Bristol Rob Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 https://gaschat.co.uk/thread/16330/matty-taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 Back to the Sags? Wos fink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Taylor10 said: Average at best isn’t going to take you in the right direction though? He’s 30 with only 7 goals in nearly 70 appearances so I’m not sure what else we could of expected to see? To be fair to him he has maximised his ability to play at champ level and hasn’t quite been good enough. I’m not disagreeing, we need better, it was more a comment on someone saying he’s average (at Championship level), which for a guy who’d only ever played Lg1 (and not even that much in Lg1, spent majority in National League) and below before joining us, was pretty good. To kick on, as you say, we need better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Murraysrightplum said: Back to the Sags? Wos fink? Oxford boy and fan. They could be in Champ next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said: https://gaschat.co.uk/thread/16330/matty-taylor 50/50 after 20 odd votes on whether they'd take him back, frankly surprised by that but can't see him wanting to go back there after the abuse he took Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 I'm certain that he will sign for Oxford. He was a good signing for us at the time, but he could never compete with the likes of Weimann, Wells, Afobe and Diedhiou. Shame for him as he would hold his own in an average or lower Champ squad. Probably has enough to help take Oxford to that level though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Davefevs said: I’m not disagreeing, we need better, it was more a comment on someone saying he’s average (at Championship level), which for a guy who’d only ever played Lg1 (and not even that much in Lg1, spent majority in National League) and below before joining us, was pretty good. To kick on, as you say, we need better. Fair point Dave. He has forged himself a good career. I wish MT all the best. Certainly wasn’t for the want of trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 9 hours ago, Taylor10 said: 300k was well worth the gamble at the time. Especially given the hilarious circumstances surrounding his arrival. Take away the Rovers connection though and he’s been average at best. Not quite up to Champs level but not for the want of trying. All the best MT. I would say take away the Rovers connection and he would have had more opportunities. When he signed , many of the fans thought it was a joke signing, to get one over on the Gas. Needed more playing time on a consistent basis , rather than being a bit part player. Like JET (and I’m not saying Matty had the talent of JET) needed a consistent run in the team , and gave a lift to the crowd when he came on, normally when we were struggling. Hope he gets an opportunity at Oxford , and thanks for the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, E.G.Red said: I would say take away the Rovers connection and he would have had more opportunities. When he signed , many of the fans thought it was a joke signing, to get one over on the Gas. Needed more playing time on a consistent basis , rather than being a bit part player. Like JET (and I’m not saying Matty had the talent of JET) needed a consistent run in the team , and gave a lift to the crowd when he came on, normally when we were struggling. Hope he gets an opportunity at Oxford , and thanks for the memories. Personally I think the Rovers connection helped him. LJ would often use him to lift the crowd and given his lack of output the crowd rarely, if ever got on his back. I agree he may have benefitted from more playing time but he did make nearly 70 apps for us? I know not even half of those apps were starts but you can’t give players a run of games because they tried hard. They need to contribute. The Championship is an unforgiving league. For me in his limited starts he was largely ineffective which is why he was used more as an impact sub. If we were talking about any other striker leaving City with a goal return of 7 goals in 67 appearances we wouldn’t even be slightly disappointed they were heading out the door. Matty’s honest endeavour and Rovers connection has afforded him way more time with fans than he was actually worth. I wish him all the best, who knows he may even be playing in the champ next season, but I’m not sorry to see him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRed Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 The Man U pass will be forever remembered but I'm sure he supplied the cross v Brighton away for Josh to score the only goal. The result that made us safe, I think, and spoilt BHA's "champions" celebration. Haven't checked all this but if I'm right arguably his most important contribution. Way beyond the Man U pass. Good luck Matty, forever red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 A better player than he was given credit for on here most of the time, really hope Oxford go up, he’d do a decent job for any lower/mid table championship club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 God loves a trier . He always busted a gut for us and was worth watching just to see him winding up players . He had a fair bit of pressure to score for us and I think anyone Red was willing him to score but it just wasn’t to be . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 A bloody good signing and I wish him all the best for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 12 hours ago, Davefevs said: Nothing wrong with being an average player at Championship level. He cane to us as an unproven Lg1 goal scorer, having only had 1/2 a season at that level. He left on loan to Oxford having proved that he could play at this level (albeit not top drawer), and carried on in Lg1 where he left off. I often wonder what if he’d stayed fit and played more regularly. A better footballer than I’d imagined who was more than goals for us. Good luck Matty and thanks for the memories. I agree, he's done well for himself and was never short of effort for us. As others have mentioned, his shitehousery was top draw as well. I think it shows from the day he signed to the day he leaves, just how far the club has come. Like you say, nothing wrong with being average at this level, we've just moved up a notch in terms of recruitment and the overall quality of the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 His record wasn’t as bad as it looked. He rarely played as the main striker, often appearing as a secondary striker / number 10. His 3036 minutes translate to 34 games. 8 goals and 13 assists is pretty good for the position he played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 He did a decent job but not enough to justify a contract extension. I think the problem he had was that he wasn't quite good enough to force his way into the first eleven and he wasn't a natural impact player to bring off the bench and change a game. But he was a decent support striker, worked hard and never let us down. I wish him well with where he goes next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 12 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: https://gaschat.co.uk/thread/16330/matty-taylor Sell on clause!! Ow, my ******* sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Sell on clause!! Ow, my ******* sides I can see my ribs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcshorey Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 I think the main problem is most at the club looked to him for goals and rated him on that. I thought he actually played better sitting deeper as a playmaker, he was great in build-up play and I think better suited there than as a poacher playing off the last man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: His record wasn’t as bad as it looked. He rarely played as the main striker, often appearing as a secondary striker / number 10. His 3036 minutes translate to 34 games. 8 goals and 13 assists is pretty good for the position he played. Decent for a 300k punt for sure. Definitely a player for the big games as well, those 8+13 were often in important situations (one assist particularly comes to mind). I think releasing him at this time is probably the correct decision, but wish him all the best and hope he scores a hattrick next time he plays the gas assuming he ends up at Oxford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 I can't believe this post is at 2 pages and no-one has used the word shithousery! Yeah, yeah, that pass which had the best outcome but was also actually very skilled, will be remembered for ever. But, I recall him as the master of shithousery who had gone to the local shithousery bar and ordered an extra large shithousery cider. I wish him well except against us because, I might not have mentioned it, but he will be full of sh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Chivs said: I can't believe this post is at 2 pages and no-one has used the word shithousery! Yeah, yeah, that pass which had the best outcome but was also actually very skilled, will be remembered for ever. But, I recall him as the master of shithousery who had gone to the local shithousery bar and ordered an extra large shithousery cider. I wish him well except against us because, I might not have mentioned it, but he will be full of sh.... Post 7 and post 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 That the Gas are laughing because we didn’t get a fee for him whilst not realising there was , most likely, a sell on fee, makes his stay here even more pleasurable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Davefevs said: Post 7 and post 45. OK, but apart from those posts, there's not been a mention of.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Chivs said: I can't believe this post is at 2 pages and no-one has used the word shithousery! Yeah, yeah, that pass which had the best outcome but was also actually very skilled, will be remembered for ever. But, I recall him as the master of shithousery who had gone to the local shithousery bar and ordered an extra large shithousery cider. I wish him well except against us because, I might not have mentioned it, but he will be full of sh.... One of my favourite memories was hanging on very late on v WBA 3-2. He gets the ball, has a look that says ‘I could get a 4th here’, and you could see his brain switch to ‘nah, let’s waste a minute in the corner ‘. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 28 minutes ago, cityexile said: One of my favourite memories was hanging on very late on v WBA 3-2. He gets the ball, has a look that says ‘I could get a 4th here’, and you could see his brain switch to ‘nah, let’s waste a minute in the corner ‘. I was just going to mention that - seeing a game out at it`s absolute best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 Scored with one of his first touches at derby that day. If ive read that right, 8 goals in 23 starts, thats a decent record at this level. When he did come on as a sub, he influenced a few games, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 Considering we played him in a different position to the sags and oxford too, I think he did very well, thanks Matty forever our snake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutton Caveman Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 I think Matty was a hundred percenter every game but he is a classic example of the gap between league 1 and the championship. Sad that some of our players have more talent and if they had the same attitude as Matty they would be world beaters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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