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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 14, 2024 7:34:27 GMT
I don’t think we can afford to sack MT at the moment. Not financially or from the creditability viewpoint. As a club we have to accept that our reputation is shot after the last few years. The manager turnstile was whizzing before JB and although his appointment meant stability of sorts it gave more notoriety than admiration externally. When I mention I’m a Gashead the first comment is usually still about JB and then when Matt Taylor is mentioned - “Didn’t you sell him?” or “Who’s that?” The owners as businessmen probably feel the need to stick to their plans and have the self belief to do so. When all is said and done they also know a lot more about what is happening with MT and the players and why. Has he really lost the dressing room? Has JB ever let ‘his’ element go? Whose fault is it that such a big reset is required now anyway - not these owners nor MT clearly. UTG! Watford's reputation is shot but they still seem to have no problems appointing new managers? And look where it’s got them. Mid table Championship from the premiership.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 12, 2024 10:10:18 GMT
Let’s wait until the new season to make that judgement. Garner recruited “his players” and failed. Let Taylor and Friend recruit and hopefully succeed. Here’s hoping. Wouldn't Widdrington have assisted Garner with the recruitment? Yes agree. Let’s see how this double act gets on.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 12, 2024 9:52:15 GMT
Definitely reminds me of Garner 🙈💙utg You mean, like, very earnest, and full of modern day psycho-babble jargon? Definitely does not talk rubbish like Barton.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 12, 2024 9:50:54 GMT
SACK!!! I have absolutely no confidence in him what so ever, reminds me to much of Garner Definitely reminds me of Garner 🙈💙utg Let’s wait until the new season to make that judgement. Garner recruited “his players” and failed. Let Taylor and Friend recruit and hopefully succeed. Here’s hoping.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 11, 2024 12:02:48 GMT
Only at Rovers could the manager still be in job after this appalling run. Not only that the clubs owners have taken to the bunker We've 8 points from our last ten games. Everton, Brentford, Burnley, Sheffield United, Luton, Rotherham United, Burton, Cheltenham Town, Notts County and Salford City have all got 8 or fewer points from their last ten games and haven't changed their manager. And Salford are managed by Karl Robinson who a few feel would be our saviour. Both should be given the off season to build their team, just like JB and DC. Then we can judge. To much knee jerk reaction as he’s trying to give players on the periphery a chance. If they don’t take it, well at least we know for next season.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 10, 2024 18:49:46 GMT
There's nothing to suggest giving him a summer rebuild will change anything. The tactics are woeful, football is dire and all he does is blame the players for his own shortcomings. The players appear to have downed tools and even the fans can't be bothered anymore. It's only going one way atm. Let's not forget the board gave him £500k in the January window . He failed to sign a striker with the cash and most of the players he signed as been dropped. People forget that the bottom 10 clubs would dream of having this sort of money and resources to sign 3 4 5 players in a window. What would cheltenham do with up to £500k in a window ?. He signed Conteh who looks a good bet. The loans were suck it and see. Also Friend is the transfer maestro so not just on Taylor. So let’s wait and see
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 10, 2024 18:37:09 GMT
The owners leave me feeling very nervous They may not have bad intentions, but the son is learning on the job. The length of time around the Taylor appointment and the stories that subsequently came out regarding Mangan and Robinson (being promised the job) are very worrying. In my opinion they will stick with Taylor, either out of cost, or negligence. We will rebuild a very direct side and be fighting for survival, they will probably pull the trigger around Christmas time, and we will be stuck with a terrible footballing side under long contracts. We will be lucky to keep our L1 status next season. Have you also bought a lottery ticket because you seem to know the future
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 8, 2024 18:34:33 GMT
Where Barton gave a response justifying his position - and not denying it or threatening them with legal action if they publish it. He even got a snide comment on the number of keepy-uppies in there. It seems to me that Barton wanted them to publish the story so he could whip up yet more publicity with his protestations of fabrications etc. He will claim that the media are trying to silence/cancel him because of whatever latest conspiracy he is peddling. Total loser. Notice you have been staying silent about the ****** *** job monotone Matt is doing, now he is a loser, no wins in 6 six games, no goals in six games, and the team he built this season has already been relegated back to division 1, the "king is dead long live the king"; wasn't it you big boy who said you would tell Joey what you though about him to his face, how's that going, hahaha thought not. If you think what Barton did to that young lad was justified you have a problem. At least we now have someone in charge who can generate some respect, and given the right backing succeed. Petty jibes are in the past.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 7, 2024 8:21:53 GMT
Sorry but not happy, we sell Collins and bring in three loan signings until end of season why ? what is the point ? all young players with little or no league experience, they will go back to their clubs and we will have to have yet another reset, which will mean yet another season of adjusting etc etc, loan signings are not the way to build a team for the future, and now desperately short up front, Oh well sure our new owners know what they are doing, Oh to be a Gashead eh !! Bump Why the bump, we were never going to invest in January. Let’s see what happens in the summer before bricks are thrown
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 6, 2024 18:04:26 GMT
Barton's side, minus Collins. Plus Thomas, McCormick, Ward and others have been injured. So it's hard to judge him, as we've had no attack! McCormick has been injured/out of form since the day he was signed, I'm not sure you can blame him being missing on our poor results. It's mystifying why MT started with Brown today, as it's like playing with 10 when he's in the side and it just leaves Martin upfront to take on the 2 central defenders, add to that Sinclair seems to have lost the ability to beat his full back, although he was playing on the wrong wing. We were definitely watching a different game, as I thought Brown did well today. He brings something different to the team and can open a defence. Biggest plus was not having Finley slow everything down. Gave others freedom.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 6, 2024 17:58:30 GMT
