Strikers Who Came Good (1 Viewer)

[NorthernWisdom]

I appreciate some of these comparisons are slightly ludicrous...

Speedie - awful start with us when it looked like we were just overpaying at the corner shop rather than shopping at Harrods. Did have to move into midfield mind you.

Regis - Looked washed up, past it, a waste of space until Sillett came along and played to his strengths.

Rosario. Awful, not sure why we signed somebody who was poor for Norwich too. Was great alongside Quinn though and made the latter as a scorer.

Adebola. Needed to go on loan to find his mojo.

 

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[SlowerThanPlatt]

McNulty

 

[fernandopartridge]

McNulty: 1 goal in 11 games before 28 October. 27 in 41 after that.

Gyokeres: 3 goals in 19 appearances in 2020/21 season for us after 0 goals in 11 appearances for Swansea

 

[Grendel]

Regis was awful in his first two seasons - took a change in manager to solve him though

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

And while more of a forward than a striker, McSheffrey was on his way out of the club before his Luton loan

 

[fernandopartridge]

Marlon King didn't score in his first 9 appearances for us, he got 2 in his first 15 games

Leon Best 1 in his first 11 appearances

 

[skyblue1991]

Regis was awful in his first two seasons - took a change in manager to solve him though

Maybe we need to do this to solve the Wright/Simms issue then...

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

And dare I say it…Biamou, though he set himself a low base to improve from!

 

[rob9872]

Also Quinn was about 10 in first 7 but tailed off and Drinkell 5 in 4 then about 1 or 2 more sll season

 

[bawtryneal]

Gyokores

 

[rondog1973]

I appreciate some of these comparisons are slightly ludicrous...

Speedie - awful start with us when it looked like we were just overpaying at the corner shop rather than shopping at Harrods. Did have to move into midfield mind you.

Regis - Looked washed up, past it, a waste of space until Sillett came along and played to his strengths.

Rosario. Awful, not sure why we signed somebody who was poor for Norwich too. Was great alongside Quinn though and made the latter as a scorer.

Adebola. Needed to go on loan to find his mojo.

Like Speedie, Didn't we see the best of Rosario when he was moved into midfield? The 5-2 away win at Blackburn saw a performance from him that was Zidanesque!

 

[napolimp]

Then you've got forwards who had to leave to start scoring - Chaplin, Clarke-Harris, etc. Guess some players just don't do well in our system. Chaplin's got 3 in 8 this term for joint league leaders.

 

[Otis]

I appreciate some of these comparisons are slightly ludicrous...

Speedie - awful start with us when it looked like we were just overpaying at the corner shop rather than shopping at Harrods. Did have to move into midfield mind you.

Regis - Looked washed up, past it, a waste of space until Sillett came along and played to his strengths.

Rosario. Awful, not sure why we signed somebody who was poor for Norwich too. Was great alongside Quinn though and made the latter as a scorer.

Adebola. Needed to go on loan to find his mojo.

 

[Otis]

Regis was awful in his first two seasons - took a change in manager to solve him though

He was. Just a pale shadow of himself.

 

[Matt smith]

@SlowerThanPlatt

3 in his first season

4 in his second

 

[Deity]

Callum Wilson …. Deal agreed for him to leave to non league for a nominal fee before he got injured and the move fell through.

not a signing I know but further evidence that some times strikers need time to establish themselves before they hit their true potential with a club.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

He was. Just a pale shadow of himself.

You have to ask just what a top form Regis and Gibson could have done. All Sillett's sides were missing was a goalscorer.

 

[Offhegoes]

I'd throw in Wegerle too. Think we were all gutted to lose Gallacher in the swap deal, so a hard start for Roy. He came good though, and on his day one of the best in the league. Didn't seem to click with Atkinson though and was quietly sold.

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Maybe we need to do this to solve the Wright/Simms issue then...

NEVER gets old.

 

[torchomatic]

And while more of a forward than a striker, McSheffrey was on his way out of the club before his Luton loan

That was mainly because McAllister was a shit manager.

 

[clint van damme]

Also Quinn was about 10 in first 7 but tailed off and Drinkell 5 in 4 then about 1 or 2 more sll season

Not sure you've quite grasped the jist of this thread mate

 

[rob9872]

Not sure you've quite grasped the jist of this thread mate

I was trying to say sometimes they start well and end badly too as another reason not to be concerned.

Others of course like Kyle and Bellamy start shite and stay shite then blame us when they leave

 

[clint van damme]

I was trying to say sometimes they start well and end badly too as another reason not to be concerned.

Others of course like Kyle and Bellamy start shite and stay shite then blame us when they leave

Not even Bellamy deserves to be mentioneded in the same breath as Kyle!

 

[Kilclines curly mullet]

Before we start slaying the strikers we need to remember they are feeding off scraps

Eccles and Kelly in midfield offer absolutely nothing going forward

 

[pusbccfc]

Bakayoko was never great but I have never ever seen a resurrection of a player like that. He had the worst performance from a City striker in the last 10 years in the 2-0 loss away at Blackpool and then about a month later he was worshipped after his goals against Charlton.

Haji needs a moment like that. Fumbling a winner in front of a packed away end.

 

[blunted]

Regis was awful in his first two seasons - took a change in manager to solve him though

Regis was a bad boy, night clubbing, drinking and staying out. He had his arm broken by some local criminals for shagging a djs wife. Then he found God and the rest is history.

 

[clint van damme]

Regis was a bad boy, night clubbing, drinking and staying out. He had his arm broken by some local criminals for shagging a djs wife. Then he found God and the rest is history.

Think that was after the fa cup win, fairly certain it was after his renaissance under Sillet began at least

 

[blunted]

You have to ask just what a top form Regis and Gibson could have done. All Sillett's sides were missing was a goalscorer.

Terry Gibson was another difficult character who used to laugh when the team lost. Used to be ITK back in the day.

 

[blunted]

Think that was after the fa cup win, fairly certain it was after his renaissance under Sillet began at least

Not sure on the timescale, but I thought the God thing turned him around.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

Terry Gibson was another difficult character who used to laugh when the team lost.

He must have been a very happy chap when he played for us, then!

 

[clint van damme]

Not sure on the timescale, but I thought the God thing turned him around.

I think it was more when Sillett asked him how he wanted to play and Regis said into my feet, this after 2 years of hoofball!

 

[Robinshio]

Regis turned to god when Cunningham died in 89

 

[Adge]

Lee Mills-came good after scoring loads with Robbie Blake at Bradford and then went away shite!

 

[wantageskyblue]

Houchen - I was at West Ham 1st game of 86/7 season and he looked everything like you’d expect from a lower league journeyman.

From January 87 (FA Cup games) - he became a Sky Blue legend.

 

[ptr]

Great shout with Adebola. Was absolutely terrible in his first season. Had a couple of shit loans and came back unplayable. Wish Wright had his strength, absolute powerhouse