Oliver's Scoring Prowess (with Poll)

I think fans and supporters of football may well think that. However, we have professional scouts, recruitment teams etc., I expect much better analysis from those. Read @Jordan analysis of strikers and what we can expect at this level once they age.

 

Markings are irrelevant. A blind man riding a horse can see he isn’t good enough. If he's the top earner at city that's a massive error and no wonder he isn't leaving I wouldn't either

 

I have no idea on whether or he's the highest earner but he will certainly be up there. However, despite his shortcomings on the pitch, he doesn't strike me as the sort of player who would be happy to just sit around and take the money. He wants to play, that much is evident from the fact GA has said it was Oliver that asked to go out on loan in January.

 

Agree and so does the other half.

 

Use him as a backup for Cook who isn’t getting any younger!

 

This bit is spot on. Tried explaining this recently to 1 or 2 of the regs on here but some are just too far gone now. They will accept mediocrity and will lap up every signing and as long as we are there abouts then thats absolutely fine. 9th place finish? No probs, close enough.

It says alot we are talking about Oliver after a tap in. Forget the last 2 seasons, give him another go. We may aswell resign Ridehalgh for LWB while we are at it.

 

Here is my question. Would all the VO supporters sign him now? Would they sign him on much less money? I want all of them to consider our goal, that is to gain promotion from this league this season.

 

If only we'd have thought of that before. Maybe we should have even started him in front of Cook on the odd occasion .....

Oh, wait ......

 

I'm not questioning his character or desire to do well in a city shirt just his ability. Too many people think footballers should do the "noble" thing and take a pay cut to walk away when in reality hardly anyone would, I know I wouldn't if I was him

 

Not easy having to take a pay cut, however some footballers do in order to continue playing football. Obviously he can stay here until his contract expires but his chances of another professional contract are seriously threatened going down that route. It is for him to decide.

 

He showed his ability at Gillingham for the two years before we signed him.he has never had an extended run with us and is on a big wage so if he goes all well and good but if he stays for all or part of the season playing the Way Alexander likes to play may suit him and he could prove a good squad man

 

The point I was making is that I'm sure he is as keen as anyone to get a deal sorted. Whether one transpires however is another matter.

 

Park.

 

Most teams at this level looking for a striker would have taken him coming after two great season at the Gills.

 

Two great seasons?

The season before we signed him he scored 11. In 43 games.

Hardly "great" was it?

 

League 1 though.
That’s the equivalent of the european super league to suit parks argument.

 

The fact is in the two previous years before signed for us he scored 31 goals in league one had 9 assists won 20 MOM a quarter of all the games based on that I don’t think anybody could deny it was a decent signing. That is all I am claiming most of his appearances for us have come in the last few minutes of games where he failed to make an impression playing Hughes ball.he only made 4 appearances for Stevenage.