Stan James are offering some good prices for League 2 top scorer, I’ve picked out 5 for a season interest bet.
MKDons look to have a good strike force in
Leon Knight (24 )and
Kevin Gallen (31), a team that should be top 6 at the end of the season imo and if these two work well together you’d expect goals. Knight scored 15 goals in 28 games for Swansea in 2006 before playing 9 games on loan at Barnsley with 0 goals. He joined MK dons in Jan 2007 and scored 1 in 8 before the season end.
Gallen had a poor season by his standards last season on loan at Plymouth with 3 goals in 18 but according to wikipedia he turned down a new contract at Plymouth to join a club at a lower level as he’d be more likely to get first team football. I think he’ll score into double figures easily at this level
I think Dave Penney will do a good job at Darlington and they’ve stated their ambition by splashing out 100k on
Pawel Abbott (25) from Swansea. Abbott scored 44 goals in 109 games for Huddersfield between 2004 and 2007 and joined The Swans for 150k in Jan 2007 but a change of manager see him out of favour, he scored just once in 18 appearances, many of which he was substitute or substituted . I’m hoping the move back up north will see the 6ft 2 Polish striker scoring again.
Jack Lester (31) has signed a 3 yr contract at Chesterfield and although he is used sometimes as a striker and sometimes an attacking midfielder I get the feeling it’s a good move for him without him having to move home and the fact it’s a 3 yr contract should keep him settled. A good player whenever I’ve seen him play and although he’s more likely to set more up than actually score a small E.W bet @ 50/1was on the cards for playing at a team that I expect to finish top 3.
Another E.W shout is for
Alan Connell who has moved to Brentford from Hereford, I was sorry to see him leave the whites as he was a good consistent player for us and although not often played in his favoured position he still finished the season as top scorer with 10 goals. Graham Turner wanted to keep him and offered him a new contract but he opted for a move much closer to home. I do think his odds are the most generous of the 5.
P. Abbot 4.00 @ 16/1
L. Knight 4.00 @ 20/1
K. Gallen 2.50 E.W @ 28/1
A. Connell. 2.00 E.W @ 50/1
J.Lester 1.50 E.W @ 50/1
EW: 1/4 1,2,3,4
20.00 staked @ S.James
Total Ante post stakes now = 50.00