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Post by warehamgas on Mar 7, 2024 16:31:07 GMT
Was a dafty and forgot Hoskins; 17 Goals in 43 Games - 0.40 GPG Completely forgot about Hoskins. Seems his career took a nosedive at a fairly young age. I’d almost forgotten him as well. Pretty sure injuries ruined his career after he left us. I think he went to Brighton (had they got promoted whilst we’d gone down?) but almost disappeared. Rarely gets mentioned on here when we all go down memory lane. But a good player. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 7, 2024 11:04:30 GMT
CM now 7/1 (bet365) to be top goalscorer.* He's currently on 15 goals. Devante Cole leads the way on 17. Last week he was 14/1, so one goal and win at Leyton Orient has halved his odds. Incredible goalscoring rate, have we ever had this before in first season with club?* Please bet as responsibly or as irresponsibly or not at all as you like. Will Hoskins? And he was in a poor side that got relegated, I think. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 6, 2024 8:59:21 GMT
I feared the worst when I totted up my scores yesterday evening, a measly 6 points. But, amazingly, the Championship top 5 all struggled yesterday so I got away with a bad week! 6 points rodders? I’m jealous!! I was awful. Never mind, at least Rovers won which was more important. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 4, 2024 19:36:15 GMT
Blimey, this thread!! For the record I like MT, a decent manager and a good bloke I would imagine. Without having had a real transfer window (one that he was able to recruit players he planned to) he has done really well. But I doubt if any BRFC manager has given us a Saturday afternoon like JB did in May 22. I doubt any club will ever get promotion knowing they had to win 7-0 from midway through the first half. So I’m grateful to him for that. Just as I am to DC for those consecutive promotions. And with it being football I bet MT will have his difficult times when this place turns on him. Some of JBs football was excellent but somehow he got sidetracked into believing possession was the be all of everything and forgot the need to play football where that possession counted. Buts he’s gone and I’m grateful for what he did. Now we have MT and I’ve enjoyed seeing the football in the matches I’ve seen. (I have been lucky!)
We need to get away from always thinking Manager A is crap and Manager B the best thing since sliced bread. We are a lower league football club where managers last around about 2 years, some longer, some shorter. Whether it’s a good thing or not we have a lot of fans whose expectations are much greater than the ability (or pockets) of a succession of owners to achieve those expectations. And until that changes I’m not sure much will change greatly. Although to be fair these owners despite what some have said appear to have a plan and seem to be working their way through it. (South Stand and plans for the ground, putting a recruitment team together to support MT and the club)
And as for ‘we’ve got our Rovers back’….. Even when I was freezing my ***** off at Nuneaton 9 years ago I never thought I didn’t have Rovers. Talk about cliches. Since that time I can remember at Wembley Olly saying the same thing and it was the first time I’d heard it. Ever since it’s been repeated whenever we do well. A tad OTT. We’ve always had our Rovers, what’s different is that sometimes we’re in a period of achieving and at other times we’ve gone backwards.
All part of the rich tapestry of being a gashead.
UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 4, 2024 15:28:02 GMT
Yes it is but I’m not sure what was in my post to make you think I wasn’t saying this. 🤔 If the implication is that games against ‘local teams’ may not be competitive then another reason for pre-season games has to be the need to get fit after the summer lay off, play football against teams who may not be that competitive in the first few games before getting more competitive as pre-season progresses. That seems to be what we’ve done over the past few years, a few non league games followed by harder games just before we start seriously. UTG! Oh I was not having a dig at you, not in any way. I just think that we maybe would be better off playing more competitive teams is all but we seem to play a fair few games V Bath and Citencester, historically speaking. Just thinking out loud is all No problem. I never thought you were!! All good. 👍 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 4, 2024 12:23:03 GMT
Thought the mix last season was excellent. Starting at Melksham and progressing to Brentford B, Chesterfield and Swansea with an overseas trip to Portugal. Sadly didn’t help us to get off to a flyer did it? Agree kent. But I guess although we didn’t get off to a ‘flyer’ we did ok didn’t we? A good performance to start at Pompey, and good performances home to Barnsley and at Charlton. The Cambridge defeat and a poor performance after those seemed to affect us. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 4, 2024 12:12:47 GMT
