less prolific than Pog

[linkenholtroyal]

after pogs lack of goal prowess this season and a reading career of 1 goal in 3.875 games it got me thinking is there any reading striker that played more than 50 games for us and has a worse game to goal ratio??

[Forbury Lion]

Less than 50 games, but clearly a worse striker - Paul Brayson, 42 appearances, 1 goal, In statistical terms, for those of you who struggle to work these things out, that's 1 goal every 42 games.

[YateleyRoyal]

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[Pepe the Horseman]

Shocker.

[Forbury Lion]

Someone didn't read the opening post

Someone didn't read the opening line of the second post.

[GH Royal]

Simon Church - 104 Apps 22 Goals
Noel Hunt - 145 Apps 33 Goals

Can't be bothered to look up anymore but I'm sure theres loads.. Pog really isn't that bad considering his contribution to the rest of the team.

[Handsome Man]

Noel Hunt scored about 3 goals in 200 games for us, so he must run Pog close.
Jim McIntyre was bought as a striker and hardly scored.

[linkenholtroyal]

actually Noel Hunt was worse he had one in every 4.4 games any others??

[Pepe the Horseman]

I'm sure there's lots. Shane Long was a goal every 3.955, if wiki is right. Although that would include a lot of sub appearances.

[linkenholtroyal]

sorry we all picked Noel Hunt at once

[Forbury Lion]

Noel Hunt seemed to work well up front as a second striker. Perhaps assists should also be factored in?

[GH Royal]

Martin Butler - 103 Apps 32 Goals

[Ginger Ninjas]

Martin Williams would be my guess

[Pepe the Horseman]

Looks like Pog is actually one of our most prolific strikers of all time.

[Forbury Lion]

Martin Williams would be my guess

127 appearances, 26 goals, ratio 1 goal every 4.9 games

[Pepe the Horseman]

Martin Butler - 103 Apps 32 Goals

That's better than Pog.

[Forbury Lion]

Jim McIntyre was bought as a striker and hardly scored.

97 appearances, 14 goals = 1 goal every 6.9 games, However he did revert to left midfield/left wing during his time at the club

[Forbury Lion]

Shaun Goater 43 app, 12 goals, one goal every 3.5 games

Leroy Lita 83 app, 20 goals, one goal every 4.15 games which makes him worse than the Pog

[andrew1957]

Simon Church is prolific by this season's standards. Likely to be released by Charlton. Perhaps we should get him back.

[janesdaddy]

It makes a difference though, if you're part of a team where five or six top scorers get 10-15 apiece, or if you are one of only two strikers who would be expected to pop in 20+ goals each. If you're a lone striker and your only job is to tuck it into the back of the net, I'd say you've failed when you consistently can't hit a barn door from six yards out (I'm looking at you, Glenn Murray). Sure, he was lucky a few times, as was the Pog. But, in terms of expectations, the Russian has been disappointing. He should have scored more.

It would be interesting to see if - taking into account fees and wages - Pavel's goals have been the most expensive in Reading history.