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What L2 team is spending millions on a squad, let alone a striker?

Isn't that the point of having a squad? If players get injured players can fit in elsewhere. For CM you have Andreu, Kelly, Doyle, Vincenti and Stevenson who can play there before the academy boys. Wingers you have Nazon, Jones, Vincenti and Andreu before DeKE and Finn. Then we have 4 strikes so...

Well, he's got 2 goals in 5 which is 2.5 games a goal... Strikers don't need to be good all round players, they need to know how to score goals. It is still early doors so he could prove better or worse, works either way. With Andreu looking like he'll remain in the starting XI, I think he and...

The apocalypse has begun already, going off the reaction of the Sky Blues faithful to the last 3 games...

Last time he played in L2 he averaged a goal ever 2.7 games. Can definitely score goals at this level.

There's a fixation on having that 20 goal a season striker. Obviously I want one, but the way people go on as if they're in abundance! McNulty last season in L2 he average a goal every 2.7 games, over 46 goals, that's 17. Biamou scored 15+ last season, Andreu got 13 and Jodi Jones is on 3...

I think it's a bit premature to be saying we 'need' a striker... We have 4 senior strikers plus Ponticelli. I think (and hope) things will improve: McNulty has 2 goals now in 5 games, that's a good ratio (fair enough 1 is a penalty). You've got Kwame Thomas and Ponticelli in fine form for the...

Well, I'd probably still play 4-2-3-1, for now, but it's good to know we now have a 'Plan B' when we fall behind now.

To come back from 2-0 down is just the kind of thing I want to see. I was worried we'd only be able to get results if we score first! Hoping it translates into the league.

I wouldn't introduce him too soon. Striker's build confidence by scoring goals and if you throw an 18yr old in the deep end, it could prove detrimental in his development. It's 4 games in, plenty of first team options, there's no real need to risk it - he's playing well in the U23s, leave him...

Portsmouth lost both their opening games last season... Plenty of time to sort it out

It's a 46 game season, we're not even a tenth through it... We need a reaction though.

Done a Dave at Crewe away the other year: ranting about the score without seeing the final. Oops.

Just want to point out Luton lost today, and they have Collins. Disappointing results last two, but it's not the end of the world.

We've also signed proven L2 players? The only starters I'd say who aren't 'proven' are Stokes, Willis, Grimmer and Jones. The former three have played the majority of their football in L1 and Jones looks like he's going to do well this season.

I think signing him, if anyone was already in doubt, signalled huge intent on what this club wants to achieve this season. Really looking forward to seeing him this season.

No one can begrudge him, but I do think it'll be a bad career move for him. Personally, I wish him all the best and prove me wrong. It's a move that sums up football atm: he was unsure what to do, Leicester unsure if he's worth 450k - peanuts for them - but the agent was sure what was best...

This is true, but at least this time around he's brought in his own players. Last time he had to make do with someone else's signings which may or may not have complimented the style he wanted to play. I interpret MR's goal is to build a solid, cohesive team unit. Starting with a solid spine...

I'd like to reserve judgement too, even Luton lost 1-0 the week after they battered Yeovil into oblivion. It's still early days, and with 12 new signings, there are probably some things to iron out. For me, I want us to start scoring early, especially against the weaker teams of the division. We...

Maybe not, but if we could go into games knowing we won't concede, and if we do it'll be no more than 1 goal, that takes a lot of pressure off the team. So far, we've played well defensively minor 1 goalkeeping howler - on a positive note, we kept Nouble quiet who was in a hit of form...