Rob wrote:MTFCMusings wrote:Rob wrote:Amber Andy wrote:on the not the top 20 podcast deadline day link Musings posted earlier they had the following to say about it.
What do they know
Almost certainly nothing, sat in their bedroom in their pants.
Haven’t they pretty much agreed with what you said?
Yeah, I'm in my bedroom in my pants too
Well not exactly, my point is not that we didn't need Nichols, I think he is an excellent signing, but that more important for us was a No 9 who I believe we have tried/still trying to sign.
Billy the fish wrote:wardy12345 wrote:I wonder if it will be Akins and Nichols upfront and dkd just behind them.
Very similar players think they will stifle each others play if played together… Atkins and either Nichols or DkD for me unless we sign another ???
WoodhouseStag wrote:Billy the fish wrote:wardy12345 wrote:I wonder if it will be Akins and Nichols upfront and dkd just behind them.
Very similar players think they will stifle each others play if played together… Atkins and either Nichols or DkD for me unless we sign another ???
How are our own fans still calling him Atkins?
zod wrote:WoodhouseStag wrote:Billy the fish wrote:wardy12345 wrote:I wonder if it will be Akins and Nichols upfront and dkd just behind them.
Very similar players think they will stifle each others play if played together… Atkins and either Nichols or DkD for me unless we sign another ???
How are our own fans still calling him Atkins?
Do you mean Aikens?
WoodhouseStag wrote:Billy the fish wrote:wardy12345 wrote:I wonder if it will be Akins and Nichols upfront and dkd just behind them.
Very similar players think they will stifle each others play if played together… Atkins and either Nichols or DkD for me unless we sign another ???
How are our own fans still calling him Atkins?
Cleveland_Stag wrote:WoodhouseStag wrote:Billy the fish wrote:wardy12345 wrote:I wonder if it will be Akins and Nichols upfront and dkd just behind them.
Very similar players think they will stifle each others play if played together… Atkins and either Nichols or DkD for me unless we sign another ???
How are our own fans still calling him Atkins?
I hear multiple old blokes every single week home and away call him Atkins. He’s played for us for two years now and has never had the letter T in his name!
pemill wrote:zod wrote:WoodhouseStag wrote:Billy the fish wrote:wardy12345 wrote:I wonder if it will be Akins and Nichols upfront and dkd just behind them.
Very similar players think they will stifle each others play if played together… Atkins and either Nichols or DkD for me unless we sign another ???
How are our own fans still calling him Atkins?
Do you mean Aikens?
or even Akins
TheMyTStags wrote:With regards to him not being clinical, I thought I'd compare his finishing rate to some other L2 strikers from last year (as I assume his form last year is the player we're trying to sign).
Andy Cook: 28 goals from 121 shots, 23%, 22 zG
Sam Hoskins: 22 goals from 132 shots, 17%, 15 xG
Kristian Dennis: 20 goals from 84 shots, 24%, 17xG
Omar Bogle: 17 goals from 111 shots, 15%, 18 xG
Luke Armstrong: 16 goals from 90 shots, 18%, 18 xG
Danny Johnson: 13 goals from 46 shots, 28%, 10 xG
Callum Henry, 12 goals from 105 shots, 11%, 11 xG
Rhys Oates: 4 goals from 43 shots, 9%, 6 xG
DKD: 7 goals from 46 shots, 15%, 6 xG
Akins: 8 goals from 69 shots, 12%, 12 xG
Paddy Madden: 10 goals from 78 shots, 13%, 11 xG
Matt Smith: 11 goals from 58 shots, 19%, 10 xG
Will Swan: 10 goals from 47 shots, 21%, 9 xG
Al-Hamadi: 10 goals from 38 shots, 26%, 8 xG
Nichols: 8 goals from 53 shots, 15%, 7 xG
First immediate problem is look how low all our players conversion rates are bar Swan, Nichols is an improvement on them. to other number 10s, he's quite clinical. Considering he played almost twice DKDs games in league 2, it's telling that he only had s. He should get far more service in our team, hopefully leading to a similar effect to what we've seen with DKD (thHis rate is beaten by the out and out number 9s, which is to be expected as putting it in the net is their only job. Compared 7 more shotey've the same conversion rate, and, in the 3 seasons before this, have almost identical goal records).
He's also performed quite well against his xG, again suggests he's a pretty good finisher but he's not getting the chances other players are getting.
He also has the most assists of anyone on the list.
chimneyboy wrote:TheMyTStags wrote:With regards to him not being clinical, I thought I'd compare his finishing rate to some other L2 strikers from last year (as I assume his form last year is the player we're trying to sign).
Andy Cook: 28 goals from 121 shots, 23%, 22 zG
Sam Hoskins: 22 goals from 132 shots, 17%, 15 xG
Kristian Dennis: 20 goals from 84 shots, 24%, 17xG
Omar Bogle: 17 goals from 111 shots, 15%, 18 xG
Luke Armstrong: 16 goals from 90 shots, 18%, 18 xG
Danny Johnson: 13 goals from 46 shots, 28%, 10 xG
Callum Henry, 12 goals from 105 shots, 11%, 11 xG
Rhys Oates: 4 goals from 43 shots, 9%, 6 xG
DKD: 7 goals from 46 shots, 15%, 6 xG
Akins: 8 goals from 69 shots, 12%, 12 xG
Paddy Madden: 10 goals from 78 shots, 13%, 11 xG
Matt Smith: 11 goals from 58 shots, 19%, 10 xG
Will Swan: 10 goals from 47 shots, 21%, 9 xG
Al-Hamadi: 10 goals from 38 shots, 26%, 8 xG
Nichols: 8 goals from 53 shots, 15%, 7 xG
First immediate problem is look how low all our players conversion rates are bar Swan, Nichols is an improvement on them. to other number 10s, he's quite clinical. Considering he played almost twice DKDs games in league 2, it's telling that he only had s. He should get far more service in our team, hopefully leading to a similar effect to what we've seen with DKD (thHis rate is beaten by the out and out number 9s, which is to be expected as putting it in the net is their only job. Compared 7 more shotey've the same conversion rate, and, in the 3 seasons before this, have almost identical goal records).
He's also performed quite well against his xG, again suggests he's a pretty good finisher but he's not getting the chances other players are getting.
He also has the most assists of anyone on the list.
You say his rate is beaten by the out and out number nines? Isn't that what we wanted/needed?
Martin Shaw wrote:tomnichols_10 on instagram
Well my time at Gillingham has come to an end, when I joined a year ago we were bottom of the football league and I have really enjoyed my time here helping us get back up the table. A big thank you to everyone associated with the club I wish you all the best in the future @gfcofficial
Absolutely delighted to be joining @mansfieldtownfc
pemill wrote:Welcome aboard Tom !!
I'm a bit more patient than most on here, I'll give you 15 minutes to score your first goal before I decide your fate
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