Lack of Back Up Striker will cost us dearly

I take my hat off to MM and TC they have completely turned our season around

I wasn’t impressed with his appointment but it looks like I and many others were wrong

However, it is obvious to everyone that the focal point of this team is Keiffer Moore

The whole way we play needs us to have a physical presence up front. Keiffer has been brilliant this season and we can all see what he brings to the team. However, every single game he takes a battering, he works his socks off and runs himself into the ground

Unfortunately between now and the end of the season it is inevitable that he will get injured/suspended or just be completely worn out. We have nobody to replace him when this happens

I sincerely hope I’m wrong but letting Glatzel go without signing a replacement will cost us dearly and possibly even a play off place

I take my hat off to MM and TC they have completely turned our season around

I wasn’t impressed with his appointment but it looks like I and many others were wrong

However, it is obvious to everyone that the focal point of this team is Keiffer Moore

The whole way we play needs us to have a physical presence up front. Keiffer has been brilliant this season and we can all see what he brings to the team. However, every single game he takes a battering, he works his socks off and runs himself into the ground

Unfortunately between now and the end of the season it is inevitable that he will get injured/suspended or just be completely worn out. We have nobody to replace him when this happens

I sincerely hope I’m wrong but letting Glatzel go without signing a replacement will cost us dearly and possibly even a play off place

Glatzel was not like for like by any stretch of the imagination though....

We don't know how good Watters can be yet. Got some decent attacking players coming through the ranks too (e.g. Waite, Harris, Isaak Davies) and we have some midfielders who could potentially play up front (possibly Ojo, Murphy, etc)

We don't know how good Watters can be yet. Got some decent attacking players coming through the ranks too (e.g. Waite, Harris, Isaak Davies) and we have some midfielders who could potentially play up front (possibly Ojo, Murphy, etc)

Agree we have a few players who MIGHT be able to do a job of sorts but can any of them do the job Keiffer does?? Personally I don’t think so

I take my hat off to MM and TC they have completely turned our season around

I wasn’t impressed with his appointment but it looks like I and many others were wrong

However, it is obvious to everyone that the focal point of this team is Keiffer Moore

The whole way we play needs us to have a physical presence up front. Keiffer has been brilliant this season and we can all see what he brings to the team. However, every single game he takes a battering, he works his socks off and runs himself into the ground

Unfortunately between now and the end of the season it is inevitable that he will get injured/suspended or just be completely worn out. We have nobody to replace him when this happens

I sincerely hope I’m wrong but letting Glatzel go without signing a replacement will cost us dearly and possibly even a play off place

Glatzel was not like for like by any stretch of the imagination though....

I don’t disagree with letting Glatzel go as he couldn’t do the target man role, I just think it was a big mistake not to replace him with an experienced striker

I take my hat off to MM and TC they have completely turned our season around

I wasn’t impressed with his appointment but it looks like I and many others were wrong

However, it is obvious to everyone that the focal point of this team is Keiffer Moore

The whole way we play needs us to have a physical presence up front. Keiffer has been brilliant this season and we can all see what he brings to the team. However, every single game he takes a battering, he works his socks off and runs himself into the ground

Unfortunately between now and the end of the season it is inevitable that he will get injured/suspended or just be completely worn out. We have nobody to replace him when this happens

I sincerely hope I’m wrong but letting Glatzel go without signing a replacement will cost us dearly and possibly even a play off place

Glatzel was not like for like by any stretch of the imagination though....

I don’t disagree with letting Glatzel go as he couldn’t do the target man role, I just think it was a big mistake not to replace him with an experienced striker

We were signing a striker however his present club wanted a fee even though his contract finishes at the end of the season. Bit of brinkmanship I think but if we still want him he will be a free in the summer.

