Re: Gutted...
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:00 pm
Significantly better?
If we look at goals scored, which is always the key stat for your main goalscoring striker, Beanos record in league 2 for us was a goal every 3.46 games and Hyltons was a goal every 3.36 games - being part of a team that finishes second I would expect this to be marginally higher, especially when playing for a more attack minded manager. Personally I don't think there is much between them but to suggest that a player who scored 50 goals in his first two seasons with us wasn't clinical in front of goal is a bit bizarre.
Hylton is unproven at league one level, if we're aiming for the Championship then offering a two year deal would have been a gamble. I don't blame him for taking the security of a two year deal, as I didn't with Beano, however, Beano had served us better over a longer period, was very close to breaking our goal scorer record and we hadn't been promoted - I thought he deserved better.
With Hylton I would have hoped he may have decided to try and prove himself at a higher level - he may not get that chance again, if he fails he would still have been picked up by a league 2 club next year, for me it shows a lack of ambition on his behalf which is not a great attribute to have.
All conjecture though - if the Luton offer blew ours out the water, then easy decision for him to make and it would suggest we weren't all that keen on keeping him.
If we look at goals scored, which is always the key stat for your main goalscoring striker, Beanos record in league 2 for us was a goal every 3.46 games and Hyltons was a goal every 3.36 games - being part of a team that finishes second I would expect this to be marginally higher, especially when playing for a more attack minded manager. Personally I don't think there is much between them but to suggest that a player who scored 50 goals in his first two seasons with us wasn't clinical in front of goal is a bit bizarre.
Hylton is unproven at league one level, if we're aiming for the Championship then offering a two year deal would have been a gamble. I don't blame him for taking the security of a two year deal, as I didn't with Beano, however, Beano had served us better over a longer period, was very close to breaking our goal scorer record and we hadn't been promoted - I thought he deserved better.
With Hylton I would have hoped he may have decided to try and prove himself at a higher level - he may not get that chance again, if he fails he would still have been picked up by a league 2 club next year, for me it shows a lack of ambition on his behalf which is not a great attribute to have.
All conjecture though - if the Luton offer blew ours out the water, then easy decision for him to make and it would suggest we weren't all that keen on keeping him.