Football Banter

I got Chat GPT to rank me the the top 10 most prolific goal scorers by goal average per game of the 1970's and and based on a minimum of 50 First Division Appearances, it came up with this. I was surprised that Keegan wasn't on it, I had half expected him to be on it, Snooks probably remembers John Richards I don't vaguely picture him, but did also expect Trevor Francis to be higher. Mick Channon sits outside this list, at about 103 goals in 274 First Division appearances, or 0.376 per game.

Rank Player First Division clubs counted in the 1970s Goals Apps Goals/game
1 Malcolm Macdonald Newcastle United, Arsenal 137 271 0.506
2 Francis Lee Manchester City, Derby County 95 207 0.459
3 Bob Latchford Birmingham City, Everton 129 285 0.453
4 Andy Gray Aston Villa, Wolves 66 148 0.446
5 John Toshack Liverpool 74 169 0.438
6 Martin Chivers Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Brighton 102 235 0.434
7 Trevor Francis Birmingham City 91 219 0.416
8 John Richards Wolves 113 275 0.411
9 Tony Brown West Bromwich Albion 94 246 0.382
10 Allan Clarke Leeds United 93 245 0.380


Any agreemenents/disagreements? I would think Charlie George would think fit in lower if I'd done a top 20, but if it was a 90's list I would almost Certainly think Thierry Henry would figure somewhere near the top.

Tonight's football match is a bit strange
Manchester City need the win, and need to score as many as possible for their goal difference
Both teams have finals within the next couple of weeks. Neither want any injuries to their team and they need their players as fresh as possible.

But City also don't want any of the Palace players sent off. It will just mean that a weaker team play Arsenal

Hahaha John Eustace is in the running for the Burnley Job source is ben jacobs so actually credible

be funny when he comes to ewood after the stunt he pulled a few years back

It's coming to the end of the session and I've never noticed so many player who are leaving clubs. From Salah to Tripper, Casemiro to Alison. I notice that French international Antoine Griezmann is moving on from Atletico Madrid.

(17-05-2026 21:30 )Charlemagne Wrote:  It's coming to the end of the session and I've never noticed so many player who are leaving clubs. From Salah to Tripper, Casemiro to Alison. I notice that French international Antoine Griezmann is moving on from Atletico Madrid.

You might added some west ham players after Sunday

Despite losing It does look like Tottenham in a strange way, escape relegation I think (& hope I'm right) by virtue of better GD to West Ham

Not as yet, as Spurs are only 2 points ahead of us. It might go down to whether Dave Moyes wants West Ham to stay up and tries his best to beat Spurs, or whether he wants to stick it to us for firing him twice.

I would imagine Spurs and West ham will be selling a lot of players at the end of the season, whatever the outcome.

Leeds might decide that they would prefer West Ham in the Prem next season & let them win. If Spurs stay up, they wont be as bad as this season, they have a better squad than West Ham. Everton are not in great form, but Spurs are playing terrible. in all honesty Leeds will be trying, but I can really envisage wins West Ham & Everton, it's possible.

(20-05-2026 08:08 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Leeds might decide that they would prefer West Ham in the Prem next season & let them win. If Spurs stay up, they wont be as bad as this season, they have a better squad than West Ham. Everton are not in great form, but Spurs are playing terrible. in all honesty Leeds will be trying, but I can really envisage wins West Ham & Everton, it's possible.

Spurs are the current europa league champions

thing is spurs does have the money and PSR to go out and spend just ENIC and Levy didnt wanna spend hopefully 2 17th places are a warning mind you if they dont get rid of the Arsenal agent and that guy was a total failure at aston villa before getting jobs at spurs are not sacked then it will be same again next year even if they are not relegated will prob be faves to go down next year