Skyblueabo1111
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How did that go?
How did that go?Exactly this! We are much more dominant when he’s not playing. There’s a reason he didn’t play in the playoffs and it is nothing to do with appearances.
He puts us under so much pressure against the better sides as nothing sticks to him and in turn we get pinned in. Boro at home perfect example of this. We were under the cosh second half and couldn’t get out our half.
Better non-penalty goal MPG.He wasn't just getting 9,10 minute appearances?
Also, i don't want strikers on the way down like Morris and Moore but i'm not sure what you are basing Simms being better than them on? At least those players have a presence, Simms offers nothing.
Haji played on the left for a large portion of that. Better way would be to look at big chances missed and % conversion rate, but you wouldn’t want to do that as it would highlight Simms being one of the worst strikers in the whole league.I have and in 23/24 he scored more open play goals than Haji. His job is to score goals, doesn’t matter if it’s a rocket of a tap in. Before that ‘purple patch’ Robins was rotating with Godden and Simms so was disrupting both players to be honest.
People will point out that he scored 2 hattricks against weak opposition, Haji played in the same games and didn’t score.
Simms has never been a better Championship striker than Moore or Morris.Better non-penalty goal MPG.
He came off and BTA secured us the points by outmuscling a defender, running half the length of the pitch and then laying the ball off for Rudoni.How did that go?
I’m airballing this now, but our record with Simms is actually probably better than without.Exactly this! We are much more dominant when he’s not playing. There’s a reason he didn’t play in the playoffs and it is nothing to do with appearances.
He puts us under so much pressure against the better sides as nothing sticks to him and in turn we get pinned in. Boro at home perfect example of this. We were under the cosh second half and couldn’t get out our half.
You are a SimmpBetter non-penalty goal MPG.
In spite of, not because of.I’m airballing this now, but our record with Simms is actually probably better than without.
Vik has the highest big chances missed and a low % conversion rate. Does that apply him too?Haji played on the left for a large portion of that. Better way would be to look at big chances missed and % conversion rate, but you wouldn’t want to do that as it would highlight Simms being one of the worst strikers in the whole league.
In spite of, not because of.
Our record in 23/24 without Sheaf was better than with but are you going to say Kelly and Eccles are/were better players?
It’s a forum pal. To discuss things. The discussion is Simms is not good enough and stats back this up.Vik has the highest big chances missed and a low % conversion rate. Does that apply him too?
Actually, Simms out performed his xG in 23/24 whereas Haji didn’t. 24/25 was obviously bad season for Simms which again, is why he gets this season to make an impact before we move him on.
Idk if you were one, but many people on here argued LW was Haji’s best position so why would it matter if he scored less goals?
Simms has played 12 minutes all season in games we won 5-3 and 7-1 and the games all but won. The fact this thread is so excitable is strange.
Go and talk about how great Haji, Rudoni and Torp were. If you’re going to moan about something, go and moan about the 6 set piece goals we’ve conceded.
Not really. There’s so many factors at play that you cannot judge a player based on a team performance.No, but I know someone who does @Earlsdon_Skyblue1.
You said we look better without Simms so you’d expect a marked difference. There isn’t and it’s potentially the opposite.
Vik offered us so much more though , he had 15 championship assists for us alone which is almost as many as Simms has scored for us in the leagueVik has the highest big chances missed and a low % conversion rate. Does that apply him too?
Actually, Simms out performed his xG in 23/24 whereas Haji didn’t. 24/25 was obviously bad season for Simms which again, is why he gets this season to make an impact before we move him on.
Idk if you were one, but many people on here argued LW was Haji’s best position so why would it matter if he scored less goals?
Simms has played 12 minutes all season in games we won 5-3 and 7-1 and the games all but won. The fact this thread is so excitable is strange.
Go and talk about how great Haji, Rudoni and Torp were. If you’re going to moan about something, go and moan about the 6 set piece goals we’ve conceded.
