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With the Rams struggling to score goals in the Championship it is confusing for the player and fans alike when Paul Jewell asks the 23 year old to prove himself at Championship level, which he duely did for Blackpool this weekend, coming on as a substitute to score two goals and hand a Championship rival all three points.
Why on earth did Jewell pay £750,000 for a striker who scores goals where ever he has been and a career record of 81 appearances and 41 goals and then loan him out?
One reason could be that there is an add-on clause to the selling price of Dickinson, which we believe is brought into play through appearances or goals scored. Is Jewell actually frightened that he may score too many if he brings Dickinson into the side, or can't we afford the additional payments?
It's a strange arrangement to say the least and one that has had rumour and speculation attached to it for a while. Surely at nearly £1m paid for a player he deserves to 'prove' himself at Championship level with Derby County rather than handing rivals in the same league valuable points by his goal scoring exploits?...
Liam Dickinson (Blackpool) Information | |||
Date of birth | Friday, 4th October 1985 | Height | 6.4 |
Place of birth | Salford, England | Weight | 11.7 |
Nationality | England | Position | Forward |
Comments | Loan - 29 at Derby | Squad No. | 35 |
Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 29 Nov 2008 | 0 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 Aug 2008 | 13 (0) | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 02 Jan 2006 | 68 (38) | 35 | 15 | 1 | ||
Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 23 Aug 2008 | 13 (1) | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 11 Aug 2007 | 41 (7) | 21 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 05 Aug 2006 | 15 (22) | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 02 Jan 2006 | 12 (9) | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
Appearances 81 (+ 39 as sub); Goals 43; Yellow cards 19; Red cards 1 | ||||||