Jamie_the_Jambo Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 we have scored more goals than anyone else in the league up to this point? Is it that when we get a striker our tally will rocket? Please ponder.....? Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I find it disturbing that we need a goalscorer that badly that we are looking at Ratboy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Yes, we need AT LEAST one new striker. We are creating alot of chances at the moment but our failure to convert them into goals has aready seen us booted out of one competition. With one or two dead-eye strikers, we'll convert our chances into goals and then we will see just how good this rejuvenated team of ours is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/scottish-premier-league/2008-2009/league-tables/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_the_Jambo Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 I was being a little facetious methinks. But it was a thought of how we really could indeed improve ! I think rearend will not only score goals but will set them up for whomsoever he partners. However, I do not think he is mature enough or professional enough to move to hearts. If Maurice Johnston had the balls to cross the glasgow devide then deekyboy has got it easy really. He just isnt mature for a footballer of 25 years. The hibs casual mentality he has will haunt him if he doesnt grow up. He still has the potential to be really really good footballer for any club and his country. But time is running out for him. 25 years old deekyboy tick tock tick tock.... Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I was being a little facetious methinks.But it was a thought of how we really could indeed improve ! I think rearend will not only score goals but will set them up for whomsoever he partners. However, I do not think he is mature enough or professional enough to move to hearts. If Maurice Johnston had the balls to cross the glasgow devide then deekyboy has got it easy really. He just isnt mature for a footballer of 25 years. The hibs casual mentality he has will haunt him if he doesnt grow up. He still has the potential to be really really good footballer for any club and his country. But time is running out for him. 25 years old deekyboy tick tock tick tock.... Jamie Signing for Hearts could be the making of him, if he lets it. This would be an ideal opportunity to rid himself of his mistakes in the past and prove that he can move on and mature into a proper professional footballer. A lot of ifs there, including actually signing for us in the first instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primavera Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I was being a little facetious methinks.But it was a thought of how we really could indeed improve ! I think rearend will not only score goals but will set them up for whomsoever he partners. However, I do not think he is mature enough or professional enough to move to hearts. If Maurice Johnston had the balls to cross the glasgow devide then deekyboy has got it easy really. He just isnt mature for a footballer of 25 years. The hibs casual mentality he has will haunt him if he doesnt grow up. He still has the potential to be really really good footballer for any club and his country. But time is running out for him. 25 years old deekyboy tick tock tick tock.... Jamie I worry that Strachan has ruined Ratboy in the short term (Not just for us but as a potential international) - if we sign him it might take half a season to get him back to how he played for Hibs and by then the crowd will hate him far more than they do already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws (FTH) Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Yes, we need AT LEAST one new striker. We are creating alot of chances at the moment but our failure to convert them into goals has aready seen us booted out of one competition. With one or two dead-eye strikers, we'll convert our chances into goals and then we will see just how good this rejuvenated team of ours is. We're not after Shiels as well are we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wicker Man Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 The goals against is slighty worrying. Though it's good that we are scoring goals through the chances we are creating - in the fact we are not having to rely on one individual or partnership. A fully fit Christian Nade, Mike Tullberg and Gary Glenn would add to the options we already have. Though signing a decent goalscorer could only benefit the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I'd be happy if all our current stikers were fit and we PLAYED TWO up front. Tullberg (let's hope he's a player). Nade (a good player hiding in there somewhere) Glen (a promising youngster) Mole (a worker, if not a natuaral scorer - yet?) Buffalo Bill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCASTLE Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I thought Rearend had snoted Strachan at training, that is why he was outed? He might be good but he is personality challenged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwull22 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Janskauskas Bednar Pospilsil and even Elliot at the time, of course we need more than 1 striker. Even if it is to hold the ball up to allow the midfield to break through ala Hartley and Skacel, god i'm about to cry just thinking about it, on goes the semi final again, FTH GIRUY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primavera Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I thought Rearend had snoted Strachan at training, that is why he was outed?He might be good but he is personality challenged! imo Strachan is a class A arsebucket, he has the man management skills of a pig. Dont mean he isnt a good manager - he is, and Celtic will likely win the league again, but his personality makes him very incomplete in that he will only ever get the best out of the willing players, he loses the plot with the guys that need tlc, and Ratboy is definitely one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Do you know where hell is Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We just need someone to convert our chances, today at the game we could have scored a couple more easily if we just had someone with the killer instinct, imo of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyespana Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I'd be happy if all our current stikers were fit and we PLAYED TWO up front. Tullberg (let's hope he's a player). Nade (a good player hiding in there somewhere) Glen (a promising youngster) Mole (a worker, if not a natuaral scorer - yet?) Buffalo Bill . Lets be clear here BB its okay saying give some of our strikers time but in the clear light of day Nade & Mole are not good enough punt them, as for Tullberg he is a unknown quantity and as for Glen he is just a young lad who given time me be the answer to our prayers.So as the speculation reaches a frenzy I hope we sign a goalscorer before the window closes I do not care if he came from outer Mongolia if he scores goals that will do me. Grumpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieholt Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I guess we must trust Csaba's judgement here. The OP says we have scored more than any other team. But our goal difference is only +1 so we are leaking them at a similar rate. As stated elsewhere we have strikers who are still to appear so we seem to have options. On balance, I would prefer to spend any money on the defence. Not as sexy but perhaps a more efficient way of increasing the GD ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Deeds Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We need a finisher to prevent more results like the Airdrie one. At present we are dominating games but only sneaking single goal wins. We need a quality striker to win matches when we play poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicTs Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Yes. A goalscorer would make 3rd a likelihood rather than a possibility imo. None of the current strikers will get us regular goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie-Brown Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 In the formation we play it is the main strikers job to link play & work the opposition defenders and take the brunt of their attention - also chipping in as many goals as possible is required however it is the player who plays in the position that Kingston/Obua played yesterday that will get the most opportunities if they play the position correctly - a natural goalscoring attacking-midfielder in the Skacel / Hartley / C.Cameron mould is what we require to play that position...currently in the SPL then Don Cowie of Inverness comes closest to that and we could probably get him for the same kind of money as Riordan without all the extra baggage & hassle factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Boyd isn't playing for Rangers today. Perhaps we are in to sign him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamboRobbo Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I'd be happy if all our current stikers were fit and we PLAYED TWO up front. Tullberg (let's hope he's a player). Nade (a good player hiding in there somewhere) Glen (a promising youngster) Mole (a worker, if not a natuaral scorer - yet?) Buffalo Bill . The problem I see Bill, is that it'd be a bit of a gamble. Tullberg MIGHT be a star. or Nade MIGHT find fitness/form. Or Glen/Mole MIGHT reach a level of strenght/maturity where they start to shine. I'd be a lot happier if we had at least one proven striker, with 3 or 4 backups who we'd hope that at least one or maybe two of them will come good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie-Brown Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Boyd isn't playing for Rangers today. Perhaps we are in to sign him? He's got less work rate & movement than Velicka - we'd be better offering ?500K to bring the popular Andrius back than spend a whole lot more on the lazy Hun lard-ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 He's got less work rate & movement than Velicka - we'd be better offering ?500K to bring the popular Andrius back than spend a whole lot more on the lazy Hun lard-ass. No thanks. Not a popular opinion here. Boyd vs Velicka - and you would choose Velicka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 no team will have success where the main striker cant put away one on one attempts and scores only 1 out of every 7 or more goals that the team score every game we have won clinging on because 1. we dont score our chances, and 2. we cant keep a clean sheet. As the season progresses this will lead to a load of dropped points We need a goal scorer. If Riordan is the only proven goalscorer we have in our sights Vlad needs to make sure we get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie-Brown Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 No thanks. Not a popular opinion here. Boyd vs Velicka - and you would choose Velicka? Yes - Boyd is a better goalscorer but he is a lazy fat Hun b'stard and I don't like him - another player I'd never want to see in Maroon - although his career would probably on the downhill slide before he'd ever want to sign for us - I'm glad about that. I like Andrius Velicka and think he's a good goalscorer especially at Hearts. You think Robbie Neilson is a good footballer so I don't see how you can reasonably laugh at anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 He's got less work rate & movement than Velicka - we'd be better offering ?500K to bring the popular Andrius back than spend a whole lot more on the lazy Hun lard-ass. we'd have been better not getting rid of our only regular goalscorer, whom had cost us nothing, and for whom we only got pennies, in the first place.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winston churchill Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 ibrox apart,we have bossed every game this season and should be taking more of the chances. also,it seems that most of our goals are coming from midfield/defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Given that we've played 4 SPL Games and haven't yet kept a clean sheet I'd say the more pressing issue is building a more reliable the back four. Whether this can be done using the existing resources or not is another question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drylaw Hearts Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We need a goalscorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winston churchill Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We need a finisher to prevent more results like the Airdrie one. At present we are dominating games but only sneaking single goal wins. We need a quality striker to win matches when we play poorly. another good point. did we not have 18 corners & 8 shots on target v st.midden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therapist Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We can pass the ball about in midfield and defence to our heart's content - as we did yesterday. But without a decent outlet or two upfront we will end up running out of options and gifting it back to the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Benoit Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We can pass the ball about in midfield and defence to our heart's content - as we did yesterday. But without a decent outlet or two upfront we will end up running out of options and gifting it back to the opposition. I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy_Jambo Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 we have scored more goals than anyone else in the league up to this point? Is it that when we get a striker our tally will rocket? Please ponder.....? Jamie In a word. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Winstone Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We had the answer to the problem and punted him to Norway only for him to sign for Rangers. The frustrating thing is we would not have been having a conversation about needing a goal scorer or contemplating the arrival of Rat Boy if Velicka had been kept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy_Jambo Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We had the answer to the problem and punted him to Norway only for him to sign for Rangers. The frustrating thing is we would not have been having a conversation about needing a goal scorer or contemplating the arrival of Rat Boy if Velicka had been kept. Even if we had velicka i'd still want another striker. And when i say striker i mean someone that is deadly infront of goal. Not like the current lot of strikers we have. If i was the manager i would be desperate to bring in a creative player with some flair aswell. Someone with skill and a good football brain. We're Seriously lacking in that department. Maybe this new midfielder from kaunas is the player we need. But i somehow doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Winstone Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Even if we had velicka i'd still want another striker. And when i say striker i mean someone that is deadly infront of goal. Not like the current lot of strikers we have. If i was the manager i would be desperate to bring in a creative player with some flair aswell. Someone with skill and a good football brain. We're Seriously lacking in that department. Leave the flair to the 'experts' down Leith way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankenstein Jambo. Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Probs get shot down for this but we should be signing someone like Webster because we seem to be leaking to many goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankenstein Jambo. Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Even if we had velicka i'd still want another striker. And when i say striker i mean someone that is deadly infront of goal. Not like the current lot of strikers we have. If i was the manager i would be desperate to bring in a creative player with some flair aswell. Someone with skill and a good football brain. We're Seriously lacking in that department. Maybe this new midfielder from kaunas is the player we need. But i somehow doubt it. Velicka was deadly in front of goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Winstone Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Probs get shot down for this but we should be signing someone like Webster because we seem to be leaking to many goals. Or Pressley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankenstein Jambo. Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Or Pressley! Aii, even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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