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Post by rambo on Jul 25, 2015 18:49:28 GMT
I know its only a friendly BUT last season we were a laughing stock for being a non league team and today we lose to the team we are replacing. I don't accept this only a friendly when you are playing a local non league side. The worrying thing is that our forwards have failed to score in the last three games and today it sounds like Cheltenham created the more chances and deserved to win. I maintain that we are three experienced players short and we have not signed sufficient quality to take the step up. A quality winger and a striker with a scoring record at this level and a central midfielder capable of playing alongside Lines to compete with Mansell are essential and one can only hope that DC will see todays defeat as a signal that we are not going to be able to compete this season on the complete cheap. Sorry DC but we should have a team at this stage capable of easily containing Cheltenham and securing victory. Before anyone asks I did not,thankfully, go today because I sensed what was going to happen and did not want to come away losing to Non League Cheltenham. Your ott posts are laughable steve. Lot of repsect for you going to the amount of games you do and the reports you post to those who can't make it throughout the season but you need to learn a bit of perspective and balance. Your opinions lost any sort of credibility to me a long time ago due to your fluctuating opinions week in week out. More people will ignore your ramblings if you carry on.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 18:55:25 GMT
I kind of agree with Rambo....I like your match reports Stevo but the second line of the OP is a bit farcical.
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Post by stevek192 on Jul 25, 2015 18:56:50 GMT
Sorry RD, i can respect some of the answers I have received on here but yours is just totally unnecessary and untrue. You are comparing posts that are made after every game where I report on that individual game alone therefore it is going to vary from one week to the next depending how both individuals and the Manager perform. Where have I said that DC doesn't know what he is doing? If I disagree with what he has done in a game then I say so-that is the whole point of giving MY view on things. I am not saying I am right just giving my slant on things. Can I take you back to April 20th RD and then perhaps we can see a pathetic OTT post from yourself!! That is just one game and perhaps if,like me you had reported on every game played yours would vary from week to week!! "Not gonna like, I still feel absolutely inconsolable following the shambolic equaliser on Saturday. For a few seconds here and there, I get my hopes back up and truly re-find my positivity. But then I remember again just how close we were and acceptance seems like a distant memory. To have been THAT close and thrown it away, and have had nothing but year after year of misery supporting the Gas, I don't think anyone would begrudge me (or anyone else for that matter) in thinking "here we go again, f**ked it up, it's gonna be another year of heartache".
I do read most of your posts with interest as I do with most posters on here but if i disagree I will at least treat their posts with a little respect. I also made it absolutely clear that I did not attend today but my post is based on the fact we lost to Cheltenham and that, in my eyes, is totally unacceptable as is the fact that none of our forwards have scored in the last 3 games. This is the penultimate friendly and as such you would expect players to be playing for their position in the first game,Would you not? If as you seem to think they go out just to get fit then what will DC base his first team on? I would very much hope that he was looking for performances to help him select his team for the first game and that he is still looking for three players to form his opening squad. Anyway RD I greatly look forward to the first game (I don't generally go to any friendlies) and hope that we are going to be up for the Lord majors Show.
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Post by stapletongas on Jul 25, 2015 19:09:37 GMT
I know its only a friendly BUT last season we were a laughing stock for being a non league team and today we lose to the team we are replacing. I don't accept this only a friendly when you are playing a local non league side. The worrying thing is that our forwards have failed to score in the last three games and today it sounds like Cheltenham created the more chances and deserved to win. I maintain that we are three experienced players short and we have not signed sufficient quality to take the step up. A quality winger and a striker with a scoring record at this level and a central midfielder capable of playing alongside Lines to compete with Mansell are essential and one can only hope that DC will see todays defeat as a signal that we are not going to be able to compete this season on the complete cheap. Sorry DC but we should have a team at this stage capable of easily containing Cheltenham and securing victory. Before anyone asks I did not,thankfully, go today because I sensed what was going to happen and did not want to come away losing to Non League Cheltenham. It's only a friendly ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by pucklegas on Jul 25, 2015 19:10:36 GMT
Steve the real business is against the cobblers, not too worried about results, just because they are non league you can't expect to beat them, we were that last season, we suddenly are not Barca. remember some pre seasons we were great then the real football started and we were dire. DC is aware of the strengths of the squad and weaknesses, as I have said before our problem even last season was not scoring enough goals, not slagging anyone off, that is factual, we need to improve this season on that otherwise cannot see us challenging for the play offs.
