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I'm OK with the Robinson signing given that we clearly couldn't pull in any of our primary targets. At least he's some experience of league football and has a reasonable pedigree of playing higher up the leagues.

When we compare it to the two lads we wasted loan signings on last year, at least for the short term, this looks a better signing.

 

Nice bit in the T&A quoting Ryan on Theo's commitment. I'm sure we'll all agree it is good to read. Good luck to the lad.

 

Some of you lads need to stay away from sharp instruments ffs, lets hope the 3 points against Walsall will cheer some of you miserable lot up.

 

I find it amusing how people stress their disappointment at signing Robinson, but can’t name any other realistic options when challenged.

 

Agree. I also find it interesting that they express their disappointment in the same way many did about Angol, until they saw him play and suddenly changed their tune.

What an amazing concept, judging a player on his performances rather than before he’s kicked a ball for his new club. Wonder if it will ever catch on?

 

Finally got his own thread, bless him!!

Welcome to the club, Theo. Your record shows you probably won't get 20 goals this season but let's hope you get an important few here and there. Good luck fella.

 

He is a city player now so let's see what he can do. The thing that bothers me about this signing is how the narrative changed so quickly from the start of last week. At that point Adams was going on about being confident of getting his business done well before the deadline and of getting in one really good signing and the possibility of another. A couple of days ago that changed to only one coming in, that it would likely go down to the wire, and that he wasn't able to bring in who he wanted due to finances. That's a significant change and suggests the goal posts have been moved somewhat in terms of what Adams thought was possible. I hope Robinson turns out to be a cracking signing I really do, but if Adams is not being backed in the way he thought he was going to be backed, we may have a problem brewing. (Before anyone says he was brought in because of his ability to work with a limited budget, I am well aware of that, but he will have known what that budget was and will have targeted players accordingly, so for him to suddenly be told the money isn't there is slightly worrying imo).

 

The single biggest factor in the disappointment, is that we've signed a player who was deregistered in order to make way for Kurtis Guthrie - one of the worst players we've seen for several years, coupled with the fairly unanimous sense of delight that he's gone amongst the Vale fans. Now, neither of those points automatically make him a poor signing, but its not exactly a ringing endorsement.

Personally, I'm surprised and disappointed that we haven't used the loan market. I've said it before, but the fact that we can provide a high pressure environment in front of 13-15k fans who expect home wins every other week, should be a good selling point for what we can offer by way of a development platform for young players who need exposure to first team football. That, plus our geographical location and proximity to 5 or 6 of the biggest clubs in the country, should mean we have a head start on other clubs at this level and could/should mean we can attract loan players who ordinarily wouldn't be available to league 2 clubs. I can't fathom it.

 

And here's to you Theo Robinson ..
We will love you more than you will know ...
Just score some goals ....

What's that you say Theo Robinson...
To score those goals you'll want a bit more pay ....
hey hey hey


Sorry I'm bored hahahaha

 

Best striking partnership was Mills and Blake, don’t forget they were playing 1-2 divisions above too. Their partnership in that game at Wolves was monumentally brilliant.

 

People are acting like we have swapped cook and signed Theo on a 5 year contract; he's literally cover for 3 months.

 

Adam's comment regarding Robinson not being a Angol, I took to mean that he's different in style of play.
I did however, feel that Adam's was very frustrated at not getting a striker in that he wanted.
Robinson may only be required until xmas.
The biggest gamble was bringing in Angol knowing he has a history of injury, and how often have we had players brought to this club that have spent half their contracts sat in the physios room.. do we never learn

 

Thank you for proving my point by suggesting Alex Jones would be a better option! The forum would be in more of a meltdown than it is now!!!

 

Football isnt the game it was back in Bobby Campbell's day. Back in the day your main striker played 46 matches and did nothing but hand around the box. It's moved on, those games involved 1 sub and a 12 man matchday squad. Rotation wasn't heard of and strikers would regularly get 20 a season as it was their only job.

The days of one player hitting 20 a season, year in and year out are gone (at this level) and it's more common to see even a centre forward have one brilliant season in five then score single figures in subsequent seasons. A one in four strike rate over a career is good now and a one in three is exceptional. Look at as many strikers below international and PL standard as you like and you wont find anyone who scores one in two over a career.

You will struggled to find many who score one in three. The Billy Sharps are like gold dust,

Less goals are scored in general, and if the team scores 60 in a season its often a lot more spread around. Lee mills is regarded as one of our best ever centre forwards yet his career strike rate is 30%. Hanson is derided (by some) and his is 28%. Small margins.

Give Robinson the chance to prove his worth, and if by the end of the season he is a flop then jump on his back. Until then, trust the judgement of Adams and see where it takes us.

 

Regardless of the ins and outs its time to get behind him as a City player I guess. I've a feeling he'll be needed more than some think, it's clear Angols contribution was missed and Cook looks isolated on his own.

 

You're missing the point. In the pre-season of 2011-12, we got comments about Wells not been the answer!!

Every single striker we sign, far too many on here, who by the way have absolutely no solutions themselves, MOAN.

Even Charlie Wyke was two indifferent games from some smarty pants on here, telling us he couldn't do this or that. By the way that's the same player that scored 31 goals for Sunderland last season.

I've no idea if Robinson will be any good - but I'm not going to accept nonsense from fans who class virtually every striker we sign as 'hopeless' - based on a lazy reading of the past record

 

Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Carlisle United 0 (0)
2009 → Workington (loan) 15 (5)
2009 → Workington (loan) 6 (0)
2009 → Barrow (loan) 3 (1)
2010 → Barrow (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2012 Barrow 60 (18)
2012–2014 Grimsby Town 73 (14)
2014–2016 Barrow 87 (47)
2016–2018 Tranmere Rovers 85 (49)
2018–2019 Walsall 43 (13)
2019–2021 Mansfield Town 43 (9)
2020 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Bradford City (loan) 21 (8)
2021– Bradford City 4 (4)

Have a guess who's career this is ?.

 

Just like the shortage of wagon drivers, and staff at four different pubs and restaurants we have been to in the last month. Two were left because they couldn’t put a starter on the table one hour after ordering. Every single one said they have insufficient or qualified staff.

That’s a fact of life we are all have to get used to. The excuse of Covid is utter crap!

 

Yes I agree, Sparks and Rupp may have brought him in because he could work miracles on small budgets but I doubt Adams dropped down a division to a much bigger club to have to replicate it. He most likely joined as he felt we were the most realistic chance for him to manage in the championship longer term, to do that he’ll need backing however. I have no doubt Sparks and Adams are desperate for promotion, but is that reflected by the top man who controls the budget?

 

I don't think our treatment of loanees over the last few years has done our reputation much good.