Will signing a striker address our problems

38 league goals in all his career Cole has scored a shocking stat for any striker, he will flop it is flaming obviously he applauded Vidic when Vidic put him on his arse Saturday. Is that someone we really want at Liverpool.

Nope! I'd rather just stick with our Nando who puts Vidic on his arse

Seriously though, im not sure Cole is any step up at all from Ngog. If we are to buy someone else, i want them to really offer something. I want another Crouch, or Bellamy, type back up. Not Voronin type.

When I see some like Trezequet going for free, a lad past his best but with experience and still something to offer and I see us being linked to Cole for £12 million it makes my blood boil.

Signing a striker would address part of the problem we have on the pitch but we need some class.
We do need cover for torres but long balls hoofed up the pitch to "another heskey" (cole) is not the way forward in my opinion.
Going for giants doesnt always work, look how Tevez holds the ball up and hes a midget. I would prefer crouch coming back than cole tbh.
Still a conundrum who roy may have up his sleeve but with the limit cash funds we have and the price on decent strikers these days im not really getting my hopes up tbh, Fabiano would be the best signing we could afford in my opinion. I know hes getting on but holds it up well and has a proven record of finding the back of the net. Due to his age we could prob get him on the cheap too.
At the end of the day we just need a striker for 1 season to cover torres to ensure we get to 4th spot and hopefully by this time next year our summer transfers would be a completely different kettle of fish.
Think H+G should give the 15/20mill transfer kitty they seem to have swallowed from our sales this summer, to weatherspoons so we can try to forget their abysmal time at our club. Dont think 15/20 mill would cut it though tbh.

When I see some like Trezequet going for free, a lad past his best but with experience and still something to offer and I see us being linked to Cole for £12 million it makes my blood boil.

Then you got someone like Raul going cheap as well. A lot better options available for a lot better price around the place.

If the yanks do plan on hanging around I think it is insanity they wouldn't provide the necessary funds to purchase a good striker, with the right addition up front would make it more likely we could get a top 4 position and the funds that come with it.

But then I don't expect them to use there small F***ing brain especially when it entails them putting something in first to get it back.

Still cant believe we havn't signed a striker again this window.
Just hope Roy has got something planned on the quiet.
Not Carlton Cole!

Really shocking we have been unable to snatch a striker still.

BUT Better a Cole than no addition. His footwork is good.

You are messing are you solodee that his footwork is good that lad is so clumsy on the ball it is unreal and is obviously only getting targetted by Hodgson because he is tall.

After watching the game yesterday I thing a good old fashioned wide man is a must ,with Kuyt and Jovanovic more inclined to come inside it makes it easier for the likes of West Brom to defend and frustrate us but another striker would be welcome .

After watching the game yesterday I thing a good old fashioned wide man is a must ,with Kuyt and Jovanovic more inclined to come inside it makes it easier for the likes of West Brom to defend and frustrate us but another striker would be welcome .

Agreed, but looks like we're sh*t out of time before the window closes. As for a striker, Cole isn't world class, but he could do well for us if we do buy him.

We really need a second striker and haven't had one since Robbie Keane, (whether you liked him or not), left. If Torres gets injured we have very few other options. Last season we took the lead in matches, played teams off the park but couldnt finish them off due to the want of goalscorer - someone you can rely on to stick the ball in the back of the net. However, I think Cole would be another horrendous signing - like Konchesky. It would be a waste of money as I dont think he is any better than what you already have in the squad. He's slow, injury prone and since 2006 until now he has only scored a total of 31 goals. We need another striker but to get Cole on anything other than a few transfer would be a complete waste of time. Not good enough for Liverpool FC. 

the answer is yes but not carlton soddin cole for heavens sake

Doesn't matter now does it. We have to go half a season without proper cover up front.

I think it is criminal we still haven't replaced Keane, it will be 2 years now. Will Really really hamper our challenge for a top 4 place. if Torres has another season like last season we are fu**ed.

Well, it looks like we haven't signed a back-up.

Kuyt and N'Gog it is. I'd still rather Kuyt was played up top, though. Then Maxi, Cole etc could play on the right hand side.

Yank clowns if Torres gets injured we are up sh*t creek

Yes we do need a cover for Torres but the really important thing is we need a good creative player/midfielder. Having a striker really boost our gameplay as it could ease the goalscoring loads burdened on Torres, but we couldn't afford to have a striker just for the sake of having one. We needed a striker that can strike fear into any defenses heart whether he's small or big. And most important thing is he could click well with Torres. Ngog is good but I couldn't see him getting on well with Torres. When they played, it looked like they were worlds apart. They didn't click and played well.

As much as we needed a good striker but we needed most a good midfielder, someone in a mould of Riquelme/Xavi. Someone who is quick, agile, versatile and can change our direction of play. We got that once in Alonso ( I don't know about Raul). Scoring goals is important but we didn't want Torres to work his way deep from midfield just to get the ball and score. 

Well, we have Torres, Ngog, Kuyt and Babel.

They are our striking options.

Yank clowns if Torres gets injured we are up sh*t creek

Not necessarily- i mean i agree to the extent that we need a decent striker more than any other position- but last season when Torres was injured after christmas- Kuyt didnt do too bad.

Its too F***ing late now!

Come on Babs, Eggnogg and Pacheco

lets not forget Jovanović..

I'm totally guted we didnt get a striker.. but we must move on

Well we'll never be able to answer this one.

Yes of course BUT biggest problems arent on the pitch.

That maybe true, but regardless of who owns the club the majority of our players have been criminally underperforming for quite sometime - THEY must be accountable for their own performances.

lets not forget Jovanović..

I'm totally guted we didnt get a striker.. but we must move on

Jovanovic's primary position IS a striker. Not sure why Roy is giving so much time up front to Ngog who looks woefully out of his depth. Maybe he is to Roy what Lucas was to Rafa...