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Post by markczgas on Mar 9, 2019 22:00:49 GMT
Since GC took charge of Rovers he has lost 4 games in all competitions with 3 of those defeats coming against Sunderland. His record in the league has been 6 wins 5 draws 3 defeats (Sunderland x2 & the Wycscum cheats)
That's 23 points from 14 games which is 1.64 points a game. Over a season that equates to 75 points which is play off standard. Given where we are in the table we would likely expect to lose two league games to promotion chasing Sunderland but what it does show is that we have only lost one of the other 12 games with most of those 12 games being against teams around us. Those are the teams that we must take points off and we are doing that. We still have Wimbledon, Bradford, Rochdale, Gillingham to play so if we can take good points off those teams then the confidence level for league one survival will be high. So come on GC and come on Rovers. Maintain this form and give us something to cheer at the end of the season. putting more flesh on this. Home P 7 W 2 D 3 L2 F 9 A 7 Away P 7 W 4 D 2 L 1 F 10 A 5 OVERALL P 14 W 6 D 5 L 3 F 19 A 12 PTS 23
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Post by socrates on Mar 9, 2019 22:40:18 GMT
Also bonham going and we’re left with smith who’s awful and Slocombe will be off in the summer Surely all keepers will be gone. I may be wrong but weren’t Smith and Slocombe both signed for two years? Don’t know where Bonham would go. We must be an attractive choice. If he goes to a Championship club he wouldn’t be first choice but he may be paid a lot more. I guess it may depend upon how he sees it, play for less money with us or sit on the bench and get paid a lot more. UTG! I don’t see him as chsmpionship standard from his time with us but he’s still young and if we can sign then I think we should . He’s better than smith and Slocombe and our defence have worked with him for a year.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 9, 2019 23:44:02 GMT
Surely all keepers will be gone. I may be wrong but weren’t Smith and Slocombe both signed for two years? Don’t know where Bonham would go. We must be an attractive choice. If he goes to a Championship club he wouldn’t be first choice but he may be paid a lot more. I guess it may depend upon how he sees it, play for less money with us or sit on the bench and get paid a lot more. UTG! I don’t see him as chsmpionship standard from his time with us but he’s still young and if we can sign then I think we should . He’s better than smith and Slocombe and our defence have worked with him for a year. Will be interesting to see what Brentford do regarding Bonham's contract, are they prepared to release him on a free, if do, can another Div 1/Championship offer him more than us, if not, will they let him rejoin us if we look like we might be fighting at the right end of the table next season? Midfield is a concern as Sercs, Lines, Sincs and OC, even Upson and Rodman hardly look capable of taking us to the next level plus Matthews never even gets a look in.
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Post by socrates on Mar 10, 2019 0:05:07 GMT
I don’t see him as chsmpionship standard from his time with us but he’s still young and if we can sign then I think we should . He’s better than smith and Slocombe and our defence have worked with him for a year. Will be interesting to see what Brentford do regarding Bonham's contract, are they prepared to release him on a free, if do, can another Div 1/Championship offer him more than us, if not, will they let him rejoin us if we look like we might be fighting at the right end of the table next season? Midfield is a concern as Sercs, Lines, Sincs and OC, even Upson and Rodman hardly look capable of taking us to the next level plus Matthews never even gets a look in. If we release or sell the players you’ve mentioned it’s very unlikely we’d replace them with better on a mid table budget anyway. We’ve got a mid table budget and I think a mid table squad who just under performed on the first half of the season quite a bit and now we’ve made the two signings in January our form is par for what we are - a mid table squad. Rip that up and start again and I think we might really struggle. I’d actually try to re sign most of our players. We’ve got a good bunch and with a couple out and a couple in we could finish mid table perhaps even push for the play offs next season. I don’t think any of our squad are not capable of holding their own in league 1 other than maybe Mathews who other than running with the ball seems to offer very little , and partington and leadbitter who have rarely impressed me and seem to be injury prone. I’d be happy with the defence we’ve got if we shipped out parts and leads and brought a right back in as good as Holmes Dennis then that would be a bloody good defence. We need to find a playmaker to replace lines and try and convince sercs to stay too. Nichols is a fantastic footballer and we’ve just signed Harris, he’s started great. The core of the squad is decent. No massive changes needed if we stay up, we’ve got balance in the formation we’re currently playing if Cogs wants to play wider then the money we save from shipping a couple out could be spent on a couple of wingers. Anyway that’s what I’d do if I could but agents will no doubt have their say and it’ll all probably go tits up as it usually does here.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 0:21:46 GMT
