Maynard Cosgrove

[Basingstokered]

I'm sure you'll agree that strikers are a premium.
So we need to take chances.

Zola - could have been a decent striker to hold the ball up for us and bring in the midfield, but didn't fit in with Scottish football and became a bit of a marked man by the refs. McInnes realised that and replaced with Rooney

Storey - Had a good season at Inverness. I'm sure everyone thought he would be a good signing with his pace and directness, but it did not work out here. He's not exactly put the heather on fire at Partick, so you have to look at the player than the management

Parker - was a gamble, which did not work out. We only had him on loan which surely was a good decision whilst we tried to see if he fit in

Maynard - Goes down as a failed attempt to resurrect a career. Signed before we finally got May. Possibly would not have been signed if we got May earlier.

Goodwillie - Another failed attempt to resurrect his career. he was prolific previously in the Scottish league and was sold for £2.2M IIRC, so you can understand why he was thought to be a good option if we could rekindle his previous form

We just simply can't afford to buy good proved, prolific strikers on top of their form at the time.
Too many clubs are sniffing after them.
Hence why we look to resurrect players careers to get the best value

So with storey we need to look at his attitude you list a lot of strikers there that have been utter crap perhaps we should look at the mangers eye for talent

[Basingstokered]

Again, missed point.
Why are we too good to scour the lower leagues?

Do t really think you need to scour the leagues I’m pretty sure a good player in non league football will stand out

[RedStarTorphins]

I'm sure you'll agree that strikers are a premium.
So we need to take chances.

Zola - could have been a decent striker to hold the ball up for us and bring in the midfield, but didn't fit in with Scottish football and became a bit of a marked man by the refs. McInnes realised that and replaced with Rooney

Storey - Had a good season at Inverness. I'm sure everyone thought he would be a good signing with his pace and directness, but it did not work out here. He's not exactly put the heather on fire at Partick, so you have to look at the player than the management

Parker - was a gamble, which did not work out. We only had him on loan which surely was a good decision whilst we tried to see if he fit in

Maynard - Goes down as a failed attempt to resurrect a career. Signed before we finally got May. Possibly would not have been signed if we got May earlier.

Goodwillie - Another failed attempt to resurrect his career. he was prolific previously in the Scottish league and was sold for £2.2M IIRC, so you can understand why he was thought to be a good option if we could rekindle his previous form

We just simply can't afford to buy good proved, prolific strikers on top of their form at the time.
Too many clubs are sniffing after them.
Hence why we look to resurrect players careers to get the best value

There's a lot of excuses in there for failure don't you think?
So far (I'll wait and see next season), maybe Stevie May can be added to the list of players we failed to "resurrect"...at the cost of £400k.
Maybe it's just poor recruitment & poor scouting - plain and simple

[Aldo1983]

I'm sure you'll agree that strikers are a premium.
So we need to take chances.

Zola - could have been a decent striker to hold the ball up for us and bring in the midfield, but didn't fit in with Scottish football and became a bit of a marked man by the refs. McInnes realised that and replaced with Rooney

Storey - Had a good season at Inverness. I'm sure everyone thought he would be a good signing with his pace and directness, but it did not work out here. He's not exactly put the heather on fire at Partick, so you have to look at the player than the management

Parker - was a gamble, which did not work out. We only had him on loan which surely was a good decision whilst we tried to see if he fit in

Maynard - Goes down as a failed attempt to resurrect a career. Signed before we finally got May. Possibly would not have been signed if we got May earlier.

Goodwillie - Another failed attempt to resurrect his career. he was prolific previously in the Scottish league and was sold for £2.2M IIRC, so you can understand why he was thought to be a good option if we could rekindle his previous form

We just simply can't afford to buy good proved, prolific strikers on top of their form at the time.
Too many clubs are sniffing after them.
Hence why we look to resurrect players careers to get the best value

You would think we would at least have a one in five chance then.

Zola - ****e. Hasn't played football a year after he left us.

Parker - ****e. Didn't score for us did he?

Storey - ****e. Pointless signing.

Goodwillie - ****e and came with a horror baggage.

Maynard - ****e. He'll never ever score.

Stockley - ****e. Best of a bad bunch as well.

May - ****e so far but hope to **** he gets better. £400k!?

Total goals is about 18.

Most have kept (at times) Rooney out of the team or forced him to play on the wing. A striker with 66 goals.

[rico94]

There's a lot of excuses in there for failure don't you think?
So far (I'll wait and see next season), maybe Stevie May can be added to the list of players we failed to "resurrect"...at the cost of £400k.
Maybe it's just poor recruitment & poor scouting - plain and simple

We have been scavenging the lower leagues of England for a lot longer than McInnes and his scout have been here though.

Vernon, Magennis, Fallon, Osbourne, Folly, Mawene, McArdle, Milsom were all signed by either Pa Brown or McGhoo so there might be a possibility that the scouts are told to focus on the lower leagues of England by the board for some reason?

[Aldo1983]

We have been scavenging the lower leagues of England for a lot longer than McInnes and his scout have been here though.

Vernon, Magennis, Fallon, Osbourne, Folly, Mawene, McArdle, Milsom were all signed by either Pa Brown or McGhoo so there might be a possibility that the scouts are told to focus on the lower leagues of England by the board for some reason?

Mcinnes has been here long enough and has enough clout to change that then.

[andoplzcumbak]

You do get the feeling that we spend the bare minimum on scouting.. maybe we should think of upping the % of the budget that goes there, to allow for more over seas scouting..

[afc1903mad]

Do t really think you need to scour the leagues I’m pretty sure a good player in non league football will stand out

Were not the only ones looking.
That's the point

[afc1903mad]

I can't make up my mind if you are a happy clapper extraordinaire or just enjoy being contrary.

Yes like every other club in Scotland, outwith the gruesome twosome, we need to take chances but surely to christ some of them should work!?! You've attempted to make a case (excuse...) for the 5 RST listed but there are even more under DM's tenure that have been a complete waste of space.

Not sure how you can excuse every forward he's signed, barring Rooney, being an utter flop. (jury still out on May/Cosgrove).

I'm simply making the point that with the budget we have and the market we operate in, there needs to be a gamble taken either with new players to the league or resurrecting old proven players.

I'm sure if you look throughout the SPFL, the same happens at other clubs as well.

[rico94]

Mcinnes has been here long enough and has enough clout to change that then.

Once McInnes and his scout are gone Im sure we will still be signing most of our players from the lower leagues of England.