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[Albion] Aleksandar Mitrovic
- Thread starter bhafc4eva
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His style reminds me of Murray a bit. Perhaps not such a nice guy though. Potter won’t want a player, like Sanchez, who is only involved in goals.
Didnt some ex-manager call him the best striker and worst human or something like that? Anyway, 42 goals is pretty good...
Yeah highly rated... like a Fulham fan said, if Parker and Cooper switched faces and clothes, Parker would be in League One and Cooper in the PL. Not sure how true that is, but sort of feels a bit like it could be true.
Mitrovic is highly dependent on service and as long as he is playing in what will presumably be a bottom six PL club he'll struggle to get that service. Think he'll end up scoring 10 or something, which is decent. In Manchester City or something he could probably score 30 but they'd struggle in the CL and against the Liverpool because you cant afford to play 10 players + a poacher in those games nowadays. Its a bad cycle for him.
Yeah highly rated... like a Fulham fan said, if Parker and Cooper switched faces and clothes, Parker would be in League One and Cooper in the PL. Not sure how true that is, but sort of feels a bit like it could be true.
Mitrovic is highly dependent on service and as long as he is playing in what will presumably be a bottom six PL club he'll struggle to get that service. Think he'll end up scoring 10 or something, which is decent. In Manchester City or something he could probably score 30 but they'd struggle in the CL and against the Liverpool because you cant afford to play 10 players + a poacher in those games nowadays. Its a bad cycle for him.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Fulham are going to do something incredible next season....and finally stay up. They've walked the league, haven't conceded many and have scored a hat full. It's a combination that means they're not going down.
I'll tell you who is...whoever comes up via the play offs.
I'll tell you who is...whoever comes up via the play offs.
Green Cross Code Man
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That's far from a given. My Fulham supporting colleague is not nearly as confident. Just scoring goals in an inferior league is not an indication for the future. And as for running away with it, they have fewer points than Norwich did last year and can only finish 4 points behind last year's total if they win the final match. We finished our promotion season with 3 points more than their current total and so may have achieved a higher total whilst only finishing second. I am sure there are others....
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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They've walked the league in the sense they've been top two all season and have generally been miles clear. They haven't 'just scored goals in an inferior league'. If they score in their final game they'll have the record number of goals in a second tier season. Their defense is also conceding less than a goal a game.
All of those things point to a team more than capable of staying in the premier league. I'll be surprised if they don't. The only thing that I think will stop them still being a premier league team in 23/4 will be if they lose lots of players and recruit poorly. Which is, of course, possible.
I'd suggest your friend is having a classic football fan reaction. He's got their last two promotions fresh in his memory. He probably says something like 'it would be classic fulham to get relegated'. Many fans have that reaction. Remember NSC the season we got promoted? People were shitting the bed constantly in the second half of the season even though it was a)obvious to the naked eye we were going to get promoted and b) backed by the stats that we'd get promoted. People still trotted out it would be classic Brighton to fail to get promoted.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
You make good points. It'll be interesting to see how they do and I certainly wish them well.
You weren't to know though, my mate is a she lol.
You weren't to know though, my mate is a she lol.
boik
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I see the Beeb are saying that Fulham are looking at Gyokeres.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Fulham need a defence first thing I noticed when I watched the Forest game they got exposed way to easily. No chance in the PL if they don’t upgrade which won’t be cheap.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Ah, my apologies to her!
southstandandy
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- Jul 9, 2003
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Apparently considering a £15m bid. Decent bit of business if Coventry sell.
Justice
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We’ve already signed a slow old lump of a CF for some unknown reason in January.
portslade seagull
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I wonder if we have a sell on clause inserted
Johnny RoastBeef
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- Jan 11, 2016
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Unless they reinforce significantly I feel they will struggle.
Mitrovich has already proved he struggles to score in the premier league and this season is not a vintage one for championship defences. Even Dom Solanke is on target to get over 30 goals.
Fulham have already conceded 39 goals this season, that's 3 more than the 36 Norwich conceded the last time they walked the Championship. So don't read too much into those stats.
The danger for Fulham is they have done so well this season that they may decide to go again next season with the same squad without recruiting enough quality to build on their great potential.
BBassic
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- Jul 28, 2011
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I was curious so had a little comparison of Mitrovic and Maupay in terms of PL goals / appearances:
Maupay: 26 goals in 100 appearances
Mitrovic: 24 goals in 104 appearances
I'm not sure that Mitrovic's fifth stint in the PL will be any different to the previous four to be honest.
He'll be a decent FPL option though, just in case.
Maupay: 26 goals in 100 appearances
Mitrovic: 24 goals in 104 appearances
I'm not sure that Mitrovic's fifth stint in the PL will be any different to the previous four to be honest.
He'll be a decent FPL option though, just in case.
Interesting.
Especially as one of them has a great all round game and the other is anonymous other than when he scores.
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
Little fact after last night - 43 goals for Mitrovic equals the most goals in a season in the second tier of English football since Brian Clough in 1959 for Middlesbrough. (5 of them came in a 9-0 victory against newly promoted Third Division South Champions Brighton & Hove Albion at Ayresome Park at the start of that season.)
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
There's a danger that this comment will come back to bite.
If he's good at tap ins it's an upgrade.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Well I obviously hope so although from what I’ve seen I don’t think it will, miles away from Welbeck type quality.