Really don't get why people keep putting this on Speakman. He's signed us strikers. It's not his fault that Mowbray, Dodds, and Beale have set up every team to not feed our strikers with the service we need. What we have will score goals if they are given service. It's not like they're missing chances, they just aren't getting them...that's not Speakman's fault. We've got 4 strikers at the club. We could sign Moore tonight, but if we don't change the system, he'll not score either. It's the system that needs changing, not another striker.
depends why you want to review his position, positives promoted, playoffs second season, playoffs contention again,
9th window. Transformed squad from a midtable league one side to a playoff challenging championship side. Kept all our major assets except one injured striker. Generated multiple 10m+ assets from very little outlay.
Martin Bain delivered a striker in Jan and look how that turned out, Speakmans got a lot of credit in the bank for me
Yeah I think we get Styles but no striker. I think we can get more out of our existing strikers second half of the season so it’s less catastrophic but being honest we have gone from riches to poverty and it’s yet again a recruitment weakness. You can pick up players for bargains but it’s rare you get a cheap goal scorer and I think if they get **** about this it’s understandable. Yes it’s a tough thing to get over the line currently, no we can’t throw money down the toilet but if was Beale and the pressure he’s under I would be pretty livid.
I can’t think of a realistic striker that’s moved in this window though, feel free to prove me wrong aswell haha, it’s got to be so hard, selling clubs won’t give goalscorers up easier especially mid season and they have to want to come here too, I don’t envy those trying to get deals over the line
Remember a story about that and his reasons for it. They were apparently quite appropriate (no idea what as I never read it). He had a lovely left foot. But he hardly ever used it!!
I agree with you entirely , the transformation since he arrived warrants a review resulting in a pay rise !!!
we’ve gone from riches to poverty? Really though?? Have a look at our squad of eighteen months ago and you may want to reconsider that statement. In short, it’s ridiculous
It must be a nightmare I agree. I’d say the Wimbledon lad would have been a good option for us. Ipswich got two viable options but there could be good reason beyond money of course- geography, promotion potential etc.
We need to get the best out of the strikers we've got, play to their strengths etc rather than just everything going through Clarke, he'll still get his opportunities in game.
On the striker front only I meant. Stewart was a top player, injured aye I know. These lot this season will get nowhere near that level.
Aye its been a nightmare Stewart, Clarke, Roberts, Amad, Ballard, Ekwah, Hume, Much rather have Flanagan Danny Graham and Max Power
