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This isn't something which overly concerns me at this stage of the season. Teams with a prolific scorer can be overly reliant on that individual and I like that our team seem to have goals throughout the team.

I'd be surprised if Vaughan and Donaldson didn't both make double figures this season.

 

I think he’s referring to the ‘3 players that have previously played for City’ comment.

“All of the other top eight clubs, have at least one player in the top scorers table. Three of them have played for City.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-two/top-scorers

 

Well I have to say that too is a decent post. In the same thread I'm agreeing with your good self and Fordy. Crikey.

 

Another way to look at it, whom has the capability to drag defenders, draw the free kick, run the lines and cause fecking nuisance across a game.

I'll take a bet with anybody on this site for £200 that CD hits double digit goals in the league. And that's just goals, he provides much more.

 

What does is matter? If were winning games by small margins ie 1 0, 2 1 then the goals tally wont be the best. I expect a couple of FKs to be scored over the season, a few headers from corners - Paudie, AOC, BRE - they all add up to the all important 3 points.

 

Yeah, as I say, I recall the ones against Cheltenham and Scunny and obviously the miss yesterday. Not sure I recall Donaldson missing a sitter at Crewe though. Wasn’t that Pritchard right near the end of the game?

But I agree with the rest of your post.

 

It ain't a debate, it's a fact.

 

It works both ways though. If we have a striker who scores most of our goals then you become a team reliant on one man and if he is injured/suspended then we suffer. Whilst it’s not ideal to have strikers missing chances like CD’s chance yesterday at least we look to have goals from all areas of the pitch.

I would imagine if we stick with this system the midfield will chip in with more goals than they would normally in a standard 442 so the strikers don’t need to score as many. We also have some good set piece takers so I would guess our CBs will continue to pose a goal threat as the season progresses. As long as we’re scoring goals and winning games I’m pretty happy for the goals to be spread out.

 

We've always been a club where strikers come to die.

Though in fairness to Vaughan, we've only looked remotely creative since Cooke came into the side.

 

Yes I get that. That's an argument for everyone having a right go for 10mins at the end of the first half.

 

I’m afraid it is, it was posted the other day, he is the most accurate crosser in all four divisions with anyone who has 30+ crosses this season. Did i just hear the toilet flush fordy?

 

Seems to me that either can lead to promotion...at least, it's worked that way with us. Considering League goals only, we've done it with two 20+ goal men (1907/8), one 20+ goal man (28/9, 81/2, 84/5, 98/90), and no 20+ goal men (68/9, 2012/13, 76/7, 95/6). Put another way, we've achieved promotion with 4 scorers in double figures (1907/8, 28/9), three (76/7, 81/2, 98/9), two (2012/13), one (68/9, 84/5) and none (95/6).

(That 95/6 season was different; we certainly spread the goals around very well.)

RCB

 

I think we'd all like the strikers to be banging them in
every game and giving our goal difference a boost
but as most have said,who scores doesn't matter
and it makes it harder for the opposition knowing
We have potential scorers all over the pitch!I

 

I agree with this and whilst it is not uncommon for 1 striker to out score the other, we don’t seem to have any striker banging them in.

But, is that down to service, rather than the quality of our forwards? Take the 2 sitters away from Donaldson, have our forwards missed many other chances? Our wingers do excite, but their final ball is often over-hit, looped up or too close to the keeper. I can’t recall many missed chances and certainly not what I’d call good chances (half-chances, maybe). Even if we add those 2 sitters of Donaldson and the Vaughan penalty miss, it still wouldn’t bring their figures up by much (both would be on 4 each).

In contrast, even despite a slow start to the 1998/99 season, after 12 games we had scored 19 goals, with Mills bagging 7 and Blake 3. The other 9 were shared around the squad

 

Vaughan could have had ten at least and Donaldson at least eight. We are fine and winning

 

Same could be said about the lack of goals from midfield. Akpan with 2 and then a glut with 1 goal.

 

I absolutely love Donaldson and what he brings to the team, but he’s starting to accumulate a portfolio of missed sitters. Another yesterday in the first half, trying to hit it with his right foot and puts it wide. Unbelievable

 

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No schitt, Rod ......
Jeeze most of us were saying this in AUGUST.
Let's just see how it pans out, huh ?
WHY ?? ........

Newport have only scored 12 in 12 games, whilst conceding only six !!
Conversely ....... City have scored 19 in 13 games, conceding just 12 goals.

My point ? Simple ......... It's cheaper and easier to coach conceding fewer goals, than to pay for a striker who can score 20+ (perhaps) goals.
IF City finish as Lge 2 Champions, - who cares if it's a GD of +1 ? .......... OR minus 100 ???

 

A portfolio? That’s his 2nd or at the very worst, his 3rd.