kentblues
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Akinola is very decent- and with the right support alongside will be even more effective. He is a great 10 goals a season supporting striker.
The blinding need for a CF has been there months so there must be a target list that that has gone through the algorithms and spreadsheets and other due diligence.
I accept that attracting people here right now is not easy. However, as we have debated many times on here before about players who leave to no longer play a game of mens football stuck in some u21s or to warm the bench elsewhere getting no game time- money talks. First an agents interest is first and foremost the agent- so ££ there I am afraid. And then a player, time and time again, overcomes his reluctance when offered more money (especially the more experienced players who have a family and are nearer the end than the beginning of their careers). And then there are numerous clubs struggling currently, and a striker they are not utilising (maybe at L1 level) they will suddenly be happier to let go if someone is paying all their wages or even more attractive offering a fee that means they can pay next months players wages.
Now you will scream-- we have no money. Yes times are hard but actually we are in a better position than many clubs. And weighed against is the cost of non-league football - investing now makes sense.
With the current array of wingers and "false 9s" we can expect another 14/15 goals this season. We will be extraordinarily lucky for those to be somehow concentrated in games we get something out of. Basically we will need a load of 0-0, 1-1 and 1-0s to stay up.
I would worry less about who has the perfect attitude and the metrics in the analysis and focus on this- goals per minute on the pitch. Do they know where the onion bag is. A complete whining pain in the arse who gives us 10-12 goals to the end of season and results in that 14/15 becoming 25 and keeps us up is worth it- even if the spreadsheet says dont do it or even if he isn't on the spreadsheet at all.
The blinding need for a CF has been there months so there must be a target list that that has gone through the algorithms and spreadsheets and other due diligence.
I accept that attracting people here right now is not easy. However, as we have debated many times on here before about players who leave to no longer play a game of mens football stuck in some u21s or to warm the bench elsewhere getting no game time- money talks. First an agents interest is first and foremost the agent- so ££ there I am afraid. And then a player, time and time again, overcomes his reluctance when offered more money (especially the more experienced players who have a family and are nearer the end than the beginning of their careers). And then there are numerous clubs struggling currently, and a striker they are not utilising (maybe at L1 level) they will suddenly be happier to let go if someone is paying all their wages or even more attractive offering a fee that means they can pay next months players wages.
Now you will scream-- we have no money. Yes times are hard but actually we are in a better position than many clubs. And weighed against is the cost of non-league football - investing now makes sense.
With the current array of wingers and "false 9s" we can expect another 14/15 goals this season. We will be extraordinarily lucky for those to be somehow concentrated in games we get something out of. Basically we will need a load of 0-0, 1-1 and 1-0s to stay up.
I would worry less about who has the perfect attitude and the metrics in the analysis and focus on this- goals per minute on the pitch. Do they know where the onion bag is. A complete whining pain in the arse who gives us 10-12 goals to the end of season and results in that 14/15 becoming 25 and keeps us up is worth it- even if the spreadsheet says dont do it or even if he isn't on the spreadsheet at all.