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Post by wiaww on Jan 19, 2017 13:40:02 GMT
Odd things going on, odd timing for this to come out Makes you wonder why the club shop had a crash sale recently........ You've turned into a proper conspiracy theorist of late. What happened, did Wael take his Commodore 64 to a competitor?
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Post by wiaww on Jan 19, 2017 13:34:08 GMT
If wages are a stumbling block, you wonder why he's so set on getting a championship goalkeeper. Why not try and go for the best in this league (excluding sides who are obviously bigger than us) or the most talented goalkeeper in L2? Surely there's not much difference between a goalkeeper not deemed good enough to start in the championship and a goalkeeper clearly too good for L2? I guess it's all about availability and cash. They available? We got the cash? I imagine we have the cash, it's just more than DC wants to spend. Evolution over revolution doesn't work if you start bringing two or three players on big bucks. I'd guess there's a good deal of parity in the wage structure of the current squad and I think DC would rather not bring in a Championship keeper on top money and not upset the balance in the dressing room. If that's his thinking then it's commendable but that does surely mean we need to spend a few to get someone like Olejnik in from Exeter.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 19, 2017 9:07:40 GMT
Why do some on here suggest Lumley is only on here for back up to Puddy and possibly another keeper DC is about to bring in. Why on earth would he come here to the end of the season to be third choice. He has clearly come here to compete for the first team spot with Puddy and not a n other. It beggars belief that some appear to think that QPR would be quite happy for him to warm our bench for the rest of the season and even possibly keep a seat in the stand warm, while two other keepers make up the match day squad. I for one feel quite sure he will be better than Puddy but as for being better than any Premiership keeper, that may well be asking a little too much at this early stage. The assumption that he's come here with the guarantee of first team football would make sense if he'd been playing anywhere close to semi-regularly elsewhere but he hasn't. He didn't make a single appearance for Stevenage in League Two last season, and only made one for Morecambe the season before. I'd imagine he jumped at the opportunity to move on loan to a League One side, even if he was facing the prospect of warming the bench, and I'd imagine QPR would be happy for him to come as I doubt there are other clubs falling over themselves to sign him. For what it's worth I think he will start at Walsall, but to dismiss the idea of him coming in as cover to Will Puddy as ridiculous is just churlish.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 19, 2017 8:57:01 GMT
Why do so many think/beleive we have money? Becsuse the press told you?Wael has always been quiet on how wealthy his family are and has always promised we would not spend for the sake of it Many things are improving across the whole club outside of the 11 on the pitch. 9th in Leavue One, we will be safe, yet hysteria over signing another loan keeper. I would like a new permanent keeper but I am happy to wait until the summer if needs be and the right man becomes available. Until then chill the f**k out Just refreshed your mind by going back to the original press announcements the clear indication was the UWE would be built at a cost of circa £40m+ regardless of his families wealth, the clear indication was we were no longer rag bag Rovers, now nearly 12 months we seemingly cant afford an experienced goalie, that says all that needs to be said. As far as waiting for the summer, DC's already had one summer to get a goalie in, why's next summer going to be any different? Seemingly being the operative word. DC works in mysterious ways and the fact we've not signed an experienced keeper doesn't mean the funds aren't there. Clarke has said multiple times that WAQ has never said no to him with regards to recruitment, and there's nothing to suggest that has changed.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 19, 2017 8:49:54 GMT
People wound up about failed loans? Why? Failed loans are better than failed full signings. There's no obvious solution to this without chucking money at it. 9th in league 1. That's not the time to go gun ho. Patience girls and boys. We're starting to sound like the Sh1!heads here But surely a goalkeeper is the one position where you can't afford to be thrifty, regardless of whether you plan on finishing first or one point above twenty-first.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 19, 2017 8:44:37 GMT
Same all over again, anyone else remember we did this before, some 21 year old kiddy called Fraser Forster, will we never learn? Yeah, but to be fair FF was crap for us. It's all well and good signing keepers that are going to be good in the future but if we don't hold on to them what use is it to BRFC? Not sure if I'm underwhelmed by this signing so much as I'm confused. An experienced, proven keeper seemed nailed on this window. I'm hoping that JL has come in as cover...to whoever will be coming in as No. 1. Will Puddy simply should not be anywhere near the first team.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 17, 2017 0:03:06 GMT
What a sh** and disrespectful comment that is to make about someone who played his part in getting us out of the massive hole we were in just a few years ago. thats what I thought,you would've thought he'd done the dirty on us for a comment like that Very personal and very disrespectful for a fan to a player who knows he's played his last game for us I remember in the conference season Torquay away he was the difference in that game it was like watching Ryan giggs shame he couldn't keep it up Good luck gos hope all goes well Great shout! Gos had an absolute blinder that afternoon. It was fantastic fun watching him run at the Torquay defence over and over, they were terrified. It's very weird that someone would have strong negative feelings towards a player who's record with Rovers is 2 seasons, 2 promotions.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 15, 2017 16:05:32 GMT
If she wants them to move back to Bristol near her family? If she went to school with you I'd imagine she'll not want to come back.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 15, 2017 12:38:42 GMT
There's a Will Puddy/black pudding joke to be made here, but for the life of me I can't quite get there.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 13, 2017 11:40:16 GMT
the answer is nope Mateee will not be in the quarters on the 1st Feb. As it's a wednesday ,he will in all probability be in his training top This is so silly but it did make me chuckle.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 13, 2017 10:47:47 GMT
Eastleigh Football Club can confirm that Club Captain Joe Partington has today left the Club and joined Bristol Rovers for a club record transfer fee. The Club gave Joe permission to speak with Bristol Rovers yesterday following an offer which activated a release clause in his contract. The Club were in negotiations to extend Joe’s contract further, however with such a high level of interest being shown from teams higher up the Pyramid it was always likely that his would be difficult to conclude. Joe has been an extremely popular member of the squad since signing and has made over 100 appearances for the Club. He has conducted himself impeccably and is fully deserving of the opportunity to return to the Football League. Whilst the Club are extremely disappointed to lose Joe, we are absolutely delighted for him personally. It is a fantastic move, to a super Club and we wish Joe well for the future and thank him for all his efforts whilst at our Club. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Bristol Rovers for the manner in which they approached the signing of Joe and especially that of their manager Darrell Clarke Just reaffirms what we already know, Darrell Clarke truly is a class act.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 13, 2017 8:26:00 GMT
I do apologise. I wasn't trying to brag or anything like that. That wasn't my intention. Only messing Nobster. Anyway, we all know you only had it installed so you can listen to Deutschlandlied on the hour regardless of whether you're in the bedroom, bathroom, or doghouse.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 12, 2017 23:45:15 GMT
Actually, not relevant, I misread the OP. Still an interesting read though.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 12, 2017 23:42:25 GMT
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Post by wiaww on Jan 12, 2017 14:01:33 GMT
In on humble-brag thread. Oooooh Sonos System?
