Well Rhodes really did contribute to be fair to him (and also Farke!). Initial plan was to

play him at 9 and Pukki at 10, but after the first game or two it was clear Pukki should be 9, and Rhodes the closer.

And he closed a lot of tight games for us with his hold up play. That's a little underrated. With his historical goalscoring reputation (rightly or wrongly), teams were also a little wary of overcommitting to him in those situations which also allowed us to get out of our own half under pressure. He played 36 games that season. In the meantime he did chip in with 6 goals or so. I think without him that year we probably don't get promoted.

If you then fast forward to signings we made to replace that role - Drmic, Hugill, Barnes - over the years only maybe Barnes on occasion provided even half what Rhodes did.

Posted By: Legacy Fan on July 8th 2025 at 10:51:49

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official SMS - Wrath Loan XI confirmed (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 8, 09:55:44
- BTW I know an EX City player (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 8, 11:12:14
- Good stuff, sorry I couldn't have voted more but I had a busy few days (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 8, 11:10:15
  - Not sure what is more self indulgent / odd (NCFC) - IG88, Jul 8, 11:28:06
    - Thats because I'm both odd and self indulgent unlike yourself (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 8, 12:10:35
  - Ha! Feel free to blub about disenfranchisement (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 8, 11:15:56
    - Nice to see Dijks get on the bench, is Wilshere head coach? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 8, 11:19:13
      - Maybe Phelan as manager? :D (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jul 8, 11:24:38
      - I'm not as thorough [or popular] as you (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 8, 11:23:28
- Danny Granville (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 8, 11:04:39
- Was surprised at the Rhodes love. Slim pickings up front though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 8, 10:33:50
  - Well Rhodes really did contribute to be fair to him (and also Farke!). Initial plan was to (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jul 8, 10:51:49
    - Fair point (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 8, 11:07:20
    - And this (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 8, 11:04:32
  - Evans and Lita much more productive (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 8, 10:49:04
    - Crouchy is a legend though (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jul 8, 11:00:40
      - And his loan was part of a huge transformation for the club (NCFC) - Charles21, Jul 8, 12:01:27
      - He offered more than just goals when he was here on loan (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 8, 11:14:32
        
        We're getting into Earnshaw territory here (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 8, 11:18:00
      - This (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 8, 11:02:52
    - Not about the stats though. Crouch's interplay with Hucks was great. Hucks wanted (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jul 8, 10:55:29
      - 'Crouch provided far more than his goals' - hard agree. (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 8, 11:06:21
      - This too (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 8, 11:03:08
- Bloody good team that (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 8, 10:33:40
  - Yeah but they're all gone next season! (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jul 8, 10:56:39
- Harrison Reed shamefully overlooked. I should have voted for him (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 8, 10:29:19
  - Yeah guidance wasn't clear. Molby and Rocastle great players of course, but Reed did more (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jul 8, 10:46:12
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      - Excuse me? (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jul 8, 11:23:35
        
        .... (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 8, 13:44:00
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