Non league membership Shaftesbury joke they’ve been left ‘skint’ as ex-EFL striker Brett Pitman scores seven in a single sport with a £75-per-goal bonus.
It’s one other season the place the 35 yr previous is scoring targets for enjoyable, having achieved so beforehand with AFC Portchester.
However now he’s taking part in for Shaftesbury, who managed to grab him off league rivals AFC Portchester having scored 50 targets for them within the 2022/23 season.
Regardless of making headlines throughout the nation for his excellent type, Pitman ended up lacking out on promotion with AFC Portchester.
They had been leaders for majority of the season, however ended up ending in fourth place on 94 factors after 38 video games performed. AFC Stoneham had been third with 95, Bemerton got here second with 95, however the champions had been Horndean, with 98 factors, scoring 126 targets and conceded simply 21.
Shaftesbury completed thirteenth with 36 factors that season, however unsurprisingly they’re main the best way this time round with 57 factors from 24 video games performed, whereas AFC Stoneham are 2nd with 55 factors from 21 video games and AFC Portchester are third with 47 factors from 21 video games.
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On the thirtieth of December 2023, Pitman put seven previous Christchuch in an enormous 8-2 win, however reportedly agreed a £75 goalscoring bonus.
It means Shaftesbury picked up an additional £575 on high of his further wage, and he posed for a photograph after the sport, holding champagne and a can of 7Up to have a good time being named Participant of the Match.
The Shaftesbury social media admin jokingly mentioned that the membership had develop into “skint” due to Pitman, saying in response to a fan: “Beans on toast for us tonight. Skint now.”
Pitman is the league’s high goalscorer, with 38 League targets for the season, greater than double the subsequent greatest – AFC Stoneham’s Duarte Martins (17).
🔥Rockies Man of the Match 🔥
Brett Pitman 🔥sponsored by CPD Specialist Works.
Right here he’s Receiving his Man of the match award from administration crew Jim Milligan & Luke Burbidge
Not forgetting his can of seven️⃣ up 😂 pic.twitter.com/29tJ6h17rc
— Shaftesbury F.C (@SFC1888) December 30, 2023
Beans on toast for us tonight. Skint now
— Shaftesbury F.C (@SFC1888) December 30, 2023
𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀!
(while with one membership)Main into the New Yr, listed below are the main goalscorers (league solely) all through steps 1-6.
38 – Brett Pitman (@SFC1888)
38 – Jake Tabor (@AmershamTownFC)
35 – Ethan Feltham (@PortisheadTown)
28 – James… pic.twitter.com/APWO8EeCu0— NonLeagueHQ (@NonLeagueHQ1) December 31, 2023
PITMAN’S CAREER:
Youth
First Tower United
1999–2004 – St. Paul’s
2004–2005 – AFC Bournemouth
Senior-
2005–2010 – AFC Bournemouth – 197 video games (62 targets)
2010–2013 – Bristol Metropolis – 81 video games (20 targets)
2012-2015 – → AFC Bournemouth – 104 video games (40 targets)
2015–2017 – Ipswich City – 70 video games (15 targets)
2017–2020 – Portsmouth – 99 video games (42 targets)
2020–2021 – Swindon City – 41 video games (12 targets)
2021–2022 – Bristol Rovers – 18 video games (4 targets)
2022 → Eastleigh (mortgage) – 17 video games (1 objective)
2022–2023 – AFC Portchester – 47 video games (50 targets)
2023– Shaftesbury – 23 video games (38 targets)
In November 2022, Pitman mentioned on his goalscoring, by way of The Solar: “I’m taking part in for a terrific crew in the intervening time and that actually helps.
“We have now received good gamers everywhere in the pitch and it’s not simply me that has been scoring targets.
“I anticipated to attain a whole lot of targets after I moved to Portchester, I nonetheless really feel fairly match.
“I do know what I’m good at now and I’ve received the expertise to know the place I ought to be on the pitch.
“In comparison with after I was taking part in within the high flights of soccer, it’s fairly straightforward to attain targets.
“I don’t wish to get too carried away, Haaland is taking part in within the Premier League and I’m not.”
READ MORE: Brett Pitman explains why he dropped into non league
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Morning all. Good calm, free and straightforward Sunday.
Wanted after this damage time pleasure yesterday – What. A. End.
Brett Pitman fires residence his fiftieth objective of the season in some type… pic.twitter.com/GmMGg53uo8
— AFC Portchester (@AFCPortchester) April 16, 2023
Not a foul strategy to bag your forty fourth (forty-fourth) objective this season…
Brett Pitman. Over-head kick. 👀👏🏻@AFCPortchester @WessexLeague @BBCSouthNews @solentsport #AFCB #Pompey #STFC #45andcounting @CliffPledge pic.twitter.com/6DAqtKpnr7
— Lewis Coombes (@LewisCoombes) March 1, 2023
That is how followers reacted because the non league membership joke they’ve been left ‘skint’ because the ex-EFL striker scores seven in a single sport with a £75-per-goal bonus…
@kieran_yo: You possibly can say they received shafted
@kcb49: #afcb It’s what he does. A objective scoring machine with simply the 7 (SEVEN) immediately.
@CoachF657: Gotta assume some golf equipment maintaining a tally of him enormous potential to interrupt into the professional sport
@OneFredOne: GOAT behaviour
@charliebrnt0117: Hilarious how he’s been completely tearing it aside in non league😭
@CMcB_89: Loopy! He should be in his late 30s by now
@BenCooperM: Brett Pitman is taking part in in Step 6 and getting £75 a objective. Presently on 38 league targets. 😂 Festivals.
@LeroiJackson16: Shiny future forward.
@WilliamBiss: Seven targets for Brett Pitman immediately – taking him to 39 for the season. Scored 50+ on the similar stage final yr. Dropped out of the professional sport to destroy the amateurs!
@BradHicks20: Poor previous Christchurch!
@HeroicMrT: 7 targets is a few pay day 😂
@heyit5sam: And we marvel why golf equipment go bust 🤣
@pompey_barney: Pitman scoring 7 in wessex prem 😂😂😂 blokes totally different gravy
@CraigAndrew3: How is a goalscorer of his skill taking part in at that stage??
@janeann421: Pretty to see Bret remains to be scoring
@notch_32: Discovered his stage
@BradHicks20: Even in non-league he rips groups aside
@UTCBuffers: Class is everlasting
@jacksmith97: This lad is unreal 🪨
@simon_a_hill: Solely 7 out of the 8? Disgraceful 🤣
@TomJordan21: Brett Pitman scored SEVEN immediately. Bloody cheat code having him up high within the Wessex League 😂
@HancockAnalysis: 2017/18, streets gained’t overlook
@DanDwyer02: tough day for the Shaftesbury chairman🤑
@CupChange: Pompey legend.
@SouthCoastRed: He’s discovered a stage he can simply stand round in and await the ball to return to him…
