don't think there is a realistic alternative

not with our resources. No-one in this division can afford the quality of midfielders to get away without a decent target-man type, and no one in this division ever gets anywhere without one.
Even the best City team ever in passing terms (the 93/4 team) needed one - Sutton - and would have been nowhere near as good without one.
Bottom line - we don't play hoofball BECAUSE we have a big striker (we still played hoofball in the seciond half of last season even when we lacked one), we need a big striker because in this division even the better teams are inevitably going to need to hit a fair number of long balls.
It would be nice to play like Arsenal but it ain't going to happen - probably ever.

Posted By: mr carra on July 21st 2006 at 09:16:53

Message Thread

Howard bid rejected (NCFC) - inutero, Jul 21, 07:49:04
- because we have nobody who can hold the ball up - so in away games we are under a LOT of (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Jul 21, 16:54:58
- The club won't be spending money PERIOD. (NCFC) - Army Boy, Jul 21, 09:36:35
  - diRECTOR OF fOOTBALL!!! hahahahahahahhaahha FUCK OFF THAT IDIOT (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jul 21, 10:26:37
  - Blimey talk about worst case scenario! (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jul 21, 09:44:21
- don't think there is a realistic alternative (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 21, 09:16:53
  - I agree 100% (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jul 21, 09:31:05
    - yep - it is the mix that is crucial (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 21, 09:35:15
  - I totally agree, sadly most teams need a battering ram as a forward it gives you options (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jul 21, 09:21:19
    - Geoff Horsefield? Izale McLeod? (n/m) (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jul 21, 09:26:55
- Because like it or lump it (literally in this case!)... (NCFC) - Derek Acorah, Jul 21, 08:39:20
  - plus of course (NCFC) - south, Jul 21, 09:37:04
  - So why then (NCFC) - Josef K, Jul 21, 09:26:05
    - maybe because... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 21, 09:32:43
      - I'm inclined to agree with you but (NCFC) - Josef K, Jul 21, 09:38:36
        
        it's a bizarre statement (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 21, 09:47:53
        
        Our scouting system must be terrible (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jul 21, 09:55:00
- What about the search for a right winger? How's that going? (NCFC) - Partial Angler, Jul 21, 08:04:02
  - In my opinion (NCFC) - Josef K, Jul 21, 08:07:24
    - Striker overload (NCFC) - drinks on drinkell, Jul 21, 08:44:46
      - I wouldn't lay this summers lack of transfer actiity squarely at the feet of Worthington.. (NCFC) - Derek Acorah, Jul 21, 08:49:37
        
        He has spent more cash than any manager in City history (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jul 21, 09:10:09
        
        The problem is (NCFC) - Josef K, Jul 21, 09:21:29
        
        Not as easy as that is it, im sure he would love Ashton and francis to still be here (n/m) (NCFC) - Derek Acorah, Jul 21, 09:13:40
        
        2 players in 5 years? (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jul 21, 09:32:20
        
        The Board are so bored with everything they are now the Bored. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jul 21, 09:02:59
        
        Things that aren't Worthington's fault (NCFC) - Josef K, Jul 21, 09:01:59
        
        If we'd have sold Green (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jul 21, 09:06:46
        
        I don't I think we would have had Howard. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jul 21, 09:07:28
        
        I still think we should go for Izale McLeod (n/m) (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jul 21, 09:09:48
        
        agree - rather someone on the way up and not getting past it (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 21, 09:18:11
        
        I agree he must be in our price range. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jul 21, 09:13:08

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