I know I’ll take a copious amount of shit from the FF Klopps and Guardiolas of whom we have many. But why not him as a back up or alternative striker in the summer?
Lyndon Dykes
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DurhamBear
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Yaaaaaay! A Lyndon Dykes thread!!!
Yaaay, someone devoid of opinion and pining likes.
Portals_Bear_Blue
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Because he’s not very good to be a Rangers player
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DurhamBear
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Thanks for your sentence, that was not quite a sentence.
JOHNNY BRAVO
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yup theres a couple of these a week saying we should go for him as back up 
Portals_Bear_Blue
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UpperCanadianLoyal
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Three reasons he shouldn't be signed:
Doesn't suit the way Gerrard wants to play.
Overtly physical style of play would lead to perpetual suspensions if he played in Royal Blue.
Livingston play as a counter-attacking unit, so he has lots of space to run into. He won't have that at RFC. On this point, see Jordan Jones.
You don't need to be Klopp to see these deficiencies.
Doesn't suit the way Gerrard wants to play.
Overtly physical style of play would lead to perpetual suspensions if he played in Royal Blue.
Livingston play as a counter-attacking unit, so he has lots of space to run into. He won't have that at RFC. On this point, see Jordan Jones.
You don't need to be Klopp to see these deficiencies.
UpperCanadianLoyal
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We need to spend on improvements. We already have so-called squad players.
Oh well, maybe I’ll post some stuff about the Tim’s as 20 of them a day seem to go down well. I suppose I was expecting the staunch posts. But who knows, perhaps an opinion or thought will flow. Is it half term in Scotland this week to?
SE5
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Nailed it
Portals_Bear_Blue
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You on the beers big chap?
Clubdeckg
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We do mate! But if Morelos leaves in the summer, we'll spend alot bringing a first choice striker in, Defoe still here so Dykes would be a decent option for a relatively low fee
WalterLoyal
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He's stood out against both Rangers and Celtic this season. Decent pace, physical presence, scores goals, good link up play and wouldn't cost a fortune. Katic has also spoke about how tough an opponent he is. Yes, I would take him.
Schlong Connery
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Spot on.
UpperCanadianLoyal
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How is it snobbery? Most aren't good enough for the premier club in the country.
Many said the same in the past about Kamara or Novo just to name a couple. I’m just saying it’s harsh to write players off for the simple reason they play for another spl team.
Also it’s not like we are brimming with quality throughout our squad When we have players like Flanagan , Ojo , Barker etc.
UpperCanadianLoyal
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I didn't write him off frivolously. I stated three reasons I don't think he's a good fit.
Yeah I never replied to you or said anything about your reasons , you replied to me , I was commenting on the people who write him off for no good reason just because he plays for livingston.
UpperCanadianLoyal
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OK fair enough.
Thasunke Witko
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Your are right about the snobbery of some when its the spl that's our bread n butter, I would like him as a different option/back up but from what little we have seen of Kamberi I am happy enough with him as back up, I also think that Kamberi would work well with Alfie in a 442
meant more as a long term signing rather than loan deal I think Dykes has more potential , but would like to see Kamberi do well.
Thasunke Witko
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There are too many folk on here willing to just say 'hes shite' because he doesn't play with a fashionable team or get the headlines and the fact that most if not all of us on FF do not see 90 minutes of every game these players play in , they then pick n choose what they want to see.
For a small outlay I would take him as back up as he is young , he has proven that he can handle himself in the league , scores goals in it and knows how to put it past that lot and I don't think his wages would be very big, in the past we signed some 'stars' who really couldn't do any of that and were costing us a fortune
Cali_bear
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I would say he would be on par with the kamberi signing. From the last game he did look not bad. The goal he Scored against them too was a tidy and good finish. I wouldn’t be against signing him but would hope for a better player all around to replace Morelos when he leaves.
monkey magic
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Clancy, Walsh, and the rest would have a bet to see who sends Dykes off first in a blue shirt.
CaptainCourageous
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The OP must be a Mourinho because a Klopp or Guardiola don't sign a clogger like Dykes. Only joking, I just hate when people name call as if they are some tactically astute internet poster.
