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Post by madgas on Aug 2, 2016 18:46:04 GMT
I'm very excited about our strike force.
- I fully believe Taylor will step up.
- Gaffney did well after a serious injury and given a full preseason he his confident that he will be in good shape. I don't worry that Gaffney hasn't scored too many this pre-season because he will take it up when season starts.
- Harrison. This needs to be his season if he'll stay at the gas. He will either cause a Taylor-esque situation or will be gone after this season. I really believe he can do something special.
Easter- will score important goals. Will likely play a supporting role. Will have a good role in the team.
James- like what I've seen. Can see him helping us to kill teams off and gives us a really 'busy' option.
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Post by bluegas on Aug 2, 2016 19:02:43 GMT
And Billy Bob? Please don't say he's not a striker,.......
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Post by gasheadbatesy on Aug 2, 2016 19:07:11 GMT
He's a all rounder.
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Aug 2, 2016 19:15:36 GMT
And Billy Bob? Please don't say he's not a striker,....... He's not a striker. |
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Post by socrates on Aug 2, 2016 19:31:55 GMT
He's an inside forward.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2016 20:00:15 GMT
What about Jamie Lucas?
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Post by warehamgas on Aug 2, 2016 22:47:25 GMT
Agree with OP, think there are a lot of goals in our forwards including Bodin! Just hope I agree after Saturday.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2016 23:08:54 GMT
we have serious competition for places up front taylor gaffney harrison and easter which is a nice situation.
i hope we dont mess about with our attacking right midfield player billy bodin and just leave him out wide and i think lucas will go to a conference team on loan again.
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Post by philbemmygas on Aug 3, 2016 6:44:17 GMT
I think that Ellis will likely start up front alongside Mattie Taylor, but nowing how the gaffer works it will be something completely off the wall.
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Post by socrates on Aug 3, 2016 7:06:25 GMT
I think we'll start with Gafney.
It's important to start strong first game and going from past experiences when Harridon starts he often doesn't look interested enough, although I think he can hit double figures as an impact player this season and will do well for us.
You know what your getting with Gaf , he'll tear around creating space for Taylor.
Harrison to come on last 20 mins and get the winner in a 2-1 win.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 3, 2016 7:44:58 GMT
We know Taylor & Bodin should get us goals & Gaffney will work hard but until we've seen them play against Div 1 defences we really haven't a clue what Harrison & Easter will do, bearing in mind they were hardly outstanding last season in Div 2.
James could be the interesting one as he does an hell of amount of work, if MS can work on his finishing he could be a good signing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 8:27:03 GMT
With the exception of Taylor, none of our strikers will score more than 10 league goals.
If he gets injured I can honestly see us struggling to score.
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Post by grayraydon on Aug 3, 2016 8:44:00 GMT
I'm in agreement with the op, I'm happy with the options that we've got up top, I think MT will get 15-20+ goals this season if he's with us all season also think Gaffers and Ellis will get 10+ each no problems, and with Easter and James as well I honestly think that scoring enough goals won't be a problem.
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Post by GasAttacK on Aug 3, 2016 9:07:06 GMT
Not sure why some people think our strikers are going to be banging in the goals this season.
With the exception of Taylor why would you think any of our strikers are capable of 10+ goals in L1 when they couldn't manage that total in L2?
How many did Ellis score when you take away the penalties? I'm guessing 3.
Gaffney had a hot spell on loan but only ended up with 3 in his last 17 once he'd signed.
What did Easter get? I'm guessing 7 or 8.
And James has only scored 2 in his last 69 games!
I agree with GasheadGaz above. If Taylor gets injured or has a barren spell I think we'll struggle for goals. There is nothing to suggest any of our other strikers will get 10+ goals.
