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Akins

Postby PEAR CIDER » Wed May 18, 2022 9:47 pm

Without wanting to single players out because the all dug deep...

Akins was excellent again this evening. Put his body on the line. Well chuffed for him

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Re: Aikens

Postby Sandy Pate Best Stag » Wed May 18, 2022 9:48 pm

We didn’t have any player who underperformed tonight.
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Re: Aikens

Postby Sneag » Wed May 18, 2022 9:51 pm

He was brilliant tonight. Hopefully a sign of things to come.
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Re: Aikens

Postby HitchcocksShins » Wed May 18, 2022 10:20 pm

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Re: Akins

Postby yorkshire stag » Wed May 18, 2022 11:29 pm

Hawkins was my MOTM tonight absolutely bloody brilliant
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Re: Akins

Postby NEStag » Wed May 18, 2022 11:46 pm

yorkshire stag wrote:Hawkins was my MOTM tonight absolutely bloody brilliant


I will chuck in three MOTM - Hawkins (as you said), JJOT (bossed the defensive midfield) and Bishop. Bishop’s first minute save was a game changer, his interception with his feet stopped a big chance and I can’t recall him making a mistake all night.
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Re: Akins

Postby the saint » Thu May 19, 2022 12:16 am

yorkshire stag wrote:Hawkins was my MOTM tonight absolutely bloody brilliant
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Re: Aikens

Postby halifaxstag » Thu May 19, 2022 12:26 am

Sandy Pate Best Stag wrote:We didn’t have any player who underperformed tonight.

Better than that, they all played well and did the tasks that they were given.
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Re: Akins

Postby the saint » Thu May 19, 2022 12:43 am

The hole team played great tonight ...

but you know what ... i loved watching Akins play tonight ...

well done my son you had a great game ...
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Re: Akins

Postby CassellsCap » Thu May 19, 2022 12:55 am

The last ten mins at home Lucas came on and you could see he was what we needed. Very good decision to play him tonight and boy did he put a shift in.. every player was outstanding .
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Re: Akins

Postby cassellswasmagic » Thu May 19, 2022 7:31 am

Brilliant from Akins and all of the boys, especially Hawks and JJ.
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Re: Akins

Postby Sedgwick » Thu May 19, 2022 8:22 am

NEStag wrote:
yorkshire stag wrote:Hawkins was my MOTM tonight absolutely bloody brilliant


I will chuck in three MOTM - Hawkins (as you said), JJOT (bossed the defensive midfield) and Bishop. Bishop’s first minute save was a game changer, his interception with his feet stopped a big chance and I can’t recall him making a mistake all night.


Seen the reply from behind the goal on sky? It was absolutely class how he got to it, it was going in!

Akins is a good player and I think will become a fan favourite. Not the easiest of starts for him but glad he played like that when it mattered most.

Whole team was fantastic and did the job expected of them superbly.

For all of Northamptons possession and "threat" they only had the one shot on goal all game.
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Re: Akins

Postby m1cksut » Thu May 19, 2022 8:25 am

CassellsCap wrote:The last ten mins at home Lucas came on and you could see he was what we needed. Very good decision to play him tonight and boy did he put a shift in.. every player was outstanding .


i agree, as a critic of his in the past, he has started to show that he is the player that young nigel says he is.
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Re: Akins

Postby bear 73 » Thu May 19, 2022 8:55 am

You dont have the career and fan adulation that Akins has had, and the trust Clough has in him, Unless you are a good player
It was nice to see him played in his favoured position right wing back, i thought he supported Hewitt very well
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Re: Akins

Postby mousemousemouse » Thu May 19, 2022 8:56 am

m1cksut wrote:
CassellsCap wrote:The last ten mins at home Lucas came on and you could see he was what we needed. Very good decision to play him tonight and boy did he put a shift in.. every player was outstanding .


i agree, as a critic of his in the past, he has started to show that he is the player that young nigel says he is.
long may it continue.


There's been a few players (Oates, Hewitt, Bowery) that all have had slow starts under Clough but overtime have become fantastic players. I think the same with Akins, too.

Last night, Akins looked good in a team full of players that were at their best
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Re: Akins

Postby georgefostersbeard » Thu May 19, 2022 9:02 am

Hewitt was a total headscratcher when signed and then when he started in early games. It was hard to trust Simon Clough's judgement by the end of September and yet, Hewitt has been a total revelation
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Re: Akins

Postby Conker » Thu May 19, 2022 9:12 am

Akins best position is definitely down the right.
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Re: Akins

Postby Hon Sec » Thu May 19, 2022 9:17 am

Sadly we have a lot of so called supporters that don’t really give some players a chance. Not all players join a new team and hit form straight away. We have to trust the management, and they should know more than most of us. But obviously some supporters know better.
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Re: Akins

Postby georgefostersbeard » Thu May 19, 2022 9:37 am

Conker wrote:Akins best position is definitely down the right.


Agreed, how many positions has he played since January?
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Re: Akins

Postby arsene wengers coat » Thu May 19, 2022 10:12 am

I also think Bowery has had two exceptionally good play-off games.

he was barely tackled last night, showed great strength in the challenge, got up and down the pitch well and posed an attacking threat.
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Re: Akins

Postby stags1963 » Thu May 19, 2022 10:17 am

Hewitt the most improved player this season.
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Re: Akins

Postby Sedgwick » Thu May 19, 2022 10:20 am

arsene wengers coat wrote:I also think Bowery has had two exceptionally good play-off games.

he was barely tackled last night, showed great strength in the challenge, got up and down the pitch well and posed an attacking threat.


I like how much he tracks back... will chase a player from the half way line to his own 6yard box and wont give up.

Never seems to tire either, JB Machine
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Re: Akins

Postby bear 73 » Thu May 19, 2022 10:50 am

Hon Sec wrote:Sadly we have a lot of so called supporters that don’t really give some players a chance. Not all players join a new team and hit form straight away. We have to trust the management, and they should know more than most of us. But obviously some supporters know better.

Are these supporters England internationals, , played Football at the highest level, and Managed over 20 years professionally, have a team of experts behind them.
Some very wise people have said in Nigel We Trust, .
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Re: Akins

Postby zod » Thu May 19, 2022 10:57 am

bear 73 wrote:
Hon Sec wrote:Sadly we have a lot of so called supporters that don’t really give some players a chance. Not all players join a new team and hit form straight away. We have to trust the management, and they should know more than most of us. But obviously some supporters know better.

Are these supporters England internationals, , played Football at the highest level, and Managed over 20 years professionally, have a team of experts behind them.
Some very wise people have said in Nigel We Trust, .


Don't be stupid, they are all multiple World Cup winners! :lol:
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Re: Akins

Postby m1cksut » Thu May 19, 2022 3:50 pm

zod wrote:
bear 73 wrote:
Hon Sec wrote:Sadly we have a lot of so called supporters that don’t really give some players a chance. Not all players join a new team and hit form straight away. We have to trust the management, and they should know more than most of us. But obviously some supporters know better.

Are these supporters England internationals, , played Football at the highest level, and Managed over 20 years professionally, have a team of experts behind them.
Some very wise people have said in Nigel We Trust, .


Don't be stupid, they are all multiple World Cup winners! :lol:


if you could clamber out of NCs colon for a moment?
until these two games akins had not lived up to his billing, and looked a liability most games, even the management agreed that he had to work so hard for a second touch as his first touch was so bad.
but, getting dropped for a game, and being played in a different position, he is starting to shine.
shame it took so long.
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