General dissaray Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Jacky1990 said: Eh? Never said he didnt. He actually played for 5 teams in Australia before making his mark over here. But hes playing for Scotland off the progression he made from QotS > Livi > QPR. That much is undeniable and a weird thing to be arguing against. Or are you just killing time til it gets dark and the moon comes out for you to howl at? Coming through means coming through and signing first for that team,so stop arguing when you were wrong To much off that in here at the moment no sensibility or civility in here anymore these days -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLIS Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 3 hours ago, General dissaray said: I don't want to throw a stinking hot wet stinking bucket off pish over the love fest,but he had two teams in Australia before he came to Scotland so QOS and Livvy hardly brought him though as much as you want that to be true We were a massive part in his development. He was used on the wing at QotS prior at times. Martindale moulded him into a physical target man striker. Dykes even admitted that before he came to Livi he could barely head the ball and avoided doing so normally. Dykes himself has even credited Martindale for being one of the biggest influences on his career, so in that fact I'd say Livi were integral in the development of one of the best strikers Scotland has seen in a long time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, ATLIS said: We were a massive part in his development. He was used on the wing at QotS prior at times. Martindale moulded him into a physical target man striker. Dykes even admitted that before he came to Livi he could barely head the ball and avoided doing so normally. Dykes himself has even credited Martindale for being one of the biggest influences on his career, so in that fact I'd say Livi were integral in the development of one of the best strikers Scotland has seen in a long time. Fair enough -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, General dissaray said: I don't want to throw a stinking hot wet stinking bucket off pish over the love fest,but he had two teams in Australia before he came to Scotland so QOS and Livvy hardly brought him though as much as you want that to be true Er, what exactly are we calling "coming through" here? He was with a few amateur youth sides in Australia. Lets not pretend he was being developed by the Australian equivalent of an Old Firm youth system. He wasn't. He hadn't been with a professional club prior to signing for Queen of the South as an 18 year old. Queen of the South gave him his first professional contract. He did play for one professional Australian club in Gold Coast City. For a single month, when he was 19, during a year back in Australia after first playing for us. I'd absolutely contend Queen of the South brought him through. We had him from 18 to 22 apart from a period of a year when he returned to Australia homesick. We gave him his professional debut after graduating him through the Development League West team. 41 minutes ago, ATLIS said: We were a massive part in his development. He was used on the wing at QotS prior at times. Martindale moulded him into a physical target man striker. Dykes even admitted that before he came to Livi he could barely head the ball and avoided doing so normally. Dykes himself has even credited Martindale for being one of the biggest influences on his career, so in that fact I'd say Livi were integral in the development of one of the best strikers Scotland has seen in a long time. And can we stop exaggerating with this "QoS played him on the wing" stuff. He did make his breakthrough playing wide under Gavin Skelton at a time when Stephen Dobbie and Derek Lyle were playing centrally. After Gary Naysmith took over he very rarely played wide for us in his last 2 years. He did play in behind Dobbie sometimes and in front of Dobbie sometimes. He was a 'targetman' long before he reached Livi and he certainly could head a ball before then too. What he wasn't was a focal point striker, as his job was to clear space for and set up goals for Dobbie. A job he did very well (which is a big reason Dobbie got 43 goals in Dykes last season with us despite missing two months injured). Martindale turned him into a focus for an attack and certainly added more goals to his game. That wasn't his main role with us. He maybe taught him to head it "at" goal, but he was always good in the air. Martindale and Livingston were clearly a massive part of Dykes' development also though and he does credit Martindale with being the best coach he's worked under prior to his move to QPR. Edited November 14, 2021 by Skyline Drifter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Skyline Drifter said: Er, what exactly are we calling "coming through" here? He was with a few amateur sides in Australia. Lets not pretend he was being developed by the Australian equivalent of an Old Firm youth system. He wasn't. He hadn't been with a professional club prior to signing for Queen of the South as an 18 year old. He did play for one professional Australian club in Gold Coast City. For a single month, When he was 19. I'd absolutely contend Queen of the South brought him through. We had him from 18 to 22 apart from a period of a year when he returned to Australia homesick. We gave him his professional debut after graduating him through the Development League West team. And can we stop exaggerating with this "QoS played him on the wing" stuff. He did make his breakthrough playing wide under Gavin Skelton at a time when Stephen Dobbie and Derek Lyle were playing centrally. After Gary Naysmith took over he very rarely played wide for us in his last 2 years. He did play in behind Dobbie sometimes and in front of Dobbie sometimes. He was a 'targetman' long before he reached Livi and he certainly could head a ball before then too. What he wasn't was a focal point striker, as his job was to clear space for and set up goals for Dobbie. A job he did very well (which is a big reason Dobbie got 43 goals in Dykes last season with us despite missing two months injured). Martindale turned him into a focus for an attack and certainly added more goals to his game. That wasn't his main role with us. He maybe taught him to head it "at" goal, but he was always good in the air. Martindale and Livingston were clearly a massive