fernandopartridge
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Nobody from CCFC has said anything about Chaplin. Robins doesn't deal in public. The only reports are from supposedly in the know Portsmouth fans
Nobody from CCFC has said anything about Chaplin. Robins doesn't deal in public. The only reports are from supposedly in the know Portsmouth fansSaid much the same last week and people insisted M R knows what he's doing, well . I am not so sure although Chaplin has been mentioned no others have been mentioned with any conviction.
No chance. McNulty will be replaced.I’ve heard no more in or out
Is that his full name?Poor Stuart Beavon
Where has this information come from?I’ve heard no more in or out
I’ve heard no more in or out
I think you can just put the full stop after ridiculous.Ridiculous if true. More than £4m plus McNultys new contract worth to spend and were not touching it?
Ridiculous if true. More than £4m plus McNultys new contract worth to spend and were not touching it?
I’d be really surprised if Armstrong - the wolves guy didn’t sign and a striker but I also think the team is vastly improved given the signings already made. I think MR must know that goals will still be the priority and we will score more with what we have sharing the goals around than relying on McNulty.
I loved McNulty and really came to appreciate his work rate but he didn’t really score until we changed the way we played after Jones was injured. I hope we replace him on a like for like basis but even if we do there’s no guarantee it will work as it did last year. Without him we might have to find another way to adapt again.You do realise the whole of our starting midfield and defence combined last season scored less than McNulty did. In what universe is 'sharing the goals' an adequate replacement for him. Even all of our strikers combined scored less goals than him as well. Your logic is baffling. The only goalscorer we've signed is a 22 year old who's come from a team the majority of the known world hasn't even heard of.
Did I say I thought MR wouldn’t replace him? I just think the squad is hugely improved even without McNulty.I loved McNulty and really came to appreciate his work rate but he didn’t really score until we changed the way we played after Jones was injured. I hope we replace him on a like for like basis but even if we do there’s no guarantee it will work as it did last year. Without him we might have to find another way to adapt again.
I loved McNulty and really came to appreciate his work rate but he didn’t really score until we changed the way we played after Jones was injured. I hope we replace him on a like for like basis but even if we do there’s no guarantee it will work as it did last year. Without him we might have to find another way to adapt again.
....but if it's not McNulty, James will be very very angry!!Of course we will sign a replacement.
You do realise the whole of our starting midfield and defence combined last season scored less than McNulty did. In what universe is 'sharing the goals' an adequate replacement for him. Even all of our strikers combined scored less goals than him as well. Your logic is baffling. The only goalscorer we've signed is a 22 year old who's come from a team the majority of the known world hasn't even heard of.
Made me smileAnd remember that all these strikers we sign MUST be able to play on the wing or they will never survive here.
You need a team that has goals all over the park. A weakness of ours last season was our over-reliance on McNulty. It was only until Shipley, Bayliss and (to an extent) Biamou started scoring that we started to score a lot of goals. We also need a lot more goals from set-pieces next season too with defenders chipping in with a few more.
In this conversation about replacing McNulty, a lot of people seem to think we need a 20+ goal a season striker in order to compete. Not necessarily true. I’d say you need 3-4 players to hit 10+ goals rather than that one goal scorer. Also, some people seem to think McNulty was guaranteed to score 20+ this season, which is unlikely. We’ve seen players score 20+ Goals in L2 and struggle to hit 15 in L1. It’s the same with Eisa, he’s not guaranteed to hit 20+ in L1 either. Assuming we sign Chaplin, if he scores between 10-15 goals, I’ll be happy with that return. With Jones, Bayliss, Andreu, Shipley, Allassani, and of one of JP, JCH or Biamou gets scoring, we’ve got goals all over the pitch which is more important than 1 main goalscorer.
