Indeed. Paul Mariner (RIP) and Alan Smith too.Originally Posted by Peter
And then he went and bought himself an old school centre forward
Should we all buy one now? Where is Niall Quinn when you need him?
May have said this before but, sadly, strikers are a solution for which we have forgotten (or cleverly circumvented, depending on your view) the problem. Suffice to say the only way we throw a hundred million pounds at one now is if we don't win
anything this season. Or if we do.
Once upon a time, such individuals were an integral part of any squad-building project, like a competent goalkeeper and a fist-pumping captain. Nowadays, the less you need one (City, for instance), the more likely you are to get one. And vice versa (us)
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