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Post by stevek192 on Dec 18, 2016 0:09:16 GMT
Whilst the weather does not at the present time resemble a Bleak Midwinter the football certainly does! and on todays showing January cannot come quickly enough but there again we have to rely on what Darrell can do in the January Sales which really does worry me because we lack quality and whilst DC says that he wants or needs to bring in some quality surely that is exactly what he was looking for in the summer in the shape of James, Roos, Roberts,Hartley, Boateng, Moore and Colkett. At the moment I think we are looking at a pretty poor return from all these additions and it is this that worries me. I very much hope that the current situation is merely a blip and not the bubble bursting on DC's tinkering, formations and what has been a fantastic period of success for our club. The ironic thing about today was that the side was unchanged from last week with only one change in the complete squad with Lines returning to the squad at the expense of Leadbitter. By the end of the game there would be three substitutions made very early in the second half and I am sure it would have been about seven if the rules had allowed.
From a reporting point of view I have to say that for the first time this season I was board as we struggled to get a shot on target and I can't recall the home keeper needing to make a save and so this reflects in the length of this report as I could have been really scathing on all members of the team and the Manager but like the team today cannot be bothered as all optimism was knocked out of me by yet another schoolboy goalkeeping error and although I couldn't bring myself to boo the team at the end it was no more than they deserved.
Santa Puddy 1 What does DC do with our keepers or should I say the Keeper coaches . Pathetic attempt to stop a corner and ended up plonking the bloody ball at their players feet about a foot from the line. Doesn't inspire any confidence whatsoever and the first goal was just about one of the most embarrassing I have ever seen. Will Mildenhall be the Saviour again? Can we actually trust DC to get us another keeper? Personally I would put Roos straight back in for Boxing Day.
J Clarke 2 It's not xmas yet and he's already had too much turkey that is obviously the reason he didn't get near their winger all match.
Lockyer 1 Like the shepherd who lost his sheep so Tom is searching for his form. Struggled today badly and really needs a rest over the Christmas period.
Hartley 3 A wise man who should be captain but as yet has not found his feet. The best of the back four but that was nothing to be proud of.
Brown 2 . Defensively poor and his crosses were even worse
Boateng 2 As poor this week as he was good last week .
O Clarke 2 Another who went missing for 90 minutes along with the rest of his midfield colleagues
Sinclair 2 Even the effort looked a chore today and part of an entire midfield that lacked any quality today. In fact you could almost say that the entire team lacked any quality but the surprising thing was that without ever looking like scoring after the first five minutes we were on top for long spells.
Colkett 1 For god sake give him all the players Christmas Dinners and bulk him up a bit as this was a very lightweight performance.
Taylor 1 Don't know about dreaming of a White Christmas but his mind certainly didn't appear to be on the game and put over the only good chance of the second half. .
Gaffney 3 A few good runs but can't give a striker over a three when he didn't manage a shot on target all game but had two good chances to score. Subs
Harrison 4 Probably did more in the short time he was on the pitch than the rest of the team but like the rest did not manage to get a shot on target. Bodin 1 Tricks eluded him today. Terrible.
Lines 2 Was OK for the time he was on until it came to the final pass and then it was woeful.
Crowd 8 Oh come all ye faithful ......and we did in our numbers to be rewarded with a performance that must rank as one of the worst under DC.
Ref 5 Neither good or bad . penalty seemed a bit harsh but at least put us out of our misery.
DC What has happened to our team? Have the numerous tinkering caught up with him? Has something happened in the background? Is our squad as happy as we were given to believe?All questions that todays lack lustre performance brings to mind. However 11th in League 1 is a position that is highly acceptable in our first season back in League one with half of it still to go. If this had been Boxing Day then the excuse of too much Christmas dinner or drink could have been used but as it was it can only be looked upon as a rare occasion when the entire team failed to turn up and even second half DC could not weave his magic.
Shrewsbury 5. They turned up and spoiled the party. They didn't need to be good to beat us and with so many presents coming their way the only surprise was that they didn't score more.
I am sorry that I cannot bring you glad tidings of great joy but I wish all gasheads a very Happy Christmas. Onwards and upwards....I hope! UTG
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Post by gasincider on Dec 18, 2016 0:58:37 GMT
Couple of points Steve. Thought Boatang was at least trying and winning his share of balls, so it was obvious he would be taken off at half time.
Also, why did you think Shrewsbury would score more? They were awful as well. Can't remember them creating a chance all game, other than the late shot straight at Puddy. We gifted them both of their goals.
The only decent looking player on the pitch was the little black guy for them. I think he was number 8. He put everything into the game and was the only dangerous player on the pitch.
