Breaking News Sam Dalby signs

[wakes123]

HMS **** THE LEAGUE

 

[LCBB72]

Good signing. I like his profile and PB reckons he is like a young Barry Corr, which can't be bad.

I read that he has been liked to Harry Kane .

 

[mattytheshrimper]

Good to see a striker come in, decent age, decent height. Fingers crossed it works out!

 

[Jasrod]

Positive signing can’t wait to see him progress and show his full potential

 

[Jai]

I like this one. Was highlighted at Orient as a really good prospect hence his subsequent moves. Has had a lot of experience in the game for his age and still can only improve.

Goalscoring records at past clubs don't tend to mean that much for players so young.

 

[Oakley1]

Glad to see the usual response from some posters on this site....so he hasn't scored 100 goals in 40 matches so he's no good for us, typical negative response from Some so called southend fans

 

[fredheim_holm]

According to wikipedia he is left footed and stile is similar to Harry Kane that's something to live up to

Also found this quote on his wiki interesting, from former teammate James Dayton:

"He's left-footed, has a lovely touch and he's very aware of space. He is very natural at taking the ball into space and away from pressure".

Sound like a very good signing to me, if nothing else he'll surely be an upgrade on Acquah, can see both Murphy and Rush thriving off playing with the lad.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Another promising signing and it's good that we're doing our transfer business early for once. Plenty of time and friendlies for the new boys to gel. I wonder where this leaves Akinola, though?

A right-back (presuming Elvis leaves) and a winger, and I think we'll be looking pretty well set.

 

[rigsby]

At least this answers those who were questioning why the trialists were binned early.

 

[Jai]

Another promising signing and it's good that we're doing our transfer business early for once. Plenty of time and friendlies for the new boys to gel. I wonder where this leaves Akinola, though?

A right-back (presuming Elvis leaves) and a winger, and I think we'll be looking pretty well set.

Akinola is a completely different type of player to Murphy and Dalby. Gives us another option, although I fear PB has taken a dislike to him.

We will need more than two senior strikers for a 44 game season.

I still think we lack a playmaker in the centre of midfield, I can't see Holmes having the legs for that unless it's in a midfield 3.

 

[sufcfed]

People saying about negativity, at the end of the day we will have to judge him based on what he does for us and can only get behind him......BUT

if we were offered an anonymous striker but told his record is 2 goals in 38 games, you could be forgiven for being underwhelmed.

Time will tell

FWIW I feel Matt Rush is still a better prospect and deserves to be a starter to see what he can do with a run of games.

 

[Jai]

Article from The Athletic about Dalby from a couple of years back, sounds like a good character.

https://theathletic.com/1336849/201...or-first-team-test/?source=emp_shared_article

Let's not forget he was in a totally chaotic Orient side as a 16-year-old, then in a Woking side that was really struggling at the end of last season, with no relegation and possibly players furloughed.

 

[Maldon Shrimper]

People need to remember that tall strikers are there to obviously score goals but also to create space for others to exploit like Murphy and Rush

 

[Andy_S]

I’d have expected this to mean that Kargbo is going back to QPR, but is that not him behind Dalby in his video interview that the club have tweeted?

 

[Tommy2holes]

Think it's a very positive signing and one that I hope works for the club and for this young man.

Seems to have a good character and needs a permanent home.

Welcome Sam

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

People need to remember that tall strikers are there to obviously score goals but also to create space for others to exploit like Murphy and Rush

exactly this. some strikers are just about goals, some are about more. we've needed someone to do the 'more' alongside Murphy who seems to be a pure goal scorer. The target man's job is to do things that fans don't see and don't appear in the goalscorer rankings, but that are huge to a team

 

[Cody]

I like this signing. Lots of upside, a good pedigree, fits in with what we need up front.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Good solid signing and hopefully we are the club he fulfils his clear potential with.

what do you know about soccer goose brain?

 

[Ipswhrimp]

There's a Dalby stereo system playing on the Zone at the moment. If you listen to one speaker, it's full of woe - 2 goals in 38 first team starts. In the other speaker (the one I'm listening to), are his youth and U23 stats (and he's still only 21) - a hatrick against RB Leipzig for Watford U23s, 4 in 6 games for Leeds U23s, 11 goals in 19 for Orient U18s... I think there's a real possibility this is going to prove a great signing. Welcome, Sam!

 

[Paulie Walnuts]

what do you know about soccer goose brain?

I know you need a good rocket up your behind bubble head brain.