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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 21, 2018 20:38:17 GMT
I assume DC means off the pitch rather than on it: www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/darrell-clarke-says-bristol-rovers-1095944Darrell Clarke has praised his players and the Bristol Rovers supporters following the 3-1 victory against Bradford City. But the Rovers manager said the fans deserve more and have done for 20 or 30 years, and also admitted the club have hit a brick wall this season.Clarke's side came from behind yet again at home to overturn a one-goal deficit and defeat the Bantams thanks to goals from Joe Partington, Chris Lines and Liam Sercombe. The victory sees Rovers stretch their unbeaten run to five matches as they enjoy arguably their best spell of what has been a frustratingly inconsistent season. Speaking after the dramatic victory, Clarke was asked about his sides spirit in coming from behind at home once again, and went on to explain how he felt Rovers' fans deserved more. Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke celebrates after Bristol Rovers win 3-1 "It's just what we build here, I keep touching on it," said Clarke. " The reality is our support base is massive and our supporters deserve more."Not necessarily from the team, I think they're giving absolutely everything, but they [the fans] deserve more. We want to keep striving to overachieve and get into the top half of the table and move the club forward. "We've hit a brick wall, or whatever you want to call it, we're going to have to tweak things and keep tweaking things at a sensible level and try and keep moving forward and climbing the table." Clarke was then asked to elaborate in what way he felt the supporters deserved more. "They've deserved it for 20 or 30 years, I don't want to go over old ground," said Clarke.
"At the end of the day that's for others, but what I will say to reassure them [the fans] on a footballing side is that we're doing everything. "I know they're working hard behind the scenes as well, there's a lot of passionate people behind the scenes as well. We've got to keep doing it on and off the pitch." Thankfully Rovers were able to rally in the second half against Bradford to clinch a second dramatic victory in succession at the Memorial Stadium. Joe Partington of Bristol Rovers Celebrates scoring a goal to make it 1-1 "It was a really pleasing performance, and I thought we played quite well in the first half without putting the ball in the back of the net, maybe we could have been better in the final third," said Clarke. "I asked at half time if we could move the ball a bit quicker and get on the front foot a bit more and in the second half the lads did just that. "Once again, the character from the lads to come from behind at home was great. It's really pleasing to come and get three points." "It's pleasing to see us reacting," said Clarke of Partington's goal. "We work a lot on set pieces and second balls, that got us back in the game and then Linesy with a composed penalty and Sercs with a great finish with great composure. "I expect loads from my players and we put demands on them. One thing you can rarely criticise is the character in the squad and in the club, a lot of people want to knock them but the togetherness in the group is outstanding. "It's nice to be unbeaten in five, it's a little run we're on and we'll try and extend that next week at Donny."
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Post by gregsy on Jan 21, 2018 20:43:50 GMT
"We've hit a brick wall, or whatever you want to call it"
More marshmallow than brick....
Keep up the good work boss....
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Post by pucklegas on Jan 21, 2018 20:47:53 GMT
Sounds like he ain’t impressed by the new training ground and UWE turnaround, think he will be off if Hani doesn’t get his wad out.
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Post by aghast on Jan 21, 2018 20:51:02 GMT
Nothing he hasn't said before. Or hinted at.
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Post by markczgas on Jan 21, 2018 21:36:05 GMT
probably means 1 signing coming up at best ??
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Post by Fat Albert on Jan 21, 2018 21:43:22 GMT
I will be surprised if he’s here next season to be honest. In truth the only reason he didn’t take the Leeds job was probably because of their crazy chairman and now he’s gone I bet behind closed doors DC regrets it especially after everything here fell through. If we have a steady finish to this season someone will tempt him over the summer I reckon. I just hope he doesn’t take any players with him!
