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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 13:38:46 GMT
Thanks Steve as usual your report corresponds with mine. I think MOM was hard to call and for me it was not Ollie Clarke. However, all our best form over the past 3 seasons has been when Sincs has been injured or dropped. Him playing leaves gaps all over. Its a difficult one because I love His heart and commitment to our club, but him playing has an impact on our results. Did he play at Fleetwood and Charlton? I saw plenty of gaps on the pitch in those games. Last season we only kicked on when Milds was brought in from the cold and Bodin hit form. Never did I think those players who put in such a pathetic performance away at Portsmouth last Feb would go on to clinch automatic promotion. This season is different, we are getting comprehensively beaten every other game and something needs to be done.
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Post by smudge1 on Jan 22, 2017 13:44:14 GMT
Its just my opinion, I know he cannot be held responsible for the individual errors players are making, but we are a better team without him in it. Charlton was a one off with the most ridiculous team selection ever and Fleetwood I cannot comment on as I was not there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 13:52:54 GMT
Its just my opinion, I know he cannot be held responsible for the individual errors players are making, but we are a better team without him in it. Charlton was a one off with the most ridiculous team selection ever and Fleetwood I cannot comment on as I was not there. Ok lets say we are a better team without him and he does leave gaps over the pitch, don't you think thats up to the manager and his coaching team to train him? especially considering he is new to league football, out of non league where there are 4 goals in most games and no real positional awareness.
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Post by smudge1 on Jan 22, 2017 14:16:14 GMT
Possibly, it is a difficult one I know. In DC we have to trust, he deserves at least that following the last two seasons. Time will tell if he is able to rebuild the club so we can compete consistently at the business end of League 1. Their can be nomore contracts offered to players who he knows will not be up to the level required.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 14:55:54 GMT
Not read local papers but James Montgomery of Telford is useful by all accounts and has trained with Sunderland (he a relative of Jim Montgomery). Would not be cheap but would be a great signing for the future and a fantastic number 2 if where only had an experienced keeper but would be a gamble to be first choice straight away. There will I expect be competition possibly from bigger clubs. That's the wonder, the wonder of google! Actually I use DuckDuckCo (seriously) as it does not tack and is very good...suggest you give it a try...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 15:33:35 GMT
Sorry, but this is nonsense- reading this would suggest that pretty much all of the team bar Ollie Clarke and Matty Taylor can't cut the mustard at this level. It's far from the case. Agreed that individual errors are costing us but James Clarkes hacked clearance is totally separate from Jermaine Easter being told he's moving on. This is becoming much less a match report and much more weekly moan. We're struggling right now. We clearly need to change things in defence but to doubt the manager (who is actively doing this) and the formation is off. The formation had nothing to do with the goals conceded. Sinclair was fine. A 3 is totally harsh, its coming across as an ego thing. It's simple to explain rovers last 6 away matches. Decent side let down by dodgy defence- copy paste. No need to dig out those who aren't at fault. Under no circumstances can you disagree with the most wonderful football reporter ever associated with this great club. Everything he says is completely beyond criticism. He is and always will be tge best. Well done StevoK 192. You are Gods gift to Soccer writers. Keep up the brilliant work. Tbone mate why do you get so jealous of the attention stevek gets with his match reports?! let it go!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 15:39:51 GMT
Under no circumstances can you disagree with the most wonderful football reporter ever associated with this great club. Everything he says is completely beyond criticism. He is and always will be tge best. Well done StevoK 192. You are Gods gift to Soccer writers. Keep up the brilliant work. Tbone mate why do you get so jealous of the attention stevek gets with his match reports?! let it go! I am not jealous. I love the blokes long drawn out, often boring reports. You can tell when his match thoughts have been posted just by seeing the heading. He has truly missed his life vocation. A position at the Bristol Post is what SteveO Mr K 192 should be aiming at.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 15:41:12 GMT
Tbone mate why do you get so jealous of the attention stevek gets with his match reports?! let it go! I am not jealous. I love the blokes long drawn out, often boring reports. You can tell when his match thoughts have been posted just by seeing the heading. He has truly missed his life vocation. A position at the Bristol Post is what SteveO Mr K 192 should be aiming at. Let it go! Pure jealousy
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 16:37:19 GMT
Thanks for the report Steve....
I've been saying for a few weeks I'm nervous .... been shouted down , no surprise but slowly more and more people are sensing we need to get ' safe' points asap.
Not convinced we will see the much needed striker this week ..... I don't think Gaffney or James are up to it .... if we do the unthinkable and let Taylor go then will be interesting to see the comments on here.
Has Ryan Sweeney been signed as a central defender ? I thought I read he was left side midfield .... that's no way saying that's correct though.
DC seems to value Lumley highly and I don't sense another keeper coming in .... I think he will hope Mildenhall could deputise any emergency unless his injury is worse than reported. I'm expecting one more loan signing a defender who can play Left back and Central defence and that's it unless Taylor leaves and then anything could happen.
Vital Ellis, Billy and Monty are back next week .... lose to Swindon and we face a nervous February.
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Post by midlandgas213 on Jan 22, 2017 16:46:05 GMT
Have a go at me for my opinion after all that's what this forum is for opinions!
