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I guess he's had a bust-up with Potter at half-time. If not, why was he subbed for Wilson? 

The 1 time we nailed it early on, we then immediately get fucking relegated so was over before it really got started. Classic West Ham.

I think we've had a dismal choice of strikers for about 20 years now. 

the exile" wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025, 15:11

Vexed wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025, 08:50

honky cat" wrote: ↑05 Sep 2025, 22:43 Oh dear never mind we'll have to play Marshall.

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Marshall is shit. Wilson is shit. Fullkrug is a useless  broken old wreck and is shit - but was the only barely viable striker we had. 

Potter is the stupidest man alive for putting us in this situation. What a completely fucking obvious fuck up from the club again. Useless fucking dismal cunts. 

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Inclined to agree with you on Fulkrug, but neither Wilson nor Marshall are shit. Okay, one's getting on a bit and the other is a bit young but we'll get goals out of both this season, especially Wilson, depending on fitness of course.

Well, they're both behind the shit Fullkrug in the pecking order so clearly both fucking shit.

It disturbs me how up in arms everyone was about Wilson and then ten minutes of competent play and you've flip flopped . Fucking ridiculous. cսnt couldn't get a club until Sully blundered in with his chequebook. Must be because he's really fucking good right? 

Marshall just isn't a Prem player, it's not his fault he's probably going to be starting next month because Wilson will be injured or just dropped for being hopeless, it's that fuckwit Potter's. 

It s a while since we've had such a dismal choice of strikers. Lucky we've got a manager whose teams make tons of chances..... oh hang on. 

Fuck off. 

Vexed wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025, 08:50

honky cat" wrote: ↑05 Sep 2025, 22:43 Oh dear never mind we'll have to play Marshall.

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Marshall is shit. Wilson is shit. Fullkrug is a useless  broken old wreck and is shit - but was the only barely viable striker we had. 

Potter is the stupidest man alive for putting us in this situation. What a completely fucking obvious fuck up from the club again. Useless fucking dismal cunts. 

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Mohamadou Kanté scored a great goal for the U21s although he's a midfielder I'm sure he could play up front if needed?

The bloke is a beast.

He might be old, he might be injury prone, but Wilson is clearly not shit.

This was always the problem though. If Wilson gets injured, which is likely, it's Bowen up front, with no viable other option. 

honky cat" wrote: ↑05 Sep 2025, 22:43 Oh dear never mind we'll have to play Marshall.

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honky cat" wrote: ↑05 Sep 2025, 22:43 Oh dear never mind we'll have to play Marshall.

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Oh dear never mind we'll have to play Marshall.

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Massive Attack" wrote: ↑05 Sep 2025, 16:47

eusebiovic wrote: ↑05 Sep 2025, 14:25 Apparently he managed to injure himself in the warm-up before Germany lost 2-0 to Slovakia last night...

Jeez, what a clumsy retard

We never learn. A transfer window opportunity missed to flog him with a bit of resale value when I said we should have cut our losses. I fear we could be lumbered with the knackered Carthorse for the remainder of his 3 year contract. I warned this would happen when we bought him for so much money and on the length of contract we gave him.

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/german ... d9mCTBrDJK

I'm sorry to say he won't be missed by me.

eusebiovic wrote: ↑05 Sep 2025, 14:25 Apparently he managed to injure himself in the warm-up before Germany lost 2-0 to Slovakia last night...

Jeez, what a clumsy retard

Idrissa Gueye – was as it turns out available on a loan deal with the balance payable next year: Italian side Udinesi snapped the young striker up on a season-long loan with an option to buy of just £13.5 million.

From C&h

eusebiovic wrote: ↑05 Sep 2025, 14:25 Apparently he managed to injure himself in the warm-up before Germany lost 2-0 to Slovakia last night...

Jeez, what a clumsy retard

Apparently he managed to injure himself in the warm-up before Germany lost 2-0 to Slovakia last night...

Jeez, what a clumsy retard

Ohh matron 

I always thought Fulkrug likes to go deep (ooh matron) and have runners go beyond him. Despite his height he's not a target man. More a Sheringham type?

Wilson had the luxury of Summerville also coming on and being on fire so the Forest defence were all over the place by that point.

For a big man Wilson seems nifty on his feet and seems to be able to create a chance for himself whereas the German seems reliant on service in the same way Haller and Scamacca were.  I suspect if Diouf had been crossing regularly Füllkrug may be effective but for a big man he seems to get bullied too easily.  Probably a better option from the bench when you need to go direct for a goal.

Will Wilson be as effective when starting though at his age, and with his injury problems?

I reckon he's always gonna be a better option from the bench.

Wilson has decent hold up play. Get it into his feet, and he will hold firm with his marker and lay the ball off.  

Wilson is miles ahead of Fulkruug as a lone striker. He is being bullied out there. He's a big German pussy.

 

Hammer I am" wrote: ↑01 Sep 2025, 08:24 He would benefit a lot from playing with Summerville I think, he's not had someone to drag players around and create space before as much as he does, I also feel as soon as he gets one he'll start a nice run. I like him, dont have a problem with being vocal about the team, I'm sure he's shouting at himself in the mirror too

Wilson showed he’s miles ahead of Fullkrug, who so far is all mouth and no trousers. 

Wilson has to start if he’s fit based on his cameos, because he’s a significant improvement on the slow and immobile German. 

 

Fullkrug just isnt a lone striker. He feeds off another striker making space for him. Totally isolated yesterday and his touch was off. He looked really sharp playing alongside Bowen in preseason but the Premier League is different level and he just isnt involved enough. He was waving the team up the pitch as he was desperate for others to help with closing down space. Just running around like a headless chicken watching defenders pass it between themselves is pointless. 
What he does possess is a great shot. If he can  find space then he will score. Others need to make space for him, he doesnt have the clever movement that Wilson showed to lose a marker. Fullkrug will be targeted as a threat and marked. 
I'm still hopeful we will get 10+ goals from him but he will need us to be on top in games and not be sat back trying to counter. 

Wilson is showing he can play the lone striker role. With Bowen generally more effective out wide, this might be better for us although I expect if we overplay him then he will break. 
 

Don’t think there is any way we can play Wilson AND Fullkrug
We end up short in midfield & suspect they’d get in each others way 
We want to have Bowen Paqueta Summerville Fernandes & Magassa on the pitch so that means one up front
Hopefully yesterday convinced Potter that a back 4 suits us better  especially to add that midfield body 
 

He would benefit a lot from playing with Summerville I think, he's not had someone to drag players around and create space before as much as he does, I also feel as soon as he gets one he'll start a nice run. I like him, dont have a problem with being vocal about the team, I'm sure he's shouting at himself in the mirror too