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Post by mrgasman on Aug 29, 2024 19:56:05 GMT
Probably Harry Kite and a defender knowing Taylor. Signed good defenders dont you think? didnt sign Kite though everyone said he can only sign "devon mafia" players? This place That good that we are still using Thomas as a RWB 🤪. Yes, we have good defenders and hoping that Taylor can break into the side once again ( starting 11). The results/ stats won’t lie though at the end and that’s all that counts. It’s gonna be a stormy ride this season but bring it on. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 29, 2024 19:57:24 GMT
Probably Harry Kite and a defender knowing Taylor. Signed good defenders dont you think? didnt sign Kite though everyone said he can only sign "devon mafia" players? This place After 4 games, two of which ended 2-0, it's a bit early to say MT's signed good defenders, you have to sense if our forwards don't start scoring soon we'll get into a death spiral where we collapse in games because we can't score. As things stand we don't seem to have a fit RB/RWB as Senior's out for 6+ weeks and Hunt never lasts more than a couple of games, as LT is clearly now a WB. |
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Post by gascloud on Aug 29, 2024 20:07:00 GMT
Signed good defenders dont you think? didnt sign Kite though everyone said he can only sign "devon mafia" players? This place After 4 games, two of which ended 2-0, it's a bit early to say MT's signed good defenders, you have to sense if our forwards don't start scoring soon we'll get into a death spiral where we collapse in games because we can't score. As things stand we don't seem to have a fit RB/RWB as Senior's out for 6+ weeks and Hunt never lasts more than a couple of games, as LT is clearly now a WB. Death spiral, not even out of August yet. Cracking. |
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Post by mrgasman on Aug 29, 2024 20:09:47 GMT
After 4 games, two of which ended 2-0, it's a bit early to say MT's signed good defenders, you have to sense if our forwards don't start scoring soon we'll get into a death spiral where we collapse in games because we can't score. As things stand we don't seem to have a fit RB/RWB as Senior's out for 6+ weeks and Hunt never lasts more than a couple of games, as LT is clearly now a WB. Death spiral, not even out of August yet. Cracking. I fully agree with Topper. He’s only stating the facts. |
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Post by gasify on Aug 29, 2024 20:57:07 GMT
Death spiral, not even out of August yet. Cracking. I fully agree with Topper. He’s only stating the facts. If he was stating facts then he should have said we have played 5 games this season and have scored 4 and conceded 7. As it turns out, he was continuing with his anti MT agenda that he started in the close season. |
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Post by mrgasman on Aug 29, 2024 21:54:19 GMT
I fully agree with Topper. He’s only stating the facts. If he was stating facts then he should have said we have played 5 games this season and have scored 4 and conceded 7. As it turns out, he was continuing with his anti MT agenda that he started in the close season. Sorry where are we getting the 4 goals from… Cobblers 0 rovers 1 Rotherham 0 rovers 0 Stockport 2 rovers 0 I make that 1 goal. Of course you may be talking about the crappy EFL cup but does anybody really care about that…? |
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Post by gasify on Aug 29, 2024 21:57:50 GMT
If he was stating facts then he should have said we have played 5 games this season and have scored 4 and conceded 7. As it turns out, he was continuing with his anti MT agenda that he started in the close season. Sorry where are we getting the 4 goals from… Cobblers 0 rovers 1 Rotherham 0 rovers 0 Stockport 2 rovers 0 I make that 1 goal. Of course you may be talking about the crappy EFL cup but does anybody really care about that…? The comment from Topper was: "After 4 games, two of which ended 2-0" You comment was that he was being factual. He wasn't. |
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Post by mrgasman on Aug 29, 2024 22:03:57 GMT
Sorry where are we getting the 4 goals from… Cobblers 0 rovers 1 Rotherham 0 rovers 0 Stockport 2 rovers 0 I make that 1 goal. Of course you may be talking about the crappy EFL cup but does anybody really care about that…? The comment from Topper was: "After 4 games, two of which ended 2-0" You comment was that he was being factual. He wasn't. I see…. Well pointed out squire 👍. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. We are all hoping for a good season. For myself I’m not expecting play offs but finishing 9th or better I would be very happy with. |
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Post by gasify on Aug 30, 2024 6:21:57 GMT
The comment from Topper was: "After 4 games, two of which ended 2-0" You comment was that he was being factual. He wasn't. I see…. Well pointed out squire 👍. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. We are all hoping for a good season. For myself I’m not expecting play offs but finishing 9th or better I would be very happy with. We are in transition. We are led to believe that we are at the beginning of a 3/4 yr journey to the Championship. I am happy with any position outside the relegation zone with a young squad gaining vital experience in this league and fans able to see the big picture, rather than wanting short term gains. This team is a good base and will need to be tweaked over the next 4 to 5 transfer windows. |
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Post by DrFaustus on Aug 30, 2024 7:20:53 GMT
Jeez. From the looks of some, we need to "manage our expectations".
