Is it really a new striker we need before Jan 31st?

[Splendid Rush 0]

If you take into account each player''s strongest positions, our squad looks like this:

GK                  RB                   CB                   LB

Green               Louis Jean        Fleming            Drury

Ward               Colin                Shackell           Brennan

Gallacher                                  Doherty           Charlton

                                               

 

RM                  CM                  LM

                                                Safri                 Huckerby

                                                Hughes

                                                Robinson

                                                Ethuhu

                                                Jarrett

                                                Rossi Jarvis

 

                                                CF

                                                McKenzie

                                                McVeigh

                                                Thorne

                                                Ryan Jarvis

                                                Henderson

Now, there may be a little bit of debate with this (Is Charlton a left back or a centre back, is Brennan a left back or left midfielder etc.) but disregarding that, this breakdown of the squad surely goes to show what a terrible state we are currently in, and that maybe strengthening the attack should not be a priority at this point in time.  Thoughts?

[Crazy Eddie 0]

I assume those columns didn''t line up exactly as you intended? I agree

we need at least one right mid, but I would also argue we need a

striker. I''m not sold on Thorne, Hendo or even McKenzie being able to

consistantly come up with the goods. Ryan''s not exactly been prolific,

not that he''s had much of a chance, that said, if you have an injury

problem you can''t be depended on. That leaves McViegh as the only

striker currently at the club I have full confidence in, and his

contract''s up at the end of the season. We should be ok at right back

with Colin and Hughes, but MLJ? Will we ever see him again? For me I''d

be happy to see Jerome and Harford arrive before end of month and

that''s as much as I dare hope for (and that''s optomistic).

[Splendid Rush 0]

Annoyingly, the pagination messed up - All players under LM should be CM and Huckerby under LM, as you have probably worked out by now...

[Huddy 0]

I dont believe that list of strikers would get us into thye top half of the table. Mcveigh is the only striker on the list if played all season would score more than 10 -15 goals.

Ryan Jarvis is injury prone it seems and needs to be loned out, not  thrown straight into the 1st team.

Hendo isnt as bad as people make out, but will never score many goals.

Mckenzie in my view isnt good enough any more. He''s had alot of injuries and i feel sorry for him and you cant critisize his effort, unfortunately that alone wont score many goals.

Thorne clearly isnt good enough, he''s scored 1 goal and misseds a million other chances.

I''m afraid to say that if we had this strrikeforce for a whole season i reckon we would get relegated. We MUST sign a striker or the rest of the season will be a disaster.

[breaker 0]

For more along these lines please see my post titled ''Squad Balance'' - only a couple of days ago I conducted a little piece of research...............

[huck tastic<IMG src="http:new.pinkun.comforumsimagesline.gif"><BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Bryan Hamilton could turn this around...<BR><FONT> 0]

I think most of us have been banging on about the lack of a right midfielder for some time.. I think Worthy (wrongly in my opinion) wants Hughes to play there, partly to balance out Hux on the other side not contributing much defensively...Trouble is that it tends to mean our attacking play, particularly with the problems at right back, tends to be either hump it long or mainly through Hux...

Of the strikers, it obviously comes down to the right partnership, lack of Ashton might mean less of a long ball game...I think McVeigh and McKenzie might work well together, McV ability to drop off and play clever passes...Also want Jarvis to be given a proper run

Worse case scenario is probably a panic buy of someone lumbering

Akinbiyi 1.75m? snigger snigger...

[Ginja 43]

I would say a new striker is the least of our worries, we definaitly need a good defender (right back) and a good midfielder. Recently we havnt had much trouble scoring, more a lack of keeping a clean sheet

[Dionysus 0]

Yes we do need a new striker. I can''t see any of those currently at the club getting more than 15 a season, even injury free. This is just not good enough for a team hoping for promotion.

Unfortunately we also need a decent right back, another centre back (Fleming and Charlton''s days are numbered), at least one right winger, at least one quality central midfielder and decent left wing cover for Huckerby.

Not going to happen.