Yes, a lot of ‘local’ non-league clubs are having financial problems at the moment. Taunton have suffered with developing some good players who then switch from a semi-pro club to a professional set up with Yeovil which together with their pitch problems have made worse their situation. But no one there doing anything wrong. A case, I think, of growing too big too soon perhaps. The step up from the Southern League to the National League South is a large step. Torquay, a different case. Their owner Clarke Osborne has a chequered history of club ownership. I don’t know all the in and outs but Torquay fans certainly don’t support him. Anything our owners do to improve BRFC as a club has my support but I wouldn’t want to compromise that by making decisions that are based on what is best for local clubs. Sounds a bit mean but whilst I’d be glad to see us play local teams in pre-season, like we currently do with Melksham and Bath and others if it’s useful to our club, I don’t want to line the pockets of people like the Torquay owner. But a pre-season friendly at Torquay sounds quite attractive as part of a whole pre-season. UTG! But , forgive me if this seems naive, isn’t the point of preseason games to both try out players and test them against competitive teams ? Yes it is but I’m not sure what was in my post to make you think I wasn’t saying this. 🤔 If the implication is that games against ‘local teams’ may not be competitive then another reason for pre-season games has to be the need to get fit after the summer lay off, play football against teams who may not be that competitive in the first few games before getting more competitive as pre-season progresses. That seems to be what we’ve done over the past few years, a few non league games followed by harder games just before we start seriously. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 3, 2024 18:24:36 GMT
Yes, a lot of ‘local’ non-league clubs are having financial problems at the moment. Taunton have suffered with developing some good players who then switch from a semi-pro club to a professional set up with Yeovil which together with their pitch problems have made worse their situation. But no one there doing anything wrong. A case, I think, of growing too big too soon perhaps. The step up from the Southern League to the National League South is a large step. Torquay, a different case. Their owner Clarke Osborne has a chequered history of club ownership. I don’t know all the in and outs but Torquay fans certainly don’t support him.
Anything our owners do to improve BRFC as a club has my support but I wouldn’t want to compromise that by making decisions that are based on what is best for local clubs. Sounds a bit mean but whilst I’d be glad to see us play local teams in pre-season, like we currently do with Melksham and Bath and others if it’s useful to our club, I don’t want to line the pockets of people like the Torquay owner. But a pre-season friendly at Torquay sounds quite attractive as part of a whole pre-season.
UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 3, 2024 18:06:22 GMT
Did I miss something? When was it announced we were going to go to two divisions?
You’ve done a grand job Sir Trevor in standing in for brads who’s also done a great job. But best not to over-complicate a very simple concept that works very well. Leave things alone but certainly don’t change the standings mid season, or rather with about 7 weeks to go of the old season. Any changes like that from next season.
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 1, 2024 22:46:35 GMT
8444 with 977 gas.
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 1, 2024 22:42:38 GMT
Everton v West Ham. 2-1 Fulham v Brighton. 1-2 Millwall v Watford. 1-2 P N E v Hull. 1-1 Stoke v M Boro. 0-2 Orient v Gas. 2-1 Lincoln v Stevenage. 2-1 Wycombe v Barnsley. 1-1 Crawley v Barrow. 2-1 Newport v Mansfield. 1-3 York v Wealdstone. 1-1 Darlo v Banbury. 2-0
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 29, 2024 8:53:35 GMT
I knew he had left Colorado but didn’t realise he’d signed for Motherwell. Unlucky during his time with us insofar that he was surrounded by a real lack of quality. Once he was injured in ‘21 it was obvious that we would go down. He was a real threat. And in our promotion season he played ok when he wasn’t injured but was never an important part of the team. His early days at Hibs were good and he looked a great prospect. Good luck to him at Motherwell. UTG! Hearts not Hibs!!! tsk tsk tsk Oh dear!! You are correct of course. I’ll go and sit on the naughty step. 😢 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 28, 2024 22:17:22 GMT
I knew he had left Colorado but didn’t realise he’d signed for Motherwell. Unlucky during his time with us insofar that he was surrounded by a real lack of quality. Once he was injured in ‘21 it was obvious that we would go down. He was a real threat. And in our promotion season he played ok when he wasn’t injured but was never an important part of the team. His early days at Hibs were good and he looked a great prospect. Good luck to him at Motherwell.
