Sergeant Tibbs Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 59 minutes ago, Kanye West said: Desperate for a replacement now asap, can't bare the thought of a combination of Rhodes/Winnall/Nuhiu for the rest of the season. We were desperate for another striker before this. Gor me it’s 2 needed, but can’t us getting anything like the calibre of Fletcher and how he was playing without having to spend proper money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Don't Celtic want Rhodes could we not do a swap for the rest of the season with Leigh Griffiths, he is coming back from injury but will offer us more up front than Rhodes and can play as one up front, given game time he will score goals and cannot be on much different to Rhodes we could give them Winnall as a 2 for 1 offer. I would be saying other players but clearly DC and Monks plan is to do everything on the cheap and loans is all we will do, not invest in younger players we can grow and develop such as the lad from Crawley, so it limits the options for the money we want to spend. For me at we should be investing in a player for this season and the season to come but you don't get that with loans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhubarb n Custard Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Big shame for him and the team. Desperately need to strengthen now. Can't see much coming from Lurch and the odd couple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 57 minutes ago, gurujuan said: A good opportunity for Monk to change the dynamic of the side As good as Fletcher is, and he has been terrific, our style of play has been pretty limiting Not sure how we can change the dynamic of the side with Nuhiu, Rhodes and Winnall as the current options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairOwl Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 He's not going to WBA then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A E Neuman NYowl Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) Really feel gutted for Fletcher, he must have worked really hard to get into the shape he in. Sadly think this is the last we will see of him in an Owls shirt and probably screws him up for getting a decent deal elsewhere at the end of the season. For us the club and the fans it's real body blow as he was the focal point of our attack and was miles better than anyone else we have in that position. This injury may force us to play a different style with less emphasis on having a target man and play forwards with more movement. This would mean players with pace like Harris and Murphy playing right across the front line rather than as out and out wingers. Edited January 9, 2020 by A E Neuman NYowl Sp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Kidneys Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Why the fk do we wait and wait to get players in ffs ... we’ve know since September that Fletch is the only bright spark up front. We should have the players we want lined up ready for 1st Jan ... we could be playing with what we have until 31st and they’re all fkn useless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauchief Owl Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 38 minutes ago, owlZfan84 said: Not a chance Glenn Murray would come up here IMO. Well at least we know he's not cup-tied. Mind you he missed the match through injury, so I'd be happy for him to stay south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffwed1 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, A E Neuman NYowl said: Really feel gutted for Fletcher, he must have worked really hard to get into the shape he in. Sadly think this is the last we will see of him in an Owls shirt and probably screws him up for getting a decent deal elsewhere at the end of the season. For us the club and the fans it's real body blow as he was the focal point of our attack and was miles better than anyone else we have in that position. This injury may force us to play a different style with less emphasis on having a target man and play forwards with more movement. This would mean players with pace like Harris and Murphy playing right across the front line rather than as out and out wingers. Wouldn’t be so sure. He has been offered a new deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, LittleG said: Not sure how we can change the dynamic of the side with Nuhiu, Rhodes and Winnall as the current options. By realising that the transfer window opened on Jan 1st Every dropped point means it more likely we’ll miss out on the one thing Chansori is banking on to save us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, gurujuan said: By realising that the transfer window opened on Jan 1st Every dropped point means it more likely we’ll miss out on the one thing Chansori is banking on to save us Not sure you've addressed my point but if you mean the one thing is promotion, then this was never going to happen if we were banking on our set of forwards to achieve this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, A12owl said: Man City played without a striker the other night and scored 3 goals. Do we have Bernardo Silva Or a de broyne or a sterling? It's easy. Adam Reach - Bernardo Silva BB- De Bruyne Kareem Harris- Sterling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, LittleG said: Not sure you've addressed my point but if you mean the one thing is promotion, then this was never going to happen if we were banking on our set of forwards to achieve this. No I do see your point, and you are right, our current forwards, including Fletcher, were never going to get us promotion That’s why I’ve tolerated Monk’s poor football, because I hoped he change all that when the window opened. It’s disappointing that Fletcher has been crocked, but it does now present Monk with the opportunity to create a more dynamic attacking unit Hence the alarm when I see us linked with players like Gregory. It may be just paper talk, but at the moment, that is all any of us are discussing. I worried when Monk was appointed, that it was a very mediocre appointment. Others pointed to the way that he played at Leeds, and if he can use this window to remodel us, then great. Must say though, I have a nagging fear that he will model us on his Birmingham City side 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Horse Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 What's Stevie May doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, A12owl said: Sorted. Easy isn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, FinnishOwl said: If it had to happen, it was good that it happened this early in January. Last game of the season would have been better, particularly if it was the play off final and he'd just scored a hat trick to put us 3 nil up. If it was the 89th minute it would be fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I have no sympathy with the club here Selling joao and relying on a injury proven fletcher and the 3 flops as forwards was always gonna be a daft risk Its criminal that we went into this season with them as options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, WelshOwl74 said: I have no sympathy with the club here Selling joao and relying on a injury proven fletcher and the 3 flops as forwards was always gonna be a daft risk Its criminal that we went into this season with them as options To be fair, its an extremely valid point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, WelshOwl74 said: I have no sympathy with the club here Selling joao and relying on a injury proven fletcher and the 3 flops as forwards was always gonna be a daft risk Its criminal that we went into this season with them as options In fairness, the Joao deal was too good to turn down and Bruce leaving when he did buggered up our recruitment plans. I was critical at the time regarding the length of time to appoint a manager and had this been done quicker, we could and should have done more, but then again, if no one wanted our expensive flops, what could we have done? In circumstances where Bullen was left in charge, think the club were prudent not to bring in, maybe the wrong players, before appointing a manager. Ultimately I do agree with the sentiment, we signed these players and they've been sat on expensive contracts contributing very little, so only ourselves and our recruitment strategy to blame Edited January 9, 2020 by striker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birstall Owl Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Out for 2 weeks with Wednesday usually means 4-5 month so for SF to be out 8-10 as others have said that's the last time we'll see him. Thanks for the memories Fletch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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