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Post by althepirate on Aug 4, 2018 19:27:49 GMT
I was impressed by him today. He must be mentally strong to continue to have self confidence after a season like the last one. Since he has been here he hasn't had anyone to play along side him with the power to create the space he needs. Also I think Matty Taylor benefitted and learnt from the experienced Jermaine Easter. TN hasnt had similar on the pitch. Hopefully a powerful No 9 will bring out the best him and make all the difference.
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Post by clockendgas on Aug 4, 2018 19:33:43 GMT
My god i hope your right or else we are in for a long hard slog back to the fourth division and a bleak future
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Aug 4, 2018 19:37:30 GMT
I was impressed by him today. He must be mentally strong to continue to have self confidence after a season like the last one. Since he has been here he hasn't had anyone to play along side him with the power to create the space he needs. Also I think Matty Taylor benefitted and learnt from the experienced Jermaine Easter. TN hasnt had similar on the pitch. Hopefully a powerful No 9 will bring out the best him and make all the difference. Good to hear. Interesting to see how he and Reilly will get on alongside Bakayoko. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 19:38:56 GMT
I was impressed by him today. He must be mentally strong to continue to have self confidence after a season like the last one. Since he has been here he hasn't had anyone to play along side him with the power to create the space he needs. Also I think Matty Taylor benefitted and learnt from the experienced Jermaine Easter. TN hasnt had similar on the pitch. Hopefully a powerful No 9 will bring out the best him and make all the difference. I hope you're right! I think it's the "mentally strong" comment that I would question though. To be fair, I don't expect him to be mentally strong after the year he's had however it seems to me that he doesn't get into positions to score anymore. When he arrived, he did thus reasonably well and kept hitting the post or bringing out great saves out of keepers etc. I wouldn't mind him missing chances, but he's not going to score until he starts making those runs to get into the goalscoring positions again. Is that mental strength, not being afraid to miss? I wasn't there today so it wouldn't be right to comment on this particular performance. It's encouraging that a few are suggesting he did ok though. |
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Post by chilly1883 on Aug 4, 2018 19:43:22 GMT
I thought his second half performance, was good, the first half, I felt for him . Every ball was played high, when into his feet, his movement was decent. WE NEED A BIG STRIKER 👍
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Aug 4, 2018 21:01:24 GMT
I'm not getting it. He is just not good enough.
He had a chance where keeper to beat, not a clear cut 1on1 but a decent chance....hit straight at keep. Again. That would've put us back in it.
He also snatched at a header soon after, missed completely allowing Keep to gather.
Just wasn't strong enough, didn't look like scoring, and for me never will.
I sang his name loud and proud, but I struggle to see what extra he gives us we haven't seen already.
The more we play him, the more we don't have any excuses to struggle to score. It was no coincidence the subs made the difference, and I see Nichols as a regrettable mistake. If we continue to persist, that to me smacks of pride and stubborness and is detrimental to us progressing..
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Post by Gas-Ed on Aug 4, 2018 21:05:33 GMT
Reminds me a little of Andy Williams. He was flogged to death when he didn’t look like scoring. Ended up completely destroying his confidence. I’m not sure what the answer is. Hopefully a target man playing alongside him will help him out.
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Post by romangas on Aug 4, 2018 21:10:23 GMT
I'm not getting it. He is just not good enough. He had a chance where keeper to beat, not a clear cut 1on1 but a decent chance....hit straight at keep. Again. That would've put us back in it. He also snatched at a header soon after, missed completely allowing Keep to gather. Just wasn't strong enough, didn't look like scoring, and for me never will. I sang his name loud and proud, but I struggle to see what extra he gives us we haven't seen already. The more we play him, the more we don't have any excuses to struggle to score. It was no coincidence the subs made the difference, and I see Nichols as a regrettable mistake. If we continue to persist, that to me smacks of pride and stubborness and is detrimental to us progressing.. Agree, when Matthews , Reilly and Mensah were subbed on the whole dynamic of the team changed. All three were getting stuck in on challenges , Mensah looks pacey with physical strength. I have commented on Nichols here on threads before, nothing has changed and not a lot more can be added !! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 21:10:50 GMT
I don’t want him to “do well” - I want him to do sod all but still end up with a goal most weeks! That’s his job! Striker!!! If he wants to be a midfielder then be a midfielder!