Dykes has caused Helander, Goldson and Katić problems but so have Brophy and Boyce - Dykes vs Helander at Tony Macaroni. Wasn't particularly impressed with Dykes last weekend, not sure he's got the technical ability to fit into a Gerrard side - hard to say? We are certainly going to need strikers in the summer, Morelos may be off and Defoe is pushing on. Replacement for Morelos, should he leave, must be of a similar or better standard and I'd prefer to see a second choice striker coming in with Defoe second/third choice.
No one's taken a stab at Lyndon Dykes, not even an English lower league side and tbh, I'd rather look beyond a Dykes, Shankland or Nisbett.
Dykes has caused Helander, Goldson and Katić problems but so have Brophy and Boyce - Dykes vs Helander at Tony Macaroni. Wasn't particularly impressed with Dykes last weekend, not sure he's got the technical ability to fit into a Gerrard side - hard to say? We are certainly going to need strikers in the summer, Morelos may be off and Defoe is pushing on. Replacement for Morelos, should he leave, must be of a similar or better standard and I'd prefer to see a second choice striker coming in with Defoe second/third choice.
No one's taken a stab at Lyndon Dykes, not even an English lower league side and tbh, I'd rather look beyond a Dykes, Shankland or Nisbett.
I think he maybe stressed his opinion on the two other 10+pagers midweek about Lyndon Dykes, so aye...
yay! Another Dykes thread
Dykes isn’t just a battering ram. He actually has good control, touch and tricky feet. It’s a myth that he’s a big bruiser. That’s deals with your first and second point. We also like to play on the counter attack, it actually suits us, so not sure about your last point.
One thing I think we often forget when talking about this is the difference between playing every week as the focal point against making an impact from the bench or the odd start as a squad striker does.
We don't play a style which suits a player like Dykes, and he isn't at that level of experience where you'd be confident he could adapt to not playing every week and still be effective.
I ask this each time - what striker of that type has ever done well for us when they've been a third choice or option rather than the main man? I don't think any have.
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He's not though mate.
I agree he's very raw, but he's the quickest striker in the league, is very good in the air, (as Niko knows only too well) and has a very good 1st touch.
He's also got good technique, as we saw with the volley that hit the post.
He's certainly not the finished article, but he's got all the potential tools you'd want for a striker.
Not to mention the fact he comes from a Rangers leaning family too.
He's way more than just a clogger.
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tazzabear
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For me, he’s too one dimensional and this is in a way that doesn’t suit our game.
He‘s not a bad player but, he‘d need to develop more to be what we want.
Edit: Forgot to mention price.
I don’t think he’d be a cheap option, seven figures comfortably in the summer.
On a side note how big was he? Looked like the big guy Akinfenwa
The Lone Sniper
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He's got decent raw materials - that much is becoming clearer by the week.
Gazzaflag
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The few times I’ve watched him, I’ve actually been impressed with his technical ability and pace which I initially assumed were non existent. He holds the ball up well and for me is a much better footballer than the likes of Cosgrove or Doidge - who really are just big SPL hammer throwers that score a few goals.
It depends how much Livingston were looking for, but he’d be a good option to have and at 24, young enough to develop.
It depends how much Livingston were looking for, but he’d be a good option to have and at 24, young enough to develop.
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I thought he did pretty well in difficult conditions on Sunday mate, considering nobody really stood out.
He consistently beat Katic in the air and showed good pace to get in behind him a couple of times.
Nobody was showing any interest in Kamara either and he's turned out to be an excellent signing.
Remember, Dykes absolutely destroyed Julien and Ajer earlier this season too.
Whether or not he's the right fit for us is up for debate, but he's definitely a far better striker than many on here are suggesting.
The Blue Viper
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Think Kamberi is a better player so will wait and see how that pans out.
Necro
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He's 24, we can and will find far better technically and they'll more than likely be younger too.
He's a striker that's so far never reached double figures
ScotiaPapac
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He was the reason a club legend left QOS.
I’d sign him as a third striker, I really rate him. I’m surprised Scotland haven’t tried to cap him before Australia does.
