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Possibly a better trajectory !Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
I’m sure David Connolly scored 4 for Wolves on a couple of occasions
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Originally Posted by Eirambler
My personal opinion is that Parrott is the best of the 3. I just think hes an all round better footballer and now is adding goals to his game on a regular basis to. Good problems to have picking between them.
I think he is right footed, in which case the second and fourth goals are off his weaker foot. And the second would be an excellent finish if it were off his stronger foot, not to mind his weaker.
https://x.com/reptracker/status/1841603400540291545
Just once for Wolves, in November 1998 v Bristol City, his first goals for WolvesQuote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
And once for Wimbledon against Bradford in November 2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot..._1/2387847.stm
That triggered a memory for me of hearing that Aldridge had scored four for Tranmere on BBC Final Score. Did some digging, it was against Barnsley in November 1994.
Can't find a match report, but it is listed on the Tranmere season summary on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%E...season#Results
Leicester may seek to cash in on Cannon in the January window and he is keen to go to Sheffield Utd or WBA.
www.foxesofleicester.com 16 October
His reason for signing for Stoke has been moved on, so makes sense that he would want to go too. Could make for a tricky relationship with the Stoke fans for the next few months all the same.
Incidentally Stoke fans seem to think he got injured in his last league game, so that might explain why he wasn't added to the Ireland squad when a space opened up.
Got Stoke's equaliser in their League Cup defeat to Southampton: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cy9j4208dpet - so what currently looks like our five best forward options all scored in the last four days - let's hope they can keep it up and carry this form into the international break
Scored today (penalty) in a 2-1 win.
Good to see him back in the senior squad and hopefully he will get his competitive cap this month.
Third goal in three games yesterday - another penalty, but still. Third highest scorer in the Championship at the moment (half from the spot), one ahead of Robinson.
Nominated for October's Championship Player of the Month
https://www.efl.com/news/2024/novemb...ober-nominees/
No big fuss about it tonight, but at one point Cannon was in "considering his options" territory, so good to see him cap-tied this evening.
Another goal for him yesterday. Suspect he might be moving on from Stoke on January, and maybe from Leicester also. Though that might change with Steve "we have no strikers" Cooper getting the boot today.
Scores again, away to Luton. The assist came from Million Manhoef. I first noticed this lad when (aged 19) he caused some problems for Dundalk in their home game v Vitesse Arnhem, August 2021. The only player I know of named 'Million'. I think Stoke got a bargain.
That's 8 goals in 16 games for him in the Championship this season. The last time he got a run of starts was the season before last at Preston and he was 8 in 20 in that spell. At Leicester last season he only started three games but scored twice in them. He's just very consistent at Championship level for his age, in a way that none of our other emerging strikers have been able to demonstrate in that league.
Absolutely right. Cannon, Szmodics and indeed Azaz are/were consistent starters in the Championship and are up to that standard, and perhaps higher. Unfortunately Idah and Parrott have not been; we can only hope that they may be late bloomers. Ferguson? Too early to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Cleared one off the line at the other end as well. And still ended up on the losing team. What's been even more impressive in his Championship career is that he has managed to score regularly in relatively poorly performing teams. Neither Preston two seasons ago or Stoke this season are any more than mid table mediocrity, and would likely be even worse without his goals. It would be good to see him get a proper run as a regular starter in a promotion chasing team to see what he could do in that environment.
He should go and protest against some injustice. It would be the Million Manhoef MarchQuote:
Originally Posted by Demesne Lad
Injury time winner for the lad against Sunderland. Twenty yard blemmer. Will impress the manager… ;)
I think that makes it 10 goals in the first half of the season…
Missed a penalty last week I see - so properly an Irish player!
I think him and Parrott may be our main options up front at the moment, given Ferguson's struggles.
"Blemmer" its a long long time since I heard that oneQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Interesting that Steve Cooper is one of the favourites to be the next Stoke manager. When Cannon was Leicester's only fit striker at the beginning of the season he told the media that Leicester had "no fit strikers", so it might be a quick exit for Cannon if Cooper is the next man in.
Mini-Cooper taxi for Cannon !Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Mark Robins is the bookies' favourite according to the 'Stoke Sentinel' this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Seems to be a bit of a transfer battle going on for Cannon this week, although also possible that he'll end up staying at Stoke. But Sheffield United apparently have an offer in for him for a permanent transfer with Sunderland also interested. Those two, along with Leeds and Burnley are well clear of the rest in the league now, so a chance to play at a promotion chasing team rather than one near the relegation places will likely interest him.
