cmbwa
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Post by cmbwa on May 31, 2023 7:17:30 GMT
Would be underwhelmed with any of our old strikers if i'm honest.
Edit* would take Dackers obviously, but doubt he'd sign a permanent move here
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Post by tonya on May 31, 2023 8:11:10 GMT
If there’s one former striker I’d happily have back, it’s Dackers - could he be persuaded to drop back down a league after a pretty poor spell at Woking? Good with the ball at his feet so should fit quite nicely into Cal’s system, but his height would also make him the ideal target man for Taylor’s crosses and long throws. Only watched him at Gloucester when he was excellent and their defence didn't know how to handle him. Wonder where he lives or perhaps flexible. He fitted in here well it seems.
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Post by cityboy5705 on May 31, 2023 12:33:35 GMT
People forgetting that Elliott had a good goal/game return for the blues during that Covid impacted season. Then didn’t he go and get the NLN golden boot at Boston the season after? Great talent in non league as strikers go really 6 goals in 23 games hardly prolific and 3 penalties 14 goals in 44 games for Chester are you sure that's prolific
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Post by cmbwa on May 31, 2023 13:09:47 GMT
People forgetting that Elliott had a good goal/game return for the blues during that Covid impacted season. Then didn’t he go and get the NLN golden boot at Boston the season after? Great talent in non league as strikers go really 6 goals in 23 games hardly prolific and 3 penalties 14 goals in 44 games for Chester are you sure that's prolific He didn’t say it was prolific.
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Post by Moltisanti on May 31, 2023 13:31:20 GMT
Didn’t rate Elliott.
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Post by agl on May 31, 2023 15:17:46 GMT
Agree. Doesn't really have an all round game. Seen him give defenders a very easy ride too many times.
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Post by bryndjones on May 31, 2023 19:52:36 GMT
I’d take Dackers back in a heartbeat because his return in a struggling team was very impressive, but I trust Calum’s scouting network a lot more than my own blinkered view of strikers I’ve seen in the Chester bubble.
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Post by oldsealandroadender on Jun 1, 2023 0:52:57 GMT
Jason Oswell is available, released by Telford. Aged 30 but could still do a job, injury permitting!
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Post by oldsealandroadender on Jun 1, 2023 1:15:08 GMT
Jason Oswell is available, released by Telford. Aged 30 but could still do a job, injury permitting! Just read he signed for Newtown in the Welsh League. He was there for three years before going to Stockport.
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Post by Moltisanti on Jun 1, 2023 4:33:45 GMT
Jason Oswell is available, released by Telford. Aged 30 but could still do a job, injury permitting! Signing players released from relegated teams? No thanks.
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Post by peterkaysock on Jun 1, 2023 5:31:13 GMT
Jason Oswell is available, released by Telford. Aged 30 but could still do a job, injury permitting! Not really done anything since Stockport. I know we tried to sign him under Jonno and Bern, he went full time at Morecambe, didn't make it there and not found any form since.
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Post by DannyJ on Jun 1, 2023 8:47:17 GMT
Someone suggested Alabi on Twitter, couldn’t believe what I was reading!
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Post by ChesterTrueBlue on Jun 1, 2023 10:11:52 GMT
The strikers that we had between 2015-2017 are just an absolute no-go. Alabi, Bell, Akintunde. Would take Dackers, thought he was quite good. Reminds me of Kole Hall. We've got Hall, Caton and Clarke who could all be our striker, obviously Clarke needs to prove himself first.
As for the rest of the side, I'd say we still need another central midfielder (Whitehouse) as well as an expereicned player for the dressing room (Kenyon-esque). People talking about another GK for competition for Stanway, I'm not too sure it's necessary. If he did get injured or suspended we could get an emergency signing as our window is different to the Premier League and EFL.
The side is shaping up quite well so I'd say we're probably 3/4 good signings away from a team that will challenge at the top fingers crossed.
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Post by peterkaysock on Jun 1, 2023 10:17:54 GMT
Hancock has left Curzon Ashton. 32, good player and scores some crackers outside of the box
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Post by avfo on Jun 1, 2023 10:47:05 GMT
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Post by avfo on Jun 1, 2023 10:59:47 GMT
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Post by CH3STER on Jun 1, 2023 11:25:52 GMT
More good business from Cal, confident this lad will be a massive hit
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Post by MPW on Jun 1, 2023 11:32:48 GMT
Another promising young forward, by the sound of it. I do wonder if we need a more experienced forward after losing Kurt and Duds?
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Post by CH3STER on Jun 1, 2023 11:41:26 GMT
Another promising young forward, by the sound of it. I do wonder if we need a more experienced forward after losing Kurt and Duds? Not for me we don’t. Young and hungry with a goal scoring profile is the way to go. Thankfully our recruitment strategy has changed and we don’t buy past it money grabbers anymore. Get a couple more permanent signings in and then some long term loans and this squad will have a right go. Cal Mac football genius
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Post by 54321 on Jun 1, 2023 13:04:42 GMT
Agree we need proven not promising but still trust in cal.