We've been doing that ever since relegation from the second division in 1993.
UTFG and all that. 🏴☠️
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Post by madgas on Aug 30, 2024 7:33:43 GMT
I see…. Well pointed out squire 👍. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. We are all hoping for a good season. For myself I’m not expecting play offs but finishing 9th or better I would be very happy with. We are in transition. We are led to believe that we are at the beginning of a 3/4 yr journey to the Championship. I am happy with any position outside the relegation zone with a young squad gaining vital experience in this league and fans able to see the big picture, rather than wanting short term gains. This team is a good base and will need to be tweaked over the next 4 to 5 transfer windows. Whilst I kinda agree or at least understand. I'm not in the same place. The first season I started following Rovers was the year we lost the playoffs to Northampton at 7. As a kid I was so fascinated by promotion to the championship. It had felt so close, yet it never got closer. Since then- I've become an adult. At lot of time has past and I'm not far away from 40. Less stocked clubs have had their moments too- Yeovil, Burton, Walsall. At some point it just needs to happen. You've gotta seize the moment. This squad has potential, totally agree. But I don't buy into consolidation/ transition seasons. Every season I want to see a team set up to have a go. Don't get me wrong- I won't be furious or surprised if we're outgunned by those better resourced. Right now I belive were close but we need a couple of good attackers to progress the ball quicker. |
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Post by daniel300380 on Aug 30, 2024 7:52:56 GMT
We are in transition. We are led to believe that we are at the beginning of a 3/4 yr journey to the Championship. I am happy with any position outside the relegation zone with a young squad gaining vital experience in this league and fans able to see the big picture, rather than wanting short term gains. This team is a good base and will need to be tweaked over the next 4 to 5 transfer windows. Whilst I kinda agree or at least understand. I'm not in the same place. The first season I started following Rovers was the year we lost the playoffs to Northampton at 7. As a kid I was so fascinated by promotion to the championship. It had felt so close, yet it never got closer. Since then- I've become an adult. At lot of time has past and I'm not far away from 40. Less stocked clubs have had their moments too- Yeovil, Burton, Walsall. At some point it just needs to happen. You've gotta seize the moment. This squad has potential, totally agree. But I don't buy into consolidation/ transition seasons. Every season I want to see a team set up to have a go. Don't get me wrong- I won't be furious or surprised if we're outgunned by those better resourced. Right now I belive were close but we need a couple of good attackers to progress the ball quicker. But when you sign a lot of players with potential, that means they will probably be better players in a few years time. Nobody is saying write off the season, but I think we can all see the signings are looking more at the long term. How many are established players at this level already with experience? Plus when you make so many new signings, they take time to settle in. How many played have we signed, that didn't start that well in the past? Roberts, Lambert, the snake etc. We have a squad of players settling in! Some have been it are still living in hotels. They don't know each others games yet. I'm hoping they all settle in quickly. But in reality, it normally takes time. |
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Post by peterparker on Aug 30, 2024 7:53:18 GMT
IF (biggest little word and all that) we win on Saturday we will have 7 points from 12. 2 home wins and 1 draw, 1 defeat away from home. Pretty sure everyone would take that after 4 games.
Rotherham are in the bottom 4 and haven't scored in 3 games. I am sure they are getting relegated already
Can we at least Dam lose on Saturday before all the doom and gloom
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Post by madgas on Aug 30, 2024 8:04:17 GMT
Whilst I kinda agree or at least understand. I'm not in the same place. The first season I started following Rovers was the year we lost the playoffs to Northampton at 7. As a kid I was so fascinated by promotion to the championship. It had felt so close, yet it never got closer. Since then- I've become an adult. At lot of time has past and I'm not far away from 40. Less stocked clubs have had their moments too- Yeovil, Burton, Walsall. At some point it just needs to happen. You've gotta seize the moment. This squad has potential, totally agree. But I don't buy into consolidation/ transition seasons. Every season I want to see a team set up to have a go. Don't get me wrong- I won't be furious or surprised if we're outgunned by those better resourced. Right now I belive were close but we need a couple of good attackers to progress the ball quicker. But when you sign a lot of players with potential, that means they will probably be better players in a few years time. Nobody is saying write off the season, but I think we can all see the signings are looking more at the long term. How many are established players at this level already with experience? Plus when you make so many new signings, they take time to settle in. How many played have we signed, that didn't start that well in the past? Roberts, Lambert, the snake etc. We have a squad of players settling in! Some have been it are still living in hotels. They don't know each others games yet. I'm hoping they all settle in quickly. But in reality, it normally takes time. All true and totally logically but frankly if we set our expectations by logic we should never dream bigger than about 8th. Financially that's where we are. You can transition for a couple of seasons then loose star players. Then what? Restart a cycle that never sees you peak as hoped? For me- it's about being as good as you can be all the time. |
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Post by Gasshole on Aug 30, 2024 9:08:26 GMT
Buckle up Scrunchers it’s going to be a wild ride. Couple of Loans i reckon to boost us up the League.
