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Post by kegandeg on Oct 15, 2017 16:26:22 GMT
Long ball over the top v Oxford which Nichols latched onto clear run on goal his first instinct was to look for a pass. Telford every time he received the ball he has only one thought getting a shot away. Nichols is another James until somebody can change his mind set.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Oct 15, 2017 16:54:23 GMT
Long ball over the top v Oxford which Nichols latched onto clear run on goal his first instinct was to look for a pass. Telford every time he received the ball he has only one thought getting a shot away. Nichols is another James until somebody can change his mind set. Pains me but I have to agree with the post. I wonder if playing 4-3-3 isn't conducive to his optimum potential? Maybe a more conventional 2 up front, playing off a bigger man would help him?
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Post by kegandeg on Nov 25, 2017 18:04:23 GMT
Clarke it still isn't happening you are playing him to the detriment of the team, supporters, and the club in general. Move the f**k on !
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2017 18:15:22 GMT
I may be in a minority of one, but think Nichols is a class act, who reminds me of Matthew Taylor. Am totally convinced that when he starts scoring, it will be regular. That's not to say Dom Telford isn't a good prospect too.
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Post by gasheadpirate on Nov 25, 2017 18:15:40 GMT
The only positive about Nicholls is that he is better than Luke James. That does not say a lot though.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Nov 25, 2017 18:52:04 GMT
Nichols should definitely had directed his header on target from inside penalty spot in box, unmarked..
Great cross to find him. Poor finish, again..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2017 18:53:26 GMT
I may be in a minority of one, but think Nichols is a class act, who reminds me of Matthew Taylor. Am totally convinced that when he starts scoring, it will be regular. That's not to say Dom Telford isn't a good prospect too. I hope you are right. I know people are worried about relegation now, among other things. But the negativity about our own players I dislike. I like to give them the season. Once it's all over I'll call out rubbish, and hope that the rubbish gets replaced. But until that time, you've got to give the players we've got a decent chance and the benefit of the doubt. Haven't you?
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Post by bs5 on Nov 25, 2017 18:54:57 GMT
I wish, looks like Clarke has bought another very expensive dud as regards scoring still time I know.Cant help but think Clarke's philosophy of buying strikers with potential to score lots of goals is a bit flawed most other teams buy players that are already prolific in that department and then try and improve other aspects of their game. Yawn, the next thread with a bit of negative. Do people sit and think,right then what else is s***e about following our club. Back it up with some examples please. I suppose you mean like 82 buying tried and trusted Snake? I agree with the OP I don’t think it’s negative at all to be fair as Nicols is looking like another expensive dud just like Luke James so yes DC has a history of signing some strikers who can’t score. You wouldn’t employ a cook if he didn’t know his way around a kitchen would you? Same applies
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2017 19:02:31 GMT
I may be in a minority of one, but think Nichols is a class act, who reminds me of Matthew Taylor. Am totally convinced that when he starts scoring, it will be regular. That's not to say Dom Telford isn't a good prospect too. I hope you are right. I know people are worried about relegation now, among other things. But the negativity about our own players I dislike. I like to give them the season. Once it's all over I'll call out rubbish, and hope that the rubbish gets replaced. But until that time, you've got to give the players we've got a decent chance and the benefit of the doubt. Haven't you? Definitely. The days of twats like David "I've got a championship medal" Hillier swanning about without trying, are gone. Every player we have gives their absolute best. You can't ask for more.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2017 20:10:21 GMT
...Hillier swanning about without trying... Oh yeah, even I'll abuse the willfully idle. But players playing as well as they can on the day deserve support. If, despite their best efforts, they're not good enough for the jobs they're given, then, well that's not their fault; that's a recruitment, management, or coaching problem. But I'll still defer a final opinion on this until the last day of the season. I'd rather a new signing start poorly and get progressively better, than start grandly and get progressively worse. Don't give up the players, mates. As the Doc suggests, they're each worth a dozen of some of the uninterested lazy s***es we've paid money to watch before.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2017 21:11:12 GMT
Nichols hardly falls into the category of players who 'leave everything on the pitch'.
For years we had wasters disgracing the shirt and all we asked was that they all did their best and ran themselves to a standstill. If at 90 mins that still wasn't enough we would still clap them off and appreciate their efforts.
Sadly, if you watch him, you'll see that Nichols isn't one to strain every muscle chasing lost causes.
