Strikers Who Came Good (1 Viewer)

Deleted member 5849 · Sep 27, 2023

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.

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 27, 2023

McNulty

fernandopartridge · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023

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

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 27, 2023

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

fernandopartridge · Sep 27, 2023

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

Wyken Sky Blue · Sep 27, 2023

Grendel said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

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

rob9872 · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023

Gyokores

rondog1973 · Sep 27, 2023

Deleted member 5849 said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023

Deleted member 5849 said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

Grendel said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

@SlowerThanPlatt

3 in his first season

4 in his second

Deity · Sep 27, 2023

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.

Deleted member 5849 · Sep 27, 2023

Otis said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023

skyblue1991 said:
Maybe we need to do this to solve the Wright/Simms issue then...

NEVER gets old.

torchomatic · Sep 27, 2023

SlowerThanPlatt said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

rob9872 said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

clint van damme said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

rob9872 said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023

Grendel said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

blunted said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

Deleted member 5849 said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

clint van damme said:
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.

Deleted member 5849 · Sep 27, 2023

blunted said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

blunted said:
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 · Sep 27, 2023

Regis turned to god when Cunningham died in 89

Adge · Sep 27, 2023

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

wantageskyblue · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023

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

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