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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 10:52:49 GMT
Not slagging the player off - I’ll give him a chance but I’m definitely very unhappy with the club. They can consider themselves very lucky to have my £300 this year! The rovers I fell in love with seem to have disappeared and I’m fed up of being fed rubbish, treated like sh*t and taken advantage of as a fan. Plus evolution is boring as hell! I really hope I feel more positive come next Saturday but at present I am not looking forward to watching this squad. Seems like it’s going to be a drag of a season! I’m feeling less and less passionate for rovers Which is very odd for me. It’s like something in me knows I’m being played with and wants to stand up and say no more, that’s it! Weird one! Interested in the Rovers you fell in love with. For the majority of my supporting life we have been average or pretty sh** wit a few fleeting magic moments I think it’s the honesty side of things, we knew we were ragbag and ran with it. I just feel abused nowadays!
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Post by kampucheagas on Aug 5, 2018 10:54:02 GMT
Not slagging the player off - I’ll give him a chance but I’m definitely very unhappy with the club. They can consider themselves very lucky to have my £300 this year! The rovers I fell in love with seem to have disappeared and I’m fed up of being fed rubbish, treated like sh*t and taken advantage of as a fan. Plus evolution is boring as hell! I really hope I feel more positive come next Saturday but at present I am not looking forward to watching this squad. Seems like it’s going to be a drag of a season! I’m feeling less and less passionate for rovers Which is very odd for me. It’s like something in me knows I’m being played with and wants to stand up and say no more, that’s it! Weird one! Just out of interest, the Rovers you fell in love with, were they splashing cash on big names? Surely the club we all fell in love with have been run this way.... Its kinda WHY we love 'em, innit?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 10:55:26 GMT
Not slagging the player off - I’ll give him a chance but I’m definitely very unhappy with the club. They can consider themselves very lucky to have my £300 this year! The rovers I fell in love with seem to have disappeared and I’m fed up of being fed rubbish, treated like sh*t and taken advantage of as a fan. Plus evolution is boring as hell! I really hope I feel more positive come next Saturday but at present I am not looking forward to watching this squad. Seems like it’s going to be a drag of a season! I’m feeling less and less passionate for rovers Which is very odd for me. It’s like something in me knows I’m being played with and wants to stand up and say no more, that’s it! Weird one! Just out of interest, the Rovers you fell in love with, were they splashing cash on big names? Surely the club we all fell in love with have been run this way.... Its kinda WHY we love 'em, innit? yes but we knew it and lived it! Nowadays I feel used and like the club can do much more and it’s annoys the hell out of me and makes me feel very let down!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 10:57:39 GMT
I don’t say any of this lightly either as rovers has been my one constant in life since I was 9 - week in and week out - 33 now! 24 years of them literally being my life and how I identify myself as a person. Just so fed up!
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Post by axegas on Aug 5, 2018 11:08:19 GMT
I don’t say any of this lightly either as rovers has been my one constant in life since I was 9 - week in and week out - 33 now! 24 years of them literally being my life and how I identify myself as a person. Just so fed up! Really don’t get your pessimism as for me, I feel better about being a Rovers fan now than any time in the past 15 years. The continuous improvements to the mem to make a better match day experience is something we would never get under Higgs and Co and on the pitch we have a fantastic young manager and a hungry squad of players that will give us a fighting chance of finishing in the top 10 of a very competitive league. As ever it’s a case of keeping your expectations low when it comes to off the field matters of importance and you might just be pleasantly surprised one day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 11:17:08 GMT
I don’t say any of this lightly either as rovers has been my one constant in life since I was 9 - week in and week out - 33 now! 24 years of them literally being my life and how I identify myself as a person. Just so fed up! Really don’t get your pessimism as for me, I feel better about being a Rovers fan now than any time in the past 15 years. The continuous improvements to the mem to make a better match day experience is something we would never get under Higgs and Co and on the pitch we have a fantastic young manager and a hungry squad of players that will give us a fighting chance of finishing in the top 10 of a very competitive league. As ever it’s a case of keeping your expectations low when it comes to off the field matters of importance and you might just be pleasantly surprised one day. like D.C. said, I’m also fed up of being hopeful now!
