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Post by headersontarget on Jul 23, 2024 20:14:54 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. I think, in spite of how it turned out in the end, if we're honest Lyle Taylor felt like that marquee striker signing at the time. So, January.
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Post by flouncingarburyboy on Jul 23, 2024 20:18:10 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. Yeah, I think the 'marquee striker signing' thing is a bit of a red herring. In terms of discovering a gem, I'd love to have known the identification and thinking of, and commitment to, the signing of Mullin. Obviously it worked out spectacularly better than expected but there were so many risks: unproven; over-promising and not achieving; falling out with Mellon and not allowed to train with the first team. There was some genius in that decision-making. Hopefully Strang will post something later. And Bonner is still on the MB too.
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Post by artvandelay on Jul 23, 2024 20:23:24 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. I think, in spite of how it turned out in the end, if we're honest Lyle Taylor felt like that marquee striker signing at the time. So, January. He was marquee because it was fucking intense!
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 23, 2024 20:24:26 GMT
I don't agree with that in the workplace
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Post by hookycrooky on Jul 23, 2024 20:30:18 GMT
Been thinking about this every time we have signed strikers that had been good goal scorers elsewhere they have been poor here ie Ian Benjamin,Wayne Purser,Daryl Clare but unknown players like Claridge,Dion,Shaggy,Martin Butler,Rendall,Mullin etc have all turned out to be great finds. So perhaps that's the way to go the mob up the road seem to do it every year and make plenty of money selling those players on.
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Post by flouncingarburyboy on Jul 23, 2024 20:34:22 GMT
Oh please don't start that conversation again....
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Post by ChrisVessey on Jul 23, 2024 21:29:04 GMT
Gillingham sign striker Wyllie from non-league Enfield This is neither a rumour or a CUFC transfer... I think the point may possibly be that we never plumped for any non-league starlet yet after a few months at Gills Bonner has already done it? Maybe he *wanted* to but was discouraged by our infallible Strang? Probably not, but who knows.
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Post by Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage on Jul 23, 2024 21:48:01 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. I think, in spite of how it turned out in the end, if we're honest Lyle Taylor felt like that marquee striker signing at the time. So, January. 12 goals in the 3 years before joining suggested a wonky leg of the marquee at least.
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Post by Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage on Jul 23, 2024 21:58:34 GMT
I guess after we've actually seen us play a pre season game we will have an idea of the system we are planning and what players we are missing. Kachunga's best period was off the striker so perhaps he's seen as an option there, Monk preferred him deeper or wider but was that for his experience in the middle of the park. I feel we've really bulked the midfield out with dependable players who might actually be able to string 3 passes together, would like to see us with a couple of wildcard options though to exploit that possession, feel McConnell could be one but room for at least 1 or 2 more.
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Post by smartspud on Jul 23, 2024 23:41:17 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 toxx bring them in now instead of missing out. But given we've offloaded 19 players and brought in 7 (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. 19 players, I'm amazed (not saying we haven't, but who are they? .
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Post by Bendigeidfran on Jul 24, 2024 5:28:22 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 toxx bring them in now instead of missing out. But given we've offloaded 19 players and brought in 7 (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. 19 players, I'm amazed (not saying we haven't, but who are they? . Will Mannion Jack Lankester Adam May Lewis Simper Ryan Bennett Harrison Dunk Brandon Haunstrup James Holden Saikou Janneh Fejiri Okenabirhie Lyle Taylor Saleem Akanbi Harvey Beckett Tom Finch Greg Sandiford Kai Yearn Gassan Ahadme Macauley Bonne James Gibbons Some were loans, some were youth, but all are players who are no longer at the club, apart from Gibbons who came back as a permanent signing.
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Post by milesfenton on Jul 24, 2024 6:36:39 GMT
This is neither a rumour or a CUFC transfer... I think the point may possibly be that we never plumped for any non-league starlet yet after a few months at Gills Bonner has already done it? Maybe he *wanted* to but was discouraged by our infallible Strang? Probably not, but who knows. Gillingham's budget probably dwarfs what ours was in League 2 - so perhaps it's just a bit easier to have a "gamble" among other more reliable option. We only had Mullin, Ironside and Knibbs as strikers during our promotion season.
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Post by martinjohn on Jul 24, 2024 7:03:28 GMT
This is neither a rumour or a CUFC transfer... Just wait until the season starts and Gillingham score a goal or win a game. The board will light up to tell us I give it 3 weeks before we have a Gillingham thread on this messageboard. Surprised none of the Bonner ultras have started one already.
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Post by svh on Jul 24, 2024 7:24:15 GMT
Someone suggesting on another forum we are interested in Divin Saku Mubama from West Ham. Leyton Orient also interested.
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Post by cufcwill on Jul 24, 2024 7:57:21 GMT
Someone suggesting on another forum we are interested in Divin Saku Mubama from West Ham. Leyton Orient also interested. Seems he’s also rumoured with Sunderland and Lyon so can’t really see that one happening.
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