its a team issue, not a parrott issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
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its a team issue, not a parrott issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
I would agree with that is Parrott was the only forward having issues in that Preston side…the issue is he isn’t.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
Millwall, Ipswich, Preston etc. don't deserve Parrott. And I know, he's only 20.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
interesting you leave out mk dons lol. parrott should be fine with pne once the manager fixes the rest of the team himself and riis complement one another nicely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
It's not that interesting. Parrott's relative L1 success was overshadowed by the prowess of Keane there and Hogan in the Championship. It's deja vu. Children of a lesser god. One of the forum's alumni did a magnificent job compiling my posts on the subject. It's back there somewhere. A magnum opus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
have you considered for one minute the age + profiles of these 3 players? comparing parrotts prowess to hogans is laughable. apples and oranges.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
No. I've kept it relevant to the coming games and who's more likely to score. Apples and oranges don't play football and comparing players with similar roles is not laughable. It's just an opinion and I'm leaving it there lest I get into trouble.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
I wouldn't let Parrott off because of his age in fairness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
He may be a much better medium-term prospect than the others because he's still only 20, but the games are next week and medium-term prospects are irrelevant.
What does stand in Parrott's stead of course is a good cameo v Lithuania (Hogan did ok then too in fairness) and a lively June window (when Hogan was iffy at best, though I think there was a suggestion he was carrying an injury)
Hogan hasn't helped his cause by being ver mediocre (at best) anytime he's played for Ireland. 11 caps, loads of opportunities and chances and no goals. Having said that he does seem to be a streaky player so maybe timing is good here.
He did score against Scotland in fairness. Not his fault the FAI didn’t pay for goal line techQuote:
Originally Posted by Exgrad
This is it. The other part of the argument is that Parrott has 4 goals in his last 12 appearances in green - and his all round contributions get better each window. Another aspect that has been glossed over, that is relevant, is that he has been playing really well for PNE and they seem to have really taken to him. He is also playing a different role (#9 - I believe at Spurs' request) than last year with MKD. People being a bit harsh all things considered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Exgrad
Was that over the line?Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
Have you watched a lot of Preston this season to say hes miles off the standard? His lack of goals recently has been concerning but any time I watched him play he was very good. Ive probably watch 4 or 5 games this season where the link up play between Parrott and Brady was super. I havent seen them in last couple of weeks thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
In the last two games he hasn't impressed but started up top with Evans in one and both of them looked awkward together. Burnley are a possession team now and had 72% of the possession so Preston were chasing shadows most of the night.
He's not scoring goals but as others have said that's a Preston issue overall and has often played as the lone CF and been impressive. Especially for a lad whose jumped a division and played his best football as a wide forward in that division.
DefinitelyQuote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Preston now have a record of having the joint lowest number of goals score in Championship history after 10 games tied with Rotherham in 2004/2005 who finished bottom their year.
Is there anyone left who still seriously think this was a good move in the first place?
Watched the first half of the game yesterday. Couldn't really bring myself to watch the second half. It was utterly dire. Kick and chase stuff from Preston, and any football they attempted to play kept breaking down with sloppy passing.
Genuinely felt sorry for Parrott though, he kept having to drop in to get the football to feet, got little in the way of support, and was feeding off scraps constantly.
Had a couple of half chances, and he created a few more half chances, but overall, he's in a very poor team with little prospects. Genuinely think it's down to how poorly they're set up though, they seem to be all over the place.
Sounds like he's getting the perfect practice to play in a late era Martin O'Neill Ireland teamQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Preston's goalscoring woes continue - another 0-0 draw, and after 11 games they've scored 3 and conceded 4.
Parrott on the bench and came on for the last 25; I presume that's the manager trying to shake things up as I don't think Parrott picked up an injury in the international window.
Those Preston goal numbers are crazy. There can't be many cases of teams both scoring and conceding the least goals in their division almost a quarter of the way through their season.
I remember UCD did it one year at the end of the season. 2002/03, when google tells me we scored 23 and conceded 25 in a 27-game season.
Even that was just below one goal a game though - nearly three times the rate Preston are seeing goals. It's incredible. And they've eight goals in two Cup games.
Exciting times.Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
Yeah I was curious enough to go snooping on their twitter feed after today's game and the sense of outraged boredom among a lot of their friends is almost comical.Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
"In 22 Championship games – across spells with Preston and Millwall – Parrott has yet to find the net even once and his run without a goal has hit 1460 minutes". (Deeepdale Digest, 2 Oct). Perhaps he will be a late bloomer https://www.sportskeeda.com/football...otball-history.
Jesus is that right...zero goals?Quote:
Originally Posted by Demesne Lad
Yeah. He wasn't ready during his first loan, and his team are almost comically defensive at the moment - lowest goals scored or conceded in the division. It makes it hard to judge him on goals. It's probably not the best place to develop as a forward, but his hold-up and linking play and his pressing game will be developing at a rate of knots.
We could end up with another Centre-Half (wink )Quote:
Originally Posted by John83
Don't even joke about that. I'm worried enough about losing Knight to full back.
They won't be friends for long if this continues.Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
😅 I can't even begin to unravel the line of thought that caused that brainfart.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Sean Maguire preferred up front for Preston tonight, at home against Molumby's West Brom.
Preston have scored!!!
A 1-0 win though, which fits the pattern still.
Played 12, scored 4, conceded 4...
1-1 at HT today. The streak is at serious risk.
Parrott comes on at half-time, scores, via a deflection -- and injures his hamstring and leaves the field (Talksport).
Troy has scored! Preston have three. This is not a drill.
Got injured during the celebration and had to come off unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
Has the Mayo Curse moved to Preston ? ?Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
Saw the goal on the EFL highlights show, he was very clearly trying to cross it and it got a massive deflection just after he kicked it that took it 45 degrees in a different direction into the goal. I don't know if they have a Dubious Goals Panel in the Championship, but if they do it's hard to see him keeping the credit for that one.
OPTA code those games. If the original shot was on target (even headed for the opposite corner) the goal should stay with Parrott. I haven't seen the goal I'll stress but I worked for OPTA for a time and that is their definition for a deflected goal versus an OG.