Quote Originally Posted by plague View Post
Oh I get what you're asking.

I just 'assumed' that with the Kanta deal our club must be keen on getting a marquee(s?).
I'd just be throwing all our scouting behind securing the best possible player for, what is, surely one of the most important positions on the field.

Nicholls is no where near the standard required at that position to win the comp.

I'd argue he played his best football as a essentially squaddie at the roar.

Playing next to Dimas and Nico and WSW made him an afterthought for opposition teams to worry about.

I just don't see how he'd fit into a Merrick style team either.

But we agree he's got a proper punchable face yeah?
Of course. He's got a headbuttable face and a voice to match. I'd also love for us to invest heavily in this position but I suppose I'm being realistic. He is in my opinion a genuine upgrade on all we have. I realise Martinez made a big difference to that side however they really made the finals on the back of a shit season and no recognised striker (A touch of form from Santalab). Something that we would kill for and I feel Nichols had a large role in whenever they played well. I'd even suggest recruiting him and still throwing big money at a foreign marquee 10. Maybe play with one holding mid rather than two however I can't see Brown or Uga being good enough for this role.