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Post by wiaww on Jan 12, 2017 13:50:45 GMT
Looking at Twitter, some bloke from the S*n reckons we're signing him but elsewhere he's been linked to Luton. Could probably do with another (big) defender (6'2) but can't say I know anything about him. Has played with Ryan Clarke, David Pipe and Adam Dawson so it's possible he knows a bit about us.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 12, 2017 11:25:58 GMT
Great post. It's 36.4% by the way
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Post by wiaww on Jan 12, 2017 10:19:43 GMT
Global inflation is down so there's no need to recover the balls. If inflation was down they wouldn't clear the south stand in the first place!
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Post by wiaww on Jan 10, 2017 12:23:30 GMT
The sponsorship draw is fantastic and is well worth the money for any local business based on the ‘consolation’ prizes alone. I’m not convinced they want to include that last paragraph on the website though. While a prediction of 97+ entries is a fantastic achievement for those behind the scenes, they’re essentially letting people know that the chance of winning one of the five prizes is slimmer than it was last year… to
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Post by wiaww on Jan 9, 2017 15:56:21 GMT
I've seen EH have good games and bad games, great games and awful ones. What I've not seen is any sort of consistent form, barring that spell at the tail end of the conference season. I'm delighted he bagged four very good goals today but I'm certainly not about to break out the bubbles because previous experience tells me that there's just as much chance of him having a stinker next week as there is another top notch performance. Having said that, I sincerely hope he kicks on with today's performance giving him the confidence to put the Fleetwood defence to the sword. It's crazy to think he's still only 22 and with the wealth of experience he has already he could have a remarkable future ahead of him. Like I've said this is basically the theme of this entire thread. Ellis has been a double figure number 9 player for the last two seasons and looks like he is about to be again (it's still only January) so like i said, saying "I'll wait and see what happens" starts to look silly three seasons later. Not convinced by that at all I’m afraid. Look at the stats: Harrison scored 18 (I don’t think I’ve missed any, have I?) in all competitions in our season in the Conference but only 14 of those were in the league. In League Two last season he scored 7 league goals, including 3 penalties, in 30 odd starts and a fair few sub appearances (I don’t have the time nor the inclination to look up his figures for cup games but I don’t remember him getting three cup goals last season, although I’m happy to be proven wrong). Including this season and his fantastic four on Saturday he has 29 league goals since the beginning of the 2014/2015 season, two more than Matty scored in 2015/16 alone. At the beginning of the Conference season it wasn’t a given that he would be with us for the duration as he was on the transfer list, so I think for fans to “wait and see” was more than fair. During our year in the Conference he scored some good goals and some vital ones during the run in (not to mention that his goal at Wembley might be one of the most important in Rovers’ history), and a good amount but I don’t think he set the world alight by any means. He deserves a lot of credit for the way he forced his way back in to the squad having been transfer listed after the relegation though but a promotion to League Two was always going to offer him a new set of challenges. Being back in League Two meant that everybody was under scrutiny, not just Harrison. He started brightly but his return of 7 league goals is pretty poor, especially in a side that achieved promotion. On balance I don’t think he had a bad season but I certainly don’t think he had a good one and I wasn’t too enthralled at the prospect of him leading the line in League One although I hoped Clarke would give him a chance to prove his worth as he has shown that he’ll work hard when asked to. This season he seems to be playing quite well although circumstance has conspired to keep me away from the Mem more frequently than I’d like and I’ve not seen him play that often. The fact that he has already matched his tally at a higher level than last season and we’re only a fraction over half way through the fixture list is certainly promising but to say anything has been proven is ridiculous. More to the point, to accuse other Rovers fans of “bullsh*tting” and “ignoring the evidence” (which is what exactly?) because of a difference of opinion about a player who has blown hot and cold for a long time is just plain rude.
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