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Post by gasify on Aug 30, 2024 9:29:03 GMT
We are in transition. We are led to believe that we are at the beginning of a 3/4 yr journey to the Championship. I am happy with any position outside the relegation zone with a young squad gaining vital experience in this league and fans able to see the big picture, rather than wanting short term gains. This team is a good base and will need to be tweaked over the next 4 to 5 transfer windows. Whilst I kinda agree or at least understand. I'm not in the same place. The first season I started following Rovers was the year we lost the playoffs to Northampton at 7. As a kid I was so fascinated by promotion to the championship. It had felt so close, yet it never got closer. Since then- I've become an adult. At lot of time has past and I'm not far away from 40. Less stocked clubs have had their moments too- Yeovil, Burton, Walsall. At some point it just needs to happen. You've gotta seize the moment. This squad has potential, totally agree. But I don't buy into consolidation/ transition seasons. Every season I want to see a team set up to have a go. Don't get me wrong- I won't be furious or surprised if we're outgunned by those better resourced. Right now I belive were close but we need a couple of good attackers to progress the ball quicker. As a young un, I was lucky enough to see Rovers promoted to the second division in the second year of going to games. I remember a friend saying at that point, we don't get promoted that often. I dismissed that comment then, but understand it now. Sustainability is the name of the game, we might need to sell Contah and Promise for a couple of million to get to where we want to be. Under JB, we went for promotion seeking instant success and it backfired. Leaving fans in a state of mind not seen at Rovers for many a year. We will win and we will lose. A season where we are hard to beat at home and we get some good wins at home. That will do me. |
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Post by daniel300380 on Aug 30, 2024 11:49:44 GMT
But when you sign a lot of players with potential, that means they will probably be better players in a few years time. Nobody is saying write off the season, but I think we can all see the signings are looking more at the long term. How many are established players at this level already with experience? Plus when you make so many new signings, they take time to settle in. How many played have we signed, that didn't start that well in the past? Roberts, Lambert, the snake etc. We have a squad of players settling in! Some have been it are still living in hotels. They don't know each others games yet. I'm hoping they all settle in quickly. But in reality, it normally takes time. All true and totally logically but frankly if we set our expectations by logic we should never dream bigger than about 8th. Financially that's where we are. You can transition for a couple of seasons then loose star players. Then what? Restart a cycle that never sees you peak as hoped? For me- it's about being as good as you can be all the time. If these players develop, then we would be aiming higher. As we would then have good established league 1 players that know the club and each others games. It we would sell some on and reinvest, like other clubs do. We are not handing out 3 year deals, to 33 year olds, like Stockport did with Norwood. That's looking at the short term. But what's he going to be like in 2 years time? I will give some leeway this season, as I can see we are looking at the long term. |
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Post by nickchippenhamgas on Aug 30, 2024 13:50:40 GMT
I see…. Well pointed out squire 👍. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. We are all hoping for a good season. For myself I’m not expecting play offs but finishing 9th or better I would be very happy with. We are in transition. We are led to believe that we are at the beginning of a 3/4 yr journey to the Championship. I am happy with any position outside the relegation zone with a young squad gaining vital experience in this league and fans able to see the big picture, rather than wanting short term gains. This team is a good base and will need to be tweaked over the next 4 to 5 transfer windows. I agree we’re on a 34 year journey to the championship How did we do it Nick after 34 years more of hurt I hear you ask? By signing a goal every other game striker, even non league like Paul Paul Paul Randall who we got from Glastonbury wasn’t it? The lesson from 31st August last year once again not learned |
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Post by Sir Trevor on Aug 30, 2024 17:15:42 GMT
Cambridge tomorrow. JT. (Sadly not coming.)
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