2 less than Wilson in 5 more games, know who I'd rather have.
Pressley said after pre season he may have made a mistake, as he originally planned to play a lone striker, before deciding to play 2, and released Cody on this basis.
That said, would he have got into our starting 11 ahead of Wilson and Clarke? Would he have waited until the new year to get a first team slot? I doubt it on both accounts.
He's gone, Andy's gone.
Just reading a BBC article about the man-mountain Akinfenwa, and came across these lines:
Akinfenwa has described teammate Cody McDonald as "the best striker in League One". McDonald, who formed a successful partnership with Akinfenwa for the Gills in 2010-11, has scored 12 goals in 28 league games this season.
I have to say, I'm not sure what to make of it. Perhaps Thorn did have a good eye when it came to McDonald, but he just couldn't get the best out of him as a manager. But then that would mean SP probably got it wrong in letting him go on a free not long after he got the manager's job. I know this subject has been (nearly) done to death, but the guy's goal record this season is half-decent, it has to be said. So was Thorn right to sign him, and Pressley wrong to let him go on a free, or is this season just an aberration?
:thinking about:
7 players have scored more than Cody in the league so far this season including Wilson and Clarke. He wouldn't have got in ahead of of either.
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What about when we were playing Jordan Clarke up front? Would he have got a game for the time Wilson was out and we could have done with another striker?
Probably, but that's life. At the end f the day SP didn't think he would fit in the the way he wants to team to play so got rid.
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I bet though that Pressley would have regretted it when Wilson went down and then Leon handed in the transfer request. That is why it is important to have at least some cover in important positions. You cannot have all the players in your squad exactly the same, but that doesn't mean they cannot do a job for you. Take Barton the other night as an example.
Yes, but Cody signed in the championship from a PL club was probably one of the highest earners at the club, and almost certainly the highest paid striker. Not really sensible spending for a 3rd choice striker. Of anything Presley's mistake was signing Manset.
But if that not so sensible spending on one player gave us a good shot of making the playoffs because a good squad has strength in depth, would it not then become quite sensible? How many forwards do Wolves have and where are they in the league?
7 players have scored more than Cody in the league so far this season including Wilson and Clarke. He wouldn't have got in ahead of of either.
Thats a huge 'if'. I still think McDonald wouldn't have done too well in terms of high pressure game that Pressley likes so couldn't see him staying in Pressleys plans. Think Gillinghams style of play may suit him better than ours would so best of luck to him but I'll be happy with the Fonz from VillaBut if that not so sensible spending on one player gave us a good shot of making the playoffs because a good squad has strength in depth, would it not then become quite sensible? How many forwards do Wolves have and where are they in the league?
Sounds about right. McDonald is a second-tier L1 striker - not a big loss and not somebody you can carry on the bench.
Not a big loss?
Where would we be in the table if we would have had a striker to play in the games where we didn't have a fit one? We all knew that we would have problems starting a season with only two strikers. And we all know that he can score goals.
The main problem is that SP didn't have much of a budget this season and had to make some hard decisions. Cody was one of them.
Why are we still talking about him?
we are still talking about Richardson and McGinty !
we are still talking about Richardson and McGinty !
No. McDonald was never a gamechanger for CCFC, so it seems daft to lament him now.
Coventry have the the third best record for goals scored in the league, but are tied for eighth when it comes to goals conceded. Indeed, it is only in three of 28 games that CCFC have failed to score. It is defence that has been the weak spot, not scoring.
And as for 'where we'd be', the team has been fairly consistent across the season, regardless of injuries. Chop the season so far into thirds and you'll find point averages of: 1.55, 1.88, 1.6. The problem is the 10 point deduction; if it were not for that, then the team would be in the playoff position.
That is not the main problem. All lower league teams have to budget prudently, and Pressley's team has done just fine. The main problem, again, is the points deduction.
Remind me how many goals we have scored when having to play a 16 year old or defender up front.
How have we done since Wilson got injured? What sort of results did we get when he was injured earlier in the season? Would you like to check the previous 12 results before the Bristol game where we got a striker on loan meaning we could play higher up the pitch? IIRC we had got 14 points in the last 12 league games. That is over a quarter of the season.
So if he'd have stayed he would have been playing since Christmas until at least March when we really needed a striker and with Clarke gone possibly till the end of the season. How valuable would another goal scoring striker have been in all the recent drawn or closely lost games? For some players it is all about waiting and then taking your chance, just ask Barton
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