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Post by cookinongas on Dec 18, 2016 6:47:19 GMT
Couldn't believe what i saw yesterday, it was a performance straight from our relegation season!! What the hell has gone wrong with the team that was playing at times, lovely flowing football earlier this season? The record shows we DIDN'T have one shot on target all game. I'm just wondering if whilst we were winning and couldn't put a foot wrong everything was rosy within the squad, but now DC has to get tough and tell a few players some home truths a few toys have gone out of the pram!!
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 18, 2016 8:14:18 GMT
Couple of points Steve. Thought Boatang was at least trying and winning his share of balls, so it was obvious he would be taken off at half time. Also, why did you think Shrewsbury would score more? They were awful as well. Can't remember them creating a chance all game, other than the late shot straight at Puddy. We gifted them both of their goals. The only decent looking player on the pitch was the little black guy for them. I think he was number 8. He put everything into the game and was the only dangerous player on the pitch. Where were you sat as from behind the goal it was obvious Boateng was the reason we were being overrun in midfield, he either just wasn't interested or is simply unable to tackle. I can't understand why he wasn't replaced by Lines after 30 mins yesterday. TBH I couldn't careless if I never see him, Colkett or James in a Rovers team again as none of them are all up to Div 1 standard. It's a major worry when Ellis was by far our best player yesterday! If I was Wael and I was investing millions at Rovers I'd be wondering this morning if Div 1 is a step too far for DC, or at least I'd want to know which players he intended bringing in next month to stop the rot before writing out any cheques. I guess the honeymoon period is now well and truly over!
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 18, 2016 9:12:15 GMT
Thanks for a write up Steve
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Post by LJG on Dec 18, 2016 9:32:33 GMT
Couple of points Steve. Thought Boatang was at least trying and winning his share of balls, so it was obvious he would be taken off at half time. Also, why did you think Shrewsbury would score more? They were awful as well. Can't remember them creating a chance all game, other than the late shot straight at Puddy. We gifted them both of their goals. The only decent looking player on the pitch was the little black guy for them. I think he was number 8. He put everything into the game and was the only dangerous player on the pitch. Where were you sat as from behind the goal it was obvious Boateng was the reason we were being overrun in midfield, he either just wasn't interested or is simply unable to tackle. I can't understand why he wasn't replaced by Lines after 30 mins yesterday. TBH I couldn't careless if I never see him, Colkett or James in a Rovers team again as none of them are all up to Div 1 standard. It's a major worry when Ellis was by far our best player yesterday! If I was Wael and I was investing millions at Rovers I'd be wondering this morning if Div 1 is a step too far for DC, or at least I'd want to know which players he intended bringing in next month to stop the rot before writing out any cheques. I guess the honeymoon period is now well and truly over! Colkett isn't up to LG 1 standard?
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Post by smudge1 on Dec 18, 2016 10:35:07 GMT
Where were you sat as from behind the goal it was obvious Boateng was the reason we were being overrun in midfield, he either just wasn't interested or is simply unable to tackle. I can't understand why he wasn't replaced by Lines after 30 mins yesterday. TBH I couldn't careless if I never see him, Colkett or James in a Rovers team again as none of them are all up to Div 1 standard. It's a major worry when Ellis was by far our best player yesterday! If I was Wael and I was investing millions at Rovers I'd be wondering this morning if Div 1 is a step too far for DC, or at least I'd want to know which players he intended bringing in next month to stop the rot before writing out any cheques. I guess the honeymoon period is now well and truly over! Colkett isn't up to LG 1 standard?
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Post by smudge1 on Dec 18, 2016 10:36:53 GMT
No He is not in the position DC is asking him to play. He is much better in as flat midfield 4, but you cannot risk playing Lines and Colkett in that formation as they have not got a tackle in them.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 18, 2016 10:47:03 GMT
Where were you sat as from behind the goal it was obvious Boateng was the reason we were being overrun in midfield, he either just wasn't interested or is simply unable to tackle. I can't understand why he wasn't replaced by Lines after 30 mins yesterday. TBH I couldn't careless if I never see him, Colkett or James in a Rovers team again as none of them are all up to Div 1 standard. It's a major worry when Ellis was by far our best player yesterday! If I was Wael and I was investing millions at Rovers I'd be wondering this morning if Div 1 is a step too far for DC, or at least I'd want to know which players he intended bringing in next month to stop the rot before writing out any cheques. I guess the honeymoon period is now well and truly over! Colkett isn't up to LG 1 standard? Have you watched the last two matches, if so, how can you dispute that comment? Shrewsbury were bottom before yesterday's match, had 3 first team players missing but Colkett was still the worse CM on the pitch, he's a bit like Ellis a good impact sub but not worthy of a starting place at present but after all he's only a youngster, so his time will come but probably not with us.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 18, 2016 10:49:01 GMT
No He is not in the position DC is asking him to play. He is much better in as flat midfield 4, but you cannot risk playing Lines and Colkett in that formation as they have not got a tackle in them. Can anybody understand how young players, like Boateng & Colkett get to this level but can't tackle, or isn't that required in the Premiership so it's not an issue for them?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 10:53:00 GMT
No He is not in the position DC is asking him to play. He is much better in as flat midfield 4, but you cannot risk playing Lines and Colkett in that formation as they have not got a tackle in them. Can anybody understand how young players, like Boateng & Colkett get to this level but can't tackle, or isn't that required in the Premiership so it's not an issue for them? Doubt they want to risk broken bones for a league 1 club they probably care little about
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Post by smudge1 on Dec 18, 2016 11:02:13 GMT
If they care that little they should not be at our club, I think Boateng wishes he had gone to Plymouth on loan as did Roberts wish he had gone back to Yeovil. As for Colkett he is a youngster who needs experience in the league, he just does not seem to understand where he is supposed to be playing in my humble opinion.
