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Post by markczgas on Aug 9, 2020 8:23:09 GMT
Playing Swindon Town on Tuesday. Home or away? Are you working nights? He's got matches to watch
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Post by markczgas on Aug 8, 2020 13:49:37 GMT
How did Grant do ?
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Post by markczgas on Aug 8, 2020 13:42:37 GMT
Decent run out in hot conditions. Bit disappointing second half. We didn't keep the ball as well and let Manor Farm into the game. However, we still had chances to add more goals. Keepers can't be judged as they had nothing to do and the defence was never under any pressure. Upson was surprisingly the pick of the midfield. Ayunga looked a handful but failed to convert 2 or 3 very good chances. Everyone looked a bit rusty as you would expect and Westbrooke, Ogogo and Mitchell-Lawson didn't feature at all. As usual, very difficult to judge the team or individuals in a friendly against such low ranked opponents. Good to see the lads back in action though. Upson was pick of the midfield last season so no surprise for me.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 8, 2020 12:33:59 GMT
Excellent news, He got better and better. Lively as hell and has a football brain. How does he fit it in his head? Well, it is big.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 8, 2020 12:32:25 GMT
He managed to create something out of nothing on a regular basis, even from the service or Ogogo, Upson, Clarke and Little. I’m looking forward to the opportunities he can create and contribute to now he’ll have Westbrooke, Hare and Barrett servicing him more. What Upson didn't create ??
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Post by markczgas on Aug 8, 2020 12:24:00 GMT
Excellent news, He got better and better. Lively as hell and has a football brain.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 8, 2020 12:22:17 GMT
Where is our new and refreshed Kyle Bennett? Surely has to be shipped out if he can’t start here? And with JML to be added to squad soon? Frozen out probably - it's VERY well known he's surplus to requirements.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 6, 2020 19:40:17 GMT
Jordy Hiwula has been mentioned often, there are a lot of league clubs sniffing around him, but of course he knows much of the Rovers team and has scored against the excrement 1982, (though I will not say what the score of that game was) I rate him 45 L1 goals and still just 25. I think he could do a good job.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 6, 2020 17:47:34 GMT
I liked Tyler. Think he'll do well at Swindon without setting the league alight.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 6, 2020 8:20:19 GMT
Been told Jonah Ayunga is a done deal and will be announced after their play off games are done. pirate what is your opinion on Jordan Clark? He signed for Luton yesterday.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 21:58:11 GMT
Going down. Accrington, Rochdale, Northampton and Wimbledon.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 21:56:21 GMT
I think the division will be weaker than last . The 3 teams coming down are in the pooh ! Hull already had pretty much a L1 team at the end. They sold their best players and a couple left after the Covid break. Their owner is hated and doesn't want to spend any more.
Wigan - gone into administration - they'll lose a handful of their best players as a result and doubt they'll have much money to spend to replace any of them.
Charlton - under new owners - or are they ?. A lot of sh** going on there. Doesn't look like they're going to be funded much with all the ownership issues mixing around. So, sticking my neck out - unusually, I don't think any of these 3 will bounce back.
Teams coming up - I'd expect Plymouth to do well, Northampton and Crewe will look just to stay up. swindon have lost their 2 goal scorers from last season so don't think they'll do that well now.
I think Pompey, Oxford and Fleetwood will do well. Sunderland surely there or there abouts. Us around 8 -11th , maybe better if the new look side gel well and quickly.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 19:40:15 GMT
unfair to say he can't defend. he is not bad at L1 level. For me, his issue when playing wing back is that his forward passes let him down and he also should get more goals as he does get into some great positions. He's a defender who has been converted to a LM /wing back. If we don't add at LB then I'd pick him ahead of Kelly but would prefer him in a back 4 if we play that way with Nicholson ahead of him. If we play 3 -5-2 I wouldn't play him. Oh come on Mark, even Pirate has now admitted he can't defend and he was one of his biggest fans! I personally think he is better in a 3-5-2 as he has more cover for his poor defensive qualities and can get forward more where he is better. Syaing you would prefer him over Kelly is like saying you would prefer Nichols over Reilly. Yes he is probably better but doesn't mean we shouldn't be looking to improve in that position. I agree we should get better than Leahy, but don't make me laugh about Pirate's comment - is he Jorgen Klopp ?
