Gisby

There seems to be an assumption on the part of some posters that we need to replace all of Didzy's goal total for last season but this isn't necessarily the case. A tighter defence, particularly in the crunch games against other likely playoff opposition could mean we score fewer goals yet gain more points - let's not forget over a quarter of his league goals came in 2 games against teams which finished 22nd and 24th in the league, where there was a 9-0 aggregate scoreline.
I'm certainly not decrying his contribution last season - he was a class above every other member of our squad and produced much of the entertainment throughout the season - but I'm far from being convinced that we have to replace his 22 league goals for us to have a successful season and yes I'd still like to see us sign a young striker with pace to increase our attacking options.

How do you know who the recruitment team did or didn’t identify, other than the targets that we’ve signed? 
 

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The season hasn’t kicked off and you haven’t a clue how we will fair but you still spout this rubbish all the time. 
 
I swear to god you just like to see us fail just so you can spout negativity. 

I see the happy clappers are as fun to talk to as usual.

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And you think Warne and crew haven’t been trying like hell to address it ! It isn’t disappointing it’s a fact of life. What you really seem to mean is “why can’t I have what I want !” 
 

There's yourself and a handful of other forum members whom are regular malcontents with their posts that our recruitment is garbage as so far we haven't been able to get in this mythical pacey, proven goalscorer whom is available on a free, whose wages matches our budget and that no other scout in the entire football league has heard about. 
Have you ever considered that there's a valid reason for this?
You and your cohorts just don't seem to want to move away from your stance. 

They need to make them cheaper to buy, increase charger points away from home, and expand the capacity in the network.
Once they’ve stopped selling petrol and diesel cars they’ll tax the hell out of electric cars. How else will they get back the lost tax revenue from the duty on fuel?

That's not what Warne said at all, it is being misconstrued by some people, either deliberately or otherwise.
He actually said that there was a certain amount of room left in his budget and he wants more 3 players (LWB, "10", "9"), but if he spent a transfer fee of say £300,000+ coupled with the wages for this player then he'd only be able bring in 1 or 2.
For some context, let's say there's £1.2m left in the budget for this season, this would mean that we could bring in 3 x players on frees/loans at £8k a week each.
But if we paid £400,000 for a player we now have £800,000 left in the budget which means we can only afford to pay 2 x players at £8k a week each.
This is basic business logic.
I'm glad we've set a budget for the playing squad and are sticking to it, it's long overdue.

What would you do if Afobe and Assambalonga wanted to much in wages, or weren’t interested?
I don’t think lots of people actively want Waghorn back, as you are suggesting, it’s more a case of if he’s the best of what we can afford then they are ok with it.

It really is a pity that all these posters with tremendous insight into the club’s current income, budgets, players wages, etc., didn’t pipe up a bit louder when Mel Morris was clearly taking us down the shitehole a few years back. They would have saved us a lot of heartache, and Clowes any financial bailing out.

Bit of a churlish comment from you for a change! Just to satisfy your pedantry it's a reflection of the fact that he's aware of the club and its expectations,the clubs traditions ,the supporters fanaticism and I ,for one,won't forget his celebrations outside the ground after his brace against Sheff Wed a couple of seasons back. He wore the shirt with pride and it's nothing less  than ii'd expect from him.

Trevor Francis has died at the age of 69 after a heart attack at his apartment in Spain.....RIP

What “dismantling”?! Your take on things uses such odd and alarmist language at times.
We allowed 3 experienced cbs to leave at the expiry of their contracts and signed 2 younger but seemingly just as capable replacements, and added a youngster to the academy at cb following his deal expiring at a premier league club. 
A backup goalkeeper left at the end of his loan and we’ve signed a permanent replacement on a 3 year deal.
We’ve allowed the one right back we had to go out on loan for experience and signed two proper right sided wing backs at a peak age therefore strengthening the squad in this position as we were playing 2 midfielders there last year.
A promising premier league loanee who could play on the left of defence returned to his parent club and upon the expiry of his contract signed for a team in the league above. We’ve signed a 28 year old Lwb in Elder who is in his peak years, has experience at this level and the league above and the last time he was in league one he ended up on the team of the year as his club went up as champions and he provided a hatful of assists along the way.
Knight and McGoldrick are the two big losses from last seasons squad. There’s been no “dismantling”. Knight left for a reasonable amount of money to a club in the league above, we’ve replaced him at rwb from last seasons squad and still have options in midfield. Knight’s big asset was his energy right? Running and pressing, the whole team is being drilled in this way with Ward and Wilson likely offering as much if not more tangible output in an immediate sense down the right than Knight did (this isn’t me doing Knight down but we have some elements of what he offered in the squad).
McGoldrick’s touch, vision, intelligence and goals are a loss. We’ve added a more industrious option in Washington and are looking to add another striker. We won’t match McGoldrick’s class but we’ll most likely have another body at the sharp end of the pitch working hard and getting on the end of chances.
It’s really not the disaster you seem repeatedly intent to profess.
EDIT - And the other premier league loanees we had were allegedly not up to much according to a lot of our fans. The only real loss in terms of output is Dobbin and as much as I liked him even I can admit to his inconsistencies. 

