John Marquis is on fire

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Having a brilliant season at Donny with 19 goals so far . He's tall , strong , not lacking in pace and at 26 looks a far better proposition than Leon did at that age , and look how that turned out .

Meanwhile , in other news , our new superstar striker has not scored a single goal for over a year ......

Gerrim in before some other fucker nicks him from under our nose .

 

[dc_blade]

Is that you, Brian?

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Having a brilliant season at Donny with 19 goals so far . He's tall , strong , not lacking in pace and at 26 looks a far better proposition than Leon did at that age , and look how that turned out .

Meanwhile , in other news , our new superstar striker has not scored a single goal for over a year ......

Gerrim in before some other fucker nicks him from under our nose .

Does Brian the Blade still bang on about him all the time ?

Never done it outside League 1, already had 8 clubs, free transfer last time, tells it's story I think.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Got me a bit worried then. If canvas/tarpaulin is as combustible as that, best avoid the Rustadome.

 

[Ricky]

I wouldn't write off Marquis as a potential signing.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Does Brian the Blade still bang on about him all the time ?

Never done it outside League 1, already had 8 clubs, free transfer last time, tells it's story I think.

8 as opposed to Leon's 18 , or 20 if you include playing for the same club twice .

 

[Ricky]

Tom Eaves is another one to consider. It's clicked for him now and he's only going to get better. Would've rather us spent 700k on him than Madine's wages.

 

[Carlton Blade]

I have no idea if Marquis is any good. Lyle Taylor has scored lots of goals in the lower leagues.

Basically, just because he plays locally doesn't mean he's right for United. Might be, might not.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

8 as opposed to Leon's 18 , or 20 if you include playing for the same club twice .

True but I think Leon had done it at Chumpionship level at that age, could be wrong.

Either way, we need better than both of them at this point

 

[BigBed]

Maja would've been nice.

 

[FriethBlade]

It's not like Wilder isn't aware of him and it's not like we couldn't afford him...conclusion either Wilder doesnt think he's good enough or he doesn't offer something that Wilder thinks we need

 

[spongebobblade]

Tom Eaves is another one to consider. It's clicked for him now and he's only going to get better. Would've rather us spent 700k on him than Madine's wages.

27 next week. Never done it at this level and quite frankly has struggled to do it the level below us. Basically had a good season last year (as did Waghorn?) but still a 1 in 4 at league 1 level.
Thanks but no thanks. Bang average for me

 

[boo radley]

Is that you, Brian?

No, because he's still after David Nugent.

 

[metalblade]

Having a brilliant season at Donny with 19 goals so far . He's tall , strong , not lacking in pace and at 26 looks a far better proposition than Leon did at that age , and look how that turned out .

Meanwhile , in other news , our new superstar striker has not scored a single goal for over a year ......

Gerrim in before some other fucker nicks him from under our nose .

You know we won't go near him don't you only teams like Brentford and Preston take a chance on younger players from lower leagues we like em nearer 30yr old with no re- sale value. Short term plannìng rules ok!

 

[metalblade]

It's not like Wilder isn't aware of him and it's not like we couldn't afford him...conclusion either Wilder doesnt think he's good enough or he doesn't offer something that Wilder thinks we need

If he's more than £50k we can't afford him.

 

[dc_blade]

You know we won't go near him don't you only teams like Brentford and Preston take a chance on younger players from lower leagues we like em nearer 30yr old with no re- sale value. Short term plannìng rules ok!

Brentford sold us their ageing (26 years old) CB John Egan and replaced him with Chris Mepham (21) and Ezri Konsa (21). And didn't that work out well for them?

 

[Ricky]

27 next week. Never done it at this level and quite frankly has struggled to do it the level below us. Basically had a good season last year (as did Waghorn?) but still a 1 in 4 at league 1 level.
Thanks but no thanks. Bang average for me

The most recent seasons are the most relevant.

He got 17 last season and is on course to comfortably better that this time (14 so far, with no pens).

27 isn't that old for his player type, he'll probably peak in his early 30s.

