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Wootton in particularly had a good opportunity here whilst in League 1
I don’t call playing a youngster upfront on his own with limited service is a good idea personally.
There was no excuse not signing him on a long term contract and loaning him out. I don’t give a crap what anybody else says, we should have gone down that route.
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He had a contract with us for 6 years WG and scored 11 goals, so we needed no exuse for letting him go, unless of course you know different.
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Hindsight and a selective memory sometimes a shame we can’t remind some on here what they have posted in past
You can, but ‘some’ will flatly deny they ever said it.
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There was no excuse not signing him on a long term contract and loaning him out. I don’t give a crap what anybody else says, we should have gone down that route.We did!! Over 4 years he had 5 NL loans before Notts County. 46 appearances and 5 goals, tells its own story surely.
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Lyle Taylor is the biggest one for me recently. Could see a good player in there from miles away.
You’re a better scout than me, I couldn’t see anything in Taylor, especially as I’ve rarely seen a player whose head seemed to drop quicker. Granted we tried to use him as a target man, which clearly wasn’t his game, but he never really seemed to fancy playing for Scunthorpe.
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When Wootton was trying to make his mark in the first team we were a half decent league 1 side.
Now we are a shite league 2 side he would establish himself no problem.
Doesn’t necessarily mean he has improved much.
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Doesn’t necessarily mean he has improved much.
Not doing too bad is he, you seen his goal scoring record since moving ?. I know it’s conference but the gap is getting ever closer now to league 2 in my opinion.
I’ve seen him a few times on BT Sport and he looks like he’s improved a fair old bit.
Put it this way, I’d rather have a conference Wootton over Loft any day of the week.
Nearly averaging a goal every 2 games he’s played since been there. Not too shabby.
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Shame the archive Blast Furnace is no longer with us. Be interesting how many howls of protest were posted when Taylor, Wooton, Burgess and Goode left us.
Some players just do better with other clubs. Josh Morris, Duane Holmes and Murray Wallace were not much mourned in their departure from their previous clubs but they certainly looked pretty good once they arrived here. Not to mention Sharpe and Hooper.
It happens all the time and will continue to happen.
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Hakeeb was the player who, over a sustained period of first team football, flattered to deceive with one brilliant match in ten, one decent, one average and seven poor.
I have never seen such a talented player serve himself – and the supporters – as badly as that man did.
I cheered when he left and stared in disbelief that we got any money for him at all.
I have never seen a player who appeared to need a sports psychiatrist more than he. So much wasted ability.
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Bit strange when our fans are cheering Hakeeb leaving the club
Massive talent.. yes he could go missing but could produce something special at the turn of a hat!
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Adelekun had 14 games at Hull, maybe two good ones and twelve anonymous ones. A wasted talent.
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Has he ever got over that nasty injury he picked up during his first few months at Bristol?, not an excuse but sometimes that small lack of fitness at a higher level can make all the difference. When he made his debut in league two and made those amazing runs and scored some fantastic individual goals I thought ” wow this kid is going to be a huge star “, just never happened, such a shame as I believe he was an awesome talent when just a young kid.
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