Will be interesting to see what Brentford do regarding Bonham's contract, are they prepared to release him on a free, if do, can another Div 1/Championship offer him more than us, if not, will they let him rejoin us if we look like we might be fighting at the right end of the table next season? Midfield is a concern as Sercs, Lines, Sincs and OC, even Upson and Rodman hardly look capable of taking us to the next level plus Matthews never even gets a look in. If we release or sell the players you’ve mentioned it’s very unlikely we’d replace them with better on a mid table budget anyway. We’ve got a mid table budget and I think a mid table squad who just under performed on the first half of the season quite a bit and now we’ve made the two signings in January our form is par for what we are - a mid table squad. Rip that up and start again and I think we might really struggle. I’d actually try to re sign most of our players. We’ve got a good bunch and with a couple out and a couple in we could finish mid table perhaps even push for the play offs next season. I don’t think any of our squad are not capable of holding their own in league 1 other than maybe Mathews who other than running with the ball seems to offer very little , and partington and leadbitter who have rarely impressed me and seem to be injury prone. I’d be happy with the defence we’ve got if we shipped out parts and leads and brought a right back in as good as Holmes Dennis then that would be a bloody good defence. We need to find a playmaker to replace lines and try and convince sercs to stay too. Nichols is a fantastic footballer and we’ve just signed Harris, he’s started great. The core of the squad is decent. No massive changes needed if we stay up, we’ve got balance in the formation we’re currently playing if Cogs wants to play wider then the money we save from shipping a couple out could be spent on a couple of wingers. Anyway that’s what I’d do if I could but agents will no doubt have their say and it’ll all probably go tits up as it usually does here. Not much wrong with that, a decent and well articulated summary.
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Post by singupgas on Mar 10, 2019 6:38:44 GMT
Would like to see a side he has assembled, stay up and he will virtually have a clean slate for next season not many under contract, TW said that in a previous interview. My biggest worry about the summer is lines is a year older and sercombe is out of contract and may well leave. The rest of our midfield are all get it and give it players without much creativity. We probably needed to bring in a replacement for lines this season to bed him in so we’ve got a gradual transition but haven’t and if we don’t bring in a playmaker next window then the midfield will look awfully ball winner strong without any playmakers. You would like to think that the club is working hard now to sort contracts out, letting sercombe leave on a free would be another balls up by this board. Lines on the other hand isn't the player he was, and makes little impact on games now. Great player for us and grateful he came back to help with back to back promotions, but time had come to say goodbye.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 10, 2019 7:41:19 GMT
My biggest worry about the summer is lines is a year older and sercombe is out of contract and may well leave. The rest of our midfield are all get it and give it players without much creativity. We probably needed to bring in a replacement for lines this season to bed him in so we’ve got a gradual transition but haven’t and if we don’t bring in a playmaker next window then the midfield will look awfully ball winner strong without any playmakers. You would like to think that the club is working hard now to sort contracts out, letting sercombe leave on a free would be another balls up by this board. Lines on the other hand isn't the player he was, and makes little impact on games now. Great player for us and grateful he came back to help with back to back promotions, but time had come to say goodbye. I wouldn't be surprised if Lines hasn't got a deal lined up elsewhere as he seems to have little interest in earning a new one at Rovers, he's been probably the biggest disappointment this season, form & effort wise. Given Ogogo was a reserve player at Coventry I still feel there's better out there on frees etc than the likes of OC, although I accept in the past we never have seemed to sign them. I guess the question is if we released OC & Sincs would they be snapped up by Div 1 sides or have to drop down to Div2, if the latter, that says it all really. As far as getting another THD on the right I sense that'll take some doing, it's just a pity Kelly's also an LB.
