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Dec 24, 2019 19:32:40 GMT
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Post by gretschgas on Dec 24, 2019 19:32:40 GMT
EFL Hub is not the most reliable of sources to be honest. Mostly just guesswork!
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Post by gretschgas on Dec 18, 2019 0:15:27 GMT
It was Gordan Banks-esque. How he got the scoop on it was incredible. No one knows for sure but I dont think the whole ball was over the line, most of it but not all!..
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Post by gretschgas on Dec 18, 2019 0:08:58 GMT
And I include the keeper in this but how good is our defence??!! Even without Davies, Hare, Little and Tariq we are so strong at the back!
So this is a thread to appreciate the art good old fashioned defending at it's best!
I started watching the gas in the early 90s when big Andy Tilson was marshalling us and probably havent seen as good an individual defender since but this unit we have built is probably the best in the 25 or so years since then and our league position reflects this. Even with 2 kids back there we just look so solid. Theres something so good about seeing defenders celebrating blocks with each other almost as much as they do goals!
If you look at the squad as a whole not many would say its top 6 but have a good defence and you only need the odd goal to win games and that's exactly what were doing. If the new manager knows of a couple of creative players with a bit of pace then I can see us surprising one or two in the next 4 or 5 months I really can.
So big Tone, Alfie, Rollin, Lukey and Anssi keep it up because without you guys we would probably be a good 10-15 positions lower!
Anyone think of a better or more effective rovers defence than this one? Or one that enjoys defending as much? The only one that comes close for me was the one Ollie assembled of Tilly, Fozzy and Thommo as a back 3 in the 'nearly' season.
Up the defenders!!
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Post by gretschgas on Oct 16, 2019 14:09:22 GMT
If they both get through I'd like to see Bowers & Pitsea V Maldon & Tiptree. It just sounds right. Like an ampersand derby.
For us, maybe Chippenham Town away, went there pre season a while ago and they seemed a nice little club. That's if they beat the mighty Whyteleafe first.
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 22, 2019 18:30:15 GMT
Danny Coles scored in that defeat to Forest Green in the conference. Luckily we got our revenge in the playoffs!
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 22, 2019 13:05:35 GMT
Wow, terribly sad. A great striker and always remembered for the Yeovil game. For me it was Torquay away, one of my favourite away games, up there with Hartlepool, Lincoln, Southampton etc. Scored the first two, his second being one of the best goals I’ve seen scored by a Rovers player. Then played a part in Walkers late winner. Would be great if someone has a video or gif of his Torquay goal. R.I.P Literally just watched this myself
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 22, 2019 12:24:05 GMT
Yeovil aside, my favourite agogo memory is torquay away. 2-0 down with minutes left and he tore them apart, scoring my favourite ever rovers goal on the way to a 3-2 win. So so sad, RIP That torquay game was mine too. 2-1 down with less than 5 minutes to go and he and Walker nicked two wonder goals to win it for us. Went absolutely mental in the away end that day!
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 22, 2019 12:01:45 GMT
Dreadful news, only seemed like yesterday he was banging them in for us. Really sad. RIP Junior
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 21, 2019 14:15:08 GMT
Forgive the ignorance but who is this John Harding chap you speak of?
I Googled it and the conclusion I came to was that the 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (who died in 1989) is having blazing rows with one of our current/ex (I've lost track) board members. Am I close?
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 17, 2019 13:07:27 GMT
Tough call at the back, Kilgour was excellent on Tuesday but I'm not sure what Craig did to warrant being dropped. Still, I'm happy with the side, and glad Kilgour gets a start, hopefully he can take it and really push on from here.
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 14, 2019 14:02:05 GMT
GC pretty much put this one to bed now! Joked that he wouldn't sign a player from Rangers but if it was a Celtic player then maybe! Said he hadn't heard the rumour but will look into where it came from. As a matter of interest, do you play a Gretsch? George Harrison used one for a while, but seems to go back to a 12 string Rik. Yeah, a gretsch electromatic was my first electric and I've had it ever since. Still play it quite a lot as it's a great guitar, not in public I hasten to add, I just play for fun!
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 14, 2019 10:50:03 GMT
GC pretty much put this one to bed now! Joked that he wouldn't sign a player from Rangers but if it was a Celtic player then maybe! Said he hadn't heard the rumour but will look into where it came from.
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 13, 2019 21:26:23 GMT
I saw watola too. Just missing higgs to get the full band back together... A little bit of puke just came up. You can just imagine the press conference being the exact opposite of the Al-Qadi takeover with Wael passing the club back again...
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 13, 2019 21:20:37 GMT
Ok corridors of power Saturday was disappointingly quiet other than some very cryptic messages. Anything tonight or was Hamer at the cricket? Any news emanating from the cricket? Assume it was a genuine list posted on FB, Hamer, Staines, Gorringe, Masters and Barry Bradshaw were all in box no 1 with a number of guests, who may, or may not be, from the consortium. I saw watola too. Just missing higgs to get the full band back together...
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 9, 2019 20:09:51 GMT
A sad, sad day for the club. Hopefully the new consortium will reverse this nonsense...
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 8, 2019 15:53:59 GMT
get the f**k in!!! So excited I can barely read the article and I’m sweating my tits off with anxiety/excitement! Please god!!!!! Please!!!!!
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Post by gretschgas on Aug 8, 2019 15:10:14 GMT
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Post by gretschgas on Jul 27, 2019 19:14:02 GMT
Love it! Do they do baby ones? My 3 month old has expressed her interest too!..
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Post by gretschgas on Jul 9, 2019 20:20:31 GMT
I'd be surprised if Scales does go on to sign now, 4 new defenders in so far making it 9 in total at the club? Unless we are looking at loaning 1 or 2 out?..
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Post by gretschgas on May 20, 2019 22:45:48 GMT
I spent 5 good seasons at Avon back in the early noughties, really good family club back then with yearly tours to Devon and many summer tournaments around the west country. I'm waiting for my daughter to grow a bit and try getting her in! Still playing home games on New Road by Filton High? There’s a good chance we played together. Think the bloke who ran it back then was Andy? Could be wrong. Our coach was called Tony Morgan. Can't remember any Andy's though! Could have been a year or two apart.
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