Do you reckon . . .

[singlerider]

. . . Bellamy will score more all competitions than Djibs did?

Now, don't get me wrong - I always loved Djibs - his enthusiasm, his extravagance, his love for the club, and most importantly - his goals.

But, I think it was fairly obvious to all where his shortcomings lay - an unwillingness at times to work for the team (which did improve to be fair, but as a whole. . .), his decision making, his inconsistency and so on.

Having said that, despite all of the things against him, including the ones out of his control such as lack of opportunities and being played out of position, he still managed to score 19 goals.

Will Bellamy do better?

I reckon he will.

[Peter Delvechio]

If he avoids injury (and attacking the coaching staff) I think he could do it.

By jove, he could do it.

[Rosco]

If he avoids injury (and attacking the coaching staff) I think he could do it.

By jove, he could do it.

I don't think he will.

[dww]

My bet would be no, but he will do better in the league.

[red g]

He will outscore Cisse in the premiership......and think he may get more than twenty, so Yep he has my vote;

[Rosco]

He will outscore Cisse in the premiership......and think he may get more than twenty, so Yep he has my vote;

Based on what exactly do you think he'll score 20 goals ?

[Peter Delvechio]

Wow, that's a tough question.

*thinks*

[singlerider]

I don't think he will.

Why's that?

He's almost as quick (quicker with the ball), he has better control, he'll chase down the lost causes, he can dribble past his man as opposed to relying on knocking it past him and chasing - which leads into my next point - Cisse needed the killer ball to set him away otherwise he frequently would either not get past his man or be sheparded towards the corner flag.

IMO Bellamy is more of a creator - in that he can 'make' a goal by himself. Can't remember seeing Djibs do that too often.

[Shanks65]

Cisse got 19 in all comps, didn't he?

I can see Bellamy getting that too.

BUT crucially, I see Bellamy giving us the extra dimension of pace upfront, without the drawbacks which Cisse gave us - ie standing offside with hands on hips and making so so many wring decisions when in attacking positions.

Even if Bellamy doesn't score quite as many as Cisse, I think we will be a much better attacking side with Bellamy in the team instead of the Frenchman.

[andyinswinton]

I think Bellamy will do better but probably by not too much.

I don't know what Bellamy's record is like against the larger teams though. I still think we need a player who will score in the big games.

[brendan]

Based on what exactly do you think he'll score 20 goals ?

*puts hand up as high as possible*

Me!me!me!me!me! I know this one! Me!me!me!me!

Is it.......blind optimism?

*bites lip, waits for approval*

[RedSwede]

Im not sure about his total tally, but Im fairly sure he´ll score more in the premiership. I also think we as a team will score more than last season, given that we have proper wingers. If he stays fit and we get a good run in the cups I think he can reach atlest 20 goals. A lot of if´s and but´s though...

[Rich]

What is wrong with a bit of optimism? We haven't started the season yet, so it is the time for optimism!!!

I think Bellamy will provide much more to the team than Cisse did, but I don't think he'll get 19 goals. Anything over 15 will do for me.

[Rosco]

*puts hand up as high as possible*

Me!me!me!me!me! I know this one! Me!me!me!me!

Is it.......blind optimism?

*bites lip, waits for approval*

Haha .....

*pats Brendan on the head*

[Nic83]

. . . Bellamy will score more all competitions than Djibs did?

Now, don't get me wrong - I always loved Djibs - his enthusiasm, his extravagance, his love for the club, and most importantly - his goals.

But, I think it was fairly obvious to all where his shortcomings lay - an unwillingness at times to work for the team (which did improve to be fair, but as a whole. . .), his decision making, his inconsistency and so on.

Having said that, despite all of the things against him, including the ones out of his control such as lack of opportunities and being played out of position, he still managed to score 19 goals.

Will Bellamy do better?

I reckon he will.

Twenty goals in all competitons is a very realistic target for Bellamy.