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Post by justin blue on Feb 27, 2016 18:22:07 GMT
Oh well looks like we will have to wait a little longer for the Blue revolution time for beer. UTG
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 27, 2016 18:29:53 GMT
How people criticise Clarke is beyond me. His selection over the last few weeks has been questionable. Nonetheless, he deserves at least a season and a half. Fans have very short memories. 2 weeks ago and he had guided us to the play-offs against the odds! Criticism is fine if fans are unhappy with his selection or tactics as long as it's take in context, but calling for the Managers to be replaced after the season we have had is madness. Just wondering who exactly do these people think is going to replace DC ?
Mourinho's looking for work? DC's problem is the sqaud's been put together on a shoe string but now fans suddenly think we should be winning every game because the new owners apparently have plenty of dosh to spend. I sense Tuesday will be too soon for any newcomers but it'll be interesting to see if there's any new arrival for next Saturday. Lawrence has become the new forum target but given we've been useless on the left since Monkhouse left he's clearly not the main problem we're not creating/scoring goals away from home. |
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Post by Raj Gas on Feb 27, 2016 18:40:11 GMT
How people criticise Clarke is beyond me. His selection over the last few weeks has been questionable. Nonetheless, he deserves at least a season and a half. Fans have very short memories. 2 weeks ago and he had guided us to the play-offs against the odds! I am a fan of DC but he picks the team and today first half we were far to negative. He brought in McCrystal but he was way off the pace and made a lot of mistakes, we played 5-3-2 and neither wing-back attacked and the midfield 3 was pedestrian. We should have never come away from that game with nothing but on a wide pitch like that we miss Lines's passing ability and an Ellis Harrison with pace up front. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 18:40:54 GMT
Darrell is definitely not the man to take us on the journey we hope to make. Right man to get us out of the Conference, but he helped to take us there. Limited vision and has made some costly tactical mistakes. The "mates rates" hiring of the inept and disruptive Lawrence has probably scuppered our season. All Lawrence has done is upset the balance of the side and stroll around moaning at the officials. Shouldn't have been picked today. We didn't need someone like him. Problems go deeper. We have struggled for goals since Clarke arrived and he has never solved our continual problem, a lack of width and penetration down the flanks. We are a very poor side going forward, feel sorry for the defence, they never have a margin for error. Clarke will stay until the end of the season but feels like a dead man walking. You make a couple of valid points and I think Clarke tinkers with a winning team too much but this is his FIRST season as a Football League manager! He will make mistakes. Look at the absolute crap of a football club he inherited! And look at the Rovers now! Be patient,especially with all the good recent news. If we put away a couple of those chances and matey didn't loose his marker for their goal we wouldn't be having this crap again and Clarke would have got it right!! The margins are tight at times. There are a lot of bitter Rovers fans out for his head still from the relegation but for f**ks sake let go. Onwards we go. |
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Post by Officer Barbrady on Feb 27, 2016 18:41:10 GMT
We've struggled for goals since cureton and roberts, at a push since lambert and Walker. I long for the days of a prolific strike partnership again I'll admit, I am always surprised by how many goals we do actually score when I look at the team. I sometimes wonder how we are going to score our next goal but its been the same all season. We have good strikers but not much feed? |
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Post by Fat Albert on Feb 27, 2016 18:44:39 GMT
At the moment mid table is about right for us I'd say with the squad we've got. Not saying we couldn't push on for playoffs but from what I saw today and other days that would be a fair reflection. We've won quite a few with last 5 winners so gotta take the rough with the smooth. It was s crap game all round and a bad day as City cost me my accumulator too!
Oh well.
