vokes surplus to requirements?

[brexit]

“Sam has been a good servant to the club and he deserved that. He is maturing into a very good player, so I’m pleased for him and the club today."

The above quote from Mr D. feels to me like he might be moving Sam on in the summer.

[nil_desperandum]

“Sam has been a good servant to the club and he deserved that. He is maturing into a very good player, so I’m pleased for him and the club today."

The above quote from Mr D. feels to me like he might be moving Sam on in the summer.

How do you come to that conclusion based on that quote?

[dsr]

I think there's always a place in the squad for good reserves. We can;t just rely on 11 men for the whole season.

[brexit]

The good servant bit troubles me.

[Rojales Claret]

Players of Sam's ilk don't tend to reach their peak till late twenty's cos they don't rely on pace. I'd be amazed if Sam is allowed to leave in the near future.

[nil_desperandum]

The good servant bit troubles me.

That tag never seemed to trouble Brian Miller or his employers.

[andyh]

Sam is not a premier league standard centre forward... but he is damn close.

He is strong, good in the air and not that shoddy on the ground but still not quite the stellar player that inhabits the Prem.

As 3rd or 4th choice he is absolutely fine and his defensive skill means there are games where his heading in his own box is useful.

[Rojales Claret]

dsr. We don't have any reserves! We have a squad of players!!

[Rojales Claret]

If we chose to play a five man midfield he is our best option up front!

[john'sroseyspecs]

“Sam has been a good servant to the club and he deserved that. He is maturing into a very good player, so I’m pleased for him and the club today."

The above quote from Mr D. feels to me like he might be moving Sam on in the summer.

Balls ******** big hairy love sack. You are talking all of them.

[CombatClaret]

Vokes is always learning and has a great football brain I agree with Bash's comment on when he'll peak. When he had his run in up front in I heard him discussed on the radio in '5 most underrated premier league players' taking his Wales games into account also.
If he's willing to stay and do a job for us I'd keep him on and see how he does, bring us something different when things need another approach.
I do think though our heads could be turned at the prospect of how much we could get from a rich championship side for a player with 35 goals over two promotion seasons.

[Wile E Coyote]

tricky one because recent fans have seen him as a hero from his championship season days, he's been a firm favourite with Danny Ings ,and rightly so. Suffered injuries and fought back to full fitness, High profile for Wales as well. Really difficult to access who is and who isn't premier league status. Is Boyd? Is Arfield? is Barnes? where do we end this judgemental stuff.
Lowton? Marney? All have had flak on here. The current set up has us in 13th spot , not a wealthy club, but we are collectively doing very well.

[HendricksHair]

The good servant bit troubles me.

was in response to the fact that Sam's goal today was his 50th for the club

[Sidney1st]

Isn't he our top scorer this season?
Or close to and and one of the main reasons we are where we are right now this season.

[CombatClaret]

Isn't he our top scorer this season?
Or close to and and one of the main reasons we are where we are right now this season.

2nd after Gray (6 & 4) which isn't massive to be fair considering we've had 13 different goal league scorers this season (Gray 6, Vokes 4, Barnes 3, Hendrick 2 and nine on 1)

[Claretmatt4]

was in response to the fact that Sam's goal today was his 50th for the club

Was about to post this. It's quite simple really.

Close the thread, silly inflammatory headline.

[brexit]

Was about to post this. It's quite simple really.

Close the thread, silly inflammatory headline.

Excellent I forward an opinion some posters actually bother to reply One kokshina moves to deny free speech.

[HunterST_BFC]

was in response to the fact that Sam's goal today was his 50th for the club

Exactly this.

The OP can now stop knee twitching - for now at least.

[Claretmatt4]

Excellent I forward an opinion some posters actually bother to reply One kokshina moves to deny free speech.

You're interpretation was so far off base. Nothing to do with free speech.

[ClaretAndJew]

Christ. First the Ravel Morrison thread and now this.

[ElectroClaret]

Nonsense.
One of the mainstays of our attack and holds the ball up better than most.
Great header of the ball.

Lots of mileage (and goals) in SV yet.
UTC

[CnBtruntru]

Just because we have got Brexit, doesn't mean we are kicking out the Welsh as well, don't forget they voted For.

[Ooogeorgeorgeoghani]

Vokes is here to stay, close this thread

[MACCA]

Vokes is here to stay, close this thread

Never mind.

Thought he was average yesterday ( along with many ) against a poor Championship defence.

Think ( hope ) he will be 4th / 5th choice next season as that means we have progressed.

He can have most Saturdays off them to watch his beloved Southampton, and sing until his hearts content

[TheFamilyCat]

Ideally we would upgrade on Vokes, like most of our squad.

But finding players who are of higher quality and with the same attitude within our price range isn't easy.

The squad we have are doing a fine job at the moment but the longer we stay in this league, we are going to need better players.

[Spijed]

Thought he was average yesterday ( along with many ) against a poor Championship defence.

Isn't that the case with every club who struggle to get past lower league opposition?

Spurs were rubbish in their game as well. They might have made changes, but their ones still cost many millions more than our players did.

[Claretto]

1. We only have three strikers
2. Vokes is our #1 when we play 4-5-1

So no

[Down_Rover]

Squad game and when we play 4-5-1, Vokes is indispensable

Gray and Barnes for 4-4-2.

Also re goals scored, Vokes has 6 and Gray 7. Nothing between them

Vokes is here to stay

[bobinho]

Always liked big Sam. Looked off it yesterday tho. Doesn't mean he's finished, but I would like us to kick on once we manage to become safe.

And fwiw, I think Barnes is a far better option up top on his own. Faster, stronger, and ability to hold the ball up are my reasons. Barnes holds it up on his chest brilliantly meaning he can see the support arriving. Sam wins headers most of the time, but up top on his own means there is no one picking up the scraps. Doesn't turn too well either due to his size. Sometimes looks immobile, like he's running in custard. I'd keep Sam, but only as an impact sub when trying to rescue something with long balls late on.

I'm sure that's not the "party line" but if we don't change owt, we'll stay as we are. And that spells failure at this level.

[COBBLE]

There are games and situations when Vokes can do better than anyone else - like the header that made Gray's goal against Middlesborough.

[Quickenthetempo]

Vokes is our best CF in my opinion. We didn't put a single decent cross in to him yesterday and the makeshift midfield was slow in getting up and supporting him but some of his hold up play was top notch. Helps out defensively as well which is a massive bonus.

A very tidy finish yesterday here's hoping he starts to get more starts.

[Hedontplayforyou]

Personally I'd be very disappointed to see him leave.

And how you get this idea from SD quote it beyond me. He's just hit a landmark tally and for me will probably get better in the next few seasons. Rotation and form...Vokesy is more than good enough for that.