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Posted October 03, 2019 03:44 · last edited October 03, 2019 03:46

liberty_nz wrote:

mjp2 wrote:

valeo wrote:

AucklandPhoenix wrote:

stein could not head the ball

He couldn't, but he was still one of our best import strikers imo :)

Well that's an interesting question, I thought.

Though I thought we only did not-a-strikers

I can't think of more than five genuine import No 9 or 10 strikers; 

Krishna, Kalu, Greenacre, Dadi, and Stein 

(did I miss anyone? see note on other players at end of post)

I'd put Kaluderovic (9 goals in 22 appearances) ahead of Stein (15 in 48) 

(and think we'd have got much more out of Kalu, but for the coaching disaster).

I think possibly I'd also put both Dadi and Greenacre ahead of Stein, and definitely Krishna.  

So I'd rate Stein more like 4th or 5th out of five. 

Stein just struck me as a neat and tidy plodder. 

Greenacre did more work, though had a lower scoring rate at 19 from 84, 

Dadi scored five goals in 10 appearances including 5 as sub.  And was a lot more entertaining (good and bad, who'd forget that bicycle kick and the penalty miss).

vs Stein's 15 in 48 on one foot and without a head

Just an opinion

And Smeltz (not an import) (28 in 60) in another league ahead of all of them except the later era of Krishna (33 from 98).

I think of Sarpong, Totori, Cunningham and Ifill as more wider players than genuine No 9 or 10 strikers, yes?

Agree pretty much with your assessment. Perhaps only one missing is Sheridan. Ricardo Clarke in the not-a-striker category?

It really does seem to be hard to attract a international strikers. 

The average weekly salary per league is reportedly (I can't validate the googled source):

EPL £51000

Championship £11000

League One £2300

League Two £1100

Multiply by two and you get an understanding about one of the barriers to getting high quality imports.  A good League 1 striker will earn somewhere north of NZ$230,000 per annum.

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liberty_nz wrote:
mjp2 wrote:
valeo wrote:
AucklandPhoenix wrote:

stein could not head the ball

He couldn't, but he was still one of our best import strikers imo :)

Well that's an interesting question, I thought.

Though I thought we only did not-a-strikers

I can't think of more than five genuine import No 9 or 10 strikers; 

Krishna, Kalu, Greenacre, Dadi, and Stein 

(did I miss anyone? see note on other players at end of post)

I'd put Kaluderovic (9 goals in 22 appearances) ahead of Stein (15 in 48) 

(and think we'd have got much more out of Kalu, but for the coaching disaster).

I think possibly I'd also put both Dadi and Greenacre ahead of Stein, and definitely Krishna.  

So I'd rate Stein more like 4th or 5th out of five. 

Stein just struck me as a neat and tidy plodder. 

Greenacre did more work, though had a lower scoring rate at 19 from 84, 

Dadi scored five goals in 10 appearances including 5 as sub.  And was a lot more entertaining (good and bad, who'd forget that bicycle kick and the penalty miss).

vs Stein's 15 in 48 on one foot and without a head

Just an opinion

And Smeltz (not an import) (28 in 60) in another league ahead of all of them except the later era of Krishna (33 from 98).

I think of Sarpong, Totori, Cunningham and Ifill as more wider players than genuine No 9 or 10 strikers, yes?

Agree pretty much with your assessment. Perhaps only one missing is Sheridan. Ricardo Clarke in the not-a-striker category?

It really does seem to be hard to attract a international strikers. 

The average weekly salary per league is reportedly (I can't validate the googled source):

EPL £51000

Championship £11000

League One £2300

League Two £1100

Multiply by two and you get an understanding about one of the barriers to getting high quality imports.  A good League 2 striker will earn somewhere north of NZ$230,000 per annum.