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Post by laughinggas on Apr 28, 2018 20:47:03 GMT
Gaffney tried hard to stop our goal
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2018 21:08:38 GMT
Gaffney tried hard to stop our goal Nichols has been trying to stop us scoring all season.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Apr 29, 2018 0:29:25 GMT
I don’t know how any9ne can say Nicholls had a good came. He was awful apart from one long range shot. That said, not many of the team showed up. Pretty dire affair. So in to Southend to see if we can climb up to 11th or drop to 15th, or something inbetween. And who had a good game? Central defenders and? I think it was an awful and boring game. If not for Browner leaving I’d hsve stayed at home. Too many didn’t turn up to play competitively and it showed
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Post by harrybuckle on Apr 29, 2018 6:32:52 GMT
Positives... Definitely one of Nichols' better performances, his work rate and game reading a bit better. Still not sure Elis is the best partner for him. Ellis had another frustrating match. I so like him, he put in a shift. Slocombe. Great save or two, good distributions. Lockyer. Had Eaves in his pocket, my m o m.....I was expecting a right handful, but TL actually manhandled him on many occasions without reprimand. Kept him pretty much quiet, especially considering he scored hat trick against us earlier on in season. Although we lost 4-1 at Gilingham Tom Eaves did not score one of them. Midfielder Byrne nearly scored a hat trick as had two pens saved by Smith (one scored from the rebound) Thought Eaves was a handful and has grown in size and bulk since 2012 when we had him on loan from Bolton.
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Post by Igitur on Apr 29, 2018 8:09:32 GMT
Positives... Definitely one of Nichols' better performances, his work rate and game reading a bit better. Still not sure Elis is the best partner for him. Ellis had another frustrating match. I so like him, he put in a shift. Slocombe. Great save or two, good distributions. Lockyer. Had Eaves in his pocket, my m o m.....I was expecting a right handful, but TL actually manhandled him on many occasions without reprimand. Kept him pretty much quiet, especially considering he scored hat trick against us earlier on in season. Although we lost 4-1 at Gilingham Tom Eaves did not score one of them. Midfielder Byrne nearly scored a hat trick as had two pens saved by Smith (one scored from the rebound) Thought Eaves was a handful and has grown in size and bulk since 2012 when we had him on loan from Bolton. When the ball was on the ground Eaves had awful skills, Locks was able to get a leg to his side and intercept the ball when about knee high, surely his strength must be in the air yet there were few crosses coming in against our short back four. It was good though to see him subbed as you thought that he was going to do something but he did not threaten at all. If DC sets up his team in consideration of the opposition, he must have been happy that Eaves could be dealt with otherwise it would have been time for TB.
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Post by laughinggas on Apr 29, 2018 8:41:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 8:43:24 GMT
Bit of a damp squib that one. Typical, horrible Gillingham team, awful pitch and lacklustre atmosphere. Lee Brown was classy as obviously, was Nick Day.
Favourite part of the day was the little girl with Kyle Bennett who thought the applause from the West Enclosure was for her. She applauded us with vigour 😁
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 8:45:07 GMT
PS, when Tom Nichols comes good next season, I hope the humble pie tastes good for you all.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 9:15:49 GMT
PS, when Tom Nichols comes good next season, I hope the humble pie tastes good for you all. Can't speak for anyone else, but I've maintained that the player we've seen this season has been poor, however, have said all along that I hope he comes back refreshed and with a better attitude and scores loads next season. So no humble pie required here.
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Post by gasheadpirate on Apr 29, 2018 9:19:39 GMT
PS, when Tom Nichols comes good next season, I hope the humble pie tastes good for you all. I do hope you are right and will indeed eat humble pie if required. However, I doubt it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 9:28:23 GMT
PS, when Tom Nichols comes good next season, I hope the humble pie tastes good for you all. I do hope you are right and will indeed eat humble pie if required. However, I doubt it. Fair play. With a better playing surface and a gert lummox up front with him, I reckon Tom will get loads of goals. He has a good footballing brain and just like Jamie Cureton, doesn't need to chase lost causes.
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Post by Igitur on Apr 29, 2018 9:29:15 GMT
PS, when Tom Nichols comes good next season, I hope the humble pie tastes good for you all. You can not, if you are serious about getting to at least the play offs, carry a player particularly in a key area. For £300k I would expect a forward to have already come good. We carried Luke James and for a time Locks. The shot TN had yesterday which hit a stanchion drew applause, but for that money he should be able to hit something about two hundred times larger than a ball.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 29, 2018 9:45:46 GMT
PS, when Tom Nichols comes good next season, I hope the humble pie tastes good for you all. I seem to be in the minority as earlier in the thread I made positive comments about TN and thought he had a decent game. His approach play in first half was generally very good and his touches, passes and movement looked effective (albeit without an end product). I could see what he was trying to do, but he had little space to work in as Gills defended very deep, and actually very well throughout (which hasn't been recognised). And I've tried to give him credit for the handicap of our formation / strike partners aren't necessarily conducive to his practised way of playing. But, overall in the season my thoughts are mainly negative. If he was on a year contract, I wouldn't offer him a new one. He was brought in to help the goal sharing, he's been woeful in that department. He's even missed a penalty. I hope he does turn out well. I want all rovers players to succeed. But if it's a hypothetical binary choice of Telford or Nichols next season, based on what I've seen there is no real choice..
