Sorry, are we talking about Kieffer Moore here? The one everyone said was a donkey the other day after he won that pen and red card against Bristol City?? The main strike centre-forward who has scored FIVE goals (yep, count 'em) in 27 appearances this season??? Haji Wright scored 12 in his 27 games.I posted on a thread last season after the Ipswich game that Moore would be a great signing for us. Mature player, hold up play is good and can get stuck in.
And Simms has 26 in 99 games and he doesn’t take penalties. There really isn’t that much difference between them. Time to get rid of both.Wright has 31 goals in 81 games for us.
He can be a really good player but has been poor for a while.
Are we about to let our two strikers go.
Would they be missed if we did?
Simms is weak in the air, doesn't attack space in the box, can't shoot well, has poor control, can't hold up the ball and lay it off.Haji hasn't downed tools, he's just not a world beater. He's a good Championship level striker, no more, no less.
Simms is a different player but of a similar standing. However expectations of goal returns are what's off here.
There are parallels of how we play to how Chelsea played in the Lampard era. Chelsea then we're not built for Torres or Shevchenko, hence both failed. Their forward, Drogba, was used as a weapon to create space and opportunities for Lampard and their wide players. Therefore, if the team is winning and were scoring, Simms is probably doing his job.
In the last few months, I don't recall Simms missing a ton of chances so I don't have an issue with his goal record whilst the team has been scoring.
Yeah, but apart from that .... !Simms is weak in the air, doesn't attack space in the box, can't shoot well, has poor control, can't hold up the ball and lay it off.
If all he has on his wages is 'occupying defenders' it isn't anywhere near enough!
Doug's gonna have to take it on the chin - To persist with the pair of them will be holding us back.honestly not sure if the club will allow it, £12m worth of strikers there, they wont want to make a loss.
His shins are lethal in front of goalSimms is weak in the air, doesn't attack space in the box, can't shoot well, has poor control, can't hold up the ball and lay it off.
If all he has on his wages is 'occupying defenders' it isn't anywhere near enough!
I rewatched the semi highlights last week and had forgotten what a complete shin his goal was! Almost identical to his effort against Boro in the last game at home, except that time it went the wrong side of the post!His shins are lethal in front of goal
I’ve had this discussion multiple times, but the occupying defenders thing, while true, is the absolute minimum you’d expect from a striker.Simms is weak in the air, doesn't attack space in the box, can't shoot well, has poor control, can't hold up the ball and lay it off.
If all he has on his wages is 'occupying defenders' it isn't anywhere near enough!
Why is Simms clearly a good player? What do you think he is good at?I'm not understanding the desperation of some to offload these two. Both scored nearly 20 goals each last season. They're good players at this level but need to be managed and deployed well.
Wright is effective on counters or with space to run into. We didnt/couldn't play like that in the last two games. Torp was a big miss yesterday. He made Wright's goals against Sunderland previously. Eccles had similar intent when he came on. Sheaf didn't offer enough creatively.
Simms could have been effective on Friday but we will never know. He's clearly a good player having scored plenty of goals at this level but over the last few months, his role has been more to create space and bring others into play. Again, different role to when we were playing 3-5-2 and then he was scoring goals.
Actually now might the best time to sell him to an American team just before the World Cup. I hope we can put together a video montage of Wright’s best moments and circulate it. Maybe Wright can team up with Latte Lath.I’d keep Simms I think, but I’ve lost my patience with Wright and I think some club in buttfuck nowhere USA will undoubtedly spend decent money for him to trot out for the Salt Lake City Chihuahuas or whatever.
Doubt he. He never lifts his head up to see what around him.Head turned,?
He has been uselessSimms no loss. Wright would be a huge loss. You don’t sell that many goals out of your team unless you absolutely have to
Not played, because we would have had to pay Everton 2 million. "Simms only joined the Sky Blues in the summer from Premier League side Everton, joining for a reported fee of £3.5 million, which could rise to £8 million in add-ons."Is definately offload Simms. Quite telling for me that he hasn’t been used at all for the playoffs. The blokes a wet wipe on the pitch. We know how good Wright is but since the hat trick, his performances and forms been awful and tonight, he had no fight in him so I’m leaning towards cashing in.
Starting point outs
collins
Bidwell
Sheaf
Simms
BTA
Cash in on Wright
I want MVE to stay but can see him going
He's clearly a good player because he's scored a ton of goals last season and had good records at other clubs.
This season has been very stop-start for him. First couple of months he was in and out as Haji, BTA, Bassette all competing. I think he had a couple of good games, particularly against Luton at home, then I think he was injured and didn't play again under Robins. Under Lampard, he's scored goals in 3-5-2 but not so much in a 4-3-3.
As for what he's good at, I do think he wins headers and brings others into play. His touch isn't great, he's not aggressive enough and he's a confidence player, which all do hold him back. Maybe his strengths are more his natural assets rather than skill but that's fine.
At this level, he's a good striker if you can either play to his strengths or have a team that compliments him. He's not a world beater. He's definitely got limitations but at our level, that's standard. The point is, he's shown he can score goals in the Championship.
Not played, because we would have had to pay Everton 2 million. "Simms only joined the Sky Blues in the summer from Premier League side Everton, joining for a reported fee of £3.5 million, which could rise to £8 million in add-ons."
Just posting the truth, you knobFuck me - off you go again
"Simms only joined the Sky Blues in the summer from Premier League side Everton, joining for a reported fee of £3.5 million, which could rise to £8 million in add-ons.".. what do you think the add-ons were dipstick?Fuck me - off you go again
McNally has joined Bristol perm. He’s also done his ACL, that ship sailed now.Simms needs to go, he hasn't got a first touch and for such a big guy his hold up play is poor.
Wright is a touch one, his numbers are brilliant, but once again his first touch is shocking, his dribbling is average and for 6ft4 his heading ability is poor.
The problem is, if you sack off Wright, you have to replace him with someone that will score 15/20 a season.
If a club came in and offered 15 million for Wright, he has to go, but the focus would be to move on Asante, Simms, Binks, Tavares, Collins.
If we can get £10 mill for them 5 and free up some wages, I'm buying Mcnally and another centre back, keeping hold of Lati as a backup for MVE.
Apparently that’s nonsense. This 1 game away from us paying out, I mean.Not played, because we would have had to pay Everton 2 million. "Simms only joined the Sky Blues in the summer from Premier League side Everton, joining for a reported fee of £3.5 million, which could rise to £8 million in add-ons."
Agree 100%.I've been a big fan of Wright but I just can't accept the level of application we've had from him in this run in when it has really mattered, and for that reason, he's out.
Wright 35 in 70 or so
You’re having a laugh
You base that on?Apparently that’s nonsense. This 1 game away from us paying out, I mean.
@Saddlebrains referenced to it I thinkYou base that on?
@Saddlebrains referenced to it I think
I guess you always think you are right.It is nonsense
But for some reason this clowns making out its gospel
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