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 12:34:00 GMT
Interesting that the guy interviewed on the latest Gascast episode, said that Westbrooke is very much a "box to box" style midfielder, and he suggested he'd be better off on the right-hand side of a midfield 3 in a 4-3-3 formation. Throwing this option into the mix, it could look something like this: --------------Jaakola ----Hare--Kilgour--Ehmer--Leahy Westbrooke--Grant--Barrett/Hargreaves -- Daly/Rodman--JCH--Nicholson Bench: JVS, Kelly, Baldwin, Ogogo, Barrett/Hargreaves, Ayunga, Rodman/Daly If everyone stays fit, we should have a wide variety of formations that we could reliably choose from depending on our opposition or circumstances during a match. In theory of course.... For me Exciting times! Given that formation for me Abu should be in the side alongside Westbrook (both box to box - Abu wins the ball Westbrook picks the pass). Upson or Grant holding position in front of a flat back four (Upson has the experience but I think Grant is the future and may be a gem of a player). Left back is an issue if its a flat back four I would not be surprised to see CH played there. For a front three I believe JCH and SN are givens , leaving Daly Rodman and Ayunga contesting the other position. Hargreaves LB !? A right- footed midfielder ?
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 12:32:23 GMT
I can see why people don't like him in a flat back 4 as defensively he does look a bit suspect. I have a lot of faith in him though that as a wing back and with Hare on the other flank, this could be our winning ticket. I really think there is a player there in LL LL can't defend as warned by Walsall fans over a year ago now. unfair to say he can't defend. he is not bad at L1 level. For me, his issue when playing wing back is that his forward passes let him down and he also should get more goals as he does get into some great positions. He's a defender who has been converted to a LM /wing back. If we don't add at LB then I'd pick him ahead of Kelly but would prefer him in a back 4 if we play that way with Nicholson ahead of him. If we play 3 -5-2 I wouldn't play him.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 12:25:13 GMT
Interesting that Sercs, Craig and Ollie Clarke have all gone to L2 clubs. Didn't expect that.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 10:58:19 GMT
................ Jaakola................. ....... Baldwin- Ehmer(c) - Kilgour...... Hare.... Ogogo........... Grant.... Leahy ......... Westbrooke..... Nicholson.... ................ JCH................. not a bad team, but a bit defensive-minded don't you think ? 5 defenders with Grant and Ogogo.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 8:50:28 GMT
Saw one Rovers fan say on Twitter yesterday that if we aren’t “in and around” the top 6 by Xmas then Garner needs to go... Give me a break! Let’s not forget that not only is this BG’s first full season as an EFL manager, it’ll also be the first full season as an EFL regular (I.e. not a youth/fringe player) for: Harries, Daly, Barrett, Ayunga, Nicholson & Grant. And a new club, city, environment, style of play etc. to adapt to for not only those six, but also Ehmer, Baldwin & Westbrooke. Am I excited by the business we’ve done on paper? Yes. But we have at least 9/10 players in the squad who could very easily take 6 or so months to fully adjust and settle into being a regular EFL player. Let’s cut the lads some slack and stay patient if we don’t come firing out the blocks in September. Agreed, and also the new squad/team have to gel. There could well be (at the minute) 5 new players in the starting 11 - Westbrooke, Ehmer, Baldwin, Grant and Nicholson. The players have quality that's what is exciting us all but will they click straightaway ? I reckon we can build towards promotion for the season after. Our successful teams in the past had a big nucleus who had played dozens of games together before winning promotion - Megson's 74, Francis' 90 and Trollope 07. Only DC's winners were largely new together.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 4, 2020 8:36:21 GMT
When you add the new signings to the players who've already got first team experience then you can see we've probably got too many midfielders. By my reckoning we've got : 3 keepers ( Anssi, VDS and Alex 8 defenders (Hare, Little Leahy Kelly Baldwin Ehmer KIlgour and Harries) 9 midfielers ( Rodman Bennett Nicholson Barrett Upson Ogogo Hargreaves Grant Tomlinson) 3 forwards ( JCH Daly Ayunga) thats 23, so 2 or 3 probably leaving as Ben said 1 more for sure coming in. + Davies in defence (even if injured - budget) The midfield is much more youthful compared to the defence. Bennett is a write off. Barrett could be considered a striker, we’d probably want anothe for the wings and another striker I’d say. Standards are dropping - no-one noticed I hadn't included Westbrooke so that makes 25. Barrett a striker ? didn't know that.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 18:58:09 GMT
BBC sport are so impressed with our signing of Westbrooke that they've put 2 articles up
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