Lee Angol

Surprised people are expecting Cook to leave. I know he’s not the mobile option we needed this season but when the loanees return and Lavery and Robinson leave (surely they won’t be offered new deals), our only other striker is the injury prone Angol. Are we really gonna bring in three forwards??

He won’t be short of offers at this level but I’d rather keep him, personally.

 

Cautious optimism that Angol can be "managed" to make a damn sight more games next season, but yeah he has the talent to do well in L2.

A young lad to bring in on loan leaves 2 strikers to find,
Mind you Cook is on a good wage here so will be tough to move him on.

 

Very good, I'm not overly sure in this particular wording.

As stated above, in 19/20 season for Leyton Orient he managed 4 in 26. Josh Wright top scorer with 8 for the O's that season from 35 appearances, in which the O's finished 17th. Is that a fair comparible?

I would hope he is retained to compliment the forward line next season.

 

I more meant we can't be planning for him to be one of the first choice strikers as we can reasonably be expecting him to be out a hefty chunk of the season... it should just be a bonus if he's available, rather than a crisis when he's not

 

Too much of a risk.

 

Depends what we're paying him and who else we get in

 

Here you go


5 mins

 

To be fair to Cook, I don't think he'd be happy doing that as he clearly wants to be playing every game, which is why I think he will be off if he can sort out a decent enough contract elsewhere.

 

From the T&A: 'It is understood that the Bantams did not take up the option to extend his original deal but appear to have offered a new one on different terms.'

Sounds to me like we've offered him lesser terms to account for his injury record

 

Lesser or heavily incentivised

 

He’d have struggled to get a better deal elsewhere with his injury record.

 

He did well walking round the pitch without pulling his hamstring.......

 

This is a good deal. The lad is the best forward we have.
Rest those hamstrings over the close season and proper man management , could well help him play on a more regular basis. The inter play between him, Vernam, Walker and lord luton is quite refreshing for div 2
Although the other 3 might not be around next year. I suspect his was the easiest deal to get over the line.
I also hope Andy Cook stays, you sometimes need a battering ram and i am sure Hughes can get him slightly fitter.
Stop buying him fish and chips for a start.

 

I hate this recent trend on TV and social media where the interviewer feels the need to say a lot of stuff before the question or ask overly long questions. We're not listening to this to hear you matey! We want to hear from the chap being interviewed! Short questions, let him talk!

 

I’d like us to bring a new first choice striker and a decent youngster to compliment Cook and Angol. Charlie Wood as 5th choice

 

If that 1 quality striker is injured, rested or misfiring we are stuck with Angol and Cook yet again. One is injury plagued and the other isn't very good.

That duo aint taking us up.

 

What we probably need is one more proven striker and probably a younger, loan option. We should be able to get decent quality for both, if we use what we're paying Lavery, Robinson, Elliot and Delfouneso - none of whom should be here next season.

 

Agree. I wonder how much we are paying those collectively? £8k a week?

I am pretty sure you could get two very capable strikers for £4k a week each at our level.

 

Depends who we bring in. Angol and Cook will not get you promoted. Has to be better incoming.