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Post by westislandterrier on Dec 26, 2023 12:50:54 GMT 1
HTAFC could do worse than test the water with a bid for Lawerence Shankland of Hearts... This guy scores goals for fun wherever he has played - Ok The Championship is night and day in comparison to The Scottish Premier League but still... But he’d still need some sort of service to do a business at which he’s very decent at ! Except in Belgium 😉 Shankland was homesick and took ‘Shanks’s Pony back to Bonnie Scotland ! 😬 |
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Post by ringdisco on Dec 26, 2023 12:57:11 GMT 1
We are the 4th lowest scorers in the division. We have the chance to bring in the top scorer from the division below. I don't really understand how this is a question, get him straight back. There is no chance we are going to sign a player remotely as good as him with our recent transfer record. If we were linked with the top scorer in L1 and it wasn't Rhodes, we would all be getting a bit giddy. Not if he was 34... |
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Post by Jimuano on Dec 26, 2023 13:08:07 GMT 1
Recalling and playing Rhodes in this team, as is, won't work.
However, if we're getting some good quality new signings, who can play to the strengths of a poacher and can provide opportunities for one, then he would probably score goals and at the very least be a decent back up option.
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Post by lossiemouthtownfan on Dec 26, 2023 13:46:13 GMT 1
HTAFC could do worse than test the water with a bid for Lawerence Shankland of Hearts... This guy scores goals for fun wherever he has played - Ok The Championship is night and day in comparison to The Scottish Premier League but still... But he’d still need some sort of service to do a business at which he’s very decent at ! Think the team he was with, Beerschot, had money problems and didn't get the other players they were after as well as Shankland. Admitted he seems to score for fun up here and has also got a few for the Scottish National team. |
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Post by westislandterrier on Dec 28, 2023 3:29:33 GMT 1
HTAFC could do worse than test the water with a bid for Lawerence Shankland of Hearts... This guy scores goals for fun wherever he has played - Ok The Championship is night and day in comparison to The Scottish Premier League but still... But he’d still need some sort of service to do a business at which he’s very decent at ! Think the team he was with, Beerschot, had money problems and didn't get the other players they were after as well as Shankland. Admitted he seems to score for fun up here and has also got a few for the Scottish National team. Scored a cracking winner again Lossie in injury time in an entertaining Edinburgh Derby v Hibernian at Easter Road tonight (well last night now)... Also missed a penalty where he was very unlucky by striking the base of the post (The Hi-Bees also missed one a few minutes later with that one also striking the post v Hearts’s goalie’s hand) so it was kinda one of these crazy nights indeed. That miss broke an impeccable record of 15 outta 15 scored at Hearts - Not too shabby at all) ! He is under contract for another 18 months at Hearts so would cost a bit and I think he’d do ok in The Championship where one of The Premier League drop outs with millions of parachute lolly could buy him for what’d be sweetie money to them. He might well stay in Scotland (I believe he had a young family now) - Rangers probably couldn’t afford him as they post loss after loss year after year, Celtic definitely could but don’t spend it, they’re hoarders with £72 million in the bank, and they seem to go for lightweight Far East players instead of Scottish ones like Shankland... Personally I’d like to see Hearts get really good money for him (to hopefully help them compete a little with Glasgow’s gruesome twosome) and see him in The Championship and preferably seeing ‘Shanky’ as he’s known up here strutting his stuff in the very fine and most beautiful colours of Huddersfield Town ! ⚽️ 🏴 ⚽️ |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Dec 28, 2023 9:31:16 GMT 1