UTG
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Post by beaver132 on Feb 27, 2016 19:03:08 GMT
You obviously enjoy feeding off others failure. That's a mental illness. Wrong. My opinion is that Clarke makes changes that are not needed. Sorry if I dont like him. I take no satisfaction from us losing T bone. I'm certain you get no satisfaction from us losing. You are clearly a fan. But, you do enjoy another's failure. Be that DC or taylor, you're right there within a second relishing what's gone wrong. That's not right. |
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Post by Windmill Hill Gas on Feb 27, 2016 19:06:45 GMT
I agree Lawrence was poor today and at Pompey, we missed Sinclair's energy in the middle, when's he back fit? I thought Bodin looked dangerous when he came on and has popped up with a few goals. Think he should start Tuesday as we could do with him running at Hartlepool's weak defence. Didn't play great today but could easily have gone the other way. I fancy us to win on Tuesday, UTG!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 19:08:00 GMT
Wrong. My opinion is that Clarke makes changes that are not needed. Sorry if I dont like him. I take no satisfaction from us losing T bone. I'm certain you get no satisfaction from us losing. You are clearly a fan. But, you do enjoy another's failure. Be that DC or taylor, you're right there within a second relishing what's gone wrong. That's not right. I am also right there when things dont go wrong. I have never been a fan of either of those 2 mentioned people. |
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Post by yategas78 on Feb 27, 2016 19:14:22 GMT
Bit of an over reaction innit!!
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Post by beaver132 on Feb 27, 2016 19:16:50 GMT
T bone. I'm certain you get no satisfaction from us losing. You are clearly a fan. But, you do enjoy another's failure. Be that DC or taylor, you're right there within a second relishing what's gone wrong. That's not right. I am also right there when things dont go wrong. I have never been a fan of either of those 2 mentioned people. But do you have to moan so readily? We got promoted last year. We're you praising 59 and Taylor? No, you were like an angel of death, hovering above the living, sucking the very life force from their beings if either made the smallest error. All I'm saying is its predictable. Taylor misses a shot - tbones the first in. We fail to win, you have 'clueless' on cut and paste, it's so instant. It's wearisome. Just lighten up a bit ffs |
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Post by beaver132 on Feb 27, 2016 19:17:03 GMT
T bone. I'm certain you get no satisfaction from us losing. You are clearly a fan. But, you do enjoy another's failure. Be that DC or taylor, you're right there within a second relishing what's gone wrong. That's not right. I am also right there when things dont go wrong. I have never been a fan of either of those 2 mentioned people. But do you have to moan so readily? We got promoted last year. We're you praising 59 and Taylor? No, you were like an angel of death, hovering above the living, sucking the very life force from their beings if either made the smallest error. All I'm saying is its predictable. Taylor misses a shot - tbones the first in. We fail to win, you have 'clueless' on cut and paste, it's so instant. It's wearisome. Just lighten up a bit ffs |
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Post by Gas4life!!! on Feb 27, 2016 19:18:35 GMT
Criticism is fine if fans are unhappy with his selection or tactics as long as it's take in context, but calling for the Managers to be replaced after the season we have had is madness. Just wondering who exactly do these people think is going to replace DC ?
Mourinho's looking for work? DC's problem is the sqaud's been put together on a shoe string but now fans suddenly think we should be winning every game because the new owners apparently have plenty of dosh to spend. I sense Tuesday will be too soon for any newcomers but it'll be interesting to see if there's any new arrival for next Saturday.
Lawrence has become the new forum target but given we've been useless on the left since Monkhouse left he's clearly not the main problem we're not creating/scoring goals away from home. Up to new year we were on a roll, team performances were much better working as a team, since the arrival of lawrence, things have gone downhill maybe the age factor, enthusiasm, energy, are not there? Playing for the shirt ..... think not, so to say he is the new forum target if you cant perform then what do you expect, As for DC yeah he defo should be here long term but hey everyone makes mistakes, problem is knowing there is one, youve made one, and having the balls to admit and rectify it, liam may have been a top player at shrewsbury, but all team play is different maybe he just cant mix it with our style of play? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 27, 2016 19:33:48 GMT
Mourinho's looking for work? DC's problem is the sqaud's been put together on a shoe string but now fans suddenly think we should be winning every game because the new owners apparently have plenty of dosh to spend. I sense Tuesday will be too soon for any newcomers but it'll be interesting to see if there's any new arrival for next Saturday.
