Mr Cynical
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This guy is just awesome, his hold up play is just going up and up a level every game, and if we can keep him fit he's going to score a LOT of goals!!
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Not just his goals his all round play is brilliantYes, I just love how good our coaching staff are. Ollie did the same last season - between August and October he just turned into a proper #9. Toney's all-round game looks better already compared to Wycombe or Huddersfield - the link-up play, positioning etc.
Peterboro fans told us this one but he's also brilliant in our box defending set pieces. What a player!
amersfoort bee
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Very, very good so far but can he do it on a cold evening up north?
Fishing.
Fishing.
West Wilts Bee
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Does credit have to go to the club or at least some of it? Clayton, Grey, Hogan, Maupay, Ollie. The list goes on. Strikers playing to our type of play.I think clubs can be overly cautious about signing from the lower leagues. Hence the lack of a stampede for Ollie and Said (although we got our money in the end).
Really? Looks a lot taller than 5ft 10
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What makes you think he'd want to go fishing up north on a cold evening?
maddogging
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What an absolute beast ! Love a striker who has good feet and can win a header, **** knows what these Directors of Football do at Prem teams, how was he not picked up this Summer. What a bonus for us
Reminds me a bit of one of my favourite ever strikers, Didier Drogba (and not just because of the ponytail).
He has a similar presence. Constant handful for defenders. A proper 9.
He can play off the shoulder and run in behind. He can drop deep and win the flick-ons. He will shoot from basically any position, too. Opposition just don’t know what to do with him because he is a very complete striker. And to top it all off, he is so dangerous in their air from set pieces.
He has a similar presence. Constant handful for defenders. A proper 9.
He can play off the shoulder and run in behind. He can drop deep and win the flick-ons. He will shoot from basically any position, too. Opposition just don’t know what to do with him because he is a very complete striker. And to top it all off, he is so dangerous in their air from set pieces.
Brentford Bob
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I listen to Darragh MacAnthony’s podcast and he was basically saying exactly the same thing. He honestly can’t believe that a prem club didn’t make a serious enquiry about Toney. That said, Darragh clearly has a lot of time for Brentford and the way we do business and was more than happy to sell to us, knowing full well that he’ll probably double his money in a year or so.
TW3Bee
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He was asked the question in the post match interview, and he said I could have had four, but I'm not greedy.
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upnorthbee
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He's never 5"10, dunno why google has that. If you see him next to Norgaard who's about 6"1, he's slightly taller than him.
If it helps, Fifa 21 has him at 6'2
BlueJayBee
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His first goal, last night, demonstrated his predatory instinct. He was watching Henrik (and the defensive line) as it was obvious what he was going to do and as soon as he let fly, Ivan was on his way, so he'd be ready to pounce on any rebound. The finish itself, hit first time, was excellent.
Les Beeavinu
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The finish was very clean and not at all easy - he made it look like it was though.
hobbsy
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Also interesting that he said that the analysis pointed to the fact that the keeper is a prolific at parrying shots.
Isleworth_Bee
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Was his second celebration taking the p**s out of their goal celebration?
hobbsy
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YesWas his second celebration taking the p**s out of their goal celebration?
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Was his second celebration taking the p**s out of their goal celebration?
Can’t beat a bit of sh*thouseryYes
Isleworth_Bee
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Lionel Bart-At
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And incredibly efficient at 71 miles per gallon.
Lionel Bart-At
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Left or right footed? Had thought he was r-f, but after last night not so sure. Very accomplished, far from straightforward, finish with his left. Will have to watch him more closely. Maybe just two-footed. Anybody know?
Peteseeger
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Paterson's goal celebration looked like a poor attempt of the dying swan from Swan Lake. Not often you see a northern bloke doing ballet.Any reason why? What was theirs all about?
Bit weird if you ask me
BlueJayBee
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There was that effort on Saturday, too, which sliced wide of the post; he struck that with his left as well.
some of his first touches last night were sublime, whether that was with his feet or head.
AB
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Unless you go to this. Welcome to Northern Ballet
It’s not all cobbles and whippets up here tha knows.
Andy_Mc_is_God
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I’m getting worried
At this rate we’re going to be offered £50m for him in January !!!!!
wibs
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berk!
Finishing superb, hold up play superb and work-rate superb. Seems like we have hit the jackpot once again.
I also like how he reacts to his team mates. Applauding efforts rather than complaining when he isn't played in when perhaps in a better position.
I also like how he reacts to his team mates. Applauding efforts rather than complaining when he isn't played in when perhaps in a better position.
Gazza Bee
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Especially when you've had £20 on him being top goalscorer
Yup! Hopefully this makes up for the annoying end to last season when I had money on Ollie at a huge price!Especially when you've had £20 on him being top goalscorer
liverbee
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And he’s still growingHe's never 5"10, dunno why google has that. If you see him next to Norgaard who's about 6"1, he's slightly taller than him.
If it helps, Fifa 21 has him at 6'2
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When did a Bees player score two or more goals in 3 consecutive games?
Wonder if he be more valuable than Ollie when he is sold.
Wonder if he be more valuable than Ollie when he is sold.
Bill Benn
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Yes listened to that this morning think he said + 1 mill if we go up +1mill if we stay up +1 mill if he’s top goal scorer in championship + 10% sell on.Darragh is a bit gobby but l still find him a good listen.
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Surely there's an argument that we should have been first choice for him anyway - for the same reason that Maupay chose us over Brighton, and Mbeumo turned down Marseille. He had a clear route in to the team here and we have the track record of improving players and so on. Sitting on the bench at Palace or Newcastle - after you get replaced by some expensive loanee after you don't score for 2 or 3 games - is good for the bank balance but maybe not good for long term prospects.
Maybe it's fanciful to think he'd have turned down mega money if the offer had been there, but hopefully this works out better for all concerned.
KenCootesNephew
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Such a shame the lad can't hear his home crowd roar as he hits the back of the net.
horshambees
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Sour grapes.
Could easily be the top scorer in the Championship this season.
nick logan
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he will be unless he gets injured
AB
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Toney has already had a spell of being bought by Newcastle and then getting barely a sniff of first team action.
Ealing Bee
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There's also an argument that if Posh were offered £10m up front by someone in the PL, that's where he would have gone - remember, the clubs have a say in these things, too.
Either way, and whether acceptable to IT or not, no PL club seems to have made a serious offer which might have blown us out of the water.
And these clubs may come to regret their lack of foresight when BFC are demanding "Watkins money" for him in another season or two, or (worse for them) he's banging in goals against them in a Bees shirt.
Lionel Bart-At
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4" in less than a day is a proper growth spurt.And he’s still growing
Ealing Bee
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I daresay he knows how football works by now.
And you can put up with his being "a bit gobby" (understatement!) - so long as you're buying footballers from him, and not a property in Spain....
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Bigbee
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I wish ,it would almost double size me
JANORAK
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Didn’t Said have a similar flurry of goals last season? One was a hat trick, so I guess there could have been a blank as well.
liverbee
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Very few can resist the Club Hypnotist.
