Kedwell

[MikeGills32]

Sorry mate but you've contradicted yourself there. You're saying that Kedwell doesn't score enough goals when Bayo scored exactly the same amount in more games played. Kedwell also has had the best goal to minutes ratio as BSG has already stated and the fact that we win more penalties when he's playing shows that we play more attacking football and are more of a threat. He was our top scorer for the last two seasons and could have easily been this year if he hadn't have been injured. There is more than one type of striker in football, and yeah ok he's not and out goalscorer but he is an old fashioned English centre forward.

Wouldn't say I'm contradicting myself at all. If you were to put Kedwell and bayo against eachother for open play goals-time/ratio, your telling me they would be the same? Remember bayo only plays 45/60 mins a game. So don't really think I'm contradicting myself at all.

 

[gioblues]

Gills man and dog whats wrong with a 2 year contract. That is the least he should be given. Do we really want to give out 1 year contracts then every season try sorting out players contracts again. Kedwell has been fantastic for us and I don't think we have a player as committed to Gills since Hessy snr. Kedwell played on whilst injured for 2 month's delaying his opp to try and keep the Gills in league 1.

 

[BSG]

It's for continuity reasons as well BSG, do we really want effectively 6 or 7 first teamers leaving, if Bayo is to leave then keep Kedwell then we only have to find one more striker. For me Bayo would be the priority to keep however if he isn't going to stay then at least keep Kedwell. Do you honestly not think it's about appeasing the fans next season for Taylor? He hasn't enjoyed a close relationship with most of the fans this season and would like to prove himself without negativity setting in from the outset.

I'd be interested to hear any details of Kedwells deal, the more i think about it the more surprised i am by the 2 year deal, similar to when Bareett was given one during last season, and now we're stuck with him. I can only assume as i previously mentioned it's on reduced terms as it seems strange for him to have earned a 2 year deal.

I've got to challenge this bizarre point (again) about us being more likely to get penalties when Kedwell plays, it's ridiculous, penalties are down to luck and Kedwell only won 1 enalty last season, against Crawley away, the rest were pretty much Cody and Dack. So how can Kedwell be so good at forcing penalties when he only wins 1?! It's down to circumstance.

I agree that wholesale changes aren't ideal at anytime but we aren't in a position to fund wages for players just to warm the bench. Lets face it we have not had a great season and we have seen a pretty big gulf in quality between ourselves and established L1 side. We need to be able to strengthen the squad and clear out deadwood, players out of contract is the easiest and cheapest way of getting rid of players and so I can't see the logic of giving a player a contract if he isn't in the managers plans going forward.

As for Kedwell, I can't see way he was offered a long term deal if he isn't in Taylor's plans. I really can't see is being to appease fans. You are right Taylor hasn't enjoyed a great relationship with the fans but I don't think keeping Kedwell is the way forward to improve that relationship. Fans are easy to please... win games, that's it!! So to spend resources on a player you don't think is up to the job is counter-intuitive to me.

As for the penalties thing, I just don't think it can be coincident that we get more penalties with Keds in the team than without. I don't know why or how he makes a difference but he seems to do.

 

[gfclukey]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NUqTXjxbzw&feature=youtu.be

saw barnsey post this on twitter, actually quite funny

 

[fan_of_mulligan]

What pleases me is that we have tied down two important players (Stuart Nelson and Danny Kedwell) to two year contracts and slowly but surely the building blocks for next season are slowly being put in place piece by piece, one of the things KFG and myself spoke about is that we couldn't be half hearted in our contract offers to players, if we wanted to keep the likes of Danny Kedwell and Stuart Nelson then we needed to offer them the deals they wanted, in Danny Kedwell's case the length of the deal probably was what decided in him staying or going.

I think that is why it took sometime for Danny Kedwell to sign a contract extension at Gillingham Football Club because I think we must of originally offered Danny Kedwell a one plus one contract and we then came back with a improved offer of a two year contract, I am very pleased that Danny Kedwell has signed on the dotted line and I hope we can keep Adebayo Akinfenwa as well, up-front was our strongest out-field position on the pitch this season.