The one player in midfield that can really create or turn a game in an attacking sense. When at the top of his game we would miss him massively. Still about the best in the division last season.
Summer Transfer Rumour Thread
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A lot of calls for a Tom Hopper type back up player but WHY?
Blackpool had Ellis Sims from Everton on loan and scored a hatfull though injured for Wembley and Jerry Yates. Yates isn’t big and isn’t a big target man but he is a top class League One striker. He basically played up top on his own workEd his socks off and never gave our CBS a moments rest on Saturday and has scored a lot of goals too.
To be successfull we need to be flexible and more varied so one big target man who doesn’t score many but works hard for the team is enough. I would love a Jerry Yates type player either on loan or signed as a variation to what we have.
Blackpool had Ellis Sims from Everton on loan and scored a hatfull though injured for Wembley and Jerry Yates. Yates isn’t big and isn’t a big target man but he is a top class League One striker. He basically played up top on his own workEd his socks off and never gave our CBS a moments rest on Saturday and has scored a lot of goals too.
To be successfull we need to be flexible and more varied so one big target man who doesn’t score many but works hard for the team is enough. I would love a Jerry Yates type player either on loan or signed as a variation to what we have.
I would argue Yates was the difference between the 2 teams on Sunday - so yes, would not disagree here.
Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
This is not a criticism of Palmer, but not by a long way.
A steal if that was the case
Impala
Vital Squad Member
3 years plus option for another year
Had hardly set the world alight previously on a series of loans, before 12 goals in 25 games at Swindon in 19/20
As it's panned out, probably. Although £200k+ for a striker who at that point had only had one successful season at L2 was an expensive gamble.
mikeosullivan
Vital Squad Member
I don't understand this at all. Bursik came off his line for just about every cross Sunderland launched into our box.
I thought the salary cap only applied to player remuneration?
Merthyr Imp
Vital Football Hero
JT_LCFC said:
Would welcome back Palmer back in a flash, possibly one of the Imps top 3 keepers of all time?
Apart from anything else it's very difficult to narrow it down to just three top keepers of all time.
A few candidates:
Dan McPhail, Jimmy Jones, Mitchell Downie, Peter Grotier, David Felgate, Alan Marriott, and whoever anyone else can think of.
Very difficult to narrow the list down to three, with or without Palmer, especially without having seen half of them play.
Would welcome back Palmer back in a flash, possibly one of the Imps top 3 keepers of all time?
Apart from anything else it's very difficult to narrow it down to just three top keepers of all time.
A few candidates:
Dan McPhail, Jimmy Jones, Mitchell Downie, Peter Grotier, David Felgate, Alan Marriott, and whoever anyone else can think of.
Very difficult to narrow the list down to three, with or without Palmer, especially without having seen half of them play.
Red Wimp
Vital Football Legend
Is that not that much different to Hopper?
bonsonshead
Vital Squad Member
Matt Gilks, Rob Burch, even Ryan Allsop.
I think it was reported (from Southend's end) as Hopper being a max of £150k.
John Bigbooté
Vital Reserves Team
But switching attacking patterns means fundamentally changing the way we play. We used Morton as another Hopper because it was more efficient than changing up the entire system for a different kind of forward.
Sincilbanks
Vital Football Hero
I reckon he came for 2 that he claimed in his midriff after calling his defence for it and one he claimed over his head under no pressure. I don't recall making a single claim in the middle of a crowded six yard box to relieve pressure on his defence...
There's the one on the highlights where they hit the bar from a free header on the 6 yard box with Bursik on his line that he didn't come for (not that he should have in my opinion but if we are talking about "not dominating your six yard box")
Perhaps you had this in mind when thinking he "dominated his box" by taking a perfectly routine catch into his midriff...
mikeosullivan
Vital Squad Member
Shows you how much memories differ. I recall him coming off his line to challenge for corners on several occasions when the ball was swung into the six year area.
And the free header was just outside the six yard box, and definitely not a keepers ball.
And the free header was just outside the six yard box, and definitely not a keepers ball.