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Post by kampucheagas on Aug 5, 2018 11:22:02 GMT
I don’t say any of this lightly either as rovers has been my one constant in life since I was 9 - week in and week out - 33 now! 24 years of them literally being my life and how I identify myself as a person. Just so fed up! Really don’t get your pessimism as for me, I feel better about being a Rovers fan now than any time in the past 15 years. The continuous improvements to the mem to make a better match day experience is something we would never get under Higgs and Co and on the pitch we have a fantastic young manager and a hungry squad of players that will give us a fighting chance of finishing in the top 10 of a very competitive league. As ever it’s a case of keeping your expectations low when it comes to off the field matters of importance and you might just be pleasantly surprised one day. This! Maybe we are all a symptom of the modern age where we want it all and we want it quick! I live in Bournemouth now, its funny listening to their fans now, almost disgruntled about just 'surviving' in the Prem and alot of em perk up when they see me in my glorious quarters, often remarking how they preferred the days of lower league footie! In my eyes we are doing just fine.... Enjoy the season, i know i intend to!
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Post by james246 on Aug 5, 2018 11:23:10 GMT
I would not beat all surprised if Cole (an excellent player) ends up at Portsmouth, Earlier in the close season the manager said he wanted 4 strikers and two left backs. We start the season with only 2 strikers and one new not yet fit left back. One striker to come in on Monday and the jury is out on him as to if he can score enough goals, but with coaching may have potential. The squad lacks balance and through increased prices the fans appear to paying for a lot of admin staff. With a Chairman and a CEO I feel there are top many layers between the manager and the owner, and I suspect the manager doesn't know what his finances are. I suggest the owner phones the manager today to clarify what is needed, and then on Monday the owner cracks the deals, additionally the owner reviews the positions of the Chairman and CEO.
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Post by Gastafari on Aug 5, 2018 11:23:14 GMT
I don’t say any of this lightly either as rovers has been my one constant in life since I was 9 - week in and week out - 33 now! 24 years of them literally being my life and how I identify myself as a person. Just so fed up! Really don’t get your pessimism as for me, I feel better about being a Rovers fan now than any time in the past 15 years. The continuous improvements to the mem to make a better match day experience is something we would never get under Higgs and Co and on the pitch we have a fantastic young manager and a hungry squad of players that will give us a fighting chance of finishing in the top 10 of a very competitive league. As ever it’s a case of keeping your expectations low when it comes to off the field matters of importance and you might just be pleasantly surprised one day. We've got a class, young, passionate, enthusiastic, ambitious manager. That's it. It won't last much longer though, with every interview, quote or soundbite from DC, you can tell he's as f*cked off and frustrated as we are.
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Post by waelswallet on Aug 5, 2018 11:44:51 GMT
Really don’t get your pessimism as for me, I feel better about being a Rovers fan now than any time in the past 15 years. The continuous improvements to the mem to make a better match day experience is something we would never get under Higgs and Co and on the pitch we have a fantastic young manager and a hungry squad of players that will give us a fighting chance of finishing in the top 10 of a very competitive league. As ever it’s a case of keeping your expectations low when it comes to off the field matters of importance and you might just be pleasantly surprised one day. This! Maybe we are all a symptom of the modern age where we want it all and we want it quick! I live in Bournemouth now, its funny listening to their fans now, almost disgruntled about just 'surviving' in the Prem and alot of em perk up when they see me in my glorious quarters, often remarking how they preferred the days of lower league footie! In my eyes we are doing just fine.... Enjoy the season, i know i intend to! Any relation to Steve Harmer because he spouts as much nonsense as this last post
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Post by pirate on Aug 5, 2018 11:47:16 GMT
This! Maybe we are all a symptom of the modern age where we want it all and we want it quick! I live in Bournemouth now, its funny listening to their fans now, almost disgruntled about just 'surviving' in the Prem and alot of em perk up when they see me in my glorious quarters, often remarking how they preferred the days of lower league footie! In my eyes we are doing just fine.... Enjoy the season, i know i intend to! Any relation to Steve Harmer because he spouts as much nonsense as this last post I read a funny quote on the other forum about the new signing: 'Hamer said on Radio Bristol that the forward that Rovers hope to sign is "coltish" I had to look that up "full of energy but awkward and clumsy due to lack of physical control" lets hope that Hamer has got it wrong (again).'