I agree we did need that. Has Robins resurrected that issue? No. Although he's improved the team overall, he's brought in players that haven't previously scored at a consistent rate. Yes, there's an argument that Allassani could make the step up, but no one definitively knows that until he steps out onto the field. Admittedly IMO Robins' transfer dealings fall short of what we need in the goals department. If the budget was there, I'd suggest another striker, a goalscoring winger at this level, a CB who's a threat in either box and (for the sake of including it) a GK are all needed to make the team promotion ready.
Have we got goals all over the pitch though? You talk about guarantees but there's still no guarantees that Bayliss will stay, there's no guarantees Allassani/Biamou will be able to cope with the step up, and there's no guarantees that Jones or Andreu will be back firing at all cylinders given their long stretch out. It might seem I'm playing devil's advocate but that's the reality of the situation.
Hence why IMO I think we'd struggle without a replacement for McNulty. Unless we have 2 midfielders that are going to bag 10 goals each then coping without a 20+ striker would put us at a huge disadvantage for the season.
There's no doubting we've got a good side but the goals department is an area I think we'll struggle in. So yes, for the benefit of the conversation I doubt we'd be able to compete without a 20+ goalscorer. There are sides in this league who have managed without but look at the talent they possess in their midfield. E.g. Shrews had Nolan, Plymouth had Carey, Blackburn had Dack, Walsall had Otzumer. Unfortunately at this moment in time I can't see any of our midfielders reaching these heights. But players can surprise and step up so nothing is impossible in football.
Shipley, Bayliss and Jones all got 6 goals in half a season, for just one of them to get 10 goals isn’t so far fetched. Will Bayliss stay? The indication is yes. All them are young, improving players. As for Andreu, he’s scored 2 in preseason already so it looks like he’s making a good comeback — he’s a midfielder who regularly scores 10 from midfield.
McNulty will be replaced by someone, and I’m confident this Chaplin deal will go through eventually. From his appearances, he’s a 1 in 5 striker and another poster (on this or another thread) said he has a similar goals to minute ratio as McNulty which I haven’t fact checked, but is believable given he’s made most of his appearances from the bench.
You’ve laid out all these ‘needs’ but it’s rather vague. A ‘goal scoring right winger’ describes Jones pretty well, and Allassani can play there too. We won’t know how good either will be until the season starts. You’ve just gotta trust the process of MR and his staff to get the team up to scratch. Personally, the team is shaping up quite well at the minute and there’s probably not a lot of good worrying about all the potential things that could go wrong, which you’re doing a bit tbh — not an insult btw.
Current player but they are not likely to be in the know necessarilyWhere has this information come from?
Absolutely agree. I do wonder how ponti would do with a run in the sideWe do need a striker that will get 15 goals +, it's very rare that a team prospers in this leagues without one.
Shipley, Bayliss and Jones all got 6 goals in half a season, for just one of them to get 10 goals isn’t so far fetched. Will Bayliss stay? The indication is yes. All them are young, improving players. As for Andreu, he’s scored 2 in preseason already so it looks like he’s making a good comeback — he’s a midfielder who regularly scores 10 from midfield.
McNulty will be replaced by someone, and I’m confident this Chaplin deal will go through eventually. From his appearances, he’s a 1 in 5 striker and another poster (on this or another thread) said he has a similar goals to minute ratio as McNulty which I haven’t fact checked, but is believable given he’s made most of his appearances from the bench.
You’ve laid out all these ‘needs’ but it’s rather vague. A ‘goal scoring right winger’ describes Jones pretty well, and Allassani can play there too. We won’t know how good either will be until the season starts. You’ve just gotta trust the process of MR and his staff to get the team up to scratch. Personally, the team is shaping up quite well at the minute and there’s probably not a lot of good worrying about all the potential things that could go wrong, which you’re doing a bit tbh — not an insult btw.
We do need a striker that will get 15 goals +, it's very rare that a team prospers in this leagues without one.
We should at least try to get Adam Armstrong in on a season long loan, he is never going to get games at Newcastle and he hasn't produced the goods when being on loan at Championship clubs
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