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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2020 11:40:51 GMT
Those who think we will get someone better in. Do you honestly believe that we will get a better player than Sercombe in? Even vs how he has been performing over the last 12-18 months? We’ll end up with some kids from some academy somewhere that our manager has ‘managed before’ that show some promise. The ‘kids’ worked for Alex Ferguson. But will the cast offs work for our manager who still hasn’t proven anything? Agogo? I think he’s been decent and a driving force for us.... I also think Upson gets more stick than he deserves. At this level he is a player who can create space and time on the ball so play is measured and not always so rushed. He’s inconsistent but if he was consistent then he’d still be in the championship.... I’m also disappointed about Sercs if he does go as he was a real ball carrier for us - pretty consistent too without reaching the heights of his first season. Issue this current season was his injuries and for those saying there’s better out there, without paying a large fee I’m not sure there is? (Happy to be proved wrong) ... Sorry - this was in response to SteveKs post |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 5, 2020 11:41:46 GMT
Those who think we will get someone better in. Do you honestly believe that we will get a better player than Sercombe in? Even vs how he has been performing over the last 12-18 months? We’ll end up with some kids from some academy somewhere that our manager has ‘managed before’ that show some promise. The ‘kids’ worked for Alex Ferguson. But will the cast offs work for our manager who still hasn’t proven anything? I can't think of one stand out game Serc's has had in that period? He's a frustrating player as he's all the skills for a CM but can't tackle to save his life, there's got to be better out there if 1,400 players are looking for contracts, whether BG is capable of signing them is debatable but if he doesn't then I doubt he'll be in a job for long next season. If Wael is spending decent money at The Colony then surely he'll want to see some progress on the pitch as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2020 11:48:55 GMT
We do need to build the midfield pretty well from scratch and so hopefully Ollie Clarke will follow and would not be disappointed if they also transfer listed Upson and Agogo. It is an area where we definitely need a big improvement next season. I expect there will be the Fleetwood, Peterborough or similar who will continue to pay ridiculous wages for this division whilst the majority of clubs will reduce their wage bills considerably. we are clearly going younger Hargrevaes has re-signed, not sure what has happened with Russe. There is Lucas Tomlinson? Zain Walker? What about Matthews. is he out of contract? struck me as a Garner type of player I think we still have options in-house. Perhaps will be hard to know what the immediate future standard of L1 is going to be We should be building the midfield around Ogogo … Only guy who can truly tackle! I would have him as Captain next season. As for Sercombe ran around in his slippers most of the time. As Marshy said would not be surprised if he ended up at Walsall . |
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Post by trevorgas on Jun 5, 2020 11:49:55 GMT
Totally understandable decision by the club. A chance to get rid of a big earner in a worrying financial time. I like Sercs and we’ll certainly miss him. I’m guessing he has something lined up, otherwise he’d have held out for longer. We’re still paying the price for Bennett’s ridiculous contract as maybe if he wasn’t still with the club Sercs would probably have got a better contract offer. I know DC gets a lot of stick for this, but in the end Wael could have put his foot down and argued against the length of contract and the money we are paying him. Very naive, but hopefully a lesson learned. It’s telling that we’ve moved fast to commit younger players to contracts and are due to start work on the training ground. It’s a clear commitment to developing youth and I’m sure there will be more experienced players on their way out. We will still need experience in the squad, though. I’d love Craig to stay on as I think he’d be ideal to bring the younger players on. Otherwise I can imagine we’ll look to pick up some more experienced players on cut-price contracts much closer to the start of next season. Agree with most of that,lovely player to watch on his day however,they were few and far between this season and looks injury prone as he's got older. Will be interesting to see if players like Josh Barrett can fill the gap assuming he comes back a few kilos lighter. Not sure professional footballers have grasped that the whole EFL is in a precarious position and like many other Industries is likely to contract with fewer job opportunities,there is no given right for football to exist in the current climate and perhaps there will be alot of good players chasing positions come August rather than the other way round ,more of a buyers market. |
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Post by alanrg on Jun 5, 2020 11:52:52 GMT
rumour has it Exeter city and Shrewsbury town after sercombe
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Post by Gassy on Jun 5, 2020 11:55:00 GMT
Sad to hear this, but I guess I can understand it if we're going to move on/upwards with the new, younger player strategy. Although, I still think he could do a great job for us.
Ultimately I don't want to lose either Sercombe, Clarke or Ogogo - but at least one of them has to go if we want to start pushing for play offs.
