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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 2, 2018 17:29:42 GMT
Signing a bunch of players and praying that they gel spontaneously is never the answer. We need like 2-3 players for next season, no more. Team cohesion and believing in what we already have is what pushed us out of the Conference and into League One, as opposed to a 40-man squad that got us relegated into our lowest point. 5 or 6 players needed for me - left back, right back, centre back, defensive midfielder, winger and a striker. Assuming Leads returns before the end of the season w/o further issues, are we really going to get better than him & Parts? Left back can be sorted as both Brown and Bola are out of contract, CB wise we have Rollin, Locks, Craig and TB do we really need another one plus JC will probably still be here? DCM is a requirement plus a winger whilst Telford must be odds on to sign although I'd release Gaffers and spend the bulk of any transfer funds on his replacement. |
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Post by pirate on Apr 2, 2018 17:30:59 GMT
We need to look further afield and pick up 2 or 3 gems from abroad. If Scunthorpe can sign someone like Funso Ojo, I dont see why we can't do something similar. I wish the club would get you in for a few hours and listen to what you’ve got to say. It’s a big world and a small England and we can’t compete with the majority of the clubs financially at our level so looking abroad would surely be a wise move. The championship and smaller premier league clubs do it because most of the top English players play for the top 6 -7 in the Prem and I’ve heard many a manager at that level say it but we don’t seem to be even looking Brian Dutton has been brought in to "identify players from abroad who would suit Rovers' playing style." |
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Post by axegas on Apr 2, 2018 17:31:29 GMT
Signing a bunch of players and praying that they gel spontaneously is never the answer. We need like 2-3 players for next season, no more. Team cohesion and believing in what we already have is what pushed us out of the Conference and into League One, as opposed to a 40-man squad that got us relegated into our lowest point. 5 or 6 players needed for me - left back, right back, centre back, defensive midfielder, winger and a striker. Agreed, we are not far off but need a bit more to push on in the positions that you mention. I think we may be fine CB wise though with Menayese to also come back in, I think it's an area covered. Kennedy, Forrester, Spearing, Godden, Wright all have contracts up in the summer. |
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Post by socrates on Apr 2, 2018 17:32:39 GMT
I wish the club would get you in for a few hours and listen to what you’ve got to say. It’s a big world and a small England and we can’t compete with the majority of the clubs financially at our level so looking abroad would surely be a wise move. The championship and smaller premier league clubs do it because most of the top English players play for the top 6 -7 in the Prem and I’ve heard many a manager at that level say it but we don’t seem to be even looking Brian Dutton has been brought in to "identify players from abroad who would suit Rovers' playing style." Ok well that sounds like a start 👍 Do you know Dutton or anything about his knowledge of affordable decent foreign players ? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 17:33:08 GMT
From now until the end of the season I'd play Broadbent in every game. What the lad needs more than anything else is experience, and you only get that by playing. I also think there is now an opportunity to play some of the youngsters. Just one or two, but once again, the experience would be ideal for them going into next season. This season is effectively over, so planning has to start now for next season.
I think the Lockyer/Craig combination lacks physicality, and in Div One we need one big strong centre-half. For me, it has to be Broadbent plus one other for next season. Not only that, but the lad, despite being a gurt big unit, can also play football.
