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Ezeikial
17/02/2016, 9:12 AM
Some have made Top Scorer predictions in the 2016 predictions thread
Paddy Power gives their assessment with odds on 59 players topping the scoring charts
http://www.paddypower.com/football/irish-football/airtricity-league-premier-division?ev_oc_grp_ids=106498
The best striker in the country Christy Fagan is the favourite at 13/2 but given his injury record and the unproven nature of the Pats squad, this is probably a poor value bet.
Where do you see the value?
The ones catching my eye are
14/1 Ciaran Kilduff
18/1 Ishmail Akinade
20/1 Ronan Finn (if he is the nominated penalty taker)
33/1 Kurtis Byrne
50/1 Padraic Cunningham
nigel-harps1954
17/02/2016, 9:32 AM
I'd say they're missing a heap of people from it. No sign of the likes of Michael Rafter, who, if fit, will score goals for Harps.
Danny North at 14/1 is surely worth a tenner though.
PartySaint
17/02/2016, 10:01 AM
Danny North at 14/1 is surely worth a tenner though.
I fell for that trick last season :(
As Ezeikial says, Fagan is the best striker in the league but you just can't guarantee that he's going to play enough games to be top scorer
Patterson at 18's or O'Sullivan at 22's worth a punt
White Horse
17/02/2016, 10:07 AM
Ronan Finn could be a good punt at 20/1, as Ezeikal points out.
He is looking very sharp and will play further forward with Towell now gone. He will also get more free kicks opportunities.
pineapple stu
17/02/2016, 10:08 AM
Robbie Benson is missing from the list; could be an outside option to place. Depends in part on how crowded Dundalk's midfield is of course.
PartySaint
17/02/2016, 10:19 AM
Ronan Finn could be a good punt at 20/1, as Ezeikal points out.
He is looking very sharp and will play further forward with Towell now gone. He will also get more free kicks opportunities.
Towell was a freak last season, I doubt another midfielder will top the charts this season. Has Finn scored more than 10 in any league season yet?
pineapple stu
17/02/2016, 10:37 AM
Probably not - I mention him because Finn is so high up, and I think Benson had a better scoring record for us than Finn ever did. He's played up front as well
seand
17/02/2016, 12:11 PM
Finn averaging 7.3 league goals per season, with just 5 of Dundalk's 78 last season.
Dodge
17/02/2016, 12:27 PM
Finn goals by season
2008 - 1
2009 - 7 (1st Div)
2010 - 8
2011 - 5
2012 - 8
2013 - 8 (inc 2 pens)
2014 - 6
2015 - 5
So wouldn't be backing him for top scorer this year
vinnie
17/02/2016, 1:45 PM
Can't see betting sites in Work, What price is Mikey Drennan if listed ?
LOI_Fanatic
17/02/2016, 1:59 PM
Can't see betting sites in Work, What price is Mikey Drennan if listed ?
Drennan is 8/1...
Miele might be worth a punt at 16/1.
outspoken
17/02/2016, 7:41 PM
Our front 3 will bag 30 goals between them this season
Sam_Heggy
18/02/2016, 10:03 AM
I'd say they're missing a heap of people from it. No sign of the likes of Michael Rafter, who, if fit, will score goals for Harps.
Danny North at 14/1 is surely worth a tenner though.
The IF FIT part is the only reason we were able to get Rafter. He'd easily be in one of the top 4 sides in the league if he was 100% fit and injury free.
Candles will be lit all season, he could be the difference in us staying up or going down.
Aaron
18/02/2016, 11:16 AM
Patterson fairly big price at 18's considering his record
Dodge
18/02/2016, 11:33 AM
He'd easily be in one of the top 4 sides in the league if he was 100% fit and injury free.
No he wouldn't. He's an OK LOI player but wouldn't get into any of the top 5/6 from last year
El-Pietro
18/02/2016, 12:43 PM
No he wouldn't. He's an OK LOI player but wouldn't get into any of the top 5/6 from last year
We signed him two years ago and he was one of better performers in pre season before going down with injury.
nigel-harps1954
18/02/2016, 12:44 PM
Looking forward to his impending hat-trick against St Pat's.
On his day Rafter was one of the better players in the godawful Dundalk side that were blessed not to be relegated. And in fairness to him he had a great game in Waterford to keep us up. Rafter to Harps was more of a coup for Rafter than Harps.
dundalkfc10
18/02/2016, 2:31 PM
On his day Rafter was one of the better players in the godawful Dundalk side that were blessed not to be relegated. And in fairness to him he had a great game in Waterford to keep us up. Rafter to Harps was more of a coup for Rafter than Harps.
Rafter if fit (which he must have proven to Harps) is an unbelievable signing for Harps!
joey B
18/02/2016, 2:57 PM
For the money we can offer we would be doing well to get a striker better than Rafter,quality strikers willing to come to the North west are few and far between.
Martinho II
18/02/2016, 4:48 PM
Our front 3 will bag 30 goals between them this season
doubt it Josh O Hanlon will be headin back in July unless his loan deal is extended?
outspoken
19/02/2016, 12:26 AM
doubt it Josh O Hanlon will be headin back in July unless his loan deal is extended?
Nope won't be extended, he is 100% determined to go back to England in June. Even if josh gets 4 or 5 goals before then it's a decent return if the rest of the team is chipping in too.
Some have made Top Scorer predictions in the 2016 predictions thread
Paddy Power gives their assessment with odds on 59 players topping the scoring charts
http://www.paddypower.com/football/irish-football/airtricity-league-premier-division?ev_oc_grp_ids=106498
The best striker in the country Christy Fagan is the favourite at 13/2 but given his injury record and the unproven nature of the Pats squad, this is probably a poor value bet.
Where do you see the value?
The ones catching my eye are
14/1 Ciaran Kilduff
18/1 Ishmail Akinade
20/1 Ronan Finn (if he is the nominated penalty taker)
33/1 Kurtis Byrne
50/1 Padraic Cunningham
Kilduff might have a chance, he scored two v Drogs on fri night but he will have to hit the ground running this season, plus he'll be going one for one with McMillan for the lone striker role, so it will depend on the amount of games or minutes he gets, I can't see McMillan being the top of the charts, he is a decent player, but seems to be much better at setting up chances and link play than scoring regularly. Our main striker might get 12-15, my money would be on Fagan though, as long as he keeps fit and if Pats are competitive.
Charlie Darwin
22/02/2016, 2:26 AM
Nope won't be extended, he is 100% determined to go back to England in June. Even if josh gets 4 or 5 goals before then it's a decent return if the rest of the team is chipping in too.
You'd imagine he'd just be sent back out on loan though, but maybe if he does well with Longford it'd be to a higher level than his previous loans.
Ezeikial
16/04/2016, 8:22 AM
Ronan Finn up to 5 league goals now. Maybe there is an outside chance of the 20/1 long-shot paying off.
If he's on penalties now that's a big help. He was excellent in the 2 games I watched him play this year
Ezeikial
16/04/2016, 9:00 AM
If he's on penalties now that's a big help. He was excellent in the 2 games I watched him play this year
Richie Towell scored 7 penalties in his 25 league goals last season.
If Ronan Finn scores a similar number of penalties, a target of 20+ league goals is within his reach. He would probably need to be above 20 to be league top scorer.
It's a possibility, but if Christy Fagan stays fit and St Pats find some form, he should be the comfortably winner
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