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Post by yategas78 on Sept 26, 2017 21:03:41 GMT
No doubt a win on Saturday agaist the club bottom of the league will make us world beaters to some on here. I would like to consider myself a decent Gashead but my patience has finally given way and our abysmal away form of last season has now continued into this, I am not only doubting our players but seriously questioning the performance of our Manager. As has already been said on here tonight, the honeymoon is now over and we need to ask questions much closer to home rather than blame the referees every game. I reckon we wil be lucky to get a point against Muff |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Sept 26, 2017 21:05:19 GMT
Not immaterial at all. It changed the entire game. Why did it, are you suggesting Pompey wouldn't have scored anyway, it's not like we were 1 up then lost 2-1. Although it was a fair goal from a fair corner. We were all over them until they scored. They scored just before half time and then completely changed the momentum of the game and gave everyone connected with Pompey confidence that it would be their day as they had gone in 1-0 up when they deserved to be trailing. If we had gone in 0-0 and started the second half decently, the home fans would have been restless, the Pompey players anxious etc...Of course that goal changed the game. If it was a fair goal, fair enough, but you surely can't dispute that we were desperately unlucky to go in 1-0 down? My concern is that we need to show more steel when things go against us. We have a habit of panicking a bit at present. It is a difficult place to go to, though and we are not getting the rub of the green at present. People see the score of 3-0 and think it was one way traffic but on another day, I can assure you we would have had that same first half performance, got the goal or two the performance had merited and gone on to win the game. Football is a game of very fine margins. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 21:06:42 GMT
The amount of goals were conceding is Obviously worrying and its been a clear issue since we have been in league 1.
Another concern is in some games this season like peterbro,wigan,bradford and portsmouth tonight was that once we went behind we never looked like getting a result.
Brett pitman is another example of a striker we just couldnt or wouldnt stump up the money to bring to the club.
We simply are not in the running for that type of quality.
2 callers want dc out on radio bristol,now sit back and wait for the posters to echo those thoughts.
Couldnt make it really could you?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 21:07:08 GMT
So long forum. I've had enough. Explain why....resignation letter post would be helpful. |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Sept 26, 2017 21:08:34 GMT
No doubt a win on Saturday agaist the club bottom of the league will make us world beaters to some on here. I would like to consider myself a decent Gashead but my patience has finally given way and our abysmal away form of last season has now continued into this, I am not only doubting our players but seriously questioning the performance of our Manager. As has already been said on here tonight, the honeymoon is now over and we need to ask questions much closer to home rather than blame the referees every game. I reckon we wil be lucky to get a point against Muff Yes. Thank god we haven't got one of the top teams, like Blackpool..... We need to get a grip. On another day we would have won tonight on that first half performance. We have a very good home record and are playing the bottom club. We have every reason to be confident. |
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Post by paulpirate on Sept 26, 2017 21:10:10 GMT
Zzzzzzzzzzz night night
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Post by abbeygas on Sept 26, 2017 21:10:32 GMT
So tonights games involving teams we have already played.
Blackpool (who we beat 3-1) only managed a draw at home to Rochdale.
Bradford (3-1 loss) lost at home to Fleetwood (3-1 win).
Bury (3-2 win) won at home to oxford.
Oldham (3-2 loss) (bottom at ko) beat posh (4-1 loss).
Walsall (2-1 win) drew with charlton (1-0 loss).
Wigan (3-0 loss) beat muff (near bottom) 1-0.
My point is most teams in this League are very inconsistent and blow hot or cold and we are no different. Frustrating as f**k but no need to panic just yet. I have every faith that DC will figure it out, its what he does (slow starts in previous seasons) and why he is probably the best manager we have ever had. UTG.
