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Post by stevek192 on Apr 7, 2024 19:23:12 GMT
.Dc tarnished his record with us the season he was sacked when we were bloody awful. Cant see why anyone would want him back as he was a good non league and League 2 Manager but very poor in League 1 and the reason was because he had a wonderful knowledge of the Non League players and most of those players were also good enough to give League 2 a try. The problem was when we went to League 1 he had very little knowledge of players that were good enough to play in that division. IMO our gig mistake was having sacked JB we should have gone for a manager like Karl Robinson and not for a Manager who had been sacked having just rebuilt a team (Rotherham) who have been crap and now expect him to rebuild us!! Our owners are clueless when it comes to football.
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Post by stevek192 on Apr 3, 2024 19:55:01 GMT
Two days ago he was 6ft4in - today he’s only 5ft10in. Did his mum chuck him in the washing machine at too high a temperature yesterday? We bought him off wish. Didn't check the delivery when it first arrived. Past the return date now. GGMI read the thread. I thought he was well under 6ft but as I said wikipedia said 6ft 4. Somebody corrected me with 5ft 10 which IMO is too short to be a successful League 1 keeper or even tougher in League 2. So i asked again how many League keepers in any division are 5ft 10 or under. I will be very surprised if he manages to play a full season in the football league.
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Post by stevek192 on Apr 3, 2024 19:47:48 GMT
Thanks Gasify then I should be hung drawn and quartered because i live with 12 miles of the ground and watch on ifollow. I have followed them for 60 years and up to Covid home and away every week for about ten years since which ill health has left me on dialysis and thankful for being able to watch them. i imagine they look no better in real life than they do on the TV which is bad enough to make a saint moan. It sounds like you get no enjoyment out of watching Rovers, so why bother? Gasify you havent a clue have you. I watch them Home and away on Ifollow because i am not well enough to attend although i do have a season ticket for next season where i probably wont be well enough to attend many. I dont enjoy watching the performances like alot of games under MT but that doesnt make me any less a supporter than you. Many more dont seem to be enjoying the performances dished up under MT. Do you?
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Post by stevek192 on Apr 1, 2024 17:06:51 GMT
Thanks Gasify then I should be hung drawn and quartered because i live with 12 miles of the ground and watch on ifollow. I have followed them for 60 years and up to Covid home and away every week for about ten years since which ill health has left me on dialysis and thankful for being able to watch them. i imagine they look no better in real life than they do on the TV which is bad enough to make a saint moan.
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Post by stevek192 on Apr 1, 2024 16:57:07 GMT
5Ft 10 sounds about right and is that tall enough for a League keeper? I say again how many League keepers are under 6feet tall?
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 31, 2024 19:14:23 GMT
RD what a load of rubbish.When JB was here you felt this club was going somewhere. We were in most games we played.The football under MT is the worst since Garner. His interviews are as boring as his football.I take one look at the Rotherham team that he "built" and wonder what did the owner look at when he appointed him? MT is trying pretty hard to take us down this season and if we lose again Monday i fear where the next points will come from. I don't trust the owners and i certainly dont trust the Manager and together i see a disaster but really hope I am wrong.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 31, 2024 19:00:37 GMT
Topper Gas s because our youngsters arnt good enough to play League football- Hoole is the best but he is atrocious and Jed will be lucky to have a League career as he is frightened to death when it gets physical. He looks shorter than 6ft 2.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 31, 2024 18:57:57 GMT
Topper Gas the reason is because for quite a few years now the other side have taken the majority of the best youngsters and will continue to do so until we are at the same level which according to our owner is only a couple of years away. I will believe it when i see it. We were a better side with Cox in goal but I am not saying he is the answer. In backing my suggestion that Jed is a Non League goalkeeper I would ask anybody to come up with how many keepers with any League club are of Jeds height and build or less?JW's tallor and heavier than Jordan Pickford and he seems to be doing OK?? 6'2" seems an ideal height for a keeper. What's slagging off our youngsters who make the 1st team got to do with City getting the best in the area?
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 30, 2024 21:49:20 GMT
Well i am absolutely shocked as wikepedia shows him as 6ft 4 but i am shocked he is even 6foot .He certainly doesnt look that height or anywhere near it!! I stand corrected.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 30, 2024 21:38:11 GMT
No way Cox is a better keeper, even if Ward is not yet ready for the No 1 jersey, you seem to have an odd dislike for any Rovers youngster. Topper Gas the reason is because for quite a few years now the other side have taken the majority of the best youngsters and will continue to do so until we are at the same level which according to our owner is only a couple of years away. I will believe it when i see it. We were a better side with Cox in goal but I am not saying he is the answer. In backing my suggestion that Jed is a Non League goalkeeper I would ask anybody to come up with how many keepers with any League club are of Jeds height and build or less?
