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Not seen this mentioned yet so thought I'd start a thread on it: http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.....99-detail/story.htmlEssentially, it's Macca raving about what LJL brings to a team. I know he has his detractors but it is interesting to read this as if there was anyone connected with Town who's defensive knowledge and opinion I would value, then it's Macca. I would still like to see us bring in another striker as well but I do think LJL can have a good season and get around 15 for us. Especially if we stop the hoof ball and get the ball into his feet and in behind the defenders for our new speed merchants to cause problems. |
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He makes a good point - but fans generally know that in a big man / small man partnership it's the big man who flicks it on and holds it up while the small man tucks them away. This is nothing new.
The problem is that you get someone like Nogan, who did a similar job in Buckley's team (albeit in a higher division). I think he got just two or three goals in the 98/99 season. It left me thinking... we finished 11th, but how much better could we have done if he just managed to get nine or 10? It always feels like they should just get a few more.
There are exceptions, of course. Livvo might not have been prolific but he was a poacher as well as a target man, while Mendonca was excellent holding it up and playing with his back to goal. Gary Jones was a goal machine as the big man alongside Reddy.
So a big man *can* score goals as well as provide - I'm just not sure Hurst plays his 4-4-2 system like Buckley or Slade, which is fine, as long as the team does well.
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if he gets in and around the box like he did against sunderland, and use his strength against defenders, he will no doubt score 15+
what he wont do, is skin a defender by doing a maradona roll, and bang it top corner, but not many at this level will
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if he gets in and around the box like he did against sunderland, and use his strength against defenders, he will no doubt score 15+ what he wont do, is skin a defender by doing a maradona roll, and bang it top corner, but not many at this level will
Why didn't he do that last season? |
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if he gets in and around the box like he did against sunderland, and use his strength against defenders, he will no doubt score 15+
what he wont do, is skin a defender by doing a maradona roll, and bang it top corner, but not many at this level will
Id love him to bang in 15 but just cant see it, he still does a job for the team though |
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What a load of shite!!!
Baring in mind the amount of goals scored by disley and liam hearn partnering him in afew games, we scored 5 less goals with ljl and let in another 8. That's minus 13.
I hope ross hannah is gonna be the saviour this season because he's gonna need to be.
Whether ljl scores 0 or 40 I don't care. Either way the pair up front need to score a minimum of 40 goals.
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What a load of shite!!!
Baring in mind the amount of goals scored by disley and liam hearn partnering him in afew games, we scored 5 less goals with ljl and let in another 8. That's minus 13.
I hope ross hannah is gonna be the saviour this season because he's gonna need to be.
Whether ljl scores 0 or 40 I don't care. Either way the pair up front need to score a minimum of 40 goals.
Can anyone name the last Town season where our front two strikers scored 40 league goals in total? I have followed Town 40 years and not sure if I can name a season. |
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Why didn't he do that last season?
maybe Hurst told him to come deep so we can hoof it to him |
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Can anyone name the last Town season where our front two strikers scored 40 league goals in total? I have followed Town 40 years and not sure if I can name a season.
Quite. Lester, Nogan, Livvo and Clare only managed 20 and that worked out ok! |
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Can anyone name the last Town season where our front two strikers scored 40 league goals in total? I have followed Town 40 years and not sure if I can name a season.
Gary Jones (17) and Michael Reddy (20 ish) were the closest I can think off. |
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