Kid Icarus Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Literally 2 points from safety with a game in hand. I'll give you this, if for whatever reason Bruno doesn't sign, I'll be right there with you singing Everybody Hurts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said: Literally 2 points from safety with a game in hand. I'll give you this, if for whatever reason Bruno doesn't sign, I'll be right there with you singing Everybody Hurts. I’m not sure Dan Burn sorts out our massive defensive issues and I’m almost certain wood & nketiah don’t have the goals to keep us up so with that in mind I’m underwhelmed. the game in hand is so misleading when Burnley have 3 on us and Watford have 1. Edited January 28, 2022 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 depends entirely on how transformative you think Bruno will be. We've been missing an engine in the middle of the park for a long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Just now, gdm said: I’m not sure Dan Burn sorts out our massive defensive issues and I’m almost certain wood & nketiah don’t have the goals to keep us up so with that in mind I’m underwhelmed. Well yeah, you would be underwhelmed if that's what you have in your mind. Anyway, we'll see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) It would be canny dissapointing to sign two strikers and still be surely desperate for Wilson to be back like Edited January 28, 2022 by xLiaaamx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 minute ago, thomas said: depends entirely on how transformative you think Bruno will be. We've been missing an engine in the middle of the park for a long time. Since Cabaye left. 8 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Colback was Cabaye's replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Well yeah, you would be underwhelmed if that's what you have in your mind. Anyway, we'll see. You think it does then? You think Burn sorts out our defensive problems? When we’ve wanted 2 centre halves and a left back? And do you think wood & nketiah are good enough? You are kidding yourself. as I’ve said I’m delighted with trippier & Bruno Edited January 28, 2022 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, gdm said: You think it does then? You think Burn sorts out our defensive problems? When we’ve wanted 2 centre halves and a left back? And do you think wood & nketiah are good enough? You are kidding yourself. as I’ve said I’m delighted with trippier & Bruno Burn is part of the best defensive unit in the league. Trippier has also come in. Add a new LB or even put Lewis or Manquillo there and of course it can sort out our defensive problems, particularly with a competent DM in front of it. Wood is potentially good enough for what he does well, yeah, absolutely. Nketiah has only been linked, you might as well ask whether I think Zapata is good enough on that basis. Edited January 28, 2022 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Wood has already played a key role in securing the points we achieved in January purely down to the fact he's a CF and in the team. If he isn't in the team against Watford then there's a fair chance we don't even score as Maxi would've been up front. You don't have to be prolific to be effective; if he scores a few goals whilst leading the line and holding the fort till Wilson's back, it's job done. We don't need Cisse 2012 in that role just to stay up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Just now, ManDoon said: Ehhhh that’s generous like. I could equally say he lost the ball far too easily for Watford’s goal against us. You can’t class “being in the team” as a contribution, and hypotheticals about maxi up front. Aye come on Yorkie You are essentially saying wood played a key role because he was there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Wasn’t expecting us to get another striker, so if we get Nketiah I will be happy. Obviously there are better players out there and I’m certain that if we stay up, we will attract a top striker in the Summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 If you watch the extended highlights against Leeds, Wood is involved a lot in our attacking play and put in a good overall performance, imo. He wasn't great against Watford, though. He is what he is for us - a rotation striker & useful plan b option. How many squads in the league have a backup striker with a 1-in-3 record in the division? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, ManDoon said: I’ll gan up front if that’s the criteria like Yorkie said the criteria was being a CF not a DC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, ManDoon said: Am I the only one who like Nketiah? The negative becomes the postive. The tables turn. I'm happy enough to sign him, coming to the end of his contract we should get a decent deal, but he would be one for the future. By all means sign him, but we still need the finished version. i.e a proven striker with pace to keep us up. Edited January 28, 2022 by TRon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Stand by what I said completely. Wood hasn't pulled up any trees in terms of his individual performance (in his two games ) but you only have to look at the Cambridge game immediately before Watford which showed how desperate we were for any competent striker, let alone one with a good goalscoring record, and who leaves behind a fellow struggling club. Wood at CF puts Maxi on the left and we're back to 11 men. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Wish we could pull off a proper European loan signing with obligation to buy (ie: Chelsea with Saul) etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, LRD said: Colback was Cabaye's replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Wood was good against Leeds I thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Bit of a shitter if West Ham get Ekitike and we end up with Nketiah. Do think Nketiah has potential though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Wood's been unlucky too if I'm honest. A second or two delay by a defender on a few chances and he's got a goal. Give me someone getting in the spaces causing trouble than Gayle any day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Stand by what I said completely. Wood hasn't pulled up any trees in terms of his individual performance (in his two games ) but you only have to look at the Cambridge game immediately before Watford which showed how desperate we were for any competent striker, let alone one with a good goalscoring record, and who leaves behind a fellow struggling club. Wood at CF puts Maxi on the left and we're back to 11 men. Problem for me is I just saw very little connection between Wood and the other two forwards, there was very little interplay. It was almost like watching a Pardew team where you had Cisse totally isolated. You can't really use Cambridge as a barometer as they had 3rd division defenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, ManDoon said: Have you know I was a class CF at school. Scored a couple in a football trip to Holland and made the school paper because I copied Tino’s celebration. Knee injuries curtailed my career, had the makings of a varsity athlete Made the school paper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 What's not to like about Nketiah? Pacy, can play in or wide, only 22 and out of contract. I think he'll only get better too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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