The following three awards are calculated using marks awarded by Vital Lincoln City members under the Rate The Players thread following each match. At the end of the season, a multiplier is applied to each player’s average rating dependent upon the number of appearances each player has made. This is done for two reasons:
a) It is relatively easy for a player to perform very well over a smaller number of games. This can be particularly noticeable when a player is brought in on loan for a short period: that player wants to make a good impression for a variety of reasons and often raises his game for that period. The player is also less likely to pick up an injury or suffer from the effects of fatigue. It is far harder to perform at a consistently high level over a greater number of games due to the increased likelihood of physical and mental fatigue, injury and loss of form. It would be inequitable therefore to make no allowance for these factors.
b) To build in a measure that reflects the importance of each player to the side and their overall contribution to the season as a whole. It is fair to assume that the players who have made the highest number of appearances have been the key players.
A total of 45,592 marks were awarded to 28 players over the 58 games of the season, but where did those marks go?
Did Neal Eardley eventually erode Sean Raggett’s substantial early season lead? Can Alex Woodyard hold on to the top spot he won last season? Does Vital Lincoln’s match-by-match marking correlate with the official Player of the Season awards? Which of the three goalkeepers came out on top? Who was our top striker/midfielder/defender? Are there any interesting disparities between any player’s home and away performances? Are there any surprises in terms of final placing?
And do these results change your mind at all about which players to retain and which to release?
Time to find out.
HOME Player Of The Season:
AWAY Player Of The Season:
OVERALL Player Of The Season:
Writer: Scotimp
Thank you to Graham Burrell and Lincoln City for the photograph!
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September Player Ratings: Lincoln City Is The Perfect Antidote To The Dacia Duster
October Player Ratings: What Lincoln City Can Learn From Jack Kerouac
November Player Ratings: What We Need In January Is Taylor Haines
December Player Ratings: And A League Two Review
January Player Ratings: Time To Put The B Team Fantasy To Bed
February Player Ratings: Darren Ferguson Is Wrong – Shoot The Players Instead
March Player Ratings: A Parrot Of Pundits
April Player Ratings: Momentum, Mid-Rhondda And A Moment In Time
Average Player Ratings v Exeter City (First Leg)
Average Player Ratings v Exeter City (Second Leg)
Vital Lincoln City: Player Of The Season 2017-18:https://t.co/slXGM94qyR#ImpsAsOne #TeamLincoln #EFL
— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) May 22, 2018
Posted by Vital Lincoln City on Monday, 21 May 2018