Post by leedstillidie on Jul 24, 2006 21:47:02 GMT -1
If Rob Hulse passes his medical at Sheffield United - and with his long standing hip trouble that may not be so straightforward - Blackwell will have the cash to put together a bid for Coventry City striker Gary McSheffery.
Well that is one name who should be high up on Blackwell's wanted list.
But his price may well be too high given that Coventry have turned down a £2m from Birmingham for him. It may take £2.5m-£3m to prise him out. The Sky Blues are backing Mickey Adams this summer, with spending of between £1m-£1.5m already on 7 players, but with no income from sales, the right priced bid could be tempting enough for their boardroom.
Some will say, why sell one striker who could do the business in this division and buy another for a similar price? Well, if the second striker has more talent - and McSheffery does - then it makes sense.
Others are asking if a replacement is in fact needed. I think it is.
Healy and Blake have not yet proven themselves to be a partnership, while behind Cresswell, Beckford still has a lot to improve upon judging from comments of fans and Blackwell himself recently.
Ian Moore looks to be out of the manager's future plans having not even featured pre-season and he was not involved on the Norwegian tour. Have I missed news that he is injured?
As for Hulse going, well, the money is superb (£2.2m lump sum plus £0.8m performance related) for a striker who failed to consistently shine last season. He was not good enough (physically) as a lone striker, and lacked movement, yet he was not helped by the persistent hip injury nor by the formation. But his leaving is tinged with disappointment, because I was expecting to see him bag at least 20 goals in a traditional 4-4-2 with a better midfield behind him and a partner to play off.
So, other than McSheffery, are there any other decent Championship strikers in this division?
Or are there are strikers in reserve at any Premiership club willing to offer a loan or permanent deal?
Rossi for Manchester United is mentioned though I seriously doubt it's possibility given that Sir Red Nose has already said Rossi is not leaving earlier this summer and is about to lose van Horseface.
A striker and a fast left sided winger would be preferable with the Hulse cash, but as I said on another post, can anyone name a decent left footed player? Alan Thompson has been linked, but is he that fast?
Good luck to Hulse - he'll need it. He had a decent strike record for us - 20 goals in 59 games - though he leaves with a sense that we never saw the best of him.
posted by LUAFC Life @ Monday, July 24, 2006 1 comments
1 Comments:
At Monday, July 24, 2006 11:42:41 PM, LeadDiscovery said...
Well that is one name who should be high up on Blackwell's wanted list.
But his price may well be too high given that Coventry have turned down a £2m from Birmingham for him. It may take £2.5m-£3m to prise him out. The Sky Blues are backing Mickey Adams this summer, with spending of between £1m-£1.5m already on 7 players, but with no income from sales, the right priced bid could be tempting enough for their boardroom.
Some will say, why sell one striker who could do the business in this division and buy another for a similar price? Well, if the second striker has more talent - and McSheffery does - then it makes sense.
Others are asking if a replacement is in fact needed. I think it is.
Healy and Blake have not yet proven themselves to be a partnership, while behind Cresswell, Beckford still has a lot to improve upon judging from comments of fans and Blackwell himself recently.
Ian Moore looks to be out of the manager's future plans having not even featured pre-season and he was not involved on the Norwegian tour. Have I missed news that he is injured?
As for Hulse going, well, the money is superb (£2.2m lump sum plus £0.8m performance related) for a striker who failed to consistently shine last season. He was not good enough (physically) as a lone striker, and lacked movement, yet he was not helped by the persistent hip injury nor by the formation. But his leaving is tinged with disappointment, because I was expecting to see him bag at least 20 goals in a traditional 4-4-2 with a better midfield behind him and a partner to play off.
So, other than McSheffery, are there any other decent Championship strikers in this division?
Or are there are strikers in reserve at any Premiership club willing to offer a loan or permanent deal?
Rossi for Manchester United is mentioned though I seriously doubt it's possibility given that Sir Red Nose has already said Rossi is not leaving earlier this summer and is about to lose van Horseface.
A striker and a fast left sided winger would be preferable with the Hulse cash, but as I said on another post, can anyone name a decent left footed player? Alan Thompson has been linked, but is he that fast?
Good luck to Hulse - he'll need it. He had a decent strike record for us - 20 goals in 59 games - though he leaves with a sense that we never saw the best of him.
posted by LUAFC Life @ Monday, July 24, 2006 1 comments
1 Comments:
At Monday, July 24, 2006 11:42:41 PM, LeadDiscovery said...
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