Southie_Owl Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, morganowl said: We are starting the season without a single striker . A pretend 1 in paterson is all we have. ITK? I thought Moore said he wanted to sign a striker before the Huddersfield game 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Drewswfc said: Paterson being my favorite.. wouldn't mind a neyt out with him.. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morganowl Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Southie_Owl said: ITK? I thought Moore said he wanted to sign a striker before the Huddersfield game Sure we wants to getting a decent 1 is a lot harder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, toppOwl said: I fully agree, I said last season that starting a season with a points deduction and the ineffectual Rhodes as the only recognised striker would lead to relegation, trying to gain promotion from a hard working league without a focal point up front will be almost impossible, I'm sure DM knows this but unfortunately its the hardest role to fill. The ineffectual Rhodes scored every 200 minutes he was picked to play. (Windass every 300 minutes. Paterson 400 minutes.) Hope we can unearth an equally ineffective striker in the next 10 days. Edited July 29, 2021 by Holmowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 8 hours ago, pazowl55 said: Paterson got 8 league goals last season in a struggling team, having spent alot of his time in midfield. In the league below I would expect at least double that if we play him upfront. How many strikers go from this league and then tear up the championship unless they are a special talent. Paterson doesn't get the credit he deserves, because we play him in so many positions. But he is a player that not many players are gonna want play against this season. I hope he stays and gets in the team every week. He is an asset in this division. We don’t yet know if Moore is sticking with one up front. Either way, I expect Paterson will be in that role much of the early part of the season unless we find a genuine CF. Could do worse. He’s wholehearted and finishes well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Henderson Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I can't stop imagining what if Nuhiu was still with us, him and Paterson up front would scare the beejesus out of the rest of division 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookone Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 8 hours ago, pazowl55 said: Paterson got 8 league goals last season in a struggling team, having spent alot of his time in midfield. In the league below I would expect at least double that if we play him upfront. How many strikers go from this league and then tear up the championship unless they are a special talent. Paterson doesn't get the credit he deserves, because we play him in so many positions. But he is a player that not many players are gonna want play against this season. I hope he stays and gets in the team every week. He is an asset in this division. Agree - Paterson should score goals in L1 and is a little underrated by our fanbase. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheff74 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 8 hours ago, pazowl55 said: Paterson got 8 league goals last season in a struggling team, having spent alot of his time in midfield. In the league below I would expect at least double that if we play him upfront. How many strikers go from this league and then tear up the championship unless they are a special talent. Paterson doesn't get the credit he deserves, because we play him in so many positions. But he is a player that not many players are gonna want play against this season. I hope he stays and gets in the team every week. He is an asset in this division. I slated Patterson at times, but I agree with what you say here. He'll be a threat at this level, and I reckon him and Windass (assuming he stays all season) will get 30 between them. To be promotion contenders we probably need at least double that, with a very solid defence, so I suppose where the rest are going to come from is the next question? As glad as I am to see him go, in some ways it's a shame we couldn't keep Reach for another year, as he could have easily slotted another 10 or so for us. I don't know enough about the new lads who have come in to be honest, but struggle to see another 30 goals in the current set up. But it's hard, as we haven' seen them perform against league 1 opponents yet. Fingers crossed we can loan at least one more striker, and maybe a CB for cover too. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexpistol Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 8 hours ago, pazowl55 said: Paterson got 8 league goals last season in a struggling team, having spent alot of his time in midfield. In the league below I would expect at least double that if we play him upfront. How many strikers go from this league and then tear up the championship unless they are a special talent. Paterson doesn't get the credit he deserves, because we play him in so many positions. But he is a player that not many players are gonna want play against this season. I hope he stays and gets in the team every week. He is an asset in this division. Good post. I made a similar comment the other day. I would expect Paterson to get 12-15 in league 1 Warnock believes Wing could get 10-15 goals. We do need more options, but I’d rather wait an extra couple of weeks to get the right player than rush and get anyone ( which I’m sure DM won’t do) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sefton owl Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 It looks pretty bleak at the moment but given the ‘success’ of last week, it shows moore is certainly capable of attracting players that would be very good additions to any squad in the championship. I’m more confident now than before that we will be able to get some names in, even if it’s after a few games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookone Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I’m sure DM has a least one striker lined up. lm feeling more confident for the coming season after the past weeks dealings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyowl Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I think the key is keeping everyone fit. A back 4 of Hunt Iorfa Hutchinson Palmer, i dont think will give much away. Add in a midfield of Luongo Bannan with Wing behind a striker and I dont think there going to get outplayed by other midfields in this division. Widnass is a massive blow, think he could have got 20 this season. Get someone who can put the ball in the net and I think we'll have a chance. I dont think we will give many goals away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellbeaten-the-owl Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Jim said: As has already been said bringing in the proven striker/s that we require is going to be nigh on impossible while we continue to be under the watchful eye of the EFL. I don’t really know how we’re going to solve this problem. I’m not convinced with either Windass or Paterson TBH. We maybe get a few goals from Shodipo and Green. Wing might do well plus I expect Iorfa and Dunkley to score their fair share this season. Id expect windass, Paterson, shodipo and wing to all get into double figures this year (approx 50 goals between those 4 is not unrealistic) Others will pop up with the odd goal. Yes need another striker, especially a target man to link everything up, but we're not all that fat off with quality we do have at the back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 9 hours ago, Therealrealist said: There’s not may teams in this division with a top quality striker True, but plenty with at least one, which which is one more than we've got. We can't pretend that Paterson is, because he isn't, also hardly played in pre season and anonymous when he has. I'd back our defence and midfield against any in the league and think we now have a decent GK. Still time to recruit some strikers, not long, but time. Who we do or don't recruit will be the difference between lower mid table and top 6. Teams simply don't compete for promotion without scoring goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grandad Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 How many loan players do we have? I'd imagine the rules on quantity of loan players in a match squad may influence who we can bring in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Owl 2 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Holmowl said: The ineffectual Rhodes scored every 200 minutes he was picked to play. (Windass every 300 minutes. Paterson 400 minutes.) Hope we can unearth an equally ineffective striker in the next 10 days. ******** hell he is gone. Get over it. The guy was a monumental flop and waste of money no matter how you spin it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grandad Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, Belfast Owl 2 said: ******** hell he is gone. Get over it. The guy was a monumental flop and waste of money no matter how you spin it. He was a waste of talent. We wasted that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Owl 2 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Grandad said: He was a waste of talent. We wasted that. No we didn't. There had to be a reason so many managers didnt fit them into his team. Lets stop making excuses for him. Edited July 29, 2021 by Belfast Owl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Going to be very difficult, only scored a few goals pre season and with Windass out only left with Paterson. Moore knows the score and will have been trying to bring in strikers. Nixon said its very difficult for any club at present, much in demand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sswwffccc Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Totally agree, IMO need a minimum of two and potenatially 3 centre forwards and the squad will be ready to go. Cant go into the season with no recognised number 9's. Most the teams that get out the division have a centre forward who gets around 20. We need someone to lead the line, appreciate we are running a more sustainable budget but do think we should spend a fee on the likes of Vadine Oliver or Mandron at Crewe as can see us falling away without someone to play that position effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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