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Post by mftc on Aug 19, 2023 14:01:22 GMT
With the squad we have now, surely we can give this a real good go.
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Post by Qatar Gas on Aug 20, 2023 4:36:01 GMT
I see it starts this week but our first game isn't for another couple of weeks.
In my opinion, these games should still be used to give the other squad players a game who haven't played much league football yet.
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Post by daniel300380 on Aug 20, 2023 7:18:15 GMT
I see it starts this week but our first game isn't for another couple of weeks. In my opinion, these games should still be used to give the other squad players a game who haven't played much league football yet. I agree, but now that our squad is stronger, than that team should still be half decent. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Aug 21, 2023 8:50:01 GMT
There he is! .... displaying how many points we have atm.  |
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Aug 21, 2023 22:59:24 GMT
Nice re aquaintance with GC in November .....thats presuming he doesn't up and leave sunny south Wales for Yorkshire!
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Post by baggins on Aug 22, 2023 11:04:19 GMT
Fixtures:
Rovers v Cheltenham Tues 5th Sept 7.45pm
Rovers v West Ham U21's Tues 19th Sept 7.45pm
Newport v Rovers Tues 14th Nov 7.45pm
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Post by buktaboy on Aug 22, 2023 11:06:43 GMT
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Post by baggins on Aug 22, 2023 11:21:34 GMT
Way to ruin my post Chap. 😀 |
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Aug 22, 2023 12:23:16 GMT
Nice re aquaintance with GC in November .....thats presuming he doesn't up and leave sunny south Wales for Yorkshire! Don't have a problem with GC. He always seemed like a straightforward bloke, and knew that he wasn't part of the board's long term vision, so I don't blame him for heading to pastures new. It was probably better to give the "missing home" reason, rather than saying "I know that the board don't rate me". I did find his style of football boring though. |
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Post by bridgygas on Aug 22, 2023 12:30:00 GMT
Six out of the last ten winners all went on and played in the championship. Never all stayed there mind.
But if we boycott the u21 teams and back the other games then we could be on for a good run in it.
It should be in our plans to win it as we also climb into the championship 🏆
UTG
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Aug 22, 2023 12:32:29 GMT
Six out of the last ten winners all went on and played in the championship. Never all stayed there mind. But if we boycott the u21 teams and back the other games then we could be on for a good run in it. It should be in our plans to win it as we also climb into the championship 🏆 UTG Success breeds success - a good run in the Trophy could spill over into the league. |
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Post by buktaboy on Aug 22, 2023 13:44:04 GMT
I'm wondering whether there's a case for putting a different spin on the inclusion of PL U21 teams in the competition. In that, the games against EFL teams actually gives league 1 and 2 clubs a chance to gauge whether any of the players featured are up for the challenge of league football and worth a loan. Likewise, the PL clubs get a better idea which of their players are ready to go out on loan.
Let's to he honest, none of the U21 teams have got close to getting to the final and personally can't see that they will.
I'm sure our preseason game vs Brentford B laid the foundations for the two lads we took from them, not sure that would've happened without the game against them.
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Post by gassince1957 on Aug 22, 2023 15:01:03 GMT
Nice re aquaintance with GC in November .....thats presuming he doesn't up and leave sunny south Wales for Yorkshire! Don't have a problem with GC. He always seemed like a straightforward bloke, and knew that he wasn't part of the board's long term vision, so I don't blame him for heading to pastures new. It was probably better to give the "missing home" reason, rather than saying "I know that the board don't rate me". I did find his style of football boring though. That's one way of putting it! We were flying up the league, winning most games, yet the crowd stayed around 6,500 to 7,000. And we still had 4 sides to the ground at the time...  It proved that winning isn't everything as I can recall comments about how our crowds would be massive if we were winning regularly - we were and the crowd figures stayed medium to low! |
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Aug 22, 2023 21:20:37 GMT
Realy want to see us give this a go , must be in with a chance! Come on JB ,with only a poxy Watney cup to our name it's high time we got that prestigious Pizza cup in our dusty old trophy cabinet.
