New-striker update

[mellowmiller]

All the talk is about a new striker,but PW clearly stated,he had a list of seven players he would like to bring in,surely those seven players were not all strikers,we have signed one a midfielder,there was talk of wanting a winger,are we still pursuing that,we do seem slow out of the box,when it comes to transfer targets,then inevitably,we miss out.

Good point.
Surely they're not all out of our range, beyond our budget or at clubs waiting for replacements.
If they are, then they're certainly not realistic targets so why are we wasting time on them?

[tom12026]

Regarding the team formation,players utilised and transfer targets perhaps Mr.Warne is playing his hand with the cards he has been dealt to the best of his abilities.A lot was said,written, about playing Jamie Proctor more but now we find he has been carrying an injury and may be out for a good while.Perhaps Mr.Warne saw this and tried to protect him.Perhaps he is thinking ,when looking at available players,that all that "glisters is not gold"and is trying to be very careful.I know full well that some would argue that he may be trying to be too careful,but then again think Kelvin Wilson,Scott Allen,Jake Forster-Caskey and of course Mr. Blackstock-all brought in at the last minute and of course all a roaring success.

[sawmiller]

Regarding the team formation,players utilised and transfer targets perhaps Mr.Warne is playing his hand with the cards he has been dealt to the best of his abilities.A lot was said,written, about playing Jamie Proctor more but now we find he has been carrying an injury and may be out for a good while.Perhaps Mr.Warne saw this and tried to protect him.Perhaps he is thinking ,when looking at available players,that all that "glisters is not gold"and is trying to be very careful.I know full well that some would argue that he may be trying to be too careful,but then again think Kelvin Wilson,Scott Allen,Jake Forster-Caskey and of course Mr. Blackstock-all brought in at the last minute and of course all a roaring success.

Quite - if/when a forward comes here they have to improve the side. Out of interest are there any stats that show chances created to goals scored ratios?

[mellowmiller]

Regarding the team formation,players utilised and transfer targets perhaps Mr.Warne is playing his hand with the cards he has been dealt to the best of his abilities.A lot was said,written, about playing Jamie Proctor more but now we find he has been carrying an injury and may be out for a good while.Perhaps Mr.Warne saw this and tried to protect him.Perhaps he is thinking ,when looking at available players,that all that "glisters is not gold"and is trying to be very careful.I know full well that some would argue that he may be trying to be too careful,but then again think Kelvin Wilson,Scott Allen,Jake Forster-Caskey and of course Mr. Blackstock-all brought in at the last minute and of course all a roaring success.

If Warne knew that Proctor was carrying an injury surely he would have continued giving him bit part appearances from the bench and not started him against Bolton which was when he had to go off.
If we bought a player early in the transfer window why would he have to be a failure like the ones you listed? We are repeatedly told that our recruitment policy is better now and a lot of work goes into vetting prospective targets so the risk of them not being suitable should be insignificant.

[millertop]

If Warne knew that Proctor was carrying an injury surely he would have continued giving him bit part appearances from the bench and not started him against Bolton which was when he had to go off.
If we bought a player early in the transfer window why would he have to be a failure like the ones you listed? We are repeatedly told that our recruitment policy is better now and a lot of work goes into vetting prospective targets so the risk of them not being suitable should be insignificant.

Two for one?

[flourbasher]

Sky Sports are reporting that Uncle Neil's main striker target Sala wants to join Cardiff moving a deal a bit closer and possibly freeing up one of his other strikers going out on loan......just saying

[mellowmiller]

I saw Paul Warne in Meadowhall this morning, initially with his wife at about 9.30am. Then an hour later he was sat outside Debenhams deep in conversation with a big lad who I would say was definitely a footballer (not one of ours though). They were still there some time later but had been joined by the player's partner. Signing imminent or were they there for the sales?
Watch this space 😊

[Pattylallacks2]

I saw Paul Warne in Meadowhall this morning, initially with his wife at about 9.30am. Then an hour later he was sat outside Debenhams deep in conversation with a big lad who I would say was definitely a footballer (not one of ours though). They were still there some time later but had been joined by the player's partner. Signing imminent or were they there for the sales?
Watch this space ��

The "big lad" who was "definitely a footballer" was in fact the manager of Boss. He and his female sales assistant were trying to persuade Warney to dress properly and stop impersonating Pep Guardiaola

[CAMiller]

I saw Paul Warne in Meadowhall this morning, initially with his wife at about 9.30am. Then an hour later he was sat outside Debenhams deep in conversation with a big lad who I would say was definitely a footballer (not one of ours though). They were still there some time later but had been joined by the player's partner. Signing imminent or were they there for the sales?
Watch this space ��

People say our recruitment hasn't progressed? A couple of years back these type of negotiations would have been conducted at Retail World

[flourbasher]

Sky Sports are now reporting that Cardiff are very close to getting their striker.......just saying