Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

Lyle Taylor - August 2025 signed for Chelmsford City (p295)

11415171920296

Comments

  • Will miss the next 2 games injured then get booked on his return and miss the following two games through suspension. 
  • BR3red
    BR3red Posts: 1,715
    Will miss the next 2 games injured then get booked on his return and miss the following two games through suspension. 
    Thanks Golfie
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    I felt nervous with that penalty last night , a slow run/walk up ...
    was he taking they Buyens approach, try and get the keeper to commit and if the keeper doesn't go one way or t'other strike it well enough so he can't get to it 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,990
    I felt nervous with that penalty last night , a slow run/walk up ...
    was he taking they Buyens approach, try and get the keeper to commit and if the keeper doesn't go one way or t'other strike it well enough so he can't get to it 
    Yes, he was staring at the goalie to see which way he went, before putting the ball the other way.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,805
    While I could have (and have) seen him miss in front of the Jimmy Seed stand, I couldn’t (and haven’t) see him miss with the Civered end singing for him. Proper confidence injection. 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Apologies if mentioned already elsewhere, but I believe Lyle’s goal on Easter Monday was his 20th league goal of the season and his 8th in 9 matches. Which, unless I’m very much mistaken, makes him the first Charlton striker to hit 20+ league goals in a season since BWP 7 years ago.

    Also, according to the BBC, that puts him second in this season’s League 1 goalscorers list, only behind League One Player of the Year James Collins of Luton on 23. However, if you include all competitions Taylor is actually tied with Collins courtesy of his hat trick  in the FA Cup. Taylor also has 9 assists to Collins 3 (League stays only). 

    The other nominees for player of the year were Aiden Mcgeady (12 league goals 5 assists), and John Marquis (19 goals and 5 assists). For comparison, Karlan Grant got 14 goals and 4 assists in the league in half a season.

    And a free transfer to boot. He really has gone under appreciated outside SE7, and, when you put it in the context above, it shows what a really excellent season he has had, even allowing for 12 bookings and a red card. Maybe that counted against him with the EFL, but looking at his stats has swayed me to vote for him as our POTY, and there has been some stiff competition this season. 
  • Sponsored links:



  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    edited April 2019
    Another interesting thing I noticed, Taylor has scored one hat trick and one brace all season, the remaining 18 goals have come in singles ( a not insignificant number being penalties, of course), with his longest dry spell being just 4 matches, which includes one he finished early by being sent off. I think that shows his consistency over the season and probably just how damaging that 3 game suspension was to our season overall. 
  • Three goals behind James Collins for golden boot. Probably too many claw back
  • Three goals behind James Collins for golden boot. Probably too many claw back
    Only reason he played 90 I reckon yday. 
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    Most goal involvements (28) in league 1
  • Taylor is a joy to watch - I really fail to understand how he's never played at a higher level.

    He has a great first touch, a great workrate, provides assists and scores plenty of goals.
    His enthusiasm shines through and he's a great asset to the club..


  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    Most goal involvements (28) in league 1
    Another 10 and he may have made the team of the year.
  • Only a year left on his contract I believe. Any well run club would already be talking to him about extending his contract. But we are talking about Charlton under Douchbag here so prepare yourself for another Grant situation.

    Actually I seriously wonder if Taylor will even be here next year. He is one of our few saleable assets now and if a Championship team came in with a cheeky bid of £2 million or so in the summer it's hard to see Douchbag turning it down.

    And that sadly is our fate until we get a new sensible owner. 
  • Three goals behind James Collins for golden boot. Probably too many claw back
    Dunno... Lyle has five games left to play

    Collins only has three games left
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410
    Only a year left on his contract I believe. Any well run club would already be talking to him about extending his contract. But we are talking about Charlton under Douchbag here so prepare yourself for another Grant situation.

    Actually I seriously wonder if Taylor will even be here next year. He is one of our few saleable assets now and if a Championship team came in with a cheeky bid of £2 million or so in the summer it's hard to see Douchbag turning it down.

    And that sadly is our fate until we get a new sensible owner. 

    Half that if we don't get promoted :( Do one Roland
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Three goals behind James Collins for golden boot. Probably too many claw back
    Dunno... Lyle has five games left to play

    Collins only has three games left
    Play offs don't count towards league goals do they? I thought they were a separate competition.
  • Sponsored links:



  • Dazzler21 said:
    Three goals behind James Collins for golden boot. Probably too many claw back
    Dunno... Lyle has five games left to play

    Collins only has three games left
    Play offs don't count towards league goals do they? I thought they were a separate competition.
    Never thought it would be regarded as a separate competition but you seem to be right

    i.e. Mendonca is down as having scored 23-goals in 97/98

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Football_League#First_Division_2

    SoccerBase on the other hand has him down for 28-goals that season (the difference coming from: Play-Offs: 3-Goals | FA Cup: 1-goal | League Cup: 1-Goal)

    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5374&season_id=127
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Taylor is a joy to watch - I really fail to understand how he's never played at a higher level.

    He has a great first touch, a great workrate, provides assists and scores plenty of goals.
    His enthusiasm shines through and he's a great asset to the club..


    He does look to me like he can make the step up. His earlier career record did not really hint at this though, bumbling around Scotland and the lower leagues, always scoring goals but not especially prolifically.

    He comes across as an intelligent and likeable lad, but also very self confident. I think he walks the line between confidence and arrogance well but I could certainly imagine him being a bit of a handful in his younger years. Some players just mature and peak a bit later than others. The good news is, while he’s not slow, Taylor is not overly reliant on his pace so I think he has a few years left in him yet. 
  • Everything about Lyle screams one thing to me...

    His attitude on the pitch. (Like when he gave the ball to Grant to take a penalty, when he was on a hat-trick.)

    They way he projects himself off the pitch. (The pink hair for cancer, and buying a young team in Kent a strip when they copied him. And his interviews on racism.)

    His attitude towards Charlton. (When the Charlton women's team played at The Valley, there was a team picture handed out. At the back of the team photo was a beaming LT.)

    It all screams to me "CAPTAIN!"
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Not all captains wear an armband. 
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    Like so many players this year, Taylor has improved considerably under Bows. I don’t know how he does it, but other than Fosu and Marshall I can’t think of a player that is not better.
  • Redrobo said:
    Like so many players this year, Taylor has improved considerably under Bows. I don’t know how he does it, but other than Fosu and Marshall I can’t think of a player that is not better.
    If Taylor had been this good in the past we wouldn't have managed to sign him. He's been outstanding in a number of games this season and we now know he takes a mean free kick as well.


  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Redrobo said:
    Like so many players this year, Taylor has improved considerably under Bows. I don’t know how he does it, but other than Fosu and Marshall I can’t think of a player that is not better.
    If Taylor had been this good in the past we wouldn't have managed to sign him. He's been outstanding in a number of games this season and we now know he takes a mean free kick as well.


    Players do tend to improve when surrounded by better players. Clearly our squad is in terms of technical skill a significant step up on Wimbledon's last season, when he was a handful but not at this level. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    He has a fantastic engine, is very strong and can finish. Add to that a decent touch and he is without doubt the best striker in the league.
  • Major man crush on Lyle, he is total quality. Sadly, I have no doubt Roland will sell him in the summer :(
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    edited April 2019
    He has a fantastic engine, is very strong and can finish. Add to that a decent touch and he is without doubt the best striker in the league.
    One thing Bowyer said Taylor has improved is his fitness. That’s got to make a big difference in him improving as a player.

    He’s the most complete striker we’ve had in a long time. If he had much more to his game we’d never have been able to sign him.