Everton's top scorers since 2000, putting Lukaku's performance in proper context

[Kendall's Dream]

Look at the stats and he's the youngest striker there? He's great and is only going to improve. Unlikely, but I hope he stays with us for a very long time.

 

[Kendall's Dream]

Had an off day today and scored the winner. Will take that all week long if it's nabbing us 3 points. Couldn't give a flying one if it bobbles in off his arse, all about being in the right place. What I like about his goals record is that it's not like a Cottee goalscoring record of no goals in 6 games then a double, another goals and then 8 games without a goal. It's single goals ( i think he's only scored a double once against Newcastle at home last season? ). I remember Royle talking about Rideout doing similar the season we stayed up and won the cup. The single goals were winning us 3 points or getting us a draw. Don't get me wrong I would love him to score hatricks galore but if you score around 16 a season that's nearly a goal every other game.

Liverpool at home aswell. But yeah, great point and I've noticed that too. He wins us points.

 

[Woolly Blue]

People get hung up about how much we paid for him.

Well, back in 2006 we paid ~8.5 million for AJ.
Given the rise in transfer fees over the last nine years I wouldn't be at all surprised if that 8.5 million had more than tripled in that time.

Oh, we paid 6 million in 2005 for James Beattie. James Beattie ffs.

 

[marty mcfly]

If he had a proper Playmaker behind him he'd slot 25 a season easily.

That's the scary thing. Buy us a [Poor language removed] playmaker bill.

 

[maccavennie]

Liverpool at home aswell. But yeah, great point and I've noticed that too. He wins us points.

Bloody hell cheers mate, totally forgot about that and it was a quality double as well considering he's crap in the air that was a bloody good header he scored! When he's bang on it ( Lille home, Wolfsburg away, City at home ) he is as good as anyone out there. He's inconsistent because he's just a kid but he compensates that by still sticking the ball in the net. I k ow if I was a player for Everton I would want a one on one or past minute chance to fall to him because he will back himself to slot. Need a big performance from him next week and hopefully he will deliver

 

[marty mcfly]

People get hung up about how much we paid for him.

Well, back in 2006 we paid ~8.5 million for AJ.
Given the rise in transfer fees over the last nine years I wouldn't be at all surprised if that 8.5 million had more than tripled in that time.

Oh, we paid 6 million in 2005 for James Beattie. James Beattie ffs.

% of income it's about the same as Yakubu. It's about right for a club our size to spend on our top striker.

 

[sageyefc]

That's the scary thing. Buy us a [Poor language removed] playmaker bill.

We missed a trick with the likes of Eriksen and sigurdsson going for sensible fees, pienaers the closest thing we have to a playmaker but hes always broken

 

[FTY]

I love him.

You're back!

What happened?

 

[maccavennie]

We missed a trick with the likes of Eriksen and sigurdsson going for sensible fees, pienaers the closest thing we have to a playmaker but hes always broken

Sigurdsson would have been a cracking signing. Not saying I wouldn't take Eriksen but at the time I doubt it we would have been in for him. But Sigurdsson we should have been in like a [Poor language removed] when Spuds decided to get rid.

 

[sheedys left foot]

What depressing stats, why would you try ruin my night like that!

Lukaku is a guaranteed goal scorer, providing he gets the right kind of supply

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

How many of those years were we playing with only one up front?

 

[AdaBrummieblue]

A lot of the time his first touch is a goal. Given the right service this lad would be on 15/20 or so by now. Couldn't give a monkeys as long as he tries hard and scores goals. All we can ask for.

 

[Rupert's Tower]

Yeah but he doesn't run hard enough or something

And is black but don't mention that, people don't like being outed as closest racists

 

[Rupert's Tower]

If he had a proper Playmaker behind him he'd slot 25 a season easily.

I seem to remember Ross doing quite well there last season, what happened to him

 

[Seamus Colemole]

He's a top quality goalscorer, has a superb record for any player but even more so for one so young (even though he's probably one of the more experienced 21 year olds you're gonna find).

But i really can't understand how people can miss the completly bleeding obvious point that if the rest of his game (you know, important things for a lone striker like hold up play, passing and controlling a football) was better, we'd more than likely score more goals from other players benefitting from that thus being higher up the table.