And they may take the little-and-large approach in attack with new signing Mark Burchill partnering the big striker.
The new Cardiff captain had a hand in Jay Bothroyd's first-half opener as the ball fell kindly for the big striker.
Nish had a header whip over Ruddy's bar, the big striker connecting with Riordan's corner, and the provider himself had a shot from 20 yards that Ruddy saved comfortably.
They might say we need a left midfielder or a big striker with pace and you have to check whether there is someone available for them in their budget.
Substitute Dwight Yorke was allowed time on the left and his flighted cross found the big striker but Jones wastefully headed the ball straight at Cudicini from six yards.
Paixao continued to pose a threat to United in the second half and the Portuguese player crossed invitingly for Mickael Antoine-Curier but the big striker could not direct his header on target.
Big striker Fitzpatrick went close to levelling with a deflected effort which went inches wide and Enrique Cardenas missed a great chance to level when he failed to connect with a free header.
They may not be the biggest payers, but defender and captain Chris Hope and big striker Leo-Fortune West have been lured out of the League to add weight to what looks a balanced squad.
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The big striker has an eye for goal and an elegance on the ball at times, but at the beginning of the second half he was engaged in the rougher side of the game.
In the absence of the Ivory Coast defender and the big striker, Celtic defender Daniel Majstorovic rose above the visiting defence to meet a couple of corners without finding the target with his headers.
Gera flicked a forward pass through his legs to Zamora 25 yards out and the big striker let the ball run on before hammering a magnificent, swerving right-foot drive that crashed in off the crossbar.
Fulham, who beat Italian giants Juventus in the previous round, have a potent attacking threat of their own in the shape of Zamora and the big striker once again showed why he is so often mentioned as a potential England forward.
Soon after, the big striker attempted a left-foot shot that did not have enough curl to trouble the Rangers goal, then Hamilton enjoyed an increasingly rare foray into the home side's half, with Imrie the man who attempted a shot on goal.
John Rankin had been restored to Hibs' starting line-up and it was the midfielder's deflected cross that fell to Nish on the edge of the box and the big striker strolled forward before slotting the ball past Robert Olejnik at the near post.
The big Falkirk striker was odds-on score but hit his effort straight at Dusan Pernis in the Dundee United goal.
The big Rangers striker was denied by Jakup Mikkelsen four times in the opening 20 minutes and came closest when the keeper tipped his 20-yard strike over the bar.
The big Togolese striker wasn't injured or suspended, but because he's on loan from City, a clause in his contract prevented him from taking the field against his parent club.
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Soon after, McGregor kept out a stinging effort from Cacau and did brilliantly to stick out a leg and divert Pogrebniak's scuffed follow-up, with the big Russian striker allowed to carry on from a clearly offside position.
Richard Dunne did brilliantly to deny the big Ivory Coast striker when he skipped inside James Collins and made for goal, but did rather less well from the resulting corner.
The big Trinidad and Tobago striker was a constant thorn in the City defence and kept Richard Dunne busy all game.
However, there was reassurance for Koumas' Wales team-mate Rob Earnshaw that the striker has a big part to play in Robson's West Brom plans.
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Australian striker Scott McDonald has already been a big hit at Fir Park.
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Inter may have won the Champions League in 2010, but offloaded star striker Samuel Eto'o to Russian big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala in an attempt to cut their wage bill.
The Gunners have signed defender Laurent Koscielny and striker Marouane Chamakh this summer but the big news on the transfer front for them is that they managed to keep skipper Cesc Fabregas out of the clutches of Spanish giants Barcelona.
In April Manmohan Singh's government caved in to another hunger-striker, Anna Hazare, who extracted a big concession, winning for his supporters a right to co-draft an anti-corruption bill.
When the striker's low cross came in the big defender applied a marvellously delicate touch which set up fellow Scot McAllister to coolly tuck the chance away for his 10th goal of the season.
The club brought in big-name recruits such as midfielder James Milner and striker Mario Balotelli, so their recent defeats have attracted a lot of negative attention, with some national newspapers reporting bust-ups between players and discontent with Mancini.
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Bellamy last week revealed he would consider quitting football if he is frozen out at Mancini's big-spending City - and the City boss said the striker should find a new club after revealing he would be omitted from his Premier League and 23-man Europa Cup squads.
Getting the most out of a Carroll-type centerforward requires the right supporting cast, including wide players who can ensure a steady supply of service and a second striker or attacking midfielder who can use the space the big man creates.
Chelsea's roster is stacked with big, battle-hardened veterans whose physical approach is embodied by powerhouse striker Didier Drogba.
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