In his first season ,24. Appearances 6 goals. 2nd season 10 appearances 3 goals. Then the really serious knee injuries set in, and yet in his rare appearances since then he has still come up with the odd goal . And don’t forget his tally is not made up of a fair few pens. The injury curse aside, scoring at that rate would be a major bonus to us right now.

I thought he looked bulky and well short of match fitness (unsurprising). However, his awareness and presence was good to see, imo, and he showed that he has qualities that are well good enough for first team duty.
Fitness, though, is always the thing. If he was to get anywhere near a sustained run, I think he's a decent player who can score goals.

Whatever our opinion, You'll never see me slag the guy off. he's had a torrid time with his fitness issues and I would never, for a second, charge him with being a waster who's just picking up the wages.

I'm fully behind the lad, come what may.

Edited by Glazier#1 (03 Jan 2020 5.59pm)

Please remember that he scored with a stunning header that was our winning goal when we beat Watford 2-1 in the April 2016 cup semi-final. That banks him massive credit!

The right place at the right time

I like Wickham and belive that he's capable of scoring many goals (15-20)a season if fit. Unfortunately I don't think that the fitness issue will be resolved but I hope it is. He can score all types of goals and imagine is difficult to play against.
On a side note, as a proud Herefordian, I was annoyed by the MOTD highlights commentary. They showed him coming on and described him as 'Ipswich born Connor Wickham'....... He was actually born 211 miles away in Hereford!

"It's ok postman , he'll lick you to death" "That isn't really that comforting , I still end up dead !!"

The figures quoted earlier are that, spread over two seasons, he has scored 34 goals in 9 appearances so 20 is probably pushing it but even a 10 goal a season striker would be nice.

I agree that he showed good instincts, being in the right place at the right time, for his goal at Norwich. I criticise Benteke less than most but when did he last score a goal of that sort (or indeed any sort)?

I don't agree with criticisms of Mattteo's posts, they may not be everyone's cup of tea but at least he doesn't resort to personal insults at the drop of a hat. If there is one poster I'd gladly see the back of it's grumpymort who as far as I can recall has never posted anything positive. If only we had an 'ignore' option.

Agree with this... Alan Shearer has picked up on it several times on MOTD over the last couple of seasons... If you watch Benteke closely he does indeed hide in the box.

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!