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Post by fanboy on Sept 4, 2023 19:14:23 GMT
Darragh is and always will be a complete sh** stirrer.
Let’s not forget this very thread contains tweets on deadline day morning basically suggesting there’s no chance we’re getting him for 800k… yet apparently we have it agreed a week prior?
I won’t believe a word he says on the saga tbh. That’s not me saying we aren’t to blame, but I certainly don’t trust him.
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JCH
Aug 30, 2023 22:51:28 GMT
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 22:51:28 GMT
If JCH has his heart set on a move back here then he will end up here. Derby can blow our offer off the table if they want but if he wants to come back with the major factor being his GF then he will just say thanks but no thanks to them. I am pretty sure that EJ and the board know the situation. If that is the case then they know that JCH holds the cards here, The test will be if Derby make an offer and it get accepted. If it does and JCH manages to tell his gf "love, I know you want me back down here but the offer is too good to say no" and she comes around then yup we look likely to miss out. If he is adament that he wants to be back down here then he will reject the deal and then we will see if Dmac thoughts change after the tweet today. At the moment he wants to sell to the highest bidder but lets see his thinking if JCH says to Derby thanks but no thanks and he agent tells Dmac he only wants Rovers then does Dmac say ok we will keep him knowing that his situation with his GF will probably see him leave at the end of the season for FA or does he swallow his pride and let him join us but he will then tweet on the day after "Sad to see Jonno go but we got a great deal" and their fans will think we paid the asking price when really is was around the 800k mark that has been mooted. If Derby was more south than Peterborough I would be nervous but the fact he would moving futher away from his GF still has me thinking he will end up here. If someone like Cardiff or Swansea come in for him then we may have an issue but I am still confident that if the rumours about his GF is true he will end up here and I will say that he is reject Derby for us he would be getting paid less here than what Derby offered him. Believe it or not I think we are in a better financial than Derby. I don't think they'll be able to blow us out of the water. They signed 2 strikers on freebies and got lucky with Martyn Waghorn. He was even scouted he played in a testimonial and he was a free agent. Look at the other players they signed. None of them are particularly spectacular. We have recruited better. If Derby want to blow us out the water on a salary, they will. That much is undoubtable. But they can’t move to Bristol! 😜
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Aug 30, 2023 22:50:18 GMT
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 22:50:18 GMT
I don’t think anyone is in for JCH other than Rovers now. Witcoop seems to be just going by social media rumours and being very vague about it all. It’ll come down to if we can pay him and Posh the money required. He’s coming Gas unless Derby stump up some cash. I doubt they will.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 21:53:46 GMT
f**k the sh**
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 21:53:27 GMT
If JCH wants to come here, he will be here.
Darragh is prob trying to drum up some interest, playing the media, smart move.
But also a last gasp move. I’m confident.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 20:29:18 GMT
Did we have planning permission for this upgrade?
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Aug 30, 2023 20:28:04 GMT
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 20:28:04 GMT
Where’s the reliable source that JCH has agreed a deal with Derby? There isn’t one. The truth is nobody knows and it’s notable none of the big hitter journos like O’Rourke or Nixon have commented on this saga yet. Darragh is simply trying to play the media now to swing the final day in his favour. I don’t blame him. We’re still in with a shot, ignore the nonsense and hope no Championship clubs panic.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 20:24:08 GMT
VAR and retrospective action can work both ways, some you win, some you lose. Be careful what you wish for. I do favour retrospective action where the cheats themselves are cited and dealt with. Much more effective than having a go at the ref and making the ref a scapegoat. I do agree with this bar having a go at the ref. We've seen some awful decisions go against us and you'd nearly think there was a vendetta sometimes. Refs and linos need to take some responsibility. They do, agree, but it doesn’t resolve the issue which is that they’re all totally useless at this level. There isn’t a conveyor belt of refereeing talent to come through to this level though. That’s the problem. Punishing them for their (regular) errors won’t cut them out. They don’t do it intentionally, they’re just sh** at their jobs and you can’t inspire improvement by pointing it out.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 20:18:32 GMT
I think 1 mill is fair all round and would be accepted by Peterborough considering his age. Can’t see us paying that though. Their owner is suggesting he is worth more than 1.6 but that’s just silly for someone who walks for free in 9 months As we all should know by now, this public commentary is simply a game. DC said Taylor was worth 10m or something didn’t he? The lad had a 200k buy out. It’s all smoke and mirrors. He needs to show there is interest whether it’s true or not. No interest, no leverage in negotiation.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 20:16:58 GMT
“I had the minerals” Well done Darragh, must’ve been some task putting pen to that cheque. Hell of a feat Darragh is a scammer hiding his past behind a football facade. I couldn’t trust anything he says less, he’s trying to push a bidding war - and fair play tbh.
