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Post by playtowin on Aug 14, 2021 17:59:17 GMT
We have some of the same issues as ghe start of last season. A team rebuilt and not familiar with each other and plays. Both have been the managers choices to rip it up and dtart again and so both took the risk of results not being consistently positive.
Unfortunately BG destroyed a moderate league one team in favour of young fresh players. Therefore there was not much left for JB to keep hold of.
Its tough at the moment but we need to be patient enough to wait for coutts,finlay,nicholson,collins,rodman and pitman to have played 3 games together. Then we will have a better perspective to how good the team actually is.
Many non rovers football fans believe rovers have a very strong squad . However the question is will it all click into place.
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Post by worrelsterlingalbion on Aug 14, 2021 18:02:45 GMT
Havent read through the whole thread but my take fwiw. We're absolutely desperate for a no.9 Saunders is a willing worker but not a centre forward. Hoole impressed me greatly, defended well, and seems confident on the ball. Finley obviously short of match practice but looks like there's much more to come from him. Harries is not a left back every time they attacked in the 2nd half it came from his side, thought he was extremely poor. Surprised to see Hargreaves in the side but it looked very much to me that his job was to get in and around Lines and stop him from playing from deep. Concerning start but I'm not panicking just yet we still have players searching for fitness and injured ones to come back. I doubt we have time to get a centre forward through the door before Tues but we simply have to get someone in by Sat
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Post by Okebournegas on Aug 14, 2021 18:06:21 GMT
Well ,what can I say ? That was utter bollox only positives for me today was , Hoole was really good as was Anderson. The rest were utter sh**e, backwards and sideways passing and absolutely nothing going through the middle , I hear people banging on about goal scorers and the urgency to get a striker in but they wouldn’t get any service from midfield so they’d get no chances! Hopefully things change and I’m not going to panic just yet , but this was no better than Sunday league, Stevenage were organised but they were nothing special , we have serious issues at present that need to be sorted ASAP , hopefully starting on Tuesday night , the atmosphere is only going to get worse the longer these type of performances go on. I’ll remain supportive and upbeat but not for too much longer ......
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Post by Gassy on Aug 14, 2021 18:11:41 GMT
Joey unable to face the media? 🤔 chatting to Wael maybe? 🙏 Bottled it... Can't keep making excuses..Not a good sign if he can't talk about a bad result.If Hills not here then who will? Well you’ve made yourself look rather silly here.
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Post by singupgas on Aug 14, 2021 18:14:15 GMT
I'm sure Wael isn't reading this, but if I was him, I would be going to see Joey and seriously discussing our attacking options.
We really need to find quality for center of midfield who can create and the a good striker. Easy for me to say, but we need to spend some cash. Seriously look at who performed well last year in conference/league 2 and started well this season and go out and bring them in.
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Post by seanclevedongas on Aug 14, 2021 18:16:49 GMT
Bottled it... Can't keep making excuses..Not a good sign if he can't talk about a bad result.If Hills not here then who will? Well you’ve made yourself look rather silly here. I think we will have to get used to late press conferences from him. He has to be given enough time after the match to log into his betting accounts to see how he got on before facing the press. Yes I know, it was a cheap shot................
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Post by fatherbrown on Aug 14, 2021 18:17:28 GMT
Keep the faith we are only 4 points from the play off's, book your wembley seat now.
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Post by rememberhalifax on Aug 14, 2021 18:18:21 GMT
Well this is all very disappointing folks, carbon copy of last season, though the odd sign that things will soon turn for the better. I was not inspired by line up and formation for a home again but i am prepared to accept that JB knows best at the moment. it's a positive that the perceived game changers in the squad got some game time and will only improve ,hopefully. The game did little to persuade the doubters that JB will get it right any time soon and Tuesday becomes a huge game for him and soon he just has to back up the talk with some positive performances on the field or even the likes of me will start to have doubts, i wish him well!
