Who is the least gash of our back up strikers?

BlueLlama · October 7, 2016

Enner "cheque's in the post" Valencia
Arouna Kone
Oumar Niasse

Has there ever been a sorrier set of "strikers" at our club?

So in the event that Rom is tired, injured or suspended who would you like to see up front? Debate their respective merits.

Deulefeu was tried up front and didn't cut it so not including him, likewise Kev.

GlosBlue · October 7, 2016

Conor McAleny!

Mikey_Fitzgerald · October 7, 2016

Conor McAlney, obvs

@BlueLlama add him to the poll please

TraffordBlue · October 7, 2016

I usually try and post positively but even i'm stunned by us not getting in a half decent back up striker. Even then we shouldn't be looking at "half decent" if we want to make genuine progress. Hopefully this will be looked at next window.

Papa Shango · October 7, 2016

GlosBlue said:
Conor McAleny!

Doesnt even get a start for the reserves.

He is a weird one him. Seems to have been here forever yet never does anything. Hes 24!

ijjysmith · October 7, 2016

*taps nose

Ashtonian · October 7, 2016

Niasse.

Least he can run round for an hour and be mobile. Kone has nothing now his pace has gone, Valencia is crap, least niasse can try hard.

Papa Shango · October 7, 2016

EFC78 said:
I usually try and post positively but even i'm stunned by us not getting in a half decent back up striker. Even then we shouldn't be looking at "half decent" if we want to make genuine progress. Hopefully this will be looked at next window.

To be fair we did make a play for 2 of them in Gabbiadini and Perez. Its a tough one because i would prefer us to buy players we actually want and have put some thought in rather than just bringing anyone in (On loan is fine..)

No doubt someone will mention Bony soon...

Papa Shango · October 7, 2016

Ashtonian said:
Niasse.

Least he can run round for an hour and be mobile. Kone has nothing now his pace has gone, Valencia is crap, least niasse can try hard.

Kone can hold up the ball well. he does have that going for him.

Im not even sure Niasse is a striker. He is more of a wide man.

Ashtonian · October 7, 2016

Papa Shango said:
Kone can hold up the ball well. he does have that going for him.

Im not even sure Niasse is a striker. He is more of a wide man.

I guess so, problem is, for the team we have we need kone to be shooting, not stopping with the ball lol

Mikey_Fitzgerald · October 7, 2016

Papa Shango said:
Doesnt even get a start for the reserves.

He is a weird one him. Seems to have been here forever yet never does anything. Hes 24!

He had a long injury lay off and loan spells

He's still better than any of the other options

About time he was restored to the first team

Make it happen Ronald!

Eggs · October 7, 2016

ijjysmith said:
*taps nose

.....there's certainly not much ahead of this lad, it's up to him to make the most of this opportunity and get himself in contention before January.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · October 7, 2016

thorney33 · October 7, 2016

Kone > Inanimate Carbon Rod > Niasse and Valencia

Eggs · October 7, 2016

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
He had a long injury lay off and loan spells

He's still better than any of the other options

About time he was restored to the first team

Make it happen Ronald!

....I suspect he's certainly behind Calvert-Lewin and even Henen in the U23 pecking order. His appearances in the lower leagues suggest he's a long way off Premier standard and I'm not aware of clubs trying to buy him in the summer. Lads coming through will overtake him I fear.