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Aug 30, 2023 20:13:24 GMT
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2023 20:13:24 GMT
This is Rovers we are talking about. Can easily see us having six players on loan with one having to miss out on the squad each week! I still see it as either JCH or some youngster in on loan by the end of this week. One extreme to the other! If we miss out on JCH on deadline day I can see us ending up with absolutely noone. Very reminiscent of Constable at the moment. Comparing Constable to JCH is a massive insult to JCH!!
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Post by fanboy on Aug 28, 2023 14:53:20 GMT
When JB departs he will be judged on where the club is in the league table, not his win record. For example if he gets us to the champ and we finish one place above the relegation zone, his win record will be fairly average but the achievement is enormous. Being a bit pedantic but his win record will largely determine where we are in the table. 80% of fans only see home games, so that’s what they’ll judge him on. I don’t think the majority of fans would be content with an upper mid table finish this season if our home form remains dreadful and we get our wins away from home. It’s an entertainment business at the end of the day. Confident it will improve, it’s just frustrating in the meanwhile. Tbh I think we are saying the same thing and that’s the point I’m making, too. At the end of the day the stats from Jan are irrelevant imho. We stayed in League One and that’s what mattered. I’ll judge the team on results this season and thus far they’re just below where I’d like to be - so no concern tbh unless it remains that way.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 28, 2023 12:03:38 GMT
JAB home record in 2923 is woeful. 2 wins....but those wins were after the pitch had been watered to optimum. We've had pitch blamed, weather blamed, ref blamed but the focus for me has always stayed squarely at him and how he manages game time. No wonder the Mem atmos is flat in places, there's precious little for us to sing about when the fortress doesn't exist! I was actually saying at the first home game against Barnsley that the atmosphere was extremely flat, had a pre season game feel. I doubt it’s the home form that caused that as it was the first game of the season, which is usually rocking. I do think the south stand has somehow played a part in that. No stand there gave it a proper pre season vibe and just didn’t feel like the season was starting yet!
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Aug 28, 2023 11:38:29 GMT
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Post by fanboy on Aug 28, 2023 11:38:29 GMT
He is at Newcastle at the wrong time. A couple of years ago he may have had a chance at regular first team football but it’s going to be very difficult for him now. I’d be asking for a loan move before the window closes if I were him. You’ll be able to count the number of Premier League starts he’ll get before the next window on one hand. He might as well go and tear up the Championship instead. I think the ideal would be a premier league loan, which I think is where he should be playing. Surely the likes of Luton would be interested. That is one benefit of being at Newcastle now.. they’re big enough to be able to loan to lower Prem
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Post by fanboy on Aug 28, 2023 11:36:35 GMT
When JB eventually departs his win record will be judged on every game not just 10 game blocks. Since Rossiter's injury and Thomas jumped ship our form has been poor. I'm not sure whether those two leaving also coincided with Collins and Belshaw losing form, or it caused them to lose form. Somehow JB's got to get the team creating more chances and not conceding goals for set pieces and breakaway attacks. If he can't you do have to wonder if he's up to the job? When JB departs he will be judged on where the club is in the league table, not his win record. For example if he gets us to the champ and we finish one place above the relegation zone, his win record will be fairly average but the achievement is enormous.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 28, 2023 11:34:55 GMT
I don’t look at records like that. I look at the league table and last season we comfortably stayed in the league that we got promoted into. This season we need to be higher, and the movement over the summer has us all optimistic of top six. If you want to look at stats there are only one set that matters at the moment: W1 D2 L2. Which I’m not happy with, but I’m OK with. I hope (EXPECT) to see improvement in the coming weeks and months. I like the suggestion Joey made in the L2 season to think in ten game blocks, as it’s a fair yardstick as to where you are. Let’s see how we look in 5 games time. But frankly I don’t see any benefit in looking at our stats from last season. Last season was job done for what we were at the time. Would you be happy if we lost all our home games and won all the away games? Depends where it puts us in the league table doesn’t it!
