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If you had an input on our starting forwards out of the current batch of strikers we have & excluding Charlie Austen who would you choose & why?

Revell & Paynter
Revell & Peacock
Revell & Hutchinson
Revell & Tope
Peacock & Paynter
Peacock & Tope
Peacock & Hutchinson
Paynter & Tope
Paynter & Hutchinson
Tope & Hutchinson

For me i'd like to See Revell & Tope upfront.  Tope will be a lot more useful as his crossing is woeful despite the fact he can skim players. Revell is a decent Centre forward in the role of Paynter & will be a good feeder for Tope.  Just my opinion though.

I would Start Paynter and Tope as a proper front 2 with Charlie Austin and Revell on the bench

Revell and Tope for me.

Revell will put the graft in, close players down, win flick-ons etc. Tope showed in the 2nd half at Walsall he's very good at running the channels and he's also got that bit of flair about him and the ability to beat his man.

Paytner & Tope up front.
Revell & Austin on the bench.
I'd like to see Austin make a first team appearance soon as he's impressed in the reserves apparently and scored in both his games so far & Byrne seems to think a lot of him.
Why not give him a shot and see what he can do?

Yinka Casal and Mark Marshall

This.

Not sure myself.

But if Hutchinson is as lazy an uninterested as many say he is then he doesn't deserve to even wear the shirt.

Tope and McNamee out wide in a five man midfield, Paynter upfront on his own.

Hutchinson can make the tea at half time for Paynter and Tope. Although I only choose Tope 'cos there ain't fuck all else to choose from.

i know they are samey but i'd go for paynter and revell out of the current crop.
we so badly need to invest in a decent forward

I have to agree

My biggest problem is Revell or Paynter, not sure who's better last week Revell was brilliant, when Paynter came on for last 15 / 20 mins looked poor in comparision, this weekend I thought Paynter looked brighter in the 15/20 mins than Revell for the period he played.

Can't really be playing one this week and another next.  At the mo I think I'll go with Revell as think he could score more.  
Along side him i have Tope, not sure he's that great but definelty can't play on the wing, adds something different with a bit of pass up front, can get past players and score although i not sure if he knows what he's doing some of the time and any goals are likely to be a scuffed shot or deflection than a clinical finish.

Hutchison - not sure if he's lazy, don't anticipate or read the game well, but seems to miss good oppotunities because of this.  shame about the Millwall game goes he started off looking really good.

Peacock showed how to win headers when he came on on Saturday. Trouble was there was no one to pick them up. With the crosses that Macca can put in we need someone who can actually head the ball & a nippy striker to pick up on the loose balls. Tope may be able to do that or what about Austen.

I think paynter's getting a bit of a bum deal. He is by far the best IMO, and aisde from the walsall game, he looked to be the one most in sync with everyone else. He just needs a quick man alongside him, so tope or austin if can reach the level required.

Paynter & Topi

Revell and Austin - I know you said excluding him but on today's performance (I was there) he offer's a new dimension that has been missing since Cox's departure

Topi and Hutchinson

Topi and Revell imo, Revell will work his arse off and topi has a bit of skill to possibly beat a man

 Is none of the above an option?

Revell and Hutchinson

Paynter and Austin.

Likewise. 

Paynter needs games and while Revell looks good I thought Paynter was on the cusp of filling some of Cox’s goals.  Dropping seems to have impacted form and he needs to get back in the side and have the belief in him that he’ll stick em away.

Austin just for the wildcard element although it should really be Topi.

Looks like from the above posts no general agreement of who should be playing up front, other than no one picking Peacock, so thats who Wilson will go with. :D

I like Peacock great person & decent player in his time.  That's the problem though he's past his best and i can't see him cutting it up front for us this season.

If i'm really honest i don't think any of our current strikers have more than 20 goals between them this season.  I am of course excluding Charlie as he is an unknown figure at present but it certainly wouldn't hurt to stick him on the bench saturday.

For me either Revell or Paynter up front however the only reason i chose Tope is because i'm pretty sure he will do a better job upfront than on the wing.  He needs to work on his 1st touch though because at times it's awful.

Part of me feel sorry for Hutch because i really believe he wants to succeed with us but his biggest problem is he goes anoymous when things don't go his way.

