Bristol Rovers vs Southend United Match Day Thread.

Just like the £58m isn’t a rumour?

Or are you claiming you don’t know anything again?

I’d say actions speak louder than words, the players don’t seem to play or act like they’re being bullied.

Agreed, quite why there are even nay sayers is beyond me!

Maybe he came across as a bully at half time on Saturday.
If he did then I’m glad he did because it worked.
The most decorated British manager in football history always came across as a real nasty piece of work who didn’t take any sh** off of anybody and it’s well documented that he used to go around the nightclubs and drag his young players out by their ears.
He really ruled over the whole squad and never let anybody take their foot off of the gas and made sure that his players strived to become as best as they could be.
Football managers come in all characters but if our manager is getting a tune out of his players doing it his way and his way is so far successful then all good as far as I’m concerned.
I don’t see players handing in transfer requests or not trying on a regular basis.
As for people putting rumours on here about him , either put up speak up, say who said it or shut up.
This place has had enough damaging rumours to last a club a lifetime.

Yeah I take every Rovers manager , every Rovers player and every Rovers chairman , every owner ,, you see where this is going... on face value.
There’s a big demand for rumour on here I get that.
I’ve got bigger fish to fry than rumours on football forum.

Get rid of a manager who is currently operating at the highest level this club has been, in the last 20 years?

I pretty much felt a similar way this time last year, after the Doncaster hiding that was to be the final nail in DC’s coffin.
I came to be rejuvenated over the festive period with GC’s team running Sunderland close & also registering wins over Oxford & Walsall. To then adopt the ‘win ugly’ style and secure wins at Gillingham/Scunthorpe of all places, I felt he was the man to assemble a side that could get things done by hook or by crook. This season so far has proved that this is the case and long may it continue.
Very much looking forward to the Portman Road visit next weekend.

Russe, Kelly, Hargreaves plus Lines et al last season. It’s the way that if asked about certain players not in the team he seems to talk them down not say anything encouraging.

It’s a case that I just don’t warm to him as our club’s manager and would prefer someone else. 

Maybe he does that on purpose?

The first 3 are youngsters and because of the nature and closeness of L1 games will only get limited playing time and have to develop their skills and physique on loan, in dvelopment and reserve football. Menayase has bided his time and isn't doing to badly now he's been called upon.

Lines was in a bad place last season and his heart wasn't in it. Several people alluded to personal issues, I don't know what they were and it was none of my business but you have to accept the manager knows his players and whether they're good to go.

I don't think anyone would say Kelly is our 1st choice left back. He's an OK back-up, but nothing more. What do you want the manager to do? I can't really think of anything more. On Saturday, when we were 2-0 down at half time I thought he might give the youngsters on the bench a run out because I thought the game had gone and there was nothing to lose. 

When the game restarted and we got back into it he had to keep the experience on the pitch and we battled to a winning position. He did bring a youngster on, but couldn't do that until it looked like we had won.

I think he's doing a sterling job, and to some extent is making a silk purse from a pigs ear.