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Post by bluegas on Dec 18, 2016 11:05:14 GMT
Couldn't believe what i saw yesterday, it was a performance straight from our relegation season!! What the hell has gone wrong with the team that was playing at times, lovely flowing football earlier this season? The record shows we DIDN'T have one shot on target all game. I'm just wondering if whilst we were winning and couldn't put a foot wrong everything was rosy within the squad, but now DC has to get tough and tell a few players some home truths a few toys have gone out of the pram!! Think you may be very near the truth. A guy on another forum has commented that the team got off the bus looking tense. The next few weeks are gonna be very interesting.
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Post by gasincider on Dec 18, 2016 15:24:22 GMT
No He is not in the position DC is asking him to play. He is much better in as flat midfield 4, but you cannot risk playing Lines and Colkett in that formation as they have not got a tackle in them. Can anybody understand how young players, like Boateng & Colkett get to this level but can't tackle, or isn't that required in the Premiership so it's not an issue for them? Or indeed players like Lines who haven't made a tackle up to the age of 30.
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Post by gasincider on Dec 18, 2016 15:28:08 GMT
Where were you sat as from behind the goal it was obvious Boateng was the reason we were being overrun in midfield, he either just wasn't interested or is simply unable to tackle. I can't understand why he wasn't replaced by Lines after 30 mins yesterday. TBH I couldn't careless if I never see him, Colkett or James in a Rovers team again as none of them are all up to Div 1 standard. It's a major worry when Ellis was by far our best player yesterday! If I was Wael and I was investing millions at Rovers I'd be wondering this morning if Div 1 is a step too far for DC, or at least I'd want to know which players he intended bringing in next month to stop the rot before writing out any cheques. I guess the honeymoon period is now well and truly over! Where were you sat? The only dangerous player out there yesterday was their number 8 the little black guy. Why was he dangerous? Because he attacked us out wide and kept getting crosses in. Who did we have out wide? No one.Their fullbacks should have taken deck chairs out with them. Second half was worse than the first. So who controlled midfield? Oh, Lines. In your dreams. He played a decent through ball just after coming on then disappeared completely.
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Post by LJG on Dec 18, 2016 16:01:59 GMT
This forum is genuinely the absolute worst place to be sometimes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 16:05:13 GMT
Whilst the weather does not at the present time resemble a Bleak Midwinter the football certainly does! and on todays showing January cannot come quickly enough but there again we have to rely on what Darrell can do in the January Sales which really does worry me because we lack quality and whilst DC says that he wants or needs to bring in some quality surely that is exactly what he was looking for in the summer in the shape of James, Roos, Roberts,Hartley, Boateng, Moore and Colkett. At the moment I think we are looking at a pretty poor return from all these additions and it is this that worries me. I very much hope that the current situation is merely a blip and not the bubble bursting on DC's tinkering, formations and what has been a fantastic period of success for our club. The ironic thing about today was that the side was unchanged from last week with only one change in the complete squad with Lines returning to the squad at the expense of Leadbitter. By the end of the game there would be three substitutions made very early in the second half and I am sure it would have been about seven if the rules had allowed. From a reporting point of view I have to say that for the first time this season I was board as we struggled to get a shot on target and I can't recall the home keeper needing to make a save and so this reflects in the length of this report as I could have been really scathing on all members of the team and the Manager but like the team today cannot be bothered as all optimism was knocked out of me by yet another schoolboy goalkeeping error and although I couldn't bring myself to boo the team at the end it was no more than they deserved. Santa Puddy 1 What does DC do with our keepers or should I say the Keeper coaches . Pathetic attempt to stop a corner and ended up plonking the bloody ball at their players feet about a foot from the line. Doesn't inspire any confidence whatsoever and the first goal was just about one of the most embarrassing I have ever seen. Will Mildenhall be the Saviour again? Can we actually trust DC to get us another keeper? Personally I would put Roos straight back in for Boxing Day. J Clarke 2 It's not xmas yet and he's already had too much turkey that is obviously the reason he didn't get near their winger all match. Lockyer 1 Like the shepherd who lost his sheep so Tom is searching for his form. Struggled today badly and really needs a rest over the Christmas period. Hartley 3 A wise man who should be captain but as yet has not found his feet. The best of the back four but that was nothing to be proud of. Brown 2 . Defensively poor and his