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Post by LJG on Nov 22, 2019 15:51:42 GMT
Most of you know i'm a great believer in Sir Tom and have taken tons of abuse both on here and from "fellow" supporters in the East Terrace, But watch this boys game and he is so much better than his 2 fellow strikers both off and on the ball and i'm sure with the right encouragement from you lot he will start banging them in BIGTIME Why was the encouragement he got in the 17/18 and 18/19 seasons the wrong encouragement?
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Post by lpgas on Nov 22, 2019 16:31:19 GMT
He said its not about the goals, oh yes it is and the fact that we have WASTED £365,000 . Add his wages which I suspect are one of the highest in the club AND a three year contract. He is useless, totally, utterly useless. So I go to hospital and they say here's a surgeon, someone who has killed off every patient so far, but we think if he carries on for another 2 years we think he might start healing some people. It is a fatuous dream to think he will score even 2 goals in a year, let alone "bang them in". 3 goals in 88 games, surely the worst striker in the EFL.
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Post by mariobalotelli on Nov 22, 2019 16:36:10 GMT
Like I’ve said before, the way we treat Nichols is appalling.
He goes out there and puts in a shift knowing that no matter what he does, if he doesn’t hit the back of the net there will be cheers when he’s subbed and abuse directed at him.
We have had players over the years not care about the shirt and make no effort and they have received less abuse than Tom who tries.
We always say “Just put 110% in and we’ll support you” but Tom does than and gets no support.
Blame GC for playing a striker short on confidence up top every week. Drop him back to attacking mid where he can still be creative and let him build his confidence up from there.
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Post by lpgas on Nov 22, 2019 16:40:48 GMT
Like I’ve said before, the way we treat Nichols is appalling. He goes out there and puts in a shift knowing that no matter what he does, if he doesn’t hit the back of the net there will be cheers when he’s subbed and abuse directed at him. We have had players over the years not care about the shirt and make no effort and they have received less abuse than Tom who tries. We always say “Just put 110% in and we’ll support you” but Tom does than and gets no support. Blame GC for playing a striker short on confidence up top every week. Drop him back to attacking mid where he can still be creative and let him build his confidence up from there. That's it, he doesn't put in a shift, he disappears. As for midfield what sort of tackle is he going to put in? A very very soft one
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Post by Hudson1883 on Nov 22, 2019 16:49:08 GMT
Like I’ve said before, the way we treat Nichols is appalling. He goes out there and puts in a shift knowing that no matter what he does, if he doesn’t hit the back of the net there will be cheers when he’s subbed and abuse directed at him. We have had players over the years not care about the shirt and make no effort and they have received less abuse than Tom who tries. We always say “Just put 110% in and we’ll support you” but Tom does than and gets no support. Blame GC for playing a striker short on confidence up top every week. Drop him back to attacking mid where he can still be creative and let him build his confidence up from there. That's it, he doesn't put in a shift, he disappears. As for midfield what sort of tackle is he going to put in? A very very soft one Nichols puts it in. That much is most definitely fact.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Nov 22, 2019 17:40:34 GMT
He is simply not good enough, or at least what he has shown in the quarters is not good enough.
I cant believe a striker has scored so few goals with so many appearances, it just beggars belief...the fact he doesn't even look like scoring makes it worse.
He turned a 20 million pound defender and scored a lovely goal vs Brighton, that alone should have given him confidence but quickly reverts to type.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Nov 22, 2019 17:45:40 GMT
He was very well supported in his first season.
He was pretty well supported in his second.
Its really only recently that hes been getting a bit of grief.
I'd say we have been more patient and supportive than most fans.
And what has that support yielded thus far?
The sum total of f**k all.
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Post by badengas on Nov 22, 2019 17:51:16 GMT
I'm not a fan of Nichols but fair play to JCH.
Serious question though, how many assists has he had for us ? Is he an unseen talent who should be playing at the top of a diamond ?
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Post by socrates on Nov 22, 2019 18:23:41 GMT
Like I’ve said before, the way we treat Nichols is appalling. He goes out there and puts in a shift knowing that no matter what he does, if he doesn’t hit the back of the net there will be cheers when he’s subbed and abuse directed at him. We have had players over the years not care about the shirt and make no effort and they have received less abuse than Tom who tries. We always say “Just put 110% in and we’ll support you” but Tom does than and gets no support. Blame GC for playing a striker short on confidence up top every week. Drop him back to attacking mid where he can still be creative and let him build his confidence up from there. I’ve been saying for ages that we lack an attacking creative midfielder and Nichols could be that player in a 3-5-2. Coughlan hasn’t tried it yet, I don’t think he will but I don’t know why it’s surely worth a try, he won’t have his back to goal with a big center half pushing him about he’ll be facing up the pitch more often with JCH and smith looking for a pass.
