The Tigers boss confirmed today that a bid has been put on the table for a striker, though as of yet no names have been mentioned.
The rumour mill is already banding some names about with Scunthorpes Billy Sharpe, Coventry’s Dale Adebola and Middlesboroughs Malcolm Christie amongst the players mentioned.
City have struggled in front of the net this season with a return of just 3 goals from 5 league games, all of them scored by Jon Parkin. With Darryl Duffy and Ben Burgess looking woefully short of confidence and Stephen McPhee still a few weeks away from fitness, manager Phil Parkinson has moved quickly to bring someone new in.
Saturdays game againsy Coventry highlighted the need for a front man with City failing to put away any chances they created.
Speaking to Sky sports today the Tigers boss commented.
‘We have a bid on the table for a striker,’ ‘We are always looking to improve the squad and it was clear to anybody watching that we lacked a bit of craft and quality in and around the box.’
If City do bring in a new frontman then it would cast a doubt on the future of some of the current strikers, most notably Ben Burgess, it is believed that if a deal can be done for someone from the lower leagues like Scunthorpes Billy Sharpe then Burgess could well be used as a negotiating tool.
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Dale Adebola would be a good buy for you, mind you so would Leon McKenzie of Norwich but I doubt that Hull can afford a couple of million that it would take to let him go!
We probably have a million to spend (that may be in a structured deal over a few years) but we can spend that – although we probably need money to strengthn other areas too
I say get “Deano”
Ah hah so does that mean we (Blackpool) might get Ben Burgess then!!!?!!
Got to be a done deal Burgess to Blackpool, might just be the move he needs.. a drop in division might just fire him up
blackpool can have him and he will do very well for you hes a great player at that level