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Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,468
Brighton
7 goals in 43 games is hardly impressive for a striker, does Gus not realise strikers are supposed to score goals ,oh Billy paynter ! maybe he doesn`t.

Read my post above. :facepalm:
 


Silent Bob

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Dec 6, 2004
22,172
We were definitely interested in him when he was at Peterborough... I used to think between him and CMS he was the better of the two.
 


Sarisbury Seagull

Solly March Fan Club
NSC Patron
Nov 22, 2007
15,010
Sarisbury Green, Southampton
7 goals in 43 games is hardly impressive for a striker, does Gus not realise strikers are supposed to score goals ,oh Billy paynter ! maybe he doesn`t.

Thank god Gus doesn't just look at goal to game ratio's of strikers. Those stats can mean very little when taken out of context. Zamora's goal to game ratio is not very good since he left us but we would happily take him back wouldn't we?!

The main positive about Mclean for me other than the fact he is a good championship striker, is that he played brilliantly with CMS. A good strike partnership/understanding can move a team onto another level even if individually the players aren't the best strikers around, think Shearer/Sheringham, Keegan/Toshack, Cole/Yorke and more importantly: Ward/Mellor, Small/Byrne and at a lower level but equally vital at the time Hart/Owuso.
 






Springal

Well-known member
Feb 12, 2005
24,782
GOSBTS
Who cares about Boyd. Dirty Palace fan
 




Foolg

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Apr 23, 2007
5,024
Good player, would happily have him here, but is he all that different to what we've got?

Mackail-Smith, Hoskins, Mclean, Barnes all seem like very similar players IMO.
 




Turkey

Well-known member
Jul 4, 2003
15,584
I didn't think he played very well when we played Hull at the Amex but would be an interesting signing if true!
 




Brighton Breezy

New member
Jul 5, 2003
19,439
Sussex
Good player, would happily have him here, but is he all that different to what we've got?

Mackail-Smith, Hoskins, Mclean, Barnes all seem like very similar players IMO.

Similar apart from the fact three are quite good and one is Ashley Barnes...
 




Springal

Well-known member
Feb 12, 2005
24,782
GOSBTS
Is that a fact or an Nsc fact? I remember a lot of people thought Nicky Forster was a Palace fan when it turned out he followed West Ham.

Yep pretty sure, its credited in an interview I saw him give once, and seems to be a lot of mention about it on various forums etc
 












Brighton Breezy

New member
Jul 5, 2003
19,439
Sussex
Ashley Barnes who is currently our highest scorer. Don't give me the penalty argument as that was shown up quite clearly last season.

Played well at Cardiff. Apart from that has looked out of his depth, although I don't think his case has been helped by being played attacking midfield on occasion or otherwise wide in a front three.
 








Jul 20, 2003
20,681
right

Soccerbase FACTS

it's 7 goals in 33 starts (10 sub appearances)
he's played in 20 games for (4th placed) Hull this season 4 goals
he's had 6 yellows .... sound like us
h'e 5'6"
he got 66 in 140 league starts for Peterborough (goals,not cards)
312 career starts Orient, Grays, Aldershot,Posh,Hull
12 goals in 20 FA cup games
130 goals (all comps)
 


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