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Post by Baby Ate My Eight Ball on Oct 3, 2023 17:17:08 GMT 1
We can still sign a new striker even if we bring Rhodes back. We can give Harratt and Hudlin loans that give them more playing time.
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Post by rockwall on Oct 3, 2023 18:08:10 GMT 1
TBF if he was still here he'd be in the starting lineup now. Wasn't really a Neil Warnock type of player, but he may well be a Darren Moore type of player. Both Ward and Rhodes should do better with Moore with his 2 up top. Rhodes and Burgzorg could be decent. |
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Post by htafcokay on Oct 3, 2023 19:13:38 GMT 1
TBF if he was still here he'd be in the starting lineup now. Wasn't really a Neil Warnock type of player, but he may well be a Darren Moore type of player. Both Ward and Rhodes should do better with Moore with his 2 up top. Rhodes and Burgzorg could be decent. We should be doing better than Ward and Rhodes. |
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Post by rockwall on Oct 3, 2023 19:31:18 GMT 1
Both Ward and Rhodes should do better with Moore with his 2 up top. Rhodes and Burgzorg could be decent. We should be doing better than Ward and Rhodes. I kind of meant until we get better... |
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Post by htafcokay on Oct 3, 2023 19:37:37 GMT 1
We should be doing better than Ward and Rhodes. I kind of meant until we get better... You won't see Ward again, he'll be pretending he's injured again like he was before Warnock arrived. |
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Post by yappledapple on Oct 24, 2023 11:02:29 GMT 1
Interview…
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Post by runner76 on Oct 24, 2023 12:35:18 GMT 1
How long is on his contract and could we sell him to Blackpool for a decent amount?
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Post by willo on Oct 24, 2023 12:40:33 GMT 1
How long is on his contract and could we sell him to Blackpool for a decent amount? Think(?) he’s got a deal with us til next summer although Blackpool have taken him for the season. I guess it’s big Daz’s decision as to whether he wants him back in January. I’d be up for it personally. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Oct 24, 2023 12:45:51 GMT 1
Rhodes has still got it but there is a big question mark for me over service, Warnock alluded to this saying he is the best striker at the club but we can't give him service.
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Post by htafcokay on Oct 24, 2023 12:57:55 GMT 1
How long is on his contract and could we sell him to Blackpool for a decent amount? Think(?) he’s got a deal with us til next summer although Blackpool have taken him for the season. I guess it’s big Daz’s decision as to whether he wants him back in January. I’d be up for it personally. Suppose it saves us signing a striker. |
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Post by willo on Oct 24, 2023 13:05:22 GMT 1
Rhodes has still got it but there is a big question mark for me over service, Warnock alluded to this saying he is the best striker at the club but we can't give him service. A damning indictment on the rest of the squad if ever I heard one. |
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Post by Venezuelan Pete on Oct 24, 2023 13:07:44 GMT 1
If he's out of contract next summer then there's no point letting him stay out on loan till then, as I can't imagine Blackpool are paying much of his wages. At worst I'd have thought he would be a good mentor to the likes of Harratt and Hudlin, and certainly a useful option off the bench.
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Post by Ross83 on Oct 24, 2023 13:12:21 GMT 1
Definitely a better option than Hudlin, waste of a substitution, the lad is clearly not Championship standard and needs a lower league loan. Crazy decision in the first place.
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Post by royrace on Oct 24, 2023 13:30:08 GMT 1
Rhodes has still got it but there is a big question mark for me over service, Warnock alluded to this saying he is the best striker at the club but we can't give him service. Yet we've got one of the best crossers of the ball in the league right at the top of the chance creation charts. He just wasn't a Warnock type player I don't think, not athletic enough to do the running. DM might be able to play more to his strengths, as has been said he'd be a very nice option to have and if we're already paying most of his wages its a no brainer. Would feel a bit sorry for Blackpool but that's the way it goes. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Oct 24, 2023 13:54:23 GMT 1
Saying he’s the best striker at the club but we can’t provide him with service is a damning indictment imo.
