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Post by bluestone on Jan 20, 2018 9:26:36 GMT
From what I've seen Tom so far, he can get himself in goal scoring positions and has good movement when he plays.
I don't have any stats, but I would be interested to know how many shots on target he has had saved and how many times he had hit the woodwork this season, I think it would be quite a lot. This to me suggests he knows where the back of net is as well.
So the question is why had he not been able to convert that into goals?
I do think we need to play a certain way to get the best out of him. This season I feel we have not played such a good passing game as we have usually been capable of which may come down to our lack of width in our formation.
We really need to sign a couple of decent wide players, as has been said many times by many posters, who knows we might then unlock his true potential.
Personally I've not given up on Tom yet and back him to start converting those shots on target into goals soon.
Hat trick today please Tom, no pressure or anything!
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 19, 2018 17:11:38 GMT
He didn't say it was good news
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Post by bluestone on Jan 19, 2018 13:56:05 GMT
Typical, I'm always late...but never on a match day lol!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 19, 2018 13:22:48 GMT
Worth a read for a little gas history... www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5268925/amp/Eastville-special-place-1964-Gas-fans.htmlI was born in 1971, I became a gas head as we live near Eastville and when I was a boy my Dad was blue and white and he used to take me to some matches there occasionally. As I grew up I remained a loyal supporter to the gas but sadly we did never went to watch them play at Twerton Park and I guess life became busy with all sorts of other things. My passion was rekindled one day when I was invited to watch Rovers play Mansfield at the mem on the final day of the season in 2014. My eldest daughter played for her primary school football team and one of the teachers there is an avid gashead so the school had arranged for the kids (& their parents) to be invited to attend a day out which involved the kids training with some if the club coaches at Goldenhill training ground, a tour of the mem, meeting the players in the dressing room and watching the game from the south stand. Well we all know what happened next don't we! It was at that point that my passion was rekindled and I thought my beloved Rovers need me now more than ever. I decided to see if I could make time to see a few games in what was at that stage a very busy family schedule - I have 3 kids lol! Since that fateful day I have progressively watched more and more games, the highlights obviously being when I took the whole family to Wembley to see us beat Grimsby Town and get promoted back to the football league and then at the end of the 2015/16 season when me and my old man were there on the last day of the season to see us clinch promotion by a whisker thanks to Browner's right foot (and a little help from Accrington Stanley), we even took part in the pitch invasion! This season I decided to get a ST for both me and my 9 year old boy, and what's more my Dad got one too, so now over 3 decades on from Eastville we have 3 generations of our family regularly supporting the gas!!! UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 13, 2018 16:53:47 GMT
Well done lads! Good point, shame we couldn't nick it. On to the next one.
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Post by bluestone on Jan 13, 2018 16:51:07 GMT
Hold in there boys!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 13, 2018 16:45:05 GMT
Telford on? Forgot all about him lol!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 13, 2018 16:40:44 GMT
Unleash Mensah!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 13, 2018 16:38:02 GMT
Cmon rovers cmon rovers cmon rovers!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 13, 2018 12:38:38 GMT
I fancy us to definitely get something out of this game today. I'm going with 1-1 draw or 0-1 gas win.
I think Mensah will get on for sure but I don't expect us to score loads because the seasiders have now got Lumley in goal.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 12, 2018 15:26:26 GMT
Alexis Andre for me. I thought he was very impressive when Slocombe was sent off and he was thrown on with 30 mins to go against Walsall. He kept us in the game and dealt with pressure extremely well that day. Looking forward to seeing more of him in the future.
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Post by bluestone on Jan 10, 2018 18:36:52 GMT
Firstly. This is a Bristol Rovers era where the average league position has been 73rd . (from 99/2000 season inc.). Which is about 5th in league two. So you have to remember the club running and finances have been formed over that 18 years based on that being the level for the club on average. The previous 18 seasons saw the club average about 51st position or roughly 7th in league one. That's a whole division higher on average. So that's 18 years to gradually accumulate a league one top end squad. If you think of the squad now ,they could easily achieve their average position of 5th in league two. Its going to take time to get the whole club back to the standard of top end league one. The better the squad you have the better the quality of player that joins the club. For the modern era for all intents and purposes Bristol Rovers are a league two club ,that's going through a good patch. Where the club were 40 or 50 or 60 or 70 years ago is not relevant (except in the memories of the older fans) Bristol Rovers are a league two CLUB. The aim will to go up a notch and reclaim those past days by becoming a league One CLUB again. As far as average attendances go Rovers have nearly every season had their seasonal average rating higher up the charts than their league position. So the rants and raves of we get 10,000 for a game so we should do better is pretty much rubbish as this has always been the case at Rovers and to point a finger at current or previous owners is folly. Its just the way it is at Bristol Rovers you should be used to it by now. All the players signed in the summer were fine ,they built on a conference level squad. Excellent points. I would add to this by saying if we are being really honest with ourselves we are well ahead of where we thought we would be following our relegation from the football league. It was a surprise that we came straight back up and even more of a surprise that we then went straight up to L1. We do need to put things into perspective to understand where we are, what needs to be done to bring us up to a decent standard and we need to be realistic how long it might take. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 9, 2018 13:08:40 GMT
Great news! Well done Tom, thoroughly deserved.