Lawrence has become the new forum target but given we've been useless on the left since Monkhouse left he's clearly not the main problem we're not creating/scoring goals away from home. Up to new year we were on a roll, team performances were much better working as a team, since the arrival of lawrence, things have gone downhill maybe the age factor, enthusiasm, energy, are not there? Playing for the shirt ..... think not, so to say he is the new forum target if you cant perform then what do you expect, As for DC yeah he defo should be here long term but hey everyone makes mistakes, problem is knowing there is one, youve made one, and having the balls to admit and rectify it, liam may have been a top player at shrewsbury, but all team play is different maybe he just cant mix it with our style of play? Think we were already on the decline before Lawrence's arrival, Gaffney's goals during his loan spell really covered over the fact that nobody else was scoring. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 19:35:27 GMT
Up to new year we were on a roll, team performances were much better working as a team, since the arrival of lawrence, things have gone downhill maybe the age factor, enthusiasm, energy, are not there? Playing for the shirt ..... think not, so to say he is the new forum target if you cant perform then what do you expect, As for DC yeah he defo should be here long term but hey everyone makes mistakes, problem is knowing there is one, youve made one, and having the balls to admit and rectify it, liam may have been a top player at shrewsbury, but all team play is different maybe he just cant mix it with our style of play? Think we were already on the decline before Lawrence's arrival, Gaffney's goals during his loan spell really covered over the fact that nobody else was scoring. You have hit the nail on the head there. Good post Sir! |
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Post by empirebaypete on Feb 27, 2016 19:43:22 GMT
Living just 10 miles from Bognor, I was going to go along to watch them play Torquay in the FA Trophy this afternoon. I feel for Torquay and the plight they are in - where we might have been if we hadn't got back up at the first time of asking. I also wanted to shake Blissett by the hand and thank him for helping us get promoted. However, I've managed to do something to my Achilles - it is very sore and has a swelling about the size of a large marble for those old enough to have played the game. So, rest and ice is the diagnosis, and an afternoon of Rugby and football via the TV and web. Hope it's eased enough for the FFSC game on Tuesday night! Hope you manage to turn out Tuesday Rod, don't want you turning into another Sturridge! Sorry i thought you'd be put the kettle on to make a pot of tea. Here's a kettle.  |
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Post by Raj Gas on Feb 27, 2016 19:52:00 GMT
I don't think Lawrence is solely the reason for our downturn in fortunes but playing him in 3 man midfield with Mansell and Sinclair/Clarke is not working.
For me we need to get more energy and pace in there, today neither wing-back attacked and tried to go past anyone so we were very static until the last 10/15 minutes.
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 27, 2016 20:19:45 GMT
Personally I'd give wing backs a break and start with 4 at the back with Leadbitter at RB and Bodin RW, then either Lawrence or Montano at LW with Lines & Mansell at CM, assuming SS is out injured.
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 27, 2016 20:42:50 GMT
At beginning of Feb we were 8 points clear of 8th place now we are outside and IMO no chance of automatic promotion. Always thought top 3 now we're always better than us and it would take something to do that. Yet in a way nothing else has changed, the matches in March are all winnable and we could be back in play-off places with good results. But to do that DC has got to stop messing about with the team, accept that LL has disrupted the team and spirit and pick his best team. At least Mansfield and AFC WImb lost as well so it's not all bad! So come on DC, show leadership.
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Post by supergas on Feb 27, 2016 20:50:29 GMT
Mid table finish and a lot of changes in the summer. Clarke is not capable of building the club that wael wants to build i'm afraid. Only six or seven of the current squad will be here next year. i think I'll log out now. LOL, not a dig at you at all mehewmagic (maybe a sly dig at some others on the forum). 2006/7, P32 W12 D8 L12, GD-1 PTS 44. Ended well. 2015/6, currently P32, 6pts better off, GD +8 (so +9 better) and scored 8 goals more than the same point that season. Context is important, and whilst everyone would want to improve the current squad, let's remember what they have achieved... This is what I feared. We get a bit of money and after one week we want to sack the manager. Didn't take long did it. One week? Not me matey. Well you're a lot like a broken clock.... Think we were already on the decline before Lawrence's arrival, Gaffney's goals during his loan spell really covered over the fact that nobody else was scoring. You have hit the nail on the head there. Good post Sir! But Gaffney brought in to score and was scoring. That's why other strikers who could have scored instead were on the bench... This is what I feared. We get a bit of money and after one week we want to sack the manager. Didn't take long did it. Two games longer than those I would expect it from regardless of results or performances, but anyone who want's Bristol Rovers to be successful whilst still remaining the club we know and love will be prepared to achieve success gradually....I honestly find myself questioning what we should call those who constantly criticise the current players and managers every time we drop points or temporarily lose form...surely it's not 'fans' though...? |
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