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What are May's stats Move?
Has May even played up front this season?
RA, would you buy or sign him as a midfielder?
Would there be a place for any of our side in that Leicester under 21 team?
RA, I hope you recover your health quickly mate, and I admire your loyalty, and we all know that BB can pick em. Unfortunately and with the experience of just watching him play the last game and probably a third at Gillingham, two games where May ran his socks off, tried his heart out, but never got near then ball in either game, and certainly did not play a positive ball, or threaten in the oppositions penalty area at all, and was completely overshadowed by more skilful, quicker, more rounded, younger players in the Leicester game, disagree with you. He is not good enough as a striker, needs a touch in close positions before having a strike at goal, and in midfield is not composed on the ball, or a great passer with vision. Better players will be released from Academy 1 sides who are younger and stronger. To answer you BB, and I don't know if you attended Wednesday, you know that quite a few who played would get into their side, mostly the regular first team players that played on the night, the problem and my personnel gripe is that we did have the players at the club to win that game, but chose not to play them and again fail, and give the impression that as a club one we are not bothered about doing well in cup football, and two are willing to take for mugs the paying supporters who turn up hoping that we do well, a situation that has alienated some regular supporters, even FA cup attendances being a couple of thousand down on league fixtures, the club are reaping what it has sown over quite a few years, Even I am sick of turning up to cup games, seeing the team that has been picked at places like Grimsby and Notts County and thinking F*** me not again.
Here you go Move DRFC, had a bit of time this afternoon so I looked into it. It’s based on games started except for the Rotherham league game, which I’ve just attributed to Ennis given he cane on at half time and both goals were scored after he appeared. I’ve counted league, league cup and FA cup games but not the football league trophy (partly because i don’t really consider it a first team trophy and we made numerous changes for it, partly because BBC Sport doesn’t have the line ups!)- As you’d probably expect, we have been at our most effective when Ennis is in the team, with 5 wins from 9 (56% win ratio). We’ve scored 12 goals in those games at a rate of 1.33 per game. Ennis himself has scored only once.- The team scores more goals with Thomas leading the line - 12 goals in 5 games meaning an average of 2.4. This does include Southend, though, when you could argue that we’d have scored a hatful with anyone up top - excluding that its 5 in 4 games (1.2 goals/game). Our win ratio isn’t as good with Thomas, either, with 2 from 5 - 40%- Sadlier has played up front 3 times without any real joy for the team. We’ve drawn twice and lost once, and averaged only a goal a game. Sadlier himself is the most personally successful, though, with 2 goals in those 3 games (Thomas only has 2 goals in total, Ennis and Bingham 1 each)- Bingham has started 3 games, with yesterday’s draw the first time we have scored and got a point with him starting. 0.33 goals and points per gameDon’t think it really tells us much we don’t know - we were more effective either Ennis playing up front and the team suffers when Sadlier is played there. The team’s record with Thomas up top is reasonable (although inflated by the Southend outlier) and we’ve performed the worst with Bingham up front.Of course there are a huge number of other factors - strength of opposition, availability of other players etc - but certainly interesting to have a look at.
Far too complicated to try and work out exactly what transpired whilst players were on the pitch, NewDonny. I had a bit of time spare, not a fortnight!