Edit: Joint Third Lowest Top Scorer in Premier League History

[goldfish]

Edit: originally had second as I missed out Huddersfield.

Unless Neves scores or Silva scores a brace against Utd (or Saiss gets a hat-trick), our top scorer this season will have 5 goals (Neto and Neves). I think that will be the joint third lowest top scorer for a club in Premier League history: 1 behind Kenny Miller for Derby in 07/08 and Karlan Grant for Huddersfield ten years later; and level with Ipswich's Claus Thomsen in 93/94.

Jimenez remains 1 goal behind our leading scorers this season despite having not played for 6 months.

(I know football started before 1992, but I have to cut it off somewhere.)

 

[GreyWolf]

Its been obvious for ages we need better strikers as we currently have none

 

[Kingswood Wolf]

Don't hit the blind faith brigade with damning statistics, they'll just abuse you.

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

MGW had a nice looking shot from long range tonight though. Got to provide some balance when posting stuff like this.........

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Silva should be our top scorer by a long way for all his misses , but can sort of accept that.

Can’t accept our complete lack of goals in total though. We don’t even look like scoring . Our game plan isn’t set up to score goals .

kick it out , beat full back, cross to 1 man vs 5, put a **** corner in, repeat

 

[Deleted member 4184]

We don't create enough chances

 

[Timberwolf]

ahhh, I’ve read it properly now!

 

[thisisgil]

Yeah but you forget that everyone has Covid and Nuno is miles away from his family and besides, he has credit in the bank.

 

[theweave]

What an achievement to stay in the league then let alone maybe finish as high as 12th

 

[those were the days]

Said before the season started if Jimenez were to get injured we'd be screwed based on the assists and goals per 90 career stats for every other player in the squad.

With Jimenez out, we've averaged a little less than a goal per game which is roughly what I'd have expected if I'd had to guess.

Better recruitment needed this summer and fingers crossed on Jimenez basically.

 

[wwbug]

The primary point of football is to score goals. Could someone have a word to our exgoalkeeper/manager

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

We’ve been awful all season doesn’t surprise me to be honest. We need experienced heads

 

[Loefah]

What an achievement to stay in the league then let alone maybe finish as high as 12th

Yeah. We scored 38 goals when we finished bottom in 2003/04 so to score 3 less and still be comfortable is at least something.

Kinda crazy that very average team under Jones managed to score more though.

 

[thisisgil]

Yeah. We scored 38 goals when we finished bottom in 2003/04 so to score 3 less and still be comfortable is at least something.

So wait... does that mean we've decided that Coady is good now then?

 

[Loefah]

So wait... does that mean we've decided that Coady is good now then?

Must be!

Just had a look and the only time we've scored less was Mick's first season 09/10 with 32 goals.

Unless we beat United 4-0..

 

[KBWWFC]

Its been obvious for ages we need better strikers as we currently have none

We create nothing.
It is a fault of the system

 

[Manic88]

Don't hit the blind faith brigade with damning statistics, they'll just abuse you.

Yeah how many of those woeful seasons were under that team’s GREATEST MANAGER OF ALL TIME?

 

[Tipton Wolves]

Useless in attack and lucky to get as many points as we did. Easy as.

 

[Tring Wolf]

To be fair, Chelsea’s top scorer is Jorginho with 7. And they have all been penalties.

Just shows how reliant on Raul we are.

 

[KBWWFC]

Yeah how many of those woeful seasons were under that team’s GREATEST MANAGER OF ALL TIME?

He singlehandedly transformed us from a team with dave edwards into one with full Portuguese European champions

 

[Manic88]

He singlehandedly transformed us from a team with dave edwards into one with full Portuguese European champions

Ah but....and sit down for this one....Dave Edwards always scores more than 5 in a season

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Ah but....and sit down for this one....Dave Edwards always scores more than 5 in a season

If only we had a goal scoring midfielder

 

[Manic88]

If only we had a goal scoring midfielder

Edwards was godawful but yes

 

[thisisgil]

Edwards was godawful but yes

Not gonna lie, I miss him.

