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Post by Gashead73 on Jun 27, 2022 11:06:42 GMT
Film of Coutts at training..... Also a picture of the back of a player on the clubs Twitter who looks remarkably like the back of McCormick saying guess who’s back / whose back? Same hair, body shape, tattoo sleeve on right arm… expect an announcement later I reckon…. Saw it on Facebook, but had the feeling it won't be just one player
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Post by phillistine on Jun 27, 2022 11:24:52 GMT
Film of Coutts at training..... Also a picture of the back of a player on the clubs Twitter who looks remarkably like the back of McCormick saying guess who’s back / whose back? Same hair, body shape, tattoo sleeve on right arm… expect an announcement later I reckon…. which twitter account are you following?
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Post by Gaswood on Jun 27, 2022 11:27:12 GMT
Also a picture of the back of a player on the clubs Twitter who looks remarkably like the back of McCormick saying guess who’s back / whose back? Same hair, body shape, tattoo sleeve on right arm… expect an announcement later I reckon…. which twitter account are you following? It’s on the official one but that pic is Nick Anderton
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Jun 27, 2022 11:38:11 GMT
Early predicted starting 11 for FRG (H) …………..Belshaw Gibbons Taylor Connolly Clarke ………..Finley Rossiter McCormick..Evans….Collins ……………Norwood subs Jaakola Hoole Anderton Kilgour H. Anderson Loft Saunders Like this. Lacking pace in attack though - hoping we see a couple of speedy wide men signed this summer. Also wouldn’t be surprised to see JB try the 3-4-3 from the first half of last season again. Maybe something like: ___________Belshaw __Hoole____Connolly___Anderton Gibbons__Finley__Rossiter__Clarke ________Evans____Collins _____________New (but hopefully with 1/2 new CBs!)
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Post by nsblue on Jun 27, 2022 13:35:05 GMT
Coutts seems to suggest Norwood signing was imminent, but not so clear cut now!
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Jun 27, 2022 13:37:00 GMT
Coutts seems to suggest Norwood signing was imminent, but not so clear cut now! I don't think Coutts has a Twitter account.
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Post by gonzales on Jun 27, 2022 13:40:25 GMT
Is that not a parody account?
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Jun 27, 2022 13:41:58 GMT
Is that not a parody account? Yes, none of our players are following it.
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Post by nsblue on Jun 27, 2022 13:44:44 GMT
Apologies for posting a parody, I will check more thoroughly in future
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Post by Gashead73 on Jun 27, 2022 13:52:19 GMT
Why would a player text anything like this before the club officially announce a signing....
Seems very fishy to me in respect
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Post by percy on Jun 27, 2022 14:12:35 GMT
Coutts and Jaakola pictured in training by Twitter admin (they are winding up to something!). Just Rodders left for confirmation
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Jun 27, 2022 14:52:14 GMT
Apologies for posting a parody, I will check more thoroughly in future Easily done - I’ve been hooked myself in the past.
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Jun 27, 2022 14:53:11 GMT
Coutts and Jaakola pictured in training by Twitter admin (they are winding up to something!). Just Rodders left for confirmation He’s deffo got a contract.
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Post by percy on Jun 27, 2022 17:59:29 GMT
Assume this is Egan, Heal and Greenslade? Can anyone confirm
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Post by Sir Trevor B'Sol on Jun 27, 2022 20:01:58 GMT
Correct. It's Greenslade, Egan and Heal. From L to R.
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Post by percy on Jun 30, 2022 9:24:27 GMT
Assuming no more signings before the friendly tomorrow, will be interesting to see who plays, formations etc. Likely to be two different teams for each half I'd guess. So have we got enough?
1st half - 3-5-2 Belly Hoole Connolly Anderton Gibbons Coutts Rositer Evans Clarke Loft Saunders
2nd half - 4-3-3 Jaakkola/Ward Rodman Kilgour Egan Grant Finley Westbrooke Jones Anderson Collins Greenslade
Definitely some holes to fill!!
