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Post by socrates on Sept 2, 2018 1:13:38 GMT
Hopefully our scouting team are on the ball and looking for players capable for signing over the next few weeks. Thing is if a player hasn’t got a contract by now then there’s probably / usually a good reason for that. There are free agents that would inprove our team without doubt. Send another email to DC . I appreciate it’s like banging your head against a brick wall but you never know. |
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Post by pirate on Sept 2, 2018 1:18:47 GMT
There are free agents that would inprove our team without doubt. Send another email to DC . I appreciate it’s like banging your head against a brick wall but you never know. I don't have an email contact for anyone at the club and I've tried several times to get one without success. It's pointless to keep trying. The free agents available in this country should be well known to the management and I'm sure they are. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 1:22:47 GMT
Thanks,lets see how good they are over a season and compare them to our new boys later. You left out the ones we clearly couldnt sign on this post i noticed. A few of them might have been unrealistic, Andre Green Cauley Woodrow, Joe Mason and Sean Scannell went to bigger clubs, but who is to say the rest wouldn't have joined if we got in there early and made an offer? We dont know yet if the "rest" on your list will prove to be better than tariq-homes,rodman,matthews,payne,reilly and upson. All we know right now is that we have made a very poor start to the season and the new players have not hit the ground running. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 5:47:12 GMT
In regard to sufficient backing, what would that actually look like? A strike force costing upwards of 500k combined is a decent investment at this level, is it not? 500k to replace taylor,bodin and harrison who all played for us in our initial league one season. Your having a laugh are you not? Not at all. Due to their contract situations, we only received around £1.3m for MT, BB and EH. Naturally as we're literally losing millions each year, it's only to be expected that figure wouldn't be invested in it's entirety. 500K for two players is significant at this level and it's fair to say this far, it hasn't looked particularly shrewd spending. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 5:50:05 GMT
In regard to sufficient backing, what would that actually look like? A strike force costing upwards of 500k combined is a decent investment at this level, is it not? It's enough to get better than what we have got, that's for sure. This summer we have sold close to £1 million and spent £200k on a striker and an "appearance-based transfer fee" for a left back and "it's only a small fee as well." Closer to 750k for Harrison I understand, and we've reinvested a decent proportion of that on two players. |
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Sept 2, 2018 6:09:22 GMT
Playing devils advocate for a moment but would any of you give transfer funds to someone who paid money for Nichols?
In fact, other than Taylor can anyone name a decent striker we've aquired under DC?
Cunnington, Lucas, Wall, White, Fallon, Blissett, James, Nichols have all been flops.
I do back DC but some times he really does make some odd decisions and continues to acquire and pick some really poor players.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 6:38:00 GMT
Playing devils advocate for a moment but would any of you give transfer funds to someone who paid money for Nichols? In fact, other than Taylor can anyone name a decent striker we've aquired under DC? Cunnington, Lucas, Wall, White, Fallon, Blissett, James, Nichols have all been flops. I do back DC but some times he really does make some odd decisions and continues to acquire and pick some really poor players. And his interviews are f**king same old same. I don’t want him sacked yet but it can’t carry on too much longer with sh*t football 3/4/5 changes after each game the players don’t know if their coming or going. The crowds will drop the fans will turn on him I don’t want that and the owners shouldn’t let that happen after what DC achieved here so they should back him or pay him off before it’s all too late. |
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Post by Fat Albert on Sept 2, 2018 7:04:27 GMT
I think we are a mediocre team with mediocre players who over the last couple of seasons have unearthed a couple of talented players.
I don’t really blame DC for that, every signing is a gamble to some extent. Personally I think the real position we have missed a trick on over the years is CM. They are the heartbeat of the team. Payne and maybe even Nichiols would both score if we created something and that is the key position for me. Sercs was one of our best players last season in the middle and Lines has the ability to pick a pass. I’m afraid we are carrying OC. He would probably be good in a strong team but imo he is not gonna drive the team on, which is vital in that role.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Sept 2, 2018 7:11:19 GMT
I think we are a mediocre team with mediocre players who over the last couple of seasons have unearthed a couple of talented players. I don’t really blame DC for that, every signing is a gamble to some extent. Personally I think the real position we have missed a trick on over the years is CM. They are the heartbeat of the team. Payne and maybe even Nichiols would both score if we created something and that is the key position for me. Sercs was one of our best players last season in the middle and Lines has the ability to pick a pass. I’m afraid we are carrying OC. He would probably be good in a strong team but imo he is not gonna drive the team on, which is vital in that role. UTG The key position is CM. Nichols will score with better midfield support. Sercs and Lines were our best players last year when Nichols scored......none. |
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Post by rusho'gas on Sept 2, 2018 7:40:33 GMT
I wish I was a football manager like most on here, but I'm not. Here's my take on it.
Partington in the holding midfield and Sercombe in the creative midfield should start to balance things up a bit. Then all we've got to do is get a goal scorer.
