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 three main 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. Conversely, 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. It is fair to assume that the players who have made the highest number of appearances have been the key players.
c) conversely, it is easy to forget the contribution made in earlier games as the season progresses. Lasse Sørensen was excellent for the final three months of the season (averaging 6.70 in that time), but can you honestly say how effective he was beforehand? On the other side of the coin, was there anyone from the earlier part of the season who contributed to a significant degree but has been forgotten since?
The multiplier is shown in the tables below.
To conclude, the final average rating shown for each player is for hierarchical reasons rather than to produce a true reflection of their actual scores. Anyone wishing to compare actual ratings made prior to the application of the multiplier can do so readily enough.
A total of 40,961 marks were awarded to 35 players over the 57 games of the season, giving an average rating of 6.22 per player.
But where did those marks go?
Did Vital Lincoln City’s match-by-match marking correlate with the official Player of the Season award? That vote went to Paudie O’Connor, with Carl Rushworth and Regan Poole in second and third places; Lasse Sørensen was voted Away Player of the Season by the Red Imps Travel Section.
There are no prizes for guessing who was our top goalkeeper, but who was our top striker/winger/midfielder/defender?
Are there any interesting disparities between any player’s home and away performances?
Are there any surprises in terms of final placing? Is there an unexpected winner?
And do these results change your mind at all about which players we should retain for next season?
Time to find out.
You can discuss what has been said in this article HERE, as well as many other topics on our 100% Imps forum!
A few observations:
* Paudie O’Connor won the official Player of the Season trophy but was only fourth in our ratings, almost a quarter of a mark behind our winner Adam Jackson.
* Our winner Adam Jackson was not placed in the top three for the official award.
* The average score at home was 6.15 compared with 6.30 away.
* Did Roughan (5th), Eyoma (8th) and Sanders (9th) finish higher than expected?
* Did House (10th), Diamond (12th) and Mandroiu (13th) finish lower than expected?
* Lasse Sorensen was voted Away Player of the Season by the Red Imps Travel Section, whereas he was only 10th in our away ratings, more than half a mark behind our winner Adam Jackson.
Writer: Scotimp