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Post by madgas on Nov 22, 2019 18:43:18 GMT
The booing was too far.
I'm a TN fan and have always suggested we support him. I think the first 10 or so games he was fantastic. I think the last 10 or so (cups included) hes hit a dubious patch of form.
I look at Wimbledon away and he was way better than JCH. Yet- Nicho got cramp and JCH got a goal. Sometimes it ain't fair.
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Post by badengas on Nov 22, 2019 23:40:34 GMT
JCH says
Relax ?
Choose Life ?
Never play with matches ?
Always tell your Mummy ?
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Post by aghast on Nov 22, 2019 23:55:13 GMT
What a fine guy JCH seems. Very supportive and understanding.
How tall is he?
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Post by cj on Nov 23, 2019 0:11:59 GMT
I am delighted that JCH has come out and publicly spoken about how the treatment of TN have effected TN and the team. It really wasn't rocket science to see the obvious. Its been said by myself and others on the other thread regarding TN yet we get shouted down, as if we simple folk have no idea. Now JCH has said the same, hopefully some peoples attitude will change and actually support the whole team on a match day and leave it to places like this forum to air your frustrations. I doubt it though.
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Post by markczgas on Nov 23, 2019 0:17:46 GMT
Good for JCH. but the bottom line is that Nichols has been an abject failure at Rovers. I don't see the point of playing him now - his form, after a slight improvement at the beginning of the season, is woeful so let's pick players who can do more than him - Smith and Adebojeyo.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 1:33:55 GMT
He said its not about the goals, oh yes it is and the fact that we have WASTED £365,000 . Add his wages which I suspect are one of the highest in the club AND a three year contract. He is useless, totally, utterly useless. So I go to hospital and they say here's a surgeon, someone who has killed off every patient so far, but we think if he carries on for another 2 years we think he might start healing some people. It is a fatuous dream to think he will score even 2 goals in a year, let alone "bang them in". 3 goals in 88 games, surely the worst striker in the EFL. Why do you keep raising his fee every time you post about him? At least next time you post about nichols we will at long last have broken our transfer fee record.
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Post by endicotton on Nov 23, 2019 2:10:03 GMT
It makes me laugh when people say 'ooh but he puts a shift in' or 'he does work hard out there'. To me this is the absaloute MINIMUM a player being paid should do. It seems now that there's been a few 'lazy' players over the years that it's highly celebrated just for doing the job you're paid to do. Wonder what our bosses would say if they told us we had missed all of our quotas/targets for 3 years straight and our reply was "true, but atleast I showed up eh?".
What I see/hear on match days is mainly moaning and groaning or fans shouting "get him off" I would hardly call that abuse. I'm sure he knows his time is up at the club, a move in January would be best for all parties concerned, onwards and upwards, thanks Tom for the effort and good luck elsewhere.
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Post by Westy on Nov 23, 2019 3:01:28 GMT
What a fine guy JCH seems. Very supportive and understanding.How tall is he?Are you thinking of turning him into a table leg?
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Post by purdownpoacher1 on Nov 23, 2019 5:26:38 GMT
Like I’ve said before, the way we treat Nichols is appalling. He goes out there and puts in a shift knowing that no matter what he does, if he doesn’t hit the back of the net there will be cheers when he’s subbed and abuse directed at him. We have had players over the years not care about the shirt and make no effort and they have received less abuse than Tom who tries. We always say “Just put 110% in and we’ll support you” but Tom does than and gets no support. Blame GC for playing a striker short on confidence up top every week. Drop him back to attacking mid where he can still be creative and let him build his confidence up from ther Totally correct, MARIO, it’s down to coughlan. Utg
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Post by baggins on Nov 23, 2019 5:59:59 GMT
Agreed that not one player should get any form of abuse during the 90 minutes, that's not we should be about, any of us, but the simple fact is, he's not done what he's paid to do, for far too long. You say that, but you have no idea what his contract says. He could just be in the team to set up chances for his team mates, in which case he's doing his job. That would be the weirdest contract ever if it specified what his job role is.
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 23, 2019 7:26:36 GMT
Good for JCH. but the bottom line is that Nichols has been an abject failure at Rovers. I don't see the point of playing him now - his form, after a slight improvement at the beginning of the season, is woeful so let's pick players who can do more than him - Smith and Adebojeyo. I guess you didn't watch the home cup game v Bromley where Smith was totally out muscled all watch? The truth is Nichols is the best option to start alongside JCH, whether or not he's scoring goals.
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