rggrey

I just started a game with Birmingham City (8.01). They start with rubbish strikers.

I only really wish to keep O'Conner as a backup and hope to sell the rest (Jerome has already been sold).

So I need to bring in two new strikers for less than 5mil pounds spent altogether. I will be playing them as a lone striker in a 4-3-3.

I prefer pacy strikers but a target man is fine as well --- just means i have to tweak my tactics again.

Currently I have shortlisted Salvador Cabanas, Kikin Fonseca and Roberto Holsen.

Can anyone here suggest strikers that are cheaper and better than those three guys. Thanks in advance.

Severus_steaua

stancu and doudin

purefun

Loan in Walcott and Bendtner.

Save your money for next season.

Shiny223

Stancu and Sharp.

lukekarts

Try to bring in Bendtner and Walcott on loan (or any backup strikers at big clubs e.g. Pizarro).

Buy Bodgan Stancu - £200k - and play him as much as you can - he may take a while to settle and won't reach his best until season 3 but you'll still get plenty of goals.

Buy Charles Andre Doudin - £60k - and play him as a target man as much as you can - like Stancu he's quite away from reaching his potential but can be used effectively.

That should leave you £4.7m to buy someone else - Alan Kardec maybe?

rggrey

Cheers guy i'll try to loan in some more Arsenal youngster.

So you guys think Cabanas isn't worth it? He'll cost like 2mil I think.

I've already brought in Doudin. I'll try for Stancu now cheers for the tip.

lukekarts

Yeah Stancu will be a great buy for you - if you don't get quick results don't worry, give him time and he'll be great.

As for Cabanas, for £2m he's worth a shot. IIRC he's the Paraguayan and is in his mid-late 20's, but has great stats? If he's the one I'm thinking of he turned out really good for Everton in my Nottm Forest game.

Arathonas

Cabanas is definately worth a shot, he's pure class, certainly much better than Walcott unless your formation is nothing but "hoof ball to pacy striker". Fonseca is alright but from what I've seen of him in the prem he's not amazing. Good backup in himself, but not very good at doing anything on the end of a cross. I'd say Cabanas/Stancu shouldn't cost you more than 4 mil together even if you wait a bit, and they're both prem quality.

backpackant

Andy Carroll from Newcastle becomes great, but I think he's on loan already at the start.

Agree with Billy Sharp - Chelsea paid £32M for him in 2011 in my game.

Uche, if you can persuade him should be under 5M.

Danny Haynes is much like Stancu and Doudin - potentially very good, but I use him as a supersub.

reddratt03

Mika Aaritalo, he can play Up front or on left and right of midfield. Will cost between £600,000 and £1 million but is worth £13,750,000 after 2 seasons.