Whilst we continue to fail to bring in a replacement it’s sad that he’s had to go out to Blackpool imo whilst we are in the position of relying on the likes of Hudin on the bench.
Thomas has his critics ( not me ) but no one can say he’s not capable of providing the service.
We must say dozens of times every game “ if only we had a striker to get on the end of that cross”.
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Post by Baby Ate My Eight Ball on Oct 24, 2023 14:03:53 GMT 1
‘Can’t give him the service’ sounds like an excuse to justify not picking him. Thomas is one of the best around for his delivery.
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Post by htfc63 on Oct 24, 2023 14:16:20 GMT 1
Whilst Rhodes did a fantastic job for us in the past he has lost his pace which allowed him to get on the end of balls into the box. In recent times it’s been clear that defenders have comfortably marked him out of games and no doubt he has found his current level playing for Blackpool where more mistakes by defences will allow him chances to score. In the absence of new strikers then Harret has to be our best option with Burkzorg being coached to more frequently pass the ball to others in a better position to have shots on goal. As we all know decent strikers are at a premium with most clubs on the look out for them and equally stupid money being paid for their services with no guarantee of goals. January will be the first opportunity to rectify our predicament however it is notoriously hard to pick up really good players in that window so let’s keep our fingers crossed a hidden gem can be uncovered.
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Post by mosher on Oct 24, 2023 14:32:45 GMT 1
Whilst Rhodes did a fantastic job for us in the past he has lost his pace which allowed him to get on the end of balls into the box. In recent times it’s been clear that defenders have comfortably marked him out of games and no doubt he has found his current level playing for Blackpool where more mistakes by defences will allow him chances to score. In the absence of new strikers then Harret has to be our best option with Burkzorg being coached to more frequently pass the ball to others in a better position to have shots on goal. As we all know decent strikers are at a premium with most clubs on the look out for them and equally stupid money being paid for their services with no guarantee of goals. January will be the first opportunity to rectify our predicament however it is notoriously hard to pick up really good players in that window so let’s keep our fingers crossed a hidden gem can be uncovered. Is that a typo or what you think of him when he dives  |
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Post by willo on Oct 24, 2023 14:44:37 GMT 1
Whilst Rhodes did a fantastic job for us in the past he has lost his pace which allowed him to get on the end of balls into the box. In recent times it’s been clear that defenders have comfortably marked him out of games and no doubt he has found his current level playing for Blackpool where more mistakes by defences will allow him chances to score. In the absence of new strikers then Harret has to be our best option with Burkzorg being coached to more frequently pass the ball to others in a better position to have shots on goal. As we all know decent strikers are at a premium with most clubs on the look out for them and equally stupid money being paid for their services with no guarantee of goals. January will be the first opportunity to rectify our predicament however it is notoriously hard to pick up really good players in that window so let’s keep our fingers crossed a hidden gem can be uncovered. Here we go again (not a dig at you btw). Still over 2 months to go before the next transfer window opens, a very difficult one to do business in at the best of times, and who’s to say we’ll be spending anything (if much at all), because of the reasons that were outlined last summer. Then it’ll be back to the old chestnut that is continuously trotted out, “there’s always next summer”, after we’ve all renewed our season cards again of course. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Oct 24, 2023 15:32:25 GMT 1
Definitely a better option than Hudlin, waste of a substitution, the lad is clearly not Championship standard and needs a lower league loan. Crazy decision in the first place. He initialled showed some promise pre season and early season but now he looks like someone who has won a raffle to be a footballer for the day. |
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Post by willo on Oct 24, 2023 16:11:11 GMT 1
Definitely a better option than Hudlin, waste of a substitution, the lad is clearly not Championship standard and needs a lower league loan. Crazy decision in the first place. He initialled showed some promise pre season and early season but now he looks like someone who has won a raffle to be a footballer for the day. I’ve seen old blokes sat on our row move quicker to get to the toilets at halftime. |