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Post by long john silver on Jul 25, 2015 19:14:18 GMT
I know its only a friendly BUT last season we were a laughing stock for being a non league team and today we lose to the team we are replacing. I don't accept this only a friendly when you are playing a local non league side. The worrying thing is that our forwards have failed to score in the last three games and today it sounds like Cheltenham created the more chances and deserved to win. I maintain that we are three experienced players short and we have not signed sufficient quality to take the step up. A quality winger and a striker with a scoring record at this level and a central midfielder capable of playing alongside Lines to compete with Mansell are essential and one can only hope that DC will see todays defeat as a signal that we are not going to be able to compete this season on the complete cheap. Sorry DC but we should have a team at this stage capable of easily containing Cheltenham and securing victory. Before anyone asks I did not,thankfully, go today because I sensed what was going to happen and did not want to come away losing to Non League Cheltenham. personally I think we should sack DC, shoot all the players, burn the mem to the ground and erase every piece of history there is that BRFC ever existed. how dare he bring such irreversible shame upon a once proud club. i sit here with a empty whisky bottle with my shotgun in my mouth wondering how i'm ever going to get through the rest of my life knowing we once lost a pre-season friendly to cheltenham town. good bye world
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Post by tumshie on Jul 25, 2015 19:19:57 GMT
I don't think i've ever seen "Fickleness" demonstrated so well ![:|](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/plain.png)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 19:25:12 GMT
Wow! You remember dates and sh**! Man that is bad..,, come on Steve maybe there is more to life than this?
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Post by 4evergas67 on Jul 25, 2015 19:48:35 GMT
The old Doris Stokes "I had a feeling so I didn't go" and then form an opinion to prove you were right is bollocks. If we loose the first game it will be "I told you so" If we draw it will be "We are not good enough and will get hammered by better teams" If we scrape a win it will be "Papering over the cracks" Can't believe this crap has started during the friendlies.
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Post by stevek192 on Jul 25, 2015 19:58:52 GMT
I should have added that I don't go to any friendlies. I have just seen DCs interview after the game and fair dos to him he seemed totally disatisfied with the performance and said only Clarke |(James ) did himself justice. He too obviously was not happy about losing to Cheltenham or the way we played. I have a great deal of faith in DC but not convinced he has not been sold short by the "Silent" Board.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 20:06:45 GMT
I never get carried away by pre season games,be it a victory or defeat. Most games are not as physical,players do not want injuries,infact I do not like friendly's that get to combative,why risk injury when your playing for nothing more than fitness and getting used to different formations Listening to the Reading game commentary,one of them said he was disappointed with their set plays,the other,a former player responded saying,we will not use any of our set plays in a friendly, as they didn't want to show any watching scouts what they were and would only practice them on the training ground. If we played them in a game that mattered,I am sure it would have been a totally different game,certainly in attitude if not result. The real football starts against Northampton
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Post by eglantinorovers on Jul 25, 2015 20:12:23 GMT
Steve192,I rate your posts in the regular season,and long may they continue.Also, I attend almost all the Rovers games accompanied by my lovely wife. Regarding today's game at Cheltenham, I did attend. The overall performance to be honest was dire. We didn't create anything up front. In my opinion today, Tom Lockyear was playing RB and I did say in my opinion. I think Dan Ledbiitter is the better and more effective RB. On the left side of midfield was our Gibraltar International,Jake Gosling, who is hit and miss -you never know what to expect from him.today it was not much! What is more, I couldn't work out why Billy Bodiin didn't start,but thought that he must have been offered a contract hence his being omitted from the starting line up. Last season Darryl Clarke wouldn't have been my choice of manager but he won me over,so on that I will accept that he is our future and we must know stand by him and trust that when we play the Cobblers he will have got things sorted.
Keep up the good work,Steve192. Much appreciated.
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Post by oddsongas on Jul 25, 2015 20:20:01 GMT
If taylor would have taken his easy chances we would have won 3-2 and everyone would be loving it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 20:58:27 GMT
If taylor would have taken his easy chances we would have won 3-2 and everyone would be loving it. For some. There is the problem.
