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Post by trevorgas on Aug 31, 2021 12:39:57 GMT
This is fast becoming a joke , absolutely no forward planning at all and as far as JB signing players to get off up out of our seats pffft !!! Just the same old talentless type of players we’ve become accustomed to since DC left. Still time to make this post that I’ve written look daft but i very much doubt that I’ll be eating any humble pie today ! Am I missing something or did we not lose £3m last year which our President has had to fund. Yet we still think we can splash oodles of money on league one/championship players even if they wanted to come and why would they. We need to face facts we are a small lower league club delivering losses year after year and we have to cut our cloth accordingly. |
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Post by gashead1981 on Aug 31, 2021 12:40:14 GMT
Isn’t that what Pitman is for? Past his prime but potentially able to score. Do we need a team of players who are only going to ply 30 games and for an hour max? I question the logic behind it too, certainly Pitman and Clarke wouldn't strike me as a very dynamic pair. Great ten years ago mind you. Was just saying don't write off Clarke just yet, as he could prove to be a handy forward. I’d say that Clarke would be behind pitman in the pecking order and not starting. |
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Post by gashead1981 on Aug 31, 2021 12:41:37 GMT
Rumours about Wrexham signing Ollie Clarke for 200k 😳 With Mullin on 10k or so per week it will be the only reason he goes there |
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Post by trevorgas on Aug 31, 2021 12:43:36 GMT
Rumours about Wrexham signing Ollie Clarke for 200k 😳 With Mullin on 10k or so per week it will be the only reason he goes there Interesting they sold out the stadium for their first game at home this weekend. |
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Post by theduke on Aug 31, 2021 12:44:28 GMT
Talk about Alfie heading out.
Disgrace if true, IMO.
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Post by kampucheagas on Aug 31, 2021 12:45:46 GMT
This is fast becoming a joke , absolutely no forward planning at all and as far as JB signing players to get off up out of our seats pffft !!! Just the same old talentless type of players we’ve become accustomed to since DC left. Still time to make this post that I’ve written look daft but i very much doubt that I’ll be eating any humble pie today ! Am I missing something or did we not lose £3m last year which our President has had to fund. Yet we still think we can splash oodles of money on league one/championship players even if they wanted to come and why would they. We need to face facts we are a small lower league club delivering losses year after year and we have to cut our cloth accordingly. That isn’t the point We should be looking to develop young players and coach them and develop players from our development squad We now look a shambles, scrambling around for cast offs, players with no sell on value and we will be back for another reset Tommy once boasted we worked several windows in advance Does it look like that to you? |
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Post by slimbridgegas on Aug 31, 2021 12:47:32 GMT
Talk about Alfie heading out. Disgrace if true, IMO. 100% Agree it is crazy if Alfie goes. Disgraceful as you say! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2021 12:48:44 GMT
Talk about Alfie heading out. Disgrace if true, IMO. Maybe he himself wants out! Just saying...... |
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Post by Okebournegas on Aug 31, 2021 12:50:35 GMT
This is fast becoming a joke , absolutely no forward planning at all and as far as JB signing players to get off up out of our seats pffft !!! Just the same old talentless type of players we’ve become accustomed to since DC left. Still time to make this post that I’ve written look daft but i very much doubt that I’ll be eating any humble pie today ! Am I missing something or did we not lose £3m last year which our President has had to fund. Yet we still think we can splash oodles of money on league one/championship players even if they wanted to come and why would they. We need to face facts we are a small lower league club delivering losses year after year and we have to cut our cloth accordingly. That doesn’t excuse the water poor planning though does it ? Where have I said we should be ‘splashing out on league one / championship players’ ? I’ve also ‘faced facts’ that we are a small lower league club , in fact I learned that many many years ago but that’s absolutely no excuse to be so unorganised in identifying transfer prospects as many other lower league clubs seem to get on just fine , if you’re happy with how things currently are then good for you but I expect a hell of a lot better |
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Post by Keynsham Rover on Aug 31, 2021 12:52:21 GMT
Talk about Alfie heading out. Disgrace if true, IMO. One of very few in the current squad who plays for the shirt, and young enough to rediscover the form he showed under Coughlan. Awful news if true. |
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Post by Westy on Aug 31, 2021 12:52:54 GMT
I've tried to be quite positive over the last few months - which we we can all agree has been difficult. But if we don't get the right business sorted today I think I'm going to be close to giving up 😓
Still, one more UTG for the road!