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Post by ChesterTrueBlue on Jun 1, 2023 13:17:37 GMT
Agree we need proven not promising but still trust in cal. I'd agree it'd be nice to have a 'proven' striker, your likes of Glen Taylor and Connor Hall, but unfortunately they are few and far between at this level. Most experienced strikers at this level are just looking for a club to coast at for a year before they move on to their next club. With young strikers, they're trying to impress to either get that move to the EFL or if they're on-loan like Caton and Dackers, they're trying to impress for their parent clubs. I fear we have a bit of expectation in strikers given that we've had both Willoughby and Asante in the space of a few years but it's important to remember when we had strikers like Akintunde and second-spell Hannah.
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Post by nytram on Jun 1, 2023 13:20:38 GMT
Players play well or indifferent in different teams and systems. Calum from day one knew how to get players to his system. Classic is Kurt as a number 9 which York never did. Altrincham have a history of bringing in players but they don't fit in to their system. Zak could (hopefully) be the next Kurt. Be interesting to see how Glendon and Weeks play in a Calum Chester team because with Bern and Johnno I always thought they played too deep and between each other. Anyway welcome to Chester Zak.
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Post by Greasby Blue on Jun 1, 2023 13:50:15 GMT
Does anybody remember CM saying on the FNFS a couple of months ago that he had identified 3 players who would make us better regardless of what league we would be in next season? I wonder if we already have two of them.
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Post by devachatter on Jun 1, 2023 13:56:37 GMT
Agree we need proven not promising but still trust in cal. I'd agree it'd be nice to have a 'proven' striker, your likes of Glen Taylor and Connor Hall, but unfortunately they are few and far between at this level. Most experienced strikers at this level are just looking for a club to coast at for a year before they move on to their next club. With young strikers, they're trying to impress to either get that move to the EFL or if they're on-loan like Caton and Dackers, they're trying to impress for their parent clubs. I fear we have a bit of expectation in strikers given that we've had both Willoughby and Asante in the space of a few years but it's important to remember when we had strikers like Akintunde and second-spell Hannah. Akintunde was ok far better then some of the dross we've had aka Harry White At least he put the effort in
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Post by ChesterTrueBlue on Jun 1, 2023 14:29:29 GMT
I'd agree it'd be nice to have a 'proven' striker, your likes of Glen Taylor and Connor Hall, but unfortunately they are few and far between at this level. Most experienced strikers at this level are just looking for a club to coast at for a year before they move on to their next club. With young strikers, they're trying to impress to either get that move to the EFL or if they're on-loan like Caton and Dackers, they're trying to impress for their parent clubs. I fear we have a bit of expectation in strikers given that we've had both Willoughby and Asante in the space of a few years but it's important to remember when we had strikers like Akintunde and second-spell Hannah. Akintunde was ok far better then some of the dross we've had aka Harry White At least he put the effort in Harry White, forgot about him. Possibly one of the worst footballers I've seen play for us. 6 goals in 30 games apparently according to wikipedia. 1 goal every 5 games.
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Post by agl on Jun 1, 2023 15:29:58 GMT
Akintunde was ok far better then some of the dross we've had aka Harry White At least he put the effort in Harry White, forgot about him. Possibly one of the worst footballers I've seen play for us. 6 goals in 30 games apparently according to wikipedia. 1 goal every 5 games. That's positively prolific compared with some strikers I've watched at the club over the past 40 years. I give you Trevor Birch
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Post by hughdemann on Jun 1, 2023 15:31:10 GMT
I seem to remember another prolific scorer from Ilkeston coming our way, anyone remember
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Post by Gandalf on Jun 1, 2023 15:45:59 GMT
I seem to remember another prolific scorer from Ilkeston coming our way, anyone remember Would that have been Kane Richards?
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Post by borussiachester on Jun 1, 2023 15:49:40 GMT
I’d be surprised if we’ve signed Goodson to be the new ‘main man’ up top - he seems to fare better playing off a more central target man, so he strikes me as more of a Dudley replacement than a Willoughby replacement. On the assumption Kurt’s going then we’re still without an orthodox no. 9 in the squad, so I’d say we could do with signing a more experienced, 15-a-season centre-forward like a Carver or a Gilchrist.
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Post by Gandalf on Jun 1, 2023 15:50:15 GMT
I'd agree it'd be nice to have a 'proven' striker, your likes of Glen Taylor and Connor Hall, but unfortunately they are few and far between at this level. Most experienced strikers at this level are just looking for a club to coast at for a year before they move on to their next club. With young strikers, they're trying to impress to either get that move to the EFL or if they're on-loan like Caton and Dackers, they're trying to impress for their parent clubs. I fear we have a bit of expectation in strikers given that we've had both Willoughby and Asante in the space of a few years but it's important to remember when we had strikers like Akintunde and second-spell Hannah. Akintunde was ok far better then some of the dross we've had aka Harry White At least he put the effort in Akintunde has had a pretty interesting career since leaving us, worth a look online. Worst I can think of is the likes of Kevin Rapley, Adam Proudlock, Jamie Reed
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