Comparing Vik and Simms is absolutely wild btwVik offered us so much more though , he had 15 championship assists for us alone which is almost as many as Simms has scored for us in the league
Then clearly that metric in of itself does not make you a bad striker. I’m pretty sure Haaland leads the prem in big chances missed and his conversion rate quite low.Vik offered us so much more though , he had 15 championship assists for us alone which is almost as many as Simms has scored for us in the league
Then clearly that metric in of itself does not make you a bad striker. I’m pretty sure Haaland leads the prem in big chances missed and his conversion rate quite low.
You dont need stats to tell you how poor a footballer Ellis Simms is.Then clearly that metric in of itself does not make you a bad striker. I’m pretty sure Haaland leads the prem in big chances missed and his conversion rate quite low.
Both players are obviously a lot better Simms that was never a serious point of contentionEllis simms all round game is absolutely dog shit when compared with viks and hajis .
Sorry
In the playoffs?He came off and BTA secured us the points by outmuscling a defender, running half the length of the pitch and then laying the ball off for Rudoni.
Something Simms would NEVER be able to do
Both players are obviously a lot better Simms that was never a serious point of contention
If you’re going to say ‘x’ stat makes you ‘the worst striker’ in the league and arguably our best striker ever had similar stats… either the statement is untrue or you’re not measuring players equally.
People don’t like Simms but at the end of the day, he’s a sub. I’m more interested in the starters. Haji got injured in 24/25 pretty badly but still played 29 games and in 23/24 played 44 games in the league.
Haji is up there with the best strikers in our division, probably a Top 3 striker so I’m worried about that position. I am worried that we don’t have enough wingers and were forced into a formation change or playing players in suboptimal positions.
One of the starting wingers was outscored and shot less than a CB!
The only opinion that matters a fuck is Lampard's, and he ain't playing him.It’s a forum pal. To discuss things. The discussion is Simms is not good enough and stats back this up.
The only argument I had for Wright to be LW is that I don’t think he’s particularly good with his back to goal consistently enough but he’s still our best ST by a long way.
I would have Haji on one leg over Simms because if he is not scoring, chances are he’s making something happen.
I said Boro tbf. Maybe you need to be clearer which point you were responding to. Although my point stands.In the playoffs?
But Thomas played more minutes…..Simms scored one more league goal than said centre back
Who is his agent? He's letting him down I think, I'd have had Ellis out in the summer in his shoes but maybe his personality leads him to sticking with what he knows.One things for sure, he definitely can't play in our current formation.
He needs to go somewhere more suited.
If his agents scoped out his options and no-one is willing to offer what he's on here so he's going to see it out then I don't blame him but you can't blame supporters for getting frustrated with him either.
No one will pay him the wages he’s on now in reality.Who is his agent? He's letting him down I think, I'd have had Ellis out in the summer in his shoes but maybe his personality leads him to sticking with what he knows.
I said Boro tbf. Maybe you need to be clearer which point you were responding to. Although my point stands
I did ask about the play offs, how did that go? I bet that was Simms fault , as well!I said Boro tbf. Maybe you need to be clearer which point you were responding to. Although my point stands.
Any club in the Championship parking the bus and playing quickly on the break would really suit him, I think. It should do anyway! Look how he destroyed the likes of Rotherham and Maidstone that season. He seems to need a bit of time and space around him. I think we'll see more of these tactics a bit like Forest last season too.No one will pay him the wages he’s on now in reality.
He would be looking at Preston, Charlton level. And they won’t pay it so we’ll be stuck with him unless he magically improves 10 fold overnight.
He didn't play, how do you know, the result would have been the same? Bizarre comment.No one blames Simms for the playoffs. How could they when he didn’t play a minute. Surely that tells you all you Simmps need to know? Regardless, result would have still been the same.
If FL, who sees him train everyday isn’t giving him game time, then he doesn’t rate him. I’m glad my eyes align with the judgement of a footballing legend and not the Simmps on SBT.
Any club in the Championship parking the bus and playing quickly on the break would really suit him, I think. It should do anyway! Look how he destroyed the likes of Rotherham and Maidstone that season. He seems to need a bit of time and space around him. I think we'll see more of these tactics a bit like Forest last season too.
I am tbf!Are you as angry at lampard as you are with us , because frank clearly doesnt rate him
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