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Post by Langford Gas on May 21, 2021 8:48:15 GMT
Fees and wage demands will soon decrease by a lot as so many clubs are struggling to stay in business due the financial impact of Covid. I agree, it seems to me more players are being released by clubs than i can remember
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Post by Langford Gas on May 17, 2021 12:27:58 GMT
I was thinking that... only assumption I have is that maybe the ones we want are contracted until May31st or something Think Leahy was contracted until June 30th. I didn't think signings could be made outside of the window ?
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Post by Langford Gas on May 15, 2021 20:39:07 GMT
Jay Matete anyone know anything about him ?
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Post by Langford Gas on May 15, 2021 13:21:58 GMT
When he joined there were lots of posts stating that his misdemeanours were in the past and he was innocent until proven guilty. I’m curious how people will feel if he is found guilty whilst at work in his previous job, while representing the club, assaulting another team’s manager. It would therefore mean he was both guilty and it was a current offence. Regardless of whether he spends any time inside, if found guilty, how would people feel? Bl00dy good question that and a dilemna if ever there was one, even though i am firmly in the JB camp i think a custodial would give the club no choice, community service maybe some leeway as the offence was committed before being employed by BRFC, though there would be some adverse publicity for sure. Personally i am surprised it has got this far next it will be players scrapping on the field in court I'm probably from a different generation to a lot on here ,but in my day it would have been a scrap you took the consequences you moved on and would have been embarrassed if it became legal, probably some will argue thats not right but hey ho.
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Post by Langford Gas on May 14, 2021 8:06:39 GMT
I’m ok with Leahy moving on because I just don’t think his defensive abilities are strong enough. But it did make me question again whether we can believe anything that comes out of JB’s mouth. It was only a week ago that he said Leahy’s new contract was 95% done: www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leahy-contract-negotiations-rumble-barton-5388626It seems clear now that was quite an over-statement of the facts. So why say it? This is just one example, but overall since he has joined us, JB’s communication and his behaviour really make me question his abilities as both a leader (someone who can motivate and set a vision and strategy which people want to follow) and a manager (someone who can coach and coax the very best out of people, given what they have to work with). I find it depressing, but I fear JB is lacking in both areas. A bit of context the quote in full "Joey Barton says a new contract for Bristol Rovers captain Luke Leahy is "95 per cent" done, but an agreement is yet to be reached" Clearly the club and player were unable to reach an agreement.
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Post by Langford Gas on May 13, 2021 15:47:52 GMT
So Wes Burns is a no but we could go for Coutts and Morris - FT Fans area shocked at Saunders... Pirate what you think of that? UTG Would have taken Saunders for the development squad when he was at Darlo and tipped off Widdrington about him at the time, but not now. gaschat.co.uk/post/455169Absolutely no chance of getting him but if i could pick a player it would be Callum Camps
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Post by Langford Gas on May 13, 2021 13:56:51 GMT
Let's see how far the legal action goes then, my guess is not very far. Lol. Going into the season with only three first choice strikers and then failing to add to our attacking options in January, resulting in a club record amount of games without scoring and club record home defeats, with the worst goals scored stats in the last 15 minutes and joint worst goals conceded stats in the last 15 minutes, and then getting relegated, seems like not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility to me. Genuine question, what would Barton have to do or say in order for you to say "hang on, that's too much"? Evidently people are very split on what they consider to be acceptable behaviour in the press, but for Barton in particularly the line seems to be drawn in a different place, simply because of who Barton is? Maybe I'm wrong on that but it's my impression. I get the impression JB is a journalists dream, a classic case of leave a silence and he will fill it. Only after the event he probably thinks i should not of said that !
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Post by Langford Gas on May 11, 2021 11:43:13 GMT
Frankly Ehmer played like he didn't want to be here
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Post by Langford Gas on May 10, 2021 8:13:06 GMT
thegasareback, Please tell me what players have played well enough to justify your tag of being good enough to keep us up? I struggle to think of many apart from Annsi, Leahy, Nicholson and McCormick and two out of the four have had injuries. Ehmer,Kilgour and Baldwin have been gifting the opposition goals all season and as for the strikers(and I use that term very lightly) they have struggled all season to find the net. I would go as far to say that I will not be disappointed if most of the squad today are gone by next season. And that’s my issue Steve. They haven’t played well enough but that doesn’t make them bad players. Westbrooke played 30 odd games in a championship winning team. Hanlan and Ehmer, like them or hate them, were league one players in a mid table team. Kilgour was a regular for us as a mid table team Keepers are fine Leahy fine even though I’m not having the hype Baldwin was deemed good enough for Sunderland and posh. Nico and Macca - more than fine Grant - I think he’s ok Ayunga has shown raw ability albeit maybe L2. Oz - I don’t quite get how he hasn’t done better. All I’m saying is that this group is far better than what we’ve seen since JB took over, JB took us from comfort to rock bottom and he has to be held accountable. And more-so, name me a top level manager who calls out players so much who is a success. Brian Clough
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 25, 2021 9:18:36 GMT
He had Harry Souttar on loan from Stoke at Fleetwood. Tall centre back, might try and persuade him to try a year in L2 getting a promotion on his cv. A regular in the Stoke first team this season and linked with a move to the likes of West Ham, Crystal Palace and Wolves this summer. Thats really interesting , could it be an insight to the type and quality of player we can expect and JB looks for i wonder ?
