Top Scorers

[SmiffyBee]

In the League

2006/7 Kuffour 12
2005/6 Owusu 12
2004/5 Burton 10
2003/4 Hunt 11
2002/3 Vine 10
2001/2 Owusu 20, Burgess 17, Evans 14

This season, with 14 games left, we have Poole on 10 and Connell on 8

This should be the 1st season for 6 years we have 2 players in double figures

 

[bees 1992]

Connell should get there if he doesnt get injured

 

[super_bees]

Connell should get there if he doesnt get injured

You only want 2 more goals from him? :scratch: lol

 

[i love brentford]

if connel plays like he has been playing 15 is a realistic target

 

[super_bees]

In the League

2006/7 Kuffour 12
2005/6 Owusu 12
2004/5 Burton 10
2003/4 Hunt 11
2002/3 Vine 10
2001/2 Owusu 20, Burgess 17, Evans 14

This season, with 14 games left, we have Poole on 10 and Connell on 8

This should be the 1st season for 6 years we have 2 players in double figures

Didnt DJ get 11 or 12?

 

[ACbee]

Didnt DJ get 11 or 12?

9 in the league plus 3 in the cup

 

[super_bees]

9 in the league plus 3 in the cup

 

[rebus]

In the League

2006/7 Kuffour 12
2005/6 Owusu 12
2004/5 Burton 10
2003/4 Hunt 11
2002/3 Vine 10
2001/2 Owusu 20, Burgess 17, Evans 14

This season, with 14 games left, we have Poole on 10 and Connell on 8

This should be the 1st season for 6 years we have 2 players in double figures

Those figures are shocking really - shows you why strikers really cost £££ regardless of what division you are in.

 

[ladbroke]

That may well be the case Mark, but in 2 of those years, we finished 4th and 3rd...

Yes, I'd love to see a 20 goal striker, but as long as we win, I don't care who scores the goals. They can all share the goals around.

 

[DavidgRushden]

Those figures are shocking really - shows you why strikers really cost £££ regardless of what division you are in.

Good point. Gone are the days when we use to see players like George Francis AND Jim Towers score more than twenty goals each playing in the same team together.

 

[WisBee]

In the League

2006/7 Kuffour 12
2005/6 Owusu 12
2004/5 Burton 10
2003/4 Hunt 11
2002/3 Vine 10
2001/2 Owusu 20, Burgess 17, Evans 14

This season, with 14 games left, we have Poole on 10 and Connell on 8

This should be the 1st season for 6 years we have 2 players in double figures

.................accepting that Vine and Burgess were on loan to BFC, isn't it strange that with all this talk about paying over-the-odds for top strikers, we didn't receive even a brass farthing for all of our leading scorers when they left us.............where does the blame lie for that state of affairs?...........

 

[Les Beeavinu]

.................accepting that Vine and Burgess were on loan to BFC, isn't it strange that with all this talk about paying over-the-odds for top strikers, we didn't receive even a brass farthing for all of our leading scorers when they left us.............where does the blame lie for that state of affairs?...........

Belgium.

 

[WisBee]

Belgium.

....................I believe you're referring to Bosman, rather than any EU dictat................so why aren't all clubs in the same situation as BFC?.............

 

[ladbroke]

Because some have money, and some (like us), don't.

The ones with a little money, have players on a contracts longer than a year, whilst the ones with none, can only afford year long contracts, thus able to leave for nothing at the end of it.

 

[rebus]

That may well be the case Mark, but in 2 of those years, we finished 4th and 3rd...

If we would have had a twenty goal striker, it may have put us in the top two. Bonus goals are scored by the widemen, which Poole is doing so far.

If Connell can keep fit next season I wouldn't bet against him getting 20 in this league.

 

[rebus]

....................I believe you're referring to Bosman, rather than any EU dictat................so why aren't all clubs in the same situation as BFC?.............

Becuase they end up going into administration like Bournemouth. Jo Kuffour is on around two and a half times more than his Brentford deal.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

If we would have had a twenty goal striker, it may have put us in the top two. Bonus goals are scored by the widemen, which Poole is doing so far.

If Connell can keep fit next season I wouldn't bet against him getting 20 in this league.

... and with Nathan Elder alongside, considering his scoring record at Billericay .... :lickinghislips:

 

[NorthamptonBee]

If Connell can keep fit next season I wouldn't bet against him getting 20 in this league.

You missed the off the end.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

If we would have had a twenty goal striker, it may have put us in the top two. Bonus goals are scored by the widemen, which Poole is doing so far.

If Connell can keep fit next season I wouldn't bet against him getting 20 in this league.

Damn, I've gone all depressed again. If he continues in his form he's in, Div 2 is too low for him. Will we be able to keep him.

 

[DavidgRushden]

Whether we go up or not does anyone really believe we are going to be able to keep Connell at Brentford if he maintains the form he is on at the moment.

 

[bees66]

Jo Kuffour is on around two and a half times more than his Brentford deal

he will be off at the end of the season for sure then

 

[rebus]

Damn, I've gone all depressed again. If he continues in his form he's in, Div 2 is too low for him. Will we be able to keep him.

Purely my opinion, but I would suggest it's in the club's interest to get a contract extension for him in the summer to stop a Bosman in fifteen months time, otherwise I suspect we would be looking to sell in the January 2009 transfer window.

All very tricky as this depends on funds, budgets etc etc.

 

[grepo]

and Nathan Elder could hit 10 or more

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Purely my opinion, but I would suggest it's in the club's interest to get a contract extension for him in the summer to stop a Bosman in fifteen months time, otherwise I suspect we would be looking to sell in the January 2009 transfer window.

All very tricky as this depends on funds, budgets etc etc.

