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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 5, 2018 19:59:53 GMT
Somewhat ironic that he's considered good enough for the EFL top 50 players but seemingly not good enough for Rovers 1st team. "Bristol Rovers defender Tom Broadbent has been named as one top 50 EFL players. The 26-year-old has been ranked at 43rd by football magazine FourFourTwo in their annual look at the 50 best talents outside the Premier League. Broadbent, who has played 22 times in his first season for the Gas, is the only Rovers player to make the list.
The former Army man was picked up by Rovers in the summer from non-league Hayes and Yeading and only officially left the armed forces having already signed for Darrell Clarke's side. While Broadbent has impressed this season with his physical presence and exciting runs out of defence, Clarke has been hesitant in giving him a long run in the first team. Broadbent has often found himself out of the matchday squad altogether in recent months, having to bide his time behind Tom Lockyer, Tony Craig and Ryan Sweeney in the pecking order. Speaking to FourFourTwo, Broadbent said about his move to Rovers: "I took a big gamble. You've got to give a year's notice to leave the Army, although you can get early release after six months if you've sorted a new job. I handed in my notice last February so that I would be six months into my notice by the start of pre-season. You're allowed days away from the Army to do courses and I used mine for a trial at Bristol Rovers. Luckily the gamble paid off, or I'd have been stuck!" The gamble has certainly paid off and Broadbent in now an integral part of Rovers' squad, and is looking ahead to kicking on from his impressive breakthrough year." www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tom-broadbent-bristol-rovers-defender-141750 |
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Apr 5, 2018 20:06:32 GMT
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Post by tbonegas on Apr 5, 2018 21:11:44 GMT
Should we rename him Droppable Tom?
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Post by aghast on Apr 5, 2018 21:18:27 GMT
A bit like Tom Lockyer, who is good enough to be called up for international duty for Wales, but doesn't quite make the grade when it comes to playing for us, according to some on here.
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Post by rambo on Apr 5, 2018 21:53:03 GMT
The only real annoyance i have with DC this season is that he hasn't played Lockyer and Broadbent together all season. 2 of the best talents in the league and seem a natural partnership yet we ship in bucket loads of goals with other partnerships preferred
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 23:21:03 GMT
Maybe appoint the EFL panel as BRFC manager?
Then tom broadbent would play every game.
With rollin menayese playing every game on loan and swindon town and broadbent impressing so much despite some shaky games it will be interesting to see what happens next season in the centre half department.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 23:36:06 GMT
Broadbean dilly dilly!!
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Post by madgas on Apr 6, 2018 7:15:20 GMT
Od silly ideas, I’d like to see him given a couple of games at DM. It would allow him to run with the ball more which is his greatest weapon, imo.
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Post by justin blue on Apr 6, 2018 7:21:30 GMT
Well done Tom Broadbent.
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Post by barumgas on Apr 6, 2018 7:44:08 GMT
DC must have his reasons for not playing him but I would love to know what they are.
With the season left with little to play for now is the time to give him and others a run and drop some of the underperforming players.
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Post by Marshy on Apr 6, 2018 8:30:42 GMT
Od silly ideas, I’d like to see him given a couple of games at DM. It would allow him to run with the ball more which is his greatest weapon, imo. Yeah I like this idea, it’s got to be worth a shot for the last few games surely? Showing my age now, but the guy does remind me of the great Bobby Moore with the way he brings the ball out. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 9:16:48 GMT
Od silly ideas, I’d like to see him given a couple of games at DM. It would allow him to run with the ball more which is his greatest weapon, imo. Yeah I like this idea, it’s got to be worth a shot for the last few games surely? Showing my age now, but the guy does remind me of the great Bobby Moore with the way he brings the ball out. Bobby Moore??? Come on. Calm, calculating, reading the game, superb positional sense, great captain. Tom has someway to go before he gets even close to that, and at international level |
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Post by Marshy on Apr 6, 2018 9:23:03 GMT
Yeah I like this idea, it’s got to be worth a shot for the last few games surely? Showing my age now, but the guy does remind me of the great Bobby Moore with the way he brings the ball out. Bobby Moore??? Come on. Calm, calculating, reading the game, superb positional sense, great captain. Tom has someway to go before he gets even close to that, and at international level No you’re right Oldie, Toms better. 😜 |
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Post by completewingback on Apr 6, 2018 9:26:55 GMT
Maybe appoint the EFL panel as BRFC manager? Then tom broadbent would play every game. With rollin menayese playing every game on loan and swindon town and broadbent impressing so much despite some shaky games it will be interesting to see what happens next season in the centre half department. See, this is why I don't get Craig signing to this day. We already had Lockyer and Broadbent as our best talents, Sweeney coming off of a previous nice loan season, Clarke as a solid backup with club experience, Rollin surprisingly good on reserves and on his few first team appearances and Burn as the odd one out that could - if needed - do a job. The far cheaper solution would be to start using Lockyer and Broadbent together more often, instead we signed an aging defender, our 7th (before Burn was let go and Rollin was loaned) who, not to take away from his leadership and experience, is also past his prime and not cheap on wages, and can only play LB if it means being an extra stopper on the side. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 9:39:55 GMT
