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Title: Street
Post by: les@donr on October 26, 2025, 04:03:25 pm
Doesn’t appear a happy bunny at Lincoln. He was substituted at 65 minutes at their 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. I think we should make an audacious bid for him in the January transfer window. He is what we need, for the team to perform at its best. We saw that last season. I don’t think he feels loved at Lincoln, whereas he was when he was here last season. He is the missing piece in our jigsaw.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: keith79 on October 26, 2025, 04:23:04 pm
Do you know him well?
Title: Re: Street
Post by: RyRovers on October 26, 2025, 04:55:51 pm
It might be unpopular but from what i have seen of Street this season he would improve us yes (but that wouldn't take alot with our current strikers) however not that much that he is worth going out and sending stupid money on. Alot think he will solve all our problems I don't think he will, we need more than one across the squad.

Hes a very good league 2 strikers no doubt but is he a very good league 1 striker? Im not so sure.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: selby on October 26, 2025, 05:36:24 pm
  i saw him play at Harrogate in the EFL cup, he was Lincolns stand out player playing wide right a lot of the game, even put some great crosses into the box, and not used anything like in the positions we used him in.
  I was very impressed that night as he looked a better all round footballer than the striker we played him as, and he was great for us, being more than one dimensional, that's talent.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: GazLaz on October 26, 2025, 07:43:52 pm
I’m fairly sure he’s as good as our fans think he is. As we’ve seen with TLT, judging a player over just a few months is folly!
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Sprotyrover on October 26, 2025, 08:18:17 pm
4 Goals in 28 games only 1 in the league for the Imps
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Alan Southstand on October 26, 2025, 08:25:10 pm
4goals but from wide positions!

He’d be worth every penny playing down the middle for us. No question in my mind.

Chances are we’ll not even consider it, as we just don’t bid big money for players, even though they might make a big difference.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: duggiesmyhero on October 26, 2025, 10:18:49 pm
Doesn’t appear a happy bunny at Lincoln. He was substituted at 65 minutes at their 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. I think we should make an audacious bid for him in the January transfer window. He is what we need, for the team to perform at its best. We saw that last season. I don’t think he feels loved at Lincoln, whereas he was when he was here last season. He is the missing piece in our jigsaw.
Just out of curiosity, just how much do you think a sizeable offer for street would be for Lincoln to except
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Fal on October 26, 2025, 10:24:20 pm
We all know that he is going to score against us in a few week assuming it doesn’t get postponed!
Title: Re: Street
Post by: les@donr on October 27, 2025, 04:37:55 am
Doesn’t appear a happy bunny at Lincoln. He was substituted at 65 minutes at their 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. I think we should make an audacious bid for him in the January transfer window. He is what we need, for the team to perform at its best. We saw that last season. I don’t think he feels loved at Lincoln, whereas he was when he was here last season. He is the missing piece in our jigsaw.
Just out of curiosity, just how much do you think a sizeable offer for street would be for Lincoln to except

600K-750K Not cheap, but worth every penny of he got us promoted.

Title: Re: Street
Post by: ncRover on October 27, 2025, 05:17:57 am
Doesn’t appear a happy bunny at Lincoln. He was substituted at 65 minutes at their 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. I think we should make an audacious bid for him in the January transfer window. He is what we need, for the team to perform at its best. We saw that last season. I don’t think he feels loved at Lincoln, whereas he was when he was here last season. He is the missing piece in our jigsaw.
Just out of curiosity, just how much do you think a sizeable offer for street would be for Lincoln to except

600K-750K Not cheap, but worth every penny of he got us promoted.

Well they turned down £1m for him in the summer.

Strikers of his profile are both in demand and rare, hence the high price.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Alan Southstand on October 27, 2025, 07:24:21 am
They say they did! Maybe just trying to scare people off?
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Usher wide. on October 27, 2025, 07:59:47 am
They say they did! Maybe just trying to scare people off?

A bit like we did with Jay…….& it worked!
Title: Re: Street
Post by: 5minstogo on October 27, 2025, 08:45:03 am
I think it would be a risk for a club like Rovers to chuck money at Lincoln for Street. I don't think Terry would get a return in that investment. The task for McCann is to find the next Street and then the Street after that. He's been pretty good at that up to now, let's see what January brings.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Pancho Regan on October 27, 2025, 12:26:14 pm
I’m sure Grant will explore every Avenue
Title: Re: Street
Post by: CheeseToastie on October 27, 2025, 12:29:57 pm
Doesn’t appear a happy bunny at Lincoln. He was substituted at 65 minutes at their 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. I think we should make an audacious bid for him in the January transfer window. He is what we need, for the team to perform at its best. We saw that last season. I don’t think he feels loved at Lincoln, whereas he was when he was here last season. He is the missing piece in our jigsaw.

