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Post by SleepyGas on Jan 30, 2024 13:04:22 GMT
I think it's safe to say he'll be off in this window.
Which, for me, is a real shame as there was a point where he was scoring for fun and it looked like he was in with a sniff of a Wales call-up and/or a big money move elsewhere.
Perhaps things have just stagnated a bit and a change of scenery might bring the best out of him again. As long as we hold out for a decent wedge then I suppose that might benefit both parties. However if he is somehow still with us next week then I hope he can rediscover his best form and go out on a high (and command a greater fee in the summer).
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jan 30, 2024 13:05:20 GMT
Aaron Collins is a weird 1. I can't remember a player for us taking such a big drop after being so highly regarded for a season or 2. You can say all you like about his assists etc but he's just a glorified Tom Nichols on current form. Personally I'd be happy with £750k with a sell on. He's not worth much to us on current form. You were one of Nichols biggest fan boys!! |
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Post by trevorgas on Jan 30, 2024 13:22:41 GMT
If his Agent knew then so would he,can't hold their own water! Apparently he's just got a new agent 007🤣🤣 |
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 30, 2024 13:31:26 GMT
Aaron Collins is a weird 1. I can't remember a player for us taking such a big drop after being so highly regarded for a season or 2. You can say all you like about his assists etc but he's just a glorified Tom Nichols on current form. Personally I'd be happy with £750k with a sell on. He's not worth much to us on current form. You were one of Nichols biggest fan boys!! I didn't mind Nichols. He was a good footballer just not worth what we paid.he got lots of assists/involved in good play just not enough goals. |
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Post by richie on Jan 30, 2024 13:43:24 GMT
You were one of Nichols biggest fan boys!! I didn't mind Nichols. He was a good footballer just not worth what we paid.he got lots of assists/involved in good play just not enough goals. Gonna have to disagree, he was just woeful. remember him missing a pen in a rare attempt to get a goal |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Jan 30, 2024 13:48:37 GMT
I didn't mind Nichols. He was a good footballer just not worth what we paid.he got lots of assists/involved in good play just not enough goals. Gonna have to disagree, he was just woeful. remember him missing a pen in a rare attempt to get a goal If you compare him to Luke James who came before him he was quality. |
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Post by milo on Jan 30, 2024 15:24:10 GMT
I don't necessarily agree or disagree with any comments here, but I am surprised there is little recognition that Aaron Collins last season spent most of the season as the Striker farthest forward and this year has been shifted over the left somewhat.
I think the shortage of goals is not only confidence, lack of focus but inevitably, he did score a lot of goals through being the main striker, picking up on errors, hassling defenders and latching on to loose balls where he was strong. Moved over to the left this season has inevitably impacted his effectiveness where scoring goals are concerned.
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Post by eric on Jan 30, 2024 15:46:02 GMT
Gonna have to disagree, he was just woeful. remember him missing a pen in a rare attempt to get a goal If you compare him to Luke James who came before him he was quality. Felt sorry for Luke James. He put in one of the best performances I’ve ever seen from a teenager at the Mem for Hartlepool. Looked like he had a great future but struggled to ever recover after suffering an ACL injury. |
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Post by bluestargas on Jan 30, 2024 15:46:32 GMT
Tom Nichols, a little bit of wee is not going too stop me being me.
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Post by Gastafari on Jan 30, 2024 16:11:43 GMT
I don't necessarily agree or disagree with any comments here, but I am surprised there is little recognition that Aaron Collins last season spent most of the season as the Striker farthest forward and this year has been shifted over the left somewhat. I think the shortage of goals is not only confidence, lack of focus but inevitably, he did score a lot of goals through being the main striker, picking up on errors, hassling defenders and latching on to loose balls where he was strong. Moved over to the left this season has inevitably impacted his effectiveness where scoring goals are concerned. It's definitely a lack of confidence thats for sure. However the amount of sitters, one on ones and clear cut chances he has missed this season is shocking, not only that but he's also been guilty many times of not passing it to team mates for simple tap ins, taking too long on the ball when in acres of space allowing defenders to get back and disposes him reguarly and just generally making poor decisions, like shooting from ridiculous angles instead of looking for teammates and vice versa, trying to pass instead of shooting in good positions. It's not like he's not been getting chances, he's just either hit them straight at the keeper, put them wide or ballooned them over. I don't know the exact stats but I wouldn't be surprised if he's had more attempts and more big chances to score this season than last. He does still create though, and is the 2nd most creative player in the division, in spite of the amount of poor decisions he has constantly made this season. That's the most frustrating thing. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 30, 2024 17:14:02 GMT
Scoring goals would bump up his transfer value, so hardly in his own interests to do that recently?
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Post by Gastafari on Jan 30, 2024 17:16:53 GMT
I thought this was an intersting stat.
Devante Cole is the top scorer in League 1 so far with 16 goals. He has had 59 shots in total, and been on target with 28 of them.
Aaron Collins has actually had more shots with 61 and more shots on target with 29 than the leagues top scorer. Yet has only scored with 3 of them.
Funny old game.
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Post by RD on Jan 30, 2024 17:17:24 GMT
Scoring goals would bump up his transfer value, so hardly in his own interests to do that recently? Also gives him more options - potentially Championship clubs |
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Post by bluestargas on Jan 30, 2024 17:24:15 GMT
Tom Nichols, took fistfulls of cash,gave back a handful of nothing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2024 17:33:06 GMT
Tom Nichols, took fistfulls of cash,gave back a handful of nothing. to be fair to him jch did actually like playing alongside him and credited Nicholls with a lot of his success during his time with us |
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Post by Beer Baron on Jan 30, 2024 17:52:33 GMT
Tom Nichols, took fistfulls of cash,gave back a handful of nothing. to be fair to him jch did actually like playing alongside him and credited Nicholls with a lot of his success during his time with us I'm not surprised, playing alongside someone like Nichols made JCH look twice as good as he probably was! |
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Post by wilkimania on Jan 30, 2024 18:01:59 GMT
Tom Nichols, took fistfulls of cash,gave back a handful of nothing. to be fair to him jch did actually like playing alongside him and credited Nicholls with a lot of his success during his time with us Not a shock, he used to drag defenders all over the place which gave JCH room to work in and score goals. |
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Post by bidefordgas on Jan 30, 2024 18:05:14 GMT
I thought this was an intersting stat. Devante Cole is the top scorer in League 1 so far with 16 goals. He has had 59 shots in total, and been on target with 28 of them. Aaron Collins has actually had more shots with 61 and more shots on target with 29 than the leagues top scorer. Yet has only scored with 3 of them. Funny old game. You only have to think back to Matty Taylor a prolific scorer for us but he always needed several chances for every one he put in the net. |
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Post by madgas on Jan 30, 2024 18:08:54 GMT
I thought this was an intersting stat. Devante Cole is the top scorer in League 1 so far with 16 goals. He has had 59 shots in total, and been on target with 28 of them. Aaron Collins has actually had more shots with 61 and more shots on target with 29 than the leagues top scorer. Yet has only scored with 3 of them. Funny old game. You only have to think back to Matty Taylor a prolific scorer for us but he always needed several chances for every one he put in the net. Frustrated me so much when Lee Johnson was purring at his finishing, upon the unvailing. Matty was a brilliant worker. A great link player and adequate finisher, but not great. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 30, 2024 18:52:57 GMT
Back to AC, what happens now if Bolton decide £600K(?) is a sufficient offer and feel there's better value elsewhere, can AC really return to playing for Rovers after effectively downing tools last week?
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