Maybe appoint the EFL panel as BRFC manager? Then tom broadbent would play every game. With rollin menayese playing every game on loan and swindon town and broadbent impressing so much despite some shaky games it will be interesting to see what happens next season in the centre half department. See, this is why I don't get Craig signing to this day. We already had Lockyer and Broadbent as our best talents, Sweeney coming off of a previous nice loan season, Clarke as a solid backup with club experience, Rollin surprisingly good on reserves and on his few first team appearances and Burn as the odd one out that could - if needed - do a job. The far cheaper solution would be to start using Lockyer and Broadbent together more often, instead we signed an aging defender, our 7th (before Burn was let go and Rollin was loaned) who, not to take away from his leadership and experience, is also past his prime and not cheap on wages, and can only play LB if it means being an extra stopper on the side. Were we not leaking goals for fun and Craig brought experience and leadership to a young, relatively, set of defensive players? Plus the man most likely to join the coaching staff when stops playing? |
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Post by completewingback on Apr 6, 2018 9:44:33 GMT
See, this is why I don't get Craig signing to this day. We already had Lockyer and Broadbent as our best talents, Sweeney coming off of a previous nice loan season, Clarke as a solid backup with club experience, Rollin surprisingly good on reserves and on his few first team appearances and Burn as the odd one out that could - if needed - do a job. The far cheaper solution would be to start using Lockyer and Broadbent together more often, instead we signed an aging defender, our 7th (before Burn was let go and Rollin was loaned) who, not to take away from his leadership and experience, is also past his prime and not cheap on wages, and can only play LB if it means being an extra stopper on the side. Were we not leaking goals for fun and Craig brought experience and leadership to a young, relatively, set of defensive players? Plus the man most likely to join the coaching staff when stops playing? Exactly, I don't think it was a BAD move by any means, but I also don't think it was too well-thought out unless he really is set to join the coaching staff afterwards. Because I'm not sure if Craig has another year on him as a L1 player and if that's the case we're back to square one in defence, and that's time we haven't spent improving chemistry between Lockyer and Broadbent |
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Post by justin blue on Apr 6, 2018 9:54:47 GMT
Maybe appoint the EFL panel as BRFC manager? Then tom broadbent would play every game. With rollin menayese playing every game on loan and swindon town and broadbent impressing so much despite some shaky games it will be interesting to see what happens next season in the centre half department. See, this is why I don't get Craig signing to this day. We already had Lockyer and Broadbent as our best talents, Sweeney coming off of a previous nice loan season, Clarke as a solid backup with club experience, Rollin surprisingly good on reserves and on his few first team appearances and Burn as the odd one out that could - if needed - do a job. The far cheaper solution would be to start using Lockyer and Broadbent together more often, instead we signed an aging defender, our 7th (before Burn was let go and Rollin was loaned) who, not to take away from his leadership and experience, is also past his prime and not cheap on wages, and can only play LB if it means being an extra stopper on the side. He's an experienced defender at this level something we were clearly lacking. We have some great players, but we are lacking that sort of experience since Mansell hung up his boots. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 9:55:13 GMT
Were we not leaking goals for fun and Craig brought experience and leadership to a young, relatively, set of defensive players? Plus the man most likely to join the coaching staff when stops playing? Exactly, I don't think it was a BAD move by any means, but I also don't think it was too well-thought out unless he really is set to join the coaching staff afterwards. Because I'm not sure if Craig has another year on him as a L1 player and if that's the case we're back to square one in defence, and that's time we haven't spent improving chemistry between Lockyer and Broadbent I listened to Craig's interview when he joined us. He made a lot of the fact that it was a big move for his family and that he was undertaking his coaching badges. That DC had persuaded him. I don't think this was a short term recruit and I do think it was part of a longer term plan |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Apr 6, 2018 10:10:19 GMT
Maybe appoint the EFL panel as BRFC manager? Then tom broadbent would play every game. With rollin menayese playing every game on loan and swindon town and broadbent impressing so much despite some shaky games it will be interesting to see what happens next season in the centre half department.
Rollin needs to improve his aerial prowess if he is to break into our first team.
I like that he is playing in L2 rather than the usual Mangos/Yate etc
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 6, 2018 10:32:28 GMT
Exactly, I don't think it was a BAD move by any means, but I also don't think it was too well-thought out unless he really is set to join the coaching staff afterwards. Because I'm not sure if Craig has another year on him as a L1 player and if that's the case we're back to square one in defence, and that's time we haven't spent improving chemistry between Lockyer and Broadbent I listened to Craig's interview when he joined us. He made a lot of the fact that it was a big move for his family and that he was undertaking his coaching badges. That DC had persuaded him. I don't think this was a short term recruit and I do think it was part of a longer term plan I don't get how DC can know TC will make a good coach given there seems no previous connection between the two of them nor anybody else at the club. Defensive wise the goals against column is no better recently than it was during December/January and we're still no higher in the table but now Broadbent's development has completely stalled. |
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