Evan Ferguson F Roma (loan from Brighton) b.2004

**nigel-harps1954** · 04/10/2025, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Robbie had scored three times as many goals at club level by age 21 though (53 v 17)

If he scores as many international goals, he can go void of clubs goals for the rest of his career as far as I'm concerned.

**Razors left peg** · 04/10/2025, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

If he scores as many international goals, he can go void of clubs goals for the rest of his career as far as I'm concerned.

So u want him to be David Healy basically

**pineapple stu** · 04/10/2025, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

If he scores as many international goals, he can go void of clubs goals for the rest of his career as far as I'm concerned.

True. Though I find there tends to be a correlation between decent club career and improved national career...

**nigel-harps1954** · 04/10/2025, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

So u want him to be David Healy basically

If the international success matches then yes!

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

True. Though I find there tends to be a correlation between decent club career and improved national career...

Tongue firmly in cheek, but in an ideal world he'd do both.

**samhaydenjr** · 04/10/2025, 9:41 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Robbie had scored three times as many goals at club level by age 21 though (53 v 17)

True, although 29 of Robbie's goals were for a second-tier team, in a less competitive era. That said, he did carry that form to the next level, with 34 in three seasons at Coventry, Inter and Leeds. In fairness, I don't yet see Ferguson coming near to Robbie's final international figure, but I can see him becoming our second highest scorer, by some margin - I still think we could be looking at the 40-50 range for him.

Meanwhile, Parrott and Idah are both on track to surpass Niall Quinn's total - so if we can sort out our midfield, perhaps there's still hope for the future