The "White Marcus Rashford " would be more appropriate.Had high hopes for.him, truth is he's pretty shit. All he ever does is run into players when he has the ball.
i heard rumours today and that’s all they were that Barrow were sniffing g around to take him to Cumbria - wouldn’t be a bad move for him tbfShame but everyone knew including him that this was his season to shine but beyond the first game vs Burton, even taking into account the injuries, he has not looked like a league one striker on a promotion seeking team.
League 2/Conference/Back to Irish league i'm afraid.
Shame as he's a pest at pressing and he could finish, was probably the best finisher we had at one point.Proper injury prone, time to move on.
Chocoate hamstrings ruined him because once that explosive pace had gone his touch & hold up play gets found out.
That’s good … he won’t be.Another who I wouldn’t be arsed either way if he was here or not next season.
Nah no chanceHe'll end up in the championship as a free transfer all day long.
How do you account for his awful finishing ???? Nothing to do with systems etc… he can’t consistently finishHe's another that's been stifled by the system. It's only 18 months ago play off chasing Millwall were after him. Play him on the shoulder with balls in behind and he'll put them away. We simply don't play to his strengths. As can be said for all our best players. Joseph has played wide of a front 3 all his career, why sign him?!
Lavery is an intentional striker who has pace, good in the air (for his height) and an excellent finisher. He's a no risk signing for half the championship. Which I assume is why he was nowhere to be seen today
Could not agree more Lavs is to injury prone and never been the same since Rovers as home. Critch talked about deciding where ‘ we want to go and making tough decisions’ in his post match interview. Lavs is one of them, time to be ruthless and move him on, he is never fit enough for long enough and ultimately simply is not good enough. Always looks to me like he is carrying to much timber, bit like a Rooney maybe where he needs to play otherwise puts weight on easily.I think that he was a very good player for us until his hamstring injury at home to T'Rovers in the Championship.
Since then , he's lost a yard of pace, which was his best attribute.
Sadly, he's been unable to recover that yard (so far), to the extent that he's being closed down by L1 defenders before he gets his shot at goal.
He needs to work on his fitness / pace, but I fear the recurring injuries have done him no favours. As already posted, its's perhaps better for both parties if he moves on. Always put in a shift and gave 100% though.
Good in the air and excellent finisher?He's another that's been stifled by the system. It's only 18 months ago play off chasing Millwall were after him. Play him on the shoulder with balls in behind and he'll put them away. We simply don't play to his strengths. As can be said for all our best players. Joseph has played wide of a front 3 all his career, why sign him?!
Lavery is an intentional striker who has pace, good in the air (for his height) and an excellent finisher. He's a no risk signing for half the championship. Which I assume is why he was nowhere to be seen today
Great assessment. Played incorrectlyHe's another that's been stifled by the system. It's only 18 months ago play off chasing Millwall were after him. Play him on the shoulder with balls in behind and he'll put them away. We simply don't play to his strengths. As can be said for all our best players. Joseph has played wide of a front 3 all his career, why sign him?!
Lavery is an intentional striker who has pace, good in the air (for his height) and an excellent finisher. He's a no risk signing for half the championship. Which I assume is why he was nowhere to be seen today
same mate always good to catch you even for a couple of minutesA decent lad but not progressed / developed and couldn't buy a goal of late...
Nice to see you post match, Spion
Stifled by twangy hamstrings more like.He's another that's been stifled by the system. It's only 18 months ago play off chasing Millwall were after him. Play him on the shoulder with balls in behind and he'll put them away. We simply don't play to his strengths. As can be said for all our best players. Joseph has played wide of a front 3 all his career, why sign him?!
Lavery is an intentional striker who has pace, good in the air (for his height) and an excellent finisher. He's a no risk signing for half the championship. Which I assume is why he was nowhere to be seen today
Just looked at the 2 goals against Burton. One was just perseverance the other the ball behind the defender. Shane has had to play the second half of the season with his back to goal, except at Bromley.A victim of his own style of play. The way he harries defenders ( I call him The Wasp) means he's always stretching which doesn't do much for injuries.
Hopefully a few weeks rest and a good pre-season and he'll be back to what we know and expect from him.
I wouldn't let him go.
Where was the “white Pele” today? Injured i assume….
With the season concluding at least my “investment” with bet365 on Shane being top scorer in the league has vanished for ever ….and thinking about it so has my investment.
Yeah he bangs goals in against Burton and Bromley, probably a top championship player based on thatJust looked at the 2 goals against Burton. One was just perseverance the other the ball behind the defender. Shane has had to play the second half of the season with his back to goal, except at Bromley.
He’s not clinical enough to score a bag full at any level. He may go on to score 10 goals next season for someone like Morecambe but that doesn’t mean it’s the wrong decision to get rid.Guarantee he’ll be snapped up by a League One/Two side and score a bag full!
mate it was a fiver and a free bet fiver at that hahahaTo be fair putting £20 on Lavery being top scorer means you will lose £20 every single time! Nice bloke who 99% of fans want to do well but I can't see him being better than Conference or L2.
Quite a sensible option for all concerned to pursue. And if, on what should be the day of his eventual move to the Cumbrian club, he suffers yet another recurrence of his hamstring injury, arrangements could perhpaps be made for him to be pushed there by wheelBarrow ...i heard rumours today and that’s all they were that Barrow were sniffing g around to take him to Cumbria - wouldn’t be a bad move for him tbf
haha i see what you did there tarantQuite a sensible option for all concerned to pursue. And if, on what should be the day of his eventual move to the Cumbrian club, he suffers yet another recurrence of his hamstring injury, arrangements could perhpaps be made for him to be pushed there by wheelBarrow ...
Any due diligence re this would have shown the same pattern throughout his career. His hamstrings were troublesome when he was at Everton.Lavery is a very likable player. He also probably needs a run of about 10-15 games unhindered by injury to hit the form and confidence in himself and his part in a system and his team mates.
Very sadly, I don't think he's going to get that because he doesn't seem to be able to play more than two or three games without a niggle.
More like the ‘white Pete …Where was the “white Pele” today? Injured i assume….
I bet Wellens could get a tune out of him.Both he and Yates were hampered by Critchley mark one as when they were injury free and did score goals he chose to rotate and rest them ..it definitely undermined them both and then Shane’s run of injuries kicked in..I think he is better than he has shown this season and will do a good job for someone…Fleetwood maybe?
that’s why i thought when someone said Barrow, he would fit in there or like you say Fleetwood?Both he and Yates were hampered by Critchley mark one as when they were injury free and did score goals he chose to rotate and rest them ..it definitely undermined them both and then Shane’s run of injuries kicked in..I think he is better than he has shown this season and will do a good job for someone…Fleetwood maybe?