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[RoboCCFC90]

Am I missing something? He's a less than 1 in 6 striker, spent most of his career in the championship, now he's 33 and just been released by an MLS side?

It's like we're back in L1/L2 again. I'd rather keep BTA.



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He's not a striker, he's a LW who can also play in the number 10 role.

 

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[Sky Blue Goblin]

Am I missing something? He's a less than 1 in 6 striker, spent most of his career in the championship, now he's 33 and just been released by an MLS side?

It's like we're back in L1/L2 again. I'd rather keep BTA.



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He’s not a striker? Plays as a ten

 

[Saddlebrains]

Am I missing something? He's a less than 1 in 6 striker, spent most of his career in the championship, now he's 33 and just been released by an MLS side?

It's like we're back in L1/L2 again. I'd rather keep BTA.



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Yea you are missing something because hes not a striker

 

[Saddlebrains]

The plan is for him to be more box to box

 

[shmmeee]

Skint

Us or him?

 

[SBT]

The plan is for him to be more box to box

Bizarre

 

[fernandopartridge]

CV2 lad so he's got my backing, despite having gone to Cally

 

[Nick]

Am I missing something? He's a less than 1 in 6 striker, spent most of his career in the championship, now he's 33 and just been released by an MLS side?

It's like we're back in L1/L2 again. I'd rather keep BTA.



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Isn't he pretty much an AM / LW rather than a striker?

Not sure about "spending most of his career in the championship" being a negative, when people have been saying we are crying out for experience.

He may turn out dog shit, he may be half decent playing in an AM role. Who knows.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

The plan is for him to be more box to box

But but we have Rudoni for that role. Play the 33 year old as the ten who can stay more up field with Simms holding up for him?

 

[Ccfcisparks]

The plan is for him to be more box to box

Crikey. We really are desperate.

So our Hamer replacement is a 33 year old Winger/Number 10, who couldn’t get a game in the MLS but it’s ok as he’s a good Cov lad

 

[Perennial Lurker]

This signing smells like Waghorn

Or Maguire

 

[fernandopartridge]

Crikey. We really are desperate.

So our Hamer replacement is a 33 year old Winger/Number 10, who couldn’t get a game in the MLS but it’s ok as he’s a good Cov lad

O'Hare was a box to box player TBF

 

[Perennial Lurker]

What an utterly dreadful signing .
Be honest if it was anyone of our rivals signing him we would be pissing ourselves .

 

[Perennial Lurker]

O'Hare was a box to box player TBF

Was he ?

 

[SBT]

O'Hare was a box to box player TBF

O’Hare had one of the best natural work rates I’ve ever seen. He also didn’t do much work in our own penalty box. I’ve no idea why we’d expect a post-MLS Jamie Paterson to start now.

 

[Nuskyblue]

Was he ?

Of a fashion, probably not in the traditional way though

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

Not remotely similar players.

Ofc not. I wasn’t trying to suggest they were. I was pointing to the similarity in context - out of contract players who had not been playing competitive football but were apparently available in a crisis.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

O’Hare had one of the best natural work rates I’ve ever seen. He also didn’t do much work in our own penalty box. I’ve no idea why we’d expect a post-MLS Jamie Paterson to start now.

I partly agree with you SBT, but that being said FL will have seen a lot of Paterson on the training ground in the last seven days, I am sure if he is signing him it's based on what he can see on the training ground and where he think's Paterson might play a part.

 

[Perennial Lurker]

I partly agree with you SBT, but that being said FL will have seen a lot of Paterson on the training ground in the last seven days, I am sure if he is signing him it's based on what he can see on the training ground and where he think's Paterson might play a part.

Or we haven't got a pot to piss in and he's the cheapest available option?

 

[SBT]

I partly agree with you SBT, but that being said FL will have seen a lot of Paterson on the training ground in the last seven days, I am sure if he is signing him it's based on what he can see on the training ground and where he think's Paterson might play a part.

I can see how he’d fit in as an experienced replacement for Palmer’s minutes at AM, but he clearly has a lot of work to do to get match fit, and hopefully he’d take a wage cut.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

Or we haven't got a pot to piss in and he's the cheapest available option?

Okay, so haven't got a pot to piss in potentially, but Lampard is going to waste that money on a player who has barely played in America because he's cheap? Doesn't seem to make sense, Lampard has constantly said he wants to add and improve the group, which is why I believe (and I could be wrong) that FL thinks Paterson will add something.

 

[Deity]

The plan is for him to be more box to box

Paterson has not been an 8 his entire career. I doubt we plan to convert him now.

 

[Perennial Lurker]

Paterson has not been an 8 his entire career. I doubt we plan to convert him now.

He's 33 , he's got years ahead of him to change his playing style

 

[Jamesimus]

His finishing was pretty decent from what I remember.

 

[David O'Day]

If this happens then he's cover at 10 and can sometimes allow Rudoni to play deeper

No anti Jamie Paterson but there are much more important positions to fill

 

[Nick]

His finishing was pretty decent from what I remember.

 

[Potbellypig]

Been told the same

Rak Sakyi could also be announced today

Not one in, one out then.

 

[Deity]

Not one in, one out then.

To be fair top @Saddlebrains i don’t think Paterson will be breaking the bank and therefore it doesn’t really apply to deals of this size.

 

[Jamesimus]

I’m less against this signing than I was the signing of Wagehorn.

Has a decent scoring record in this division and if he can get up to speed in a month or two his ability to be composed in front of goal might help us. Probably not a starter though.

 

[Jamesimus]

What an utterly dreadful signing .
Be honest if it was anyone of our rivals signing him we would be pissing ourselves .

I suppose you have given him the obligatory SBT zero minutes playing time, so only fair to cancel his contract with effect from yesterday.

 

[Samo]

My take on this is that it has been accepted that the season is over re play offs, so they will plug some gaps for now and wait until the summer to use any resources we may have including possible income from Vic move, etc.

 

[shepardo01]

The plan is for him to be more box to box

There is a plan! So this is actually real then....
This will be the most disappointed I will have been with a signing since the Kwame Thomas days.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

Big Sean Maguire vibes.

 

[JSL]

Not one in, one out then.

Kai Andrews has been loaned out

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

He's not a striker, he's a LW who can also play in the number 10 role.

He’s not a striker? Plays as a ten

Yea you are missing something because hes not a striker

Fair point, based on that, his goal contribution isn't bad. We don't need cover in his position though or at least we have bigger gaps.

Isn't he pretty much an AM / LW rather than a striker?

Not sure about "spending most of his career in the championship" being a negative, when people have been saying we are crying out for experience.

He may turn out dog shit, he may be half decent playing in an AM role. Who knows.

That's what we need, another LW.

There is nothing wrong with spending a career in the championship but he's 33 now and plays in an advanced position. He will be in decline and considering his highest level was where we are now. Feels like a Derby/Plymouth/Oxford type signing or L1.

We need experience but in the right places. I'd take a 33 year old Championship CB.

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