What a find, so pleased he has signed for the gas. He has outperformed Sweeney this season that's for sure. Obviously still alot to learn but he could be very important for our future imo.
Some day would love to see Mayo and Broadbean as our CB pairing. Would be like having a brick wall in defence.
But of course I must not forget this is a smokescreen for the fact that we can't sign anyone new lol.
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Post by bluestone on Jan 7, 2018 21:09:29 GMT
My rant is towards people trying to drag out anything negative towards Bristol Rovers FC ! We should all be standing shoulder to shoulder to get through these tough times ! Just like we have in our darkest times before ! Rant over UTG PS please vote for me !!!!!!!!! Gets my vote, well said! UTG
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Post by bluestone on Jan 7, 2018 13:57:31 GMT
Yeah I suppose so, but I still reckon that if we had any trust or an idea about the direction the club is going in no one would be worried. As it is, even the most fervent blue tinter are worried about what will happen in this window. This is my take on it. I notice that some people offer their own view on things, they do this by stating "we" or "us" or "our" as in the comments above. I too was initially enthused by the early fervour of mega rich owners. Reality check was from the owner's first statement Evolution not Revolution. Regarding trusting the owners I have seen nothing to date that suggest I should distrust them. As stated they certainly haven't started the Revolution but the Evolution is developing but at a pace it seems some, maybe even most, thought likely. Idea of the direction. If certain individuals have no idea about the direction the club is going they hold that perceived view in "my" opinion because they still linger in that initial fervour of Revolution. I assume the rumours are true that Higgs was in discussions with UWE for 2 years without that becoming public knowledge. It then took 2 to 3 years going through planning design etc. These things take time as a certain Wael repeatedly try's to explain to doubters. Wael has also set up an academy, increased the backroom staff, bought land for a training ground and last week engaged a consultant to design and construct it. He has also stated his plans are to redevelop the Mem. All this is to make the club sustainable to move forward the club's first team ambition to play at a higher level. Seems a good idea and an ideal way to progress in a sound financial way to me. I have a fair idea therefore trhe direction the club is going. If doubters are saying they have no idea what colour the new seating will be I have a suggestion "we" could all sigh a petition to get our favourite colour. UTG Good post and sums up how I feel. I've not lost faith in our owners yet and believe in the 'evolution' strategy so am happy to be patient and just keep on supporting the gas!
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Post by bluestone on Jan 6, 2018 23:02:17 GMT
Not worried in the slightest tbh. I would rather DC put all of his energy into finding us a decent replacement for BB and all the other players we need to ensure as a minimum we are safe in L1.
We will hear from him when there is news to report on signings and that's fine with me.
I believe he said in his last interview that he was looking to get some completed before the Blackpool game so we shouldn't have long to wait.
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Post by bluestone on Jan 6, 2018 18:46:39 GMT
Actually think L1 games went well for us. If we beat Blackpool we could move quite positively towards the top ten at last Blackpool lost today and Plymouth the big movers Wow, just noticed Plymouth are now above us in 12th! Last time I looked I'm sure they were in the relegation zone and struggling, they must have found some form recently.
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Post by bluestone on Jan 6, 2018 16:31:19 GMT
Taylor promptly subbed off against Watford after missing an absolute gimme by heading wide according to BBC coverage
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Post by bluestone on Jan 6, 2018 16:20:32 GMT
Teds strangely want their team to lose today? Turning their back on the only worthy cup competition in favour of a waterpot Rumbelows cup game. Still doesnt explain why they want the team to lose today though Now they've beaten United I reckon they really fancy their chances against City lol.
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Post by bluestone on Jan 6, 2018 13:37:01 GMT
The ideal surely is to get in 2-3 players BEFORE the next game. Logically this will be players to go straight into the team (but things with DC are often not logical especially when it comes to signings !) I was shocked to hear that the day after Billy Bodin left DC was meeting up with Hamer to discuss replacements as I had expected that these discussions had already taken place and some signings would be very nearly in the door. I would expect there to be 4 or 5 before the deadline closes and that based on not losing anymore! I'm shocked you believe that they had not already had discussions re: transfer targets / budgets etc. but post Billy leaving needed to review this again.
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