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 29, 2024 18:08:18 GMT
My post is in reaction to most games since Christmas and looking towards next season. Personally I would have Javani Brown in the side as at least he is a bit creative. I would have brought Cox back today but he is not the answer. I fear that the players as a group are not impressed with how they are being asked to play and i have no confidence whatsoever in Matt taylor being capable of putting together a good team and even less faith in the Owners.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 29, 2024 18:01:32 GMT
Sorry not League 1 standard and would struggle in League 2 where it is even more physical. Cox is the better keeper but we need to be signing an experienced keeper who can control his area and the defence and preferably 6ft3 or taller.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 29, 2024 17:46:01 GMT
Manager clueless team totally lacking motivation.
Keeper- Not strong enough or tall enough Non league standard
Full backs both League Two standard Hoole and Gordon
Centre halves Taylor and Wilson look totally disinterested
Midfield we have some decent players but with only one player up front they have little to do but to defend. Tactics under Taylor are a total embarrassment.
Owners- A bag of wind started with the 1m JCH scandal and I have seen nothing to make me believe anything other than League 2 football looking a lot closer than the Championship.
With the football shown under Taylor there will be no need for any increased capacity.Clueless from top to bottom.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 9, 2024 19:45:25 GMT
Personally i think we lost the game today in paying too much respect to the opposition and picking a very defensive team. What todays game did tell me was 1. We need an experienced keeper who is built to stand up to crosses into the box and the challenges that take place. 2. Hoole is definitely not the defensive answer as gets caught out of position too often. 3. We need a second striker to play up front with Martin and two decent strikers to back up on the bench 4.Most important we need to press from the front and not allow teams to dictate when we are at home.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 7, 2024 13:08:27 GMT
Claremont Gas, As far as I know there is no video evidence whatsoever as it seems nobody other than a linesman from miles away saw anything. Whether that is lucky or unlucky for Wilson I don't know but certainly there can be no grounds for appeal without it! Agree with you on Baggott. Afetr his first game I thought what the bloody hell have we signed here but since then he has shown why we signed him.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 4, 2024 11:33:29 GMT
You don't want your side to play non league sides too many times as in the build up to the season the idea scenario is to increase the standard of the opposition to at least the level you are playing. A friendly against Torquay would always be good due to its location but I agree with whoever said that for local sides it gives them a good chance to kick a professional footballer. The pre season should be for the Manager to decide what is best for his build up but the most important thing for a good start is to have recruitment pretty well completed by the first friendly.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 4, 2024 11:08:11 GMT
After the initial couple of games where time was added for anything I think it has pretty well gone back to last years standard and therefore the five minutes was about right but in truth it is about what Orient deserve for their cheating throughout the game. I really dont want teams like Orient , Wycombe and Stevenage to succeed. Anyway does Wellins really think if they couldnt find a way past us in 95 minutes they would have in any amount of injury time? I actually thought the game flowed pretty well and five minutes was about right. The three points made up for the robbery when Orient equalised at the Mem.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 3, 2024 16:02:22 GMT
Claremont Gas without any evidence seemingly available and nobody else seems to have seen anything your comments on Wilson seem very harsh. I would almost have given the entire team and substitutes 8 for the heroic performance. As for the Orient fans saying we were poor I would say sour grapes b ecause really we probably created as many real chances as them in the first half and wouldnt have been far behind them in the second as they actually created very few chances. Corners yes they had loads but at the end of the day the number of corners mean nothing. I would say that Orient are a good footballing side with no punch whatsoever and a bunch of cheaters when it comes to falling over!
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 2, 2024 19:54:59 GMT
He is a fantastic footballer who has worked hard to build his fitness at an age when most players live on their past. I have little doubt that he will score a lot of goals next season as well and we should ensure it is for us. He is a great example for any up and coming striker.
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Post by stevek192 on Mar 2, 2024 19:49:26 GMT
Claremont Gas, You must hate Wilson to give him a 3. Nobody in that squad today deserved less than a 6.They battled from beginning to end to restrict a good side on form to very very few actual chances and for the first time in god knows how long we didnt really look like conceding despite a ridiculous amount of corners conceded. Every player put their body on the line for the team. i think Wilson has had a couple of bad performances since he was injured but today was definitely not one of them. A silly sending off maybe but it could easily have been anybody with that referee.
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