Dembele

He already has interest by teams we have played,

Will he go to a club like Wigan ? no disrespect to Wigan but they are about as fashionable as us,

When he scores on a regular basis he will  get bigger clubs in for him

Remember Hearn went about 10 games before his 1st goal then ended up with 30,

So lets hope the lad does the same and the fee we receive will be larger than what we got for Bogle

Quoted from Maringer

One goal and just a few chances created in a dozen starts with (according to the GTFC stats) just 3 shots on target during this period! Danny Collins, a central defender, has scored twice as many goals and had more efforts on target this season.

That's the point. It doesn't matter if you can dribble past a couple of players if you don't make a chance or score a goal at the end of it. He's got the ability to be a very dangerous player, but he's yet to apply it consistently and that's what any manager looking at him will consider. The idea that teams will be queueing up to sign a player with such a modest record at present is just silly.

The point is, - look where he was when he received the opportunity to score his 1 goal for the club (so far) - right on the oppositions back line.

He doesn't need to have to travel 40 / 60 yards dribbling past players and arriving at the goal 'knackered'.

@ Managers - just play him on the opposition's back line and have players feed him the opportunities. Loads of goals....
Simples
Not his problem if other midfield personnel is not there to feed him, but at the moment, he is expected to be all things to all men (women).

Quoted from chaos33

No, I'm not blind. What you've done is isolate a relative phrase and then take it out of context. Don't be silly. We have all seen how impressive he is and what skill and potential he possesses. That is implicit in the overall post. The point is - take a look at the L2 leading scorers and assisters stats.....is he on there? No. Is he almost on there? No. Until his blatantly obvious talent translates into goals and assists, he's just a work in progress and some way behind other players in league two who are producing both, week in week out.

Does well in a team of hoofers though don`t you think, if a team like Luton were to come for him he`d look twice the player and would move up quickly

Yes I agree. In a footballing team he'd produce more, in time, no doubt.

Quoted from Garth

Does well in a team of hoofers though don`t you think, if a team like Luton were to come for him he`d look twice the player and would move up quickly

He is a player who will thrive on space so a counter-attacking unit suits him. The comment that he doesn't need to run 50 yards with the ball is relevant, he maybe does need to play further forward at times and not be impatient, but in a short passing side he may not get that space. He may not even get the ball.

The pass that put him through for his goal was fairly typical of the ones he has been getting in other games and failed to put away, rarely has it been a long ball from the back. If you watch the extended highlights of games again with that in mind, Town have not been just hoofing the channels  hoping for chasers to get there. By and large the long passes have been directed towards players, if they don't get there it is because the intention might be good but the quality is poor. When we have run the ball that bit further forward before passing it like Summerfield did, the quality has been much better and as good as any side in the division. Certainly Dembele's goal was one that any team would be pleased with. Unfortunately the manager clearly does not have the wage budget of the side we will see tomorrow so our passing quality is not going to be consistent.

To me Dembele looks as though he could be a winger/striker in the Henry sort of mould, playing across the front line, mainly by coming in from the wing. If he starts in the middle he will be marked by two thugs and get no space at all, if he plays centre midfield he will need at least one minder which will either reduce the width in the team or mean playing with one up front permanently. Then, where does that leave a player like Jones who is just as likely to score goals as Dembele? It is a conundrum but I would leave him where he is with a licence to roam.

Jones needs to play off the front man, at the moment he is more important to our success than Dembele, who can flourish on / coming off the wing.

For all the moaning by some of Slade,

You must admit Vernon, Berrett and Summerfield are all playing better under him.

Dembellend can only get better.

FFS are you really a town supporter???

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

FFS are you really a town supporter???

Of course i am   it was my phone i was typing to quick