Tom Cannon F Leicester b.2002

**Fixer82** · 01/04/2023, 1:01 PM

Would love to see Cannon get called up after an explosive start to the season

**JR89** · 01/04/2023, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by tommy_c12000

Really slick finish to put PNE 3-0 up. Will be hard to ignore if keeps scoring. Parrott also started, not doing great again, trying too hard and taking too much out of ball. Not looking good for Parrott, needs a few goals

Think it will be hard to ignore at this stage never mind if he keeps scoring. Himself and Parrott should really be swapping roles with the seniors and u21s at this stage.

**pineapple stu** · 01/04/2023, 1:12 PM

That's a really lovely finish. And is that Parrott who's offside trying to get on the rebound?

**JR89** · 01/04/2023, 1:17 PM

Yes that's Parrott.

**seanfhear** · 01/04/2023, 2:00 PM

Lovely finish. Lovely goal.

**samhaydenjr** · 01/04/2023, 3:30 PM

Yeah, if there's one player to make his debut in June, then it should be Cannon, assuming he's ready to make the final commitment

**Eirambler** · 01/04/2023, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

That's a really lovely finish. And is that Parrott who's offside trying to get on the rebound?

Noticed that as well. Would have summed up his season if that had come back off the post, Troy had tapped it in and it was ruled offside.

**MancIrishWolf** · 01/04/2023, 8:34 PM

Went to the game earlier and buzzing to see Cannon in the flesh. This lad is the real deal. Great movement, quick feet and clinical finishing. Literally streets ahead of Parrott (needs to move to an attacking midfielder if anything) and Delap (Didn’t realise what a big lump this lad is - his prominence looks a basic consequence of early maturity).

If our squad is based upon any sort of meritocratic basis, he simply needs to be selected. Looks the heir apparent to Calvert Lewin and a cut above anything we have up top bar Ferguson.

Andrews was there today. Hopefully he recognised the potential as would be a tragedy to lose him due to parochial procrastination.

As for the rest, Browne was his normal industrious, but ultimately limited self. Parrot hardly had a sniff, Lyons whipped in one good ball, but looks physically inferior and Hamilton was relatively anonymous.

However, Ferguson and Cannon up top for us is a golden horizon!

**Eirambler** · 02/04/2023, 9:17 AM

Thanks for the report. Even if the rest of the forwards (Parrott/Idah/Connolly/Armstrong etc.) didn't amount to much in the end, you've got to think we should be in a good place with Ferguson, Obafemi, Cannon and Ogbene for the next few years.

**JR89** · 02/04/2023, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by MancIrishWolf

Andrews was there today. Hopefully he recognised the potential as would be a tragedy to lose him due to parochial procrastination.

Didn't see it but someone mentioned that Lowe was trying to talk Keith Andrews into calling him up in the post match analysis. Was a lovely finish, just cool as you like side foots it in from 20 yards out. With a bit of luck Everton are one of the teams relegated. Get him starting week in week out for a team that would be favourites to win the league.

Originally Posted by Eirambler

Thanks for the report. Even if the rest of the forwards (Parrott/Idah/Connolly/Armstrong etc.) didn't amount to much in the end, you've got to think we should be in a good place with Ferguson, Obafemi, Cannon and Ogbene for the next few years.

We were due a bit of luck in the forwards department and hopefully we're starting to see it come to fruition.

Hopefully we can see something similar with lads who can link play between the forwards and midfield. Smallbone is starting to show his class lately with Stoke. Finn Azaz will hopefully get himself a good championship loan next season and continue some of the good form he's shown this season. Andy Moran will hopefully get himself a good loan move next season.

**liamoo11** · 02/04/2023, 11:17 AM

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/en...11677/page-125

First time I've seen the England forum mention him as a dual that they might like to get involved with their under 21s

**third policeman** · 02/04/2023, 11:42 AM

[QUOTE=JR89;2144091 Hopefully we can see something similar with lads who can link play between the forwards and midfield. Smallbone is starting to show his class lately with Stoke. Finn Azaz will hopefully get himself a good championship loan next season and continue some of the good form he's shown this season. Andy Moran will hopefully get himself a good loan move next season.[/QUOTE]

Don't forget Connell. Barnsely won 5 nil yesterday takes them to the cusp of the automatic promotion places. 59% of supporters recently voted him their most important player.

**JR89** · 02/04/2023, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by third policeman

Don't forget Connell. Barnsely won 5 nil yesterday takes them to the cusp of the automatic promotion places. 59% of supporters recently voted him their most important player.

Be great to see him break into the senior set up next season but would class him more as a back up to Cullen but definitely someone that can link play between the midfield and forwards with his range of passing. His set pieces too are very good which is something we badly lack and at international level a good set piece is a weapon to use.

**Olé Olé** · 02/04/2023, 2:34 PM

Originally Posted by liamoo11

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/en...11677/page-125

First time I've seen the England forum mention him as a dual that they might like to get involved with their under 21s

I had a look at that thread and a post that 65% of the last Welsh under 21 squad were born in England and 35% in Scotland. Brooks, McGrath, Hodge, Hayes, O'Neill and Cannon - 6 from 18 for us.

**JR89** · 02/04/2023, 2:58 PM

Not surprised if England fancied Cannon for the U21s as their options for that campaign aren't up to much. He's already keeping the second choice striker for them in Delap on the bench and Dane Scarlett hasn't done much in League One though he's born March 2004.

He could easily go in as their first choice U21s striker but breaking into the senior set up at England is gonna a huge ask compared to the fact he could get a senior call soon for us.

**pineapple stu** · 02/04/2023, 3:09 PM

All the more reason to call him up in June I guess.

Obviously has a long way to go in his development yet, but he looks promising and at this stage he's surely ahead of everyone bar Ferguson and Obafemi on merit anyway. Which is faint praise, but still.

**Eirambler** · 02/04/2023, 3:36 PM

I know not everyone will agree, but the sensible thing to do here would be to cap him against Gibraltar if he's happy to commit to us.

**JR89** · 02/04/2023, 3:43 PM

Originally Posted by Eirambler

I know not everyone will agree, but the sensible thing to do here would be to cap him against Gibraltar if he's happy to commit to us.

Ferguson, Obafemi, Ogbene, Idah, Robinson, and Johnson I think will be the six forwards he'll call up in June if everyone is fit.

While Cannon is showing better form than Idah I feel Idah for his style will get called up and along with Ferguson and Obafemi will be seen as the three out and out CFs with Ogbene, Robinson, and Johnson the other forwards.

Hopefully though this run of form continues and gives Kenny something to really consider. We really shouldn't really dilly dally if we've a young player on form in the championship. Especially someone in an attacking position.

Yeah while the caps wouldn't tie him to us I don't think he'd take the senior caps if he's not fully committed and if he turns them down it gives someone else a chance to get games at U21 level too before the campaign starts.