Dean Coneys boots 1,550 Posted September 27, 2008 was not signing Earny. If we had added him then we WOULD be up there because he is proven to score goals. But without such a payer we are toothless. I really do think that the lack of a potent goal scorer willbe the difference between challenging and languishing. We actually seem to play ok...but with 0 end product. Jamei = 1 season wonder- League 1 striker who is now past his bestOJ = untested youth with no proven skill at this or any levelLupoli= Reasonable champ player who is short of match practice and in need of helpSibierski = a good midfielder who can do a job but not the answerRusty = the fact I am discussing him on this thread emphasises how in need of a striker we actually are Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanaryJames 0 Posted September 27, 2008 Plymouth 1-0 Nottm ForestForest go bottom I think so is he really doing that much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Magoo 0 Posted September 27, 2008 [quote user="CanaryJames"]Plymouth 1-0 Nottm ForestForest go bottom I think so is he really doing that much![/quote]lmao...perfect response! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rasputin was a C... 0 Posted September 27, 2008 It certainly seems that he''s not found the sort of form he enjoyed when he was with us and the clubs of his earlier career. Perhaps he has lost his touch having played with the worst team ever to grace the Premier League. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inch High aka Inchy.. 420 Posted September 27, 2008 Don''t think we were ever in the running for him anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocky Rocastle 0 Posted September 27, 2008 Where have you been???Clearly on another planet if you think we have the £££ to even compete for Earnshaw... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted September 27, 2008 [quote user="the artist formerly known as VIYAG"]was not signing Earny. If we had added him then we WOULD be up there because he is proven to score goals. But without such a payer we are toothless. I really do think that the lack of a potent goal scorer willbe the difference between challenging and languishing. We actually seem to play ok...but with 0 end product. Jamei = 1 season wonder- League 1 striker who is now past his bestOJ = untested youth with no proven skill at this or any levelLupoli= Reasonable champ player who is short of match practice and in need of helpSibierski = a good midfielder who can do a job but not the answerRusty = the fact I am discussing him on this thread emphasises how in need of a striker we actually are[/quote]Earnie needs 20 chances to score.. Lupoli needs 1... we have got the better player.. Reobert Earnsahw will be playing in League 1 next season... Arturo Lupoli could be playing in Seri A.... Let the little mercenary rot where he is.. he has never been a top player.. never will be.... He''s found his level now...jas :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted September 27, 2008 [quote user="jas the barclay king"]Earnie needs 20 chances to score.. Lupoli needs 1... we have got the better player..[/quote]Indeed we have got the better player, just not the better goalscorer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted September 27, 2008 [quote user="GJP"][quote user="jas the barclay king"]Earnie needs 20 chances to score.. Lupoli needs 1... we have got the better player..[/quote]Indeed we have got the better player, just not the better goalscorer.[/quote]time will tell with that one.. but if the ball dropped to earnie in the 89th minute of a must win game to stay up with it being 0-0 youd feel confident enough he''d score would you? Lupoli would keep his calm....jas :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Humphrey 13 Posted September 27, 2008 Lupoli would keep his calm? The same Lupoli who missed a total open goal from five yards against Blackpool? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted September 28, 2008 [quote user="jas the barclay king"][quote user="GJP"] [quote user="jas the barclay king"]Earnie needs 20 chances to score.. Lupoli needs 1... we have got the better player..[/quote]Indeed we have got the better player, just not the better goalscorer.