Sam Hoskins - Northampton

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Exclusive: Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Derby and Sheffield Wednesday consider swoop for clinical 29-year-old​


Published1 hour ago
27 September 2022, 13:40
Alfie Burns

Northampton Town have enjoyed an impressive start to the 2022/23 campaign, sitting second in the League Two table after 10 fixtures and trailing only Leyton Orient.

Of the 21 goals Jon Brady’s side have scored so far this season, Sam Hoskins has 11 of those, proving to be particularly clinical in his 10 appearances.

It’s Football League World’s understanding that a host of EFL clubs are already keeping tabs on the 29-year-old heading into the January transfer window, such has been his start to the season.

Sources outline how Middlesbrough and Sunderland are two Championship clubs with an eye on the attacking midfielder.

There’s interest from League One as well with Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth, Barnsley and Derby County, who have just appointed Paul Warne as their head coach, watching Hoskins closely.

Hoskins struck 13 goals and registered nine assists in League Two last season and is already well on his way to bettering that goal tally at least in 22/23.

He’s scored a brace in wins over Colchester, Crawley and Rochdale, as well as in the 2-2 draw against Crewe when Northampton came from two goals down to snatch a point.

At this point of the season it’s just the three fixtures that Hoskins hasn’t scored in.
 
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Just because he currently plays for Northampton - as you describe him - a "lower league striker" - from where do you remember we signed Isaiah Jones, Anfernee Dijksteel, Mark Bola, Liam Roberts, Paddy McNair, Duncan Watmore, Matt Crooks, Chuba Akpom from?

The inference is that we should buy players from higher leagues - ready made - like turkey`s stuffed for Christmas.
Pay out ridiculous sums on transfer fees, agents fees and salaries - in the hope they do the job.
In the last 10+ years we have spent recklessly on bang average players, chucked millions up the urinal in salaries and had players move on, leaving no benefit for the club in terms of future investment. We`ve had loanees from the Championship, the Premiership and from abroad - who havent cut the mustard, but have taken a huge slice of the financial pie out of Middlesbrough Football Club - out of fans who pay good money to watch mediocre football.
If you think its ok to be a football snob and shove your nose in the air at the thought of buying beneath our "status" - you`ve got your financial head in the sand and should look at those clubs [including ours] who`ve chucked millions up the wall and got nowhere.
 
Just because he currently plays for Northampton - as you describe him - a "lower league striker" - from where do you remember we signed Isaiah Jones, Anfernee Dijksteel, Mark Bola, Liam Roberts, Paddy McNair, Duncan Watmore, Matt Crooks, Chuba Akpom from?
I think it's more that at his age he hasn't made it beyond League one or two, at his age he is a 1 in 4 striker for all of his career except that last 18 months. It's a no from me, he doesn't fit our business model
 
Just because he currently plays for Northampton - as you describe him - a "lower league striker" - from where do you remember we signed Isaiah Jones, Anfernee Dijksteel, Mark Bola, Liam Roberts, Paddy McNair, Duncan Watmore, Matt Crooks, Chuba Akpom from?

The inference is that we should buy players from higher leagues - ready made - like turkey`s stuffed for Christmas.
Pay out ridiculous sums on transfer fees, agents fees and salaries - in the hope they do the job.
In the last 10+ years we have spent recklessly on bang average players, chucked millions up the urinal in salaries and had players move on, leaving no benefit for the club in terms of future investment. We`ve had loanees from the Championship, the Premiership and from abroad - who havent cut the mustard, but have taken a huge slice of the financial pie out of Middlesbrough Football Club - out of fans who pay good money to watch mediocre football.
If you think its ok to be a football snob and shove your nose in the air at the thought of buying beneath our "status" - you`ve got your financial head in the sand and should look at those clubs [including ours] who`ve chucked millions up the wall and got nowhere.
I'm not "shoving my nose in the air" at signing a player from lower leagues. They just need potential to do better. This guy has none, simple as that. He's at his level. Sign enough players like him and that will be our level too.
 
I'm not "shoving my nose in the air" at signing a player from lower leagues. They just need potential to do better. This guy has none, simple as that. He's at his level. Sign enough players like him and that will be our level too.
Never say never.
We agree to disagree.
 
I am not against signing any in form player at any age but not sure he fits the profile of our recruitment model. Once Chuba is back we have enough numbers up top anyway.
 
I am not against signing any in form player at any age but not sure he fits the profile of our recruitment model. Once Chuba is back we have enough numbers up top anyway.
I reckon our "recruitment model" is like a game of forefeit`s with spin-the-bottle:oops:
 
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