Huntley & Palmer Snowball Woodcote Royal Kitson and Doyle both contribute more than just scoring goals but you are having a laugh if you think this applies to Lita.
When on form, Leroy scores goals, that's it.
Agreed. Just look at the official numbers of assists attributed to Lita 7 in 4 years
In the last two seasons 2 goals and 1 assists 14 Starts 07 sub appearances = 14.7 "games" LITA (two totally meaningless goals, 4th score 90th minute when we are winning 3-0)
In the last two seasons 6 goals and 4 assists 10 starts 43 sub appearances = 14.3 "games" LONG (IMPORTANT GOALS.. won two points v Norwich, a point at Southampton, match-winner v Newcastle, first goal v Man City, made winner v Sunderland)
So in almost exactly the same time on the pitch for RFC Long has scored THREE times LITA's goals and FOUR times his assists
Lita's goals have meant ZIP
Long has won us at least 7 points.
Why not look over the last four seasons, or does that not aid your stats?
BECAUSE
(A) Leroy has been going steadily downhill each year
Season 1 he was in the 106-point side when we scored for fun 22 (4) 11 goals
Season 2 he didn't look quite so hot 22 (11) 7 goals
Season 3 he looked crap 10 (4) 1
Season 4 he doesn't look much (for Reading) 4 (3) and one goal.
(B) I'm comparing two players Long & Lita
Long did not play his first start until April 17th 2006, with just two games of the season left. Effectively a blank season
(C) Long was just 19 then, a raw recruit that Coppell himself called a long-term prospect signing
So OK, given the imbalance in age and chances we could measure the two over the last 3 seasons
LITA.................LONG
22 (11) 07......09 (12) 02
10 (04) 01......07 (22) 03
04 (03) 01......03 (21) 03
36 (18) 09......19 (55) 08
36 (18) 09 goals: So in three years Lita needs 4 starts and two sub appearances to score one goal
19 (55) 08 goals: So in three years Long has need 2.4 starts and 7 as sub to score a goal
If you call a sub appearance 18 minutes average
36+04 = 40 games for 9 goals LITA
19+11 = 30 games for 8 goals LONG
I really don't see why you people cannot see it.
Yes, Lita, briefly has shown great promise but he has also looked selfish, poor attitude
and you cannot argue that he has not committed to the club, wants the money when
he leaves, has scored just two goals for Reading in two seasons (Long has scored six in the same time period, less games)