Korey Smith - Signed 2 year deal

[TomTom92]

Disappointed if he’s not announce tomorrow with the caption ‘What’s the story, morning Korey’.

[Dean Saunder’s hat trick]

Never heard of him

[Gee SCREAMER !!]

1 hour ago, rammieib said:

My point is, we’re still not blessed with goals. Bielik chips in with goals for anyone saying it’s a replacement for him.

We are not blessed with goals anywhere in this line up Collins aside. It’s a bell of a lot of pressure on him.

I hope TB and NML can step up and get close to double digits but the likes of Thompson, Bird, Knight have a goals return ratio which is extremely poor. Even McGoldrick will be a push to get to double digits. Hourihane scored one goal in 29 for Sheff Utd last season.

Understand you may disagree with my original post but are people not worried about where our goals will come from?

 

I think his goal ratio is severely restricted by his being a workhouse in side that had limited resources .  Played as a midfield runner off someone who holds the ball up I'd expect him to bag a minimum of 10 a season.  He got 6 in 31 in his debut season with a fair few of those as sub .  A moot point really as I'll be amazed if he's here in the next couple of weeks.  Your right about Bird however, who couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo, bar one worldy.  He really needs to add that to his game. 

[Grimbeard]

3 hours ago, rammieib said:

 "6 goals in 323 games. Oh Jesus - he will fit right in with us....

 

,,,, he’s literally scored no goals anywhere which as a midfielder is poor."

 

Can anyone see what's wrong here?

[Ram-a-lama fa fa fa]

12 hours ago, Big Trav said:

He’s a class midfielder but surely this means someone’s leaving. His play style is probably most similar to bielik

wot u saying trav? bielik to barca?

[Carl Sagan]

I don't want us playing with two holding midfielders this season. We did that last season and hardly created any chances at all. We need to be more forward thinking and lose one of the defensive players in the setup. So I'm not especially thrilled to see this, even though he sounds like a decent player. We have Bielik, Bird, Thompson and now Smith for what I am hoping is one position. Even if one of them goes, that's still a lot of defensive midfielders.

[BramcoteRam84]

4 hours ago, Ram1988 said:

It's getting to a point where our midfield is bloated if we sign Korey.

What type of midfielder is he? I can't really remember him if I am honest.

He’s a destroyer. Breaks up play sets moves going, high energy good on the ball. Just what we need assuming Bielik and/or Knight are going. Fact Swansea had him means he’s a good footballer. They don’t take lumps 

[OoooMarkWright]

5 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

I don't want us playing with two holding midfielders this season. We did that last season and hardly created any chances at all. We need to be more forward thinking and lose one of the defensive players in the setup. So I'm not especially thrilled to see this, even though he sounds like a decent player. We have Bielik, Bird, Thompson and now Smith for what I am hoping is one position. Even if one of them goes, that's still a lot of defensive midfielders.

I think Bird can play higher up. Bird has the potential to dictate play, he’s a lovely cultured footballer. There was a game under Cocu where he was almost playing like a no.10 and he was fantastic. He covers a lot of ground so I don’t see Birds role as just sitting in front of a back 4. He has the ability to be a complete midfielder (bar the goal tally)

 

[BramcoteRam84]

1 minute ago, enachops said:

I think Bird can play higher up. Bird has the potential to dictate play, he’s a lovely cultured footballer. There was a game under Cocu where he was almost playing like a no.10 and he was fantastic. He covers a lot of ground so I don’t see Birds role as just sitting in front of a back 4. He has the ability to be a complete midfielder (bar the goal tally)

 

Spot on. We can play with a 2 but smith will destroy and enable bird to support the 3 and 1. This will give us great balance, Tommo as back up. Bielik is going (hopefully on loan), need to push for a good deal for Knight, keep Bird at all costs 

[Ramarena]

Me reading the last few pages of this thread

[Gaspode]

Weird signing it it happens - almost seems as if Rosenior is trying to construct a team rather than just sign a load of players - whatever next…..

[Chester40]

47 minutes ago, Gaspode said:

Weird signing it it happens - almost seems as if Rosenior is trying to construct a team rather than just sign a load of players - whatever next…..

....maybe signing their replacements before they let people go....?

Madness

[hintonsboots]

This recruitment drive is out of control….Clowes out before we’re back into administration ?

[EnigmaRam]

Looks like he’ll be the next signing 

[Heisenberg]

Edited July 16, 2022 by Heisenberg

[Andrew3000]

2 minutes ago, Heisenberg said:

 

[PistoldPete]

9 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

I don't want us playing with two holding midfielders this season. We did that last season and hardly created any chances at all. We need to be more forward thinking and lose one of the defensive players in the setup. So I'm not especially thrilled to see this, even though he sounds like a decent player. We have Bielik, Bird, Thompson and now Smith for what I am hoping is one position. Even if one of them goes, that's still a lot of defensive midfielders.

Bird is not a defensive midfielder. 

[AndyinLiverpool]

19 hours ago, Big Trav said:

Cracking signing but surely means one of the lads is off. Lots of interest from prem clubs in knight and Bird. I have a feeling knight will leave but keep bird. 

I'd prefer to keep Bird 

[sage]

He will also cover RB so him and the young Man City lad will do it 

 

[Carl Sagan]

26 minutes ago, PistoldPete said:

Bird is not a defensive midfielder. 

Then he needs to massively up his level in terms of goals scored and chances he creates. You have to affect the game higher up the pitch. The only goal I remember is that deflected long-range effort against Stoke.