Izale McLeod

He is inconsistent - given - but has flashes of brilliance

If he were consistent - he wouldn't be playing for us at this level.

We need to be realistic - none of our players are fantastic otherwise they would be playing in a higher league.

i think it is a difficult one. he manages to get himself in great positions and does look a constant threat. he also gives us an easy attacking pass as we can just knock it over the top.e gives 100% each time. think he is better than dickson as mcleod alweays wants the ball. also dicksons finishing from what i have seen is alway dodgy. he just looks to blast it, which is not the sign of a good striker.

Not sure what we should do. Shelvey upfront anyone?

If McLeod could finish then he'd be playing in the premier league.

We have to face it that perfect players don't play for league 1 teams.

He's quick, works hard, and causes defences problems.

Like i said, if you add good finishing to those attributes then what you have is basically an England striker. So the day McLeod learns to finish reliably, will also be the day he leaves us.

[cite]Posted By: Maglor[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]"He is inconsistent - given - but has flashes of brilliance"

I'll have whatever you're drinking Maglor :-)

Which flashes of brilliance are you referring to precisely ?

Three goals in 3 starts

Yes, but which flashes of brilliance ? :-) One was a deflection against Barnet in the JPT, one was a tap in against Exeter that I could have scored and the 3rd was a good header against Huddersfield. None, unfortunatley could be described as brilliant.

I reckon....... hes alright

Why not ? The answer to that is pretty obvious imho.

McLeod makes defenders panic, and especially at home when you need to stretch defences he is an asset running into the channels and getting behind them. He might not be the best finisher but i still reckon at this level over a season he'll get you an average of a goal every 2 games.

I agree with a lot of what has been said on here, specifically about slagging off our own players. However, i find it so hard to warm to McLeod.

I didn't see him yesterday but at the Huddersfield game he must have spend 60 minutes on his ass. He's a good athelete but his technic is woeful!

Still if he scores the goals which get us back up i'll be more than happy to eat my words

[cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]McLeod makes defenders panic, and especially at home when you need to stretch defences he is an asset running into the channels and getting behind them. He might not be the best finisher but i still reckon at this level over a season he'll get you an average of a goal every 2 games.

A goal every 2 games.............FFS Torres can`t do that. McLeod is a player I want to come good but more I see the less I think he has the goals in him to fire us to promotion. If this goalscorer problem isn`t resolved in january I can honestly see us falling away.

[cite]Posted By: ShootersHillGuru[/cite]If this goalscorer problem isn`t resolved in january I can honestly see us falling away.

Spot on, SHG, although I'm not sure that we can afford to wait until January.

McLeod is an awful footballer. We could have played until it got dark on Saturday and he would not have scored.

With Burton clearly subdued in recent weeks, maybe due to the hernia, we have significant goalscoring problems. Bailey has dried up, Racon is yet to score this season. It's three goals (including Mr Nutter's effort) in five League games since Exeter and our options are looking a bit limited.

Still, not to worry. We are second in the league after 14 matches, and we would all have settled for that at the start of the season, wouldn't we?

Time to fix it, Parky. It may not be 'broke', but the warning signs are there. At the very least, we need to get Bailey and Racon amongst the goals - and wasn't it time for Shelvey after an hour on Saturday?

I'm quite impressed by the way he's bulked up, he's clearly worked hard. Assuming that he's cleaned up his act too, as Sgt. Major Parky seems to be unusually forgiving of him - and let's be clear he was at the top of the poor attitude charts last season. At the moment I'd probably rather see him out there than Burton, but it's not a great choice.

[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]You say all this but we are still the 4th highest scorers in the League ahead of both Leeds with the great Fernando Beckford and Bristol Rovers who have Pele in their team.

Let's all look forward to finishing 4th then.

In fact, Burton hasn't scored in his last 6 matches whereas Pele has not only netted 4 times in that period but also has an assist to his name. Coincidentally, that 5 goals and assists matches the number of goals we as a team have managed in total in those 6 games.

[cite]Posted By: Dave Rudd[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]You say all this but we are still the 4th highest scorers in the League ahead of both Leeds with the great Fernando Beckford and Bristol Rovers who have Pele in their team.

Let's all look forward to finishing 4th then.

Thats exactly my point. It's not how it works does it?

[cite]Posted By: Heath Hero[/cite]Everyone seems to be forgetting the run of games that Dickson had in our team last season. By all accounts he hardly set the world on fire. Every now and again there comes a time where a player just can't/won't/doesn't want to/ cut the mustard with a particular club, as good as he might be elsewhere at which point it's time for that club to cut losses. It happens all the time - Bent/Spurs, Berbatov/United, Keane/Liverpool...

The facts are that Dicko was never given a run in the starting line up and when he was it was invariably in a 4-5-1 with him being the "1". Most people agree that he's not a "1" but there are some of us who think he should be "1" of the "2" in a 4-4-2.

This is also a big step down in quality so far as Divisions are concerrned. Dicko's goalscoring record for Gillingham/Rovers in League 1 starts read:

1-0-1-1-1-0-2-1-0/2-0-1-0-0-1

Have we anyone else at the Club with that record?