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Author:  Towcestrian [ Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long ago

rosie47 wrote:
it seems to me that most of peterborough's best signings have been standout league two and occasionally conference players. those players are not exactly secrets and are not easy or cheap to sign.

it's also easier for a team with a wealthy owner to take risks - e.g. fee of up to £500,000 on a 20-year-old maddison with supposed attitude problems. that would be most of our budget gone on a roll of the dice.


The same chairman is quoted as saying he would never pay what we are paying Gilbey a week......

Author:  Alby [ Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long ago

ReturnofMoo wrote:
I don't believe it does stop with Pete, he has bought the players the managers have asked; except for Grigg and he has held up his hands on that one.

Maynard - he clearly wasn't the same player after his injury and the club didn't pick up on that;
Gallagher - a loan player, who had personal issues and a lack of experience showed in the Championship;
Church - as much as Alby likes him. a workhorse with a poor goals record;
Agard - Hot & cold, for our record signing his first touch is poor;
Sow - Yet to do anything meaningful and looks out of his depth, but hasn't has the service required;
McDonald - bought due to Robbos liking of small forwards, should have got Revell;
Hitchcock - the less said the better;
Revell - We finally got Revell and he looked good, but we allowed the Cobblers to get him;
Lowe - did well after a shaky start getting used to one up front and left as soon as he could.

Even with Dan's possession football I believe we either need a striker like Revell or a fast player like Sam, but whoever we get in the future the profile and recruitment needs to be better and we need to provide them with better service ans more clear cut chances.


Hold on when did I ever say I liked Simon Church? :lol:

Author:  ReturnofMoo [ Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long ago

Alby wrote:
ReturnofMoo wrote:
I don't believe it does stop with Pete, he has bought the players the managers have asked; except for Grigg and he has held up his hands on that one.

Maynard - he clearly wasn't the same player after his injury and the club didn't pick up on that;
Gallagher - a loan player, who had personal issues and a lack of experience showed in the Championship;
Church - as much as Alby likes him. a workhorse with a poor goals record;
Agard - Hot & cold, for our record signing his first touch is poor;
Sow - Yet to do anything meaningful and looks out of his depth, but hasn't has the service required;
McDonald - bought due to Robbos liking of small forwards, should have got Revell;
Hitchcock - the less said the better;
Revell - We finally got Revell and he looked good, but we allowed the Cobblers to get him;
Lowe - did well after a shaky start getting used to one up front and left as soon as he could.

Even with Dan's possession football I believe we either need a striker like Revell or a fast player like Sam, but whoever we get in the future the profile and recruitment needs to be better and we need to provide them with better service ans more clear cut chances.


Hold on when did I ever say I liked Simon Church? :lol:


I don't know where that came from. I thought you were an admirer of the Welsh wonder. :D - Wonder is how he ever got to the level he did, including the Welsh team.

Author:  Aliramone [ Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long ago

ReturnofMoo wrote:
hyper wrote:
RedDotDon wrote:
Every club in the football league is looking for a decent striker.

Not every club can have a 20+ goal scorer.


Very true, however if the other players are not chipping in with goals then the team has a serious problem.

Agard who the club paid a substantial fee for and probably a large wage is a good example of the poor player recruitment within the club. Certainly when you look at his first touch and ball control, he really does not fit the Robinson/DM style.


I know it's daft but I always thought he needs wider boots with more padding. He only has to touch the ball and it's off like a pinball machine.

YEAH. HE NEEDS MORE MOVEMENT. I MEAN, THERE HAS TO BE A TWIST. ;)

Author:  ReturnofMoo [ Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long ago

Aliramone wrote:
ReturnofMoo wrote:
hyper wrote:
RedDotDon wrote:
Every club in the football league is looking for a decent striker.

Not every club can have a 20+ goal scorer.


Very true, however if the other players are not chipping in with goals then the team has a serious problem.

Agard who the club paid a substantial fee for and probably a large wage is a good example of the poor player recruitment within the club. Certainly when you look at his first touch and ball control, he really does not fit the Robinson/DM style.


I know it's daft but I always thought he needs wider boots with more padding. He only has to touch the ball and it's off like a pinball machine.

YEAH. HE NEEDS MORE MOVEMENT. I MEAN, THERE HAS TO BE A TWIST. ;)


These are the new football boots I'm considering patenting.

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Author:  BristolDon [ Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long ago

ReturnofMoo wrote:
Alby wrote:
ReturnofMoo wrote:
I don't believe it does stop with Pete, he has bought the players the managers have asked; except for Grigg and he has held up his hands on that one.

Maynard - he clearly wasn't the same player after his injury and the club didn't pick up on that;
Gallagher - a loan player, who had personal issues and a lack of experience showed in the Championship;
Church - as much as Alby likes him. a workhorse with a poor goals record;
Agard - Hot & cold, for our record signing his first touch is poor;
Sow - Yet to do anything meaningful and looks out of his depth, but hasn't has the service required;
McDonald - bought due to Robbos liking of small forwards, should have got Revell;
Hitchcock - the less said the better;
Revell - We finally got Revell and he looked good, but we allowed the Cobblers to get him;
Lowe - did well after a shaky start getting used to one up front and left as soon as he could.

Even with Dan's possession football I believe we either need a striker like Revell or a fast player like Sam, but whoever we get in the future the profile and recruitment needs to be better and we need to provide them with better service ans more clear cut chances.


Hold on when did I ever say I liked Simon Church? :lol:


I don't know where that came from. I thought you were an admirer of the Welsh wonder. :D - Wonder is how he ever got to the level he did, including the Welsh team.


That'd be me. But I'm flattered you think of my opinions highly enough to be that of Alby's.

Back to the Op though, I wonder if someone with more free time on there hands can tell the the number of League One teams in each of the last few seasons that has had a striker scoring 20+ goals. I don't think it'll be that many personally. Unless we get really lucky, and particularly with the 4-2-3-1 system, it's going to require a lot of players pitching in to get goals, we can't be relying on one person to bail us out.

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