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Post by rossinio on Apr 29, 2018 10:00:06 GMT
Yes Telford grabbed the goal, but he also gave possession away cheaply with a clumsy hoof upfield, when a half decent pass would have put us through, and the following break ended with the equaliser. I couldnt help but feel that if it were Nichols that had done that he would have been crucified by the fans. I understand the frustration with Nichols but i feel there is talent there and expect a better 2nd season.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 10:05:14 GMT
PS, when Tom Nichols comes good next season, I hope the humble pie tastes good for you all. I seem to be in the minority as earlier in the thread I made positive comments about TN and thought he had a decent game. His approach play in first half was generally very good and his touches, passes and movement looked effective (albeit without an end product). I could see what he was trying to do, but he had little space to work in as Gills defended very deep, and actually very well throughout (which hasn't been recognised). And I've tried to give him credit for the handicap of our formation / strike partners aren't necessarily conducive to his practised way of playing. But, overall in the season my thoughts are mainly negative. If he was on a year contract, I wouldn't offer him a new one. He was brought in to help the goal sharing, he's been woeful in that department. He's even missed a penalty. I hope he does turn out well. I want all rovers players to succeed. But if it's a hypothetical binary choice of Telford or Nichols next season, based on what I've seen there is no real choice..Which raises the question, if we set out to win every game, why has Nichols been playing ahead of Telford?
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 29, 2018 10:11:47 GMT
I seem to be in the minority as earlier in the thread I made positive comments about TN and thought he had a decent game. His approach play in first half was generally very good and his touches, passes and movement looked effective (albeit without an end product). I could see what he was trying to do, but he had little space to work in as Gills defended very deep, and actually very well throughout (which hasn't been recognised). And I've tried to give him credit for the handicap of our formation / strike partners aren't necessarily conducive to his practised way of playing. But, overall in the season my thoughts are mainly negative. If he was on a year contract, I wouldn't offer him a new one. He was brought in to help the goal sharing, he's been woeful in that department. He's even missed a penalty. I hope he does turn out well. I want all rovers players to succeed. But if it's a hypothetical binary choice of Telford or Nichols next season, based on what I've seen there is no real choice..Which raises the question, if we set out to win every game, why has Nichols been playing ahead of Telford? Well obviously, one is our player, the other isn't..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 10:23:33 GMT
Which raises the question, if we set out to win every game, why has Nichols been playing ahead of Telford? Well obviously, one is our player, the other isn't.. I thought the object of the exercise was to win football matches, you do that by scoring goals. One of those players does, the other doesn't. Around January it was obvious that Nichols' confidence was shot to pieces. He needed some serious time in the gym (Lewis Haldane had the exact same problem, he came back after a summer break having worked on his strength and was much more effective) and to spend some time banging in goals in the 5th tier. It became painful to watch, he doesn't look to me like a player who thinks he's going to score.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 29, 2018 10:33:33 GMT
Well obviously, one is our player, the other isn't.. I thought the object of the exercise was to win football matches, you do that by scoring goals. One of those players does, the other doesn't. Around January it was obvious that Nichols' confidence was shot to pieces. He needed some serious time in the gym (Lewis Haldane had the exact same problem, he came back after a summer break having worked on his strength and was much more effective) and to spend some time banging in goals in the 5th tier. It became painful to watch, he doesn't look to me like a player who thinks he's going to score. Can't disagree with that, Bambi. I think dc values many things as well as ability. Loyalty, for instance. As well as sometimes dc is stubborn. The Nichols/Telford debate reminds me of when he dropped Mildenhall and publicly commented on it. The irony there is, he preferred to play inept loan signings instead of established professionals that were our own. Now it's the other way round!
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Post by eppinggas on Apr 29, 2018 10:43:01 GMT
£300k 1 goal. End of.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 10:44:30 GMT
I thought the object of the exercise was to win football matches, you do that by scoring goals. One of those players does, the other doesn't. Around January it was obvious that Nichols' confidence was shot to pieces. He needed some serious time in the gym (Lewis Haldane had the exact same problem, he came back after a summer break having worked on his strength and was much more effective) and to spend some time banging in goals in the 5th tier. It became painful to watch, he doesn't look to me like a player who thinks he's going to score. Can't disagree with that, Bambi. I think dc values many things as well as ability. Loyalty, for instance. As well as sometimes dc is stubborn. The Nichols/Telford debate reminds me of when he dropped Mildenhall and publicly commented on it. The irony there is, he preferred to play inept loan signings instead of established professionals that were our own. Now it's the other way round! The Nichols thing is a bit of a distraction, this squad needs probably 5 signings of the quality of Sercombe if we are going to challenge towards the top of the division, that's going to cost money in fees, wages and keeping players that are here already happy. We are about to find out if our owners are serious about taking this club forwards or not.
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