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Post by gas2 on Aug 14, 2021 18:50:51 GMT
On facebook reports of players fighting between themselves shame we could do withsome fight on the pitch ?
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Post by rememberhalifax on Aug 14, 2021 18:52:29 GMT
I for one feel for JB, the concern is he is starting to look and sound like DC did near the end of his tenure, desperate for a slice of luck . The Shackleton story by he way is a great read, talk about survival against the odds, good to get some facts on the Clint Hill scenario, wish him and his family well, Chin up JB things are bound to change for the better soon!
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Post by socrates on Aug 14, 2021 18:53:20 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 We shouldn’t have let Ayunga go he’s a number 9 that is capable of causing havoc at this level and bringing the likes of Thomas , Anderton etc in to play. The lad we played up front today Saunders I think ? I’m still learning the names looked like he’d never played as a lone target man with wide players looking to be brought in in his life. Yes we’ve had injuries yes we’ve had players isolating with Covid but so have other clubs and a lot of the time injuries and Covid can be avoided through good management. To be fair to Barton there were less excuses in his post match tonight but sh** the bed he’s definitely made us worse since he arrived and that’s some going considering how bad we were when he arrived. I really hope he can turn it around I really do but he seems to just sit there and say things like “ it’s going to get better” “ we will win promotion “ like hes trying to convinced himself as much as anyone. He’s got a man who needs a break from the limelight , football etc to rebuild his life and just look after himself and get better written all over him I’m afraid. I’ll be amazed if he’s still our manager in May.
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Post by playtowin on Aug 14, 2021 18:53:40 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. In an ideal situation you take over a team which has a core of experienced players with youngsters around the fringes. A settled squad. You then add a few new players and let a couple go. Keeping a stable squad ,improving set piece play and formation discipline. Changing a huge amount of the squad rarely works. Over time if you have not been sacked they settle and you can let some go and bring new in. Thats if you get the time. Garner brought in too many inexperienced players and too many new players in total. He paid the price for that. This summer there was no core of experience to hold onto and rebuild around. So again large numbers out and large numbers in. Not ideal. However there is experience to build around from now on. Which whether JB is here or not is a good thing If you remember the clear out DC had when rovers fell to the national league. That nearly went wrong and there were calls for his head when rovers were sat about 17th in the table early on. Fortunately for him and us he didnt have a squad of inexperienced player's . They came good. So yes the legacy of that Garner summer will have an effect till christmas ,hopefully not longer than that but it may.
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Post by socrates on Aug 14, 2021 18:53:47 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. 😄 yeah I thought that
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Post by Icegas on Aug 14, 2021 18:55:24 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. Hands up I was wrong, but I was only going by what was reported here.
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Post by Langford Gas on Aug 14, 2021 18:58:04 GMT
anyone know of any No 9;s that signed for a league one club this week ? be interesting to see what calibre we are after
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Post by Gassy on Aug 14, 2021 18:59:12 GMT
Well you’ve made yourself look rather silly here. Hands up I was wrong, but I was only going by what was reported here. Hang on a second, are you trying to tell me that GasChat fact, isn’t actually factual?
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Post by oldie on Aug 14, 2021 19:02:03 GMT
Hilarious how you'll blame Garner for the squad situation, despite Barton having all summer to sign his own men. In an ideal situation you take over a team which has a core of experienced players with youngsters around the fringes. A settled squad. You then add a few new players and let a couple go. Keeping a stable squad ,improving set piece play and formation discipline. Changing a huge amount of the squad rarely works. Over time if you have not been sacked they settle and you can let some go and bring new in. Thats if you get the time. Garner brought in too many inexperienced players and too many new players in total. He paid the price for that. This summer there was no core of experience to hold onto and rebuild around. So again large numbers out and large numbers in. Not ideal. However there is experience to build around from now on. Which whether JB is here or not is a good thing If you remember the clear out DC had when rovers fell to the national league. That nearly went wrong and there were calls for his head when rovers were sat about 17th in the table early on. Fortunately for him and us he didnt have a squad of inexperienced player's . They came good. So yes the legacy of that Garner summer will have an effect till christmas ,hopefully not longer than that but it may. Ridiculous, quite ridiculous. We have an incompetent manager and coach. Period.