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 22, 2021 17:06:02 GMT
I'm not quite with you Jomo ? My view is a large number of our squad do not have the ability or enough character to play at league 1 level. I also think (and not directed at you) but people get hung up on players from a higher level, I know of plenty of players who have played at an higher level and have been carried by better players around them and the three you mention above could fit into that category esp Ehmer No worries Langford, I think perhaps we're both just misunderstanding what we each mean! Either way one thing is for sure, the signings we made have by and large failed to perform to the level required for L1, and have massively fallen below expectations. The biggest guilty parties in this for me have been Westbrooke, Ehmer, Oztumer and Baldwin. All of which should have been key players for us not only to survive, but to thrive. Yes I agree, i would excuse Oz as he was sick with Covid for a period but the others have been a massive let down.
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 22, 2021 14:39:24 GMT
Personally I interprete it as below this level ability wise,regardless of where they came from No offence, but I do think that's a strange way to interpret it. Would anyone say about Zain Westbrooke, Max Ehmer and Brandon Hanlan "they've come from a lower level, in the sense that they're not good enough for league one"? I'm not quite with you Jomo ? My view is a large number of our squad do not have the ability or enough character to play at league 1 level. I also think (and not directed at you) but people get hung up on players from a higher level, I know of plenty of players who have played at an higher level and have been carried by better players around them and the three you mention above could fit into that category esp Ehmer
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 22, 2021 8:35:12 GMT
“If you take a lot of players from below this level, then you’re asking for it. We never did that at Fleetwood, it was either at the level or above and why? Because it’s very difficult to ask lots of people, to step up at the same time. It’s not football manager where you buy a 21 or 22-year-old and he sorts it out, this is real, professional football.” I’m a bit confused by this remark to be honest. I get what he’s saying about the 21, 22 year old thing but only Jonah Ayunga and David Tutonda came from a level below Rovers and Tutonda has barely started. The rest came from League One or Championship clubs with the exception of Grant and McCormick that came from Chelsea and Sam Nicholson who came from the MLS. It’s just factually incorrect. Personally I interprete it as below this level ability wise,regardless of where they came from
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 21, 2021 6:31:58 GMT
They'll have only he here if they are happy to take a big pay cut and then be content to train with the U23's, JB doesn't give the impression he'll let them have an easy life if they decide to stay at the club. Unfortunately you can’t just give under contract players a pay cut. Let’s hope they at least have a relegation pay cut clause in their contracts, but knowing Rovers I doubt it! or hopefully they have a clause that if relegated they can leave as free agents !!
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 17, 2021 12:51:04 GMT
Upson’s got his hands all over him, clear red. 😂 Never a red in a million years! I agree , but if it was there had to be two !
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 17, 2021 12:14:12 GMT
Disgraceful decision by the refferee
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 13, 2021 15:42:54 GMT
I imagine JVS is on his way then
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 10, 2021 10:39:01 GMT
Interesting, when Dr Steve Peters wrote the Chimp Paradox and applied it to England FC and Liverpool FC it was widely considered as ground breaking , this from JB is pretty much in keeping with that Ethos. Whether you believe it or not I think it just goes to show JB has an intellect willing to explore every avenue to get the very last drop of improvement out of those under his charge. Clearly the game has moved on from laced up footballs and hob nail boots ! I’m all for finding every possible way to improve, sports science and psychology included, but some of his comments in that article, from a scientific point of view, are absolute drivel. Yes, but Science rarely has any connection to Psychology. I guess it all comes down to an individuals belief and if it works for them then its real.
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 10, 2021 10:14:05 GMT
Interesting, when Dr Steve Peters wrote the Chimp Paradox and applied it to England FC and Liverpool FC it was widely considered as ground breaking , this from JB is pretty much in keeping with that Ethos. Whether you believe it or not I think it just goes to show JB has an intellect willing to explore every avenue to get the very last drop of improvement out of those under his charge. Clearly the game has moved on from laced up footballs and hob nail boots !
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Post by Langford Gas on Apr 5, 2021 15:05:53 GMT
Can we release Hanlan yet? No, but we offered 50K and its going to a tribunal, hopefully we can give him back
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