(03-02-2020, 10:53 PM)Dan Wrote: Tyler puts more effort in creating his own chances looking outside the box if neccessarily  but britt was more like grabban just pass him the ball around the box

(03-02-2020, 11:49 PM)Jean_claude_killy Wrote:

(03-02-2020, 10:53 PM)Dan Wrote: Tyler puts more effort in creating his own chances looking outside the box if neccessarily  but britt was more like grabban just pass him the ball around the box

Dan, I can only assume, from your assessment, that you have not had chance to witness either Tyler or Grabban play recently.

I have seen Tyler play around 15 times over the last two seasons and trust me, he does not put in more effort into creating his own chances; the similarity drawn with Assombalonga is fair in some respects, in that, in the main, he comes to life inside the box; he is a harder worker than Brit, but not by much.

When you compare Grabban with Brit you are doing him a massive disservice; Grabban is a team player, he works his socks off, brings players into the game and scores more than his fair share of goals; Assombalonga is not, never has been, and never ever will be in the same class as Grabban.

Assombalonga is a throw back, a relic, he needs a forward to play off, something he just will not get; his supporters will point to his scoring record, which is good, but his detractors will point to his over all contribution, or lack of it, and the impact that has on the teams he has played for.

In the three seasons he played for us our league position went downwards (14th, 16th & 21st), although he did miss the best part of the second season; that pattern has repeated itself at Middlesborough (5th, 7th and currently 18th)

In the days of gegenpress and defending from the front you cannot afford to carry passengers, not even goal scoring ones.

(04-02-2020, 01:52 PM)McDurban Wrote: I was quite enjoying the discussion about Tyler Walker on the Transfer thread which for good reason was not the best place for it.
One post in particular was quite enlightening (Tricky) which compared the goal-scoring stats between Tyler and BA09.

BA09 (Apps/Goals):
Southend (L2) 2012-13 49/16
P'boro (L1) 2013-14 58/33
Total 107/49

TW (Apps/Goals):
Mansfield (L2) 2018-19 52/26
Lincoln City (L1) 2019-20 34/16
Total 86/42


There is nothing wrong with those stats.
We have a very good player in Tyler who has the opportunity to level up over the next three months.
Whether he stays with Forest or moves on I'm confident the club will get good value from him.

There was also the diving header, something I cannot recall seeing from a Forest striker for a while.
Yes, it's goals that will count, let's hope he gets the game time to score them.

(04-02-2020, 02:07 PM)Duncan Mckenzie Wrote:

(04-02-2020, 01:52 PM)McDurban Wrote: I was quite enjoying the discussion about Tyler Walker on the Transfer thread which for good reason was not the best place for it.
One post in particular was quite enlightening (Tricky) which compared the goal-scoring stats between Tyler and BA09.

BA09 (Apps/Goals):
Southend (L2) 2012-13 49/16
P'boro (L1) 2013-14 58/33
Total 107/49

TW (Apps/Goals):
Mansfield (L2) 2018-19 52/26
Lincoln City (L1) 2019-20 34/16
Total 86/42


There is nothing wrong with those stats.
We have a very good player in Tyler who has the opportunity to level up over the next three months.
Whether he stays with Forest or moves on I'm confident the club will get good value from him.

There was also the diving header, something I cannot recall seeing from a Forest striker for a while.
Yes, it's goals that will count, let's hope he gets the game time to score them.

I am going to move the Walker posts from the transfer thread if you give me time  :idea:

(03-02-2020, 11:46 PM)Reds73 Wrote: My guess is that in 10 years time, Tyler will have had as a good a career as both Britt and Grabban.

(04-02-2020, 03:51 PM)Boatsy Wrote:

(03-02-2020, 11:46 PM)Reds73 Wrote: My guess is that in 10 years time, Tyler will have had as a good a career as both Britt and Grabban.

That's a big call Reds73.