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Post by El Goodo on Jul 23, 2024 17:48:00 GMT
We will still do more business and get another forward. Lavery is a good marquee signing and Loft could go either way - so we still need another. Monk said in that interview at the end of the Portugal trip that there'll "hopefully be a few more" coming in to up the quality within the squad. Be surprised if one isn't a striker
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Post by squeeze. on Jul 23, 2024 18:00:10 GMT
Lavery is pretty marquee in fairness. Andrew In what world is a free transfer who scored 5 goals last season “pretty marquee” That’s not even dismissing the guy but come on now don’t be silly.
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Post by btb on Jul 23, 2024 18:05:48 GMT
Lavery is pretty marquee in fairness. Andrew In what world is a free transfer who scored 5 goals last season “pretty marquee” That’s not even dismissing the guy but come on now don’t be silly. Not every day we sign an international with 19 caps though
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Post by Andrewlang on Jul 23, 2024 18:09:41 GMT
He was highly regarded at Blackpool in the Championship scoring 10-11 goals for them in 22/23. I'd say that demonstrates a high potential and he's at an age that could be considered as being about to hit his peak.
I'm not sure what qualifies for everyone but for me I'd say that's a pretty marquee signing for us.
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Post by joeaustin on Jul 23, 2024 18:17:39 GMT
A player released by a mid table team in the same division just doesn’t feel ‘star striker’ id absolutely expect Lavery to be playing for a bottom league one or top end league two team this season.
With the hope of increased budget I’d have hoped for a player we ‘shouldn’t’ be having or someone on a real upward curve
For balance I’d expect Loft to be bottom league two or conference, whereas Gardner and Smith would be more ‘top end’ league one.
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Post by artvandelay on Jul 23, 2024 18:43:11 GMT
Hopefully you are right but a one in six striker doesn’t really make it as the type I’d pin my hopes on. Unless he can find the LOI form but that’s more conference standard than league one isn’t it? LOI form?
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Post by joeaustin on Jul 23, 2024 18:46:53 GMT
Hopefully you are right but a one in six striker doesn’t really make it as the type I’d pin my hopes on. Unless he can find the LOI form but that’s more conference standard than league one isn’t it? LOI form? Apologies Sports Direct Northern Ireland Premiership form.
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Post by hookycrooky on Jul 23, 2024 18:58:17 GMT
Not sure he is a goal scoring striker more of the player who battles and does the hassling and Donkey work.
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Post by huddsmoose on Jul 23, 2024 19:32:27 GMT
Not sure he is a goal scoring striker more of the player who battles and does the hassling and Donkey work. This is the issue - Lavery is a pressing forward a la Knibbler, Loft is an Ironside type lump. Add them to the likes of Brophy, Kachunga and Kaikai and we've got lots of endeavour, probably very few goals. Needs a first choice striker IMO.
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Post by huddsmoose on Jul 23, 2024 19:35:29 GMT
But I've got faith we'll add at least one decent striker, probably a loan late in the window.
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Post by artvandelay on Jul 23, 2024 19:50:37 GMT
Apologies Sports Direct Northern Ireland Premiership form. Sorry, just thought I had missed a spell of his in the LOI, knew he played in the IL.
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Post by Bendigeidfran on Jul 23, 2024 19:52:27 GMT
Apologies Sports Direct Northern Ireland Premiership form. Sorry, just thought I had missed a spell of his in the LOI, knew he played in the IL. There's the LOI, then there's the OIL.
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Post by Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage on Jul 23, 2024 19:58:44 GMT
Out of interest when was the last time we signed a marquee striker?
Feel we need to unearth a gem as signing someone ready made seems unlikely, Loft is clearly a punt with something behind it but wouldn't be averse to two more gambles or one slightly less gambley.
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Post by tojo on Jul 23, 2024 20:00:48 GMT
Out of interest when was the last time we signed a marquee striker? Feel we need to unearth a gem as signing someone ready made seems unlikely, Loft is clearly a punt with something behind it but wouldn't be averse to two more gambles or one slightly less gambley. Barry Corr?
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Post by Bendigeidfran on Jul 23, 2024 20:03:46 GMT
I think rather than any real marquee players, the overall quality of player we've brought in so far is higher than the last few years, and the timing of them coming in suggests we've spent a bit extra to bring them in now instead of missing out. But given we've offloaded 19 players and brought in 8, I wouldn't say we've particularly stretched the budget too much, so would hope there'll be a few more coming in yet, with one or two being a surprise that we've bagged them.
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