Callum Patterson would do nicely. Harris’s transfer record was actually pretty good but the Patterson deal was awful. He’s be a good back up to keiffer and I’m sure mick and tc would have really liked him

We don't know how good Watters can be yet. Got some decent attacking players coming through the ranks too (e.g. Waite, Harris, Isaak Davies) and we have some midfielders who could potentially play up front (possibly Ojo, Murphy, etc)

Agree we have a few players who MIGHT be able to do a job of sorts but can any of them do the job Keiffer does?? Personally I don’t think so

Definitely not, I agree with you. I imagine if Moore gets injured we’ll need to play 2 up front to compensate

I agree with the OP that KM is a massive part of the way we play and we do not have a player that will get anywhere near replacing him if the worst happens, however we do now have a manager who I feel can adapt the way we play should we need to unlike Neil Harris who was tactically inept.

I take my hat off to MM and TC they have completely turned our season around

I wasn’t impressed with his appointment but it looks like I and many others were wrong

However, it is obvious to everyone that the focal point of this team is Keiffer Moore

The whole way we play needs us to have a physical presence up front. Keiffer has been brilliant this season and we can all see what he brings to the team. However, every single game he takes a battering, he works his socks off and runs himself into the ground

Unfortunately between now and the end of the season it is inevitable that he will get injured/suspended or just be completely worn out. We have nobody to replace him when this happens

I sincerely hope I’m wrong but letting Glatzel go without signing a replacement will cost us dearly and possibly even a play off place

Glatzel was not like for like by any stretch of the imagination though....

I don’t disagree with letting Glatzel go as he couldn’t do the target man role, I just think it was a big mistake not to replace him with an experienced striker

its the glatzel bit i was getting at far more than KM... it really did not work so MM would { hope it doesnt come to it } have to find another way. anyway Mick seemed happy enough with him leaving ...

Losing Moore would be a massive blow for us as we don't have a like for like replacement. It was a bit of a shock to see Glatzel go but im not sure he's that much of a loss as he's not a target man. We would have to adapt our game if Moore wasn't available anyway. Would Murphy, ojo or wilson offer less than glatzel if played up top? I dont think glatzel brings much more to the table compared to those players.

I'm hoping Glatzel does well and a German team takes him off us next season. Not sure he's cut out for this league and he definitely doesn't suit how we currently play.

Losing Moore would be a massive blow for us as we don't have a like for like replacement. It was a bit of a shock to see Glatzel go but im not sure he's that much of a loss as he's not a target man. We would have to adapt our game if Moore wasn't available anyway. Would Murphy, ojo or wilson offer less than glatzel if played up top? I dont think glatzel brings much more to the table compared to those players.

I'm hoping Glatzel does well and a German team takes him off us next season. Not sure he's cut out for this league and he definitely doesn't suit how we currently play.

pretty much as i see it..

Only my view I have big doubts on Watters.

Only my view I have big doubts on Watters.

well on one hand Tuesday was not very clever ..on the other Mick sees them in training and put him on ahead of Mark Harris...think we need to see more of him to judge but its a huge ask mickleover sports to maidstone to crawley to championship all in a year....

Have to agree that Patterson would be a good replacement if Moore got injured. Wonder if there are any out of contract players who could do a job for us. Issac Davies or Watters might do but neither is a hold the ball up type of centre forward. Guess if Moore was injured we would have to change our style ofplay from a lump the ball forward side to playing with a mobile front three passing the ball a lot more. We actually do have the players who could do that but the change in style would be dramatic.

Only my view I have big doubts on Watters.

Yes, I'm having similar doubts. He really didn't seem to be alive to things when he came on late in the game on Tuesday. He was almost put through at one point and whilst the pass wasn't perfect it was one that you would have expected him to make something out of.

He didn't seem to be chasing down defenders either but that may be unfair as it's sometimes difficult to tell on TV.

Having said all that, many of us have been crying out for the club to take a punt on a young, lower league striker and for the small amount of money we've paid it has to be worth a gamble.

He certainly has a lot to learn, and prove, at this level but it is early days and I hope that he proves our initial doubts unfounded

Only my view I have big doubts on Watters.

Im in the same boat Annis,hoping he can make the step up, but think its a big ask of him.