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Now, I was thinking seeing the attacking options thread that there weren't many being suggested,

Was looking through some of the better strikers from last season who were good in a bad team I came across a few who have been either released or would possibly join, now these are only suggestions as I done a little bit of research.

Izale McLeod - Proven at league level, don't really know what happened though, last I heard of him he was at Peterborough in League 1.

Barry Corr - A Proven Goalscorer, has been around this area before at Exeter and is at Struggling Southend. So could offer him probably more money, even with our small budget.

Ashley Grimes - Relegated with Lincoln, last season he hit 16, an allround good player,currently contracted to Rochdale, could be out of favour there, so a deal of something along the lines of loan to buy?

Ryan Jarvis - Worked with Ling at Leyton Orient, quite quick and a good player, maybe an option?

Stuart Fleetwood - A good player overall, at Hereford, maybe a longshot though. A real nuisance to defences of league 2 quality.

James Constable - One of Oxfords best performers last season, the season before that, However even though he is good Oxford would not want to sell him for cheap, he also would be on a high wage so maybe not for us!!

Any thoughts on them? Just a few ideas.

Some good suggestions there, some more unlikely than others, but if we signed McLeod I would be delighted, he kept barnet up last season! Very good player!

They all would cost a fair bit i would reckon, would love to see Fleetwood but not going to happen.
Jarvis has just signed for walsall so that wont happen.

All good ideas but dont think we will get any of them

Fleetwood IS Hereford. They won't give him up.

Grimes only signed for Rochdale a couple of weeks ago, so I doubt he is quite out of favour yet.

McLeod I doubt would leave Barnet - he's a London fella.

Corr did great last season but would doubt he's available.

Depends on our spending power if/when Zebroski goes.

Expect a few trialists as well on Monday when pre-season starts.

HRG wrote:Fleetwood IS Hereford. They won't give him up.

I would doubt he would give them up, his family live in Glouster and Cardiff so he is in the perfect place for him to be close to all his family.

Even though he went to Exeter on loan, like i said i would love hom here, but wont happen sadly.

Izale McLeod has signed a 1 year contract at Barnet so that seems like a no. Barry Corr I would like, scored a lot of goals last season and always seems to do well but it's very doubtful that we would get him. I agree with tufcbrett all good ideas but all very doubtful.

tufcbrett wrote: I would doubt he would give them up, his family live in Glouster and Cardiff so he is in the perfect place for him to be close to all his family.

Even though he went to Exeter on loan, like i said i would love hom here, but wont happen sadly.

Yeah, we're an easy train to Cardiff or drive to Gloucester. Hell, I wish I lived in Gloucester, Hereford* is a traffic plaugued dump.

*But is easily accessable to some major cities and has some good schools. Damn this cr*phole, I want to leave but I remain.

Quite simply, none of the above will happen. As has been said, all are contracted and would have been well out of our price range anyway.

Being realistic, looking at the list of available players we should be looking out for names like Bas Savage, Sam Williams, Ben Watson, Patrick Hoban, Jimmy Keohane, Adrian Patulea to name but a few.

I'm fully expecting a few lesser-known names to show up for trials on Monday.

Stuart Beavon currently at Wycombe Wanderers?

I think Midson was released by Oxford? Has he turned up anywhere else yet?

I'll answer my own question, he's signed for Wimbledon. Alongside Ademeno. Which makes you realise how threadbare our own forward line looks.

Richard Logan. Scored 11 goals for City in 22 games in League 1 many as a sub? Cannot command a regular place. Big and strong .

portugull wrote:Richard Logan. Scored 11 goals for City in 22 games in League 1 many as a sub? Cannot command a regular place. Big and strong .

Which is probably why City probably wouldn't want to lose him.