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Mr. Hat said:
I think Hernandez has been absolutely s**te, he hasn't really got himself involved in a game, hasn't run a defence ragged, he's hardly touched the ball all the time he's been on the pitch and when he has he's been pushed off it like a leaf in a hurricane.

He has however showed the odd bit of stunning technique and of course the ability to pop up in the right place at the right time and stick the ball in the net a few times. Whilst playing absolutely s**te.

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Yeah unlike Danny Graham who showed exactly the opposite all the work and running defences ragged etc, but, no end product. With the few chances Hernandez has had he has stuck a good quota in the net.

Jury is still out but I hope (always hope, did so with Graham, Sagbo, Fryatt, Altidore, Ghilas etc. always looking for the next Waggy!) that he will come good.
 
Why are we having a go at Hernandez? Teams like Aston Villa and QPR would love a player like him. Talking about not settling in, of course it will take time, look at Adybeyor and Bent two players who have been in the PL for quite some time and they aren't scoring either there are obviously others but I think Hernandez is doing OK at least he's putting it in the net. Give the guy time he's a winner.
 
Sign a Striker and a Keeper.

Offload 2/3.

Can't see how Dudgeon is going to make it in our team with us having Brady and Robertson.
 
Hull city afc(Kempton) said:
I think Hernandez has done pretty well. It can be difficult for foreign players to adjust to this league as well as living in a new country. I know that sounds like a footballing cliche, but cliches only become cliches because they're true. He's managed to bag a few too, so it's early days, but i'm hoping he becomes a top premier league striker.
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Yeah, just like Prozzy
 
CMPUNK said:
What are your thoughts on the likelihood of Dudgeon staying with us?
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Last time I gave my thoughts on Dudgeon, back at the end of last season, I got called an idiot who knows nothing and told in no uncertain terms that he WOULD be our first choice left back this season. And that he's easily good enough for the premier league.
 
Feels like we have entered every January transfer window for last 5 years or so saying ' we need at least one striker' and I think this season will be no exception. Actually feel that the balance is way out at the moment with about 6 attacking midfielders (Ben Arfa, Aluko, Ramirez, etc) but only 2 strikers in the building, one of whom is injured. Hernandez scored a couple of beauties but think no assists so far compares unfavourably with Long) and if he is injured or goes off tired after 60 minutes we have NOBODY to come on as a like for like replacement and hence no-one to hold the ball up. I think there is a bit of complacency in the 'we've got such talented players now' bandwagon. We might have , but not got the right balance as a team in my opinion and we could easily be in trouble by Christmas.
 
We've signed at least one striker in every transfer window since SB took charge. Despite this window probably justifying one, does that not tell people that the problem might just lie elsewhere?

I really rate Abel, hes still adjusting, but at least he's scoring goals while he does so.
 
Sterling Archer said:
We've signed at least one striker in every transfer window since SB took charge. Despite this window probably justifying one, does that not tell people that the problem might just lie elsewhere?

I really rate Abel, hes still adjusting, but at least he's scoring goals while he does so.
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Agree, left very isolated up front on sat his striking partner Ben Arfa, didn't look all that interested to me(agree he,s not a out and out striker but showed very little effort) , the gap between midfield and the forwards was vast.
 
Sterling Archer said:
We've signed at least one striker in every transfer window since SB took charge. Despite this window probably justifying one, does that not tell people that the problem might just lie elsewhere?

I really rate Abel, hes still adjusting, but at least he's scoring goals while he does so.
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I don't disagree that part of the problem may well lie elsewhere - i.e. lack of enough pacey creativity in midfield. However, my point on the striker situation was really that I thought we started the season not far off being sorted, with Long and Jelavic a good partnership, and Fryatt for competition, so if we had signed one more striker as additive we would have been well set. But we lost Long and Fryatt and only brought in one replacement. And it does rather appear that Sagbo isn't quite going to make it at this level?
 
We need another big man up top especially when Jela gets injured. Without him to terrorise the Southampton back 4 they had a pretty easy time of it. Connor Wickham will be available in Jan...hasn't signed a new contract with the black cats....6"3 and English....Him, Jela and Abel would do nicely.
 
GCTiger said:
We need another big man up top especially when Jela gets injured. Without him to terrorise the Southampton back 4 they had a pretty easy time of it. Connor Wickham will be available in Jan...hasn't signed a new contract with the black cats....6"3 and English....Him, Jela and Abel would do nicely.
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Connor Wickham will cost an absolute packet and I'm not convinced he's very good. Never got the hype around him.
 
Ben Arfa wasn't brilliant but he seemed more involved than Hernandez who was behind the play consistently. Hopefully it'll be different against a weaker defence than Southampton's. Maybe they just made him look slow and lazy.
 
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