The point he was trying to make though is that it matters which level you're producing the goods at: Walshy has stated that he would prefer Ings, who scored 21 goals in the Championship, over Welbeck, who scored 9 in the Premiership, which is absolutely ludicrous.Darlogramps wrote:To be fair lo, you're being ridiculous here.lo36789 wrote:Sorry but all credibility went with that. James Walshaw scored another 30 odd goals this season and Danny Johnson got more than 40 at Guisborough, they're both in form should they be on the plane? Maybe if Mike Bassett was England manager.walshys_wingman_11 wrote:as for Ings instead of Wickham as suggested in a previous post... I don't see why not, he has certainly had a good season and I would have no complaints if he was in the squad.
There's a big difference between Ings, who's had a good season for a side who've just been promoted to the Premier League, and Walshaw/Johnson, who are non-league players.
It's a poor exaggeration that you've made.
That said, I wouldn't take Ings just on the basis of one season.
It becomes even more ludicrous when you compare the scoring ratios of the two last season. As aforementioned, Welbeck's was about 1 goal every 2.5 games, whereas Ings played 40 games, so about 1 goal every 2 games. Their ratios are virtually the same except ONE IS PLAYING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
If Ings replicates his goalscoring in the Premiership next season then fair enough but, until then, how about we call up the ones who have already done just that?
Picking Championship players is not the answer.