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| 141. Author: MikeyLeonard Date: Mon 18th Aug 2025. 16:14 Raymie the Legend, Mon 18 Aug 10:57 š Reply |
| 142. Author: wee eck Date: Mon 18th Aug 2025. 16:34 I do think we need another recognised striker but I also think the problem was exaggerated last year by the lack of chances created and the absence of regular goals from midfield. I think both these issues have been addressed this season which may take some pressure off the strikers. If you`re creating chances and scoring goals it doesn`t really matter who`s converting them. Reply |
| 143. Author: onandupthepars Date: Mon 18th Aug 2025. 16:57 I`m suspicious of Boyan Georgiov - by his own admission he`s a man without conviction, who doesn`t know - fat lot o` use for a striker! Reply |
| 144. Author: wee eck Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 09:48 Another one bites the dust - Sam Cosgrove has joined A-League Premiership winners Auckland FC. The former Aberdeen striker has made the move to the successful New Zealand outfit. The 28-year-old had three successful years at Pittodrie under Derek McInnes before he was sold to Birmingham City in 2021 and then he joined Barnsley two years later. Reply |
| 145. Author: Berkey Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 11:50 do think we need another recognised striker but I also think the problem was exaggerated last year by the lack of chances created and the absence of regular goals from midfield. I think both these issues have been addressed this season 2 games in and weāve scored 2 goals with one being a 1 a season type worldy from a defender and weāve addressed the issues? Very premature! Not convinced, we have a solid midfield now for sure but there aināt a lot of goals in it. Not sure where Jefferson will play but cooper is not going to be consistently good enough at this level this season to create enough. Easton would have solved the problem so in my eyes we havenāt solved it yet until we have that type of quality player and of course a striker. The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity! Reply |
| 146. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 12:16 wee eck, Mon 18 Aug 16:34 The problem is how much weāre relying on a striker that simply canāt be relied upon. Yes, the quality of the squad has improved and maybe creating more chances will bring more goals, but the fact remains we canāt depend on Kane. Itās no secret weāre a different side with him in the team, and when heās missing we look toothless. I posted previously the stats and how much we struggle when kane is absent. This hasnāt really been addressed this window. Andrew Tod has chipped in, but I canāt see his goals lasting all season. He looks a really promising player but heās still a bit away from being an established scorer at this level. If weāre serious about pushing for the playoffs, we need someone who can lead the line, play the majority of games, and actually be a consistent threat. The issue is that every club (even Celtic in their own market) is on the hunt for the same thing, a striker who can last the distance and score goals. c'mon the pars Reply |
| 147. Author: desparado Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 12:28 If rumours are to be believed we are going to add another CH and a striker soon. Donāt think there will be any more, so no āEaston typeā being signed in this window. Maybe Lennon thinks we have someone on our books already who could fill that role ? What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 148. Author: wee eck Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 12:29 I did say I thought we needed another striker. Maybe you missed that bit. And we`ve played 6 games, not 2, as Berkey seems to think, one against a Premiership team when we scored. I love it when folk dismiss `worldies` as if the potential to score them was some sort of handicap. It`s pretty obvious we`re moving the ball quicker and offering a bigger goal threat from other areas of the field. MacLeod`s hardly had a chance to show what he can do either. Reply |
| 149. Author: obiwanyouknowme Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 12:42 @desparado- whatās the rumours - able to share? Reply |
| 150. Author: desparado Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 12:54 Topic Originator: obiwanyouknowme like Date: Tue 19 Aug 12:42 @desparado- whatās the rumours - able to share? Just a rumourā¦.. no namesā¦ What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 151. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 14:14 Personally I never thought Dylan Easton was an option from a rival club, and not upset that he didn`t make the move. Strikers are hard to come by and getting a proven goalscorer in the door will be very tough. They are in short supply and we will be way down the pecking order. It`s unfortunate that Chris Kane is injury prone but that means other players will need to chip in goals. Unless they are exceptional I am not too sure there are many consistent goalscorers out there in our price range. G Wardrope Reply |
| 152. Author: Buster_Brown Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 14:16 desparado, Tue 19 Aug 12:28 Knowing absolutely nothing about him, other than the video weāve all seenā¦.but I would have thought that Caceres was an āEaston typeā signing. If the rumours were true about Eastonā¦and we had got him, would we have signed Caceres? Reply |
| 153. Author: onandupthepars Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 16:59 I`m not saying anything new, just my take on where we are with recruitment. I`ll be very surprised if we don`t sign a striker before this window closes on first of September. I`d also be surprised if it hasn`t been at the top of our manager`s list all along. We`ve got 12 and a bit days to find out. If we don`t get one then I`d imagine we`re saving the money earmarked for a striker till we can get one who meets our stringent criteria. I get that feeling from what others have posted about NL as manager at Hibs. I don`t think he`s one to blow the budget just for the sake of ticking a `got another striker` box. Post Edited (Tue 19 Aug 17:01) Reply |
| 154. Author: Berkey Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 17:11 You know, actually your right wee eck, we blew away a couple of league 2 teams so actually we have solved the goalscoring problems from last season totallyā¦. The league is what Iām interested in and itās our bread and butter and very easy to measure how improved we are. If we go into this season relying on cooper and Andrew Tod thatās a problem for me. If Jefferson comes in for cooper hopefully thatās an upgrade and Kane will obv come in tod but we need another striker, ideally one who competes in the air as well have plenty width in our team. The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity! Reply |
| 155. Author: wee eck Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 17:16 You`ve completely misrepresented my original post. Now there`s a surprise. Reply |
| 156. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 18:04 Apparently Lucas Fyfe grabbed a great goal and put in a great performance against Celtic. Snodgrass was full of praise on his socials, which isnāt a surprise given heās part of the agency Fyfe has signed with. Congratulations also to forward Lucas Fyfe who has also been named in the Scotland U17s squad for their upcoming training camp š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ The two-day training camp in Largs will give U17 Head Coach Brian McLaughlin the chance to work with the group of players ahead of EURO Under 17 matches in October. Brilliant Lucas š c'mon the pars Post Edited (Tue 19 Aug 18:07) Reply |
| 157. Author: red-star-par Date: Tue 19th Aug 2025. 18:20 I could see some interest in Lucas Fyfe soon. The big English clubs are easily able to take a chance and sign youngsters for 6 figures even when they are on the fringes of first teams Reply |
| 158. Author: RMGpar Date: Wed 20th Aug 2025. 13:28 Kevin Nisbet anyone? .. Reply |
| 159. Author: kozmasrightfoot Date: Wed 20th Aug 2025. 13:52 A bit pricey I reckon. Pars fan. Magpies fan. Mens tennis fan. Alternative rock fan. Not a fan of much else. Reply |
| 160. Author: WarringtonPar Date: Wed 20th Aug 2025. 13:57 kozmasrightfoot, Wed 20 Aug 13:52 No more than Kirk Iād reckon. Reply |