Loan bid made for a striker

[DonnyBazR0ver]

A lot of talk on Gibson here. Having watched the Port Vale game on the telly box the other day, I thought his general build up play was decent but then when faced with the decision as to what to do with the final ball he was found lacking. Big time. He just looked like he had no idea what to do. Cut inside and blaze it into row z or go outside on his particularly weak left foot seem to be his only outcomes. To play this player on the wrong side nonsense you have to be a lot more canny. Maybe he’s not bright enough to do it?
This now brings me to my usual bee in my bonnet. Why not makes things easy for him? Put him on the right with one instruction. Get to the byline and whip in bloody good crosses with your very good right peg. Why do we have to make things more complicated than they need to be? Just because it’s football fashion? I don’t know. But it ain’t working for him.

He’s a strange one. His ability and general play is brilliant at times. If he did have an end product that was consistent with what he is capable of he’d be a good championship player.

I think it is a mental issue with him though. Think he struggles to translate his ability to match day consistently. Possibly has come across previously as a “bad attitude” situation but I’m not sure it is. Some players just get limited by anxiety, wouldn’t be surprised if it was linked to that.

Agreed, I posted a few days back that Gibson is probably low on confidence right now.

It's a definite possibility and from both flanks. As Cramby10 says, we're not getting sufficient danger created from Moly and Gibson from wide areas. On the plus side, Moly does venture inside into the box, hence finishing chances like the equaliser last week so, even if he's not getting much joy out wide, he stays switched on enough to cause problems. We don't see enough of that from Gibson.

So many times, particularly at home, when Moly or Gibson eventually get to the byline we see loopy crosses, which are meat n drink for keepers and centre halves, or cuts inside with shots blocked or Row T.  You can here the collective sighs when it happens.

We don't have the conventional wingers who run onto balls inside the full back and deliver quick accurate crosses while defences are scrambling back....a la Matty Blair for example.

I'm warming to the idea of sacrificing at least one of them (Gibson) in favour of another goalscorer in the mold McCann describes, and encourage our wingbacks to deliver those crosses. (As we did at Fleetwood).

[selby]

Wigan will surely want Josh Stones to play EFL football he would be the one I would go after hard.

[karldew]

"I don't think we're too far away on the wide forward..."

Grant McCann offers a positive update on Rovers' January plans.

Latest from Ricky Charlesworth on Twitter. So it’s not a striker, it’s a wide man, guessing it’s for the opposite side to Moly

[GazLaz]

"I don't think we're too far away on the wide forward..."

Grant McCann offers a positive update on Rovers' January plans.

Latest from Ricky Charlesworth on Twitter. So it’s not a striker, it’s a wide man, guessing it’s for the opposite side to Moly

Yeboah replacement.

[Usher wide.]

"I don't think we're too far away on the wide forward..."

Grant McCann offers a positive update on Rovers' January plans.

Latest from Ricky Charlesworth on Twitter. So it’s not a striker, it’s a wide man, guessing it’s for the opposite side to Moly

Yeboah replacement.

‘Yeboah replacement’.

I’ll dig me boots out!

[mushRTID]

Sounds like a Haks replacement finally!

[Jersey Rover]

Possibly Ennis from Man U academy

[Usher wide.]

Possibly Ennis from Man U academy

I’d definitely take Ethan Ennis.

[scawsby steve]

Any relation to Niall?

[Lifelong supporter]

 No

[ncRover]

The lad from Forest we were linked with plays half his games left wing and half his games as a striker according to Sofascore app

[DearneValleyRover]

Wigan will surely want Josh Stones to play EFL football he would be the one I would go after hard.

Rumour is that Port Vale are trying to get him on a permanent

[dickos1]

We would need around 300k to buy stones

[dickos1]

He’s had two offers for that, neither from us unfortunately

[dickos1]

It won’t be Nathan Lowe

[EasyforDennis]

"I don't think we're too far away on the wide forward..."

Grant McCann offers a positive update on Rovers' January plans.

Latest from Ricky Charlesworth on Twitter. So it’s not a striker, it’s a wide man, guessing it’s for the opposite side to Moly

I hope it's for the opposite side to Gibson or Hurst.

[ravenrover]

Just been told loanee could be Rob Street from Lincoln

[DearneValleyRover]

Heard one has signed but not who

[Filo]

Heard one has signed but not who

Won’t be signed u til tomorrow or Friday, he was involved with his club today

[ncRover]

Just been told loanee could be Rob Street from Lincoln

Physical centre forward but more mobile than what we have now.

[Draytonian III]

If you look at his stats, he’s not exactly ripping the league up, but those stats could lie as I’ve posted before a 2 minute sub appearance counts the same as a full game, just say like

[Alan Southstand]

Heard one has signed but not who

Won’t be signed u til tomorrow or Friday, he was involved with his club today

Which aligns with what GM said in his post match comments.

[NickDRFC]

If you look at his stats, he’s not exactly ripping the league up, but those stats could lie as I’ve posted before a 2 minute sub appearance counts the same as a full game, just say like

It’s very easy these days to find detail on starts/sub appearances/minutes played - transfermarkt is very good for that.

Street was on the bench for Lincoln today.

[Ryaldinhio]

If you look at his stats, he’s not exactly ripping the league up, but those stats could lie as I’ve posted before a 2 minute sub appearance counts the same as a full game, just say like

It’s very easy these days to find detail on starts/sub appearances/minutes played - transfermarkt is very good for that.

Street was on the bench for Lincoln today.

For the second time in 4 games

Not played at all and not in squad for 2 of them......not sure that is the statement signing referred to. Maybe that is the second signing where GM needed to talk to the lads mam, dad, nan, cat and dog???

[StocksArmy]

Is it definitely Rob Street? Mate of mine has told me its Freddie Draper?

[StocksArmy]

Is it definitely Rob Street? Mate of mine has told me its Freddie Draper?

[Ryaldinhio]

Is it definitely Rob Street? Mate of mine has told me its Freddie Draper?

He has played 20 times for Lincoln this yr? Seems Rob Street more likely????

But Draper loaned to this league last yr amd scored 10 goals in 22 games..........we have a man that has done that and half on here calling him out as too old and too slow

[StocksArmy]

I dont think Rob Street fits the bill of being able to play accross the front 3 does he? I know nothing about him so genuine question. If we just put balls inthe box our current strikers would score goals. If we keep refusing it then we need to sign pace in my opinion.

[Ryaldinhio]

I dont think Rob Street fits the bill of being able to play accross the front 3 does he? I know nothing about him so genuine question. If we just put balls inthe box our current strikers would score goals. If we keep refusing it then we need to sign pace in my opinion.

Agree.

IMO we need fast wide forwards

[Sven Vath]

My punt is Louie Marsh