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Post by socrates on Apr 2, 2018 17:35:15 GMT
From now until the end of the season I'd play Broadbent in every game. What the lad needs more than anything else is experience, and you only get that by playing. I also think there is now an opportunity to play some of the youngsters. Just one or two, but once again, the experience would be ideal for them going into next season. This season is effectively over, so planning has to start now for next season. I think the Lockyer/Craig combination lacks physicality, and in Div One we need one big strong centre-half. For me, it has to be Broadbent plus one other for next season. Not only that, but the lad, despite being a gurt big unit, can also play football. I agree. Also our midfield is light on the ball winning front without Sincs in there, we played Russe for one game he played well we got a point v Peterborough I would play him or sincs in every game to give us the bite that’s needed in the Center , particularly away from home. |
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Post by pucklegas on Apr 2, 2018 17:36:45 GMT
From now until the end of the season I'd play Broadbent in every game. What the lad needs more than anything else is experience, and you only get that by playing. I also think there is now an opportunity to play some of the youngsters. Just one or two, but once again, the experience would be ideal for them going into next season. This season is effectively over, so planning has to start now for next season. I think the Lockyer/Craig combination lacks physicality, and in Div One we need one big strong centre-half. For me, it has to be Broadbent plus one other for next season. Not only that, but the lad, despite being a gurt big unit, can also play football. Might as well play Craig at left back and experiment with the youngsters as we ain’t going anywhere and would be nice to see who could cut the mustard next season, we need to get our business done early doors. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 17:37:23 GMT
From now until the end of the season I'd play Broadbent in every game. What the lad needs more than anything else is experience, and you only get that by playing. I also think there is now an opportunity to play some of the youngsters. Just one or two, but once again, the experience would be ideal for them going into next season. This season is effectively over, so planning has to start now for next season. I think the Lockyer/Craig combination lacks physicality, and in Div One we need one big strong centre-half. For me, it has to be Broadbent plus one other for next season. Not only that, but the lad, despite being a gurt big unit, can also play football. I agree. Also our midfield is light on the ball winning front without Sincs in there, we played Russe for one game he played well we got a point v Peterborough I would play him or sincs in every game to give us the bite that’s needed in the Center , particularly away from home. Russe came on today, so he's one that I would start from now on. Give him a run of games. I don't really know enough about the Development players to say which ones should be looked at. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 17:38:24 GMT
Shrewsbury up there on modest crowds so there are examples of good management.Accrington too will be up next season on miniscule attendances.Higher up Bournemouth and Burnley do well on small crowds.Need more quality all round but agree Locks has reached his pinnacle and won't go higher.Anyway think we can relax now.Neither us or the other Bristol club-sorry forgotten their name-will go up or down.Time to reflect on which youngsters should be given a run out and which players should be released.We all have opinions and all wanted to see Dom Telford start but seems he wasn't the star we thought he'd be.Don't think him,TN or Gaffers are good enough so need to recruit up front and midfield especially. Anyway ,pressure off now so roll on August. Seriously do you think that the age of 22(?) Locks has reached his peak? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 2, 2018 17:41:54 GMT
Isn't Broadbent injured? If not with Parts probably out for a few games, Leads only just returning, why not play TB & TC in the middle so the former can learn from the latter with Locks at RB. Although Sweeney was on the pitch today when Locks gave away our two goals, so having a "lump" on the field isn't always the answer. Plus DC must have signed TC knowing he'd play alongside Locks not TB or RS.
Although if DC starts playing youngsters for the sake of it v Charlton, Blackburn, Rotherham, Wigan & Southend we could lose every game, which is hardly going to set us up for a play off push next season.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 17:44:17 GMT
We aren’t consistent because we haven’t got a consistent team sheet week in and out... DC's philosophy is to treat every game as a different project and pick his team accordingly and its served us well with two promotions and nicely consolidated back in our traditional home of the third tier. I presume you would advocate a change in manager if you don't like his methods? Personally I'm happy to trust him to get things right in the long run with backing from the owners. |
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Post by Gassy on Apr 2, 2018 17:46:18 GMT
Worst away performance of the season are people having a laugh?! Did they forget Wigan, Shrewsbury, Bradford, Wimbledon?!
We were dominating that game before the red card.