part of Dykes' development also though and he does credit Martindale with being the best coach he's worked under prior to his move to QPR. Dobbie, lyle and dykes Surprised didn't get promoted 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Big man is the top scorer off all our qualfiers,yet somehow we have managed to play our best football in the last two games without him I aren't having a go at him,think his contribution to this campaign has been nothing short of fantastic and the stats show that we would be lost without him Football is suprising though sometimes,most people and me included would have said that we would have struggled without him and we didn't And when we weren't searching for the easy long ball to a target man We played high intensity high energy football and were fantastic at hitting a top team on the counter attack Two clever players with guile and pose and creativity that can find space set up chance after chance for a speedy striker that relies on pace and movement Food for thought moving forward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Big Daddy Dykes! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 No shortage of rumours flying around about Dykes leaving QPR with every club under the sun seemingly linked to him. As far as I know he is quite happy at QPR and has a contract until 2024 so I wouldn't automatically think his agent would be playing any games and it wouldn't surprise me if there is genuine interest. Whether he should move is a whole different question. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuttonDressedAsLahm Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, 2426255 said: No shortage of rumours flying around about Dykes leaving QPR with every club under the sun seemingly linked to him. As far as I know he is quite happy at QPR and has a contract until 2024 so I wouldn't automatically think his agent would be playing any games and it wouldn't surprise me if there is genuine interest. Whether he should move is a whole different question. He could make a small fortune at Newcastle, so no one could resent him taking the opportunity, even if it might not be the ‘best’ move footballing wise. Burnley or Crystal Palace? I could see him fitting in at both, but Burnley look like relegation fodder. Having him play with Christie at Bournemouth could be useful and you’d expect them to get promoted. Either way, interest always shows a player is doing something right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, HuttonDressedAsLahm said: He could make a small fortune at Newcastle, so no one could resent him taking the opportunity, even if it might not be the ‘best’ move footballing wise. Burnley or Crystal Palace? I could see him fitting in at both, but Burnley look like relegation fodder. Having him play with Christie at Bournemouth could be useful and you’d expect them to get promoted. Either way, interest always shows a player is doing something right. I'd like to see him finish the season strongly with QPR and help them reach the playoffs. I think that would be the best from a Scotland point of view. You are right thought that if an EPL club comes calling neither QPR nor Dykes are really going to refuse and I agree a link up with Christie at Bournemouth would be interesting. The clubs linked are Newcastle, Burnley, Norwich, Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace and Rangers which makes it sound like his agent is putting his name about so maybe he is just looking for an improved deal. Edited January 10, 2022 by 2426255 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahemps Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Are these rumours Scottish based? I like Dykes but do people think he would be a starter for an EPL team? Apart from a side likely to be relegated like Norwich or Burney I have my doubts he'd get a game for many of the sides mentioned. Brighton need a goalscorer and Dykes is not what they need. Bournemouth paid a lot of money for Solanke which is finally bearing fruit, Newcastle will not have long term plans for him and do you think he replaces Edouard or Benteke at Palace? For football reasons I personally think he's better staying put at QPR but if he gets an offer that rewards him financially then nobody can blame anyone for taking it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) Chris Wood is expected to sign for Newcastle ahead of their game at the weekend which will increase speculation around Lyndon Dykes moving to Burnley. Edited January 11, 2022 by 2426255 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 13 hours ago, 2426255 said: Chris Wood is expected to sign for Newcastle ahead of their game at the weekend which will increase speculation around Lyndon Dykes moving to Burnley. You are the self-proclaimed richest club in the world and your second signing is Chris Wood? Hope Dykes stays at QPR and gets a good few goals to get them into the play-offs - that would be a real success. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Both down then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) BDD! Edit: Make that Big Daddy Double Dykes! Edited January 29, 2022 by Gordopolis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Saintsible Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 The problem with Dykes is that he doesn’t score many goals That’s a bit of an issue for a striker He’s not exactly Joe Jordan -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 He’s not exactly Joe Jordan Exactly, he's much more of a ride! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, Captain Saintsible said: The problem with Dykes is that he doesn’t score many goals That’s a bit of an issue for a striker He’s not exactly Joe Jordan The Israel game was case in point 3 great opportunities to score 1 goal Still, he's a presence and who else are we going to play 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, Captain Saintsible said: The problem with Dykes is that he doesn’t score many goals That’s a bit of an issue for a striker He’s not exactly Joe Jordan He pretty much has a one in two scoring rate this season... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 The problem with Dykes is that he doesn’t score many goals That’s a bit of an issue for a striker He’s not exactly Joe Jordan His scoring rate is not bad tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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