Daka

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Yesterday I asked how Daka’s goal per game ratio compared with Akinbiyi. Its almost identical in total games, but in the PL Daka is worse.

 

So I have just been on an inflation calculator website. We paid £5.5m in 2000 for Akinbiyi, which in 2021 money is £9.8m. We paid £23m for Daka reportedly in 2021. So my conclusion is that Akinbiyi was a superb investment compared to Daka. 

[Filbert Fireworks]

4 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Yesterday I asked how Daka’s goal per game ratio compared with Akinbiyi. Its almost identical in total games, but in the PL Daka is worse.

 

So I have just been on an inflation calculator website. We paid £5.5m in 2000 for Akinbiyi, which in 2021 money is £9.8m. We paid £23m for Daka reportedly in 2021. So my conclusion is that Akinbiyi was a superb investment compared to Daka. 

Oh that is really grim. 

[Claridge]

not seen many worse than him, take in the fee and he is easily the worst we have had

[The Guvnor]

 Another terrible signing that’s had umpteen opportunities to prove he’s a capable striker.

He isn’t !!

[adejo92]

Well past being the worst striker in our squad, he's got to be the worst in the division surely?

 

Not just his lack of goals, but just his complete lack of anything. 

[Heathrow fox]

1 hour ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Yesterday I asked how Daka’s goal per game ratio compared with Akinbiyi. Its almost identical in total games, but in the PL Daka is worse.

 

So I have just been on an inflation calculator website. We paid £5.5m in 2000 for Akinbiyi, which in 2021 money is £9.8m. We paid £23m for Daka reportedly in 2021. So my conclusion is that Akinbiyi was a superb investment compared to Daka. 

I think they clawed a bit of money back when they sold Ade.Unlikely to get anything for Daka.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

8 minutes ago, Heathrow fox said:

I think they clawed a bit of money back when they sold Ade.Unlikely to get anything for Daka.

Palace took him off our hands for £2.2m

Edited 17 March by Wasyls Pec Deck

[NewburyFox]

I'm interested in people's thoughts on whether he was always going to be this bad when we signed him? He was prolific (Austria yes I know) and showed he could finish in the Europa League, but just looked raw as anything with his touch and physicality. At a better run club could he have turned into a decent PL player? 

[FoxesWalk]

2 hours ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Yesterday I asked how Daka’s goal per game ratio compared with Akinbiyi. Its almost identical in total games, but in the PL Daka is worse.

 

So I have just been on an inflation calculator website. We paid £5.5m in 2000 for Akinbiyi, which in 2021 money is £9.8m. We paid £23m for Daka reportedly in 2021. So my conclusion is that Akinbiyi was a superb investment compared to Daka. 

Goals per game or goals per 90? If it’s goals per game I’m not at all surprised given the limited cameos Daka has had in the prem 

[HankMarvin]

2 hours ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Yesterday I asked how Daka’s goal per game ratio compared with Akinbiyi. Its almost identical in total games, but in the PL Daka is worse.

 

So I have just been on an inflation calculator website. We paid £5.5m in 2000 for Akinbiyi, which in 2021 money is £9.8m. We paid £23m for Daka reportedly in 2021. So my conclusion is that Akinbiyi was a superb investment compared to Daka. 

Great thinking 
 

 

On 16/03/2025 at 21:46, HankMarvin said:

One has 11 in 58

one has 10 in 68 prem games 

 

Daka worse 

 

using an inflation calculator 

ade money 9m in todays money.

 

23m in 2021

28m today 

 

[ChownLC]

6 hours ago, accessory said:

On his day, levels above any of those individuals.

 

But yesterday he showcased four years' worth of training at Seagrave in all its glory.

 

Has that white elephant, which will straitjacket us in debt for years, improved the game of ANY outfield City player privileged enough to use it?

On his day? Is his day the 29th Feb?

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

8 hours ago, FoxesWalk said:

Goals per game or goals per 90? If it’s goals per game I’m not at all surprised given the limited cameos Daka has had in the prem 

It’s not based on goals per 90. Not sure that data is available for Akinbiyi, but might be wrong?

[Richmondfox]

8 hours ago, NewburyFox said:

I'm interested in people's thoughts on whether he was always going to be this bad when we signed him? He was prolific (Austria yes I know) and showed he could finish in the Europa League, but just looked raw as anything with his touch and physicality. At a better run club could he have turned into a decent PL player? 

In hindsight, what we thought was raw has turned out to be the ceiling of his ability.  No amount of training is going to make him any better.  If he can’t control a ball after several years at top flight football, he never will.

 

 

[justfoxes]

Sell him in the summer !!

 

If we can !! 