It would be nice but let's be honest, he'll have other suitors in the summer. At least he can't go for nothing - small consolation though.

 

[grepo]

I agree the blame definitely lies with Belgium!

 

[DavidgRushden]

It's not a case of us selling him in Jan 2009, it's more a case of a club making an offer for him long before that, otherwise why are Reading sniffing about Griffin Park recently?

 

[Les Beeavinu]

It's not a case of us selling him in Jan 2009, it's more a case of a club making an offer for him long before that, otherwise why are Reading sniffing about Griffin Park recently?

Keeping an eye on Hamer probably.

 

[SmiffyBee]

It's not a case of us selling him in Jan 2009, it's more a case of a club making an offer for him long before that, otherwise why are Reading sniffing about Griffin Park recently?

calm down, calm down

this thread was just an interesting stat thread, not one to invite hysterical views, or panic !

Connell has a contract until 2009, surely there will be a chance to review that
in the summer....

 

[DavidgRushden]

I would like to think that was the only reason ,and, yes that is probably one reason, but from information received suspect also to watch Connell(unfortunately).

 

[rebus]

I would like to think that was the only reason ,and, yes that is probably one reason, but from information received suspect also to watch Connell(unfortunately).

A cursory glance but he's been around the block. If he was twenty then I might agree with you.

 

[DavidgRushden]

Smiffy Bee these are not hysterical views, they are confirmed viewings.

 

[SmiffyBee]

Smiffy Bee these are not hysterical views, they are confirmed viewings.

and no doubt you have evidence they are going to sign him in the summer

 

[DavidgRushden]

Hopefully not, but source is too reliable to dismiss that easily, but admire your fishing!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SmiffyBee]

your source is............?


I saw about 10 representatives from other clubs on Saturday, watching at GP.
I expect such people are all around the country, at every league game, in relative numbers......it's their job !!!

 

[DavidgRushden]

Agreed you can SEE representatives from other clubs, but spoken word can sometimes be more reliable when coming from within the footballing world.

 

[jlove]

Im not sure how we got here but... Alan Connell is 25 and has a chequered career so far, including serious and minor injuries, in the lower leagues. He's never been a prolific goal-scorer and is not that quick. Why would Reading be interested in him?

He is certainly able to play at a higher level, up to mid-table Championship maybe; he reads the game well, has great movement and has (now) the confidence to have a first-time shot at goal whenever the opportunity presents itself. In many lower-league teams, he would be considered a 'luxury' player... and he's a luxury to watch. We have a set-up, under AS, that accomodates him well, so let's hope we can continue to do it.

 

[JamieBfc18]

In the League

2006/7 Kuffour 12
2005/6 Owusu 12
2004/5 Burton 10
2003/4 Hunt 11
2002/3 Vine 10
2001/2 Owusu 20, Burgess 17, Evans 14

This season, with 14 games left, we have Poole on 10 and Connell on 8

This should be the 1st season for 6 years we have 2 players in double figures

Didnt Rankin score 10 along with Burton in 04/05?

 

[super_bees]

Didnt Rankin score 10 along with Burton in 04/05?

2 in the cup

 

[JamieBfc18]

2 in the cup

ahh thanks

 

[super_bees]

ahh thanks

lol I thought same about DJ earlier but he had few in cup as well

 

[Stanley]

In the League

2006/7 Kuffour 12
2005/6 Owusu 12
2004/5 Burton 10
2003/4 Hunt 11
2002/3 Vine 10
2001/2 Owusu 20, Burgess 17, Evans 14

This season, with 14 games left, we have Poole on 10 and Connell on 8

This should be the 1st season for 6 years we have 2 players in double figures

Oh for those heady days of 38 goals a season strikers...

 

[West Ealing Bee]

Oh for those heady days of 38 goals a season strikers...

Someone getting 20 would be nice

By my reckoning since Asaba left in the summer of 97, and this is the 11th season since then, Owusu has passed twenty twice, 98/99 and 01/02, and no-one else has

 

[alikat]

Incidentally, Poole now appears on the list of the division's top scorers on the BBC's website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/top_scorers/default.stm

 

[londondude]

Incidentally, Poole now appears on the list of the division's top scorers on the BBC's website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/top_scorers/default.stm

2 More and he is the 5th top scorer

 

[!Young Bee!]

Incidentally, Poole now appears on the list of the division's top scorers on the BBC's website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/top_scorers/default.stm

See! There are plenty of other players that can be sold to a bigger club who will then ignore poole and connel

 

[VTG]

That may well be the case Mark, but in 2 of those years, we finished 4th and 3rd...

Yes, I'd love to see a 20 goal striker, but as long as we win, I don't care who scores the goals. They can all share the goals around.

They can spread them around as much as they like, as long as the GD becomes competitive.

 

[brianb]

In the League

2006/7 Kuffour 12
2005/6 Owusu 12
2004/5 Burton 10
2003/4 Hunt 11
2002/3 Vine 10
2001/2 Owusu 20, Burgess 17, Evans 14

This season, with 14 games left, we have Poole on 10 and Connell on 8

This should be the 1st season for 6 years we have 2 players in double figures

I thought wee had 16 games left or have we been awarded 6 points for Accringe And Bury not turning up to play us.

 

[SmiffyBee]

I thought wee had 16 games left or have we been awarded 6 points for Accringe And Bury not turning up to play us.

14 games left.
I missed out Darlo away and Rotherham away, as we wont score there.

 

[SH]

Oh for those heady days of 38 goals a season strikers...

... and 81 league goals in a season:bound:

 

[brianb]

I remember Dick, McAdam and Brooks all scoring over 20 goals in a team total of 99 for the season. Last game 4 up at half time needing one for the 100 we did a 'Brentford' and with the crowd yelling for 5 held on for a 4-3 win.