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Post by pirate on Aug 19, 2021 13:53:44 GMT
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Post by Gassy on Aug 19, 2021 13:57:56 GMT
Fair enough, but then - given the amount of games Pitman has played Vs Akinde - pitman scored 0.048 headers per game and Akinde 0.042 - Pitman would undoubtedly have had better service too. So overall we can conclude that they’re both sh** at headers 😂
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Post by pirate on Aug 19, 2021 14:00:52 GMT
Fair enough, but then - given the amount of games Pitman has played Vs Akinde - pitman scored 0.048 headers per game and Akinde 0.042 - Pitman would undoubtedly have had better service too. So overall we can conclude that they’re both sh** at headers 😂 Thankfully Akinde has turned us down then.
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Post by pirate on Aug 19, 2021 14:29:21 GMT
Pitman is not a target man, has never be known for one, and has never been known for his aerial ability. So clearly we need one as we don’t have that position. I’m not sure as a L2 club we can get better than Akindes record in L2 for a target man. By the time the transfer window is over, I’m fairly confident we won’t have found better. Do either of you think we will? Maxime Biamou is a good shout imo, there's a reason Akinde is being linked with conference teams. 6ft 3in Paul McCallum has 21 goals from 44 starts at this level. With the likes of Nicholson, Collins and Thomas providing the ammunition he could potentially get goals.
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Post by Keynsham Rover on Aug 19, 2021 14:44:49 GMT
Maxime Biamou is a good shout imo, there's a reason Akinde is being linked with conference teams. 6ft 3in Paul McCallum has 21 goals from 44 starts at this level. With the likes of Nicholson, Collins and Thomas providing the ammunition he could potentially get goals. Had no idea McCallum was so tall to be honest, and assumed he was older than 28.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 19, 2021 14:55:20 GMT
Jamille Matts contract is up in December. Id rather we tried to get him in, either now or on a free I wonder if we have approached Rudy Gestede to see if he would be interested in playing playing for us and if he's affordable? Probably a long shot, but worth an enquiry. The same for free agent Nick Blackman, who might work well in a fluid front 3 at this level. Good shout id take either of them.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 19, 2021 15:01:19 GMT
He s worse than Ayunga pleased of this news He's average around 20 goals a season when he's played in L2, how many do you think Ayunga would score in L2?? Akinde would have a field day every match if we kept on putting crosses into the box like we did on Tuesday.
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Post by pirate on Aug 19, 2021 15:05:08 GMT
6ft 3in Paul McCallum has 21 goals from 44 starts at this level. With the likes of Nicholson, Collins and Thomas providing the ammunition he could potentially get goals. Had no idea McCallum was so tall to be honest, and assumed he was older than 28. Strong, decent in the air and quite mobile for his height. I actually tipped the club off about him after he scored a hat-trick against Yeovil in the FA Youth Cup back in the day when he was at non-league Dulwich Hamlet. Since dropping down to the National League he has a decent record 63 goals in 117 starts to go with his 21 from 44 starts in L2 and his type of attributes could compliment the players around him here.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 19, 2021 15:56:31 GMT
Had no idea McCallum was so tall to be honest, and assumed he was older than 28. Strong, decent in the air and quite mobile for his height. I actually tipped the club off about him after he scored a hat-trick against Yeovil in the FA Youth Cup back in the day when he was at non-league Dulwich Hamlet. Since dropping down to the National League he has a decent record 63 goals in 117 starts to go with his 21 from 44 starts in L2 and his type of attributes could compliment the players around him here. "McCallum joined League Two club Leyton Orient on a two-year contract on 19 June 2015. He made his league debut for Orient against Barnet on 8 August 2015, and scored the second goal in their 2–0 win. McCallum wasn't offered a new contract at the end of the 2016–17 season and left Orient, with a record of 15 goals in 43 appearances, to sign a two-year contract with Eastleigh." So basically he was a flop the last time he played in L2, scoring only 15 goal in 2 seasons? I don't get the obsession with looking for non league gems as, in recent times, they've been anything but gems once they signed for us.
