My view on Jermaine Beckford -

Beckford is not s**te. He had a bad game Sunday. He’s scored plenty of goals in League 1 (30 in the last two years). Eighteen months ago he was playing in the Ryman Premier League, and scoring for fun. He struggled to make the adjustment at Leeds, went to Carlisle struggled there and then found his feet at Scunthorpe.

He’s scored some excellent goals this year. He’s an great athlete, very quick and good in the air, and got two decent feet.

How quickly he comes to terms with Championship football (either at Norwich or elsewhere) is the key.

Is he worth the fee that is potentially being asked for him?. Personally speaking – no as he may have reached his level at League 1. A comparison here is DJ Campbell who came from Yeading, who at the time were in the same league as Wealdstone and he seems to have peaked at the same level.

I’ve seen him play for the Stones at least 50 times over the years he was there, and he was in a different class there.

I do have a vested interest, as Wealdstone are my second team. They have a 20%+ sell on clause – he was sold for £50,000 to Leeds from the Stones. I hope he is transferred for a good fee, which will be great for the Stones, but I hope we don’t end up buying him.

I believe that he wants to go for a fee which will benefit the Stones and does not want to run his contract down and go on a free, if what I read on mail lists and bulletin boards are correct.

The BigFeller and Disshater and T07 are all Stones fans – perhaps they will have a view.

Posted By: KentonCanary, May 27, 10:21:24