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Post by gasmania on Jun 30, 2022 9:55:04 GMT
Assuming no more signings before the friendly tomorrow, will be interesting to see who plays, formations etc. Likely to be two different teams for each half I'd guess. So have we got enough? 1st half - 3-5-2 Belly Hoole Connolly Anderton Gibbons Coutts Rositer Evans Clarke Loft Saunders 2nd half - 4-3-3 Jaakkola/Ward Rodman Kilgour Egan Grant Finley Westbrooke Jones Anderson Collins Greenslade Definitely some holes to fill!! Some of the academy youngsters have been up at the training ground also this week. So we might see some of them be a part of the early pre season games to make up numbers and also see how they get on. E.g. Langlais/Lovelock last season
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Post by gassedOut on Jul 1, 2022 10:28:03 GMT
Assuming no more signings before the friendly tomorrow, will be interesting to see who plays, formations etc. Likely to be two different teams for each half I'd guess. So have we got enough? 1st half - 3-5-2 Belly Hoole Connolly Anderton Gibbons Coutts Rositer Evans Clarke Loft Saunders 2nd half - 4-3-3 Jaakkola/Ward Rodman Kilgour Egan Grant Finley Westbrooke Jones Anderson Collins Greenslade Definitely some holes to fill!! Some of the academy youngsters have been up at the training ground also this week. So we might see some of them be a part of the early pre season games to make up numbers and also see how they get on. E.g. Langlais/Lovelock last season Apparently all players getting 45 mins. / Lovelock released by the Club.
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Jul 1, 2022 11:29:09 GMT
I believe the squad size next season is limited to 20, with players 20 years of age or under not included in the playing squad total, so by reckoning JB’s playing squad could look something like this : Belshaw Jaakkola (tbc) Ward (20 rule) Hoole Gibbons Connolly (20 rule) Anderton Kilgour Clarke Grant Jones (20 rule) Edwards (20 rule) Rossiter Finley Evans Coutts (tbc) Anderson Egan (20 rule) Heal (20 rule) Collins Loft Saunders Greenslade (20 rule) I’m assuming Westbrooke and Rodman have little or no chance of making the nominated playing squad, so by my reckoning that leaves around another four players over 20 that could be recruited, but then the salary cap comes into play (increase of £1m from last season?). Very much prepared to be put right on all this. Edit: and this list includes the requirement to have @ least 8 ‘home grown’ players included (I think!). Whilst getting Beefy back is a cracking bit of business the two new signings are quality players under an injury cloud. If we are unlucky with injuries again the following players are amongst those who were injured as much as they played (or worse) - Heal, Rossiter, Rodman, Kilgour, Gibbons, Grant, Clarke, Jaakkola, add to those the junior pros with little or no first team experience- Greenslade, Egan, Jones, Edwards, Ward and then add Westbrooke whose race seems to be run in terms of a Rovers Career the above squad becomes reduced to the following core group that we can expect to be regularly available and experienced enough to be picked…. Belshaw Connolly Anderton Hoole Finley Coutts Evans Anderson Loft Saunders Collins So that’s 11… and we’re relying on 7 injury prone or inexperienced players to make up EVERY match day squad, that’s why our business is far from finished.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2022 11:41:15 GMT
Whilst getting Beefy back is a cracking bit of business the two new signings are quality players under an injury cloud. If we are unlucky with injuries again the following players are amongst those who were injured as much as they played (or worse) - Heal, Rossiter, Rodman, Kilgour, Gibbons, Grant, Clarke, Jaakkola, add to those the junior pros with little or no first team experience- Greenslade, Egan, Jones, Edwards, Ward and then add Westbrooke whose race seems to be run in terms of a Rovers Career the above squad becomes reduced to the following core group that we can expect to be regularly available and experienced enough to be picked…. Belshaw Connolly Anderton Hoole Finley Coutts Evans Anderson Loft Saunders Collins So that’s 11… and we’re relying on 7 injury prone or inexperienced players to make up EVERY match day squad, that’s why our business is far from finished. I guess we have to trust the medicals the players go through, the scans they would have at that stage, the fitness data from previous clubs, the circumstances and causes of the injuries and then be confident that we have the facilities, the right workloads, fitness plans and the know how to get those players on the pitch more than they may have been last season or seasons before.
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