However I am no shitehead
I've followed the boys since 1964
Now living in the Midlands, Shrewsbury was my 1 home game of the season but in the league I have only missed 4 games all season so far so I am more than entitled to my opinion
Most people are happy with where we are but just think over the last 6 away games just a draw at each one or a couple of wins and we would be in the thick of it
As I have said we have our rovers back but we can still move on and on and we need to look at the capabilities of the manager and the squad and should not just accept the past few years on how well we have done but how we are doing now and where do we go from here
Utg
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 16:52:34 GMT
Most people are happy with where we are but just think over the last 6 away games just a draw at each one or a couple of wins and we would be in the thick of it As I have said we have our rovers back but we can still move on and on and we need to look at the capabilities of the manager and the squad and should not just accept the past few years on how well we have done but how we are doing now and where do we go from here Utg Genuine question, given its our first year back at this level why was it 'DC out' yesterday? With a few results we'd be in the thick of it to go up again as you say. Getting rid of someone who has finished: 2nd (promoted), 3rd (promoted) and is likely to finish top half in the division above that is mental. Most successful club of the 92 over that period. It's not about the majority of fans not wanting progress, it's about having patience given the absolute miracles DC has worked over the last couple of years.
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Post by alvestongas on Jan 22, 2017 18:02:25 GMT
I just knew that you would mark Ollie Clarke up & Sinclair down - but from where I was sitting Stuart was one of the few to get involved, get stuck in & not give the ball away at almost every opportunity.
Ollie didn't have one of his best games - now way our MoM. Leads was awful too. I didn't think Lee Brown was too bad & other than one misjudged challenge Tom had a decent game.
Still we all have different opinions. UTG
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Post by Marshy on Jan 23, 2017 5:59:17 GMT
Have a go at me for my opinion after all that's what this forum is for opinions! However I am no shitehead I've followed the boys since 1964 Now living in the Midlands, Shrewsbury was my 1 home game of the season but in the league I have only missed 4 games all season so far so I am more than entitled to my opinion Most people are happy with where we are but just think over the last 6 away games just a draw at each one or a couple of wins and we would be in the thick of it As I have said we have our rovers back but we can still move on and on and we need to look at the capabilities of the manager and the squad and should not just accept the past few years on how well we have done but how we are doing now and where do we go from here Utg Clarke out Sack the board Sack the groundsman Sack the tea lady Impeach Donald Trump
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2017 6:29:36 GMT
I quite like Steve Ks reports of wins. They usually talk about the game and he positives.
Post defeat, they are a complete wall of despair with highly critical write ups which often centre around a few boring off made points about Sinclair and Clarke making mistakes. There's not a defeat which couldn't have been avoided, had Clarke listened to and implemented my post match opinion.
We had rotation and leaving out Bodin etc for a while, now Bodin is doing nothing we will move to the shortcomings in other areas.
I feel a bit mean given Steve puts in the effort but I am only reading bits of it and the same tirades of woe and lashing out at guys who work really hard for the club present whenever we lose.
I bet you anything you would put things differently if you were giving your view to the players and staff. Must be a drag if they read your defeat write ups.
It's also my tuppanceworth that I believe in an element of loyalty as a fan and being given 2 promotions back from the dead entitles the team and the manager, and owner, a little break from the heat once we are 10th in league 1 and needing to make a transition.
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Post by madgas on Jan 23, 2017 6:52:40 GMT
My irritation with it is that we are close.
We have a defensive problem but that's simply it.
There's no real reason to get too deep about it or become an armchair manager. Yes, all of us would do things slightly differently but we start splitting hairs. I get that Sinclair isn't everyone's baller- but the formation worked. Walsall couldn't play through us- but a free kick, a couple punts down the pitch and we were three nil down. There's something of win for the shape of the team.
Let's see how these defensive additions do.
I'm certain the OP wanted Lee Brown dropped half of last season and has always been critical of him. Lee isn't having his best season but will be close to double figures for assists come the end of the season. He's plenty fine for league 1.
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Post by tommym9 on Jan 23, 2017 7:36:15 GMT
Broadly agree with you Steve as usual. I thought 4 for broom was too low. He did more than Moore did down that right hand side.
I'm looking forward to seeing more from him this season.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jan 23, 2017 7:56:21 GMT
This thread and the others re player performances again I though Sinclair had a good game running and fighting for every ball getting fouled and ref doing nothing about it also I must have been watching a different gaffers as I thought he had a decent game not brilliant but better than most people are saying Local media suggests Telford goalkeeper is moving next week ?? but I leave with 3 words that will save our club Clarke out now 3 words for you You're a prick Behave yourself. There are going to be some bannings going on here before long, I'd really hate to ban the wrong people. There are clearly some trolls on here, but they are doing a good job of muddying the waters so we can't tell the trolls from the good people. Abuse is easy to identify however, regardless of whether that abuse may seem justified. My advice to all is to please attack the posts without resorting to abuse. Thanks.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jan 23, 2017 8:09:57 GMT
Or , these three , an attention seeker Makes me wonder what 3 words people would use for me... Anyone else long for the days when you were the most troublesome poster here? My 3 words would be: All is forgiven!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2017 8:12:23 GMT
3 words for you You're a prick Behave yourself. There are going to be some bannings going on here before long, I'd really hate to ban the wrong people. There are clearly some trolls on here, but they are doing a good job of muddying the waters so we can't tell the trolls from the good people. Abuse is easy to identify however, regardless of whether that abuse may seem justified. My advice to all is to please attack the posts without resorting to abuse. Thanks. You tell him Hugo. Ban all the Trolls and ban all the Pricks.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 23, 2017 8:12:56 GMT
Makes me wonder what 3 words people would use for me... Anyone else long for the days when you were the most troublesome poster here? My 3 words would be: All is forgiven! Well, I expected one of the words to begin with 'f' but 'forgiven' is not the one I expected!
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