Tough call on the striker situation at present

if i was to play peacock it would be at centre mid to cover douglas.he puts his foot in and would mix it up in there.taking a bit of pressure off ferry

Totally agree with that I think Peacock cna do a job in there, but unfortunetly the gaffer only see's Peacs as a striker whivh I think is a shame as I think he was really adapting to the midfield role and at the time offered us something we was missing

I can't see the harm in having Austin on the bench with a view to giving him a run out in the last 15 minutes, its difficult to see how he could be any worse than the current players. Nothing to lose and who knows, we might get lucky and find the goal scorer that we need.

Other than that Tope has to start up front, rather than out of position on the wing. As to who starts along side him, either Paynter or Revell - anyone but Hutchinson.

Tope upfront with either Billy or Revell.

Ime sorry...wouldnt have Tope in my team full stop...done nothing for me...not trying to wind people up here but feel Hutchinsons done ok....nothing special but no worse than the others.

Tope has done nothing and scored twice.

Hutchinson has done ok and scored once.

I dont care if either of them play like Tony Thorpe mixed with Fola Onibuje as long as they score goals...

But Tope hasn't really played many mins as a striker has he? Let's be honest we've tried Hutchinson who looks poor, we've tried Revell who's looked pretty good but can't play with Billy, we all know Billy isn't a scorer and Peacock is just coming back from injury and isn't really too great upfront either. So that leaves Tope or Charlie Austin with Austin being a rookie at this level.

Know what your saying but Tope cannot control and hold up the ball...bring in other players etc like strikers have to...his qualities are pace and the suprise factor.....For me Hutchinsons goal at Brentford was a great finish after a quality run,dont go along with this lazy image said on here by others...Wilson wouldnt have a lazy player in the team...JPM has learnt that and hes a new player this year.....to be honest i like Paynter in the team.

Tope job upfront wouldnt be close control and holding up the ball. We have Revell/Paynter/Peacock to do that.

We need Tope playing on the last man ready to burst through at pace.

Austin and Revell up front

Paynter and Tope. Paynter is our best striker, so he has to start. The best I've seen Tope play was at Walsall, when he was up top, so give him another go I say. And I was a big Hutchinson supporter, but he's quickly obtaining mucho shit status in my book.

Revell & Tope with Painter as sub.  I am not sure if it is too early for Austin yet.

The very question highlights the lack of any convincing combo.

Rev and Billy are too similar, Hutch is a waste of space, Tope is enigmatic (striker or wide attacker?) and we won't unlock that enigma before he returns to Bolton, Charlie is too young

I'd almost like that fat b*****d Trundle up front

Billy and Rev are ok but why both of them?

Worryingly i wouldn't rally want any of these options up front at a push i would play a on form paynter which don't look likely with wilson crushing his confidence.

Lets go for calvin zola in january

Meh. Fuck It. Lets play Phil Smith up front. Its gotta be worth a go.

To be fair DRS he was pants at Exeter and Walsall and we havnt seen the best of him this season...i keep saying hes our best striker when fit and in form,for me it shows how loan players can fuck the club up in some areas....though Ferry has been a good loanee.
Never been a fan of the loan system...managers feel under pressure to play them,Tope,Revell and Hutch havnt really worked(Brentford aside)

Ralphy and Leggett - they've got a proven track record as strikers

Boom boom!

(Not bad actually)

Paynter and Austin, with Peacock sub., fact.

We're really missing a finisher, so reluctantly it would be worth trying Austin and like Crozzer I'd go for Paynter and Austin, especially in the FAC1 and Johnstone's coming up.


The question who would you tart with isn't the same as who would you play. 

I think some of the pacey players can do damage later on in a game when it tends to open up due to tiredness and competitive momentum and that's when I'd play Tope.

In passing its a shame our own Lloyd Macklin isn't in the picture for that sub's role as he was showing signs that a goal might give him the confidence to add substance to his potential

Anyone know when he is due back?

Paynter and Austin/Tope.

Not Dopey Topey or Not do much Hutch.....

30 minutes into the reserves game

2-0 up

Austin and Paynter

3-0 half time.

Austin 1, Paynter 2 (1 pen)

Sweet....HRK didn't last long.

I know it's only the reserves but it sounds like the attackers are staking a claim for a first team spot.

and bloody good on 'em!!

Austin just seems born to score goals.He'll have loved scoring against he Plastics,who let him
go as a junior.