 What a ridiculous assumption to make? He's playing regularly and getting 75+ minutes most weeks just cause he's been subbed once when they are losing doesnt mean he's unhappy? Suppose you think Gibson is unhappy here and wants out do you? Lincoln fans love him there I'm pretty certain he isn't unhappy there because of one game    :byebye: :byebye:
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Metalmicky on October 27, 2025, 02:46:45 pm
I think that this is going to be a cul-de-sac..
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Bills view on October 27, 2025, 05:12:17 pm
Street did well for us in League 2 but defences are better in League 1. There is no guarantee he would be as effective.

We certainly need another outlet up top, though.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Usher wide. on October 27, 2025, 05:23:55 pm
Let’s trust that that Grant is well down that Road.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on October 27, 2025, 05:27:30 pm
Doesn’t appear a happy bunny at Lincoln. He was substituted at 65 minutes at their 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. I think we should make an audacious bid for him in the January transfer window. He is what we need, for the team to perform at its best. We saw that last season. I don’t think he feels loved at Lincoln, whereas he was when he was here last season. He is the missing piece in our jigsaw.
Just out of curiosity, just how much do you think a sizeable offer for street would be for Lincoln to except

600K-750K Not cheap, but worth every penny of he got us promoted.


Promoted....  :unsure: Please no. In a couple of seasons maybe. We're nowhere near ready for the Championship without a soulless injection of cash that would likely end up down a drain.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: scawsby steve on October 27, 2025, 06:29:59 pm
Doesn’t appear a happy bunny at Lincoln. He was substituted at 65 minutes at their 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. I think we should make an audacious bid for him in the January transfer window. He is what we need, for the team to perform at its best. We saw that last season. I don’t think he feels loved at Lincoln, whereas he was when he was here last season. He is the missing piece in our jigsaw.
Just out of curiosity, just how much do you think a sizeable offer for street would be for Lincoln to except

600K-750K Not cheap, but worth every penny of he got us promoted.


Promoted....  :unsure: Please no. In a couple of seasons maybe. We're nowhere near ready for the Championship without a soulless injection of cash that would likely end up down a drain.

Why, what's going to happen in a couple of seasons? Someone coming in with a magic money tree? Will Terry still be here in his mid-eighties?

We need to get our fingers out in January. Especially after the atrocious forward recruitment in the summer.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on October 27, 2025, 10:53:36 pm
What about Kemar Roofe?, a free agent, has scored goals wherever he’s been. Thirty two years old. He would be a good signing for two or three years. On another note Conor Washington dropping down to play for Matlock at thirty three, that’s some signing for them.

Joshua Gilavogui wouldn’t be a bad signing, ex Leeds defensive midfielder, knocking on a bit at thirty four but could do a job for us at this level.
Some really good players available on free transfers.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: RugbyRover on October 28, 2025, 10:11:02 am
Keep 'em coming Sammy  :)

Don't lose focus though, its a number 9 we need.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: GazLaz on October 28, 2025, 10:22:29 am
What about Kemar Roofe?, a free agent, has scored goals wherever he’s been. Thirty two years old. He would be a good signing for two or three years. On another note Conor Washington dropping down to play for Matlock at thirty three, that’s some signing for them.

Joshua Gilavogui wouldn’t be a bad signing, ex Leeds defensive midfielder, knocking on a bit at thirty four but could do a job for us at this level.
Some really good players available on free transfers.


Signing players well past their best isn’t a sustainable model is it. Look at the record of the players we’ve signed recently in their 30s.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Chris Black come back on October 28, 2025, 07:34:54 pm
Actually quite a few senior players that we signed and then fairly quickly retired - Richard Naylor, Lee Tomlin and Kevin Horlock spring to mind.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: ForsolongaRover on October 28, 2025, 08:04:13 pm
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Actually quite a few senior players that we signed and then fairly quickly retired - Richard Naylor, Lee Tomlin and Kevin Horlock spring to mind.

In fact Lee Tomlin played a dozen or so games a couple of months after allegedly retiring - for Ilkeston and Harborough and is now coaching at Morecambe.

