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Josh Davison - Sold to Tranmere (pg 17)

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  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,344



  • I've long thought this lad has got ability and potential and, with luck, this can be his breakthrough season and he can go on and score a good few goals and get himself noticed.

    Then, as I believe he is only contracted until the end of this season, he can walk away and sign a lucrative contract elsewhere. 

    I so wish we could sort these contract situations out better.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,437
    I've long thought this lad has got ability and potential and, with luck, this can be his breakthrough season and he can go on and score a good few goals and get himself noticed.

    Then, as I believe he is only contracted until the end of this season, he can walk away and sign a lucrative contract elsewhere. 

    I so wish we could sort these contract situations out better.
    He has an optional 1 year extension so hopefully we can activate that while negotiating a longer term deal.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,209
    To me, it definitely looks like the presence and form of Davison has helped Stockley. His last two substitute appearances and the Pizza Cup match he has looked re-energised and his work rate has improved, with less moaning and shoulder shrugging. I still firmly believe Stockley is a good enough striker for what we are trying to achieve and that he can play in the system if we use him correctly. Davison’s form is a big bonus and the two of them are sufficiently different so as to offer an alternative option while also being similar enough to not require a complete change in playing style to accommodate one or the other. I expect we’ll see plenty of both of them through the rest of the season. 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Gone on loan to Swindon, be shocked if we see him again. 
  • Cafc43v3r said:
    Gone on loan to Swindon, be shocked if we see him again. 
    Good for Josh, good for us, I hope he does well at Swindon.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Very best wishes to Josh. I reckon he will give his all as he usually does.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,247

  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,238
    Best wishes to the lad. Hope he does well. Future is at league 2 at best IMHO but he’s a good honest trier. 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Good luck to him. 

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  • Good chance for him to stake a place in a promotion chasing league two team. He’s got lots of decent qualities, so if there is a player of the standard we require in there, this will be the best chance he has to prove it. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,827
    Good luck Josh - think the Swindon fans will love you.
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,182
    Good luck Josh - think the Swindon fans will love you.
    Not with that haircut.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,814
    Means Stockley will be fit soon? 
  • So that's Williams and Davison to keep an eye on at Swindon now!
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,834
    edited January 2022
    InwouSillybilly said:
    Best wishes to the lad. Hope he does well. Future is at league 2 at best IMHO but he’s a good honest trier. 
    I would have said the same about Smith and Pigott and I think he has more than both of those showed at the same age .  I think he’s carrying too much weight - muscle or otherwise, however ; he looked much leaner when we were in the championship.

    edit : Hanlon too . 
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,063
    Hope he does well and finds his level
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,827
    arny23394 said:
    Good luck Josh - think the Swindon fans will love you.
    Not with that haircut.
    Oi nothing wrong with longer hair.
  • cazo
    cazo Posts: 1,483
    about about 3or4 to off load now hopefully get some Decent replacements in
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,417
    edited January 2022
    Good move for all. 

    Started 9 league games for us this season. Was seen as Stockley's replacement who is out injured. We've seen enough of Stockley's replacement and now he's on loan in L2.

    We are making slow progress. I wonder whose idea it was to have Davison as 2nd choice forward and Albie as our No10 going into this season.

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,053
    Sensible move, I wish Josh the best. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,054
    Best result for all … good luck to him 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,274
    Good luck to him
  • Best wishes Josh, I believe you will get your confidence back and really smash it down in Wiltshire, the best of British to you👍👍👍
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    mendonca said:
    Good move for all. 

    Started 9 league games for us this season. Was seen as Stockley's replacement who is out injured. We've seen enough of Stockley's replacement and now he's on loan in L2.

    We are making slow progress. I wonder whose idea it was to have Davison as 2nd choice forward and Albie as our No10 going into this season.
    I know who's it wasn't. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,340
    Scored 2 goals in a 3-0 win for Swindon yesterday
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,340
    It was a penalty and a shot he managed to block, it hit the back of his foot and looped over the keeper in a spectacular fashion, but still
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,388
    sam3110 said:
    Scored 2 goals in a 3-0 win for Swindon yesterday
    Of course he did.
  • Every player has his level. A striker's level is far easier to quantify simply because, unless he is a Carl Leaburn type forward who will create, by virtual of his physical presence and team work opportunities for others, it is how many goals that forward scores.

    League 2 is Josh Davison's level. As he is still only 22 he might, in the same way, as Joe Pigott has, eventually have successful seasons at League 1 level. But even Pigott has struggled now to earn a starting spot at Ipswich.

    If we want a similar example of someone who is a League 2 striker and not good enough to hold down a place at a higher level then Omar Bogle is your man:  

    National League:   81 in 165
    League 2:              21 in 30   
    League 1:              10 in 68
    Championship:        8 in 50

    So I hope that Davison has a good career and that he proves me wrong. But if we are looking at promotion next season and playing in the Championship the year after, then Davison is not the solution.


     
  • Davison got lucky with his first, and the second was a penalty. Bogle's goal on the other hand was a really classy finish