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CP Gull wrote:Somma came on and scored for Leeds on Boxing Day - so no eal chane of him comng here. If Leeds were to consider loaning him out (doubtful?) I would expect a number of bigger clubs than us to be interested.

Crawford at Dartford is an interesting one ..... I would also suggest that Nathan Elder at Ebbsfleet might also be worth a punt. That said, I would expect both would commnad transfer fees and so would probably rule us out. Far more likely to target a young untried striker from the Championship i.e just like Somma was a few years ago, but not now.

beat me to it CP! =D

he will be off to a league 1 club.

Somma came on and scored for Leeds on Boxing Day - so no real chance of him comng here. If Leeds were to consider loaning him out (doubtful?) I would expect a number of bigger clubs than us to be interested.

Crawford at Dartford is an interesting one ..... I would also suggest that Nathan Elder at Ebbsfleet might also be worth a punt. That said, I would expect both would command transfer fees and so would probably rule us out. Far more likely to target a young untried striker from the Championship i.e just like Somma was a few years ago, but not now.

Another goal for Crawford at Dartford against Cambridge.

Matt.

knh316 wrote:now that leeds utd have been taken over and neil warnock stating he wants some new players im guessing he'll be after at least one striker.this would put one of their strikers done the pecking order,sommer...did a great job for lincoln two seasons ago and with neils record of loaning players to us before would be worth a phone call about a loan till the end of the season.

Would love Sommer - just cannot see it happening however! Him and Rene up top would be unbelievable!

ferrarilover wrote:David Sommer (not sure of spelling), that's a f**k ing brilliant shout. He was absolutely brilliant for a truly horrific Lincoln side a couple of years ago. How the hell have you come up with that?

Matt.

previous dealings with neil warnock and scouting players.we've had players from sheff utd when he was manager and also from qpr when he was there.check out the leeds squad and somma,who is coming back from injury needs games,a situation that would benefit both clubs.i would expect a lot of interest from other clubs but with neil always bringing his clubs down for pre-seaon there might be a chance if mr ling is intersted...

Worth a punt? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Patterson

David Sommer (not sure of spelling), that's a **** ing brilliant shout. He was absolutely brilliant for a truly horrific Lincoln side a couple of years ago. How the hell have you come up with that?

Matt.

now that leeds utd have been taken over and neil warnock stating he wants some new players im guessing he'll be after at least one striker.this would put one of their strikers done the pecking order,sommer...did a great job for lincoln two seasons ago and with neils record of loaning players to us before would be worth a phone call about a loan till the end of the season.

Manager on more money than the players, not allways the case, could well be some up in the premier league/ Championship who aren't earning as much as some of the players.

Our location has not stopped the club from bringing in players from Scotland and the North before or across the south east either, so with a bit of luck us we will see another striking option added, still would like to Benners back here.

I guess he's got to be on more than the players, to keep the level of respect sufficiently high. I'd say he's on not less than £65k, which for the south west and a bloke with half an O level, ain't bad going.

It stops me very rarely, very rarely indeed, but, on this occasion, what I typed (then deleted) was so furiously middle class that it would have started a fight of epic proportion.

Matt.

Hey happytorq leave Matt alone he is this sites top drawer comedian. I cant wait for his debut DVD to come out. I wonder if they will sell it in the club shop ??

ferrarilover wrote: Still, Dinger's on a fat wedge to know what's best and, if he's made a decision and knows what he wants, I'm sure he'll get the right man for the job and then we can but pray he does the right thing with what he's got.

Matt.

Is he? How do we know that? what constitutes a 'fat wedge'?

ferrarilover wrote: Oh, Lucy, almost forgot, long hours because you have to, it's basic mathematics. One can earn £100/day (for example), either by working 20 hours at £5/hour or 1 hour at £100/hour.
For reasons of board harmony, I have refrained from proceeding any further with this o:)

When has that ever stopped you before?

There's a bloke at some south west club, been about a bit but is pretty big and strong, could fit the bill nicely, goes by the name of Rene Howe. Not sure if he'd fancy coming to us though...

Why is he looking for a big guy? We aren't a team of big guys, we're a team of little guys who know what they're doing rather than a bunch of no-hopers who happen to be bigger than anyone else (who, in their right mind, would want to watch Northampton every week? It's basically a competition between the back 4 as to which of them can kick it the furthest.) Not a complaint, as such, more a question of the direction we may be heading if we go for someone massive. A lot of us recently were advocating Elliot Benyon as an ideal foil for Rene in the old big guy, little guy partnership that works so well so often.

Still, Dinger's on a fat wedge to know what's best and, if he's made a decision and knows what he wants, I'm sure he'll get the right man for the job and then we can but pray he does the right thing with what he's got.

Matt.

Oh, Lucy, almost forgot, long hours because you have to, it's basic mathematics. One can earn £100/day (for example), either by working 20 hours at £5/hour or 1 hour at £100/hour.
For reasons of board harmony, I have refrained from proceeding any further with this o:)

So from the looks of it, Ling is after a big striker. Any ideas who it could be or anyone we would like to bring in.