by HoneyRoastHoax » 20 Jan 2014 09:14
by Royal Ginger » 20 Jan 2014 09:25
by semtex1871 » 20 Jan 2014 18:13
Muskrat Thought it was gr8 as it goes, good food, nice atmos, good seats etc. I'm normally a Northstander but I think I'm in the RS again for the Blackpool game
by Ian Royal » 20 Jan 2014 18:23
RoyalBlueIan Royal So. Le Fondre has started 11 league games this season. He's currently scoring in 45% of the games he starts, is our top scorer, has a strike success rate of 34% and a goals to start ratio of 1:1.6.
Would anyone like to tell me again that he's useless starting and should only be on the bench?
Like they say, statistics and lies and the above is a classic case of that.
He was useless starting when the team weren't creating chances and he wasn't working hard as an all-round team player. Both of those things appear to have been rectified, the latter a couple of games back and the former in the Bolton game. The fact that the team created chances for him meant that he was able to score three goals on Saturday, which significantly improved his stats and have enabled you to somewhat disingenuously suggest that he should have been starting all along.
Should the team stop creating chances and ALF's all-round contribution to the team also drop off, then it is quite likely that he will end up on the bench again, and rightly so.
by LoyalRoyal22 » 20 Jan 2014 18:24
Ian RoyalRoyalBlueIan Royal So. Le Fondre has started 11 league games this season. He's currently scoring in 45% of the games he starts, is our top scorer, has a strike success rate of 34% and a goals to start ratio of 1:1.6.
Would anyone like to tell me again that he's useless starting and should only be on the bench?
Like they say, statistics and lies and the above is a classic case of that.
He was useless starting when the team weren't creating chances and he wasn't working hard as an all-round team player. Both of those things appear to have been rectified, the latter a couple of games back and the former in the Bolton game. The fact that the team created chances for him meant that he was able to score three goals on Saturday, which significantly improved his stats and have enabled you to somewhat disingenuously suggest that he should have been starting all along.
Should the team stop creating chances and ALF's all-round contribution to the team also drop off, then it is quite likely that he will end up on the bench again, and rightly so.
Yes, because 10 games, scoring in 40%, top scorer, similar strike rate and goals to starts ratio of 1:2.5 is so terrible.
Give him a run of games and he'll score goals. Give him a run of goals in a team playing well and he'll score a bucketful of goals.
by Ian Royal » 20 Jan 2014 18:27
by LoyalRoyal22 » 20 Jan 2014 18:32
Ian Royal There's more to football than formations. There's more than one way to play in any formation. 4-4-2 is not automatically a way to get relegated from the Premier League.
by Ian Royal » 20 Jan 2014 18:34
LoyalRoyal22Ian Royal There's more to football than formations. There's more than one way to play in any formation. 4-4-2 is not automatically a way to get relegated from the Premier League.
Assuming the ambition is to get promoted we dont have the right quality to play 442 in the Premier League, so Alfie would be an impact sub.
by 3points » 29 Jan 2014 00:35
by Royal Ginger » 29 Jan 2014 00:58
by The Real Sandhurst Royal » 29 Jan 2014 07:03
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by Handsome Man » 29 Jan 2014 09:01
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by UpThePrem » 29 Jan 2014 10:07
by Ian Royal » 29 Jan 2014 12:44
UpThePrem I can't see us selling ALF even if we do get a decent bid. In the same way we can't buy players until the takeover is complete, surely we can't sell one of our best players as the current bids would be based on the current team. Getting rid of one of our best assets could jeopardize any current bids.
by Extended-Phenotype » 29 Jan 2014 12:52
by loyalroyal4life » 29 Jan 2014 12:55
by Royal Ginger » 29 Jan 2014 13:07
loyalroyal4life What I most liked about his performance yesterday was tracking back.
There was one incident when he tracked back all the way to our areas as i think Mcleary was out of position up top. He also managed to challenge and get the ball away.
NA can't really say much if he plays like that and scores goals as well
by Royal Biscuitman » 29 Jan 2014 13:11
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