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Post by pirate on Sept 26, 2017 21:12:02 GMT
There must have been some money in the budget as why else were we trying for deadline signings? The £200k to £300k on Nichols could perhaps better spent. DC was slow in the market and focused too much on the dozen plus pre-season friendly rather than building the squad. He needs to move quicker in transfer window next time. I don't feel sorry for DC as some of this problem is of his making (e.g not replacing Yates) and now he needs to dig deep and scrap as many points as we can and then see if there is the budget in January to strengthen. I mentioned this before but a lot of our singings have come from Danny Coles' agency - so I guess that who we sign is dependent on who Volenti have on the books, and of those who is willing to come to Bristol. Perhaps one of the backroom staff appointments should've been an experienced scout who gets out on the road and puts in the miles to find some quality. I still don't know if Brian Dutton made it over to Real Oviedo 'to study their methods and players' and also 'identify players abroad who could fit into Rovers side.' I'd like us to explore the foreign market and not restrict us to players from these shores. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 21:12:12 GMT
So tonights games involving teams we have already played. Blackpool (who we beat 3-1) only managed a draw at home to Rochdale. Bradford (3-1 loss) lost at home to Fleetwood (3-1 win). Bury (3-2 win) won at home to oxford. Oldham (3-2 loss) (bottom at ko) beat posh (4-1 loss). Walsall (2-1 win) drew with charlton (1-0 loss). Wigan (3-0 loss) beat muff (near bottom) 1-0. My point is most teams in this League are very inconsistent and blow hot or cold and we are no different. Frustrating as f**k but no need to panic just yet. I have every faith that DC will figure it out, its what he does (slow starts in previous seasons) and why he is probably the best manager we have ever had. UTG. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 21:13:37 GMT
Sorry not the best Gerry Frances blue and white army the best
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 21:14:33 GMT
There must have been some money in the budget as why else were we trying for deadline signings? The £200k to £300k on Nichols could perhaps better spent. DC was slow in the market and focused too much on the dozen plus pre-season friendly rather than building the squad. He needs to move quicker in transfer window next time. I don't feel sorry for DC as some of this problem is of his making (e.g not replacing Yates) and now he needs to dig deep and scrap as many points as we can and then see if there is the budget in January to strengthen. I mentioned this before but a lot of our singings have come from Danny Coles' agency - so I guess that who we sign is dependent on who Volenti have on the books, and of those who is willing to come to Bristol. I've always said player recruitment is one of DC weaknesses, we cannot rely on someone just turning up or one or two agents ...we desperately need a good scout or recruitment consultant and from what I read on this formum there are one or two here have a better eye for a player than anyone on Rovers's staff at the minute. |
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Post by drasim on Sept 26, 2017 21:15:38 GMT
I mentioned this before but a lot of our singings have come from Danny Coles' agency - so I guess that who we sign is dependent on who Volenti have on the books, and of those who is willing to come to Bristol. Perhaps one of the backroom staff appointments should've been an experienced scout who gets out on the road and puts in the miles to find some quality. I still don't know if Brian Dutton made it over to Real Oviedo 'to study their methods and players' and also 'identify players abroad who could fit into Rovers side.' I'd like us to explore the foreign market and not restrict us to players from these shores. Completely agree - I've wanted to see that for years. I think the wage to go with moving country would be out of reach though. I can see why it'd be beneficial for youngsters like Dunwald though, as there are excellent educational opportunities in Bristol. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 21:15:54 GMT
The amount of goals were conceding is Obviously worrying and its been a clear issue since we have been in league 1. Another concern is in some games this season like peterbro,wigan,bradford and portsmouth tonight was that once we went behind we never looked like getting a result. Brett pitman is another example of a striker we just couldnt or wouldnt stump up the money to bring to the club. We simply are not in the running for that type of quality. 2 callers want dc out on radio bristol,now sit back and wait for the posters to echo those thoughts. Couldnt make it really could you? Your first four sentences explain why the two callers on Radio Bristol want DC out. This is a results game after all and our away form last season and this is relegation form. Time will tell if those callers are right. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 21:16:33 GMT
We keep losing and DC bring back in to the 11 the same players. Lockyer should not be on the pitch, please can we start our next game with Bola, Broadbent, Sweeney and Brown. The Blackpool strikers didn't want to go near Broads and Sweeney. Midfield is still lightweight, Lines and O Clarke have been so poor this season. Lines marginally better. Bodin not really looked great lately, Sercombe only one who has been consistently good, not great but good. Strikers, who can honestly say they have faith in any of them to consistently score. DC in my opinion needs to revise his philosophy, we are now at a point where changing the team every week is not helping, it is another 11 that goes out and look lucky to get anything. Second half Saturday best I've seen this season. Please just pick a team and stick with it. Who are you going to play instead of lines and o clarke in midfield? broadbent played v bradford and their strikers didnt give a toss about going near him! If none of the strikers can score what difference does it make up front? |
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Post by nailseamark on Sept 26, 2017 21:17:45 GMT
Everyone keeps banging on about spending 200k and 300k but is that actually anything in terms of football nowadays?? When we can't strike up enough cash to sign a Dover striker it really puts things into perspective.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Sept 26, 2017 21:19:37 GMT
See you all in League 2 next year chaps.
