If we had a goalscorer we would be top 10

[ghostrider]

EASILY THOSE 1-1 DRAWS WOULD BE TURNED INTO WINS AND WOULD HAVE US AT LEAST ANOTHER 7-10 Points and that would have us only needing a win and a few draws to get to the magic 40 points but we don't have we have useless strikers like Gayle who did nothing full game and joselu who can't score a pen

If's and But's are all well and good. It doesn't tell any story of reality until we see what we all think is clear to see...yet isn't.

Potentially a top striker could do the business
Potentially a top striker may get frustrated by the way we set up.

It's like saying we wouldn't lose games if we had David de Gea in goal with Kompany and Cahill in front.

It stands to reason that better players will reap better results but that's not the entire end product. It's how they are set up and to be honest we set up far too negative in the second half of 95% of games after a promising first half in over half of them.

I reckon we are much more capable with what we have but naturally would be even more capable with better additions, if we play with the same mindset as the first half of games.

We've more than proved we can compete. It's about confidence building in the offensive to see matches out rather than sitting back scrapping and hoping to get over the line.

[Kal]

Joselu Stoke City 22 apps 4 goals

Joselu Newcastle 22 apps 4 goals

We haven't been playing with a 'striker' if we're being honest.

[pboromag]

Joselu Stoke City 22 apps 4 goals

Joselu Newcastle 22 apps 4 goals

We haven't been playing with a 'striker' if we're being honest.

rafa brought him as a striker

[Kal]

rafa brought him as a striker

Aye, why with tens of millions at his disposal, did Rafa wait until the day before the season starts to spend just £5 million on Joselu ?

[pboromag]

Aye, why with tens of millions at his disposal, did Rafa wait until the day before the season starts to spend just £5 million on Joselu ?

why waist any millions mill on him and not bring mistertrick through or even armstrong
surely given time both are or would be better than joselwho and use the money and wages to get a loan plyer at the time

[Kal]

why waist any millions mill on him and not bring mistertrick through or even armstrong
surely given time both are or would be better than joselwho and use the money and wages to get a loan plyer at the time

Why not stand by YOUR manager and give him the money to get a decent striker in the first place?

You've never rated 'mistertrick' so why do you suddenly think he'll do the business ?

[Stanleymag]

If's and But's are all well and good. It doesn't tell any story of reality until we see what we all think is clear to see...yet isn't.

Potentially a top striker could do the business
Potentially a top striker may get frustrated by the way we set up.

It's like saying we wouldn't lose games if we had David de Gea in goal with Kompany and Cahill in front.

It stands to reason that better players will reap better results but that's not the entire end product. It's how they are set up and to be honest we set up far too negative in the second half of 95% of games after a promising first half in over half of them.

I reckon we are much more capable with what we have but naturally would be even more capable with better additions, if we play with the same mindset as the first half of games.

We've more than proved we can compete. It's about confidence building in the offensive to see matches out rather than sitting back scrapping and hoping to get over the line.

Don't know if you go to the games, but we have created chances by the way we set up. They have been squandered, and ultimately lost us ***** points, that is down to us NOT having a PL striker up front getting us 15-20 goals in a season.

Spend money on a striker. Get goals. Stay up.

[ghostrider]

Don't know if you go to the games, but we have created chances by the way we set up. They have been squandered, and ultimately lost us ***** points, that is down to us NOT having a PL striker up front getting us 15-20 goals in a season.

Spend money on a striker. Get goals. Stay up.

Yep I do go to games but also going to games isn't the only way to understand that this team generally gives up attacking in the second half, regardless and it's getting a bit pathetic when it's clear to see that we could do a lot better.

The game is 90 minutes plus not 45 minutes.

[pboromag]

why buy all the time
why not nurture and improve

isnt that what a manager on 5-7 mill is supposed to do

but nope same ols same old
the only way you can do anything is to spend as much as you can

why have a manager if all you want to do is buy the best or most expensive

how or when does the manager have to pull his sleeves up and get on with awhat he has got and show us what a class manager he is

[Andy1981_2]

why buy all the time
why not nurture and improve

isnt that what a manager on 5-7 mill is supposed to do

but nope same ols same old
the only way you can do anything is to spend as much as you can

why have a manager if all you want to do is buy the best or most expensive

how or when does the manager have to pull his sleeves up and get on with awhat he has got and show us what a class manager he is

Mate, be fair - you insisted to me that Mitrovic wouldn't improve no matter how much he was coached. Are you saying Joselu is a better prospect than Mitrovic? If that's your opinion, fair enough, but it does look a little inconsistent.