crosses were even worse Boateng 2 As poor this week as he was good last week . O Clarke 2 Another who went missing for 90 minutes along with the rest of his midfield colleagues Sinclair 2 Even the effort looked a chore today and part of an entire midfield that lacked any quality today. In fact you could almost say that the entire team lacked any quality but the surprising thing was that without ever looking like scoring after the first five minutes we were on top for long spells. Colkett 1 For god sake give him all the players Christmas Dinners and bulk him up a bit as this was a very lightweight performance. Taylor 1 Don't know about dreaming of a White Christmas but his mind certainly didn't appear to be on the game and put over the only good chance of the second half. . Gaffney 3 A few good runs but can't give a striker over a three when he didn't manage a shot on target all game but had two good chances to score. Subs Harrison 4 Probably did more in the short time he was on the pitch than the rest of the team but like the rest did not manage to get a shot on target. Bodin 1 Tricks eluded him today. Terrible. Lines 2 Was OK for the time he was on until it came to the final pass and then it was woeful. Crowd 8 Oh come all ye faithful ......and we did in our numbers to be rewarded with a performance that must rank as one of the worst under DC. Ref 5 Neither good or bad . penalty seemed a bit harsh but at least put us out of our misery. DC What has happened to our team? Have the numerous tinkering caught up with him? Has something happened in the background? Is our squad as happy as we were given to believe?All questions that todays lack lustre performance brings to mind. However 11th in League 1 is a position that is highly acceptable in our first season back in League one with half of it still to go. If this had been Boxing Day then the excuse of too much Christmas dinner or drink could have been used but as it was it can only be looked upon as a rare occasion when the entire team failed to turn up and even second half DC could not weave his magic. Shrewsbury 5. They turned up and spoiled the party. They didn't need to be good to beat us and with so many presents coming their way the only surprise was that they didn't score more. I am sorry that I cannot bring you glad tidings of great joy but I wish all gasheads a very Happy Christmas. Onwards and upwards....I hope! UTG You say you were board. Its about time you were offered a directorship.
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Post by oldgas on Dec 18, 2016 16:45:55 GMT
If they care that little they should not be at our club, I think Boateng wishes he had gone to Plymouth on loan as did Roberts wish he had gone back to Yeovil. As for Colkett he is a youngster who needs experience in the league, he just does not seem to understand where he is supposed to be playing in my humble opinion. That's all very well if they don't care, but on their efforts up now I doubt they'll get much of a reference from DC when/if they return to their parent clubs. I also believe that officials from the loaning club watch their players in action. At the moment the only thing they can report back is that they would get eaten alive in the Prem as they can't even hack it in league 1. two of those players may well wish They'd had further loans at league 2 Plymouth and Yeovil. If that's the case then all I can say is that indicates just about where they belong in the footballing hierarchy.
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Dec 18, 2016 20:24:15 GMT
Colkett is massively lacking in confidence and seems to just try a Hollywood pass every time he has the ball now. We don't seem to play football atm. Just hoof ball.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 20:27:20 GMT
Maybe there is a bit of the bi-polar going on in football fans these days. A month or so ago people were full of compliments for most of the squad especially the young loan players. Now they appear to be lazy and rubbish and not fit to ever wear the shirt again. If this seasons matches and results had been dispersed differently so the poorer games were spread out more as with the good results, then I believe most people would be happy with where the club are on the pitch at this time. Im sure someone can look this up but it always seemed to me historically that rovers had poor Decembers with a few exceptions. So this season is just rovers as per usual ! unfortunately.
Lets be very clear...ALL of the squad are good football players....ALL of them have put in plenty of effort over the season....NONE of them are purposely losing matches They are ALL human beings though and like you and me have moments of doubt,confidence crisis' ,outside problems that can effect concentration and mood and just have days when we don't feel at our best. On top of that we all have limits to our abilities and just because a person can not go beyond the point of their abilities it doesn't make them bad or lazy or uncaring. SO...we know DC is planning to strengthen the squad...what can rovers supporter do...how about just support ? The squad and backroom team have given you two great seasons of football ,promotion doesn't happen that often for most clubs so be thankful you got to see two !
I hope some people stop acting like spoilt brats ,take a step back , then get back to supporting their club. HAPPY CHRISTMAS.........
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