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Post by BrightonGas on Aug 4, 2018 22:06:30 GMT
I was impressed by him today. He must be mentally strong to continue to have self confidence after a season like the last one. Since he has been here he hasn't had anyone to play along side him with the power to create the space he needs. Also I think Matty Taylor benefitted and learnt from the experienced Jermaine Easter. TN hasnt had similar on the pitch. Hopefully a powerful No 9 will bring out the best him and make all the difference. I thought he was a nightmare, poor movement, poor control, poor decisions, we looked much better when he came off and Mensa and Reilly gave the team more outlets. |
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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 4, 2018 22:14:33 GMT
I don’t want him to “do well” - I want him to do sod all but still end up with a goal most weeks! That’s his job! Striker!!! If he wants to be a midfielder then be a midfielder! How many shots on goal did he have on target against the likes of Bennett or Sercs Today ? |
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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 4, 2018 22:15:22 GMT
I was impressed by him today. He must be mentally strong to continue to have self confidence after a season like the last one. Since he has been here he hasn't had anyone to play along side him with the power to create the space he needs. Also I think Matty Taylor benefitted and learnt from the experienced Jermaine Easter. TN hasnt had similar on the pitch. Hopefully a powerful No 9 will bring out the best him and make all the difference. I thought he was a nightmare, poor movement, poor control, poor decisions, we looked much better when he came off and Mensa and Reilly gave the team more outlets. How many shoots did Reilly or Mensa have on target today ? |
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Post by BrightonGas on Aug 4, 2018 22:22:48 GMT
I thought he was a nightmare, poor movement, poor control, poor decisions, we looked much better when he came off and Mensa and Reilly gave the team more outlets. How many shoots did Reilly or Mensa have on target today ? Reilly should have got a penalty, and they were both involved in things, Mensa had a decent header that just lacked pace. |
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Post by Gas_Quarters on Aug 4, 2018 22:23:37 GMT
I don’t want him to “do well” - I want him to do sod all but still end up with a goal most weeks! That’s his job! Striker!!! If he wants to be a midfielder then be a midfielder! There’s more to being a good striker than scoring goals. Obviously we would ideally like him to start scoring some goals, it’s only first game of the season though. Even 30 goal a season strikers don’t score every game. The OP’s post sounds encouraging about his performance, give him chance. |
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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 4, 2018 22:26:15 GMT
I don’t want him to “do well” - I want him to do sod all but still end up with a goal most weeks! That’s his job! Striker!!! If he wants to be a midfielder then be a midfielder! There’s more to being a good striker than scoring goals. Obviously we would ideally like him to start scoring some goals, it’s only first game of the season though. Even 30 goal a season strikers don’t score every game. The OP’s post sounds encouraging about his performance, give him chance. I watched the game on ifollow and he did well when he had the ball in front of him. the problem with Lines & Co, is they could not do that and resulted in lumping in the air to him.... |
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Post by yatetown85 on Aug 4, 2018 23:13:40 GMT
There’s more to being a good striker than scoring goals. Obviously we would ideally like him to start scoring some goals, it’s only first game of the season though. Even 30 goal a season strikers don’t score every game. The OP’s post sounds encouraging about his performance, give him chance. I watched the game on ifollow and he did well when he had the ball in front of him. the problem with Lines & Co, is they could not do that and resulted in lumping in the air to him.... Something I’ve noticed the last two years, some of the midfield (inc Linsey) can’t seem to put the ball in front of a player for them to run onto! Time and again last season the ball was behind or at them, so had to check or stop their run. I think Nichols could score 40 in a season, and some on here would say he’s sh** and want him out! Kid can’t do any right! We’ve not had a 20+ goal scorer since Taylor, yet we lorded Gaffers and Harrison as they try hard, Nichols does it and he’s sh**! The double standards on here by some absolute belters is unbelievable. And as for some on Twitter! f**k me! Just get off social media! Let’s try and get behind the team and players, it’s only game 1, 90% or didn’t expect a win today anyway! Rant over! Carry on! |
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Post by CrispPusher on Aug 4, 2018 23:27:02 GMT