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 27, 2024 13:32:13 GMT
Yep, lots of football yet to come. Whilst I appreciate some who feel a bit meh towards the rest of this season and of course everyone has an opinion etc. etc. But we’re twelfth, which is one of our best positions in League 1 this century. Last season and this we’ve established ourselves in League 1 with no relegation worries and the owners seem to have plans for us. All of which makes the negative views a tad strange. Of course in a relatively weak League 1 I can appreciate those who wished for a better position but it is what it is. A new stand, nearly breaking our transfer record on a very good player who should do well for us before we sell him for a few million (😉), and no relegation worries. All that makes it a very good season with a promise of more to come, imo. For various reasons this season I’ve not seen as many games but those I have travelled to have been occasions which I’ve just tried to enjoy and make a day of it. Apart from the Exeter at home match I’ve been pretty lucky. UTG! There is a bit of a mini league with Leyton Orient and Northampton. It is interesting that you are factually correct that it should turn out to be one of our best seasons for over 20 years, we all should be jumping up and down signing and dancing. I don't think we are though. Is it social media and the lack of patience that people have these days? Is it the premiership? Yes, I think you’re right. All those things have meant expectations amongst gasheads rise. And you’re spot on about the mini-league with those two. And I expect most of us will expect us to finish higher than both of them and that will make expectations even more exacting. I think expectations are greater now as fans exposure to all those things you mentioned has grown. I’d be nervous about saying a lack of patience because so many fans have spent a lifetime being patient, but we’ve had so many re-sets that I’m sure that’s contributed to where we are. That’s why now, I just try and enjoy the day out, having a chat to other fans and generally enjoy the experience. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 26, 2024 21:54:31 GMT
The same as I am most weeks, looking forward to watching my beloved Gasssss. Some decent fixtures yet to come at the Mem, with plenty of teams having lots to play for. Sure it’s unfortunate we won’t have anything riding on it ourselves, but it leaves things far from ‘dead rubbers’ in 5 or so matches. Gas 3-4 Millwall from 2016/17 is one of my fave (regular) Rovers games ever. Weird given that we lost, was still a cracker! Yep, lots of football yet to come. Whilst I appreciate some who feel a bit meh towards the rest of this season and of course everyone has an opinion etc. etc. But we’re twelfth, which is one of our best positions in League 1 this century. Last season and this we’ve established ourselves in League 1 with no relegation worries and the owners seem to have plans for us. All of which makes the negative views a tad strange. Of course in a relatively weak League 1 I can appreciate those who wished for a better position but it is what it is. A new stand, nearly breaking our transfer record on a very good player who should do well for us before we sell him for a few million (😉), and no relegation worries. All that makes it a very good season with a promise of more to come, imo. For various reasons this season I’ve not seen as many games but those I have travelled to have been occasions which I’ve just tried to enjoy and make a day of it. Apart from the Exeter at home match I’ve been pretty lucky. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 25, 2024 8:45:01 GMT
That’s a fair enough view to hold Topper but again those people will have to started somewhere. And of course my reply to you was more about the bit I highlighted about you saying what you did about the comparison with TW, a tad disrespectful to both I think.
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 25, 2024 0:03:13 GMT
Another example of the board getting there moneys worth . A HZOR needed, they get a player to do it . Save some money, keeps george busy . Win win for club . Unless he’s no good at it! But there again I guess every HoR has to start somewhere otherwise in 5/6 years time nobody would have had the experience to be an experienced HoR. Not a dig at you but if you have to start somewhere why not BRFC? Good luck George, if indeed it is true.👍 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 24, 2024 23:51:58 GMT
At least he cant get injured doing this....or can he? You couldn't make it up, a player who seems to disappear with the slightest injury now gets rewarded with a senior role at the club. Just when you thought we couldn't employ somebody worse than TW to head up recruitment, we've managed to do it! And you know that how? We’ve been on about appointing a HoR and now we have. He’s experienced at a good level and has played across the top leagues so let’s hope he can bring some kind of organisational skill to create a team of scouts that can tick another box about improving the football part of the club. Just as I see no reason not to give younger players a chance even though they lack experience, filling the post of HoR with a younger player who’s just retired is similarly ok, especially given GF’s experience in the game. UTG! ps. Apologies to Henbury and Cheshire…..you beat me to it with similar comments earlier than me. Not for the first time I’m way behind in catching up on stuff! ☹️ And Cheshire you put it so much better than me.
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 24, 2024 13:09:24 GMT
Worst side to come to the mem for many a year. Even with our injuries we should be tanking them. 5.0 Come on betty how long have you been supporting us? ….. the perfect banana skin I’m afraid. This is what we usually do. But I hope you’re right. 👍 UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 23, 2024 21:16:36 GMT
Fair play, that's some bump. Nice work. Glad to see I am pleasing some of my supporters. …. as Magic mehew said, pass the sick bucket. 🥱🥱🥱 UTG!
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