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Aug 22, 2023 21:36:36 GMT
Nice re aquaintance with GC in November .....thats presuming he doesn't up and leave sunny south Wales for Yorkshire! Don't have a problem with GC. He always seemed like a straightforward bloke, and knew that he wasn't part of the board's long term vision, so I don't blame him for heading to pastures new. It was probably better to give the "missing home" reason, rather than saying "I know that the board don't rate me". I did find his style of football boring though. Boring football or not ,he left us in our best position since promotion with DC ,and a cracking win at Portman road . There is probably muliple reasons he went ,one being the personal abuse his family recieved , albiet most likely one idiot. For some that's enough . Always have good memories , but what a kick in the gut that statement was after that Ipswich win ,and I thought ' isn't that just Rovers! ' |
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Post by hardgrit on Aug 23, 2023 9:02:26 GMT
Don't have a problem with GC. He always seemed like a straightforward bloke, and knew that he wasn't part of the board's long term vision, so I don't blame him for heading to pastures new. It was probably better to give the "missing home" reason, rather than saying "I know that the board don't rate me". I did find his style of football boring though. Boring football or not ,he left us in our best position since promotion with DC ,and a cracking win at Portman road . There is probably muliple reasons he went , one being the personal abuse his family received , albeit most likely one idiot. For some that's enough . Always have good memories , but what a kick in the gut that statement was after that Ipswich win ,and I thought ' isn't that just Rovers! ' Something in the back of my mind was someone was very abusive to his daughter on Twitter, something about death threats. He came out and said you can abuse me as I can take it but not my family, leave my daughter out of it. Honestly can’t blame him for departing but the timing wasn’t the best, but with Christmas being a few weeks on from that match he probably did want to be closer to home and spend Christmas with them and have a cooked Christmas dinner that he didn’t have to rush because he had a match on Boxing Day. He was able to spend Christmas and New year at home and have a decent amount of time with his family without having to cut it short and travel to Bristol from the East Midlands. |
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Post by gaelgas on Aug 24, 2023 3:12:37 GMT
Six out of the last ten winners all went on and played in the championship. Never all stayed there mind. But if we boycott the u21 teams and back the other games then we could be on for a good run in it. It should be in our plans to win it as we also climb into the championship 🏆 UTG Success breeds success - a good run in the Trophy could spill over into the league. Certainly did in 2007, kick started the run to promotion |
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Post by Qatar Gas on Aug 24, 2023 4:51:56 GMT
Success breeds success - a good run in the Trophy could spill over into the league. Certainly did in 2007, kick started the run to promotion That little period from the FL trophy final to the play off final was my favorite time following Rovers. I think after that final we only dropped points on one occasion, winning all the other games, we were unstoppable! EDIT: I've just looked, we played ten more matches after that final, winning eight and drawing two! |
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Post by gaelgas on Aug 25, 2023 16:27:01 GMT
Certainly did in 2007, kick started the run to promotion That little period from the FL trophy final to the play off final was my favorite time following Rovers. I think after that final we only dropped points on one occasion, winning all the other games, we were unstoppable! EDIT: I've just looked, we played ten more matches after that final, winning eight and drawing two! I thought that, went to the wire at Hartlepool,then away leg at Lincoln and Igoe in the last minute at Wembley, but then there was Dagenham and Lee Brown, would we ever see the like? 2022/23, 'hold my beer', we'll all remember the Magnificent Seven v Scunny but the week before at Rochdale made it. What is it with Rovers, every promotion I remember has been amazing, they all have had an amazing story, even back to 2nd May 1990, we just don't do normal promotion! |
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 25, 2023 17:31:05 GMT
The Megson promotion season was pretty special as well as we went for such a long undefeated run and included our 8-2 thrashing of Brian Clough's Brighton.
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