He always put a shift in and looked so pleased to just be on the pitch.

 

[Manic88]

Not gonna lie, I miss him.

He always put a shift in and looked so pleased to just be on the pitch.

also enjoyed the look on a goalkeper’s face when Edwards controlling touch took everyone by surprise and bounced into the net

 

[GreyWolf]

We set up as a counter attacking team so there is some truth regarding the tactics being responsible for our lack of goals but even if chances are created without Jimenez we have no one to take them. Against spurs we could have easily got a result if we had a striker upfront

 

[Contrarian]

Don't hit the blind faith brigade with damning statistics, they'll just abuse you.

Stats mean nothing! The only stat that matters is that we beat Chelsea who are third. So we are definitely runners up, that's how it works, isn't it?

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Is there a Portuguese Edwards we can sign? Step forward Andre Gomes / Renato Sanches

 

[TheConcourse]

Ah, Dave Edwards! Classic.

Remember him running away with 10 fingers in the air after he bagged away at… Fulham I think?!.. Don’t ever remember a player celebrating 10 goals in a season in my life. Brilliant!

 

[Deleted member yltz11841]

Is there a Portuguese Edwards we can sign? Step forward Andre Gomes / Renato Sanches

There probably is but he will be less effective once he’s played in defensive midfield or on the wing.

 

[those were the days]

Stats mean nothing! The only stat that matters is that we beat Chelsea who are third. So we are definitely runners up, that's how it works, isn't it?

You're under-selling things there. 90 minutes away from being de facto lineal champions of Europe!

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

What an achievement to stay in the league then let alone maybe finish as high as 12th

Pretty sad that that is the height of your ambition. We were very nearly a CL side last season?

 

[KildareWolf]

5 goals top scorer is embarrassing

 

[goldfish]

What an achievement to stay in the league then let alone maybe finish as high as 12th

This is a good point. Despite the OP, I'm still firmly in the Nuno in camp.

 

[Scallywolf]

35 goals in 37 matches says it all imo. Top scorer with 5 goals just adds to it.

Its embarrassing that only the 3 relegated clubs and Burnley have scored less than we have.

If we concede the first goal there seems to be no chance of equalising. As for scoring 2 goals to win after conceding first just forget it!

I have watched every match on TV this season and sat through some dreadful performances but what totally ****es me off is our lack of goals and goal scoring threat.

We can’t create anything from open play, our set pieces are a complete joke, our midfield gets nowhere near forward enough and we signed a striker on loan in January who just seems to stroll around and get nowhere near the penalty area let alone the six yard box! Nothing seems to change and every single match has been the same.

Please, please Nuno, Jeff and Fosun get me out of the foul mood I am in and give me some hope that next season our goal threat will be so much better because this season has been a bit embarrassing don’t you think.

I suppose I am overlooking the injuries to Raul, Neto and Podence but we were pretty inept before Neto and Podence were out anyway. Raul will be back but we don’t know if he will be the same player, Neto will miss a fair few matches at the start of next season and Podence needs to improve on his recent performsnces.

There is so much uncertainty going into next season already Imo. The club need to making plans now so that the problems we have had this season will be a thing of the past.

Rant over. I’m going to bed.

 

[Nige100]

This is a good point. Despite the OP, I'm still firmly in the Nuno in camp.

In the main so am I although he is losing me when he comes out with being happy about tonight’s performance.

 

[whitnash wolf ex.dewsbury]

In the main so am I although he is losing me when he comes out with being happy about tonight’s performance.

beginning to sound like saunders!

 

[Sedgley Gold N Black]

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but Chelsea’s Jorginho scored a penalty the other day to become their top scorer in the PL this season with 7 goals, all 7 are from the spot...

 

[Nige100]

beginning to sound like saunders!

Haha I wouldn’t go quite that far.

 

[whitnash wolf ex.dewsbury]

Haha I wouldn’t go quite that far.

no said in jest. but getting a bit like that