Billy Sharp gets better with age.

[Monkcaster_Rover]

Could have had a few more tonight as well. Worth mentioning it's Lueys 6th birthday today so no doubt it would have meant the world to him. Love him.

[roversdude]

Didn’t realise that where have those years gone

[Bentley Bullet]

Billy is a brilliant striker.  We were lucky to have him on our books.

It's a sickener that we'll probably never have a player of his quality again. Those days are now gone I'm afraid, at least for the foreseeable future.

[mushRTID]

He'll get 10 by Christmas at this rate. Never in doubt.

[DRNaith]

Billy is a brilliant striker.  We were lucky to have him on our books.

It's a sickener that we'll probably never have a player of his quality again. Those days are now gone I'm afraid, at least for the foreseeable future.

Sorry BB, I don't agree, and I know to disagree with you is not a wise thing, but the one thing I am holding on to is that football is not totally predictable and nor is it a machine that you get out what you put in.

This is why the millionaires at Leicester City won the title a couple of seasons ago.

[acko]

Glad hes doing it for the club he loves,failed there twice before but now the tide as turned.Couldnt help but be impressed with the blades could be in the mix come the end of season.4 ex Rovers players in there ranks just were did we go wrong.

[roversdude]

Seems to thrive on being captain too

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Glad hes doing it for the club he loves,failed there twice before but now the tide as turned.Couldnt help but be impressed with the blades could be in the mix come the end of season.4 ex Rovers players in there ranks just were did we go wrong.

Snatching relegation from the jaws of safety didn't help! 😉

[mrfrostsdad]

Billy is a brilliant striker.  We were lucky to have him on our books.

It's a sickener that we'll probably never have a player of his quality again. Those days are now gone I'm afraid, at least for the foreseeable future.

I agree BB.
To get players if that quality you have to spend money, and I can't see us paying over a million for a player any time soon. I can't remember the last time we paid decent money for anyone.
When you consider Middles borough paid £14m or there a outs for Assombalonga, Billy has to be right up there as well

[Chris Black come back]

Two more tonight.

8 goals in 13 Championship games this season.

Better return than his career average and playing in the Championship in his 30s.

[BillyStubbsTears]

If Soccerbase is correct, that's him on 199 career league goals now. That's some achievement.

By the way MFD. You don't have to pay over a million quid for a player of that quality. Scunthorpe paid £100k for him. And £175k for Gary Hooper who has an even better scoring record.

Plus, of course, our current manager picked up Mackail-Smith and MacLean for peanuts when he was at Peterborough. He saw something in them that suggested they could score at the rate of 1 every two games for long periods of time.

If only he could find a striker like that for us...

[anne honemous]

May could be a 1 in 2 man once he's been battered in the gym to become stronger.

Over to you Alfie boy... how good do you want to be?

[Bentley Bullet]

Billy is a brilliant striker.  We were lucky to have him on our books.

It's a sickener that we'll probably never have a player of his quality again. Those days are now gone I'm afraid, at least for the foreseeable future.

Sorry BB, I don't agree, and I know to disagree with you is not a wise thing, but the one thing I am holding on to is that football is not totally predictable and nor is it a machine that you get out what you put in.

This is why the millionaires at Leicester City won the title a couple of seasons ago.

Of course, you're quite right DRNaith, and maybe my pessimism was a bit over the top in that post, especially when considering the potential of Alfie May, who I'd completely overlooked.

Perhaps it's still probable that we'll not have a player of Sharp's quality again, but I think Alfie shows signs that makes it possible we will.

[roversdude]

Hope you didn’t place a bet on him not getting 10 Gaz

[Chris Black come back]

He will probably make it back by backing Everton to finish bottom half!

[mrfrostsdad]

If Soccerbase is correct, that's him on 199 career league goals now. That's some achievement.

By the way MFD. You don't have to pay over a million quid for a player of that quality. Scunthorpe paid £100k for him. And £175k for Gary Hooper who has an even better scoring record.

Plus, of course, our current manager picked up Mackail-Smith and MacLean for peanuts when he was at Peterborough. He saw something in them that suggested they could score at the rate of 1 every two games for long periods of time.

If only he could find a striker like that for us...

But the numbers you're quoting are years ago, and you know as well as me that football, and in particular transfer fees, change overnight. Yes, you may be lucky and on the odd occasion pick someone up for next to nothing (Vardy for instance) but have you seen how much money very ordinary players are going for now? It's crazy, madness. Hence why I don't think we will ever be able to compete in the Championship.

Alfie May a goal every two games striker?? I doubt it very much. I hope he proves me wrong, but I doubt it

[wilts rover]

How much did Sheff U pay Leeds for Sharp btw?

[Bentley Bullet]

Was it half a million?

[mushRTID]

Two more tonight.

8 goals in 13 Championship games this season.

Better return than his career average and playing in the Championship in his 30s.

Prolific. What a guy.

[mrfrostsdad]

How much did Sheff U pay Leeds for Sharp btw?

'Undisclosed' I believe. I thought I heard around £800,000 but obviously that would be just rumour.
If they did only pay that for him, that has to be the bargain of the century considering what he's done since he went there

[dickos1]

Transfer fees are only madness in the premier league and a little bit now in the championship.
In league 1 it's very rare people spend money on transfer fees, so there's still the obvious possibility of signing someone who turns into a world beater

[GazLaz]

Didn’t Bradford pay £1m for Wyke? At the and of the day whatever level you are at, if you think you can buy a player for £1m and you think he’s a £3m player you have to trust your judgement and pull the money up.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Oh hang on a minute.

John Marquis.

61 league starts for us. 31 league goals.

Well, well, well.

[Chris Black come back]

Marquis scored a hatful for us in the lowest tier of professional football.

He continues to score reasonably frequently in the second lowest tier of professional football.

Billy has showed it consistently at Championship level, including with our modestly resourced gang.

[Monkcaster_Rover]

If Sheff U get promoted and Billy finally gets a chance to play in the Premiership I may well shed tears.

[Copps is Magic]

Good strikers score 1 in 2 on a regular basis. It's a pretty consistent and reliable figure.

[legendslounger]

billy definitely deserved his chance to play in the prem

[BillyStubbsTears]

CBCB

Aye. But I wasn't comparing Marquis to Sharp. I was comparing him to a standard of scoring 1 every 2 games.

[Filo]

If Sheff U get promoted and Billy finally gets a chance to play in the Premiership I may well shed tears.

He's already played in the Premiership

[RoversAlias]

How long did he get, about 10 minutes? Monkcaster is right, he deserves a proper crack a the top level and he'd get it if Sheff Utd went up.