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Johnny Russell


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20 goals in 38 games last season

15 in 43 the season before

9 in 34 before that

He's 23 and has been improving over the past few seasons - good time to sign him.

Don't pad out the numbers with thrashing tiny sides in the cup, he got 13 in 32 in the league last season and 9 in 37 the season before. A similar age Conor Sammon managed 15 in 23 in the league. Don't get ahead of yourselves on that scoring record, because it doesn't exactly stand out.

We should also not forget the general rule for SPL to Championship strikers. Their goals per game times about 0.6. So 10 in 20 in the SPL is about 6 in 20 in the Championship. On that basis Johnny might be good for about 10-12 goals this season on his SPL record. That said, it's nothing exact, and he could continue to grow and improve, as well as fit in well with our style. He could end up being that first 20 goal a season striker since Sturridge for all we know, but as things stand I wouldn't expect much more than about 10 out of him this season.

All that said, he looks an exciting type player though, and he's hopefully be an improvement over Tyson and Theo. Let's see how he does.

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