Think the team he was with, Beerschot, had money problems and didn't get the other players they were after as well as Shankland. Admitted he seems to score for fun up here and has also got a few for the Scottish National team. Scored a cracking winner again Lossie in injury time in an entertaining Edinburgh Derby v Hibernian at Easter Road tonight (well last night now)... Also missed a penalty where he was very unlucky by striking the base of the post (The Hi-Bees also missed one a few minutes later with that one also striking the post v Hearts’s goalie’s hand) so it was kinda one of these crazy nights indeed. That miss broke an impeccable record of 15 outta 15 scored at Hearts - Not too shabby at all) ! He is under contract for another 18 months at Hearts so would cost a bit and I think he’d do ok in The Championship where one of The Premier League drop outs with millions of parachute lolly could buy him for what’d be sweetie money to them. He might well stay in Scotland (I believe he had a young family now) - Rangers probably couldn’t afford him as they post loss after loss year after year, Celtic definitely could but don’t spend it, they’re hoarders with £72 million in the bank, and they seem to go for lightweight Far East players instead of Scottish ones like Shankland... Personally I’d like to see Hearts get really good money for him (to hopefully help them compete a little with Glasgow’s gruesome twosome) and see him in The Championship and preferably seeing ‘Shanky’ as he’s known up here strutting his stuff in the very fine and most beautiful colours of Huddersfield Town ! ⚽️ 🏴 ⚽️ Not convinced someone who scored 5 goals in the Belgian second division is cut out for Championship football. Probably says more about the standard of Scottish football that he scores so many up there. |
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Post by Tiro on Dec 28, 2023 10:16:07 GMT 1
HTAFC could do worse than test the water with a bid for Lawerence Shankland of Hearts... This guy scores goals for fun wherever he has played - Ok The Championship is night and day in comparison to The Scottish Premier League but still... But he’d still need some sort of service to do a business at which he’s very decent at ! They turned down ~£3m from an English club in July and now strongly linked with Rangers. He ain’t coming here on that basis. |
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Post by lossiemouthtownfan on Dec 28, 2023 10:22:13 GMT 1
He scored his 5 goals in the Belgium 1st Division. But his team never got really got off the bottom of the table.
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Post by Wingman on Dec 28, 2023 10:34:24 GMT 1
He scored his 5 goals in the Belgium 1st Division. But his team never got really got off the bottom of the table. He’d fit in well here then   |
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Post by Tinpot on Dec 28, 2023 11:18:30 GMT 1
I'm not averse to JR coming back in January. To be honest I think we should. There's a lot of business that needs to be done and that's an easy one to get over the line.... but if that's our only striker signed next month we're still in trouble
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Post by westislandterrier on Dec 28, 2023 11:46:31 GMT 1
He scored his 5 goals in the Belgium 1st Division. But his team never got really got off the bottom of the table. Being a Scotsman - Maybe he had too many shots of beer at Beerschot !!! 🍺 😊 |
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Post by sapphireblue on Dec 28, 2023 11:52:55 GMT 1
Personally I don't want him to come back.
If he did there are only 2 scenarios.
1. He could be the only striker we sign in January. That would simply not be good enough.
2. We could sign another striker and Jordan spends the rest of the season bench warming.
And that's not good enough for him.
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Post by royrace on Dec 28, 2023 12:12:32 GMT 1
Regardless of how good we think JR and Simpson are, imo both are way better than Hudlin and Harrat. Would either of those score 14 goals in half a L1 season? No, absolutely not. Bring both back for me and we can improve the bench and starting eleven massively.
I liked the look of Simpson last season and he was a threat each time he came on from the bench. Clearly not working out at Northampton so no point him being there, it's a no brainer, looks twice the player Hudlin does and can run.
Bring in a quality striker and bring back these two and we should have a massive improvement in the striker positions for not much outlay, allowing scope to strengthen in other areas we're lacking.
