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Post by althepirate on Aug 27, 2017 13:21:30 GMT
After beating Fulham away and making 5 changes we beat a side who haven't conceded a goal or dropped a point in their first three games. We seem to have quality and cover in every position, maybe left wing and striker could be tweaked a bit more. I am very confident we can override injuries and suspensions to make a challenge this season. Also I would imagine DC has room in his budget for the second window shopping to push us over the line. Is this the best squad (not team) ever?
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Post by markczgas on Aug 27, 2017 13:42:50 GMT
squads used to be a lot smaller so difficult to say. The 70s team could only use 1 sub. I think there were only 15 or so players who were realistically going to play. Gerry Francis' squad, from memory was also pretty small. can't remember if it was still 1 sub or 2/3 by then.
This squad is stronger then last season. I'd say it's on a par to Holloway's squads. Although that squad had more firepower - Cureton, Hayles, Roberts and Zamora.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 13:50:17 GMT
After beating Fulham away and making 5 changes we beat a side who haven't conceded a goal or dropped a point in their first three games. We seem to have quality and cover in every position, maybe left wing and striker could be tweaked a bit more. I am very confident we can override injuries and suspensions to make a challenge this season. Also I would imagine DC has room in his budget for the second window shopping to push us over the line. Is this the best squad (not team) ever? Not a patch on Bert tanns teams. When you can say player for player they are better than the following then you can say it is. Hoyle.Bamford. watling. Pitt.Warren. Sampson. Pether bridge. Biggs. Lambden.Bradford. hooper |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 13:50:27 GMT
Possibly but a squads strength is to be assessed after a season perhaps?
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Post by barleycorn48 on Aug 27, 2017 13:50:36 GMT
NO
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 13:51:41 GMT
After beating Fulham away and making 5 changes we beat a side who haven't conceded a goal or dropped a point in their first three games. We seem to have quality and cover in every position, maybe left wing and striker could be tweaked a bit more. I am very confident we can override injuries and suspensions to make a challenge this season. Also I would imagine DC has room in his budget for the second window shopping to push us over the line. Is this the best squad (not team) ever? Not a patch on Bert tanns teams. When you can say player for player they are better than the following then you can say it is. Hoyle.Bamford. watling. Pitt.Warren. Sampson. Pether bridge. Biggs. Lambden.Bradford. hooper It's a different game now and if today's team played that side from late 50s, today's side would win 20-0 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 13:57:41 GMT
Not a patch on Bert tanns teams. When you can say player for player they are better than the following then you can say it is. Hoyle.Bamford. watling. Pitt.Warren. Sampson. Pether bridge. Biggs. Lambden.Bradford. hooper It's a different game now and if today's team played that side from late 50s, today's side would win 20-0 Let's me know when you wake up and when you do tell me how this team would stop biggs and Bradford As to the its a different game you are right try giving current players the old leather ball to play with |
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Aug 27, 2017 13:59:45 GMT
Not a patch on Bert tanns teams. When you can say player for player they are better than the following then you can say it is. Hoyle.Bamford. watling. Pitt.Warren. Sampson. Pether bridge. Biggs. Lambden.Bradford. hooper It's a different game now and if today's team played that side from late 50s, today's side would win 20-0 Not if they were using a lace up football and clogger footie boots on a wet Saturday on an Eastville mud pie pitch. Linesy may be able to ping today's beach balls 50 yards but those lead balloons when saturated wouldn't be kickable in today's paper boots. |
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Post by Strange Gas on Aug 27, 2017 14:28:06 GMT
Rough diamond I'd say, bags of potential though and good to watch based on yesterday. Still a bit shaky at both ends at the moment but confident most if not all have scope to improve
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 14:34:37 GMT
It's a different game now and if today's team played that side from late 50s, today's side would win 20-0 Let's me know when you wake up and when you do tell me how this team would stop biggs and Bradford As to the its a different game you are right try giving current players the old leather ball to play with Ok so that team would win easily then. Silly me. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 14:35:52 GMT
IMO last seasons squad is better than this seasons.
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Post by Dr Gas on Aug 27, 2017 14:39:29 GMT
I think the OP means deepest squad, in which case, I would say yes. When was the last time we had two goalkeepers of our own who were both worthy of playing in the first team, for instance?
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Post by aghast on Aug 27, 2017 14:42:22 GMT
I would say it's the best since we bottled the playoffs in 1999-00.
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Post by althepirate on Aug 27, 2017 15:46:39 GMT
I think the OP means deepest squad, in which case, I would say yes. When was the last time we had two goalkeepers of our own who were both worthy of playing in the first team, for instance? This is the point of the post. I remember the 50's side and we lost out on a spot in today's Prem when Geoff was injured. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 15:48:14 GMT
Let's me know when you wake up and when you do tell me how this team would stop biggs and Bradford As to the its a different game you are right try giving current players the old leather ball to play with Ok so that team would win easily then. Silly me. Didn't say that but your 20.0 prediction is laughable.I still feel players of the calibre of Bradford and biggs would not only score but cause untold problems for lockyer and sweeney and can you imagine the effect of Peter hooper shooting from 30 yards with the new style beach ball when he could score from that distance with the ball they played with |
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Post by pirate49 on Aug 27, 2017 16:02:47 GMT
After beating Fulham away and making 5 changes we beat a side who haven't conceded a goal or dropped a point in their first three games. We seem to have quality and cover in every position, maybe left wing and striker could be tweaked a bit more. I am very confident we can override injuries and suspensions to make a challenge this season. Also I would imagine DC has room in his budget for the second window shopping to push us over the line. Is this the best squad (not team) ever? Not a patch on Bert tanns teams. When you can say player for player they are better than the following then you can say it is. Hoyle.Bamford. watling. Pitt.Warren. Sampson. Pether bridge. Biggs. Lambden.Bradford. hooper Best SQUAD...possibly Best team....No |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 16:18:20 GMT
Not a patch on Bert tanns teams. When you can say player for player they are better than the following then you can say it is. Hoyle.Bamford. watling. Pitt.Warren. Sampson. Pether bridge. Biggs. Lambden.Bradford. hooper Best SQUAD...possibly Best team....No How can you say that when no other rovers squad has finished in a higher league position |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 16:25:28 GMT
Best SQUAD...possibly Best team....No How can you say that when no other rovers squad has finished in a higher league position Didn't we finish a couple of seasons in what is now the championship..? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 16:34:32 GMT
You can tell its a bank holiday weekend when some folk are still quite clearly watered...
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Post by Big Jock on Aug 27, 2017 16:44:10 GMT
To put things in perspective, i was at a family get together last night. I ran into the kitchen and asked my young niece have you got a phone book? She and her smart ass friends laughed and said i was old and passed me her mobile phone.
To cut a long story short: Spider dead, Phone broken, Niece crying hysterically in living room.
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