Francis Okoronkwo

[DonnyOsmond]

Sounds a good start, I remember him for Lincoln and he looked good. One of my Lincoln supporting mates can’t understand why he didn’t stay and is, to say the least, disappointed, he thought he’d go to a championship side when he left!

Are you sure it was the same player? He's played 305 mins for Lincoln in League One... Not really enough to suggest he's better than League One.

[Petche]

Will he be our annual saviour signing from Lincoln?
2023-24 Adelakun
2024-25 Street
2025-26 Okoronkwo?

[Stocksbridge Owl]

I remember some of you guys being underwhelmed at the signing of Rob Street.

Best to wait and see how he performs in the red and white hoops!!

[graingrover]

When did we last sign a youngster who has already been the subject of £ 1,000,000 transfer ( according to Wiki) ?

[danumdon]

Sounds an astute loan, if i remember rightly he was an handful when we played Lincoln, big and strong player who can plough that loan striker role and looked to have some pace.

Could we see a forward line of Frankie up top with Hacks left and Hanlan right with Mols playing the no10 role, Now that would be interesting to see.

[drfchound]

Signed on loan from Everton for rest of season

Scrabble score surname !!

26 points

That should be enough extra ones to keep us up.

[ncRover]

Good in the air, mobile and technically good enough to link play etc.

Ticks the McCann centre forward boxes.

His ability to play wide could allow quite a fluid front 3 to give space for Molyneux and Adelakun to get in to more goal scoring positions.

Sounds fun!

[sedwardsdrfc]

He’s from Lincoln and recently that’s a good thing for us!

Do we know what his profile is other than basic stats? Not seen him play but it’s clear we need a line leader who is a bit better with his back to goal with Hanlan been more of a on the shoulder striker

[moses]

I was going to do a post about who was gonna be our annual Lincoln saviour. But didn’t cause I thought it would be a bit disrespectful to our Recruitment team and it must be more complicated than that.

[ncRover]

He’s from Lincoln and recently that’s a good thing for us!

Do we know what his profile is other than basic stats? Not seen him play but it’s clear we need a line leader who is a bit better with his back to goal with Hanlan been more of a on the shoulder striker

Grant says he gives us the option to go “in to him” as well as run in behind.

His stats show he is better at winning headers than Hanlan too which was needed.

Sounds like a well rounded player just needs to add more goals to his game which I’d back him to do here.

[Colemans Left Hook]

He’s also the one who missed the open goal against us. But looks a decent prospect and here’s hoping he can have the same impact street had

That was the worst miss I've ever seen in pro football. It was an empty net with no-one near him.

Good header he scored though.

Funny how we both agree about that -- but I think Scawsby also needs to go to specsavers as he never saw the thread I "dedicated" to the miss - at least he can head a ball even if his geographical knowledge is worse than Akinfenwa's

[rich1471]

Sounds an astute loan, if i remember rightly he was an handful when we played Lincoln, big and strong player who can plough that loan striker role and looked to have some pace.

Could we see a forward line of Frankie up top with Hacks left and Hanlan right with Mols playing the no10 role, Now that would be interesting to see.

I really rate Hanlon as a winger hope Grant looks at that option

[Pliskin]

So when does the main striker sign? You know, the one who is actually going to score the goals to keep us up.

[ncRover]

So when does the main striker sign? You know, the one who is actually going to score the goals to keep us up.

Why does it have to be one player scoring all the goals?

[LincsRover]

Sounds a good start, I remember him for Lincoln and he looked good. One of my Lincoln supporting mates can’t understand why he didn’t stay and is, to say the least, disappointed, he thought he’d go to a championship side when he left!

Are you sure it was the same player? He's played 305 mins for Lincoln in League One... Not really enough to suggest he's better than League One.

Yep, just been out playing skittles with a few of them and they can’t believe he’s “Dropped to a lower club”. They rate him and thought he’d go up rather than “Down”. I told you, they’re all billy big b*ll*x about being already a championship club in waiting!! I’d really love to see them start dropping like a stone whilst we, as a “lower” club climb the table.

[scawsby steve]

He’s also the one who missed the open goal against us. But looks a decent prospect and here’s hoping he can have the same impact street had

That was the worst miss I've ever seen in pro football. It was an empty net with no-one near him.

Good header he scored though.

Funny how we both agree about that -- but I think Scawsby also needs to go to specsavers as he never saw the thread I "dedicated" to the miss - at least he can head a ball even if his geographical knowledge is worse than Akinfenwa's

I didn't notice the thread at first. It's probably your new avatar that's putting me off.