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Post by pirate on Aug 19, 2021 16:10:31 GMT
Strong, decent in the air and quite mobile for his height. I actually tipped the club off about him after he scored a hat-trick against Yeovil in the FA Youth Cup back in the day when he was at non-league Dulwich Hamlet. Since dropping down to the National League he has a decent record 63 goals in 117 starts to go with his 21 from 44 starts in L2 and his type of attributes could compliment the players around him here. "McCallum joined League Two club Leyton Orient on a two-year contract on 19 June 2015. He made his league debut for Orient against Barnet on 8 August 2015, and scored the second goal in their 2–0 win. McCallum wasn't offered a new contract at the end of the 2016–17 season and left Orient, with a record of 15 goals in 43 appearances, to sign a two-year contract with Eastleigh." So basically he was a flop the last time he played in L2, scoring only 15 goal in 2 seasons? I don't get the obsession with looking for non league gems as, in recent times, they've been anything but gems once they signed for us. Scored more goals from open play in his last two seasons at this level than Akinde did in his last two seasons at the same level. Has also scored more headed goals than Akinde during his career in half as many games. McCullum's time at Orient also coincided with the farcical ownership of Francesco Becchetti where he played under EIGHT different managers. 63 goals in 117 starts in the National League and 21 goals from 44 starts in League Two is a decent strike ratio for McCallum.
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Post by gaelgas on Aug 19, 2021 16:29:38 GMT
Hump Three!!!!!!-Humphrey.Come on Eric. Isn't that a camel with no humps, Humpfree No, that's a Llama
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Post by fanboy on Aug 19, 2021 16:42:53 GMT
Surprised (well, I'm not actually) about the negativity. I said on the first GasCast we recorded of the summer that Akinde would be my number one striker target. Powerful, a handful, previously promoted from L2. He is not the player he was when last here. I'd have been chuffed with him down the middle.
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Post by clockendgas on Aug 19, 2021 16:49:19 GMT
I've heard they are planning on announcing his signing just before the queen tribute evening, its akinde magic, sorry I'll get my coat.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 19, 2021 16:50:45 GMT
Not really worth debating whether Akinde would be worth coming or not as he isnt coming. I'm more concerned we dont appear to have anyone better in mind.
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Post by pirate on Aug 19, 2021 16:52:11 GMT
Not really worth debating whether Akinde would be worth coming or not as he isnt coming. I'm more concerned we dont appear to have anyone better in mind. Debating the merits of signing Akinde is like deciding which is better, a kick in the bollocks or a poke in the eye.
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Post by pucklegas on Aug 19, 2021 16:52:18 GMT
He s worse than Ayunga pleased of this news He's average around 20 goals a season when he's played in L2, how many do you think Ayunga would score in L2?? Akinde would have a field day every match if we kept on putting crosses into the box like we did on Tuesday. I'm disappointed Ayunga left as I thought there is a player to develop, never rated Akinde personally. It was an odd decision when no one is lined up.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 19, 2021 16:52:33 GMT
Surprised (well, I'm not actually) about the negativity. I said on the first GasCast we recorded of the summer that Akinde would be my number one striker target. Powerful, a handful, previously promoted from L2. He is not the player he was when last here. I'd have been chuffed with him down the middle. I can't understand posters logic, John Akinde scored over 100 goals in his last 210 L2 games but apparently would be a poor signing, however, a National League player who scored 21 goals in 44 games when he last played in the NL would be a far better signing, even though we know all the NL/NLS strikers we've recently signed, Blisset, Mansah & Ayunga, have been a total waste of money.
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Post by pirate on Aug 19, 2021 16:59:00 GMT
Surprised (well, I'm not actually) about the negativity. I said on the first GasCast we recorded of the summer that Akinde would be my number one striker target. Powerful, a handful, previously promoted from L2. He is not the player he was when last here. I'd have been chuffed with him down the middle. I can't understand posters logic, John Akinde scored over 100 goals in his last 210 L2 games but apparently would be a poor signing, however, a National League player who scored 21 goals in 44 games when he last played in the NL would be a far better signing, even though we know all the NL/NLS strikers we've recently signed, Blisset, Mansah & Ayunga, have been a total waste of money. Akinde has averaged 5 goals from open play in his last two seasons at this level and 5 from open play last season too. And you're wrong, the National League player I mentioned has scored 22 goals from 44 starts in LEAGUE TWO. Get it right. Not sure what Blisset, Mansah & Ayunga have to do with anything when we are talking about completely different players.
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Post by warehamgas on Aug 19, 2021 17:24:49 GMT
Need to treat each player on their own record and on their own qualities. Just because Blissett, Mensah and Ayunga failed doesn’t mean other players who come from the same league will fail. If we used that as a reason we’d be expecting every young striker that comes out of Bristol to be “a Marcus Stewart”. Unfortunately we know that is not the case. I hope we scout the player over a period of time, assess them on their own merits and then make a decision. And in the end it’s pointless because Akinde turned us down and won’t be coming here and Pitman wanted to come here and signed. I’m happy that it worked out that way.
UTG!
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Post by seanclevedongas on Aug 19, 2021 17:29:41 GMT
I've heard they are planning on announcing his signing just before the queen tribute evening, its akinde magic, sorry I'll get my coat. His favourite song is "I want to Break legs"
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