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JORDAN’S FAILING? HE ONLY SCORES GOALS!

YOU look at the volume of goals scored by Jordan Rhodes and it’s tempting to wonder why he was never a Premier League player.
He’s certainly moved for a lot of money over the years – more than £30m in combined fees. So why, at 28 and seemingly in his peak years, have Sheffield Wednesday loaned him to Norwich?
With Jordan, it’s all about what kind of striker you want. An out-and-out penalty- box poacher? Or a grafter who’ll do a job for the team?
If it’s the second one, he isn’t your man. I still remember the first time I saw Jordan at Huddersf...

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