injury like kieffer sustained doesn't happen very often.
It’s easy to say a L2 striker but how much would we have to pay mid season for someone actually good enough to step in. Plus if they’re scoring goals in league one I’m sure they’d rather wait it out until the summer while keeping playing first team football and scoring goals when they’d have more options.
Considering most of the players we sign are from lower down the pyramid I would guess a fair few would have. Yes such a player may not have made much difference but for my money we should have still got one in. The gaffer obviously doesn't see Victor as a realistic option, as we have seen from his team selection all season.
So go on, who would you sign that you deem good enough for us that would be willing to be 3rd choice??? You’re absolutely deluded.
I'll reiterate I am not a football scout, I don't sit watching games of other teams. If me not having a name is conclusive proof that we couldn't have brought in another striker then perhaps I am deluded.
You said that we’d lose a striker for the season? Go on then give me some proof. I’m guessing you probably said we *could* have a bad injury that leaves us short up front but we could also (hopefully not) lose both Davies and Walton to bad injuries in the next game, does that mean we should’ve signed another goalkeeper just in case?
All I’m saying is for our promotion push we’d have required a forward that could score goals. In L2 which forward in the top scoring charts would have joined us mid season to play 3rd choice when they could stay playing first choice scoring goals and wait until the summer for a move. It’s not the most attractive propersition in my opinion. Also two words from the L2 scoring charts...Kane Hemmings
In defence of the cl in defence of the club they did sign another striker and spent until the very last minute trying to free him from his loan agreement, which they were unsuccessful with.
No because you can get a emergency loan in for a goalkeeper. Yes of course I said we could, footballers get injured in fsct in fairly common. Having zero cover seems a bit risky to me.