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Post by axegas on Aug 14, 2021 19:02:43 GMT
anyone know of any No 9;s that signed for a league one club this week ? be interesting to see what calibre we are after I’ve heard rumours that it was Sam Cosgrove who joined Shrewsbury.
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Post by pucklegas on Aug 14, 2021 19:03:38 GMT
On facebook reports of players fighting between themselves shame we could do withsome fight on the pitch ? Who was it allegedly between?
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Post by seanclevedongas on Aug 14, 2021 19:06:34 GMT
anyone know of any No 9;s that signed for a league one club this week ? be interesting to see what calibre we are after Only league 1 transfers reported since Thursday are Charlie Kirk [Crewe - Charlton] Free Terell Thomas [Wimbledon - Crewe] Free
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Aug 14, 2021 19:18:26 GMT
On facebook reports of players fighting between themselves shame we could do withsome fight on the pitch ? I know somebody who was with the players' families, and they saw or heard nothing of this sort happening.
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Post by playtowin on Aug 14, 2021 19:26:15 GMT
In an ideal situation you take over a team which has a core of experienced players with youngsters around the fringes. A settled squad. You then add a few new players and let a couple go. Keeping a stable squad ,improving set piece play and formation discipline. Changing a huge amount of the squad rarely works. Over time if you have not been sacked they settle and you can let some go and bring new in. Thats if you get the time. Garner brought in too many inexperienced players and too many new players in total. He paid the price for that. This summer there was no core of experience to hold onto and rebuild around. So again large numbers out and large numbers in. Not ideal. However there is experience to build around from now on. Which whether JB is here or not is a good thing If you remember the clear out DC had when rovers fell to the national league. That nearly went wrong and there were calls for his head when rovers were sat about 17th in the table early on. Fortunately for him and us he didnt have a squad of inexperienced player's . They came good. So yes the legacy of that Garner summer will have an effect till christmas ,hopefully not longer than that but it may. Ridiculous, quite ridiculous. We have an incompetent manager and coach. Period. Thank you for your opinion.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Aug 14, 2021 19:28:11 GMT
anyone know of any No 9;s that signed for a league one club this week ? be interesting to see what calibre we are after I’ve heard rumours that it was Sam Cosgrove who joined Shrewsbury. Well, you can't expect us to compete with the likes of Shrewsbury. ...
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Post by legas on Aug 14, 2021 19:34:02 GMT
7,077 according to the PA announcement. That’s a really disappointing turnout for the first home league game in 18 months to be honest. Better than it seemed - the South stand looked pretty empty, the West stand terrace looked pretty thin and the family terrace next the the Thatchers (is it still a family terrace?) looked half full. Fewer away fans didn’t help but I’m surprised it was as much as 7k.
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Post by Icegas on Aug 14, 2021 19:38:58 GMT
Hands up I was wrong, but I was only going by what was reported here. Hang on a second, are you trying to tell me that GasChat fact, isn’t actually factual? Hahaha ... Now let's not open that can of worms here..lol I've been posting on here while doing other things this afternoon as I couldn't make game.I was sure Sam frost ?? From the post Twitted it out.I might be wrong
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Post by Colyton Gas on Aug 14, 2021 19:42:05 GMT
If you are let down badly you can chose to eject the cause of your sadness and anger from your life.Change your job ,partner, etc but with footy you can't do that,you are lumbered. Remember the euphoria that Sat evenings were following a win,well,that's something from a very long time ago. The final league position last season is mirrored by our current position and the awful stadium compared to non league,Kidderminster,Kettering,Chesterfield,Telford,Morpeth etc ,etc simply fill me with despair. Even the Rose Tinters must know we are so far behind most other clubs now,I seriously fear how long the malaise will last and fear where we will be in five years time. Feeling the lack of leadership at Rovers is terminal and the constant disappointments just go on and on. The Brentford story earlier today was thrilling.This evening I wonder why I bother. Even Cantankerous Gas is no-where to be seen on Match days.
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Post by oldie on Aug 14, 2021 19:47:02 GMT
Ridiculous, quite ridiculous. We have an incompetent manager and coach. Period. Thank you for your opinion. Not a problem. Its quite easy. The facts speak for themselves.
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Post by playtowin on Aug 14, 2021 19:51:43 GMT
I’ve heard rumours that it was Sam Cosgrove who joined Shrewsbury. Well, you can't expect us to compete with the likes of Shrewsbury. ... Exactly, ask luke Leahy.
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