If he does go then I really wish him all the best, I like him a lot - he's also far too good for L2 IMO.
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Post by LJG on Jun 5, 2020 11:55:43 GMT
Honestly some of the armchair comments on this thread ...
Sercombe is objectively one of our best players. A real shame if he goes.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Jun 5, 2020 11:59:04 GMT
Honestly some of the armchair comments on this thread ... Sercombe is objectively one of our best players. A real shame if he goes. Honestly, I don’t think he’s been that bad. Not up to his usual standards no but still an asset and will be a loss particularly if not replaced. |
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Post by rememberhalifax on Jun 5, 2020 12:00:16 GMT
Most on here seem to agree that the time is right for Sercs to move on and i think the club are right , as others have said Liam has not been at the races in an awful lot of games following his first impressive season and the same can be said of the midfield in general.
The general opinion seems to be that the club are putting there faith in developing our own and i for one am more than happy with that philosophy.
One or two others have mentioned Tomlinson and i fully expect him to come through next season, the only negatives expressed about him being his physical strength, now with another year of growth behind him i would expect him to have toughened up and be ready for league 1,it is not unusual for youngsters to need this final strengthening in there development and i can see one or two more coming through soon as well ,including 'Boris' 2 ! good luck to all of them and all the best to Liam .
ps Still think we need the likes of Ogogo though!
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Jun 5, 2020 12:10:44 GMT
I remember a sublime through ball for jch to run onto and score the only goal v Rotherham United at home, last year..
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Post by glengas on Jun 5, 2020 12:14:11 GMT
Most on here seem to agree that the time is right for Sercs to move on and i think the club are right , as others have said Liam has not been at the races in an awful lot of games following his first impressive season and the same can be said of the midfield in general. The general opinion seems to be that the club are putting there faith in developing our own and i for one am more than happy with that philosophy. One or two others have mentioned Tomlinson and i fully expect him to come through next season, the only negatives expressed about him being his physical strength, now with another year of growth behind him i would expect him to have toughened up and be ready for league 1,it is not unusual for youngsters to need this final strengthening in there development and i can see one or two more coming through soon as well ,including 'Boris' 2 ! good luck to all of them and all the best to Liam . ps Still think we need the likes of Ogogo though! I agree about bringing young players through, but the mentality of some of the fan base needs to change. I have lost count the number of times a young player has been crucified for having a poor game and hearing supporters form an opinion and say he is not good enough to be in the team. These players will need to be given a chance and it has to be accepted they will make mistakes as they are learning and gaining experience. |
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Post by james246 on Jun 5, 2020 12:49:36 GMT
Over the years I spoke to him on a number of occasions at Nuffields, he was a really nice guy and a cracking player, I wish him all the best for the future.
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 5, 2020 12:55:37 GMT
Good player overall but hasn’t sparkled in last two years and imo the managers have struggled to find him a settled place in our midfield. Thanks Liam and wish him well elsewhere. Sorry to see him go in some ways but in today’s unsettled climate we’ve probably made the right decision. But of course he’ll come back and score against us!
UTG!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2020 13:23:23 GMT
Best of luck Liam, thanks for the cracking goals you weighed in with.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jun 5, 2020 14:09:50 GMT
He’s our best player on his day, but as it’s been said above he’s been hit or miss for the past 2 seasons. I think nows a good time for him to move on.
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Post by graceyboy on Jun 5, 2020 14:39:22 GMT
Such a shame to lose the only midfielder we possess with a bit of ball playing talent. Long ball football it is next season then...
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Post by alanrg on Jun 5, 2020 14:54:14 GMT
absolute nonsense regarding long ball football
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Post by peterhooper57 on Jun 5, 2020 16:39:54 GMT
Those who think we will get someone better in. Do you honestly believe that we will get a better player than Sercombe in? Even vs how he has been performing over the last 12-18 months? We’ll end up with some kids from some academy somewhere that our manager has ‘managed before’ that show some promise. The ‘kids’ worked for Alex Ferguson. But will the cast offs work for our manager who still hasn’t proven anything? Covid19 as generally brought to an end expensive contracts for players over the age of 30, its a shame, I like Sercs, but clubs like Rovers with no immediate income, will simply have to shake his hand and say good-bye. Sign of the times and for the immediate future for clubs like BRFC. |
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Post by Marshy on Jun 5, 2020 16:52:38 GMT
absolute nonsense regarding long ball football I couldn’t agree more, we had it for years anyway. |
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Post by joebananas67 on Jun 5, 2020 16:54:29 GMT
Swindon bound
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