I watched the game on ifollow and he did well when he had the ball in front of him. the problem with Lines & Co, is they could not do that and resulted in lumping in the air to him.... Something I’ve noticed the last two years, some of the midfield (inc Linsey) can’t seem to put the ball in front of a player for them to run onto! Time and again last season the ball was behind or at them, so had to check or stop their run. I think Nichols could score 40 in a season, and some on here would say he’s sh** and want him out! Kid can’t do any right! We’ve not had a 20+ goal scorer since Taylor, yet we lorded Gaffers and Harrison as they try hard, Nichols does it and he’s sh**! The double standards on here by some absolute belters is unbelievable. And as for some on Twitter! f**k me! Just get off social media! Let’s try and get behind the team and players, it’s only game 1, 90% or didn’t expect a win today anyway! Rant over! Carry on! I think Gaffney was "lorded" exactly because he was the only bugger who could cope reasonably well with the less than optimal balls from the midfield tbf. Regarding the inc Lines bit, I went today and he had a shocker. Probably one of the most overrated players I have seen in my time watching Rovers and had he been from, say Scotland, I doubt he would be held in such high esteem. |
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Post by yatetown85 on Aug 5, 2018 6:58:41 GMT
Something I’ve noticed the last two years, some of the midfield (inc Linsey) can’t seem to put the ball in front of a player for them to run onto! Time and again last season the ball was behind or at them, so had to check or stop their run. I think Nichols could score 40 in a season, and some on here would say he’s sh** and want him out! Kid can’t do any right! We’ve not had a 20+ goal scorer since Taylor, yet we lorded Gaffers and Harrison as they try hard, Nichols does it and he’s sh**! The double standards on here by some absolute belters is unbelievable. And as for some on Twitter! f**k me! Just get off social media! Let’s try and get behind the team and players, it’s only game 1, 90% or didn’t expect a win today anyway! Rant over! Carry on! I think Gaffney was "lorded" exactly because he was the only bugger who could cope reasonably well with the less than optimal balls from the midfield tbf. Regarding the inc Lines bit, I went today and he had a shocker. Probably one of the most overrated players I have seen in my time watching Rovers and had he been from, say Scotland, I doubt he would be held in such high esteem. Lines was one of the squad that I wouldn’t have minded if he hung his boots up/moved on to someone like Exeter/FGR etc, I don’t think we’ll see him week in week out, and for me that’s not a bad thing. He came to us when we were in the gutter and he helped dragged us forward a number of times in our journey back to L1, but I think change is coming and he could well be next. |
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Post by BrightonGas on Aug 5, 2018 7:07:38 GMT
There’s more to being a good striker than scoring goals. Obviously we would ideally like him to start scoring some goals, it’s only first game of the season though. Even 30 goal a season strikers don’t score every game. The OP’s post sounds encouraging about his performance, give him chance. I watched the game on ifollow and he did well when he had the ball in front of him. the problem with Lines & Co, is they could not do that and resulted in lumping in the air to him.... I really wanted him to do well. When the strikers were warming up Nicholls was missing virtually all his shots, the others were banging them all in, I couldnt believe it! and that was before the game started, no issues with delivery! |
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Post by peterparker on Aug 5, 2018 7:07:41 GMT
Something I’ve noticed the last two years, some of the midfield (inc Linsey) can’t seem to put the ball in front of a player for them to run onto! Time and again last season the ball was behind or at them, so had to check or stop their run. I think Nichols could score 40 in a season, and some on here would say he’s sh** and want him out! Kid can’t do any right! We’ve not had a 20+ goal scorer since Taylor, yet we lorded Gaffers and Harrison as they try hard, Nichols does it and he’s sh**! The double standards on here by some absolute belters is unbelievable. And as for some on Twitter! f**k me! Just get off social media! Let’s try and get behind the team and players, it’s only game 1, 90% or didn’t expect a win today anyway! Rant over! Carry on! I think Gaffney was "lorded" exactly because he was the only bugger who could cope reasonably well with the less than optimal balls from the midfield tbf. Regarding the inc Lines bit, I went today and he had a shocker. Probably one of the most overrated players I have seen in my time watching Rovers and had he been from, say Scotland, I doubt he would be held in such high esteem. Lines is great when be does what he can do. I appreciate he is getting older and slower and perhaps wants to play a bit deeper, but it is sometbing he should have done more of when younger, surging forward as he is/was capable. For me Lines is the modern version of Justin Skinner |
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