UTG
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Post by gonzales on Jan 21, 2018 21:52:55 GMT
"We've hit a brick wall, or whatever you want to call it, we're going to have to tweak things and keep tweaking things at a sensible level and try and keep moving forward and climbing the table." Maybe read the whole quote instead of just emphasising the brick wall part and alluding to this being a metaphor for things happening off the pitch. Sure he then goes on to talk about the past 20/30 years and emphasises he’s talking purely from a footballing perspective- but the football is his job, not delivering a new stadia/training ground. I really don’t see why we have to see everything the manager says as being laden with subtext that amounts to digs at the ownership/general management of the club. In my opinion DC is capable of moving up another level, but I don’t see why he’d rush this. I would use the example of Tisdale who is only now rumoured to be relinquishing his tenure at Exeter. Our worries about Darrel leaving only accentuate for me the high esteem in which we hold him, and interviews like the above only reiterate his mutual respect for us. I’m glad for his vocal critics on here as it adds a balance to how things are, DC May have been our saviour but he is not a managerial god - yet (Anyway I post infrequently but the melodrama around all things BRFC sure is better than watching the television) UTG, In DC we trust, RTID, COYB, Goodnight Irene 💙
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Post by Colyton Gas on Jan 21, 2018 21:59:15 GMT
Do hope the Board outlines their plans sooner rather than later-if they have any-as losing DC would be a massive blow.Can't see him leaving before the end of the season but he cares deeply for the club-and fans-and it will be essential that his ambition for the Gas is matched by those who matter.Top bloke who has done wonders for BRFC.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 22:42:06 GMT
"We've hit a brick wall, or whatever you want to call it, we're going to have to tweak things and keep tweaking things at a sensible level and try and keep moving forward and climbing the table." Maybe read the whole quote instead of just emphasising the brick wall part and alluding to this being a metaphor for things happening off the pitch. Sure he then goes on to talk about the past 20/30 years and emphasises he’s talking purely from a footballing perspective- but the football is his job, not delivering a new stadia/training ground. I really don’t see why we have to see everything the manager says as being laden with subtext that amounts to digs at the ownership/general management of the club. In my opinion DC is capable of moving up another level, but I don’t see why he’d rush this. I would use the example of Tisdale who is only now rumoured to be relinquishing his tenure at Exeter. Our worries about Darrel leaving only accentuate for me the high esteem in which we hold him, and interviews like the above only reiterate his mutual respect for us. I’m glad for his vocal critics on here as it adds a balance to how things are, DC May have been our saviour but he is not a managerial god - yet (Anyway I post infrequently but the melodrama around all things BRFC sure is better than watching the television) UTG, In DC we trust, RTID, COYB, Goodnight Irene 💙 Tisdale is under notice of contract termination which expires this November.
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Post by singupgas on Jan 21, 2018 23:33:35 GMT
We are all thinking the same thing, well most of us.
Off the pitch we all thought that there was going to be big changes and we were going to be moved forward to the next level.
We are in no man's land it would seem, very few people know where the direction of the club is heading for.
Where are the training ground plans? Is the Mem to be redeveloped stand by stand or are there other sites being looked at now UWE is dead. There is lack of honesty, and it is bringing the club down again.
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Post by Captain Jayho on Jan 22, 2018 0:06:05 GMT
I really don’t see why we have to see everything the manager says as being laden with subtext that amounts to digs at the ownership/general management of the club. Everyone reads it differently, but for me the subtext is absolutely there. It's been there a few times from him before and it's there again this time. It seems that DC thinks we are over-achieving given our facilities and budget, and he's probably right. He's not a managerial god by any means, but he's done bloody well to date and he's pretty honest and can't help shooting from the hip when he's frustrated it seems. Hopefully we see some developments off the pitch soon for everyone's sake.
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Post by kylegas on Jan 22, 2018 1:02:10 GMT
He says there are passionate people working hard behind the scenes which I assume is the ground and training ground developments, neither of those things are gonna change anything this season.. is that the brick wall? I think basically the worked going on behind the scenes is a slow burner.. which could see us at a stand still for a few seasons
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Jan 22, 2018 6:31:11 GMT
He says there are passionate people working hard behind the scenes which I assume is the ground and training ground developments, neither of those things are gonna change anything this season.. is that the brick wall? I think basically the worked going on behind the scenes is a slow burner.. which could see us at a stand still for a few seasons Yes. Agreed. This is why Darrell and the club is rightly pushing the team-spirit angle at the moment and saying to fans, be proud of what we have, because at this very moment we are not in a place to progress significantly from that. There is an element of self-preservation in this from Darrell, of course, directed towards the fans and the owners, but he can only operate within the confines of what we have to spend and the facilities that we have. Progress can still be achieved from a playing point of view and it will be interesting to see what improvements can be made through good coaching and canny recruitment. We know it's not impossible to gain promotion to the Championship on an uncompetitive budget as we've done it before. Only once in my lifetime, though. Interesting to note from a historical point of view. The glory years for Rovers were in the '50s, under Bert Tann, our longest serving Post war manager. 18 years service from 1950 to 1968. We had Bradford, Biggs, Petherbridge, Bamford, Hooper, Pitt etc, all towering legends of our club. Even then, when we had average attendances of around 20,000 year in year out, the pinnacle of our achievement was a run of 7 years in the second tier where we finished between 6th and 10th. That was our brick wall and a couple of years later we were back in the third tier. Patience, more than anything, is required right now and, it's a big if I know, but if we can keep hold of Darrell, then that's our best chance of progress at the moment.