Maybe there's more to come, but there can hardly be less when he stands still and other players literally run past him to close down the opposition.
He needs to either shape up or find a job that he actually wants to do.
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Post by eppinggas on Nov 25, 2017 22:54:31 GMT
I normally agree with our avian friend. However on this we differ. We simply cannot risk our Division 1 status on a striker who is lightweight and does not score. Get rid and give Telford a run out. £300k wasted. DC made a mistake. Move on.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2017 23:52:16 GMT
Yawn, the next thread with a bit of negative. Do people sit and think,right then what else is s***e about following our club. Back it up with some examples please. I suppose you mean like 82 buying tried and trusted Snake? I agree with the OP I don’t think it’s negative at all to be fair as Nicols is looking like another expensive dud just like Luke James so yes DC has a history of signing some strikers who can’t score. You wouldn’t employ a cook if he didn’t know his way around a kitchen would you? Same applies dc signed taylor
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Post by bs5 on Nov 26, 2017 0:14:25 GMT
I agree with the OP I don’t think it’s negative at all to be fair as Nicols is looking like another expensive dud just like Luke James so yes DC has a history of signing some strikers who can’t score. You wouldn’t employ a cook if he didn’t know his way around a kitchen would you? Same applies dc signed taylor i know and?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2017 0:23:48 GMT
dc signed bodin as well,isnt it obvious where im coming from with this?
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Nov 26, 2017 0:25:04 GMT
Nicholls going on loan to Totterdown Athletic in Jan'.
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Post by CabbagePatchBlues on Nov 26, 2017 6:43:11 GMT
If he'd have scored then it would have boosted him and the team after such a good performance. Nothing's bouncing our way at the moment, but that's the way it is when you're on the slide or at the bottom. Rather it now though than at the end of the season. I'm not sure if Nicholls will ever be a prolific scorer. He's good in build-up play but he's not very fast.
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Post by Cheshiregas on Nov 26, 2017 7:58:29 GMT
I may be in a minority of one, but think Nichols is a class act, who reminds me of Matthew Taylor. Am totally convinced that when he starts scoring, it will be regular. That's not to say Dom Telford isn't a good prospect too. If I remember rightly you were one of the first to say Lambert (you know that overweight tank who took a while to settle) would be a class act at the Gas when we saw him at Rochdale. Let no one doubt your knowledge of football buddy!
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Post by bs5 on Nov 26, 2017 9:05:39 GMT
dc signed bodin as well,isnt it obvious where im coming from with this? I know where you’re going with it and I agree with you he did sign the snake and billy but he also has a history of signing underperforming strikers as well , expensive underformers I hasten to add. But I really hope that Nicols finds his feet at some point because something tells me he may have this talent but only for a glimmer I seen from him during a pre-season friendly v WBA where he was put through one on one with their keeper and stuck the ball away neatly with the keeper out off his line narrowing the angle making it look all so easy , the sort of thing that the snake couldn’t ever seem to do and I remember saying so at the time that he looked more confident in that situation than Taylor ever did . I think the expectation put on young shoulders has taken its burden and as each game passes this burden increases and has affected his performances massively. Somehow he needs to try and lose this mentality and play with more composure in front of goal and perhaps just perhaps he may have something , on the other side of the coin we have gave him time plenty of it in fact and not sure how much more time can be attributable towards the Nicols cause this season because of the position we find ourselves in .
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2017 10:39:08 GMT
dc signed bodin as well,isnt it obvious where im coming from with this? I know where you’re going with it and I agree with you he did sign the snake and billy but he also has a history of signing underperforming strikers as well , expensive underformers I hasten to add. But I really hope that Nicols finds his feet at some point because something tells me he may have this talent but only for a glimmer I seen from him during a pre-season friendly v WBA where he was put through one on one with their keeper and stuck the ball away neatly with the keeper out off his line narrowing the angle making it look all so easy , the sort of thing that the snake couldn’t ever seem to do and I remember saying so at the time that he looked more confident in that situation than Taylor ever did . I think the expectation put on young shoulders has taken its burden and as each game passes this burden increases and has affected his performances massively. Somehow he needs to try and lose this mentality and play with more composure in front of goal and perhaps just perhaps he may have something , on the other side of the coin we have gave him time plenty of it in fact and not sure how much more time can be attributable towards the Nicols cause this season because of the position we find ourselves in . Nichols has been an expensive flop so far,i agree with that.
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