Daryl Dike at West Bromwich Albion

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  1. glutton4Bolts

    glutton4Bolts Member+

    United States
    Mar 18, 2019
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow.... 9 goals in his 1st ~1100 minutes in the Championship. Very impressive... and that goal?... simply fantastic.

    If all goes well we will have two dogs in the promotion playoffs:

    Dike for Barnsley and CCV for Bournemouth. Both have made big impacts for their clubs since arriving.
     
  2. ebbro

    ebbro Member+

    Jun 10, 2005
    You don't worry about stuff when you're fantasizing.
     
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  3. madvillain

    madvillain Member+

    Aug 28, 2011
    Club:
    Brooklyn Knights
    Looking at the table and the form of Reading I'd give them an excellent chance to make the playoffs. Reading are 6 points down with three to play. Reading basically need to run the table, and that looks highly unlikely. A single point from Barnsley would mean Reading need 7 to pass them.
     
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  4. CyphaPSU

    CyphaPSU Member+

    Mar 16, 2003
    Not Far
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A few of observations:

    Remember when American PBP commentators would be criticized for applying a hockey approach to calling a soccer match? Here is exhibit A for how a descriptive PBP philosophy is not unique to North America.

    That cross into the box was comical.

    Dike can take turds and turn them into bricks made out of gold.
     
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  5. RossD

    RossD Member+

    Aug 17, 2013
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    That's an awesome goal but I really just want to see him run through a bunch of whiney Central American and Mexican defenders like they are bowling pins this coming summer and fall.
     
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  6. Placid Casual

    Placid Casual Member+

    Apr 2, 2004
    Bentley's Roof

    Sounds like a radio commentator.
     
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  7. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    The match commentary is also available without video, so it needs to be that descriptive since it's essentially doubling as a radio broadcast.
     
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  8. felloveranddidanadu

    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Dec 12, 2009
    Club:
    San Jose Frogs
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This. This is what "moneyball" is designed to do and would be the most satisfying storyline IMO. Anyone can go to a big club and do Big Club Things but very few get to actually write their name in club lore like Dike has a chance to do.
     
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  9. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    daryl dike the barnsley kevin youkilis
     
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  10. eliwood

    eliwood Member+

    Jul 25, 2016
    It pains me that you used a Red Sox player as an example
     
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  11. madvillain

    madvillain Member+

    Aug 28, 2011
    Club:
    Brooklyn Knights
    Dike is the the Oklahoman god of banger goals.
     
  12. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  13. Hobo

    Hobo Member+

    Apr 29, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well he is the Greek God of Walks.
     
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  14. eliwood

    eliwood Member+

    Jul 25, 2016
    Don't mind me, I'm just an eternally disappointed Athletics fan
     
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  15. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    Gotta love around 0:10 when Dike starts to move toward the goal, bumping into a defender on his blind side, and that defender immediately makes the decision that he'd better go get on the ball rather than track that particular man. (Granted, the entire defense did not exactly cover itself with glory, but that's not Dike's problem.)
     
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  16. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    if anyone else missed it the first time, the orange slices podcast with daryl is a great listen
     
  17. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    That was great, watching Dike pick up the spare as he cut through, and I'm hoping with @RossD there may be strikes ahead. It's like he's rolling a Ten-pin ball on a duckpin lane.

    Now I'm trying to picture Dike picking up the 7-10 split. :)
     
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  18. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    The Championship is generally considered the best secondary league of the top 5 right?
     
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  19. chrome_vapors

    chrome_vapors Member+

    Oct 15, 2010
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Segunda Division is collectively better imo.

    But Championship money is real and the exposure is too.
     
  20. Casper

    Casper Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    New York
    I think that's the majority opinion, but not everyone agrees, and it's not the same every year. Plus, the teams rarely play one another, so there's usually not much more than the eye test and aggregate budgets to make the arguments.
     
  21. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Only by the English. You'll never guess what Italians think is the best 2nd league in the world. :ROFLMAO::D

    In all seriousness, it's BY FAR the most lucrative.
     
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  22. CyphaPSU

    CyphaPSU Member+

    Mar 16, 2003
    Not Far
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That was essentially my guess as to what was going on.
     
  23. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
  24. felloveranddidanadu

    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Dec 12, 2009
    Club:
    San Jose Frogs
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They have little sporting incentive -- and zero financial incentive -- to recall him early. He's already going for a chunk of change. If he scores the winning goal that puts Barnsley into the Premier League, he's going for a lot more. The 4/5/6 or whatever regular season games in that time are of little importance for Orlando in comparison.
     
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  25. KenC

    KenC Member+

    Jun 11, 2003
    I thought in Dane's interview that he said the Orlando recall option was based upon Dike's playing time at Barnsley. I think it's fair to say Daryl's gotten more than enough PT to satisfy Orlando so they can't recall him before the end of May.
     

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