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Also depends on how many mins he had on the pitch compared to others
Well, I'm not statto enough to look into that, but LJL scored 18 goals in the Conference from 39 starts which is a ratio of 0.46 goals per start. Assuming 4-4-2 (which I realise isn't exactly accurate), this means that other strikers potentially had 59 starts between them (Pittman, Hannah, Palmer and Oates), scoring 24 goals at a ratio of 0.40 goals per start. Even if you consider that there were a few games where we didn't start with two up front, it is clear that our other strikers weren't scoring enough goals. With a target man leading the line and doing much of the running, you really expect that the strike partners will score a few more using the space created - it is very rare to see the bloke doing most of the work scoring most of the goals. This is why Akinde has been such a standout this season as he's led the line and scored 30 Conference goals as well (assuming you count the 11 penalties in his tally!). It wouldn't surprise me to see a replacement who was a better targetman than LJL (specifically, better at linking up play as well as doing the hard work) or was a better finisher than LJL, but I tend to think we might struggle to find somebody who is better than him in both aspects of the game. Hopefully, Hurst will prove me wrong!
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LJL scored a goal every 190 minutes this season. Palmer was every 172 mins. Pittman and Hannah were both 195. That's including pens.Without LJL would be in last place. http://www.thefishy.co.uk/story.php?id=8502673Bet you would have got long odds on LJL being the only GTFC player to move up a division at the start of the season (if that's how it transpires)
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Im eager to see what other strikers we are after. With only JPP signed up as our striker and the majority of other positions re-signed....signing a striker that will get us the goals is top priority imho. The majority of the squad has resigned bar Toto and Magnay so i hope we can get someone who is a proven goal scorer and they ain't cheap, or an up and coming lower league gem.
Lets sit back and see it unravel
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Bet you would have got long odds on LJL being the only GTFC player to move up a division at the start of the season (if that's how it transpires)
Lots of us thought they would all be moving up a division. With us!
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Im eager to see what other strikers we are after. With only JPP signed up as our striker and the majority of other positions re-signed....signing a striker that will get us the goals is top priority imho. The majority of the squad has resigned bar Toto and Magnay so i hope we can get someone who is a proven goal scorer and they ain't cheap, or an up and coming lower league gem.
Lets sit back and see it unravel
Ricky Miller, anyone?
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Tried hard, put a shift in and did score a good share of the goals, however also missed plenty of sitters throughout and became an easy outlet for players to revert to lumping it forward. Hope we can find someone with real pace to get behind the opposition now.
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Ricky Miller, anyone?
I've tblught he may be a target.
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I read a stat that either LJL or GTFC in general were the most profligate in front of goal this season. Is that the case?
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I read a stat that either LJL or GTFC in general were the most profligate in front of goal this season. Is that the case?
There was some sort of stat out around January time which noted LJL had had more shots off target than any other player in the division. No reference as to who was second in the list, though. I think the stats also noted we'd had more shots than anybody else at that point, possibly won more corners as well?
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