By the time he's 30 I fancy him to be an established Championship striker.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

27 next week. Never done it at this level and quite frankly has struggled to do it the level below us. Basically had a good season last year (as did Waghorn?) but still a 1 in 4 at league 1 level.
Thanks but no thanks. Bang average for me

Better than 1 in 3 in the last two years . Not bad going by any standard .

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Tufty signed him on loan in the Cobblers' promotion season. The fact he didn't move for him in his 1st season with us probably ends the debate.

 

[metalblade]

Brentford sold us their ageing (26 years old) CB John Egan and replaced him with Chris Mepham (21) and Ezri Konsa (21). And didn't that work out well for them?

That maybe because they lost a few managers recently.

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

I have no idea if Marquis is any good. Lyle Taylor has scored lots of goals in the lower leagues.

Basically, just because he plays locally doesn't mean he's right for United. Might be, might not.

Thought Lyle Taylor looked a decent player just never got a chance wonder how he’d have been under wilder

 

[sitwell]

If he's more than £50k we can't afford him.

You know we won't go near him don't you only teams like Brentford and Preston take a chance on younger players from lower leagues we like em nearer 30yr old with no re- sale value. Short term plannìng rules ok!

a) Norwood 2 million
Egan 4 million.

b) John Lundstram.

Having a pearler this week ,whats your next excuse for slagging 'your team' off ?

 

[Houston_Blade]

Thought Lyle Taylor looked a decent player just never got a chance wonder how he’d have been under wilder

Not all poor players would turn good under Wilder, he's good but he's not turning Lyle Taylor into Ronaldo.

 

[LS16Blade]

In relation to the Madine signing, Wilder mentioned that he'd spoken with our defenders and that they had confirmed that they hadn't enjoyed playing against Madine.

Presumably, our central defenders could have confirmed something similar about Smith at Rotherham, who bullied our defence and made O'Connell look very poor indeed, in the game in November.

 

[Ricky]

In relation to the Madine signing, Wilder mentioned that he'd spoken with our defenders and that they had confirmed that they hadn't enjoyed playing against Madine.

Presumably, our central defenders could have confirmed something similar about Smith at Rotherham, who bullied our defence and made O'Connell look very poor indeed, in the game in November.

Or Kieffer Moore. And Barnsley have decided to start selling their players again... if they ever stopped. Superb selling club.

 

[Chali 2na]

Never done it outside League 1, already had 8 clubs, free transfer last time, tells it's story I think.

Youre being very disingenuous.

You could've applied your last 2 points to John Fleck, as for the 8 clubs - the vast majority were loans.

I'm not saying we should sign him, by the way, I'm just pointing out that your comment doesn't tell the full story, in fact, it's probabaly a little misleading.

27 next week. Never done it at this level and quite frankly has struggled to do it the level below us. Basically had a good season last year (as did Waghorn?) but still a 1 in 4 at league 1 level.
Thanks but no thanks. Bang average for me

Has he just had one good season or did you make that up?

 

[Bookers Mullet]

I'm sure Wilder would love to be signing the likes of Maja and Marquis, but I just think with our limited budget they are a gamble he can't afford to take. Much maligned as Madine is, at least he has a record of scoring goals at our level (albeit not prolific) where as none of those players do.

Any signing is a gamble, but I really think until (if) we get some financial backing the gamble will have to be minimised as much as possible, so looking for strikers who've scored in our league and are affordable isn't an enviable task, hence the Madine signing.

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

Not all poor players would turn good under Wilder, he's good but he's not turning Lyle Taylor into Ronaldo.

He had the technical ability and pace that’s for sure

 

[robbiez666]

He might be good enough for the lower end of the Championship from what I've seen. Albeit, I've not seen him this season.

 

[Houston_Blade]

He had the technical ability and pace that’s for sure

He looked like Bambi on ice when I saw him play. Another of our poor ex-players that people are remembering more fondly than they deserve. There should be a proverb "A few goals in Scotland (or Holland) does not a striker make".