[warfey is a spireite]

someone who can win a header in box for goal or two weve no one , one striker at club ,pope or madine

[clarevoyant.]

warfey is a spireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:06 AM, said:

someone who can win a header in box for goal or two weve no one , one striker at club ,pope or madine

If you'd gone to a random match (assuming town weren't playing ) yesterday at Wimbledon (say) would you be on here raving about a 6'2''ish

black lad who scores great goals with both head and feet

[martatcross]

warfey is a spireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:06 AM, said:

someone who can win a header in box for goal or two weve no one , one striker at club ,pope or madine

Transfer market shut till January wage budget spent gives us the option of shipping out players to bring them in and only on loan look around is there anyone who can come on loan who will score goals ?

[Exharboroughspireite]

warfey is a spireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:06 AM, said:

someone who can win a header in box for goal or two weve no one , one striker at club ,pope or madine

If only we had the leading scorer in English football eh?

[Westbars Spireite]

warfey is a spireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:06 AM, said:

someone who can win a header in box for goal or two weve no one , one striker at club ,pope or madine

We had a bid turned down for Pope before the end of the last window.

[metallilad]

Exharboroughspireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:27 AM, said:

If only we had the leading scorer in English football eh?

Your right we have. When was the last time he scored?
I'm as proud as the next supporter about the fact that he sits top of that chart right now but it's a bit of a false statement to make in this context because he hasn't scored in the last three matches now.

[Goku]

Westbars Spireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:32 AM, said:

We had a bid turned down for Pope before the end of the last window.

No chance he'd leave Vale for us any way.

[Doughnut]

metallilad, on 26 October 2014 - 10:34 AM, said:

Your right we have. When was the last time he scored?
I'm as proud as the next supporter about the fact that he sits top of that chart right now but it's a bit of a false statement to make in this context because he hasn't scored in the last three matches now.

No it isn't: he is the top goalscorer; nobody has scored more than him!

If we're talking form then that's a different issue. But, is that down to Doyle individually or more of a team issue?

[warfey is a spireite]

Exharboroughspireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:27 AM, said:

If only we had the leading scorer in English football eh?

done nowt last three games and chances going begging in box though

[Valley Blues]

The issue yesterday wasn't the fact we didn't have anyone to get on the end of a cross, it was the fact that, certainly from the right, we didn't supply any crosses. Jones was slightly better at getting forward and overlapping down the left but Darikwa, in my opinion, was woeful again. It is quite clear he simply doesn't want the football. Having said that, hats off to him for a goal saving block in the first half but that was it from him.

[Goku]

Valley Blues, on 26 October 2014 - 11:00 AM, said:

The issue yesterday wasn't the fact we didn't have anyone to get on the end of a cross, it was the fact that, certainly from the right, we didn't supply any crosses. Jones was slightly better at getting forward and overlapping down the left but Darikwa, in my opinion, was woeful again. It is quite clear he simply doesn't want the football. Having said that, hats off to him for a goal saving block in the first half but that was it from him.

I saw at least three very good crosses go across the six yard box yesterday with nobody getting on the end of them. It was a sign of two things imo - bad positioning in the box and a lack of players coming forwards.

[Valley Blues]

Goku, on 26 October 2014 - 11:06 AM, said:

I saw at least three very good crosses go across the six yard box yesterday with nobody getting on the end of them. It was a sign of two things imo - bad positioning in the box and a lack of players coming forwards.

Players getting forward is what our 'one up top' systems totally rely on and bringing in a new CF would not solve this problem. I agree that both Pope and Madine would be suited to our type of system playing alone but are we suggesting that the divisions top scorer should be replaced by one of those players, or similar. Personally I think Doyle has answered critics fantastically this year and his figures speak for themselves. He wasn't the issue yesterday at all.

[Westbars Spireite]

Goku, on 26 October 2014 - 10:43 AM, said:

No chance he'd leave Vale for us any way.

You're probably right unless it was silly money. I was told Sheffield United bid more than we did afterwards and that was also turned down.

[Spireite-Karl]

warfey is a spireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:58 AM, said:

done nowt last three games and chances going begging in box though

I've heard others say this before, though apart from his miss against Oldham where he failed to connect for a tap in, I thought he was terrific in that game. His movement, passing and holdup play were a joy. As somebody else says on this thread, the problem isn't Doyle.

EDIT: And it's no surprise that he hasn't scored in three when Cook's dropped/ messed Johnson and our tactics around. The understanding that Johnson and Doyle has is amazing as is the balls that Johnson slips through for Doyle (absolute quality), but Cook obviously doesn't want this with four games left with Johnson's loan as he's not the future (sorry, but that's as barking a decision if not worse than any that Sheridan ever made!)

This post has been edited by Spireite-Karl: 26 October 2014 - 01:03 PM

[BodieUK]

Michael Higdon fits the bill, Warfey

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

BodieUK, on 26 October 2014 - 01:27 PM, said:

Michael Higdon fits the bill, Warfey

He'd probably cause more problems than we are currently doing. We have no physical presence and little chance of winning aerial battles and scoring headees regularly. We are reliant on pin point crosses to unmarked or unchallenged players. Armand wasn't up to the aerial battle either before anyone says he scored one yesty

[metallilad]

Doughnut, on 26 October 2014 - 10:46 AM, said:

No it isn't: he is the top goalscorer; nobody has scored more than him!

If we're talking form then that's a different issue. But, is that down to Doyle individually or more of a team issue?

That's why it's a false statement to make in this context.
Yes he's the top scorer but he hasn't scored in the last three matches. I never said he wasn't the top scorer.

[essexspireman]

there's a guy who was knocking a few in at Northampton before he got injured

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

essexspireman, on 26 October 2014 - 02:51 PM, said:

there's a guy who was knocking a few in at Northampton before he got injured

Again and therein lies his problem. If he'd stayed fit here he probably wouldn't have lost his place and he may well still be here. His town career was littered with injuries and some blamed our back room staff for his problems but it looks like the problem is far deeper and he's missing a chunk of the season again.

[Waller is my hero]

warfey is a spireite, on 26 October 2014 - 10:06 AM, said:

someone who can win a header in box for goal or two weve no one , one striker at club ,pope or madine

Yep & Doyle suddenly turned Bunkum overnight!! It's proven, Doyle gets the service, he will get goals