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Michael Smith - progress at Rotherham (p18)

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  • buckshee said:

    Just noticed he's gone on loan to Barnsley. Seems he didn't quite push on as some thought he may.

    It seems that being a tall blonde striker who made a nuisance of himself, won headers and held the ball up, wasn't enough for the Swindon manager.

    Oh, he got one in three so perhaps an upgrade to Barnsley.
  • Any sell on clause? Maybe not as he's had about ten moves since he left us.
  • Transferred from Bury to Rotherham.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42652993

    To be honest that’s good timing as he was bit of a nusance when we played Bury at the Valley.
  • Transferred from Bury to Rotherham.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42652993

    So he's now playing at a higher level than us albeit marginal. Would have been the ideal replacement for Mags during this fallow period.
  • He's had a very nomadic career for someone still only 26. Definitely can do a job at this level
  • Transferred from Bury to Rotherham.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42652993

    So he's now playing at a higher level than us albeit marginal. Would have been the ideal replacement for Mags during this fallow period.
    Rotherham are in the same league as us.
  • se9addick said:

    Transferred from Bury to Rotherham.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42652993

    So he's now playing at a higher level than us albeit marginal. Would have been the ideal replacement for Mags during this fallow period.
    Rotherham are in the same league as us.
    One place above us though (on GD)
  • se9addick said:

    Transferred from Bury to Rotherham.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42652993

    So he's now playing at a higher level than us albeit marginal. Would have been the ideal replacement for Mags during this fallow period.
    Rotherham are in the same league as us.
    But above us which is why I said "albeit marginal".
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  • A very average player who I'm sure would get plenty of stick if he returned to us. Was very poor when we played Bury.

  • Rated him. Was dissapoinrfed he didn't get the chances when others at the time (Piggott) did.

    You can blame SCP for that...
  • Michael Smith failed to score in his final 14 league appearances for Bury
  • ross1 said:

    Michael Smith failed to score in his final 14 league appearances for Bury

    But he's never been expected to be a 20 goal a season striker.

    What he does reasonably well is the 'target man' role and leading the line intelligently, good layoffs, creating space and opportunities for team mates.

  • He's carved out a decent enough career for himself in the lower leagues, although never seems to stay very long at one club. I thought he was excellent for Northampton against us last March (including a thumping header for the winner) but very poor for Bury earlier this season. I suppose inconsistency is why these sort of players are running around in League 1.
  • edited January 2018
    se9addick said:

    se9addick said:

    Transferred from Bury to Rotherham.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42652993

    So he's now playing at a higher level than us albeit marginal. Would have been the ideal replacement for Mags during this fallow period.
    Rotherham are in the same league as us.
    One place above us though (on GD)

    se9addick said:

    Transferred from Bury to Rotherham.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42652993

    So he's now playing at a higher level than us albeit marginal. Would have been the ideal replacement for Mags during this fallow period.
    Rotherham are in the same league as us.
    But above us which is why I said "albeit marginal".
    It's not a different level to us though, is it ?
    OK - fair point. How about "now playing for a team in a position, albeit marginally, higher than us"?

    And joining a team that has actually scored 13 goals in their last 8 games that still wants to strengthen their attacking options. As opposed to one that has netted just 5 times in the same period that thinks that they have all options covered.
  • Bump - I had completely forgotten that this lad played for us when I saw that he was the League’s top scorer. Some interesting views from when we sold him refreshed my mind of what I thought at the time. He’s been far more successful in recent times - fair play to him (after tonight)
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  • Top scorer in league one at the moment, Rotherham also have the 2nd top assists maker, gonna be a tough game tonight!
  • Target men seem to hit their peak in their late 20s/early 30s, he’s another example of that. Yann was another. Stockley’s showing signs of it with this recent scoring run.
  • Didn’t he play for donny on Saturday. So confused 🤔 
  • Done very well to make a living and a good one in football .. surprised he not been picked up by a bigger club as he been excellent at Rotherham …. 
  • Michael Smith is the quintessential Centre forward/Number 9/target man who has never been a prolific goal scorer until this season. 10 years ago the Wallsend lad came to Cafc and he was raw, but I saw the potential and thought he would have a decent career in League 1 or 2. Scoring 10 last season in the Championship in a struggling team showed that as he was approaching his 30th birthday he had matured and with Rotherham again proving they struggle in the higher division but are a course and distance winner in the 3rd tier.

    You can have a great career in Football without hitting the big time. Michael Smith of Viking stock has proved that. Let's hope we can cut off his supply tonight or else Pearce or Famewo will get dogs abuse from the Charlton critics.
  • Didn’t he play for donny on Saturday. So confused 🤔 
    That's Matt Smith (the Arsenal one)

    Michael Smith is the tall striker signed under Powell who never really got a chance with us
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