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Post by percy on Mar 13, 2022 10:35:04 GMT
Keep doing what we are doing. Dont look past the next game. Get straight back to winning ways if we lose one and keep belly and the back 4 plus finley and collins fit. As always, the next game is huge. 3pts please.
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Post by The Equaliser on Mar 13, 2022 10:39:58 GMT
One game at a time, but we are still improving in game play, shape , tactics. I also think that over reliance on a few players is gradually fading and we have a squad who can step in and cover adequately.
This run has been incredible but I genuinely think the best is yet to come 💙
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Post by richhertford on Mar 13, 2022 10:43:54 GMT
One game at a time, but we are still improving in game play, shape , tactics. I also think that over reliance on a few players is gradually fading and we have a squad who can step in and cover adequately. This run has been incredible but I genuinely think the best is yet to come 💙 Absolutely agree. “The best is yet to come” 💙💙💙
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Post by purdownpoacher1 on Mar 13, 2022 10:48:15 GMT
One game at a time, but we are still improving in game play, shape , tactics. I also think that over reliance on a few players is gradually fading and we have a squad who can step in and cover adequately. This run has been incredible but I genuinely think the best is yet to come 💙 Hoping yr right re; dependence on loan players especially, built on sand otherwise 🤔Really enjoying watching them, playing some lovely football ! 💙UTG
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Post by The Equaliser on Mar 13, 2022 10:52:28 GMT
One game at a time, but we are still improving in game play, shape , tactics. I also think that over reliance on a few players is gradually fading and we have a squad who can step in and cover adequately. This run has been incredible but I genuinely think the best is yet to come 💙 Hoping yr right re; dependence on loan players especially, built on sand otherwise 🤔Really enjoying watching them, playing some lovely football ! 💙UTG I think Joey and his team of coaches/analysts etc are always working in the background on the long game. The whole club is run more proactive these days with structures in place to keep improving every aspect of Rovers.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 13, 2022 10:55:54 GMT
It’s April that’s the challenge and will sort out whether we are good enough or not. There may also be an negative reaction as a result of JB being away with his impending court case causing some disruption to the day to day running. March Colchester H - Win Northampton A - Draw Carlisle A - Draw April Bradford H - Draw Tranmere A - Lose Salford H - Win Port Vale A - Lose FGR H - Win Rochdale A - Draw May Scunthorpe H - Win Being optimistic 16 out of 30 for me - will it be enough ? This league is so unpredictable. The form table is changing each week but there a few constants. Working on 6 game blocks, We are top of it and have been for 6 weeks and 3 of the top 7 are in terrible form. The points swing in our favour yesterday was massive after Exeter, Mansfield, Northampton and Sutton all dropped points. Using the 6 game block form method shows teams coming into the most recent form which is applicable for upcoming fixtures. If you use that then looking at the upcoming games then Carlisle and Salford are the most difficult games. Tranmere, Northampton and FGR look very winnable fixtures. I doubt many posters will agree Tranmere and Northampton look very winnable, those two look by far the toughest of our remaining fixtures.
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Post by keygas on Mar 13, 2022 11:05:54 GMT
Looking back at the form table of the last 10 games we 3rd behind Mansfield & Exeter, so if we can keep that form going over the next 10 we should be a shoe in for a playoff place at least.
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Post by oldie on Mar 13, 2022 11:06:15 GMT
Hoping yr right re; dependence on loan players especially, built on sand otherwise 🤔Really enjoying watching them, playing some lovely football ! 💙UTG I think Joey and his team of coaches/analysts etc are always working in the background on the long game. The whole club is run more proactive these days with structures in place to keep improving every aspect of Rovers. I don't see that, not at all. Take the loan player out of the picture and we might just be a poor L2 side. Then we have a couple of players at the very end of their careers. I see nothing much beyond that. If we go up, and with the players we have we should, then next season will be a real challenge (if they all leave)
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Post by richhertford on Mar 13, 2022 11:12:26 GMT
I think Joey and his team of coaches/analysts etc are always working in the background on the long game. The whole club is run more proactive these days with structures in place to keep improving every aspect of Rovers. I don't see that, not at all. Take the loan player out of the picture and we might just be a poor L2 side. Then we have a couple of players at the very end of their careers. I see nothing much beyond that. If we go up, and with the players we have we should, then next season will be a real challenge (if they all leave) Too positive for me. 😃
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Post by rememberhalifax on Mar 13, 2022 11:15:10 GMT
Why are so many predicting us to struggle vs Bradford, they have nothing to play for with a tinpot manager. May well have nothing to play for apart from ther careers, but 'tin pot manager'?
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Mar 13, 2022 11:16:45 GMT
I think Joey and his team of coaches/analysts etc are always working in the background on the long game. The whole club is run more proactive these days with structures in place to keep improving every aspect of Rovers. I don't see that, not at all. Take the loan player out of the picture and we might just be a poor L2 side. Then we have a couple of players at the very end of their careers. I see nothing much beyond that. If we go up, and with the players we have we should, then next season will be a real challenge (if they all leave) I understand what you are saying and i have said it a couple of times but surely, the manager and people around him, will have been planning for this ? I hope they have
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Mar 13, 2022 11:19:00 GMT
Why are so many predicting us to struggle vs Bradford, they have nothing to play for with a tinpot manager. May well have nothing to play for apart from ther careers, but 'tin pot manager'? Every player should be playing for their careers. Mark Hughes - awful manager.
