Targets For January

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Post by Etsjb » Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:32 pm

mickycarrol wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:17 am
Etsjb wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:32 pm The boy Marcus Carver is exactly what we need, have a look at his showreel…17 goals before Xmas is pretty special, I hate the phrase fox in the box but he is exactly that and what we need!

Tell me I’m wrong.

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Post by Etsjb » Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:35 pm

We can still have a target man, if that is what you want to call it, imagine if we have someone with presence and height in and around the box today with crosses that Hutton put in. Might not score every time but would create havoc for the others to connect to the knockdowns/seconds.

We need a goal scorer, pure and simple…dress it up as you please.

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Re: Targets For January

Post by Ziggerzagger » Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:13 pm

If carver can score half of Zanzala chances we would be top six and cruising,zanzala must be the most ineffective player we have had for a long time.

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Post by Suffolk Blue » Mon Dec 27, 2021 1:53 pm

Etsjb wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:35 pm We can still have a target man, if that is what you want to call it, imagine if we have someone with presence and height in and around the box today with crosses that Hutton put in. Might not score every time but would create havoc for the others to connect to the knockdowns/seconds.

We need a goal scorer, pure and simple…dress it up as you please.
I think this hits the nail on the head pretty well It’s not that we can’t score, we simply dont convert chances. Most of our goals are either penalties or creative strikes. There is no guy in the middle who can anticipate and put the ball in the from a few yards with feet or head.

If someone like Carver could play that position you know well enough that he could convert some of these chances. But also it takes pressure off the likes of Gotts, Stevens, Gordon or Banks to come up with something special. That helps them also.

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Re: Targets For January

Post by Jim » Mon Dec 27, 2021 1:57 pm

Ziggerzagger wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:13 pm ,zanzala must be the most ineffective player we have had for a long time.
Jamie Devitt surely :lol:

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Post by spirit of 1990 » Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:12 pm

Carver, or anyone that is half decent at any level around us would surely have put away more than Zanzala has for us, he is so far out of his depth it’s unreal. How he has managed to find clubs to take him on is baffling, he gets bounced off the ball, he trips over his own shadow, is never on the end of a cross and apparently he’s our highest earner…absolute madness.

Virtually any signing within reason has to be an improvement.
We didn't underestimate them, we just didn't think they were that good.

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Post by mr_grey » Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:27 pm

spirit of 1990 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:12 pm Carver, or anyone that is half decent at any level around us would surely have put away more than Zanzala has for us, he is so far out of his depth it’s unreal. How he has managed to find clubs to take him on is baffling, he gets bounced off the ball, he trips over his own shadow, is never on the end of a cross and apparently he’s our highest earner…absolute madness.

Virtually any signing within reason has to be an improvement.
Was there not rumours Zanzala was going to Bradford City from Carlisle before we signed him, hence the highest wage earner

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Post by Cringle » Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:28 pm

Wouldn't mind seeing Harry Cardwell of Chorley leading the line.
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Post by russell_anderson » Mon Dec 27, 2021 3:47 pm

spirit of 1990 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:12 pm Carver, or anyone that is half decent at any level around us would surely have put away more than Zanzala has for us, he is so far out of his depth it’s unreal. How he has managed to find clubs to take him on is baffling, he gets bounced off the ball, he trips over his own shadow, is never on the end of a cross and apparently he’s our highest earner…absolute madness.

Virtually any signing within reason has to be an improvement.
I agree and I can hardly believe how poor he has been. I saw him play for Carlisle on TV a couple of times and thought he looked decent although he mainly played wide right when I saw him so I thought he would be a good signing. How wrong I was! He never even gives the impression he is interested in playing.

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Post by Middleton Nick » Mon Dec 27, 2021 3:55 pm

Just here for the money. I was willing to give him a chance but that has now expired. Got to be one of the worst signings, but I fear we are stuck with him on that sort of wage.

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Re: Targets For January

Post by McMark » Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:16 pm

🤔The main target should be the back of the net surely!

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Re: Targets For January

Post by Robwez10 » Tue Dec 28, 2021 12:24 am

Where’s Richie Bennett now adays?

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Post by mr_grey » Tue Dec 28, 2021 5:14 am

Robwez10 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 12:24 am Where’s Richie Bennett now adays?
Currently sutton utd. Since leaving Barrow, hes been around conference and EFL2 clubs. His goal scoring tally has dropped off since he was here.

Now wouldnt it be great to get hold of another Tyler Smith for half a season!

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Re: Targets For January

Post by mickycarrol » Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:10 am

Kyle Wooton
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Re: Targets For January

Post by Robwez10 » Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:25 am

Kyle Wootton would be quality

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