Hoskins vows to fight for place (From The Argus)
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Hoskins vows to fight for place
5:00pm Tuesday 17th July 2012 in Albion By Andy Naylor
Will Hoskins scored at Maidstone on Saturday
Will Hoskins has written off a nightmare start to his Albion career and is keen to re-establish himself as a regular goalscorer.
The Seagulls splashed out £500,000 for Hoskins a year ago after a 20-goal campaign for Bristol Rovers.
A succession of injuries restricted him to three starts and six substitute appearances before he decided to go on loan to Sheffield United at the end of January.
Hoskins’ stint at Bramall Lane was curtailed by a hernia problem which required surgery but the versatile striker, who has a year left on his contract, is determined to revive his relationship with Albion after scoring five minutes into his comeback at Maidstone on Saturday.
He told The Argus: “I had a really bad year on and off the pitch. I’m not looking back at that, I’ve put that to bed and I’m just moving forward.
“I’m happy now and I feel good in myself. I just want to keep getting fitter and stronger and getting more goals. My main aim is to get into the team, secure a spot and get goals.
“That is what I want to do and I am confident in myself that’s what I can do. I always have and I always will score goals.
“I want to fight for my place here. We’ve got a good squad together so far, so it’s looking promising.”
Comments(9)
Jonathan Mouette
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6:30pm Tue 17 Jul 12
By the way - and just to repeat myself - I am very optimistic WH will be a huge success if given the chance. The BIG question is whether he will be given that chance. Over to you GP...!
Cabin fever
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6:49pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Jonathan Mouette wrote:It's quite ironic that you moan about this story being a "rerun" article from the official site, and yet then admit to repeating yourself...
Wow, thanks Andy - waiting just over 24 hours to rerun articles straight from the seagulls website is investigative journalism at its best... Anything new to report...?
By the way - and just to repeat myself - I am very optimistic WH will be a huge success if given the chance. The BIG question is whether he will be given that chance. Over to you GP...!
Also, in fairness, this article was in the print version of the Argus, which meant it would have been written yesterday, probably shortly after it appeared on the official site.
Anyway back to the story, I hadn't realised how little Hoskins had featured for us last season. I too am hopeful that he gets a decent run in the side and lives up to his billing.
If no new striker materialises, maybe a free-scoring Will Hoskins would make up for it.
Andy Naylor
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6:56pm Tue 17 Jul 12
ballantrrae
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7:30pm Tue 17 Jul 12
HOVEPARKPRESIDENT. wrote:Good to see that Hoskins has put his problems behind him.
Always rated him, if he can recapture the form he had with a struggling bristol then will be a great player for us.
If he gets an extended run in the side he might just deliver on the potential we saw a flash of against Cardiff. I would really like to see him playing alonside CMS.
Moving onto signing 'rumours' it looks as if the Fritz Hall one is dead with Watford being his likely destination. It doesn't look as if the McCormack move is going to happen either with Huddersfield favourites to sign him.
Finally as Jonathan Mouette raised on another thread what is the latest news re the young Arsenal CB Miquel ?
We are now nearly halfway through the week and there is no sign of the signing Poyet said a few days ago he hoped to make by the end of it.
I know patience is a virtue but I will feel more relaxed when we have signed both the midfielder and striker Poyet wants.
Gullible
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7:51pm Tue 17 Jul 12
Not fussed about another striker now. Choice from a young line up of CMS, Barnes and Hoskins looks exciting to me. Getting the midfield right is key so the strikers get the service. A Brian Horton equivalent is all that's missing!
Jonathan Mouette
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10:31am Wed 18 Jul 12
o.uk/h/Sport/Footbal
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ton. (good source of info if any of you haven't yet checked it out...)
tug509
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10:44am Wed 18 Jul 12
Gullible wrote:Not to be argumentative but i`d prefer a Peter O`sullivan myself,little powerhouse.As for Will ican only hope he gets a chance as was said above.He certainly showed a lot of quality against us for Britol Rovers,and with respect to them they did`nt have a lot to help him.Either way GOOD LUCK WILL.
Always happy to read whatever Albion news the Argus put on the web. If you don't like it then don't read it for goodness sake!
Not fussed about another striker now. Choice from a young line up of CMS, Barnes and Hoskins looks exciting to me. Getting the midfield right is key so the strikers get the service. A Brian Horton equivalent is all that's missing!
tug509
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10:44am Wed 18 Jul 12
Gullible wrote:Not to be argumentative but i`d prefer a Peter O`sullivan myself,little powerhouse.As for Will ican only hope he gets a chance as was said above.He certainly showed a lot of quality against us for Britol Rovers,and with respect to them they did`nt have a lot to help him.Either way GOOD LUCK WILL.
Always happy to read whatever Albion news the Argus put on the web. If you don't like it then don't read it for goodness sake!
Not fussed about another striker now. Choice from a young line up of CMS, Barnes and Hoskins looks exciting to me. Getting the midfield right is key so the strikers get the service. A Brian Horton equivalent is all that's missing!
HOVEPARKPRESIDENT. says...
6:06pm Tue 17 Jul 12