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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 20, 2021 9:43:06 GMT
Hurrah - order has been restored. Come on Gas, another 3-1 win please. Ayunga, Hanlan and Kilgour on target.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 16, 2021 19:49:16 GMT
Wow wow wow! Someone has said something to Ayunga, and he has responded!
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 16, 2021 18:50:11 GMT
I was just about to post the same as after reading the posts on here I couldn't figure why everyone was talking about Ehmer being missing. Went back to check and Ehmer is indeed playing according to the OS and Baldwin is out. We know how to impress prospective managers! The OS "Team News" is wrong. Why would Leahy be captain with Ehmer on the pitch? The downloaded team sheet from the OS doesn't show Ehmer. www.bristolrovers.co.uk/contentassets/8fb381029c434cfcaaea8f9d555f1171/ts-br-pfc.pdfAs you say Kev, looking professional for any prospective new manager aren't we!
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 16, 2021 18:15:24 GMT
Is Ehmer suspended ? Surprised but not disappointed as he has been awful. Harries is woeful though. Daly on the bench ... Crazy decision Upson in a match day squad - disrespectful to Gas fans. Unless Ehmer has 10 bookings he can't be suspended. He must be ill or injured not to be in the squad. I've been very critical of him, but he had shown signs of improvement in the last couple of games. If he has just been dropped then it suggests some strange goings on behind the scenes.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 15, 2021 8:17:09 GMT
Well done everyone, especially those that organise and keep us all together. Kev wins again???!!!! Never win me - grrrr
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 13, 2021 9:53:37 GMT
Lose today and we might as well fold the club. I wouldn't go as far as that but if we do lose then, imho, any pretence of staying up will disappear and the club can start planning for life in league 2. Hopefully we'll see a(nother) reaction from the players and we will win. I'm going for 3-1.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 6, 2021 16:54:18 GMT
Well done Gas. Didn't watch today but it seems a pretty good performance from the comments here. Hopefully a hard fought 0-0 on Saturday isn't followed by a 1-6 capitulation on Tuesday!
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 5, 2021 13:17:49 GMT
Losing Ogogo, especially if it is for the rest of the season, is far more of a blow. The two squad slots have to be filled with a couple of out of contract players pdq
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 4, 2021 15:31:23 GMT
We've got the joint third worst goals for record in the league, do we need to employ an attacking coach too? When the platform for the creation of chances and making attacks is so poor it's unsurprising we struggle at the top end. I know our strikeforce is inexperienced, but with a decent defence and midfield not giving away goals, and able to present a number of reasonable chances I'm convinced they can score enough goals. Of course another experienced striker in the window would have been good, but our major failings are elsewhere. I and others have said we do need a defensive coach to organise and set up the way to defend in numerous situations - AND we need the on field organisation to ensure we don't just forget in the heat of battle. My priorities would be a GC type coach, an old head defender if there is one out there out of contract, and a similar battling midfielder.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 3, 2021 19:06:56 GMT
Can there be an option added for "It literally makes no difference who wears an armband" ? I understand the sentiment about organising and leadership, but I doubt any player consciously decides to change their game if they are (or aren't) the nominal captain. Not sure I agree. If the team/matchday squad was made up of seasoned pro's who all know exactly their jobs and are experienced enough to get on with it, then fine, the Captain is purely ornamental. In a squad of inexperienced youngsters and others that have shown that they cannot, for example, remember to do the basics at a corner then a Captain, organiser and on field coach is vital.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 3, 2021 17:14:59 GMT
Well spotted. Looks like he'd been out on the p155 all day yesterday before the game.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 3, 2021 16:51:33 GMT
As you say, Ehmer was supposed to be a leader - but he clearly isn't. It must be that he had others in that Gills side that were leaders and all he did was call heads or tails! He is worse than not being a leader - he doesn't even try and that means poor old Kilgour alongside him hasn't got a chance on his own.
I would drop him from the squad of 22 based on recent performances, not just last night. We need to find an out of contract leader and centre half, plus another out of contract midfield battler if we are to survive. As I posted elsewhere our flair players and the forwards, if they all stay fit, are good enough to score goals if there is a solid defensive base behind them.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 3, 2021 13:48:47 GMT
..Maybe he could play - he can't be worse than Ehmer Rod, you and I could probably do a better job than Ehmer after his last two displays. And I haven’t played for 15 years and I’m a ex-keeper. UTG! Thankyou for your vote of confidence! I haven't played competitive league football for ~28 years, and I was a Stu Sinclair type midfielder although I'm 5ft 8.5in so much taller than him!
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 3, 2021 11:21:38 GMT
Tony Adams lives in the Cotswolds, and has said that he would like to be involved in football again at some point. Ask him if he's interested in coaching our defence for a couple of days a week. ..Maybe he could play - he can't be worse than Ehmer
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 3, 2021 9:22:32 GMT
You make good points. We missed Ogogo He showed against Peterborough the necessary fight needed We really lack leadership dont we!!! Perhaps if we can’t agree on fight and passion and ability, or organisation we can agree with this. We are certainly lacking in leaders, this is something which is painfully obvious. I'm convinced BG didn't want leaders - as a young coach he would have felt threatened by stronger characters in the squad. PT and TW have failed to bring in a couple of those strong characters in the window that has just closed. They need to find a couple that are out of contract pdq.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 3, 2021 9:19:03 GMT
This is the same bunch of players that gave a pretty strong Sheff Utd line up a good game just a short while ago - a Sheff Utd team that has gone on to win 3 of 5 Premier League games, including beating Manu U. They clearly didn't want to be there last night, and put up a disgraceful performance. There are (some) good players in that squad - but - Ehmer is, imho, the main reason for our poor performances when they happen. The man isn't a Captain and is barely a Centre Half on the majority of the showings this season. If the Captain is wandering around, not putting in the effort, and not helping the younger players around him then that quickly influences the whole team/squad.
There has to be a few home truths spoken today. Something needs to be done to tell the squad what it is to be Gas and what that quartered shirt means.
Ehmer has to be dropped and the captaincy given to either Kilgour or Baldwin. TW has to work doubly hard to find a couple of out of contract experienced players that can come in and do a no nonsense job - a battling midfielder would be my priority. A striker would be nice - but if we can stop the nonsense at the back, firm up the midfield, and if our current strikers and flair players stay fit, we have goals in the team
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 2, 2021 21:07:54 GMT
no longer bothered, is entertaining I'm not finding it entertaining. If they can't be bothered, neither can I Goodnight
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 2, 2021 20:56:56 GMT
Never want to see Ehmer in a rovers shirt again. Let alone captaining the club. What I’d do to have Tony Craig back (a player absolutely slaughtered on here may I add!) Not by me - could see clearly what he brought to the team
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 2, 2021 20:45:57 GMT
This could be 6 7(seven) or 8 before it's finished. Something has to change after this performance
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 2, 2021 20:31:42 GMT
Baldwin for Ehmer Hargreaves for Westbrooke PLEASE! Westbrook who has made 6the keeper save twice as compared to Otzumer who has done very little!!!! Fair point
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