Now that's a blast from the past. IIRC, that didn't go through because we couldn't agree terms with WBA and it was considered a huge disappointment that we didn't land him, but he didn't amount to much after that.
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Player Dominic Solanke
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Looking out to in as such Never really got over being told his 'dream' move was off/ over... As you said he bounced around and never seemed to kick on again
Bac to Dom... 2 appearances 2 goals, more than decent..but with these long term injured players THERES ALWAYS a readjustment period. Whether its straight away or a few games in , Dom was a million miles off it in his comeback , let's hope that's his ' off period' cos if there's ever been a time when we need a striker it's now..With the amount of ball/play were getting around the opponents box, goals are there to be had... And we just haven't been able to take advantage. Finger XD Dom can reap the rewards of some really decent build up play.
Lol completely mental!
Regardless of his questionable finishing and comparisons to elite strikers, what's immediately evident is that he's way more suited to this style of play than either RKM or Rich.
When balls get lumped to him he's actually able to physically hold off opposition players, win headers and control the ball. When the ball gets lumped to Rich he usually just flops on the floor and we lose possession, while it's not RKM's natural game, either.
He's also got a much more reliable touch and link-up play. With Rich it's a complete lottery - he has the odd game where he links up fairly well but most of the time he's misplacing passes or miscontrolling the ball.
The one thing you lose with Solanke compared to the other two (Rich especially) is that capability to score a goal out of nothing. Wouldn't be surprised if Solanke never scores a bicycle kick in the rest of his career, whereas Rich will ocasionally score an absolutele worldie when you least expect it.
Personally I think Solanke's better for the team, but Rich is a useful wildcard option off the bench until the summer. Think we should aim to sell Rich and then buy a first choice striker who we then rotate with Solanke moving forward.
And fire RKM into the sun.
When balls get lumped to him he's actually able to physically hold off opposition players, win headers and control the ball. When the ball gets lumped to Rich he usually just flops on the floor and we lose possession, while it's not RKM's natural game, either.
He's also got a much more reliable touch and link-up play. With Rich it's a complete lottery - he has the odd game where he links up fairly well but most of the time he's misplacing passes or miscontrolling the ball.
The one thing you lose with Solanke compared to the other two (Rich especially) is that capability to score a goal out of nothing. Wouldn't be surprised if Solanke never scores a bicycle kick in the rest of his career, whereas Rich will ocasionally score an absolutele worldie when you least expect it.
Personally I think Solanke's better for the team, but Rich is a useful wildcard option off the bench until the summer. Think we should aim to sell Rich and then buy a first choice striker who we then rotate with Solanke moving forward.
And fire RKM into the sun.
Seems we all underrated what a miss he was. He’s been very good since coming back from injury.
He looks perfect for Frank’s terrorist ball tactics too.
He looks perfect for Frank’s terrorist ball tactics too.
He is far better than people give him credit for
Not your finest post this
Richy has went on longer scoring runs. I'd still replace both in the summer.
Traditional CF - will always have a space in any squad.
Better than Haaland.
I'm seriously questioning whether Haaland has ever showed up against us. Any matches that I don't remember?
He’s scoring for fun since he came back
Please don't be injured again!