Let's get some faces in today and some points on the board come Saturday!
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Post by brfc on Aug 31, 2021 12:53:24 GMT
I’ve been told we’ve missed out on Archer Huddersfield after him.
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Post by rovers5charlton5 on Aug 31, 2021 12:53:57 GMT
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Post by trevorgas on Aug 31, 2021 12:54:24 GMT
Am I missing something or did we not lose £3m last year which our President has had to fund. Yet we still think we can splash oodles of money on league one/championship players even if they wanted to come and why would they. We need to face facts we are a small lower league club delivering losses year after year and we have to cut our cloth accordingly. That isn’t the point We should be looking to develop young players and coach them and develop players from our development squad We now look a shambles, scrambling around for cast offs, players with no sell on value and we will be back for another reset Tommy once boasted we worked several windows in advance Does it look like that to you? I was responding to the specific point about signing players to get us out of our seats not about our overall recruitment/development strategy. |
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Post by bridgwatergas on Aug 31, 2021 12:54:59 GMT
Talk about Alfie heading out. Disgrace if true, IMO. Why is it a disgrace. One good season when marshalled by Tony Craig and no progression since. He is a good lad but for me has gone backwards and leaving could be the best step forward for his career. |
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Post by scottleroc on Aug 31, 2021 12:58:04 GMT
Evans and Whelan seem like reasonable signings (Crewe and Morecambe fans seemed keen for Evans to sign permanently) Brown and Clarke are past it but could seemingly fill a gap in the squad, and Archer would be a great addition, though I would be reluctant to pin all my hopes on a young loanee. There’s no way Archer is coming. He has Championship teams after him and Villa are considering keeping him around the 1st team! From Sam Frost- I heard this morning Rovers were in the early running for Cameron Archer of Aston Villa a week or two back, but his hat-trick in the Carabao Cup on Sky has woken a few clubs up to him. If Villa do let him out on loan today, I'm told he could go to the Championship with Huddersfield Town among those asking questions about the 19-year-old. Bit of a sickener to miss out on that one, but little Rovers could do in that case. |
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Post by Okebournegas on Aug 31, 2021 12:59:28 GMT
That isn’t the point We should be looking to develop young players and coach them and develop players from our development squad We now look a shambles, scrambling around for cast offs, players with no sell on value and we will be back for another reset Tommy once boasted we worked several windows in advance Does it look like that to you? I was responding to the specific point about signing players to get us out of our seats not about our overall recruitment/development strategy. m Only repeating what JB said early on in his tenure ( or words to that effect ) Also you don’t need to splash out silly money on transfers if you know what you’re looking for , perhaps if we had a competent scouting network we would do better , again , if you’re happy you carry on but I’m not |
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 31, 2021 13:01:23 GMT
That's a bit unfair. His last stint at Shrewsbury is really the only time he hasn't scored goals. Before that he's actually been quite prolific, scoring double figures in League Two, League One and the Championship. Obviously we're not getting him in his prime, but it's a bit unfair just to write him off. Get him fit and there could still be a player there. Have you checked his stats on Wiki before replying, he's only ever scored 15+ goals in a season 3 times in his long career and the last time that happened was in season 2017/18 As you've highlighted he had a poor season last season at Shrewsbury scoring only once in just 10 games. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 31, 2021 13:04:33 GMT
This is fast becoming a joke , absolutely no forward planning at all and as far as JB signing players to get off up out of our seats pffft !!! Just the same old talentless type of players we’ve become accustomed to since DC left. Still time to make this post that I’ve written look daft but i very much doubt that I’ll be eating any humble pie today ! Am I missing something or did we not lose £3m last year which our President has had to fund. Yet we still think we can splash oodles of money on league one/championship players even if they wanted to come and why would they. We need to face facts we are a small lower league club delivering losses year after year and we have to cut our cloth accordingly. In that case why pretend we are mounting a promotion drive whilst spending £m's on a L1 standard training facilities? |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Aug 31, 2021 13:07:51 GMT
Clarke had persistent hamstring injuries and a blood clot to his back last season. Whilst I would say that does go some way to explaining his poor goalscoring form, it also puts a red flag up in terms of signing him on anything other than a short term appearance based contract.
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