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Post by chilly1883 on Mar 13, 2022 11:26:30 GMT
id rather Scunthorpe had something to play for, and had to come at us. An team already down, are playing with the weight already off there shoulder. What like we did last season.🤣 Yeh you got it 🤣
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Post by keygas on Mar 13, 2022 11:29:07 GMT
I think Joey and his team of coaches/analysts etc are always working in the background on the long game. The whole club is run more proactive these days with structures in place to keep improving every aspect of Rovers. I don't see that, not at all. Take the loan player out of the picture and we might just be a poor L2 side. Then we have a couple of players at the very end of their careers. I see nothing much beyond that. If we go up, and with the players we have we should, then next season will be a real challenge (if they all leave) You can say that about all the clubs at top of the league, we have in fact less loan players than most of those sides.
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Post by trevorgas on Mar 13, 2022 12:29:46 GMT
I think Joey and his team of coaches/analysts etc are always working in the background on the long game. The whole club is run more proactive these days with structures in place to keep improving every aspect of Rovers. I don't see that, not at all. Take the loan player out of the picture and we might just be a poor L2 side. Then we have a couple of players at the very end of their careers. I see nothing much beyond that. If we go up, and with the players we have we should, then next season will be a real challenge (if they all leave) It's a double edged sword however,if used correctly can be very effective as it is with us this season,I have no knowledge but assume most teams in our league and above utilise the loan system,we have 3 playing regularly and my assumption is none of them will be here next year ,perhaps Connolly if we go up The advantage we have is that JB plays the loanees and has good connections further up the pyramid to get replacements we've not really been in that position before so I would believe they will be looking at replacements now or pretty soon depending on where we finish . In truth whilst not as drastic as last year there will be rebuilding with players out of contract and age etc.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 13, 2022 12:44:43 GMT
May well have nothing to play for apart from ther careers, but 'tin pot manager'? Every player should be playing for their careers. Mark Hughes - awful manager. "Hughes was appointed manager of Stoke City on 30 May 2013. He guided the club to three consecutive ninth-place Premier League finishes in 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16.” That hardly sounds the work of an awful manager, compared to the likes of McGhee and Buckle he's got a decent record, whether he can replicate that in L2 is another matter.
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 13, 2022 13:18:29 GMT
I’ve felt we would win promotion ever since the Walsall game where we were down to 10 for 60 minutes but showed great determination and belief and won 1-0. Since then I haven’t looked back and neither have our squad. As you know, I thought we’d just miss out on play-offs and I didn’t have your confidence. We’ve had a great run, played some great football, won lots of matches yet we are still outside the play offs. All the other teams are keeping going, Newport and Swindon have had good weeks. Mansfield have been very good and were in the automatic places, then lose to Tranmere and are now 9th! This league has compressed over the past few weeks at the top. Crazy league! But, I think we should get at least play offs, but with 3rd place only a win away then I hope we are looking to get one of those automatic places. To do that we are going to need to do what we’ve been doing for the rest of the season and that will be very hard to do. April looks a lot harder than March, games-wise. We've beaten Harrogate, now we concentrate on beating Colchester and then move on. One game at a time. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 13, 2022 13:23:06 GMT
Every player should be playing for their careers. Mark Hughes - awful manager. "Hughes was appointed manager of Stoke City on 30 May 2013. He guided the club to three consecutive ninth-place Premier League finishes in 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16.” That hardly sounds the work of an awful manager, compared to the likes of McGhee and Buckle he's got a decent record, whether he can replicate that in L2 is another matter. Yes, of course he’s a decent manager. Silly to pretend otherwise looking at his record. UTG!
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Mar 13, 2022 13:31:26 GMT
Every player should be playing for their careers. Mark Hughes - awful manager. "Hughes was appointed manager of Stoke City on 30 May 2013. He guided the club to three consecutive ninth-place Premier League finishes in 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16.” That hardly sounds the work of an awful manager, compared to the likes of McGhee and Buckle he's got a decent record, whether he can replicate that in L2 is another matter. He is lucky to have started his club career managing in the Premier league because of his record as a player and now he somehow finds himself managing in the lowest tier despite having that headstart. His last 3 jobs have seen him sacked with leaving teams in the relegation zone. QPR, Stoke and Southampton. Only Southampton ended up surviving the mess he left beind. His teams are also awful to watch. Stoke were already doing well before Hughes joined. Pulis did a fantastic job there and it was downhill after he left, they still haven't recovered since then IMO! Do you think Hughes is a good manager then? Go on put your neck on the line Topper instead of deliberately opposing people's opinions to everything that you end up contradicting yourself constantly.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Mar 13, 2022 13:33:58 GMT
"Hughes was appointed manager of Stoke City on 30 May 2013. He guided the club to three consecutive ninth-place Premier League finishes in 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16.” That hardly sounds the work of an awful manager, compared to the likes of McGhee and Buckle he's got a decent record, whether he can replicate that in L2 is another matter. Yes, of course he’s a decent manager. Silly to pretend otherwise looking at his record. UTG! warehamgas see above post and you might reconsider that opinion!. Good players do not always equal good managers.
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