Out of contract Strikers

[grandad]

Transfer Market  list 250 out of contract strikers. Surely there must be a couple we could sign for wages only.
that could do a better job than what we have at the moment.

[jarv]

you would think so.....

[westcliff white]

its not just wages is it thoughm the signing on fee, the agents fee, and are they really going to be any better. They are free agents for a reason

[MJG]

its not just wages is it thoughm the signing on fee, the agents fee, and are they really going to be any better. They are free agents for a reason

Also fitness wise going to take them a month maybe to get up to speed.

[Riverside]

I see we have 3 options

1) swap Martin for Smith - it was working better at the beginning of the season
2) change the formation and have 2 up front . Woodrow and either Martin or Smith
3) trust the youth and give Humphrys a go . Worked with Dembele but that was with 2 up front

[westcliff white]

Humprys is a head of Woodrow in my selection process at present, I would go Martin and HUmphry, if we went two up front.

[@jolslover]

I see we have 3 options

1) swap Martin for Smith - it was working better at the beginning of the season
2) change the formation and have 2 up front . Woodrow and either Martin or Smith
3) trust the youth and give Humphrys a go . Worked with Dembele but that was with 2 up front

1- Martin is basically an upgraded version of Smith, the better player. Smith would not be getting anymore goals than Martin is and I find it baffling how anyone can rate him. More movement from a lampost
2- Our strikers are not good enough to play two up top. Would be a waste considering the quality we have in attacking midfield, a 4231 or 433 is definitely the formation we have that plays to our strength
3- Dembele then was much better than Humphrys is now. He is not ready or he would have been given a chance. Slavisa worked with him all pre-season and knows him a lot better than we all do.

[filham]

We all recognise that McCormac was worth a lot to us for the goals he scored but remember the number of assists he achieved, we need to replace him on two counts.

[Bracken White]

Believe that Smith receives unnecessary disrespect here. Big CF players need nifty '2nd' forwards who can play off them. Both Martin/Smith need a proper strike partner be it either Woodrow/Piazon/Humphrys. We are not comparing like with like, however it is true, McCormack's class is a huge loss. Dembele benefitted hugely from it. Also, to quote Andy Gray "You gotta gamble." We do not have players who bust a gut to get into scoring positions - Sessegnon's succession of crosses 1st half are a testimony to that.

[davew]

I would like to see us play a match with none of "of our recognised strikers", we wouldn't score any fewer goals! As for the formation, perhaps Aluko as the main striker supported by Cairney and 1 of the other newbies, so what I think I am saying is a 4 3 3 set up.

[davew]

Barcelona rarely play with any big units up front, do they?