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Dec 28, 2023 13:01:32 GMT 1
Regardless of how good we think JR and Simpson are, imo both are way better than Hudlin and Harrat. Would either of those score 14 goals in half a L1 season? No, absolutely not. Bring both back for me and we can improve the bench and starting eleven massively. I liked the look of Simpson last season and he was a threat each time he came on from the bench. Clearly not working out at Northampton so no point him being there, it's a no brainer, looks twice the player Hudlin does and can run. Bring in a quality striker and bring back these two and we should have a massive improvement in the striker positions for not much outlay, allowing scope to strengthen in other areas we're lacking. I agree with this. Obviously we need to sign a first choice striker but I’m sick of how weak our bench is - especially when compared to the options available to our opponents. Our squad was cut back to a ridiculous level. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Dec 28, 2023 14:09:45 GMT 1
Regardless of how good we think JR and Simpson are, imo both are way better than Hudlin and Harrat. Would either of those score 14 goals in half a L1 season? No, absolutely not. Bring both back for me and we can improve the bench and starting eleven massively. I liked the look of Simpson last season and he was a threat each time he came on from the bench. Clearly not working out at Northampton so no point him being there, it's a no brainer, looks twice the player Hudlin does and can run. Bring in a quality striker and bring back these two and we should have a massive improvement in the striker positions for not much outlay, allowing scope to strengthen in other areas we're lacking. When did Simpson ever look a threat? I'm assuming his appearance and pace gives the allusion that he's a threat but I don't think many defences were worried about him coming on. Not much between them but I think Hudlin is the better player |
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Post by k1man999 on Dec 28, 2023 14:35:20 GMT 1
Regardless of how good we think JR and Simpson are, imo both are way better than Hudlin and Harrat. Would either of those score 14 goals in half a L1 season? No, absolutely not. Bring both back for me and we can improve the bench and starting eleven massively. I liked the look of Simpson last season and he was a threat each time he came on from the bench. Clearly not working out at Northampton so no point him being there, it's a no brainer, looks twice the player Hudlin does and can run. Bring in a quality striker and bring back these two and we should have a massive improvement in the striker positions for not much outlay, allowing scope to strengthen in other areas we're lacking. What we bringing simpson back for, to train wi Giant's looked more suited to the oval ball IMO |
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Post by galpharm2400 on Dec 28, 2023 15:19:16 GMT 1
Regardless of how good we think JR and Simpson are, imo both are way better than Hudlin and Harrat. Would either of those score 14 goals in half a L1 season? No, absolutely not. Bring both back for me and we can improve the bench and starting eleven massively. I liked the look of Simpson last season and he was a threat each time he came on from the bench. Clearly not working out at Northampton so no point him being there, it's a no brainer, looks twice the player Hudlin does and can run. Bring in a quality striker and bring back these two and we should have a massive improvement in the striker positions for not much outlay, allowing scope to strengthen in other areas we're lacking. What we bringing simpson back for, to train wi Giant's looked more suited to the oval ball IMO Breaking quickly as a two or 3 man attack looked our best bet all season. We did it numerous times against Blackburn and scored 3. Neither Ward nor Jordan are suited to that tactic. Jordan needs the ball into feet in and around the box, he needs balls into the box, head height or below to use his nouse to get a yard on a defender, we dont do that. Look at his goals for Blackpool. |
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Post by St Dogs Terrier on Dec 28, 2023 15:23:46 GMT 1
For all the armchair coaches out there, I have a couple of questions if JR were to be recalled?
1. If he had been available against Blackburn, who would you have drooped to fit him in and would he have fit into the system played?
2. How would you set up going forward to fit him into the first team?
Looking more at using the existing squad rather than a wish list ball playing midfielder, 20+ goal striker etc. that we may or may not get in Jan. Appreciate we have only had the Blackburn match to base thinking on as most of the rest have been defensive games.
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Post by Metch on Dec 28, 2023 15:55:03 GMT 1
I would be very disappointed with our management team if they thought the answer to our struggles was recalling Jordan. It would again show our lack of future planning and a desperate manager.
Let him stay at Blackpool where he'll get more game time, a bigger fish in a smaller pond, banging in more goals and adding to his legacy.
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Post by Porrohman on Dec 28, 2023 16:00:46 GMT 1
Regardless of how good we think JR and Simpson are, imo both are way better than Hudlin and Harrat. Would either of those score 14 goals in half a L1 season? No, absolutely not. Bring both back for me and we can improve the bench and starting eleven massively. I liked the look of Simpson last season and he was a threat each time he came on from the bench. Clearly not working out at Northampton so no point him being there, it's a no brainer, looks twice the player Hudlin does and can run. Bring in a quality striker and bring back these two and we should have a massive improvement in the striker positions for not much outlay, allowing scope to strengthen in other areas we're lacking. What we bringing simpson back for, to train wi Giant's looked more suited to the oval ball IMO And Hudlin for the Harlem Globetrotters |
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Post by Terry Jacko on Dec 28, 2023 16:13:41 GMT 1
I don’t think anyone wants Rhodes to come back and start every game for us? He would instantly improve our bench, I’d bring him back and sign a first team striker, not one or the other. He might contribute he might not but him running down his contract scoring goals for Blackpool is zero benefit to us?