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Aug 3, 2016 9:15:51 GMT
We know Taylor & Bodin should get us goals & Gaffney will work hard but until we've seen them play against Div 1 defences we really haven't a clue what Harrison & Easter will do, bearing in mind they were hardly outstanding last season in Div 2. James could be the interesting one as he does an hell of amount of work, if MS can work on his finishing he could be a good signing. I think Easter looked decent last season, just needs to add a few goals to his game. His reading of the game and touch is one of the best in our squad. |
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Post by grayraydon on Aug 3, 2016 9:22:04 GMT
Are we back to the old penalties don't count discussion? a goal is a goal surely, however it's scored, so why would you take away pens?
Maybe I was being a bit over optimistic with Ellis getting 10+ but I honestly think he'll get that or very near, but Gaffers will imo without a doubt, he may have only scored 3 in his last 17 but over the 24 games in total he scored 8, I always thought that a goal return for a season was exactly that, for a season, not just someones last however many games to suit whatever point you're trying to make, and he has said himself that until he came to us he wasn't fit and was out injured and didn't get a full pre-season in, so coming into the season fully fit and with a better understanding of how we play can only increase his ability to score goals no?
As for James, he may have only scored 2 in his last 69 but that wasn't playing for us and under DC who is known for getting the best out of players, also how many of those games did you see? was he playing as a striker every one of those games? He scored a good goal in the friendly against Swansea which is hopefully indicative of what's to come from him if DC can get him playing to his potential.
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Post by Gasshole on Aug 3, 2016 9:41:21 GMT
If MT gets 20 / 25 goals in 46 full games, that only leaves 46 full games for the other 4 forwards to feature in. They will do well to get 20 between them. Think about it peeps, we can only have 2 on the pitch at once. 10 goals each pfffft.
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Post by eastongas on Aug 3, 2016 9:52:36 GMT
Not sure why some people think our strikers are going to be banging in the goals this season. With the exception of Taylor why would you think any of our strikers are capable of 10+ goals in L1 when they couldn't manage that total in L2? How many did Ellis score when you take away the penalties? I'm guessing 3. Gaffney had a hot spell on loan but only ended up with 3 in his last 17 once he'd signed. What did Easter get? I'm guessing 7 or 8. And James has only scored 2 in his last 69 games! I agree with GasheadGaz above. If Taylor gets injured or has a barren spell I think we'll struggle for goals. There is nothing to suggest any of our other strikers will get 10+ goals. Why take away the penalties from Harrison's total? A goal is a goal regardless if it is a penalty!
I think the strikers will get around 40-50 goals between them with the midfield and defender chipping in with around 15-20 which would be a good team total.
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 3, 2016 10:09:46 GMT
I recall Carl Saunders was playing right back for Stoke reserves before signing for us, he then scored 5 in 3 games including a hat trick but never again that season. He did fine the following season in Division 2 (as it was then).
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Post by GasAttacK on Aug 3, 2016 10:28:20 GMT
Are we back to the old penalties don't count discussion? a goal is a goal surely, however it's scored, so why would you take away pens? Maybe I was being a bit over optimistic with Ellis getting 10+ but I honestly think he'll get that or very near, but Gaffers will imo without a doubt, he may have only scored 3 in his last 17 but over the 24 games in total he scored 8, I always thought that a goal return for a season was exactly that, for a season, not just someones last however many games to suit whatever point you're trying to make, and he has said himself that until he came to us he wasn't fit and was out injured and didn't get a full pre-season in, so coming into the season fully fit and with a better understanding of how we play can only increase his ability to score goals no? As for James, he may have only scored 2 in his last 69 but that wasn't playing for us and under DC who is known for getting the best out of players, also how many of those games did you see? was he playing as a striker every one of those games? He scored a good goal in the friendly against Swansea which is hopefully indicative of what's to come from him if DC can get him playing to his potential. Personally I don't count pens but that's just me. I think it falsely inflates a players goal total. If Taylor had taken the pens and Harrison had finished the season with 3 goals I'm sure everyone would be saying that was a pretty poor return. At the end of the day any player should score 9 times out of 10 from the penalty spot whether it's McChrystal or Messi. Don't get me wrong, I hope you're right. Ellis and Rory do have the potential to get 10+ I'd I'd be delighted if they do. |
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