Cherries: Josh won't rest on laurels

10 September 2010 07:00
Cherries' man of the moment Josh McQuoid admits he is still pinching himself following his whirlwind fortnight.[LNB] McQuoid has been propelled from the substitutes' bench to the top of the League One goalscorers' charts in just three games.[LNB] The 20-year-old made an instant impression when he opened the scoring at Tranmere after being drafted in as a late replacement for Bristol City-bound Brett Pitman.[LNB] And he proved his strike was no flash in the pan when he hit a double during the 3-3 draw with Notts County before following up with arguably the pick of his quartet against Huddersfield.[LNB] It's been surreal, said Pennington-raised McQuoid who lined up in the same Priestlands School team as former Cherries striker Sam Vokes.[LNB] It's a strange feeling but I'm delighted. I had only scored one goal before this season and even that was a debatable one. It's hard not to notice being one of the top goalscorers in the league because you see things and people tell you. It's a good feeling but I'm not getting ahead of myself.[LNB] McQuoid's exploits have helped Cherries hit 13 goals in their first five league games to become the top marksmen in the Football League.[LNB] Considering Brett has gone and people were wondering from where the goals were going to come, that's a good stat, said McQuoid. When Brett was here, we probably relied on him too much. The manager spoke to us in pre-season and told us more people needed to score. The lads have stepped up and come good.[LNB] It's a good sign because we've got a lot of players who can create goals as well as score them.[LNB] I was used to scoring goals in the youth team but haven't scored too many for the first team. Now I'm back in the groove, I just want to carry it on.[LNB]

Source: Bournemouth_Echo