blueboy3333 8316 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 6 hours ago, Bigdoggsteel said: I lost patience with Bowyer myself. Always felt like whenever we got near the play-offs, we would take 2 steps back. It doesn't help when his best players are sold from under him (Gestede) and he's then told the next day he's expected to achieve promotion. I think he'll always be held in high-regard by most right-thinking Rovers fans Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Moderation Lead K-Hod 9542 Posted November 21, 2018 Moderation Lead Share Posted November 21, 2018 Also didn’t help that he played Cairney on the right wing, but it is what it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gav 9083 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Just now, blueboy3333 said: It doesn't help when his best players are sold from under him (Gestede) and he's then told the next day he's expected to achieve promotion. I think he'll always be held in high-regard by most right-thinking Rovers fans Absolutly Blueboy. They sold Cairney from under him also and Rhodes twice..... Bowyers tenure for the most part was a bright period during very dark times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blueboy3333 8316 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Just now, K-Hod said: Also didn’t help that he played Cairney on the right wing, but it is what it is. The same Cairney who was superb in that position and got player of the season in his 1st year ( I may have made that up) and then after a poor 2nd season still got as a big money move to Fulham. I bet Cairney loves Bowyer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blueboy3333 8316 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Just now, Gav said: Absolutly Blueboy. They sold Cairney from under him also and Rhodes twice..... Bowyers tenure for the most part was a bright period during very dark times. The frustration is they could have built on those good players Bowyer bought for a pittance and let him buy more. He could obviously spot them. Even if they didn't think he could have taken us up they could have changed managers and continued to invest. Instead they sold everyone, left Bowyer with just enough budget for the likes of that shite forward Keita/Koita and then sacked him when he wasn't top of the league. Now we are spending £7m on a young lad. Money was never a problem. The problem is they don't understand football and they can't just click their fingers like petulant brats and expect promotion and then 'punish' the club when it doesn't happen. Hopefully Mowbray is getting through to them and they don't throw their dummies out again when we have a bad run. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomphil 12729 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, K-Hod said: Also didn’t help that he played Cairney on the right wing, but it is what it is. Player development, it was in his blood I think he was applying the youth principles to the first team because he really didn't know any different. Also there was the Lowe issue which has been done to death but it was always going to be him they tried to build the team around. Marshall was another, right wing one week left wing another, number 10 then right back, pity Ben didn't have the consistency nor the mentality to keep his head up or he'd have been another big money sale on GB's resume. As would captain fantastic had he actually been any good, frustrating stuff at the time for a lot of us fans but looking back and using the words of a forked tongued reptile 'we could see what he was trying to do there'. Edited November 21, 2018 by tomphil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigdoggsteel 7765 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 30 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said: It doesn't help when his best players are sold from under him (Gestede) and he's then told the next day he's expected to achieve promotion. I think he'll always be held in high-regard by most right-thinking Rovers fans Low blow and I thought we were getting on well ? I liked Bowyer, a lot. I just felt whenever we got near the play offs something would go wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderation Lead K-Hod 9542 Posted November 21, 2018 Moderation Lead Share Posted November 21, 2018 18 minutes ago, tomphil said: Player development, it was in his blood I think he was applying the youth principles to the first team because he really didn't know any different. Also there was the Lowe issue which has been done to death but it was always going to be him they tried to build the team around. Marshall was another, right wing one week left wing another, number 10 then right back, pity Ben didn't have the consistency nor the mentality to keep his head up or he'd have been another big money sale on GB's resume. As would captain fantastic had he actually been any good, frustrating stuff at the time for a lot of us fans but looking back and using the words of a forked tongued reptile 'we could see what he was trying to do there'. Marshall is just a bit frustrating in general. He’s a cracking player when he’s at it, he really is. He just isn’t at it nearly as much as we’d like him to be. Think he looked class at full back tbh. I think he has had a number of issues with mental health in the past, if I’m not mistaken, which would definitely explain a few things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JHRover 12305 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Their behaviour towards the end of Bowyers tenure is precisely the reason I refuse to be taken in by a 12 month improvement since last year. Things have unravelled very quickly from a position of relative stability and strength under their watch before and whilst we are almost all quite happy with how things are at the moment you must have selective memory to overlook what happened not long ago and blindly believe a corner has at long last been turned. Edited November 21, 2018 by JHRover Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batman. 498 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Gary Bowyer is a footballing genius. Trailblazer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mc Love 97 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 12 hours ago, JHRover said: Their behaviour towards the end of Bowyers tenure is precisely the reason I refuse to be taken in by a 12 month improvement since last year. Things have unravelled very quickly from a position of relative stability and strength under their watch before and whilst we are almost all quite happy with how things are at the moment you must have selective memory to overlook what happened not long ago and blindly believe a corner has at long last been turned. Agreed, will never forget the start of their tenure and the cluelessness of the owners whom are established successful business people in their own right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CD_93 549 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Jagdish Balaji Rao was present at the game on Saturday. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/december/rovers-welcome-special-guest/ Edited December 4, 2018 by CD_93 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WIR Second Coming 977 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, CD_93 said: Jagdish Balaji Rao was present at the game on Saturday. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/december/rovers-welcome-special-guest/ Ok, but other than having a similar name to the fat playboy, who the feck is he? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mattyblue 14573 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 His son? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Proudtobeblue&white 1238 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, OnePhilT said: Venkys putting their toe in the rising temperature of the ice cold water at Ewood by sending a youngling. Snowball season is almost upon us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SIMON GARNERS 194 3751 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 35 minutes ago, CD_93 said: Jagdish Balaji Rao was present at the game on Saturday. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/december/rovers-welcome-special-guest/ Greeted with a collective sigh and raising of Eyes to the Heavens... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CD_93 549 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, Mattyblue said: His son? Yep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparks Rover 3609 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, CD_93 said: Jagdish Balaji Rao was present at the game on Saturday. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/december/rovers-welcome-special-guest/ Well, he can feck off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blueboy3333 8316 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, CD_93 said: Jagdish Balaji Rao was present at the game on Saturday. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/december/rovers-welcome-special-guest/ He's got Daddy's boobs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigdoggsteel 7765 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, CD_93 said: Jagdish Balaji Rao was present at the game on Saturday. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/december/rovers-welcome-special-guest/ Who da fook is that guy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miller11 2664 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Definitely testing the water. The majority of Rovers “Twitter family” appear to want Venky’s back at Ewood and would welcome them warmly... I just can’t get my head around it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard Venkhater 4087 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, Miller11 said: Definitely testing the water. The majority of Rovers “Twitter family” appear to want Venky’s back at Ewood and would welcome them warmly... I just can’t get my head around it! Get behind the lads FFS ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 10692 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 No major issue with him being there but not sure it should be us welcoming a special guest like he’s some dignitary! If I recall he was the one who had the interest in football, wonder if he’s been charged with keeping an eye on things and working with the club Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Proudtobeblue&white 1238 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 25 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said: He's got Daddy's boobs. He should well have his hands in his pockets, they must be deep. Smug yuck. I'm still not a fan of the family. nor will ever be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart 16525 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Stay away Raos. The fan unrest has almost completely stopped simply because you lot have kept away. There is no kudos for you. You’ve done less than half a job in terms of undoing the ruination of this club. When we are 14th in the PL you can come back - minus fleet of rollers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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