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Post by knowall on Aug 8, 2016 11:23:21 GMT
I think that we will have an announcement of signings early this week. before the window closes at the end of the month
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Post by slam on Aug 8, 2016 13:33:03 GMT
I think that we will have an announcement of signings early this week. before the window closes at the end of the month Got caught out on that little prediction didn't I??? I am definitely not listening to any rumours on the future.
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Post by jaunkerr on Aug 8, 2016 14:55:50 GMT
New players of L1 quality (or higher, maybe for a fee), UWE construction or training ground acquisition? All things I am hoping to hear news of 'soonish'. I think we could be waiting a fair bit longer. Some things just don't add up but that is up to others to question. I try to be realistic and also factor in that even with new owners this is still bristol Rovers. I am hoping that I am completely wide of the mark and that we get good news soon. I wouldn't mind waiting 4-5 more years just as long as I knew that it was going to happen.
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Post by wrongsideoftheriver on Aug 8, 2016 15:08:58 GMT
Lets face it we're only likely to see loans coming in and this can carry on for months
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Post by jaunkerr on Aug 8, 2016 15:14:41 GMT
Whilst saying that the midfield is not good enough to protect the defence or create the chances is it not also true that the defence is also letting down the midfield by not having the pace to compress the game 20 yards further up the pitch? The problem when we go to 4-4-2 is it then leaves only 2 players in the centre and on Saturday it was very clear that the three players were struggling to contain Scunthorpe because they are having to mark not only their players but the players who are moving away from our defence. IMO we need an organiser from the back to ensure players are being MARKED and that player should be the Captain. Lockyer for all his talent is NOT that man - Hartley to me is the obvious choice. The midfield in a 4-4-2 must play more as a unit. When we play 4-4-2 it is a very clear 2 players in the middle with two out wide. It seems obvious to me that Ollie Clarke is not good enough and question marks over Sinclair will not be answered until we are much further in the season. He may prove to be good enough but I think we need two central midfielders in unless Moore can play inside because he seems to have the pace and skill to maybe play the role of running at defenders similar to how Scunthorpe ran at us. Opinions? I have to admit that I am a 442 man, mainly because it allows for width with full backs and wingers/wide midfielders to push up or defend together as a group. So for me signing CMs would the a litmus test for our ambitions and ability to recruit. In a 442 I see the two central players being one playmaker to support the forwards and one ballwinner to support the defenders. In my very simplistic view we have Lines (maybe Gosling and Lawrence) as the playmakers and Mansell, Clarke and Sinclair as the ballwinners. Decent players in their own ways but many are unproven in L1 and each carries risks that I don't think we can take without backup. As the loan system is changing and we have reintroduced reserve fixtures, new faces are needed. As for the rest of the team, I would be comfortable with seeing how the first half of the season goes and strengthen in January but midfield is where we will be either comfortable, challenging or facing a difficult season so need quality additions now. If I understand it right then we have this second season with FFP applying to us due to the dreaded relegation to you know where. If the money is there then surely now is the time to make the most of it. Whilst i understand that DC wants to give this unit a good crack, I also think he needs to not go too far in the experiment. Having said that I think maybe too much is being made of the step up to this league. We still have larger attendances than the majority in this league and I think that the team spirit can make a team so much more than the sum of its parts and we only have to look at Twerton and the players that took us into the 2nd tier. One last thing, I can talk a lot of ball cocks and am reminded of that daily lol
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Post by jaunkerr on Aug 8, 2016 15:19:07 GMT
Lets face it we're only likely to see moans coming in and this can carry on for months Fixed that for you
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 8, 2016 15:45:06 GMT
"We still have larger attendances than the majority in this league" Unfortunately we don't get extra goals/points for having those but you'd hope that would allow DC a decent budget.
As far as the FFP, personally I'd sooner we ran the ship living within our means not byond them.
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Post by jaunkerr on Aug 8, 2016 16:03:29 GMT
"We still have larger attendances than the majority in this league" Unfortunately we don't get extra goals/points for having those but you'd hope that would allow DC a decent budget. As far as the FFP, personally I'd sooner we ran the ship living within our means not byond them. But surely it would make sense to take advantage of anything we are able to, if it allows us to push on and consolidate our position
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Post by yategas78 on Aug 8, 2016 22:04:27 GMT
Wael might be skint!
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 8, 2016 22:38:29 GMT
I don't see him using us as a plaything in the way that Abramovich does at Chelsea, so for that reason I'm not sure it's a problem even if he had no money, not that I think he hasn't. For me it's more to the point of does he know those who do and can he persuade them to invest? We'll see in time.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 9, 2016 7:23:09 GMT
"We still have larger attendances than the majority in this league" Unfortunately we don't get extra goals/points for having those but you'd hope that would allow DC a decent budget. As far as the FFP, personally I'd sooner we ran the ship living within our means not byond them. But surely it would make sense to take advantage of anything we are able to, if it allows us to push on and consolidate our position Then what do we do, have to find another few million to stay in the Championship? Im pretty sure that's the approach NH was trying before it all went wrong under PT.
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Post by northsidegas on Aug 9, 2016 7:28:32 GMT
i will be expecting a signing today
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Post by CornishPasty_Gas on Aug 9, 2016 8:02:10 GMT
I won't be!
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Post by socrates on Aug 9, 2016 9:12:17 GMT
We wouldn't still have DC or Taylor if he was skint. Possibly Lockyer too.
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Post by buktaboy on Aug 9, 2016 9:18:35 GMT
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Post by jaunkerr on Aug 9, 2016 11:14:38 GMT
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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 9, 2016 11:17:14 GMT
Said much the same last season
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Aug 9, 2016 11:31:49 GMT
Said much the same last season And we won promotion. Happy days!
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Post by baggins on Aug 9, 2016 12:49:53 GMT
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 9, 2016 17:25:00 GMT
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