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Post by softboy on Dec 28, 2023 16:34:35 GMT 1
He didn’t score goals in the Championship before he went to Blackpool (he wasn’t even in the team regularly) so why bringing him back will help I don’t know.
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Post by sapphireblue on Dec 28, 2023 16:38:19 GMT 1
If I were Jordan and you brought me back, I would not be happy at all.
I'd be injured as often as Ward for the rest of the season.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2023 17:44:20 GMT 1
He didn’t score goals in the Championship before he went to Blackpool (he wasn’t even in the team regularly) so why bringing him back will help I don’t know. Last season he scored more goals than Ward in over 1,000 minutes less on the pitch, and in a one up front formation that does not play to his strengths. People are saying he needs the ball played to his feet and we don't do that. The second and third goals on Tuesday were just that. If Del had gone off after that challenge in the first half having Rhodes on the bench would be useful. Also instead of playing Sorba as a striker when Wiles came off Sorba could have dropped to the wing and Rhodes gone up front. I really can't see how a player with that much potential goal threat would not be useful. |
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Post by boooothy on Dec 28, 2023 17:50:37 GMT 1
For all the armchair coaches out there, I have a couple of questions if JR were to be recalled? 1. If he had been available against Blackburn, who would you have drooped to fit him in and would he have fit into the system played? 2. How would you set up going forward to fit him into the first team? Looking more at using the existing squad rather than a wish list ball playing midfielder, 20+ goal striker etc. that we may or may not get in Jan. Appreciate we have only had the Blackburn match to base thinking on as most of the rest have been defensive games. I don’t like 2 upfront but i’d of played him where Sorba played, who would have been wingback and Kasumu play midfield over Wiles. |
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Post by impact on Dec 28, 2023 17:54:37 GMT 1
I would be very disappointed with our management team if they thought the answer to our struggles was recalling Jordan. It would again show our lack of future planning and a desperate manager. Let him stay at Blackpool where he'll get more game time, a bigger fish in a smaller pond, banging in more goals and adding to his legacy. We're in a relegation scrap. We need everything we have, and he gets on the bench every single time ahead of Hudlin. To continue picking Hudlin and leaving Rhodes at Blackpool would be insanity. |
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Post by saintlyterrier on Dec 28, 2023 17:57:28 GMT 1
I would be very disappointed with our management team if they thought the answer to our struggles was recalling Jordan. It would again show our lack of future planning and a desperate manager. Let him stay at Blackpool where he'll get more game time, a bigger fish in a smaller pond, banging in more goals and adding to his legacy. We're in a relegation scrap. We need everything we have, and he gets on the bench every single time ahead of Hudlin. To continue picking Hudlin and leaving Rhodes at Blackpool would be insanity. Not if we can get a better and younger player in the January window. |
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Post by araucaria on Dec 28, 2023 17:57:34 GMT 1
First half on Boxing Day, excellent cross from the left, forget by who, went right across their 6-yard box without a single Town player anywhere near it. I believe that this would have been meat and drink to Jordan because he has that striker's instinct that no-one else at the club has (cf Gary Roberts crossing exactly the same ball at Old Trafford with Afobe on his heels on the 18-yard line and Jordan still on the bench.)
As for who to leave out to accommodate him, it's more than an 11-man game, or would be for us if we had any fit-for-purpose subs to bring on.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2023 18:02:58 GMT 1
For all the armchair coaches out there, I have a couple of questions if JR were to be recalled? 1. If he had been available against Blackburn, who would you have drooped to fit him in and would he have fit into the system played? 2. How would you set up going forward to fit him into the first team? Looking more at using the existing squad rather than a wish list ball playing midfielder, 20+ goal striker etc. that we may or may not get in Jan. Appreciate we have only had the Blackburn match to base thinking on as most of the rest have been defensive games. I don’t like 2 upfront but i’d of played him where Sorba played, who would have been wingback and Kasumu play midfield over Wiles. That is called having options. Bit of a luxury for us at the moment. |
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Dec 28, 2023 18:04:31 GMT 1
He didn’t score goals in the Championship before he went to Blackpool (he wasn’t even in the team regularly) so why bringing him back will help I don’t know. 5 goals in 15 starts last season. Perhaps if we'd started him more often, he'd have scored more. |
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