Transfer rumours, speculation & associated discussion - summer 2018 (PART II)

[redknight]

Would definitely take holman

[Red Light]

Diarra the really tall black centre back who has been at Barrow for some time has left the sinking ship - and joined Dover. Always thought he was a rock for Barrow and a dangerous threat at set pieces.

Big Mike v Diarra - first match of the season - heavyweight clash !

[pagl]

Originally Posted by moldroadred

Why the clamour for Cheek? He scored 13 goals last season, Holroyd scored 13 and played fewer games, just saying.

13 goals in 27 and 34 in 70 at this level. If MFT is going to lead the line then Cheek would be a good option behind him.

2 issues for me - location for the player - is he what Sam is looking for?

[Red Light]

Playing just 1 striker up front in an isolated position has it's own problems - it almost becomes specialist and at the moment big Mike looks the only striker we have who can lead the line - who will take over if he becomes unavailable ?
Sometimes a striker comes up against a centre back or even two who perhaps are too dominant for them and mark them out of the game - playing 3 strikers would allow for them to interchange - we used to see this with the likes of Wright, Speight, Pogba and other teams - it confuses the hell out of the opposition and allows strikers with different attributes to expose weaknesses in defenders. Playing one lone man becomes one dimensional - the players behind him need to do a lot of leg work to fully support him.

Perhaps next week 'if' we make the 2 - 3 further signings as indicated by Ricketts - things will look a bit better.

I would take Cheek in a heartbeat if we can land him.

[Foxy]

Originally Posted by Red Light

Playing just 1 striker up front in an isolated position has it's own problems - it almost becomes specialist and at the moment big Mike looks the only striker we have who can lead the line - who will take over if he becomes unavailable ?
Sometimes a striker comes up against a centre back or even two who perhaps are too dominant for them and mark them out of the game - playing 3 strikers would allow for them to interchange - we used to see this with the likes of Wright, Speight, Pogba and other teams - it confuses the hell out of the opposition and allows strikers with different attributes to expose weaknesses in defenders. Playing one lone man becomes one dimensional - the players behind him need to do a lot of leg work to fully support him.

Perhaps next week 'if' we make the 2 - 3 further signings as indicated by Ricketts - things will look a bit better.

I would take Cheek in a heartbeat if we can land him.

I am hearing off some Portugeezers that there might be another cheeky signing next week.

[Kiddy Dragon]

Does't Cheek still have a year left of a 2 yr contract at D+R? He's also played all his soccer down south.
Agree with RL that he'd be a great addition if we can land him, and D+R are short of cash.

[Colonel D]

If we need cover in all positions we need somebody else who can play in Mikes position up front unless there is already somebody on the books.

[Haruki]

Originally Posted by sparky

Pretty sure we could have got him before Chester did so no need for 20k or a meltdown. Let's hope the penny is starting to drop and it's not too late.

It is not just finding them but being patient with them when we do find them. Durrell is a great example, never really given a sustained chance here and now a football league player

[fezbob]

Am I missing something, how many goals did Archer score last season? No doubt he has potential, but I'm not convinced he's some finished article we've missed out on.