If Moore does go ............ that leaves only ONE striker

We’ve been short of strikers for the last two seasons.
It’s been so obvious that we need cover and competition.
Take away the main two and we’ve nothing really which showed in the First Division.
To go into the Championship in such a manner would be irresponsible.
Need at least 2 in my eyes to give us a chance as if one gets injured like Moore the burden massive on the other and in this league he’d be marked out of the game and become ineffective.
Know every team looking for that bit of gold so so hard to find at a reasonable price but faith in board with their recruitment.
Need to hurry up though to bed them into the team

 

How about if we use a striker who isn't RECOGNISED? I was thinking we could maybe send Cavare up front wearing a false beard and glasses?

 

You’d better be right about scowen, I’ve just run 10 laps round the block on my hands whilst whooping like a banshee. I’m going to feel jolly silly now if we’ve not signed him.

 

Have I missed something?

 

It's the quality of striker that matters not quantity. You could end up with five strikers in the ilk of Chris Dagnall, Dave Regis, Richard Naylor, Tony Bedeau and Maceo Rigters.

In which case I'd take Woodrow, Brown, Thiam, Adeboyejo and Miller all day long. (Assuming Moore does leave.)

 

Adeboyejo, Miller and Brown aint championship quality strikers. We go into this season with that line up, we better hope the midfield can contribute big time.

 

Agree. I wonder if some are making that argument because of who the op is rather than really believing it. They have promise I’m sure but none stood out in league 1 last season so clearly need development time (in terms of as strikers, brown I thought was exceptional elsewhere and thus shouldn’t even enter this argument). We need at least another quality striker and this ‘a player in a position is a tick in the box regardless of quality’ is dangerous in the championship.

 

So let's stick a pile of hoss manure up top because it fills a place.

 

Probably, but the reality is we have arguably Woodrow and Wilks to cover as we are right now. Wilks was played on wing last season for Donny but is a striker primarily.

I don't think anyone truly believes we don't need more for that position, but to say we only have one striker when in reality we have at least 2 others of championship quality and then 3-4 more that can either play in that position or could maybe do a job as subs is stretching it somewhat.

The OP gets plenty of stick on here and a lot of the time his points have some validity to it, it is more the exagerration/repetitiveness that triggers irritation.

Given our links to likes of Koné from ITK members, it looks like we will bring someone in whether it is a replacement for Moore or additional to that.

 

Where has it been stated that Moore is leaving or has there been any credible story that he is? Other than click-bait from the Bristol Post, which links just about every player we have or even scouted to Bristol City and Millwall made an enquiry that’s gone no further, presumably put off by the price we quoted or we told them he’s not for sale!
We have a clear policy where every player has their price and so far the new board have invested/replaced players we have sold with the exception of Brad Potts, but I’m guessing those funds were put to offset the cost of relegation in 2018 and Jacob Brown got his chance as a result. The players we have sold recently ie Lindsay/Pinnock were signed under the old Cryne family regime and from what I gather, the contracts done at that period were not written, ongoing favourably to Barnsley FC, probably as a consequence of getting them to sign in the first place and signed when the French CEO was new to English football and firefighting to sign about 10 players on his 1st week in the job.

When Ben Mansfield was looking after the contracts, we got good money for Mawson, Roberts etc. He obviously left that summer to go to Leeds when Hourihaine, Scowen, Winnall etc were under contract negotiations and Barnsley at that time couldn’t or wouldn’t offer the then going Championship contracts, hence the fire sale in January 2017. (I don’t believe Mansford would have left if we’d have been able to offer decent terms to these players). Bradshaw, signed under that guy who replaced Mansford, who Messed up the Morsy deal and was sacked or left under a cloud. Moore and I think the whole squad now were signed under the new ownership banner and it would make no sense for the current owners to sell assets under value, unless their hands are tied to do so!

Moore is/was injured hence didn’t go training to Nice. I’m sure he will be involved in Germany, he still has 2 years on his contract and unless someone offers north of £5m I doubt he’s going anywhere this transfer window and realistically who’d want him at that money until he’s proven in the Championship. If he does well and I hope and believe he will, then January could be a different story.

 

If we start considering ‘can do a job’ - as in make do and mend - then other Championship clubs will find us out.

We need at least Four RECOGNISED strikers.
These are NOT players that play on the wing but have played as a striker in the past - that MAYBE able to do a job in the future as a striker.

 

With four recognised strikers you can only play two. Then you're looking at signing players content to sit on the bench. That doesn't sit right. Then there's players that could come in and try to earn a place but still can't oust Woodrow or Moore.

It isn't that black and white.

 

Depends what you mean by RECOGNISED. Kieffer hardly ripped up trees in the championship. Everyone else is completely unproven. For all we actually know, Woodrow may fare no better than Adeboyejo or Miller.

Kone or anyone else we've been linked with are expensive but would be unproven. Proven goalscorers at championship level are going for an arm and a leg these days. Way outside our budget.

We need more options I agree but we won't be getting anyone proven (or if you prefer RECOGNISED). What we WILL get is the usual development prospects along the lines of Woodrow, Brown and Wilks.