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View Icepick Tony's Profile Icepick Tony Flag Chester 07 Aug 17 1.17pm Send a Private Message to Icepick Tony Add Icepick Tony as a friend

Originally posted by tonymikejoe

Let's forget the stats for a moment.

Are you seriously suggesting that CW is a better centre-forward than GM?

If you are then you are clueless about football.

Let me sum it up like this. It's a bloody good job we had GM's 30 league goals in 2012-13 rather than your man CW toiling away up front like the donkey he always has been and always will be.

I've not suggested anything other than, based on your stats, the 2 strikers at the same point in their career have very little to chose form apart from one scoring in the top 2 divisions and one scoring in the bottom 2.

Murray was great for us in our promotion season, a very good poacher who got us important goals but he was in his prime and you are trying to compare 2 players at very different stages of their careers and TBH I don't think the stats lie. Wickham has played 29 games for us in the Prem and scored 7 goals, Murray played the same and scored 8. Again very close. Wickham has all the assets and potential to be a very good Premiership striker, whether he does or not depends on him and his desire. You may not agree but please try to come at me with something other than 'you're clueless' as my 7 year old debates stronger.

Edited by Icepick Tony (07 Aug 2017 1.50pm)

 


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Originally posted by tonymikejoe

Let's forget the stats for a moment.

Are you seriously suggesting that CW is a better centre-forward than GM?

If you are then you are clueless about football.

Let me sum it up like this. It's a bloody good job we had GM's 30 league goals in 2012-13 rather than your man CW toiling away up front like the donkey he always has been and always will be.

Murray's record as a Palace player is obviously superb, but I'd say he's never had a game at this level like Wickham did when we put five past Newcastle, or when he bullied Watford in the semi final, and gave Chris Smalling nightmares in the final.

Murray has a bit more subtlety about him, and is/was a quality striker but then he's also ten years older. Wickham will continue to get better from this point.

 


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View BelfastEagle's Profile BelfastEagle Flag 07 Aug 17 6.58pm Send a Private Message to BelfastEagle Add BelfastEagle as a friend

Wickham has had a very serious almost career ending injury. There is no way to know how it will effect him.

 

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Brentmiester_General Flag Front line in the battle against t... 07 Aug 17 7.33pm

Wickham's career to date far exceeds what Murray had achieved by the same age. Could end up being on a completely different stratosphere by the time he has reached Murray's age. Ridiculous to say that Murray is the better of the two or even compare them at this stage.

 


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Originally posted by Icepick Tony

I've not suggested anything other than, based on your stats, the 2 strikers at the same point in their career have very little to chose form apart from one scoring in the top 2 divisions and one scoring in the bottom 2.

Murray was great for us in our promotion season, a very good poacher who got us important goals but he was in his prime and you are trying to compare 2 players at very different stages of their careers and TBH I don't think the stats lie. Wickham has played 29 games for us in the Prem and scored 7 goals, Murray played the same and scored 8. Again very close. Wickham has all the assets and potential to be a very good Premiership striker, whether he does or not depends on him and his desire. You may not agree but please try to come at me with something other than 'you're clueless' as my 7 year old debates stronger.

Edited by Icepick Tony (07 Aug 2017 1.50pm)

Great response Icepick. TMJ has really just made himself look a bit silly.

Both strikers are decent prem strikers. Personally think Connor has the potential to be even better than GM...but as you say, only time will tell. Certainly got all the goods in his locker.

 

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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 08 Aug 17 1.20pm

Originally posted by se25 rudy

Anyone got any idea exactly when Wickham is likely to be fully fit? It makes a huge difference on how urgent it is to buy a new striker.

Between 2pm and 4pm, Monday to Friday.

 


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Originally posted by Username

Murray's record as a Palace player is obviously superb, but I'd say he's never had a game at this level like Wickham did when we put five past Newcastle, or when he bullied Watford in the semi final, and gave Chris Smalling nightmares in the final.

Murray has a bit more subtlety about him, and is/was a quality striker but then he's also ten years older. Wickham will continue to get better from this point.


GM's midweek performance at home to champions-to-be Man City, when they had a decent defence, eclipses anything CW has done in a Palace shirt.

The best centre-forward performance at Selhurst Park by a home player since the days of Brighty.

Plus, there has not been a better one since.

 

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Agreed.

 

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View curlyeagle's Profile curlyeagle Flag crowborough 09 Aug 17 7.24pm Send a Private Message to curlyeagle Add curlyeagle as a friend

Originally posted by tonymikejoe


GM's midweek performance at home to champions-to-be Man City, when they had a decent defence, eclipses anything CW has done in a Palace shirt.

The best centre-forward performance at Selhurst Park by a home player since the days of Brighty.

Plus, there has not been a better one since.

Absolutely spot on

 


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Originally posted by tonymikejoe


GM's midweek performance at home to champions-to-be Man City, when they had a decent defence, eclipses anything CW has done in a Palace shirt.

The best centre-forward performance at Selhurst Park by a home player since the days of Brighty.

Plus, there has not been a better one since.


Still banging on about Murray, move on.

 

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