He seems to be working well with paynter,maybe this could be another paynter,cox esq partnership,nice to see O'Brien get an assist.

4-0 now another goal for charlie,surely he must start saturday. 

Finished 4-1. Austin's second was a header.

austin, o'neill and paynter to start saturday then please!

O'Neill couldn't even manage a half. Don't think he'll be ready for a few weeks unfortunately.

No to Austin, but yes to Paynter starting.

Still too soon in my opinion for a starting place.

agree sippo

fuck it, heres scoring goals chuck him in at the deep end.

Paynter and Austin.

Only because he's scored a few goals in the reserves doesn't make him 'our saviour'. A few more appearances off the bench first. Get him used to league 1 first.

I never once claimed he was our saviour.

Who the fuck is O'Neill? :D

How about messiah.

Maybe it was like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uMJYQ9LKGQ

saviour or not, he knows where the net is. He's young, fearless, chuck him in. what's the worst that can happen, he doesn;t score? No difference then.

My old man went to the game and was more impressed by Billy Bodin.

Plus, its away from home so wont have any/many fans on his back!!

I really don't see the issue with Austin starting, unless Wilson feels he wouldn't last anywhere near the full 90 minutes. It is just impossible for him to do worse than the rest of our strikers have recently.

Dunno, I copied Juddie

Something to do with Surf wear\??

Paynter subbed after 61 min., will start on Saturday.

Austin will probably come of the bench in the second half. 4:4:2 with Tope and Billy starting and Paecock and Austin finishing.

Logic is that Tope will play, otherwise Megson will be pissed off that the loan agreement wasn't followed.

Don't see Austin being fit enough yet for 90 min. of League 1.

I think Charley Austen should start. Austen's banging goals in for fun and by all accounts didn't look out of place on Saturday when he came on.

Maybe DW will start with Paynter and Charley Austen at Tranmere, Austen needs game time so the fact that he played the whole 90 mins yesterday shouldn't indicate he'll only get a place on the bench.

I'm not expecting Austen to become a League 1 goalscorer immediately (It would be nice though!) but we've been pretty ineffectual upfront so far, so what's the risk? If he scores on his full debut-great. If he doesn't he'll be no worse than what we've already got.

Looking at everything it's not even a risk to start Charley Austen.

Charly Austen must start!

(I hope I put 'Austen' in enough times to really fuck DV off. I even put 'Charley' to annoy him further)

I still think that Paynter and Tope with Austin and Revell on the bench in a 4-4-2 formation gives us the best attacking option, I just wish DW would stop this one up front with Paynter/Tope on the wing it does not work.

I'm just worried that with our scoring record and the lovely optimistic nature of our football fans, we will destroy the lad if he doesn't score within the game of his first start.

There's too much pressure on him already, but throw him in at the deepend, miss a sitter or something, and he'll receive encouraging comments like "waste of space," "utterly useless," "woudn't look out of place in the bsp."

The reality is, if he doesn't have a blinding or very good debut, he'll be ruined by "constructive criticism" from our "fans".

Paynter and Austin must start after scoring four goals in the reserves last night, no reason why Wilson will/should be forced to start with Tope, he isn't delivering and Austin is and deserves to start, Paynter is a better player with a quick player alongside. Tope on the bench for me.

I think the Tranmere game is the perfect game to play Austen for longer if we want to give him a chance soon.

I'd actually start Revell and Paynter, tell Revell to chase everything down and he'll get brought off when he's knackered. Bring Austen on for 25 minutes when the gaps are beginning to emerge.

Tranmere play quite a tight game at home, it won't be easy to break them down.

Spoke to someone who went and they said they would not hesitate to start Billy and Austin up front friday.Also worth noting that although reading might not be great this reserve team had a fair amount of its nown youngsters so good result imo

Best quote of the day Barry spot on,to many ready to shoot the lad down if he dont perform.

what pressure is he under? He can't do any worse than anyone else? Surely that means there's no pressure?

Agree with that, but for a player coming from Austin's level, the BSP still represents a step up, and maybe his level.

Charlie Griffin (the Chippenham goal machine) was pretty similar, and he's settled down to be a useful player at that level, with an occasional year in L2.

It worked as well, cunt.

all the more reason to start him away from home.

My work here is done......

How very Austentatious.

I think you'll find it should be Austintatious. DV will be most annoyed with you.

I feel like a right Charley.

:D