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Post by yategas78 on Sept 26, 2017 21:19:57 GMT
I reckon we wil be lucky to get a point against Muff Yes. Thank god we haven't got one of the top teams, like Blackpool..... We need to get a grip. On another day we would have won tonight on that first half performance. We have a very good home record and are playing the bottom club. We have every reason to be confident. Like we were against Oldham😜 |
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Post by worrelsterlingalbion on Sept 26, 2017 21:20:11 GMT
Unfortunately there will be those that jump straight to the default of we've lost a few games let's change the manager. That's worked splendidly in the past hasn't it !! There's no getting away from the fact that we seem to have a soft centre away from home we aren't able to dig in when things are tough. For probably the first time since the start of the conference season DC has serious questions to answer. I can completely understand people calling for a settled back 4 but in reality it's the responsibly of the team as a whole to defend, whatever back 4 is selected will struggle if they get no protection. 433 might be fine at home but think we might have to look at being a little more solid when we go away. For those asking for Lockyer to be left out you might get your wish for the next away game think I'm right that the 7th Oct is an international weekend.
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Post by singupgas on Sept 26, 2017 21:20:41 GMT
We keep losing and DC bring back in to the 11 the same players. Lockyer should not be on the pitch, please can we start our next game with Bola, Broadbent, Sweeney and Brown. The Blackpool strikers didn't want to go near Broads and Sweeney. Midfield is still lightweight, Lines and O Clarke have been so poor this season. Lines marginally better. Bodin not really looked great lately, Sercombe only one who has been consistently good, not great but good. Strikers, who can honestly say they have faith in any of them to consistently score. DC in my opinion needs to revise his philosophy, we are now at a point where changing the team every week is not helping, it is another 11 that goes out and look lucky to get anything. Second half Saturday best I've seen this season. Please just pick a team and stick with it. Who are you going to play instead of lines and o clarke in midfield? broadbent played v bradford and their strikers didnt give a toss about going near him! If none of the strikers can score what difference does it make up front? that is the problem. we have players who aren't playing well. too many not performing and is why we lose. we don't have other options. again. strikers aren't setting the world alight. All adds up that the players we have at the moment aren't consistent enough to find any sort of form or just aren't good enough. |
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Post by pirate on Sept 26, 2017 21:21:13 GMT
Perhaps one of the backroom staff appointments should've been an experienced scout who gets out on the road and puts in the miles to find some quality. I still don't know if Brian Dutton made it over to Real Oviedo 'to study their methods and players' and also 'identify players abroad who could fit into Rovers side.' I'd like us to explore the foreign market and not restrict us to players from these shores. Completely agree - I've wanted to see that for years. I think the wage to go with moving country would be out of reach though. I can see why it'd be beneficial for youngsters like Dunwald though, as there are excellent educational opportunities in Bristol. I don't know really, from what I understand players in the German lower tiers, for example, earn a lot less than their counterparts over here. The wage rise and the chance to step up and play in a higher profile league and put themselves in the shop window might be enough to convince some. Depends on the individual I suppose. |
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