r0cafella Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 2 minutes ago, Minhosa said: Unimpressed. I ask because some or the lads on Gallowgates shots seemed to be ok with the idea, feels like a bit of a gamble to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 6 minutes ago, r0cafella said: I ask because some or the lads on Gallowgates shots seemed to be ok with the idea, feels like a bit of a gamble to me. Wissa looks like an over 40’s player. Osula still feels like a bit of a wildcard option imho even though he’s been so much better over the last month. I think we’ve established that Woltemade cannot play as the top man in the PL and needs to play off someone. If that’s the case then it leaves Wissa and Osula alone who can play as the final man. That feels inherently risky to me. In terms of depth, reliability and quality. Add to that Wissa’s very slow recovery from a very serious injury, being one year older and not really getting a break due to the World Cup then I’d be inclined to say it would be fucking mental if they were the three attacking options we go with. Particularly with the wide attacking options falling short and requiring some surgery too. High risk indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Just now, Minhosa said: Wissa looks like an over 40’s player. Osula still feels like a bit of a wildcard option imho even though he’s been so much better over the last month. I think we’ve established that Woltemade cannot play as the top man in the PL and needs to play off someone. If that’s the case then it leaves Wissa and Osula alone who can play as the final man. That feels inherently risky to me. In terms of depth, reliability and quality. Add to that Wissa’s very slow recovery from a very serious injury, being one year older and not really getting a break due to the World Cup then I’d be inclined to say it would be fucking mental if they were the three attacking options we go with. Particularly with the wide attacking options falling short and requiring some surgery too. High risk indeed. Couldn't agree more! It's obviously important to caveat this as hypothetical and we've got no idea if we are after another striker or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, r0cafella said: If we were to start next season with our current striking options how we feeling about that? Given how difficult it will be to shift the ones we currently have - unsurprised. We could have something with Osula though so maybe it wouldn't be a disaster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 4 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Given how difficult it will be to shift the ones we currently have - unsurprised. We could have something with Osula though so maybe it wouldn't be a disaster. Osula has shown his talent but relying on him being the main man seems like a risk and obviously we can't have 150m sitting on the bench as well. Out of interest what do you judge as a disaster for next season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, r0cafella said: If we were to start next season with our current striking options how we feeling about that? I don't think we've got much choice tbh, I don't see us selling either Wissa or Woltemade to fund a new striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Minimum for next season is a Europa League spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 I think the current striker options will be fine with 2 functioning wide forwards doing all the work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, r0cafella said: If we were to start next season with our current striking options how we feeling about that? Depends on if we get enough quality brought in the areas behind them. I know this isn't popular but I am very convinced part of the reason strikers haven't performed is because the sources of creation behind them have been is slim to none. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 I don't see us fixing the right wing and I'm not confident elanga ever comes good (his output might improve) but he's got similar limitations to Murph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 51 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Osula has shown his talent but relying on him being the main man seems like a risk and obviously we can't have 150m sitting on the bench as well. Out of interest what do you judge as a disaster for next season? Depends how you define it I suppose. The worst possible outcome would be relegation so I guess that would be the only thing I'd call a disaster; speaking purely in terms of the final league position. I'd hope and expect us to have a better season than this one, which I'd ultimately define as a mixed bag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 7 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Depends how you define it I suppose. The worst possible outcome would be relegation so I guess that would be the only thing I'd call a disaster; speaking purely in terms of the final league position. I'd hope and expect us to have a better season than this one, which I'd ultimately define as a mixed bag. Fair enough and obviously a lot of stuff can happen between now and the end of next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, Minhosa said: Wissa looks like an over 40’s player. Osula still feels like a bit of a wildcard option imho even though he’s been so much better over the last month. I think we’ve established that Woltemade cannot play as the top man in the PL and needs to play off someone. If that’s the case then it leaves Wissa and Osula alone who can play as the final man. That feels inherently risky to me. In terms of depth, reliability and quality. Add to that Wissa’s very slow recovery from a very serious injury, being one year older and not really getting a break due to the World Cup then I’d be inclined to say it would be fucking mental if they were the three attacking options we go with. Particularly with the wide attacking options falling short and requiring some surgery too. High risk indeed. My hunch is Osula stays. Wissa is sold/loaned out. Woltemade stays or is sold opportunistically late in window. We will sign a new CF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 12 minutes ago, Kanj said: My hunch is Osula stays. Wissa is sold/loaned out. Woltemade stays or is sold opportunistically late in window. We will sign a new CF. I mean Osula is the only one that looks semi reliant at this stage. So he has to stay. Wissa would be the obvious choice to ship and has been all season. Turkey or KSA after a decent world cup with a bit of luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 minute ago, Minhosa said: I mean Osula is the only one that looks semi reliant at this stage. So he has to stay. Wissa would be the obvious choice to ship and has been all season. Turkey or KSA after a decent world cup with a bit of luck. there’s also a world where some daft team shells out a truckload for Osula too. Becomes tempting that, actualise a profit and go and sign someone we’ve been scouting for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, Kanj said: My hunch is Osula stays. Wissa is sold/loaned out. Woltemade stays or is sold opportunistically late in window. We will sign a new CF. I don't see there being any club out there that will give us our money back on Wolte, and the idea that we can sell Wissa to Saudi always seems based more on wishes than reality. If we loan him out, where do we get a striker who won't be a massive risk in their own right? The only plausible link I've seen is Nunez and that's assuming he will take a huge drop in wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funtime Frankie Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Three of the top 10 are our players, show that we need to develop from a team of athletes to a team of technical players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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