The Rise of Sam Hoskins

[everbrite]

Congratulations Sam, hope your new baby boy let you have some sleep last night. Maybe we will be seeing the Hoskins name on a Cobblers team sheet in future years.

That young lad will keep him fit between bedroom, kitchen and nappy change repeat ad finitum!

[guest3086]

That young lad will keep him fit between bedroom, kitchen and nappy change repeat ad finitum!

Holistic.

[606 Parklands_Cobbler]

well, end of the season, Sam is now placed 16th in the all time appearances list, overtaking Stuart Robertson, Graham Felton and Barry Lines amongst others. 4 games off 300.

and has also recently overtaken Derek Leck, Jamie Forrester, Lines, Richard Hill and England international Billy Pease in overall goals.
He is 1 behind Cliff Holton, George Reilly and Phil Chard.

[guest49]

People will always argue 'legend' status but he's one of our better players. He creates opportunities, he scores goals, has an excellent fitness record and usually makes a positive contribution...his set pieces were gash the other night though. 

I'd definitely rather have him in the team and as long as he remains injury free I am sure he will move up the charts.

[threeinabed]

People will always argue 'legend' status but he's one of our better players. He creates opportunities, he scores goals, has an excellent fitness record and usually makes a positive contribution...his set pieces were gash the other night though. 

I'd definitely rather have him in the team and as long as he remains injury free I am sure he will move up the charts.

funny how different people see it - in my eyes, if he is our most potent attacking force then it just shows how weak we are in that area. Too many bad days over good.

[guest49]

funny how different people see it - in my eyes, if he is our most potent attacking force then it just shows how weak we are in that area. Too many bad days over good.

We are clearly very weak up front. He’s not an out and out striker but regularly chips in with goals. He gives bags of effort, energy and importantly for us is very reliable. I noted that he was encouraging our other players the other night with 5 minutes left.
Half of our squad spend various spells on the treatment bench.
I’m not a Sammy lover but I’m a fan and appreciate his service. The truth is we’re a solid lower league team and would be unfair to single him out as the reason for that. I’d take him every time over a lot of the crap we have to endure.
It’s been said many times but the fact that multiple managers have consistently picked him counts for something.

[CobblerForever]

Equal 11th League Two goal scorer season 2021/22. Same number of goals as Harry Smith.

He's had a fine season.

[The 12th Marquis of Sixfields]

Very low down on the chrons average ratings for the season

[Saint Cobbler]

Equal 11th League Two goal scorer season 2021/22. Same number of goals as Harry Smith.

He's had a fine season.

Plus, he does a lot more than Harry ever did in other areas of the pitch.

[Madrid Cobbler]

Very low down on the chrons average ratings for the season

3rd on this forum's POTS mind.

[Grove]

3rd on this forum's POTS mind.

Given the fact that he played every single game , hes likely to glean the most points

[Terryfenwickatemyhamster]

There is no logic to my dislike (a bit strong) of the vertically challenged one… Just can’t take to the chap.

[Manwork04]

Super Sam is a reasonable player to have in L2.

[West Stand]

If we were signing a player this summer with 13 goals and 9  assists in the previous League 2 season this think most of us would be happy. 

Some fans will never be happy. Unfortunately for then, they don't realise it Have a look as the Posh message boards, Facebook pages. Think you will be happy with top league 1 football with the occasional trip to the Championship. If you are not happy now you won't be then.

 

[everbrite]

it's the equivalent of picking someone on a sunday morning because "he turns up every week and collects the subs"

Simplistic and daft comparison

[Terryfenwickatemyhamster]

If we were signing a player this summer with 13 goals and 9  assists in the previous League 2 season this think most of us would be happy. 

Some fans will never be happy. Unfortunately for then, they don't realise it Have a look as the Posh message boards, Facebook pages. Think you will be happy with top league 1 football with the occasional trip to the Championship. If you are not happy now you won't be then.

 

That’s a bit of generalisation. It’s possible to have a dislike of something, whilst still acknowledging the merits of it. It has no association with happiness.

[Madrid Cobbler]

Given the fact that he played every single game , hes likely to glean the most points

He didn't and he didn't. Keep trying.

[Grove]

He didn't and he didn't. Keep trying.

Given that he played more games than most, he should pick up most points

[bungle]

If we were signing a player this summer with 13 goals and 9  assists in the previous League 2 season this think most of us would be happy. 

This. Add in his work-rate and defensive pressing capacity and it's hard to not see him as one of the most effective attacking midfielders in the division.

If our no.10 Paul Lewis (6 goals and 1 assist) had anything like Hoskins' output then we would have been promoted comfortably. That's the position which we really need to prioritise in our recruitment for next season.

[everbrite]

This. Add in his work-rate and defensive pressing capacity and it's hard to not see him as one of the most effective attacking midfielders in the division.

If our no.10 Paul Lewis (6 goals and 1 assist) had anything like Hoskins' output then we would have been promoted comfortably. That's the position which we really need to prioritise in our recruitment for next season.

Perhaps but with three defenders possibly leaving they are more important to replace.  We need a goal scoring forward along side Appere, another midfielder with some creative talent and right winger. If signings are decent we should imo revert back to 4 4 2. Also a lot depends if Appere starts to score on some sort of regular basis?