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Post by wigster on Oct 24, 2023 16:18:35 GMT 1
Whilst Rhodes did a fantastic job for us in the past he has lost his pace which allowed him to get on the end of balls into the box. In recent times it’s been clear that defenders have comfortably marked him out of games and no doubt he has found his current level playing for Blackpool where more mistakes by defences will allow him chances to score. In the absence of new strikers then Harret has to be our best option with Burkzorg being coached to more frequently pass the ball to others in a better position to have shots on goal. As we all know decent strikers are at a premium with most clubs on the look out for them and equally stupid money being paid for their services with no guarantee of goals. January will be the first opportunity to rectify our predicament however it is notoriously hard to pick up really good players in that window so let’s keep our fingers crossed a hidden gem can be uncovered. Rhodes has never had any pace so he hasn't actually lost anything. It's the usual thing of the first yard being in his head. Yes, he may be scoring in League One but if you look at the scoring records of ANY of the strikers at Town in League One or below his finishing is miles better than theirs. It would be wonderful to hope that one or more of the strikers presently at the club - and that includes Danny Ward - will become prolific but I've seen no signs of that whatsoever. So we then get back to the old chestnut of it not being vital that our strikers don't score as long as they lead the line, hold the ball up, run around etc etc. Rhodes actually does that as well as, if not better than the rest of the others at the club. Hopefully the likes of Harratt might grow into that, but against an "old head" defender on Saturday he was lost. |
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Post by boooothy on Oct 24, 2023 16:33:14 GMT 1
I’m certainly in the camp that Rhodes should be here and playing but i actually thought Hudlin did very well Saturday when he came on.
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Post by softboy on Oct 24, 2023 16:53:19 GMT 1
and at Coventry where he essentially created the equaliser..
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Post by Porrohman on Oct 24, 2023 18:29:39 GMT 1
Whilst Rhodes did a fantastic job for us in the past he has lost his pace which allowed him to get on the end of balls into the box. In recent times it’s been clear that defenders have comfortably marked him out of games and no doubt he has found his current level playing for Blackpool where more mistakes by defences will allow him chances to score. In the absence of new strikers then Harret has to be our best option with Burkzorg being coached to more frequently pass the ball to others in a better position to have shots on goal. As we all know decent strikers are at a premium with most clubs on the look out for them and equally stupid money being paid for their services with no guarantee of goals. January will be the first opportunity to rectify our predicament however it is notoriously hard to pick up really good players in that window so let’s keep our fingers crossed a hidden gem can be uncovered. What pace ? He was painfully slow the first time round. |
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Post by turbo2 on Oct 24, 2023 18:45:37 GMT 1
I certainly don’t think Rhodes is the answer and I didn’t when we signed him.
But we’ve now got a kid with about 10 first team appearances as our main striker and a non leaguer on the bench.
Absolute bizarre for a championship club
We are literally praying one of them comes good
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Oct 24, 2023 18:52:50 GMT 1
Rhodes is proving he is a good League One player.
His level.
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Post by workshyfop on Oct 24, 2023 18:54:49 GMT 1
Rhodes is proving he is a good League One player. His level. Whereas Simpson and Phillips have proven they’re not even League One level in that case then. |
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Post by Porrohman on Oct 24, 2023 19:19:39 GMT 1
Rhodes is proving he is a good League One player. His level. Whereas Simpson and Phillips have proven they’re not even League One level in that case then. But they're at the other end of their careers. JR has experience to help him out, they haven't |
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Post by workshyfop on Oct 24, 2023 19:22:10 GMT 1
Whereas Simpson and Phillips have proven they’re not even League One level in that case then. But they're at the other end of their careers. JR has experience to help him out, they haven't He’s got the knack of scoring a shitload of goals to help him out, they haven’t and probably never will. |
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