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Post by socrates on Jul 25, 2015 21:03:59 GMT
I couldn't give a toss about friendlies my only concern in them is that we get players fit and don't pick up injuries. Ok we've lost to Cheltenham and our manager has expressed his disappointment in the press but he's done that because he thinks that's what he needs to do to get the players ready for the new season. There's been plenty of clubs that have had shocking pre-seasons and gone on to win promotion and there's been plenty of clubs that have had great pre seasons and gone down. Let's just get behind our team on that first day and give it our all becsuse I know our players will. We've got momentum on the pitch and off it we need to keep it that way.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 21:16:59 GMT
Sorry RD, i can respect some of the answers I have received on here but yours is just totally unnecessary and untrue. You are comparing posts that are made after every game where I report on that individual game alone therefore it is going to vary from one week to the next depending how both individuals and the Manager perform. Where have I said that DC doesn't know what he is doing? If I disagree with what he has done in a game then I say so-that is the whole point of giving MY view on things. I am not saying I am right just giving my slant on things. Can I take you back to April 20th RD and then perhaps we can see a pathetic OTT post from yourself!! That is just one game and perhaps if,like me you had reported on every game played yours would vary from week to week!! "Not gonna like, I still feel absolutely inconsolable following the shambolic equaliser on Saturday. For a few seconds here and there, I get my hopes back up and truly re-find my positivity. But then I remember again just how close we were and acceptance seems like a distant memory. To have been THAT close and thrown it away, and have had nothing but year after year of misery supporting the Gas, I don't think anyone would begrudge me (or anyone else for that matter) in thinking "here we go again, f**ked it up, it's gonna be another year of heartache". I do read most of your posts with interest as I do with most posters on here but if i disagree I will at least treat their posts with a little respect. I also made it absolutely clear that I did not attend today but my post is based on the fact we lost to Cheltenham and that, in my eyes, is totally unacceptable as is the fact that none of our forwards have scored in the last 3 games. This is the penultimate friendly and as such you would expect players to be playing for their position in the first game,Would you not? If as you seem to think they go out just to get fit then what will DC base his first team on? I would very much hope that he was looking for performances to help him select his team for the first game and that he is still looking for three players to form his opening squad. Anyway RD I greatly look forward to the first game (I don't generally go to any friendlies) and hope that we are going to be up for the Lord majors Show. why do you personally reply to some posters but totally ignore others? is it a special club? just curious which amateur clubs did you play for?
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Jul 25, 2015 21:28:47 GMT
Notts co lost 3-0 to Grimsby (yes non league Grimsby) having signed a team and a half's worth of new players (do I hear "time to gel"?) given their investment in the new campaign they must be suicidal...what? They're not? They are maintaining a sense of perspective? That is no way to behave!! ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ? . It is not how many you bring in, or whether you bring them in during pre season or when the season takes shape (albeit they might have to be loans after the cut off). What matters is they are the right ones and improve us. Pre season results are a phoney war.. You get the games players cannot get themselves up for despite all attempts at professionalism, you get the games where local teams want to impose themselves on higher tier opposition and play above themselves. You get the tippy tappy not trying too hard it is too hot sort of games. Yes DC wanted more than we showed and he will put them through it in Cardiff no doubt but when nothing is at stake, not even bragging rights I don't feel it necessary to castigate them for losing that game. As for the forwards not scoring in the last three. Blissett and Lucas bagged plenty early doors....probably more than our forwards scored in the entire relegation season!! No time to hit the panic button.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 25, 2015 21:35:47 GMT
Ridicilous to go on a rant like that without attending the game! However I do agree about the board. DC's hands are tied. Board showing a lack of ambition on the pitch.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 21:37:56 GMT
I don't accept this only a friendly Well unlucky cos it was...
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Post by socrates on Jul 25, 2015 21:38:21 GMT
Notts co lost 3-0 to Grimsby (yes non league Grimsby) having signed a team and a half's worth of new players (do I hear "time to gel"?) given their investment in the new campaign they must be suicidal...what? They're not? They are maintaining a sense of perspective? That is no way to behave!! ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ? . It is not how many you bring in, or whether you bring them in during pre season or when the season takes shape (albeit they might have to be loans after the cut off). What matters is they are the right ones and improve us. Pre season results are a phoney war.. You get the games players cannot get themselves up for despite all attempts at professionalism, you get the games where local teams want to impose themselves on higher tier opposition and play above themselves. You get the tippy tappy not trying too hard it is too hot sort of games. Yes DC wanted more than we showed and he will put them through it in Cardiff no doubt but when nothing is at stake, not even bragging rights I don't feel it necessary to castigate them for losing that game. As for the forwards not scoring in the last three. Blissett and Lucas bagged plenty early doors....probably more than our forwards scored in the entire relegation season!! No time to hit the panic button. Spot on. Really no need to worry just becsuse we've lost to Cheltenham just like if we'd beaten reading it wouldn't mean that we would have a good season either. Come to think of it didn't we play reading off the park pre season with buckle in charge ? I was at that game and we were incredible we were sh**e once the season started though.
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