Roofe out

....for the reasons re: Saiz as Haye and Best related above.

If we'd had a Abraham, Gayle or Assombalonga we'd be 10 points clear by now. I'm just hoping Bamford starts to find the net better than he did with his two howling misses against Boro and Swansea..

Yeah people are literally saying we should have signed a striker in Jan, in this thread.

We've had Roberts sat on the bench or playing out of position for months, he is fine to play up to on his own. He's actually better on the ball then Roofe or Bamford.

No worries for me at the moment. Someone is going to score a few agains Bolton, they are abysmal. Hopefully a confidence booster.

People wanted Roofe dropping but cant recall him missing 2 chances as easy as the ones that Bamford just did.

Dallas/Berardi/Douglas/Forshaw all not far away from returning.

Clarke who knows?
Brown still does not look anywhere ready on his U23 performances.
Roofe sounds a bad one.

We seem to swing from defensive injuries to attacking ones and vice versa this season.

Roberts did a mighty fine job when he played up front, no worries for me. Shame, never like to see any of our players injured. Get well soon lad

No doubt Roofe is a loss, he really is. But we've got 3 very good strikers at the club and 2 are fit and ready to play.

Brown coming back into the team will be a boost, when it finally happens. Hopefully as a sub this weekend when we're 4-0 up.

Roofe was moved from strikers position and into the number 10 position. So up top isnt the issue as we also have added cover from Roberts who is fresher and has himself pace and trickery behind Paddy.

Its the position where he was moved where the issue is, that number 10 role is stil vacant and when you have a number 10 put in there to round peg in square hole its a bad sign.

Brown is the name that comes to mind for most, but is he the same force tat fired Hudds up into the league?

The problem in the 10 role is because we have lost the signing of James and then Clarke has fallen ill.

It's not just his goals that we are going to miss. His holding play and running off the ball have opened up space for other players, and given defences a headache all season long.
Bamford is a different kind of player, but we are now relying on him to find his shooting boots. Overall, we will be less of a threat up front at a time when we are heading into our toughest run of games, including West Brom and the Blades. If Marcelo pulls this off, he deserves a knighthood.

People sometimes draw too much attention to strikers (in this case Bamford) missing chances.

Don't get me wrong, there is obviously a limit, but in the main the key thing is getting in the positions in the first place.

If he can stay fit, I have no concerns the goals will come for Bamford.

Roofe is more in-between a striker and forward. He comes deeper and therefore I cannot think of too many "sitter" situations he has had.