If ever there was a league table of clubs who make the best recruiting decisions I doubt Rovers would be nearer the top of the table than the bottom. Of the successes, Darren Ferguson probably had the best eye for talent when he was here and he’s proved that over the years with Peterborough too. Otherwise it was those managers who were successful in getting us promoted to the Championship like Saunders and SOD.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: ncRover on October 28, 2025, 09:10:39 pm
Actually quite a few senior players that we signed and then fairly quickly retired - Richard Naylor, Lee Tomlin and Kevin Horlock spring to mind.

Kevin Horlock will be managing Maldon & Tiptree against Darren Moore in the FA cup 1st round this weekend.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Draytonian III on October 28, 2025, 09:16:20 pm
Here’s a name to throw into the hat to try for in January or maybe at the end of season, and might have more of a connection to Doncaster than most, he’s not playing full matches for his present club, Jerry Yates at Luton
Title: Re: Street
Post by: selby on October 29, 2025, 09:34:47 am
  Good spot that Draytonian,
Title: Re: Street
Post by: GazLaz on October 29, 2025, 09:41:58 am
Here’s a name to throw into the hat to try for in January or maybe at the end of season, and might have more of a connection to Doncaster than most, he’s not playing full matches for his present club, Jerry Yates at Luton

The issue there is that they paid over a million for him in August and he will be on big money.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: ChrisBx on October 29, 2025, 10:00:29 am
Yates hit double figures in the Championship last season. Way out of our price range unfortunately.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: NickDRFC on October 29, 2025, 10:44:05 am
He’s also actually playing for them. Half hour sub appearances in their last 2 league games and over 550 minutes all season (just under half of all minutes) so he’s hardly out of favour.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Draytonian III on October 29, 2025, 12:31:17 pm
He’s also actually playing for them. Half hour sub appearances in their last 2 league games and over 550 minutes all season (just under half of all minutes) so he’s hardly out of favour.


I didn’t say he was out of favour, he hasn’t played a full league game for over a month, I just think there would be more chance of signing him than Street, nothing against him it’s just my opinion
Title: Re: Street
Post by: steve@dcfd on October 29, 2025, 01:21:31 pm
On Tuesday Rob played on the right with House on the left and Colins and Obikwu in the middle.
Rob was taken off in the 59 min replaced by Towler.
Collins was taken off replaced by Draper in the 71mins
Obikwu was taken off and replaced by Okoronko in 83 min

So Lincoln has a better quality of forwards and attacking forwards than we have. They have at least 8 players they can interchange nearly all the same level.

We have 4 in Molyneux Sharp Middleton and Gibson that are of the same level. Sorry GM and  his recruitment team have made mistakes with Hanlan and Olusanya Ill say that Ajayi is on a learning curve the other two should be better at their age.
So yes will need another forward like Street in size pace who can play down the middle or out wide if required. That player will not be cheap even if we have to pay a loan fee.
Problem we could have if we fall further down the league attracting said player might not be easy if we are in competition with other teams.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: donnievic on October 29, 2025, 07:19:38 pm
He’s also actually playing for them. Half hour sub appearances in their last 2 league games and over 550 minutes all season (just under half of all minutes) so he’s hardly out of favour.


I didn’t say he was out of favour, he hasn’t played a full league game for over a month, I just think there would be more chance of signing him than Street, nothing against him it’s just my opinion
he has been injured
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Chris Black come back on January 30, 2026, 04:36:56 pm
Here’s a name to throw into the hat to try for in January or maybe at the end of season, and might have more of a connection to Doncaster than most, he’s not playing full matches for his present club, Jerry Yates at Luton

Gone on loan to Wednesday.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on January 30, 2026, 05:25:52 pm
Here’s a name to throw into the hat to try for in January or maybe at the end of season, and might have more of a connection to Doncaster than most, he’s not playing full matches for his present club, Jerry Yates at Luton

Gone on loan to Wednesday.

Jerry Yates not Rob Street?

I wonder if Yates will find his way back here at some point.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: dickos1 on January 30, 2026, 06:11:32 pm
Jerrys uncles are massive Wednesday fans, be great for them
Title: Re: Street
Post by: GazLaz on January 30, 2026, 06:17:35 pm
Jerrys uncles are massive Wednesday fans, be great for them

In most circumstances probably, not in these circumstances though. Nearly impossible for him.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: Pancho Regan on January 30, 2026, 09:29:17 pm
This is a very confusing thread.
Title: Re: Street
Post by: dickos1 on January 30, 2026, 10:04:11 pm
Jerrys uncles are massive Wednesday fans, be great for them

In most circumstances probably, not in these circumstances though. Nearly impossible for him.

Yeah it will be, but watching your nephew running out for your club is going to be a proud moment for them regardless