Just my view but I think you are wrong , we already have two strikers most div 1 clubs would be very happy with in Collins and Washington, add to that players that would walk into any div 1 side like Laing ,hourihane , cash, bird , barks then the fantastic recruitment at the back which includes wing backs who get forward and can hit a cross , I really don’t see mid table , I think you are hung up on seeing  names you believe will walk the division but really we are not that club and don’t have that owner and after the last few years thank god for that , I see a side that have the quality and management that will be right in the shake up 🤷🏻‍♂️

If you start with this one, there is going to need to be quite a cull.

Was it you?

Number 6 is a very mis-informed point. His Rotherham sides that have been previously promoted have frequently pumped teams 3,4 and 5 and been the highest scoring teams in the league.
There is a bit of a myth in football nowadays that pretty and exciting football is passing around the back and having a million touches before the ball goes into the net. I would much rather watch my side get the ball forward quickly, be more direct and play more aggressive football. I would enjoy my Saturday evening pints after watching us score lots of goals in that manner whether people find this 'attractive' or not.
I think a lot of fans are mis-diagnosing last season as Warneball when we quite frankly, didn't have the tools to do it and he said on a number on occasions that he wasn't happy with how we were playing and it isn't what we wants to see from his side.
Judge him from this season and quote me if you want. We will get promoted this year and we will score lots of goals.

If we get 3 points after 90 minutes, they can play head tennis with the ball with the keepers arse sticking it in the net for all I care.
Warne has a proven track record at this level, whatever everyone's takes are on Warneball, to a man and woman, not one fan would be complaining if he delivered the League 1 title.
We've had pretty much every style going with McClaren, Rowett, Cocu and without fail, fans are only ever happy when we're winning.
If I was to put a more positive spin on your description of Warneball for balance.
1. High pressing, winning the ball back quickly in the opposition half.
2. Wing backs getting down the line with the ball, Kane already spoke of his dribbling ability.
3. Putting balls in the box giving decent service to Collins where instinct takes over rather than time to think.
4. Winning the balls in the box.
5. Scoring bags of goals
6. Defend the lead by cutting out silly mistakes, a solid back line with natural wing backs that are willing to cover the ground turning it into a back 5 without the ball.

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I don’t think people disagree with what the concern is you’ve raised @Curtains, possibly how you’ve raised it?
So to be clear, yes ideally we do need another striker (or two).  
And Paul Warne has said as much himself, so the title of this thread seems misplaced, asking “Do we need a goalscorer Paul” seemingly ignores what Warne has already said, and could be interpreted as implying Warne doesn’t know that. Perhaps something was lost in the black and white of text whereas in verbal conversation people could hear your tone. 

You asked why we are signing all these defenders? The answer to that question is because we needed them, as much as we need attacking players.  You have to keep goals out as well as scoring them at the other end. We didn’t have any senior fullbacks or wingbacks last season and in the summer Curtis Davies, Richard Stearman, James Chester, and Haydon Roberts all left leaving us with Cashin, Forsyth and Rooney as the only defenders in the first team squad. Adding Nelson, Bradley, Wilson, Elder and Ward has given us the bodies needed at the back and solved our full/wingback situation. 
You asked where the 4 are that Warne wants, I’m not clear if you mean 4 other signings or 4 attackers? WaRnE stated before they left for Spain the squad is probably 4 or 5 players short, Kane Wilson signed after that so perhaps it’s now 3 or 4 players. There’s still time and I suspect plenty of work going on behind the scenes to add those final pieces of the puzzle. As others have said, perhaps targets are weighing up their options, or maybe we had to wait for the sales of Bielik and Knight to fund the acquisition of our new star striker.

Ideally we’ll soon see a star striker join along with another midfielder to replace Knight, that would further complement what we’ve got and give me further confidence for this season, I really don’t see the need for extra concern currently as there’s still time. My own view is that it’s a squad game, we have a more balanced squad currently than we did last season with a better age profile and more suitable cover for each position (no midfielders playing wingback!). There are some goals in the side, if the season started tomorrow, the attacking options we have do carry a goal threat and I would be confident in us beating Wigan with a solid defensive effort and a goal or two from the likes of Collins, Sibley, NML, Barkhuizen, Hourihane, Washington or Ward. Might not be enough for a full season, but there’s time yet to add bodies, try not to worry too much. 🐏