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 5, 2018 11:52:40 GMT
Any relation to Steve Harmer because he spouts as much nonsense as this last post I read a funny quote on the other forum about the new signing: 'Hamer said on Radio Bristol that the forward that Rovers hope to sign is "coltish" I had to look that up "full of energy but awkward and clumsy due to lack of physical control" lets hope that Hamer has got it wrong (again).' Hamer is a car crash.
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Post by warehamgas on Aug 5, 2018 12:05:38 GMT
Hamer is not a car crash. He’s the chairman who knows not much more than the rest of us but is the public face of the owners. I quite like his willingness to come out and provide that public face even though he may be as frustrated as us, not his fault. He comes over as optimistic and fairly articulate. In a non- social media age he would have a much better press. Fair enough to have opinions about him but I’m pretty certain that the guy is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. UTG!
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Post by chilly1883 on Aug 5, 2018 12:14:56 GMT
Not slagging the player off - I’ll give him a chance but I’m definitely very unhappy with the club. They can consider themselves very lucky to have my £300 this year! The rovers I fell in love with seem to have disappeared and I’m fed up of being fed rubbish, treated like sh*t and taken advantage of as a fan. Plus evolution is boring as hell! I really hope I feel more positive come next Saturday but at present I am not looking forward to watching this squad. Seems like it’s going to be a drag of a season! I’m feeling less and less passionate for rovers Which is very odd for me. It’s like something in me knows I’m being played with and wants to stand up and say no more, that’s it! Weird one! stay away then, your negativity won’t be missed 👍
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 12:19:02 GMT
Not slagging the player off - I’ll give him a chance but I’m definitely very unhappy with the club. They can consider themselves very lucky to have my £300 this year! The rovers I fell in love with seem to have disappeared and I’m fed up of being fed rubbish, treated like sh*t and taken advantage of as a fan. Plus evolution is boring as hell! I really hope I feel more positive come next Saturday but at present I am not looking forward to watching this squad. Seems like it’s going to be a drag of a season! I’m feeling less and less passionate for rovers Which is very odd for me. It’s like something in me knows I’m being played with and wants to stand up and say no more, that’s it! Weird one! stay away then, your negativity won’t be missed 👍 Who are you too tell him to stay away wael?
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Post by gasfred on Aug 5, 2018 12:27:33 GMT
Are you he said "coltish"
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Post by chilly1883 on Aug 5, 2018 12:30:59 GMT
stay away then, your negativity won’t be missed 👍 Who are you too tell him to stay away wael? No, just a supporter, that doesn’t understand all the negativity, we’ve never in my 40 years as a fan, spent large amounts on players, and probably never will. If it makes people sad, there better off finding a new hobby
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Aug 5, 2018 12:42:37 GMT
Are you he said "coltish" 22 yr old striker with already plenty of experience at this level, described as coltish? Sounds promising to me. From its use in horse racing parlance ‘coltish’ to me suggests a youngster who is awkward and hard to control but that plenty of improvement can be expected in him with good training. Let’s hope he can rise through the handicap system and make Group class, but for his sake I hope he doesn’t have to be gelded first!
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Aug 5, 2018 12:53:20 GMT
Hamer is not a car crash. He’s the chairman who knows not much more than the rest of us but is the public face of the owners. I quite like his willingness to come out and provide that public face even though he may be as frustrated as us, not his fault. He comes over as optimistic and fairly articulate. In a non- social media age he would have a much better press. Fair enough to have opinions about him but I’m pretty certain that the guy is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. UTG! Yeah, he is articulate. He should probably just stick to using one syllable words, though, to stop some people on here rushing to the dictionary to find the least accommodation definition in order to hold it against him. Coltish is a perfectly cromulent descriptor for a footballer. Here's an article from 2009 describing Welbeck exactly that way. www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/6223995/Manchester-United-1-Wolverhampton-Wanderers-0-match-report.html
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Post by contradiction on Aug 5, 2018 12:59:51 GMT
Absolutely right. 9 goals in 93 games. Worth remembering perhaps that that is 9 more goals than both Doidge or Stockley have scored at League 1 level
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