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Post by chilly1883 on Mar 10, 2019 7:43:09 GMT
It’s pretty much fact, if you finish the season strong, then it’s generally taken into the following season. With a few additions, mainly a wide man, and creative midfielder, we could have a tidy side. I’m not one for slagging our defence as others on here love to do, another clean sheet yesterday 👏👏UTG
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 8:11:54 GMT
Will be interesting to see what Brentford do regarding Bonham's contract, are they prepared to release him on a free, if do, can another Div 1/Championship offer him more than us, if not, will they let him rejoin us if we look like we might be fighting at the right end of the table next season? Midfield is a concern as Sercs, Lines, Sincs and OC, even Upson and Rodman hardly look capable of taking us to the next level plus Matthews never even gets a look in. If we release or sell the players you’ve mentioned it’s very unlikely we’d replace them with better on a mid table budget anyway. We’ve got a mid table budget and I think a mid table squad who just under performed on the first half of the season quite a bit and now we’ve made the two signings in January our form is par for what we are - a mid table squad. Rip that up and start again and I think we might really struggle. I’d actually try to re sign most of our players. We’ve got a good bunch and with a couple out and a couple in we could finish mid table perhaps even push for the play offs next season. I don’t think any of our squad are not capable of holding their own in league 1 other than maybe Mathews who other than running with the ball seems to offer very little , and partington and leadbitter who have rarely impressed me and seem to be injury prone. I’d be happy with the defence we’ve got if we shipped out parts and leads and brought a right back in as good as Holmes Dennis then that would be a bloody good defence. We need to find a playmaker to replace lines and try and convince sercs to stay too. Nichols is a fantastic footballer and we’ve just signed Harris, he’s started great. The core of the squad is decent. No massive changes needed if we stay up, we’ve got balance in the formation we’re currently playing if Cogs wants to play wider then the money we save from shipping a couple out could be spent on a couple of wingers. Anyway that’s what I’d do if I could but agents will no doubt have their say and it’ll all probably go tits up as it usually does here. Pretty much as I see it too. Play off challenges might be a bit optimistic but the players we have are good enough for this league. Talk of the next level though is, in my opinion, unrealistic. Until we get it right off the pitch, I think this is the highest level we can achieve, ot at the very least, sustain. Lines is an interesting one. Last year I would have out him behind only Harrison and Sercombe as our best performer however this year he hasn't got close to those heights and Coughlan doesn't seem to have much confidence in him. I find it hard to believe he's suddenly become a bad player and hope he can rediscover that form. If GC doesn't want him though, it's imperative he brings in a playmaker as we can be very predictable without one.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 8:14:24 GMT
When I read the thread title I was hoping GC had re-released the Rod Hull and Emu record. "We'll be singing Bristol Rovers all the way. - all the way".
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 8:18:01 GMT
When I read the thread title I was hoping GC had re-released the Rod Hull and Emu record. "We'll be singing Bristol Rovers all the way. - all the way". Ah, memories! I think GC's accent is more suited to the Irish Rover though...
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Post by Blueside on Mar 10, 2019 8:20:43 GMT
Graham Coughlan has done well so far and, in JCH at least, has shown that he can make good signings. However, let's exercise a degree of caution here. We are a long way from being safe in this league and if we do go down, it is hard to envisage him being here next season. If we stay up however, he deserves and will get plenty of credit. He will have earned the right then to develop the squad with his players. His challenge will be to introduce a more attractive style of football, particularly at home. So far though, a cautious 'well done GC'. Why is it hard to envisage him being here next season if we go down? His record this season surely speaks for itself, and we have all seen how unusually tight it is at the bottom with so many teams around us picking up points. The fact that We have never been more than one win away from getting out of the relegation zone, and with 6 points from the last two games we still find ourself only 1 point above the line tells us everything about the fight we are in...... plus of course, doesn’t GC have a contract which would preclude us sacking him at the end of the season without considerable expense to BRFC? He WILL be here next season, be it in League 1 or League 2.
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Post by wertongas on Mar 10, 2019 9:05:17 GMT
Should get rid of the two perminant goalkeepeepers sign Bonham probably release Lines, keep Nichols and play him as an attacking midfielder just behind the two strikers as he does create alot of opportunities, then bring in a least one more quality striker to partner Harris, try to get rid of Payne if we can't then keep him as a Spare(rib ),or better loan him out. Get shot of Mensah as well not upto league standard actually not upto anything.
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Post by Qatar Gas on Mar 10, 2019 9:21:15 GMT
What is the next level? With our facilities and budget, probably mid table league one is the next level for us right now. What worries me is with each year that passes, more teams are over taking us with their off field improvements which in turn will make it even harder to sign the players we want. Because of this I can see us being in relegation battles more often than not, until eventually, we end up back in league two.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 10, 2019 10:12:11 GMT
Should get rid of the two perminant goalkeepeepers sign Bonham probably release Lines, keep Nichols and play him as an attacking midfielder just behind the two strikers as he does create alot of opportunities, then bring in a least one more quality striker to partner Harris, try to get rid of Payne if we can't then keep him as a Spare(rib ),or better loan him out. Get shot of Mensah as well not upto league standard actually not upto anything. Why do posters keep saying play Nichols behind the strikers when neither manager seems to have played him in that role. Plus he leads the line well alongside JCH he just needs to add goalscoring to his game. I can't see Payne ever returning to Rovers as a player.
