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Monday, December 29, 2008

Half Term Report

With precisely half the League season gone, we look at the heroes and villains so far.

In front of goal it has been something of a disappointment with just 17 goals from the 23 games. Eight seperate players have scored League goals this season, but only two players have scored more than one. Bradley Hudson-Odoi is second in the table, the last of his three goals coming in only the fifth game of the season, with Steve Guinan leading the charts with six.

However Guinan's record in shooting isn't so great, getting just 16 of 35 shots on target. If you want a shot on target, give it to a midfielder - with Matt Done getting 13 of 17 shots inbetween the sticks, Ben Smith getting 12 of 17, and Lionel Ainsworth getting 11 of 19. Stephen O'Leary would do well finding one of those three with just three of his 13 efforts on target.

In terms of Assists, Ainsworth has created three - and scored one - of the six goals the Bulls have scored since his return. Nine other players have credited assists, including keeper Matt Murray for Sam Gwynne's goal against Cheltenham.

The Bulls have used a total of 27 players in the League, including four goalkeepers and nine loan players, with Jack McLeod having the least time (41 minutes) on the pitch. Toumani Diagouraga is ever-present in League games, with Kris Taylor and Guinan playing in all but three matches.

Karl Broadhurst is the only player to be banned for five yellow cards, but only three of them were in the League. Taylor has four in the League while O'Leary and Diagouraga both have two cards, with no-one else on more than one. Diagouraga leads the fouls count having committed 23, but only Moses Ashikodi (nine fouls in six games) and Sam Oji (five in four) have committed more than one foul per game.

The Bulls have the dubious pleasure of being the least attractive fixture for only one side. Only the trip to Southend got their lowest gate of the season. The Shrimpers themselves are one of four sides to be least attractive to two of their opponents. At the other end of the scale, Leeds have set season best attendances at eleven of the twelve grounds they've visited. The twelth was Northampton, who they had just played in the FA Cup - twice - the week before.