Based upon your logic the clown called Barton pulled this team together, but in saying that I thought they played well today and on another day could easily have won it. Rotherham have the lowest budget in the Championship by a mile and if you look back Taylor is the only guy to keep them for a season. He therefore needs to be allowed to build a squad. I just hope the board back him. "easily won it" what game were you watching? Bolton never seemed to get out of first gear but still won 2-0. Definitely a different game to you. Bolton know they were lucky.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 6, 2024 17:34:38 GMT
The team Monotone Taylor built at the beginning of this season before getting the sack at Rotherham, were pathetic last night, beaten by Argyle and as a result relegated. The same clown in the past six games as BRFC manager as resided over no wins and his team have not scored a single goal. Today he had Jordy Rossiter, arguably the best footballer at the club available, and left him on the bench. I really hope the owners know what they are doing as from what I watched this afternoon, I saw a manager on touch line throughout the match with his arms crossed, no pattern of play, and a honest bunch of players who were generally going through the motions. Does this bode well for the future and can he be aloud to build another squad ? hmm. Based upon your logic the clown called Barton pulled this team together, but in saying that I thought they played well today and on another day could easily have won it. Rotherham have the lowest budget in the Championship by a mile and if you look back Taylor is the only guy to keep them for a season. He therefore needs to be allowed to build a squad. I just hope the board back him.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 1, 2024 14:47:43 GMT
Luca Hoole is nowhere near it. Both our fullbacks are just not good enough for League 1, sorry to say.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Mar 22, 2024 8:18:36 GMT
Very interesting about award ceremonies. He's engineered a few of these such awards in the past and it was difficult to see why. This season with the fiasco of the South Stand it must be amongst the worse as fans we have suffered since the Bath days. He's obviously trying to cling on to his job and bag a second chance. You are having an absolute laugh about worse since Bath days. We have a new stand, in pretty quick time. May have been a few bumps in the road, but a lot better for us fans. I can remember choosing my seat at Cheltenham, so in your eyes that was better. Seems you have an agenda. Pray tell.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Mar 16, 2024 17:27:14 GMT
Rubbish. He built a team at Exeter, and seems to know what he wants here. Needs the board backing now. Short term supporter gratification is no benefit to the club. Need a medium to long term plan and believe Taylor has that. Barton managed us like his own fiefdom which mean’s internal infrastructure needs to built. Is Taylor doing anything differently, I doubt he objects to GF being DoF and has brought in all his own coaching team, if MT was dismissed this weekend we'd probably need to start from scratch again, just like we did when JB was dismissed. I hope when it comes to recruitment and long strategy it’s a lot different to when Barton was here. Jennings was Barton’s mate. I hope Friend is here for the long term (assuming good at job) who ever the Manager is.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Mar 16, 2024 17:21:23 GMT
Why not sack him now? It’s a total rebuild in the Summer anyway and the question is, will he be any better at doing that, than any other manager out there? “We have got our Rovers back” has been said on here. Not by me I might add! But who are we going to employ who's going to do better than MT, I can't imagine our new DoF as a list of potential managers we could employ? For all his issues JB held the club together now we're just a total sh1t show again. JB managed us like his own play thing. We became a 1 man club and are reaping the benefits of Weal not putting in a sustainable infrastructure. Taylor and the new owners I think will do that, but we as supporters need patience.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Mar 16, 2024 17:14:41 GMT
Based on what? Not being able to get a tune out of the squad he said was full of potential? Not being able to organise the defense? Constantly moaning and blaming everyone else? He probably has the worst ppg, goals for and goals against out of all 3 this season...the blokes a clown Rubbish. He built a team at Exeter, and seems to know what he wants here. Needs the board backing now. Short term supporter gratification is no benefit to the club. Need a medium to long term plan and believe Taylor has that. Barton managed us like his own fiefdom which mean’s internal infrastructure needs to built.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Mar 16, 2024 17:08:44 GMT
I get you, but chopping constantly gets you nowhere At some point a long term plan needs to be put in place This squad isn’t his There are some good players but Barton gambled on older players with injury records and it’s backfired Football fans are too eager to just want a quick fix, it doesn’t work like that. The successful teams are moulded with time and patience. Look at Coventry, today they looked superb. Robins has been given time and support and it’s paying off. We don’t know if Taylor is the right man yet but to be wishing him gone when he’s only signed ONE player is laughable UTG Just for balance Tisdale only signed one player too why was he not given a chance? Good question. We capitulated when Barton was brought in and he kept blaming the previous managers. Tisdale was his own worse enemy by not signing a striker when it was obvious what we needed and we were just out side the relegation zone. Different scenario now. Mid table, better value in the summer. Hopefully
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Post by holmesgas1 on Mar 16, 2024 17:02:32 GMT
Chances of Taylor getting the boot after many more of these? Why not sack him now? It’s a total rebuild in the Summer anyway and the question is, will he be any better at doing that, than any other manager out there? “We have got our Rovers back” has been said on here. Not by me I might add! Ridiculous. He has to be allowed to build a team. He did it at Exeter. Why not here. To much short termism.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Mar 16, 2024 17:01:07 GMT
I don’t think the owners will accept this today … Gotta feeling you could well be right. Gotta feeling you could be wrong
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