Has done well at Stoke despite getting very little service from midfield, as the team overall have been poor.
From the Ireland fan angle in this window, we want him to stay put at Stoke or move, what we don't want is Leicester to recall him, return the Edouard loan which has been a disaster, in order to bring a different loan in. He would purely be recalled in a number crunch with no real prospect of playing much.
A report this evening that Sunderland have offered £13m for him, dependent on them getting promoted. Seems like crazy money for someone who has never started a top flight game, but goalscoring strikers are in short supply. It would be the highest ever transfer fee for an Irish striker who isn't Robbie Keane.
What did Leicester sign him for? I've £9m in mind but that could be complete nonsense. Still, with 19 Championship goals in his career to date, you're looking at a million quid per goal so far. It does seem a bit mad
They paid £7.5m apparently.
Recalled by Leicester. So he'll almost certainly be going somewhere else in the Championship before the end of the month.
Both Sunderland and Sheffield United now reported to be offering £13m for him (£10m up front + £3m add-ons), no longer dependent on promotion to confirm the transfer. Up to him to choose which club he joins. Crazy money for the second tier but another eight figure transfer fee for an Irish international on the way it seems.
Burnley as well now apparently. Their location in the north west of England, where his family are based, might give them the edge if they make a serious bid.
That's three of the four automatic promotion chasing teams. Leeds might as well have a go at this point while they're all at it.
I thought young Cannon was a lad who really wants to score since viewing a clip of him scoring for Everton U-21s v Man Utd U-21s, and contorting himself in an attempt to connect with a ball delivered just behind him as he closed in on the goal. I'm sure that - barring serious injury - he will eventually have a better scoring record than Idah or Parrott. Some of the stats cited on Football League World, however, suggest that Cannon is perhaps not Premier League material: Dribbling success - 13.3%; Passing accuracy - 61%. I don't know how his total of 71 touches in the opposition box (average of 3.3 touches per game) compares with most other Championship forwards, but Latte Lath (Boro) has played 313 minutes less so far in 2024/5 but has a total of 109.
Big difference between playing for Boro and playing for Stoke at the moment. Finn Azaz has the second most assists in the Championship at the moment with nine, just behind West Brom's Tom Fellows' ten, as well as Ben Doak with six, and Riley McGee with five. Stoke's top assister(is that a word?) is Bae Jung-Ho, also with five but they've nobody else in the squad with three, or more.
Cannon has 11 goals for Stoke, and could conceivably finish the season as their top scorer - nobody else has more than five.
Cannon's strengths generally seem to be his strength (strong lad for his age) and his finishing. I've also heard a few different reports that he's an excellent professional, one of the hardest workers in training etc.
His weaknesses would be that he's not especially quick or tall. Also maybe some questions around his involvement in general play - though that could be to do with how Stoke have instructed him to play (basically stay forward as a target rather than dropping back).
Comparing him to Parrott, who is arguably our other most in form forward at the moment - neither are particularly quick, Parrott is better technically, but Cannon is a better finisher. I'd have the current order for us as Ferguson, then Szmodics, then Cannon and then Parrott, with the rest (Robinson/Idah/Connolly/Obafemi/Keane/Armstrong) after that. That's assuming Vata is selected as a wide player, though he can play centrally also.
But his goals rate relative to the strength of the team he's been playing for has been excellent this season. Reminiscent of Azaz's level of performance at Plymouth last season - and similar to Azaz it's going to lead to him getting a good move it seems.
I really don't agree with that. Cannon is definitely quick. Either him or Idah would be our fastest striker. Obafemi is faster than both by a long way but he's basically gone completely out of contention. He's also got genuinely quick feet on the ball. He's not that tall at all (same height as Shane Long) but he's pretty good in the air, so I don't think it's a huge issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Soccer reporter Alan Nixon claims Leicester have accepted an offer from Sheffield Utd and have given permission for the Blades and Cannon to discuss. (Stoke Sentinel, 17 Jan)
Interesting, I'll look at it again the next time I watch him. But I wouldn't have said he's as quick as Idah (he's far more effective though).Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum