heres a wacky suggestion

[DragonTyke]

how about getting a couple of strikers in.... totally out there innit.:confused:

[Ponte_Steve24]

Striker force next season will be: Bradshaw and Payne in a two. Bradshaw and Ike Turner in a two. Or Payne as a one. Maybe even...Payne, Mallan and Bradshaw as a three. I cant see us signing anyone to be honest. I'd rather sign someone totally left field than some of sh1te out there. If we were going on goals alone Kane Hemmings would be a target XD

[Romared]

Dunt foget the Lad from Chelsea !! :D plus Fletcher ???

[Romared]

Striker force next season will be: Bradshaw and Payne in a two. Bradshaw and Ike Turner in a two. Or Payne as a one. Maybe even...Payne, Mallan and Bradshaw as a three. I cant see us signing anyone to be honest. I'd rather sign someone totally left field than some of sh1te out there. If we were going on goals alone Kane Hemmings would be a target XD
Sorry Ponty redit rong :? Thort tha'd put Mike Turner ( the postman ) can tha rememba him ?

[SBRed48]

Who's Ike Turner ? Tina's son ? Simply the Best.

Wake me up before you Ugbo--Wham

[animallittle3]

Last season we had the snake , Bradshaw , Armstrong. Payne with an option to use Watkins if we wanted to .

The Snake always started the games , he was hardly ever rested which left Hecky with 4 options to partner him with .

Hecky swapped them around as and when he needed to and he got it right more times than he didn't .

Now if we assume Bradshaw is our premier striker now he's only got Payne to partner him and an 18 year old kid from Chelsea who won't go the full 90'minutes and will not be able to play 3 consecutive games as things stand tonight .

Hecky needs to bring in at least 3 strikers in my opinion , right now there are big question marks as to the relative ability of both Bradshaw and Payne to deliver a prosperous partnership , both have much to prove and this is from a position of having the benefit of 12 months behind them at the club , I'm not even going to factor in the Chelsea lad , anything he contributes will be a bonus in my opinion .

I've stated before we need to be scoring at least 60 goals to give ourselves a realistic chance of being competitive .

Half of which need to come from the strikers , 20 from midfield and 10 from penalties and the back 4 .

Happy clap to your hearts content about Payne and the young kid and I notice not many are predicting Bradshaw to deliver the snakes numbers either but we are going to have a massive problem if the quality isn't right up top with any incoming strikers .

I'm going with a workable defence rather than an Arsenalesque back 4 , that too is questionable .

1-0 up away from home closing a game out , no me neither , we are going to have to score 2 to 3 goals a game to pick points up .

I have us down to have conceded 46 already at a goal per game ratio .

The more the goals conceded heads towards 60 whilst the goals scored moves backwards then the more we struggle to keep our heads above water .

Laid bare it looks a massive ask , these are the stats that will define our season .

The incoming strikers had better have goals in them or it's going to be an incredibly difficult season and the back 4 must be workable as a minimum .

All of which is put together as a squad with no experience of football at this level , in many cases not even close , the inconsistency of young players is also a factor .

This isn't meant to be a pessimistic post , I've attempted to put some science behind our plans this season .

I prefer to go this way than Pele played in the 58 world cup at 17 years old , a development football scoring record and I think Payne will come good sound bites , with all due respect .

[Romared]

Arr did golf gu SB ? Thort a saw thi at burkedale this aft !! Allus mek shoor thas a good follathru tho :O it's gerrin activ ageeun darn Arndhill :O am not gerrin involved in that mullarkey ageeun O:) 3 ale Mary's tunneet fo mi , enjoy yer sens ont gold coast , sithi sooin ,

[Ponte_Steve24]

Animal stats dont account for the 11 v 11 on the day and are based upon past results.

[animallittle3]

Animal stats dont account for the 11 v 11 on the day and are based upon past results.

Well you can overplay most stats and they add up to a fistful of feck all steve , possession is one such stat thst doesn't mean anything .

But goals scored and conceded do , now I've tried to be realistic with my assessment and my aim was to make a case of how we can stay in the division .

All things considered my assessment of 60 goals minimum looks about right , to score less and have a decent season requires a rock solid defence , a defence that concedes around 30 to 40 goals over the season , even with Roberts , Mawson , Macdonald , Bree and Yiadom that never looked on last season , that looks even less likely today if we are realistic mate .

To have a good season we either have to be fairly free scoring as pre xmas last season or very solid at the back with a good bunch of 1-0 wins .

I don't see it mate with a new young team tasked with stepping up several levels .

[EastStandRed]

I'll wait and see who else comes in. No point making assessments until Hecky says he's got his full squad . They'll be more to come

[animallittle3]

I'll wait and see who else comes in. No point making assessments until Hecky says he's got his full squad . They'll be more to come

Any strikers coming in ESR have to be better than we currently have , that's got to happen for me mate .

The worst case scenario is that they are all too much of a muchness , we need a spark up there , a Vaz Te if you like , someone with that type of ability .

Hecky really needs this , I sincerely hope it happens for the lad I really do .

[Romared]

Even moor Ballax ya teercake , tha knosnowt so geeor mekkin art tha Duz Barmpot !!

[EastStandRed]

Any strikers coming in ESR have to be better than we currently have , that's got to happen for me mate .

The worst case scenario is that they are all too much of a muchness , we need a spark up there , a Vaz Te if you like , someone with that type of ability .

Hecky really needs this , I sincerely hope it happens for the lad I really do .

I think it'll be between McBurnie or Fletcher who comes in

[Romared]

Fletch has just booked in Stairfoot Travel lodge , ed his car weshed at Stairfoot auto cleeun , in Franky n Bennys nar evvin sum gelatio n chips :O

[Ponte_Steve24]

I'll reiterate Ike Turner doesn't know he's supposed to be crap does he? Nor does young Williams think he's a cr ap tackler? Or maybe Dick Tickler doesn't know he's gonna make childish feckers like myself av' a giggle mate. Animal your arguments based on if but n' maybe...happens you may be proved right. If you are I'll be first to hold my hands up, but saying someone isn't gunna make the grade without at least seeing them play is a bit tuppence apeny. Yes it's underwhelming it's a crumpet with tea when you want a bacon balm with a coffee. It is what it is and quote me all you want. It won't temper my enthusiasm. Belisimmo :D

[DOOALI]

I don't fancy Mcburnie he's not going to improve the front line for me I'll just wait until hecky makes his decision and hope it's the right one

[Romared]

I'll reiterate Ike Turner doesn't know he's supposed to be crap does he? Nor does young Williams think he's a cr ap tackler? Or maybe Dick Tickler doesn't know he's gonna make childish feckers like myself av' a giggle mate. Animal your arguments based on if but n' maybe...happens you may be proved right. If you are I'll be first to hold my hands up, but saying someone isn't gunna make the grade without at least seeing them play is a bit tuppence apeny. Yes it's underwhelming it's a crumpet with tea when you want a bacon balm with a coffee. It is what it is and quote me all you want. It won't temper my enthusiasm. Belisimmo :D
;D;D tha reyt lad ;D;

[pass_and_move]

At this rate we'll end up wi Striker from the film airplane ;-)

[SBRed48]

Arr did golf gu SB ? Thort a saw thi at burkedale this aft !! Allus mek shoor thas a good follathru tho :O it's gerrin activ ageeun darn Arndhill :O am not gerrin involved in that mullarkey ageeun O:) 3 ale Mary's tunneet fo mi , enjoy yer sens ont gold coast , sithi sooin ,

Thu musta cut grass when it wo wet cos the wo clumps of wet grass cuttings all oer oyle on greens. Cost me ten shots at least as ball wo arrering towards oyle and got knocked aside. A wun cos them a wo laikin wi wo sh1te.

[Ponte_Steve24]

At this rate we'll end up wi Striker from the film airplane ;-)

Yes we will but don't call me Shirley XD