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by **Owzat** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:30 am

Do what you ask. Well he is currently on FIFTEEN league goals for the season, that in just NINETEEN appearances. He scored 24 in his first season (07/08) to become the first player to score 20+ in a Premiership season since Robbie Fowler scored 28 in 1995/96. Despite being our top league goalscorer in SEVEN consecutive seasons, Michael Owen never scored more than 19 in one season. Since Owen left Gerrard has twice topped our season's league goalscoring, much maligned Kuyt was top scorer with 12 in 06/07 and Baros was top scorer with just NINE in Rafa's first season, the season in which Owen departed

Can Torres join Fowler in twice scoring 20+ goals in a Premiership season?

by **babu** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:44 am

pretty meanlingless in the big scheme of things. But nice little factoid nevertheless.

I think with the games remaining, and if he remains uninjured, I voted yes. please god yes.

by **club_Levis** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:54 am

Best striker in the world ..Thats not a big ask.

by **LittleHobo** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:42 am

19 goals

he will come very close but answer is NO

by **Kerry07** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:02 am

LittleHobo wrote:19 goals

he will come very close but answer is NO

in capital letters... nostradamus has spoken.

*tears up betting slip*

/close thread.

by **Owzat** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:30 am

babu wrote:pretty meanlingless in the big scheme of things.

Not really, if he scores five or more goals in the last five games, bearing in mind we have Brum and the mancs away and Chelsea at home in that run, it could play a big part in our struggle for 4th

And noone said he had to score exactly 20, it would be an amazing feat given the most games he could end on is 27, Owen might not have achieved it but did score 16 in 29 appearances for us in his last season.

O(WEN) SO CLOSE

97/98 18 in 36 apps
98/99 18 in 30 apps

00/01 16 in 28 apps
01/02 19 in 29 apps
02/03 19 in 35 apps
03/04 16 in 29 apps

Ratio-wise only in 97/98 of the above would he not have scored 20+ goals had he played 38 games and continued his scoring rate.

And last season Torres scored only 14 Premiership goals, one less than he's managed this season with eight games remaining. I doubt he'll equal or best his 07/08 tally of 24, but his goals to game ratio is better this season than it was then.

by **crazyhorse** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:08 pm

Kerry07 wrote:
LittleHobo wrote:19 goals

he will come very close but answer is NO

in capital letters... nostradamus has spoken.

*tears up betting slip*

/close thread.

I though Nostradamous main prediction that the world came to an end in 2000 was bolox.......... :laugh:

by **stmichael** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:21 pm

I'd expect him to fill his boots against the likes of Burnley and Hull later in the season. His scoring record against Chelsea is also remarkably good.

Infact this season he'd be right up there with Rooney and Drogba in the scoring charts if he'd stayed fit.

by **red till i die!!** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:46 pm

5+ is no problem for torres if he stays fit.the lad on form is a goal machine.
he'll be looking to prepare for the wc and will want to finish the season on top form as spain have a great chance to win it,and him being on form will be instrumental to that.
weve yet to see a full season from nando ,but his goals ratio is astounding.if fit for a full one he'd easily eclipse drogba and rooney and would be a golden boot winner hands down.

by **Bad Bob** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:32 pm

He can and he will. :nod

by **JoeTerp** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:40 pm

this has probably been his poutiest season in red so far, plus a bunch of injuries, and he is STILL banging 'em in.

by **heimdall** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:56 pm

crazyhorse wrote:
Kerry07 wrote:
LittleHobo wrote:19 goals

he will come very close but answer is NO

in capital letters... nostradamus has spoken.

*tears up betting slip*

/close thread.

I though Nostradamous main prediction that the world came to an end in 2000 was bolox..........

It's actually 2012 but it's a mis-translation it is not the end of the world but rather a massive change in awareness and consciousness.

by **account deleted by request** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:16 pm

heimdall wrote:
crazyhorse wrote:
Kerry07 wrote:
LittleHobo wrote:19 goals

he will come very close but answer is NO

in capital letters... nostradamus has spoken.

*tears up betting slip*

/close thread.

I though Nostradamous main prediction that the world came to an end in 2000 was bolox..........

It's actually 2012 but it's a mis-translation it is not the end of the world but rather a massive change in awareness and consciousness.

Everyone suddenly realises it was Rafa that was holding us back all along ?

I think Torres will do it, we have a couple of hard games but he should also fill his boot in a couple.

by **Roger Red Hat** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:19 pm

he needs how many? 5?

best start aganst the mancs then on sunday - c'mon torres lad, 5 goals needed - we dont mind if you get them all in 1 game either. :laugh:

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:34 pm

I was just on the verge of saying how refreshing it was to have a thread with no mention of Rafa ...... and then Saint goes and pis*es over my parade

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