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 2, 2018 7:42:32 GMT
I think we are a mediocre team with mediocre players who over the last couple of seasons have unearthed a couple of talented players. I don’t really blame DC for that, every signing is a gamble to some extent. Personally I think the real position we have missed a trick on over the years is CM. They are the heartbeat of the team. Payne and maybe even Nichiols would both score if we created something and that is the key position for me. Sercs was one of our best players last season in the middle and Lines has the ability to pick a pass. I’m afraid we are carrying OC. He would probably be good in a strong team but imo he is not gonna drive the team on, which is vital in that role. UTG The key position is CM. Nichols will score with better midfield support. Sercs and Lines were our best players last year when Nichols scored......none. Think we've finally been caught out relying upon Lines, we were in free fall when he left, his return helped us back to Div 1 now without him we're heading back to Div 2. I've no idea what DC or the HoR saw in Upson, who looks lost in our CM, is he supposed to be a DCM or an ACM, plus what role is OC playing this season as he's simply not up to the ACM role. I can't work out what team DC planned on playing in midfield if every play was fit. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 2, 2018 7:44:19 GMT
I wish I was a football manager like most on here, but I'm not. Here's my take on it. Partington in the holding midfield and Sercombe in the creative midfield should start to balance things up a bit. Then all we've got to do is get a goal scorer. But there's no sign of Parts returning, plus he was cr@p their last season, and Sercs is probably out another 4 to 6 weeks, not that we'll get an update but probably everybody in the game will know! |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Sept 2, 2018 7:52:15 GMT
All we heR on here is give ittimedc will turn it around , how much time does he need , he only lost a couple of players in the transfer window so the base of the squad is the same and then he has signed a number of new players . It is not as if he has 11 new players that need to gel this is just bad management by someone who has reached his limits
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Post by Midsomer Murderer on Sept 2, 2018 7:56:42 GMT
relegation isn’t a option if we’re meant to be moving forward,don’t give it the players won’t come bs it if we’re willing to pay I would swap Rodman and upson for 1 half decent player,the mighty Rochdale manage to get decent players in have a look We’re a joke,imo if we’re strugging after 10 games we need to find a replacement his interviews are getting tedious he been given a budget but employs crap Obviously you are ITK regarding the decent wages offered to players so why won’t the decent players out there come to Rovers if ‘we pay the money ‘? In the know ? Now that cheered me up no end. |
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Post by Midsomer Murderer on Sept 2, 2018 7:58:41 GMT
Playing devils advocate for a moment but would any of you give transfer funds to someone who paid money for Nichols? In fact, other than Taylor can anyone name a decent striker we've aquired under DC? Cunnington, Lucas, Wall, White, Fallon, Blissett, James, Nichols have all been flops. I do back DC but some times he really does make some odd decisions and continues to acquire and pick some really poor players. Devils Advocate ? not seen him on pirates list is he a striker ? Lower Dutch league ? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 8:00:30 GMT
Of his own success. Two promotions in quick succession, a top ten finish in his third season as a very young and inexperienced manager and the precedent was set for even higher expectations by the hard done by faithful. I understand the criticism of the quality of signings but surely the reason is down to what we offer in terms of wages and if players actually want to join Rovers. But what I can’t understand is the bitterness from some towards DC so soon after three quite brilliant seasons which turned this club right round. If this season goes tits up and the worse happens, relegation, we already have a man at the helm with the experience and credentials to get us back up again. No need for a sacking and a change in personnel. The man deserves our backing. He gave us back the Rovers we thought was lost. We are the victims we got to pay too watch this crap he gets paid to deliver it. |
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Post by pucklegas on Sept 2, 2018 8:12:58 GMT
Send another email to DC . I appreciate it’s like banging your head against a brick wall but you never know. I don't have an email contact for anyone at the club and I've tried several times to get one without success. It's pointless to keep trying. The free agents available in this country should be well known to the management and I'm sure they are. Others on here have emailed Tom Gorringe but surely Tommy.widdrington@bristolrovers.co.uk must be close mate |
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Post by Fat Albert on Sept 2, 2018 8:31:25 GMT
I think we are a mediocre team with mediocre players who over the last couple of seasons have unearthed a couple of talented players. I don’t really blame DC for that, every signing is a gamble to some extent. Personally I think the real position we have missed a trick on over the years is CM. They are the heartbeat of the team. Payne and maybe even Nichiols would both score if we created something and that is the key position for me. Sercs was one of our best players last season in the middle and Lines has the ability to pick a pass. I’m afraid we are carrying OC. He would probably be good in a strong team but imo he is not gonna drive the team on, which is vital in that role. UTG The key position is CM. Nichols will score with better midfield support. Sercs and Lines were our best players last year when Nichols scored......none. The best we’ve got. Let’s be honest we’ve created next to nothing so far this season, but what we have seems to have been with Linesy has played. I’m not saying Nichols WILL score, in fact someone else should get a chance imo, but I still maintain the best teams have quality centre midfielders that make the team tick. UTG |
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Sept 2, 2018 8:57:19 GMT
Thanks,lets see how good they are over a season and compare them to our new boys later. You left out the ones we clearly couldnt sign on this post i noticed. A few of them might have been unrealistic, Andre Green Cauley Woodrow, Joe Mason and Sean Scannell went to bigger clubs, but who is to say the rest wouldn't have joined if we got in there early and made an offer?
Maybe we did?
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Sept 2, 2018 9:16:35 GMT
The key position is CM. Nichols will score with better midfield support. Sercs and Lines were our best players last year when Nichols scored......none. The best we’ve got. Let’s be honest we’ve created next to nothing so far this season, but what we have seems to have been with Linesy has played. I’m not saying Nichols WILL score, in fact someone else should get a chance imo, but I still maintain the best teams have quality centre midfielders that make the team tick. UTG I'm not really disagreeing with you, it's really hard to know what our problems are. We are weak at the back, from keeper forward. That's a given. The midfield should in theory be good enough but they have to compensate for such a poor back line. Then you have a front line that can't score so the midfield has to compensate for them too. It's a really difficult to know which to sort first, but for me the defence is our main problem. |
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