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  2. Age is irrelevant here. See Adam Forshaw's new deal. Eustace had us in the top 6 thanks to these sort of players and if we'd have backed him even remotely in January he'd have potentially led us to promotion. I don't think anyone anywhere would have been bothered about how old Danny Batth is/was. Those signings were working a treat for us - that's what sensible clubs do with a limited budget - back a manager working wonders on it and let him keep going - Derby have clearly identified he's a man who can secure results on a meagre budget. Nobody associated with Rovers can claim there is any sort of sustainable long term plan as much as people would like to convince themselves there is. We change executives and management more often than people change their season tickets, we deliberately let contracts run down making no effort to renew them and fail to invest or build anything remotely sustainable. It's a myth, please don't delude yourself that because we've been outdone by Derby on Batth and Weimann that we are following some grand long term sustainable strategy. We're firing into the dark with Gestede following Pasha's instructions because it's the cheapest way and because he might earn a few brownie points in India if a couple of them pay off. Rovers won't benefit from it either way.
  3. Only quoting Val who directly compared him to beck
  4. Anything happened on holiday do cant bothered scrolling πŸ˜•
  5. A very important part of it is not playing old players all the time which blocks the development of the young players. Without saying anything about needing a new RB or LW it is a fact that more bodies makes it tougher for our youth players to be a part of it, even getting 10-15 mins cameos.
  6. It will take a hell of a signing to replicate the performances that Batth put in last year. I dont get why people are making out as if he is easily replaceable.
  7. I think it's more that he's the ACD replacement - he's a winger. I know he's played LB, but we have Ribeiro and Pickering for LB.
  8. 'More financial upside' Totally pointless issue if a) we don't renew contracts, b) we get relegated or miss promotion because of it, c) well sell them but it all goes into covering Venky losses and not back into the club.
  9. It seems to be quiet a common problem among our academy graduates...
  10. Nobody said it was controversial. But to be clear, was it not you saying a page or two back that the Hull fella was slow and might not suit the managers way of playing? Surely the same applies to an even slower Batth who you continue to eulogise over (probably because he isn’t here anymore). It’s almost like you always focus on the negatives in any given situation!
  11. I thought bar two mistakes by the atrocious Carter (albeit Williamson went walkabouts on the 2nd goal too - clearly a CM playing CB) Sweden didn't do much. England completely ran out of puff when they equalised though.
  12. I don't think anyone can on the one hand complain that the bar has been lowered on signings, then go mad about releasing Batth and Weimann. It shouldn't be beyond any decent recruitment department to fill those two spots with players of equal/better quality.
  13. Probably took more money for one year and wanted 2 years with the less amount we would have been offering
  14. Non of those five prospects you mention are at a stage where they can hold down a first team spot.
  15. Wasn’t it said that he wanted a 2y contract at Rovers?
  16. I’m not saying they necessarily will be replaced by two better players straight away, but hopefully they will be replaced by to players With more financial upside if they turn out great. When it comes to the experience in the squad; we have Hyam, Wharton, Pickering, Travis, Tronstad, Carter, Cantwell and Hedges to name a few. This is spiced up with some very exciting prospects in Tyjon, Batty, Duru, Montgomery, Riordan.
  17. Don’t worry about Carter, he’s only got cramp.
  18. Probably because they'd have to agree adequate compensation first and if they can't they risk getting stung at tribunal. 15k a week over 3 years might be agreeable but not if it comes with a 1.5 or 2 million fee as well.
  19. no they don`t,the ones running the club financially only care about their renumeration and will do anything to hang onto to their job
  20. Batth turns 35 in September. But there are two seperate arguments. Whether he will be a big miss, and whether he will replicare it next season. I dont see why a 2 year deal comes into it. He has only signed a 1 year deal at Derby.
  21. Batth turns 36 in Sept and Weimann 34 in August. Keeping them could be smart, but giving a 36 year old a two-year contract is no way to run a football club. Also Weimann turning 34. It’s not very sustainable long-term giving such players contracts.
  22. Neither said his agent was greedy or dickhead or big headed did I? Out of context here. But an agent should be attracting offers for him for months They seem a lack of offers out there for him which I am surprised myself RF99.
  23. The last 15 years tell me - no they don’t care.
  24. No, they're not irreplaceable, but you are assuming they will be replaced by 2 players who are better. I don't have the same confidence.
  25. Best team lost I thought but we never gave up so fair play to our women. Great header and penalty from Lucy Bronze. Some times you make your own luck. Some bloody awful penalties though.
  26. It’s as well de neve isn’t the weimann replacement and is the Owen beck replacement then
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