Possible Replacements for Long?

[Super Royals]

Possible Strikers to replace Long should he go:

Rhodes??
Lee Hughes??
Madine??
DJ Campbell??

Other decent suggestions...

Simon Cox
Ebanks-Blake
Cody MacDonald
Leroy Lita
Le Fondre
Billy Sharp

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Hoskins has already joined Brighton.

Lee Hughes should still be in prison.

[Big Ern]

Will probably be Simon Church.

[floyd__streete]

Kevin Francis or Andy Preece would seem ideally suited to our long ball football.

[Archie's penalty]

And people say I am tedious.

[loyalroyal4life]

Possible Strikers to replace Long should he go:

Morison (Millwall) ??
Mackail-Smith (P'boro) ??
Hoskins (Bris R) ??
Rhodes (Huddersfield) ??
Lee Hughes (Notts C) (even though he's a murderer ) ??
Madine (Sheff Wed) ??
DJ Campbell (B'pool) ??

Any suggestions?

Out of all your suggestions morison, smith, campbell are prem bound and wouldn't take a step sidewards and for all you know Long may stay

[yuomi]

fwiw BOTH lee hughes and DJ cambeLOL should be playing in black and white hoops. can't see m-smith joining us after what fergie jnr was saying.

who's playing upfront for cork city just now?

[The Cap]

Will probably be Simon Church.

Really?? And to think he was being touted by the 'Pool at one stage.

[Super Royals]

who's playing upfront for cork city just now?

[Big Ern]

Will probably be Simon Church.

Really?? And to think he was being touted by the 'Pool at one stage.

Keeps with BM's ethos. Afterall, in Shane Long he turned a bench-warming goal shy young lad into one of the "Hottest Properties" outside the Prem, he may fancy his chances of doing it again with Church. It would be the cheap option aswell which would go down well in the Madejski camp too.....lots of cloth to cut and all....

[RoyalBlue]

Mackail-Smith (P'boro) ??

Lives in/near Peterborough and is reportedly wanted by Norwich?

Hard choice!!

Would love us to sign him if it was possible though!

[West Stand Man]

Call me naiive but I rather assumed that was why we signed Brett Williams and Mathieu Manset

[fester_royal]

Possible Strikers to replace Long should he go:

Morison (Millwall) ??
Mackail-Smith (P'boro) ??
Rhodes (Huddersfield) ??
Lee Hughes (Notts C) (even though he's a murderer ) ??
Madine (Sheff Wed) ??
DJ Campbell (B'pool) ??

Any suggestions?

Morrison will have too much of a price tag, mackail smith is more likely heading to Norwich,Campbell is very unlikely and as for lee Hughes.. Over my dead o*ford body!!!

[Big Ern]

Call me naiive but I rather assumed that was why we signed Brett Williams and Mathieu Manset

Agree. Long leaving was always on the cards, so getting the players in earlier would give them more time to settle.

I cannot see us spending big money on a replacement for Long, if any at all. Any money fom his transfer fee made available will likely be used to strengthen other areas of the team, the rest (being the vast majority) will be used for helping "Cut the Cloth...."

[DOYLERSAROYALER]

Nathan Tyson ?? ...

Ebanks Blake ?? ...can do it at this level and only bit part under McCarthy...

Rhodes from Huddersfield is a good shout though...linked with him in past and Huddersfield in Div 1

[Super Royals]

I think Rhodes would be a good signing. He's supposed to be good in the air, and has scored a reasonable amount of goals this season (16 in total). He would also be relatively inexpensive.

[TFF]

I would have Lita back at Reading

Yeah, but as has been firmly established over the last couple of weeks, you're an idiot.

[Super Royals]

Nathan Tyson ?? ...

Ebanks Blake ?? ...can do it at this level and only bit part under McCarthy...

Rhodes from Huddersfield is a good shout though...linked with him in past and Huddersfield in Div 1

Ebanks Blake - YES!! Would be an excellent signing, only thing is would he be willing to drop down a league and how much would he cost? I expect he'd demand a high wage too. He's certainly a 20 goal a season striker which is just what we would be looking for to replace Long.

[RoyalBlue]

I would have Lita back at Reading

Yeah, but as has been firmly established over the last couple of weeks, you're an idiot.

But eventually even an idiot might come up with a good idea!

[RoyalJames101]

Agree with Rhodes and Ebanks-Blake. Le Fondre?