Hull's loss is our gain

[geejaybee]

If my memory serves me right,Hull pulled out of a deal for Charlie Austin over a failed medical (old leg injury) just prior to us signing him for £4m.Good old Harry took a chance on him and what a signing he's turned out to be.Rather ironic really seeing as Hull have Jelavic,Long and Graham in their ranks and still lost to Naaarrrrich.

[Yousef]

Fingers crossed

[Azman]

A chance on him? He banged in like 30 goals last season for the clarets, 4m is a bargain considering how important he is to the team.

Really hope we get promoted so i can see how he does in the prem, always tell my friends he's one to watch.

[Dazzer1977]

If my memory serves me right, Hull pulled out of a deal for Charlie Austin over a failed medical (old leg injury) just prior to us signing him for £4m. Good old Harry took a chance on him and what a signing he's turned out to be. Rather ironic really seeing as Hull have Jelavic, Long and Graham in their ranks and still lost to Naaarrrrich.

Kind of disagree with this statement. Hardly a game when you look at his record...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Austin

He's played a total of 301 games over 7 years and scored 193 goals in total. That's approx 43 games a season, with a goal to game ratio of 0.65 goals per game. At that rate he should score 27.95 goals a season. Only question mark was can he score goals at the top level, but we're not there yet, and he's proved he can do it at this level with Burnley - 45 goals in 90 appearances. Great stats if you ask me and hardly a gamble for us. He's a workaholic and a natural finisher.

[MYU]

Amazing stats, wonder what he would be worth now?

[geejaybee]

Kind of disagree with this statement. Hardly a game when you look at his record...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Austin

He's played a total of 301 games over 7 years and scored 193 goals in total. That's approx 43 games a season, with a goal to game ratio of 0.65 goals per game. At that rate he should score 27.95 goals a season. Only question mark was can he score goals at the top level, but we're not there yet, and he's proved he can do it at this level with Burnley - 45 goals in 90 appearances. Great stats if you ask me and hardly a gamble for us. He's a workaholic and a natural finisher.

Couldn't agree with you more.At the time,Harry felt,unlike Hull,Charlie wasn't a gamble and how right he was.He's up there with the best CF's we've had,particularly bearing in mind he plays alone up front most of the time.

[Awin]

At times I thank the skies that we didn't sign Hooper and thus why we have Charlie

[Kevin Mcleod]

If charlie stays he can emulate kevin gallens success and become a rangers legend forevermore.

[Buffalo]

I thought the OP was saying that Harry took a chance in terms of Charlie's medical, not whether he would scored goals.

[ollyhoops]

Austin has been great for us and too be honest without him we'd be 14th.

Its just a shame we couldn't had bought Wells to play along side him as I think they would had been a great combination.

How much did Austin cost us?

[geejaybee]

I thought the OP was saying that Harry took a chance in terms of Charlie's medical, not whether he would scored goals.

Quite right Buffalo,that's what I meant.His record speaks for itself, and still knocking them in at a rate of a goal every other game.

[geejaybee]

Austin has been great for us and too be honest without him we'd be 14th.

Its just a shame we couldn't had bought Wells to play along side him as I think they would had been a great combination.

How much did Austin cost us?

Like you,I think they would have been great together.Charlie cost around £4m I believe.

[ollyhoops]

Like you,I think they would have been great together.Charlie cost around £4m I believe.

Well harry took a chance on him as he did have that ankle problem so its paid off for us so far.

He must be worth £5m now.

[californiahoop]

I describe him as a (poor man's) Shearer, if he can reproduce this form in the prem, he will lose the (poor man's) portion of the describtion.

[Dazzer1977]

I thought the OP was saying that Harry took a chance in terms of Charlie's medical, not whether he would scored goals.

And I think if you look at the amount of games he's played averaging out per season (43) his injury record don't seem that bad. Hardly anywhere Matthew Rose's stats (aka The Glass Man).