Donovan Wilson Signs

From Sutton on a 2 year deal. Striker

Know nothing about him but seen him described as pacy which we’ve really been missing. Welcome Donovan!

Is he exclusively a striker or can he play across the front line?

Seems like a pacy striker who scored goals in the NL, but struggled in EFL due to Sutton playing long ball.

Liking the sound of the Pace..

People should look further than the basic stats. I think he’ll do very well here.

Don't think there will be many on here who knew a lot about him.

Hopefully adds a different dimension and finds his goal scoring boots.

Welcome and good luck Donovan.

If you look at the stats the service is there from glennon and efete, pace running into the box could be the key to making us the league 2 dark horse of the season

Reading his resumé, excites me. Been around a few clubs at home and abroad. Has a decent goals tally. Hurst had an eye on him for a few years and originally enquired in January. Great couple of days, unlike Town this. Things are changing, for the better UTM.  

Good with the ball, has pace and didn't adapt to playing long ball at Sutton apparently, just read that from a really good poster on Twitter,

If you dive deep into the stats of the Sutton guy, it actually tells a better picture and would be indicative of the moneyball technique being used. His career is a fascinating one being played across multiple countries. He started at Bristol Rovers and then Wolves paid a fee for him, when at Wolves he played in the cup competitions and the league, mainly used because of his explosive pace. Went out on loan to Port Vale and scored 1 in 8. Went out on loan to Spains equivalent of L2 and scored 6 in 16. Returned to England and went to Exeter replacing Trist Abrahams, only started 3 times and came off the bench 7 times. Career is then badly hampered by Covid and the seasons curtailing for the next few years until he signs for Sutton and scored 7 in 16 to help them promoted to L2.

There’s obviously a player there based on his pedigree and his assets seem to be very similar to Trist Abrahams in the fact of he’s very explosive with his pace. Never seems to of had a solid run of games in his career barring the last 2/3 years.

Looking into his stats from last season - Suttons main attacking outlet last season creating the most chances for the squad. Seems the data driven approach has found this one and him and Rose play into Hursts philosphy of goals are gonna come from all over the pitch rather than one single striker scoring you 30. Has a very clinical conversion rate and was one of the fastest players recorded in the league last season, could well be a diamond in the rough.