Edited 18 March by justfoxes

[jammie82uk]

Is Patson getting a new contract? contract runs out Summer ‘26, work permit should have lasted until then, only reason to need a new permit is a new contract, are the club actually making provisions instead of letting another player walk away for nothing 
 

“On March 24, 2025, the Zambian FA secretary general, Reuben Kamanga, issued a statement regarding Patson Daka, stating that his club, Leicester City, requested his excuse from the national team during the international break to facilitate the renewal of his work permit”

Edited 24 March by jammie82uk

[Dmitry]

Another one of Rudkin’s chickens is coming home to roost. What a sh*t-show…

[RedSoxUK]

48 minutes ago, jammie82uk said:

Is Patson getting a new contract? contract runs out Summer ‘26, work permit should have lasted until then, only reason to need a new permit is a new contract, are the club actually making provisions instead of letting another player walk away for nothing 
 

“On March 24, 2025, the Zambian FA secretary general, Reuben Kamanga, issued a statement regarding Patson Daka, stating that his club, Leicester City, requested his excuse from the national team during the international break to facilitate the renewal of his work permit”

Hope to **** not

[Lichfieldfox.]

What's even more frustrating is that he has not improved at all under RVN

[filbertway]

I swear appearances for national team are a key component to work permits. Naturally we request he misses those so he can focus on renewing his work permit

 

[Vazman]

1 hour ago, jammie82uk said:

Is Patson getting a new contract? contract runs out Summer ‘26, work permit should have lasted until then, only reason to need a new permit is a new contract, are the club actually making provisions instead of letting another player walk away for nothing 
 

“On March 24, 2025, the Zambian FA secretary general, Reuben Kamanga, issued a statement regarding Patson Daka, stating that his club, Leicester City, requested his excuse from the national team during the international break to facilitate the renewal of his work permit”

I reckon Reubens been watching Daka perform this season, and come up with that excuse, so Patson doesn't feel bad about being dropped by the Zambian national team.

[Winstonthedog]

17 minutes ago, Lichfieldfox. said:

What's even more frustrating is that he has not improved at all under RVN

He hasn't improved under anybody full stop ... I thought he was supposed to be Vardy like... can't see it myself ... he is supposed to be fast .... greyhounds are fast but you don't see many playing football 

[Finnegan]

On 17/03/2025 at 19:38, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Yesterday I asked how Daka’s goal per game ratio compared with Akinbiyi. Its almost identical in total games, but in the PL Daka is worse.

 

So I have just been on an inflation calculator website. We paid £5.5m in 2000 for Akinbiyi, which in 2021 money is £9.8m. We paid £23m for Daka reportedly in 2021. So my conclusion is that Akinbiyi was a superb investment compared to Daka. 

 

I appreciate there's a level of meme in your post but I'll bite anyway. £5.5m in 2000 is not £9.8m now if we're talking purely in the language of transfer fees. Real world inflation doesn't vaguely match the behaviour of transfer fees over the last twenty years.

 

As for stats, Akinbiyi played 48.3 lots of 90 for us, starting 33 of of the 37 games he played in in his debut season, managing 14 goal contributions (11G, 3A) for a return of 0.29 per game.

 

Daka has played 43.3 lots of 90, never getting more than 15 starts in a season and having to contend with being dropped in and out of the team often (under Rodgers) essentially at random. Despite this he's still managed 29 goal contributions (17G, 12A) for a return of one every 0.67 games.

 

If you want to make it Premier League only, Daka has played 31.2 90s with 10 goals and 7 assists for a combined 17, averaging 0.54 per game.

 

[Mike Oxlong]

58 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

I appreciate there's a level of meme in your post but I'll bite anyway. £5.5m in 2000 is not £9.8m now if we're talking purely in the language of transfer fees. Real world inflation doesn't vaguely match the behaviour of transfer fees over the last twenty years.

 

As for stats, Akinbiyi played 48.3 lots of 90 for us, starting 33 of of the 37 games he played in in his debut season, managing 14 goal contributions (11G, 3A) for a return of 0.29 per game.

 

Daka has played 43.3 lots of 90, never getting more than 15 starts in a season and having to contend with being dropped in and out of the team often (under Rodgers) essentially at random. Despite this he's still managed 29 goal contributions (17G, 12A) for a return of one every 0.67 games.

 

If you want to make it Premier League only, Daka has played 31.2 90s with 10 goals and 7 assists for a combined 17, averaging 0.54 per game.

 

And nonetheless, still absolute doggo 

[HankMarvin]

11 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said:

And nonetheless, still absolute doggo 

[Finnegan]

1 hour ago, HankMarvin said:

 

God dammit