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Post by bobbyjones on Mar 21, 2023 18:26:54 GMT
Think Josh Grant has had surgery on both his knees? which is hoped will be the last of the injury problems. Barton confirmed he’s being offered a new deal I haven't read anything to say Grant's been offered a deal? Before we start offering new contracts we need to see if he has now fully recovered from his injury issues. If he has not recovered from injury issues that makes him a cert to be offered a new contract.
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Post by kylegas on Mar 21, 2023 20:01:41 GMT
Think Josh Grant has had surgery on both his knees? which is hoped will be the last of the injury problems. Barton confirmed he’s being offered a new deal I haven't read anything to say Grant's been offered a deal? Before we start offering new contracts we need to see if he has now fully recovered from his injury issues. It was in a write up during January I think, I may have read it on the Bristol post website? but it was definitely a direct quote from Joey, he spoke about offering new deals to both Josh Grant and Harry Anderson. From how I read it, it seemed like Joey is expecting these surgeries to be a success therefore expects him to be fully fit for next season. That last part is just my interpretation of course but the contract offer part was from the horses mouth
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 21, 2023 20:39:32 GMT
I haven't read anything to say Grant's been offered a deal? Before we start offering new contracts we need to see if he has now fully recovered from his injury issues. It was in a write up during January I think, I may have read it on the Bristol post website? but it was definitely a direct quote from Joey, he spoke about offering new deals to both Josh Grant and Harry Anderson. From how I read it, it seemed like Joey is expecting these surgeries to be a success therefore expects him to be fully fit for next season. That last part is just my interpretation of course but the contract offer part was from the horses mouth Pretty certain neither have been offered contracts and I think JB hinted recently Anderson may not get one. Sam Frost has just published a useful article regarding the situation with all the players contracts: Rovers face another transitional phase as Barton longs for the future www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-rovers-face-another-transitional-8271302#ICID=Android_BristolPostApp_AppShareAlthough he seems to have missed last week's update re Coutts and failed to even mention Whelan.
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Post by kylegas on Mar 21, 2023 21:07:02 GMT
It was in a write up during January I think, I may have read it on the Bristol post website? but it was definitely a direct quote from Joey, he spoke about offering new deals to both Josh Grant and Harry Anderson. From how I read it, it seemed like Joey is expecting these surgeries to be a success therefore expects him to be fully fit for next season. That last part is just my interpretation of course but the contract offer part was from the horses mouth Pretty certain neither have been offered contracts and I think JB hinted recently Anderson may not get one. Sam Frost has just published a useful article regarding the situation with all the players contracts: Rovers face another transitional phase as Barton longs for the future www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-rovers-face-another-transitional-8271302#ICID=Android_BristolPostApp_AppShareAlthough he seems to have missed last week's update re Coutts and failed to even mention Whelan. I may have got Anderson being the second player wrong then but what I’m saying about grant is 100% what I read, maybe the situation has changed already I don’t know? I’m just repeating what was written in an interview article with Barton. It’s just what I read, maybe the article was bullshit lol
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 21, 2023 21:18:54 GMT
I may have got Anderson being the second player wrong then but what I’m saying about grant is 100% what I read, maybe the situation has changed already I don’t know? I’m just repeating what was written in an interview article with Barton. It’s just what I read, maybe the article was bullshit lol It's probably just JB hoping to encourage Grant's recovery, given Rodman & Grant have spent virtually the whole season out injured then surely we've learnt our lesson.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Mar 21, 2023 21:39:05 GMT
I may have got Anderson being the second player wrong then but what I’m saying about grant is 100% what I read, maybe the situation has changed already I don’t know? I’m just repeating what was written in an interview article with Barton. It’s just what I read, maybe the article was bullshit lol www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/season-over-bristol-rovers-defender-7701527This article is probably the one you are referring to. Doesn’t explicitly state they’ve offered terms to Grant but clearly if he gets fit he’s likely to be offered a deal of sorts for next season I would imagine.
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 21, 2023 23:22:34 GMT
Next season we will need another reset. We’ll be in League 1 but it will need a big improvement that’s needed if we’re going t9 challenge for the play offs. As it stands, and it may change, we’ve been mid table all season which is ok following a promotion but to move to a play-off challenge we will need to improve in all areas. New central defenders and full backs needed, two or three midfielders and two strikers and a winger will be needed. Recruitment will need to be speedier and better than before. We’ll need to improve our consistency, a good period October to Christmas but some poor spells as well. It’s the first season for some time where we’ve been mid table all the way through so it should have been a relaxing season but it hasn’t seemed like it.
Nowadays it’s always a big season but for JB it will be. The enthusiasm from promotion will have gone, Wael’s been very quiet and the January window was quiet but JB will want to kick on and his recent press conferences have shown his frustration with his situation. I suspect the drama that surrounds JB will continue to exist but it would be great, imo, if JB could concentrate on the football, keep some of his reactions inside the dressing room and start off with 3 straight wins! 🙏 It could make it much easier. 😀
UTG!
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Post by kylegas on Mar 21, 2023 23:54:21 GMT
I may have got Anderson being the second player wrong then but what I’m saying about grant is 100% what I read, maybe the situation has changed already I don’t know? I’m just repeating what was written in an interview article with Barton. It’s just what I read, maybe the article was bullshit lol It's probably just JB hoping to encourage Grant's recovery, given Rodman & Grant have spent virtually the whole season out injured then surely we've learnt our lesson. Well not even virtually.. literally the whole season! But where Rodman is at retirement age, Grant is probably the player JB has spoken the highest of since becoming manager, he’s said several times if not for his injuries he’d be at a higher level by now, personally I think he’s worth another season if they genuinely are confident the surgeries have been successful, even in his brief stints last season he showed that when he’s on his game he can be the best player on the pitch (certainly at left back imo)
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Post by kylegas on Mar 22, 2023 0:24:24 GMT
I may have got Anderson being the second player wrong then but what I’m saying about grant is 100% what I read, maybe the situation has changed already I don’t know? I’m just repeating what was written in an interview article with Barton. It’s just what I read, maybe the article was bullshit lol www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/season-over-bristol-rovers-defender-7701527This article is probably the one you are referring to. Doesn’t explicitly state they’ve offered terms to Grant but clearly if he gets fit he’s likely to be offered a deal of sorts for next season I would imagine. That is the one yeah, thanks for finding it “but Barton says Rovers plan to hold discussions with the player about securing his future.“ it was this bit that gave me the impression an offer was pretty much a dead certainty. I guess that’s still just my personal interpretation though
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