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Carroll is no better than Jerome.

32 goals in just short of 200 appearances in the Premier League suggests he won't like. As I said, none of the 3 will manage double figures. We need to look at who contributes most to open play. Lovenkrands is by far the lesser of the 3 in that respect. No. Lovenkrands has more pace and movement than Shola and offers more to open play when paired with either of them. Offers more in what respect? He creates nowt, can't hold up the ball, gets bullied far too often and gets slower by the day. His goal tally is his strength and it's pretty average even in a Championship context. If we need a goal in the last 15 minutes there's a case for him to be on the pitch. If not, it's like having 10 men on the pitch.

A new striker should have been the big priority from June 1st.

32 goals in just short of 200 appearances in the Premier League suggests he won't like. As I said, none of the 3 will manage double figures. We need to look at who contributes most to open play. Lovenkrands is by far the lesser of the 3 in that respect.

Lovenkrands is no Premier League striker. Shola isn't either, but he'll cause trouble for defenders on a regular basis. Lovenkrands just won't impose himself against top defenders.

Lovenkrands is no second striker, he's a poacher. Which is exactly what we could do with, but a better one.

Says Dave the ultrafan.

To some extent it suggests that we're not in the market for a new striker, which would be a big worry. Right now i'd say we're best off pairing Carroll and Shola, but I can't really see either hitting double figures. But I have no problem with him getting the no.9 shirt. He was excellent in the latter half of last season and a big factor in us finishing first.

Titus is a hell of a signing for them, especially at £5m.

She wrote an open letter to NUFC about a year ago about not 'loving' us anymore. She's worse than Piers Morgan.

Unless he gets sent down.

Motivated to make the 23 shirt just as legendary. He's nee David Beckham mind. Or Carlo Cudicini.

Did we keep the ball well in 08-09? Are we likely to this season? People are talking about staying up ugly, and at the same time want to drop or get rid of our only half decent defensive midfielder? How's he half decent? Everything about him is shite.

Shola had his chance 8 times over.

Of course. He's a very, very good striker.

I'd rather we went for Ashley Williams.

And? He's still very average (at best) in the context of PL goalkeepers. Better than Harper and a good talker but nah, he's nowt special. Always liable to make mistakes.

Good.

Be like signing Xavi.

He can't be truly judged till he gets a consistent run of games from the start. Technically he seems ok, it's just his finishing that's poor. You've said it in the past yourself a dozen times, Kris. He just doesn't look dangerous. This wasn't in a team like Blackpool struggling for the ball in the PL, btw. This was in the Championship, playing for the best team by a country mile. He doesn't look like a striker at all. You're judging a players full current ability on his first little run in a first team Ignoring the effect any level of expectation from some of the bigger crowds in the history of the championship. Ignoring the increased level of pressure hes facing every single time he gets a chance to prove himself a goalscorer in his first big break. We've no idea what standard his abilitys at yet, just as we didnt with Carroll. You especially. I've said it a million times, you don't put Heavyweights in the ring with Middleweights. Ranger should be nowhere a PL club, it'd do him and us no good whatsoever.

This 'bringing players into the game' nonsense has been blown well out of proportion. He can hit 5 yard passes to Danny Guthrie, fair play.

Huddersfield is a good shout. They play very nice attacking football and in theory it would be a great place for a young attacker to develop and gain confidence in front of goal. He'd also be guarenteed to start in League one, you'd hope. Theo Robinson and Novak are pretty abysmal.

I couldn't care less. Playing Nile Ranger in the PL would be no different to playing Ben Tozer in the PL.

Of course he would start, Blackpool play 433. Dobie & Campbell have went back to there clubs. Taylor-Fletcher & Euell or more midfielders than strikers. He is better than Billy Clarke. Proably on proven ability because of experience Ormerod is ahead of him. So they 1 striker imo better than him & they need 3 strikers. He'd get 3 games in the PL before being dropped, he's nowhere near that level. He's not even Championship level, man. I have told you why he would play at Blackpool. And as i've said, he'd get dropped after 3 games, regardless of what the alternatives are.