oafc1955 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 He was good in the early part of the season but faded badly....I dont think we can afford a luxury player who will play only 1/2 a season at best. Did he actually play a full 90 mins at all? Good player on his day but one or two hard tackles and he's gone.....he'll be targeted by opposing managers next season like he was 2nd half of last and I'm pretty sure he will be less effective this time around. How the hell will he pass a medical? I just hope if we do sign Dunn he will prove his fitness as we dont need another passenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Guru Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Our left side is weak if he were to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 We're actually gonna replace Forte with David Dunn....aren't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshawlatic Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 With our budget we need players fit every week. Yes his record was good last season but like others have said that's one good season in his whole career! Would much rather his massive wage be but on more players fit for 40 league games a season. I make it 4 penalties scored which is just short of 3rd of his goals! Poleon on the left is a decent swap I think and age is on his side! Poleon is a decent swap for a man who scored 15 goals whilst being mainly a crock? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Poleon is a decent swap for a man who scored 15 goals whilst being mainly a crock? ???[/quote Yes. Give Dom a run of games and he will come good.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusunga_Is_God Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Poleon is a decent swap for a man who scored 15 goals whilst being mainly a crock? [/quote Yes. Give Dom a run of games and he will come good.] He needs to fix his final product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 He needs to fix his final product. Couldn't agree more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 The lad is 21 give him a decent run on the wing and get him working on his delivery and we will have a decent player. Worked their back line when he was on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Why work on players when we have one of the best in the division ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Why work on players when we have one of the best in the division ? Stupid comment. Tarky, Matt smith, Neil eardley that's why you work on players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Stupid comment. Tarky, Matt smith, Neil eardley that's why you work on players Stupid? I'd say the definition of stupidity is selling your best players and replacing them with crap ones, its a good reason we have spent the last 19 years in decline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Think it was Harry Bosch a few weeks ago who said we've almost become programmed that selling players is the done thing. Hard to see the parallels between Gee talking about being desperate for promotion, healthy budgets etc and selling your only recognised goalscorer two weeks before the season starts - I'll be well pissed off if it is true* but no doubt the owner will get off scot free as always. *Twitter is wrong sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 One thing to remember is it might actually be Forte himself wanting the move, nothing the club can do then really to keep him. No point in keeping someone who wants to play elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Richard Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I was worried about scoring goals next season before I read this, I'm even more so now. Even if Jon is injury prone he is still worth at least 15 goals thanks to his positioning and pace. Without that, as proved against Bolton the other night we have very little end product. I know it's still only early in ore season but we need that wow player that can create something out of nothing. If Jon goes, we lose that and Ploj is a very poor substitute from what I've seen so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 At least 15 goals? Blimey, that is what he scored last year - with his massively out of character (for his career) purple patch. Two goals since November, if you look at the other end of the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjk2008 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I'd sell him tomorrow. It was a purple patch at the beginning of last season and nothing more. His career stats will tell you that. Once opposing defenders cottoned onto him, he was largely ineffective for the whole of the 2nd half the season (Notts County aside but they were truly :censored:e). I dont think he'd make 20 appearances this season, I dont even think he would score 10. If selling him meant bringing someone else in, I'd do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 With this logic why are we even looking at Gunning ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I'd sell him tomorrow. It was a purple patch at the beginning of last season and nothing more. His career stats will tell you that. Once opposing defenders cottoned onto him, he was largely ineffective for the whole of the 2nd half the season (Notts County aside but they were truly :censored:e). I dont think he'd make 20 appearances this season, I dont even think he would score 10. If selling him meant bringing someone else in, I'd do it. Sell to bring in who? Another kid? Loan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Sell to bring in who? Another kid? Loan? David Dunn by the look of it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazzin19 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 George green is going to create and score goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 George green is going to create and score goals Based on what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisbrogan Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Nothing to worry about anyway he is bound to fail the medical as he was going to retire through injury last season. It's true I read it on OWTBs He could though. I think it was around October that I heard that he was due to go for a scan with the thoughts being that he'd have to finish. At that time there were concerns that we'd ballsed up by giving him a contract. Of course he managed a few more games & goals after that but whether not being able to train fully caught up with him in the second half of the season, I don't know. However, we obviously chose to take up the option of a second year so could have thought that we'd found a way of managing his injuries (unless we'd taken the option so that we could cash in to some extent). He offered a threat for us last season and all things being equal I'd really like him to stay but I'd feel nervy relying on him to repeat the trick in terms of appearances & goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Thinking about it, there is no excuse to sell. He may jump at the chance to be back near home but the deal wouldn't happen without our consent. A measly fee for our best attacking player. For the money we will sell him for there is little point not keeping him on next season if there's even a chance he could replicate last season. Those who are saying he might not score because of his legs are speculating. The fact is he is our top scorer, he is our best attacker, and we're happy to get rid for a tiny figure. He's worth more to us than he is in the market. It's pathetic, once again. Only a couple of days ago we said we were behind just a few teams in terms of budget, in the same week we sell Forte for a pittance. It's :censored:. Around £100k for a potentially our best, irreplaceable, exciting attacking footballer and some people are happy he's leaving? Some people have lapped up Corney's sob stories for far too long. Edited July 23, 2015 by NewBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisbrogan Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Around £100k for a potentially our best, irreplaceable, exciting attacking footballer and some people are happy he's leaving? Some people have lapped up Corney's sob stories for far too long. Where has the figure of £100k come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The management needed all the backing they could get because they are already under the pump in some quarters. This is quite the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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