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Post by fanboy on Aug 28, 2023 11:06:29 GMT
That’s a bit of a loaded stat though isn’t it as the 7-0 win got us promoted to the league above… You’re happy with that home record? Our L1 record is abysmal. Needs to improve quickly or we are going to really struggle. No better chance than Saturday. Lincoln have an away cup tie in Sheffield on Wednesday. UTG I don’t look at records like that. I look at the league table and last season we comfortably stayed in the league that we got promoted into. This season we need to be higher, and the movement over the summer has us all optimistic of top six. If you want to look at stats there are only one set that matters at the moment: W1 D2 L2. Which I’m not happy with, but I’m OK with. I hope (EXPECT) to see improvement in the coming weeks and months. I like the suggestion Joey made in the L2 season to think in ten game blocks, as it’s a fair yardstick as to where you are. Let’s see how we look in 5 games time. But frankly I don’t see any benefit in looking at our stats from last season. Last season was job done for what we were at the time.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 28, 2023 10:23:50 GMT
Since our fantastic final day 7_0 win our record at home in the league has been P25 W6 D8 L11. The negative possession play from the back football is costing us dearly at home . Cmon Joey, you've now got some great attacking players in Thomas, Sincs, Brown Collins,Ward, Vale, Bogarde , Marquis. Let's see it That’s a bit of a loaded stat though isn’t it as the 7-0 win got us promoted to the league above…
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Post by fanboy on Aug 27, 2023 9:38:16 GMT
I think we started yesterday like at team cruising to promotion with Hunt and Friend being superb additions supporting Krama and Wilson who looked as solid as hell. Sinclair was trying to set up an understanding with Friend on the left which looks good for the future and Thomas and Hunt (My MOTM) on the right. Up front we just had attacking midfielders when we got into an attacking position there was not anyone in the middle ready to receive a ball. (Totally missing Marquises in the first half when we had the upper hand) Centre midfield was the problem and I think Woods will be the answer (I hope). No body above mentioned Evans, I thought he was immense after coming on, too late in the 2nd half that is 2 games now where I have seen him show flashes of his past excellent form. Colins has been kept playing to try and get someone to buy him off us at an inflated price, I bet when the transfer wind closes after next Friday if not moved on he will be dropped like a stone. I would much prefer Evans starting than Collins. As I was saying we started well as soon as Friend got booked he became restricted as we cannot afford for him to miss the next two games, he and Hunt will be ever-present going forward I though JB did very well trying to keep cool following most of the refereeing decisions that really seemed to be going against us for most of the game. UTG cente mid is the problem. Both ward and finley are incapable of upping the tempo when the game slows down. When they recieved the ball from defence 9 times out of ten they pass it back again.evans and Bogarde showed how to play through wycombes system. Good thing we’ve signed a champ quality player to drop in there too, then!
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JCH
Aug 27, 2023 0:14:15 GMT
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Post by fanboy on Aug 27, 2023 0:14:15 GMT
Just to get us all in the mood. The guy is a cheat code in League One. The way he creates the space for himself is amazing. Proper goalscorer, I cannot believe we’re even linked with him! Sign of the times I guess.
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