Guaranteed to upset the brain donors on here.

<div class="headingMain" id="ViewArticle1_divHeadline">Striker presses for call</div>
<div class="firstpara" id="ViewArticle1_divFirstPara">Barnsley</div>
<div class="bodytext" id="ViewArticle1_divPageText" style="FONT-SIZE: 11px">BARNSLEY striker Tommy Wright reinforced his claim for a first-team start last night, netting for the reserves in a 1-1 draw at Birmingham City.
Wright has been on the bench so far this season in the Championship, understudy to Marc Richards, but Barnsley boss Andy Ritchie today reckoned: &quot;It's been unfortunate for Tommy that Marc Richards has done so well.
&quot;Tommy impressed when he came on. He's bang on form, if anything happens to Ricco he'll be straight in there.&quot;
Trailing Birmingham in the Pontin's League, Barnsley reserves got their goal 10 minutes from the end to secure a 1-1 draw.
Birmingham held the upper hand in the early stages with former Premiership stars David Dunn and Stephen Clemence testing keeper Kyle Letheren.
Birmingham took the lead on 36 minutes when Dunn set up Julian Gray who finished smartly guiding the ball past Letheren.
The equaliser came when the impressive Wright's 18-yard effort beat the despairing dive of keeper Adam Legdzins.
Meanwhile Southampton boss George Burley is on the lookout for defensive reinforcements in time for Saturday's trip to Oakwell following an injury to Claus Lundekvam.
Central defender Lundekvam has now been ruled out for six weeks with an ankle injury.
Lundekvam joins Michael Svensson and Darren Powell on the casualty list.
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Them 3 players would be in our 11/16. And they are in Birmingham's reserves. Still a long season.

 

It's going to be a struggle, even with additions to the squad. But I've faith in Ritchie and Holden.

 

You don't need to have faith in them

It's not like believing in God. They both definitely exist.

 

That's one way to make sure you go unchallenged.

If we want to make some progress next season we need to be the kind of club that players want to come to not one of those who had to struggle to remain in the division.</p>



We had more shots on goal than any other side in the division in the opening weekend and scored one. I think this squad can survive but when you look at the number of chances and shots we have you have to wonder what we could achieve with a couple of real finishers. </p>



We've done really well so far but I can't see the point in sitting back on that. You get what you settle for.</p>

 

RE: That's one way to make sure you go unchallenged.

You're saying exactly the same as YN - and you're right.

 

RE: That's one way to make sure you go unchallenged.

It's a learning curve for the existing players as well. Some will adapt, some won't. The manager has stated he wants to give his current squad a chance in a higher league. That'll do for me.

 

How would you know ?

You never go to games.

 

I don't disagree that our strikers may make the grade.

But I think it's folly to blow the season finding out. There are other ways to bring them on. We could, for instance, loan two of them out and get two in who are scoring now.</p>

 

RE: I don't disagree that our strikers may make the grade.

Which two ?

 

RE: I don't disagree that our strikers may make the grade.

Daphne and Celeste.

 

RE: I don't disagree that our strikers may make the grade.

Thought Daphne was playing more deeper creative role rather than an put and out front man these days ?

 

RE: I don't disagree that our strikers may make the grade.

'put and out'</p>



I'm a fking typing retard.</p>

 

RE: I don't disagree that our strikers may make the grade.

Are you pissed?

 

RE: I don't disagree that our strikers may make the grade.

It's looking that way.

 

Our third and fourth choices.

 

RE: Our third and fourth choices.

No you racist, which 2 strikers are scoring <u>now </u>that we ought to bring in ?

 

RE: I don't disagree that our strikers may make the grade.

If we loaned them out and they started scoring the moaners would be wanting em back and slagging the club for letting em go in the first place.</p>

And I don't care who they are, all goal scorers - however prolific - miss chances. Gary Lineker, step forward.</p>

There's no guarantee that if you brought a 'name' player in he would convert any more than we're getting now. We're among the top scorers in the league - if we have a problem to address it's at the other end! </p>

Being fond of statistics I'm amazed you haven't twigged that.</p>

 

RE: That's one way to make sure you go unchallenged.

What the hell does 'its a learning curve' mean? Everything is a learning curve.

 

RE: That's one way to make sure you go unchallenged.

Or we could be the kind of club that bright young stars come to and get great support from the manager and improve their game and go on to become fantastic footballers with a great work ethic and belief.