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Post by garystash on Jan 22, 2018 6:37:13 GMT
I think the "brick wall" he's talking about is the salary cap.
Until we can improve revenue we can't change that, and can't attract a higher callibre of player.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jan 22, 2018 7:05:18 GMT
When DC mentioned the character of the players it's clear he meant that Hani wants out.
And when he says Sercs took his goal well that's obviously a metaphor for Waels inability to finish the UWE deal.
And when praising the fans it's a fact that he is referring to all the doom mongers and sh** spreaders on here who continue to find any reason they can to talk the club down.
Well done DC for exposing the lies that are at the heart of our great club.
Hamer out.
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Post by Marshy on Jan 22, 2018 7:12:28 GMT
I think the "brick wall" he's talking about is the salary cap. Until we can improve revenue we can't change that, and can't attract a higher callibre of player. Pink Floyd, all in all it’s just another kick in the balls. A warning to the board me thinks, sort things out quickly and give us some direction or im off! I bloody hope not DC is the best thing that’s happened to the club for as long as I can remember. (And I’m an old bastard now!)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 7:19:07 GMT
As he said old ground. Rovers historically are a top seven league one side. That's the average. The expected level which fans over the decades have grown up with. The past 20 years has seen the club fall way way way below that level. The last two seasons have seen the club struggling to achieve that standard ,but still provide entertainment. Off the park its been the last 40 years that the club have fallen behind. The fans getting poor return for their entry fee compared to other teams of the same status. The harsh cut backs at the club in the 1980s have been to slow to be rectified. The club sat too smugly on decent crowds for poor facilities too long.
That said. We have to remember also it was making cutbacks that kept the club alive.
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Post by peterhooper57 on Jan 22, 2018 7:32:02 GMT
I think the "brick wall" he's talking about is the salary cap. Until we can improve revenue we can't change that, and can't attract a higher callibre of player. Pink Floyd, all in all it’s just another kick in the balls. A warning to the board me thinks, sort things out quickly and give us some direction or im off! I bloody hope not DC is the best thing that’s happened to the club for as long as I can remember. (And I’m an old bastard now!) Definitely Hamer out, to me he is a major problem, IMO he should be providing a bi weekly communication to the supporters. Waq & Hani need to be honest with the supporters they are unfortunately a blockers, holding the club back. Apart from buying the club debt which they could call in at any time and take us right back to 1986, to me they have not done enough.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 7:35:33 GMT
Pink Floyd, all in all it’s just another kick in the balls. A warning to the board me thinks, sort things out quickly and give us some direction or im off! I bloody hope not DC is the best thing that’s happened to the club for as long as I can remember. (And I’m an old bastard now!) Definitely Hamer out, to me he is a major problem, IMO he should be providing a bi weekly communication to the supporters. Waq & Hani need to be honest with the supporters they are unfortunately a blockers, holding the club back. Apart from buying the club debt which they could call in at any time and take us right back to 1986, to me they have not done enough. My question to them would be a big WHY did you buy this club.
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Post by madgas on Jan 22, 2018 7:37:32 GMT
Pink Floyd, all in all it’s just another kick in the balls. A warning to the board me thinks, sort things out quickly and give us some direction or im off! I bloody hope not DC is the best thing that’s happened to the club for as long as I can remember. (And I’m an old bastard now!) Definitely Hamer out, to me he is a major problem, IMO he should be providing a bi weekly communication to the supporters. Waq & Hani need to be honest with the supporters they are unfortunately a blockers, holding the club back. Apart from buying the club debt which they could call in at any time and take us right back to 1986, to me they have not done enough. Totally ignoring a paragraph of that then? He says he knows that PASSIONATE people are working HARD behind the scenes. To me it was a call for realism. The idea that we have to rush everything because DC might leave is total rubbish. We could rush everything and he still might leave. He’s merely saying- I might be the manager, I might leave sometime, but for this club to truely kick on from here battles that are out of his control are the most important.
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