[/quote]time will tell with that one.. but if the ball dropped to earnie in the 89th minute of a must win game to stay up with it being 0-0 youd feel confident enough he''d score would you? Lupoli would keep his calm....jas :)[/quote]Yes, I would.Infact in this league I can think of few players I''d rather depend on to score goals than Rob Earnshaw.Wish he still played for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Fish Seller 0 Posted September 28, 2008 I don''t think you''re too far wrong highlighting a mistake was made not signing a goalscorer, whether Earnie was the right man is debatable but for £3m which you''d almost certainly recoup he didn''t seem to be too much of a gamble at the time.Problem is most of our ''mistakes'' are made deliberately by short changing the Manager.There can be no better indicator of this than the Summers events.The Turners waited until the transfer window was all but closed before ''not'' investing.The majority shareholders waited until the transfer window was all but closed before making up the shortfall caused by the Turners ''not'' investing and just had time to claw a million or so back on Shacks.Am I the only one who thinks the team (and supporters) would have been better served by these major players in the Club Boardroom making those funds available at the start of the transfer window when they could be used for buying really useful things like players instead of at the close of the transfer window as was the case? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanaryJames 0 Posted September 28, 2008 [quote user="Mr Magoo"][quote user="CanaryJames"]Plymouth 1-0 Nottm ForestForest go bottom I think so is he really doing that much![/quote]lmao...perfect response![/quote]Thanks [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoareyou? 0 Posted September 28, 2008 I think Earnshaw was out injured yesterday and didn''t play! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,588 Posted September 28, 2008 Rather have Ched..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil_MacLeod 0 Posted September 28, 2008 [quote user="Mello Yello"]Rather have Ched.....[/quote]Now we are being silly! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivana_rubyatitz 6 Posted September 28, 2008 [quote user="GJP"][quote user="jas the barclay king"]Earnie needs 20 chances to score.. Lupoli needs 1... we have got the better player..[/quote]Indeed we have got the better player, just not the better goalscorer.[/quote]Agreed, and lets not forget that Earnshaw has 5 goals in 9 games already this season (so by Jas reckoning that is 100 chances created by Forest just for him - they must be playing some good football down there at the foot of the table). I know which of the pair of them I would bet my house on reaching 20 goals for the season first... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bringbackterraces 0 Posted September 28, 2008 Earnie would of found things hard at Norwich cause we don''t get the ball into the oppositions box enough so he would of had to make chances for himself which is what he did 2 seasons ago and most of Ched Evans goals last season he made himself! I always laugh at those who say the Earnie needed X amount of chances to score for us - His record for us was 27 goals in 41 games! - Earnie didn''t get that many chances when he played for us and scored many of his goals when there didn''t look to be a goal scoring opportunity!Whilst I agree with much you say about Cureton I feel much better strikers than him would struggle the way we play!Until we get more attack minded and that is - we have to be more direct in the final 3rd and this would entail more crosses into the box, more shooting long throws into the box and none of those silly pointless short throws near the corner flag, That gets me back to the title of this thread - The mistake last summer - I think most fans would agree with me and say this was the crazy premature of our best attacking player Huckerby seemingly cause Roeder didn''t like him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 225 Posted September 28, 2008 [quote user="jas the barclay king"][quote user="the artist formerly known as VIYAG"] was not signing Earny. If we had added him then we WOULD be up there because he is proven to score goals. But without such a payer we are toothless. I really do think that the lack of a potent goal scorer willbe the difference between challenging and languishing. We actually seem to play ok...but with 0 end product. Jamei = 1 season wonder- League 1 striker who is now past his bestOJ = untested youth with no proven skill at this or any levelLupoli= Reasonable champ player who is short of match practice and in need of helpSibierski = a good midfielder who can do a job but not the answerRusty = the fact I am discussing him on this thread emphasises how in need of a striker we actually are[/quote]Earnie needs 20 chances to score.. Lupoli needs 1... we have got the better player.. Reobert Earnsahw will be playing in League 1 next season... Arturo Lupoli could be playing in Seri A.... Let the little mercenary rot where he is.. he has never been a top player.. never will be.... He''s found his level now...jas :)[/quote] Lupoli won''t be playing in Serie A next season[;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 225 Posted September 28, 2008 I like Lupoli and Earnshaw. I would say that in our team Earnshaw would stand the better chance of getting 20 goals in a season, but that Lupoli may add more to the team overall. At this stage I would take Earnshaw, but without £2.5m you could do a lot worse than Lupoli. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