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Post by wertongas on Mar 10, 2019 10:19:40 GMT
Should get rid of the two perminant goalkeepeepers sign Bonham probably release Lines, keep Nichols and play him as an attacking midfielder just behind the two strikers as he does create alot of opportunities, then bring in a least one more quality striker to partner Harris, try to get rid of Payne if we can't then keep him as a Spare(rib ),or better loan him out. Get shot of Mensah as well not upto league standard actually not upto anything. Why do posters keep saying play Nichols behind the strikers when neither manager seems to have played him in that role. Plus he leads the line well alongside JCH he just needs to add goalscoring to his game. I can't see Payne ever returning to Rovers as a player. Because Nichols doesn't score and you cannot rely on one striker to get all the goals all the time, we need another striker who can score.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 12:36:48 GMT
What is the next level? With our facilities and budget, probably mid table league one is the next level for us right now. What worries me is with each year that passes, more teams are over taking us with their off field improvements which in turn will make it even harder to sign the players we want. Because of this I can see us being in relegation battles more often than not, until eventually, we end up back in league two. Spot on, sadly.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 12:45:14 GMT
Graham Coughlan has done well so far and, in JCH at least, has shown that he can make good signings. However, let's exercise a degree of caution here. We are a long way from being safe in this league and if we do go down, it is hard to envisage him being here next season. If we stay up however, he deserves and will get plenty of credit. He will have earned the right then to develop the squad with his players. His challenge will be to introduce a more attractive style of football, particularly at home. So far though, a cautious 'well done GC'. Why is it hard to envisage him being here next season if we go down? His record this season surely speaks for itself, and we have all seen how unusually tight it is at the bottom with so many teams around us picking up points. The fact that We have never been more than one win away from getting out of the relegation zone, and with 6 points from the last two games we still find ourself only 1 point above the line tells us everything about the fight we are in...... plus of course, doesn’t GC have a contract which would preclude us sacking him at the end of the season without considerable expense to BRFC? He WILL be here next season, be it in League 1 or League 2. He's done well so far, but 14 games is hardly enough to make the judgement as to whether he's the right man. He's made what looks to be a very good signing in JCH, one 'jury out' signing in Ogogo, and let go a winger without replacing him. Mixed bag. If we go down, he will have failed in the task for which he was appointed. He will have had no trackrecord as a manager and therefore the only reason for keeping him will be the fact that he has a contract. That being the case though, you're probably right that he will be here even if we go down. Whether he should be is a different question. However, I believe he will keep us up. The players are good enough to keep us in this league and he has shown so far that he is getting a tune from them. That being the case, I'd like to see us develop a more expansive passing style next season, although fully accept that now isn't the time for that as it's just a case of needs must right now.
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Post by markczgas on Mar 10, 2019 12:57:04 GMT
Why is it hard to envisage him being here next season if we go down? His record this season surely speaks for itself, and we have all seen how unusually tight it is at the bottom with so many teams around us picking up points. The fact that We have never been more than one win away from getting out of the relegation zone, and with 6 points from the last two games we still find ourself only 1 point above the line tells us everything about the fight we are in...... plus of course, doesn’t GC have a contract which would preclude us sacking him at the end of the season without considerable expense to BRFC? He WILL be here next season, be it in League 1 or League 2. He's done well so far, but 14 games is hardly enough to make the judgement as to whether he's the right man. He's made what looks to be a very good signing in JCH, one 'jury out' signing in Ogogo, and let go a winger without replacing him. Mixed bag. If we go down, he will have failed in the task for which he was appointed. He will have had no trackrecord as a manager and therefore the only reason for keeping him will be the fact that he has a contract. That being the case though, you're probably right that he will be here even if we go down. Whether he should be is a different question. However, I believe he will keep us up. The players are good enough to keep us in this league and he has shown so far that he is getting a tune from them. That being the case, I'd like to see us develop a more expansive passing style next season, although fully accept that now isn't the time for that as it's just a case of needs must right now. that's very harsh. How many games does anyone need to tell if a manager can cut it/ make an impact ? I'd say he has transformed a team who were destined for 24th to a team who not only are in with a shout in every game, but a team that gets on top of the opposition for goodparts of every game. Going back to my stats - 19 goals in 14 games and a mere 12 against. think it says it all. winning mentality Home and Away.
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 10, 2019 13:12:51 GMT
Well, we gave him a two and a half year contract so he will be here next season. He’s done very well so far and he needs to be given the opportunity to get some of his choices in. Istr saying he prefers 442 in one of his interviews so I would expect him to get some width in and will off load a good few who are at the end of their contracts. I hope he keeps the core of this team because they are playing well in his system. I guess the questions over Stuart S, Lines, Leads are harder because they’ve been a big part of our success. Others, the keepers, Stefan P and Mensah are easier to decide on. UTG!
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