[Move DRFC]

I hate to say this because I love him and he's done his best this year, but this should be the end of Sharp, even as an impact player. He's a backup L2 level striker at best and why we ever thought having him 1st choice in this league is completely baffling. We can't moan at being second bottom making decisions like that.

[Donnywolf]

He’s also the one who missed the open goal against us. But looks a decent prospect and here’s hoping he can have the same impact street had

That was the worst miss I've ever seen in pro football. It was an empty net with no-one near him.

Good header he scored though.

Take your point SS but has been equalled many times . I'll offer Ronnie Rosenthal for Liverpool v Villa I think it was

[selby]

  I am sure he will recognise at least one player when he arrives, when he played for Everton u21s against us a couple of years ago, Bobby was all over him like a rash and left a few calling cards on him  before he was subbed by Everton in the second half.
  He was told to man mark him and when he went wide followed him, to be fair it was a right tussle with two athletes who were quick,
  Bobby went on a great run that game, picking up the ball in our penalty area from a corner and ran the full length of the pitch with all the Everton players chasing and set Marsh up with a great ball to the edge of the box but he shot straight at the keeper, I think it was one of the games Bobby got MOM.
   He was looked on as one of the next big things at the time.
 

[TonySoprano]

Sigh  .

Another unproven kid on loan, not the proven goalscorer we need.
MASSIVE gamble, especially given we are staring relegation in the face.

[ncRover]

Sigh  .

Another unproven kid on loan, not the proven goalscorer we need.
MASSIVE gamble, especially given we are staring relegation in the face.

Here come the Wikipedia scouts. Who would you have signed who would have fit in to this team and been good value for money?

[LincsRover]

Sigh  .

Another unproven kid on loan, not the proven goalscorer we need.
MASSIVE gamble, especially given we are staring relegation in the face.

We have a proven goal scorer in the team, in fact the best goal scorer the EFL has ever seen. Unfortunately, I think we all agree Billy is not the answer to our current situation. So, other than splashing out millions we can’t afford, what else can we do but take a gamble?

Let’s face it, in the past 2 seasons who had rob street down as a “proven goal scorer”, or Adelakun as a game changer? Certainly not me, but GM found them, slotted them into the team and, arguably, they became better players and had the spell of their lives. All we can do is trust in GM to find the right players, play them in the right positions and develop them into what we need. Everything crossed that his proven record in the second half of the season continues! 

[Rupee92ONLY]

I’m not convinced on the Adelakun signing for a few reasons but I think this Okoronkwo might actually do well. What i’ve seen (admittedly only highlights) and what i’ve read about him I think style wise he fits what we need.

I wouldn’t read too much into his bare stats at Lincoln, they’ve got a forward line that works well for them so that’s the reason for his lack of game time rather than being shite. He’ll start every game here. Excited to see him play.

[Barmby Rover]

Out of contract in the summer with Everton. Now if he proves to be very useful is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship for next season?

[drfcsteve]

What confuses the hell out of me is how Grant can find the right players in January but not in summer!

[Rupee92ONLY]

What confuses the hell out of me is how Grant can find the right players in January but not in summer!

We don’t know whether he has yet!*

*Fingers crossed

[bpoolrover]

Rob street has only scored 3 for Lincoln all season so stats don’t always tell the whole story

[steve@dcfd]

Sigh  .

Another unproven kid on loan, not the proven goalscorer we need.
MASSIVE gamble, especially given we are staring relegation in the face.

To get a proven goal scorer at this level you be talking £800,000 and wages. You wouldn’t be able to loan such a player.
In our position would such a player want to come.
We have taken a chance on Okoronkwo who has played in league 2 and league1 okay not full games he may score with Adelakun more goals to improve our position we will have to see.

[ncRover]

Rob street has only scored 3 for Lincoln all season so stats don’t always tell the whole story

No Lincoln ‘striker’ has scored more than 4, yet they sit in an automatic promotion spot.

Yet 3 out of the division’s top 5 scoring strikers play for teams 16th and below.

People pay too much attention to the goalscorer charts and wanting a “proven goalscorer”.

[steve@dcfd]

Rob street has only scored 3 for Lincoln all season so stats don’t always tell the whole story

No Lincoln ‘striker’ has scored more than 4, yet they sit in an automatic promotion spot.

Yet 3 out of the division’s top 5 scorers play for teams 16th and below.

People pay too much attention to the goalscorer charts and wanting a “proven goalscorer”.

Lincoln have 9 attacking forwards as of now couple are injured. Majority if not all have scored this season. They have attacking fullbacks they have scored this season. Goals have been shared out and they are in the top two.
Our goals have not been shared out in the league we have scored 1 goal a game on average. That is the difference and we have conceded goals as well