Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
I do mean the club in a competitive sense, and fans as well really, if they watch u21 football. Training isn't playing. I have no idea how Reindorf trains but i do know that he's been impressive in u21 games, so those games must be a factor in his inclusion against Rovers. He might be brilliant in training as well.

My point about people aying that he should maybe start is more about the club and it's failure to capture a striker that is ready to go. In my opinion a half decent 25 minutes in the league cup shouldn't propel a player into a starting position, squad member maybe. So it's more a criticism of the transfer activity rather than the people who called for his inclusion, maybe i didn't make that clear enough. Hope that clears it up for you.
I saw Reindorf get a hat-trick against Pontypridd recently. Very energetic and a real handful for the 90 minutes. I wouldn't say that makes him a Championship striker though. If he holds his own in training, maybe gives Goutas and Chambers the run around and shows up well in other areas too then that doesn't necessarily make him a Championship striker either. If injuries give him a chance against League 1 opposition and he puts in a lively, promising performance then neither does that. What more can he do though? The injuries aren't his fault, nor Kanga's fitness. He's putting his name forward, good luck to the guy.
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Any side that loses three strikers through injury and has a fourth unfit would expect to be less competitive, of course, but I'm not sure how a club is meant to legislate for it. In that situation, if your sixth choice striker is a teenager who's showing some promise then I'd expect any fanbase to be positive and optimistic about him but you want to pick holes in everything here. Each to their own.