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Post by xenongas on Aug 14, 2021 18:20:39 GMT
Well you’ve made yourself look rather silly here. I think we will have to get used to late press conferences from him. He has to be given enough time after the match to log into his betting accounts to see how he got on before facing the press. Yes I know, it was a cheap shot................ I expect he was scouring the film a few times for a refereeing mistake. It'll take a bit of imagination to blame it on the ref today.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 14, 2021 18:28:44 GMT
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Post by aghast on Aug 14, 2021 18:31:16 GMT
I thought we were ok in the first half without really ever threatening.
After half time, and especially the substitutions, it all seemed to fall apart, knocking it about at the back repeatedly. We almost got into trouble once or twice doing that.
A bloke next to me said 'FFS why are we sitting so deep? We're going to concede one in a minute if this carries on'. And sure enough, two minutes later we did.
The life seemed to be sucked out of the game and the crowd after about 60 mins, and Joey seemed to look increasingly agitated, jumping on and off the bench and raising his arms to the heavens as if seeking divine guidance.
Very little to be impressed by on a day that had so much promise.
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Post by Baxtinho on Aug 14, 2021 18:31:55 GMT
We have some of the same issues as ghe start of last season. A team rebuilt and not familiar with each other and plays. Both have been the managers choices to rip it up and dtart again and so both took the risk of results not being consistently positive. Unfortunately BG destroyed a moderate league one team in favour of young fresh players. Therefore there was not much left for JB to keep hold of. Its tough at the moment but we need to be patient enough to wait for coutts,finlay,nicholson,collins,rodman and pitman to have played 3 games together. Then we will have a better perspective to how good the team actually is. Many non rovers football fans believe rovers have a very strong squad . However the question is will it all click into place. Hilarious how you'll blame Garner for the squad situation, despite Barton having all summer to sign his own men.
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Post by socrates on Aug 14, 2021 18:35:39 GMT
Is it possible to discuss the game without calling for the manager's head every week? If you lot were in charge we'd have a new one every home game and we'd be playing Downs League. I was surprised Finley went off, but I can only assume that he's not fully match fit yet. I would've replaced Hargreaves who I thought struggled a bit today. We lacked a pattern of play, but that'll come with game time once the players gel. I saw a lot to be optimistic about this afternoon. Especially once Pitman is fit. UTG I’m glad there are people out there who went today who saw a lot to be optimistic about because I thought it was absolutely awful . I really hope you’re right.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 14, 2021 18:37:32 GMT
Wonder who the striker we missed out on was, Sam Cosgrove?
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Post by I Voted For Kodos on Aug 14, 2021 18:41:46 GMT
It never fails to annoy me when people (not just Barton) try to use 'turning the Titanic' as an analogy for a hard task ahead. The Titanic ended in total disaster. It never got turned, it sank and became the most famous sinking ship in history.
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Post by gasman on Aug 14, 2021 18:42:29 GMT
unlucky Rovers,keep the faith.. UTG
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Post by stevek192 on Aug 14, 2021 18:42:57 GMT
We will not win many games with one striker. We dont press the opposition as a team anda midfield with Hargreaves and Grant is relegation fodder. We need to play in the opponents half and not keep passing back to players who are very limited with their distribution. Saunders is worse than either Hanlan or Ayunga at playing as a loan striker. Stevenage were not good - we were bloody lousy.
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Post by oldie on Aug 14, 2021 18:46:27 GMT
unlucky Rovers,keep the faith.. UTG 😂😂😂😂
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Post by Jomo on Aug 14, 2021 18:47:10 GMT
He'll be needed after JB 10 in charge I hope he is free and not smarting too much after his treatment Wael what person fires a successful manager? Are you on a windup or just dumb? GC was not sacked, that is a fact.
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Post by gaschat on Aug 14, 2021 18:49:26 GMT
He really is so full of it, manager speak and excuses, little smiles and smirks as if everything is lined up to defeat him…clueless, classless, 3 wins in 21 and “we’re Bristol Rovers, we’re bottom of the league” just go you total lightweight clown.
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