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A Bit of Fun Transfer Rumours Thread (Potential New Signings)
- Thread starter undercovershrimper
- Start date
sufc4life21
Newbie⭐
The 1 thing about akinola he not a striker! He an inverted winger..... we need to sign 2 more strikers before season starts.
Exiled Shrimper
Manager
I don't think the club, or at least the media department, have as much control as you might expect over the players that appear on the first team page. That's all generated centrally, along with the match stats, although if we're sticking with the current package I've no idea if they'll get updated in 2021/22 (looking at the Notts County website, the match-related stats appear to have been disabled).
I'll offer to update the U23s and Academy profiles now that the scholarships have been offered.
SeldomSeenShrimper
Youth Team
We need a big target man that can win headers and bully defenders
Rattus Norvegicus
Dullard ①
Harrogate Town had 2 big lads (Jonathan Stead & Xavier Beck) when they gained promotion.
Hash tag: justsaying
Hash tag: justsaying
SeldomSeenShrimper
Youth Team
Shepshead
Striker
Don’t remember either of those scoring a hatful of goals when they were promoted, I believe Muldoon was their top scorer and he was more of a wondering no 10 rather than a target man.
undercovershrimper
Director
I remember our two successful season's under Tilson, we didn't have a target man at all, when we got to the Championship we bought in Paynter, Revell and Harrold and they were all crap. If were gonna lump it yes a target man is a must but not sure we will be playing that style at all
Wayne Gray, Tes Bramble, Donkey Broughton, Shaun Goater and Lee Bradbury were all targetmen that played during our two promotion seasons under Tilly
Paynter, Revell and Harrold all went onto enjoy success, so maybe it was the assessment of them that was faulty.
Mad Cyril
The Fresh Prince of Belfairs⭐⭐🦐
It's all about the double pivot and false number nine these days.
overseas shrimper
Life President⭐🦐
You forgot to mention the 'inverted winger' as well. No modern team is complete without this holy trinity.
Bromley Blue
The artist formerly known as the_saafender
Sorry but Wayne Gray and Tes Bramble weren’t targetmen. Not in the Barry Corr, use your strength, win your headers and hold the ball up sense.
Wayne Gray was all about pace and running on to the ball. And Tes was a keeper!
overseas shrimper
Life President⭐🦐
He was fairly decent looking, I guess, but I wouldn't go that far.
sufc4life21
Newbie⭐
I would like new signings..... not players who have been ****e for last 2 years stay!
Paulie Walnuts
Newbie
No thank you.
Tampa Blue
Director⭐🦐
This 100%
SeldomSeenShrimper
Youth Team
Timlin has joined Dulwich Hamlet, so this might open the door for JD in a coaching player role?
They absolutely were.
They were used as targets to play long balls towards. They used their strength to compete for the ball and hold the ball up.
Gray wasn't the tallest at about 6ft but had a tremendous leap on him and massive shoulders. He was a regular target of goalkicks and provided a potential outball for defensive clearances. His pace also helping keep defenders off-balanced allowing him to better compete for aerial balls.
Now he certainly wasn't as consistently good at it as Barry Corr - although who is. There was more to his game than just his targetman work but that was a critical part of his game and to how that team functioned. When he was replaced it was tellingly by Shaun Goater rather than a speedster who could get in behind defences.
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