Ricardo 'Livi' Red Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Daily Mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcbs20 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Wasn't it Davies last week it will Stead next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 How is that related to the title of the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo 'Livi' Red Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 In the Daily Mirror it's says Millwall are preparing a bid for Ryan Taylor.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Millwall tried to sign him at the time we did, we must have offered him more money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Taylor is not exactly a goal machine but if there's any truth in the rumor and City let him go that would leave the striker cupboard pretty bare. Stead and Davies are both injury prone and Baldock needs a partner up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcherryberry Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Let him go. His all round games not good enough given he is a striker and has zero goal threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 millwall have been linked with every striker at the low end of the championship so far this window, Just Paper talk, He's not for sale we wouldn't of cup tied him if he was (unless they put a stupid bid in a million plus or something) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 It's probably one of those rumours that are floated just to fill column inches in a newspaper, but if Millwall do make a bid I think City should accept. Taylor has some strengths but his main failing is he doesn't score goals. Only 1 for City this season and his record before joining City is approx 1 goal in every 8 games at league 2 level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real_bristol Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Keep him I say, I like what I've seen so far. Similar player to Stead just a lot less experienced. Will need a player like him if the rumours are true and Stead leaves in close season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Believesham Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 According to wikipedia; Taylor has only played 24 games for City This can't be true, can it? For me, don't sell. Taylor is still young, still wins the majority of headers he challenges for and has some intelligent movement in his locker; with a bit of experience, looking at him as an asset, his value can only increase. Should we go down to league one, I think we'd be able to keep him too. Hate to say it but Stead, at this stage of his career, for me is the one to loose. This will be the last chance we are able to get any money for the bloke if he doesn't run down his contract. A great player an a true proffessional, it's business though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 According to wikipedia; Taylor has only played 24 games for City This can't be true, can it? For me, don't sell. Taylor is still young, still wins the majority of headers he challenges for and has some intelligent movement in his locker; with a bit of experience, looking at him as an asset, his value can only increase. Should we go down to league one, I think we'd be able to keep him too. Hate to say it but Stead, at this stage of his career, for me is the one to loose. This will be the last chance we are able to get any money for the bloke if he doesn't run down his contract. A great player an a true proffessional, it's business though. he was out injured for pretty much all of last season so yea I think thats correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Sell him. Anything over what we paid for him, let him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 As my evil twin says, Taylor departing (after Pitman going) would turn a situation where we had too many strikers into one where we potentially don't have enough. That said, if we can replace him with someone who actually scores goals and we're making a profit on the deal - bye bye Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kaiser Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Taylor is not exactly a goal machine but if there's any truth in the rumor and City let him go that would leave the striker cupboard pretty bare. Stead and Davies are both injury prone and Baldock needs a partner up front. we only play 1 striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kaiser Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Keep him I say, I like what I've seen so far. Similar player to Stead just a lot less experienced. Will need a player like him if the rumours are true and Stead leaves in close season. Well when we go down, there will be a shiteload more than Stead leaving in the close season. In fact its quicker to say who will still be here. Skuse, Fontaine and errrrr us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 we only play 1 striker. We'll be playing 2 up front if the defence and midfield are adequately strengthened with Kelly and McFadzean or/and others, and at last it's looking promising in that respect. Not a big fan of non scoring strikers so I'd take the opportunity to let Taylor go anyway if it's a good offer. No doubt Del would have someone else in mind to make up the numbers up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Well when we go down, there will be a shiteload more than Stead leaving in the close season. In fact its quicker to say who will still be here. Skuse, Fontaine and errrrr us. No, rumour has it that Skuse has numerous admirers who may even be determined to prise him away this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Sell our most promising young players. Watch as threads about Yannick and Wood are replaced by Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Im assuming we will be signing Felscher to play up front as every player that del has taken a look at and made waves about has subsequently signed (Bates, M Wilson etc). If Taylor goes, and for a profit then Millen's youth policy really was quid's in. I think he's going to be in on loan if ALbert is away for a period in the ACN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Sell our most promising young players. Watch as threads about Yannick and Wood are replaced by Taylor. we didn't own wood and yannick put in a transfer request Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 we didn't own wood and yannick put in a transfer request My point being this forum is littered with people who claimed those two weren't good enough now writing about how bad a decision it was to not retain them and why couldn't we get the best out of them... Taylor is a classy deep lying forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I think he's going to be in on loan if ALbert is away for a period in the ACN In that case hopefully he's naturally very fit because we'd need him immediately and apparently he hasn't played for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 My point being this forum is littered with people who claimed those two weren't good enough now writing about how bad a decision it was to not retain them and why couldn't we get the best out of them... Taylor is a classy deep lying forward. Who can't score at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Sell our most promising young players. Watch as threads about Yannick and Wood are replaced by Taylor. Don't make me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledinwatford Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Taylor is not exactly a goal machine but if there's any truth in the rumor and City let him go that would leave the striker cupboard pretty bare. Stead and Davies are both injury prone and Baldock needs a partner up front. When did we have a striker that actually was a "goal machine"? Lita? Even Baldock has dried up in our side apart from penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Believesham Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Who can't score at this level. If we learn to defend, counter attacking - with the pace we have in certain areas, will become a strength. A player that can hold the ball up as well as (a developing) Taylor has begun to would be a help regardless of the goals he scores, I do believe they will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Who can't score at this level. We clearly have different attitudes towards the game, Nogbad. You are stuck in the past of 4-4-2, two goal scorers and excusing lazy players because they might score a Worldy at some point. A formation that is dead at the highest level, an idea that is dead at the highest level... But remains in the heads of 50 something's stuck in the past. I come from a generation that appreciates the build up to a goal as opposed to simply the finish. Wants to see tactical fluidity, not rigid banks of 4. That understands the importance of ball retention, and the fact you do not have to score within 5 seconds of gaining possession. Thankfully, IMO, despite this country doing its best to avoid changing with the rest of the game, we're slowly seeing a passage away from that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I come from a generation that appreciates the build up to a goal as opposed to simply the finish. Wants to see tactical fluidity, not rigid banks of 4. That understands the importance of ball retention, and the fact you do not have to score within 5 seconds of gaining possession. We can dream that this sentence may describe City one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 We clearly have different attitudes towards the game, Nogbad. You are stuck in the past of 4-4-2, two goal scorers and excusing lazy players because they might score a Worldy at some point. A formation that is dead at the highest level, an idea that is dead at the highest level... But remains in the heads of 50 something's stuck in the past. I come from a generation that appreciates the build up to a goal as opposed to simply the finish. Wants to see tactical fluidity, not rigid banks of 4. That understands the importance of ball retention, and the fact you do not have to score within 5 seconds of gaining possession. Thankfully, IMO, despite this country doing its best to avoid changing with the rest of the game, we're slowly seeing a passage away from that crap. Well, if you're playing the game your way then Taylor still doesn't fit. You can't play one out and out Striker and him not be able to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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