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Hannilowe
June 26, 2018, 5:13pm
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Every signing's a gamble, to a degree. IF MJ thinks he's worth signing, that's good enough for me.

As for Bogle, wasn't he top scorer in the league below us when we signed him?


yeah, Bogle had 62 in 111 at Solihull. So I am not quite sure what scrumble's definition of a goal machine is...


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Am still really unsure about Long, 19 goals in 90 just does not seem good enough, as that works out at just under a goal every five games. While these goals have come at a higher level, I am somewhat doubtful of how much more prolific he would actually be if he dropped down to League Two. Having said that, he is still young and I will be more than happy to be proven wrong.


Not sure what you expect but scoring 4 in 10 games for Brentford in the Championship and 9 in 38 (?) in a side struggling at the bottom of League 1 isnt bad.Last season i dont think we had a striker who had 9 shots!!

No idea if we are even in for him but if he came I for one would be far more positive than you thats for sure!
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The thing is would all his passes be Long balls.     UTM
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Not sure what you expect but scoring 4 in 10 games for Brentford in the Championship and 9 in 38 (?) in a side struggling at the bottom of League 1 isnt bad.Last season i dont think we had a striker who had 9 shots!!

No idea if we are even in for him but if he came I for one would be far more positive than you thats for sure!


Thing is, you are ignoring his less prolific seasons, such as 4 in 18 at Fleetwood, and 1 in 10 at Bolton, both of which were at League One level. There is no point quoting a couple of good seasons, and then concluding he is a good player. Like I said earlier, I hope I am proven wrong, and I trust Jolley, but I just do not think that he is the right man.


GTFC Transfers 2018/19

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Alex Whitmore (CB), Louis Robles (ST), Harry Davis (CB), Elliott Whitehouse (MF), Jordan Cook (MF), Jake Hessenthaler (MF), John Welsh (MF), Akin Famewo (CB) [LOAN], Sam Russell (GK), Charles Vernam (ST)

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Thing is, you are ignoring his less prolific seasons, such as 4 in 18 at Fleetwood, and 1 in 10 at Bolton, both of which were at League One level. There is no point quoting a couple of good seasons, and then concluding he is a good player. Like I said earlier, I hope I am proven wrong, and I trust Jolley, but I just do not think that he is the right man.


Northampton was last season and iirc, Brentford a couple of seasons before as a kid!
He is 23 FFS!!!
STILL learning te game!
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Thing is, you are ignoring his less prolific seasons, such as 4 in 18 at Fleetwood, and 1 in 10 at Bolton, both of which were at League One level. There is no point quoting a couple of good seasons, and then concluding he is a good player. Like I said earlier, I hope I am proven wrong, and I trust Jolley, but I just do not think that he is the right man.


1 goal in 3 starts at Bolton.

4 goals in 2 starts at Brentford

9 goals in 30 starts at struggling Northampton.

Some people will never be happy!


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June 26, 2018, 6:10pm
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Out of a total of 48 shots last season, only 52% of them were on target (that's 25 shots), of that 25, he scored nine. So even last season, he had a conversion rate of 18.8% of total shots, and 36% of shots on target. I get what you are trying to say in terms of his age, but it is unlikely that he will turn into this star striker everyone is talking about if he is still finding his way in the game! There is just as much chance of Louis Robles, Ahkeem Rose or Jordan Cook doing the same!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/northampton-town/top-scorers


GTFC Transfers 2018/19

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Alex Whitmore (CB), Louis Robles (ST), Harry Davis (CB), Elliott Whitehouse (MF), Jordan Cook (MF), Jake Hessenthaler (MF), John Welsh (MF), Akin Famewo (CB) [LOAN], Sam Russell (GK), Charles Vernam (ST)

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Sam Kelly (MF), Siriki Dembele (MF), Luke Summerfield (MF)
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Thing is, you are ignoring his less prolific seasons, such as 4 in 18 at Fleetwood, and 1 in 10 at Bolton, both of which were at League One level. There is no point quoting a couple of good seasons, and then concluding he is a good player. Like I said earlier, I hope I am proven wrong, and I trust Jolley, but I just do not think that he is the right man.


7 sub appearances at Bolton in those 10, and unlikely to get in ahead of Madine and Le Fondre in a promotion-winning side. How often do strikers score in 10 minutes here, or 20 there? Not very.

Like Homer Simpson said, facts can be used to prove anything that’s even remotely true. What’s for certain though is he scored more last season in a relegated side, in a division above, than any of our strikers and in fact most of them combined.
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sam gy
June 26, 2018, 6:24pm
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Exactly. At least find out how many appearances are starts before you write someone off.


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Exactly. At least find out how many appearances are starts before you write someone off.


.. unless he signs for someone else!
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