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Post by Colyton Gas on Apr 2, 2018 17:47:44 GMT
Shrewsbury up there on modest crowds so there are examples of good management.Accrington too will be up next season on miniscule attendances.Higher up Bournemouth and Burnley do well on small crowds.Need more quality all round but agree Locks has reached his pinnacle and won't go higher.Anyway think we can relax now.Neither us or the other Bristol club-sorry forgotten their name-will go up or down.Time to reflect on which youngsters should be given a run out and which players should be released.We all have opinions and all wanted to see Dom Telford start but seems he wasn't the star we thought he'd be.Don't think him,TN or Gaffers are good enough so need to recruit up front and midfield especially. Anyway ,pressure off now so roll on August. Seriously do you think that the age of 22(?) Locks has reached his peak? Yes I do.Great club player and very loyal but can't see him playing any higher.Would like Sercs or Craig to skipper us next season. |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Apr 2, 2018 17:49:13 GMT
I wish the club would get you in for a few hours and listen to what you’ve got to say. It’s a big world and a small England and we can’t compete with the majority of the clubs financially at our level so looking abroad would surely be a wise move. The championship and smaller premier league clubs do it because most of the top English players play for the top 6 -7 in the Prem and I’ve heard many a manager at that level say it but we don’t seem to be even looking Brian Dutton has been brought in to "identify players from abroad who would suit Rovers' playing style." Which style is that then |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Apr 2, 2018 17:51:41 GMT
We aren’t consistent because we haven’t got a consistent team sheet week in and out... DC's philosophy is to treat every game as a different project and pick his team accordingly and its served us well with two promotions and nicely consolidated back in our traditional home of the third tier. I presume you would advocate a change in manager if you don't like his methods? Personally I'm happy to trust him to get things right in the long run with backing from the owners. Two words Alan Pardew |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Apr 2, 2018 17:52:49 GMT
2 - 0 thankyou Chris Knobhead Lines. But he was "one of our own" on Friday 😂 Yes. It was probably stupid of him but you just knew there would be a queue of people rushing to say he has ended our season etc. He’s been very good in recent weeks, bloody brilliant for us over the last few years and deserves to be cut a bit of slack. |
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Post by pirate on Apr 2, 2018 17:55:55 GMT
5 or 6 players needed for me - left back, right back, centre back, defensive midfielder, winger and a striker. Assuming Leads returns before the end of the season w/o further issues, are we really going to get better than him & Parts? Left back can be sorted as both Brown and Bola are out of contract, CB wise we have Rollin, Locks, Craig and TB do we really need another one plus JC will probably still be here? DCM is a requirement plus a winger whilst Telford must be odds on to sign although I'd release Gaffers and spend the bulk of any transfer funds on his replacement. Yes, I think we probably could do better than Leads and Parts. I also think Bola and Brown could be improved upon. We are well stocked for CB'S, but I don't think they are necessarily of the quality required for a genuine promotion push just yet. |
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Post by pirate on Apr 2, 2018 17:58:05 GMT
5 or 6 players needed for me - left back, right back, centre back, defensive midfielder, winger and a striker. Agreed, we are not far off but need a bit more to push on in the positions that you mention. I think we may be fine CB wise though with Menayese to also come back in, I think it's an area covered. Kennedy, Forrester, Spearing, Godden, Wright all have contracts up in the summer. Any of Kennedy, Forrester and Spearing would be decent. |
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Post by LJG on Apr 2, 2018 17:59:21 GMT
Well those are two slightly different points aren't they? 1. People get annoyed when it goes against their team - well that's just human nature isn't it? You don't go and have a shouting match with your neighbour if he backs into someone else's car do you? 2. It evens itself out over the course of the season - that's certainly how it should work probability wise but probability is easily bucked and there's no guarantee that's the case. Even objectively speaking you'd have to admit we've had more poor decisions go against us than for us this season. (I'm not including today because I have no idea what happened). But still even taking both of those things into account there's no reason people shouldn't feel agrieved when a decision is clearly wrong and impacts on the outcome of the game. You're right though - these things don't effect better teams because they don't rely on the margin of luck and put games out of sight. Not really. Blaming solely the referee just because we lose is a cop out. Of course you can feel agrieved at a bad decision from the referee, but over the course of a 90 minute Football match players make far more. The saying "It evens itself out over a season" is absolute nonsense, it doesn't. Its just a Football cliche. The better teams are more clinical, and like you said don't need to rely on the decisions of a referee to win a Football match. At the end of the day we're not quite good enough, nothing to do with Referee's. You seem to be agreeing with me. I don't think anyone is blaming the referee because we lost. In cases where a decision is clearly wrong and impacts on the outcome of the game (Plymouth) it seems perfectly reasonable to express anger and disappointment at that. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 17:59:37 GMT
But he was "one of our own" on Friday 😂 Yes. It was probably stupid of him but you just knew there would be a queue of people rushing to say he has ended our season etc. He’s been very good in recent weeks, bloody brilliant for us over the last few years and deserves to be cut a bit of slack. Just idiots take notice of them |
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