we had 11 shots on target vs Swansea....... According to Stat attack on official site

Didn't test their goalkeeper once from what I can remember...........

Looking at squad stats for our strikers this season.......

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="702" border="0"><tbody><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 64px; height: 17px"></td><td style="width: 42px"><font face="Arial" size="1"></font></td><td style="width: 43px"><font face="Arial" size="1" /></td><td style="width: 35px"><font face="Arial" size="1" /></td><td style="width: 40px"><font face="Arial" size="1"></font></td><td style="width: 37px"><font face="Arial" size="1" /></td><td style="width: 39px"><font face="Arial" size="1" /></td><td style="width: 41px"><font face="Arial" size="1" /></td><td style="width: 361px" colspan="6"><font face="Arial" size="1">Influence</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1"></font></td><td style="width: 120px" colspan="3"><font face="Arial" size="1">Appearances</font></td><td style="width: 157px" colspan="4"><font face="Arial" size="1">Shots</font></td><td style="width: 49px" rowspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="1">Goals Scored</font></td><td style="width: 66px" rowspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="1">Goals per Game</font></td><td style="width: 65px" rowspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="1">Shots per Goal</font></td><td style="width: 65px" rowspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="1">Shots per Game</font></td><td style="width: 65px" rowspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="1">Shot Accuracy</font></td><td style="width: 51px" rowspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="1">Assists</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1"></font></td><td><font face="Arial" size="1">Starts</font></td><td><font face="Arial" size="1">Sub</font></td><td><font face="Arial" size="1">Total</font></td><td><font face="Arial"><font size="1">ON</font></font></td><td><font face="Arial" size="1">OFF</font></td><td><font face="Arial" size="1">H/W</font></td><td><font face="Arial" size="1">Total</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">Macken</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">33</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">42</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">38</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">25</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">65</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.19</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.12</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1.55</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">58%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">2</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">Boggy</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">12</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">11</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.33</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.36</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.92</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">73%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">Mifsud</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">11</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">12</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">15</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">23</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.17</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.09</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1.92</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">65%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">Hume</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">16</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">16</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">13</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">22</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.25</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.18</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1.38</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">59%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">Rigters</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">15</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">19</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">14</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.00</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.00</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.74</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">50%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">KO</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">19</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">26</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">15</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.04</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.07</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.58</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">67%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">Cureton</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">12</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.25</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.17</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1.50</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">67%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">Mostto</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.14</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.70</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">43%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="height: 17px"><font face="Arial" size="1">TOTAL</font></td><td><font face="Arial" size="1"></font></td><td><font face="Arial" size="1" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">145</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">102</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">62</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">169</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">22</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.15</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">0.13</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">1.17</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">60%</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1">6.00</font></td></tr></tbody></table>


Note: Stats taken from official site. Green indicatestop scorer, red indicates lowest score in column.</p>

Its clear that Boggy isour most acurate striker in front of goal, and striker most likely to score (note stats have no taken account of sub appearances or when he has been played out of position). ItsVERY VERYsuprising tofind that our next most accurate player in front of goal is KO (jointly withCureton), but stats prove thatalthough on target he has failed to convert chances. </p>

Perhaps suggestion last week to play Boggy and KO together wasn't so crazy after all.... Big lad certainly proved last season that he is a big game player with performance vs Chelsea, late cameo vs liverpool and superb performance at Watford when none of us expected to get anything and he scored a brace.....</p>

I've been one of his critics in the past but can't see we have may better options in that department... I also feel that Steele, Souza and Devaney should be recalled to the starting XI. All played major part in cup run and the turn in form at the end of last season. </p>



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Macken's had 60 odd shots in 42 appearances

Really not enough.

Not the only one like.

 

RE: Macken's had 60 odd shots in 42 appearances

Not a Macken fan are you Journo

 

I've just opened my eyes to him recently

From other people's comments.

He's a decent pro and has nice touches, but usually slows the attacks down and doesn't score enough - mainly as he's never in the box.

A shot and a half a game is poor, it shows he's not getting in the right areas as we do put quite a lot of balls into the box.

 

mackens' free header straight at the keeper on saturday was woeful nt

 

"Didn't test their goalkeeper once from what I can remember"

Selective memory loss? He made 2 outstanding saves in the second half.

 

what i love is the comments off we dont create anything for our strikers, now apparently we do.

 

dearne fm said it was straight at the keeper

and an excellent save. How it was both I'll never know. They also said that we hit the post and their first goal was tapped in at the back post

 

Didn't test their keeper once? Were you actually at the match?

I remember him making 3 or 4 top drawer saves! Especially from Hammill, Macken, Mifsud and Anderson. We tested him on several occasions, and should've scored far more than a poxy penalty.