Let's Talk Tyrhys Dolan

[Hasta]

46 minutes ago, J*B said:

First start tonight. Playing really well.

Espanyol fans absolutely raving about him here.

[Madon]

I've been watching it, he played awesome in the first half! 

[Exiled_Rover]

Can only assume the standard in La Liga is shite then.

[Mattyblue]

English League 1 standard, obviously.

[Wheelton Blue]

I've watched both Espanyol games so far, tonight's game was entertaining.

Dolan has done well so far on the right wing. His crossing has noticeably improved.

[Tomphil2]

Can only assume that some members of the Ewood Park jury were wrong.

When is he disappearing without trace Nyambe style then ?

[Silas]

Not being funny, but there's all high praise on here, but google has him lowest ranked of the 6 attacking players.

He's actually joint second lowest from the entire Espanyol team at 3.7.

Haven't watched a minute since he's been gone. But there's either some misty eyed confirmation bias going on from his longstanding supporters.

Or google is way off the mark. 

To quantify, google is pretty close to the mark on Rovers games etc I do watch. Certainly ballpark. 

So something doesn't add up here.

I'll make an effort to view with my own eyes though, just to head off the cheerleader backlash. 😉

[Tomphil2]

The fact he's even at a club like that starting games in La Lige kind of suggests he was never as crap as his constant knockers on here like to make out.

Frustrating yes, crap ..no.

[Andy]

I think most of the frustration from Rovers fans were down to us believing that there was a player in there - he just never seemed to grow out of the unnecessary stepovers and pivots.

Had he stuck to the basics and worked harder on things like crossing and finishing, he'd be much higher rated.

However, hopefully a fresh start for him will help him kick on.

[Hasta]

42 minutes ago, Silas said:

Not being funny, but there's all high praise on here, but google has him lowest ranked of the 6 attacking players.

He's actually joint second lowest from the entire Espanyol team at 3.7.

Haven't watched a minute since he's been gone. But there's either some misty eyed confirmation bias going on from his longstanding supporters.

Or google is way off the mark. 

To quantify, google is pretty close to the mark on Rovers games etc I do watch. Certainly ballpark. 

So something doesn't add up here.

I'll make an effort to view with my own eyes though, just to head off the cheerleader backlash. 😉

I thought he was just ok at Rovers so no confirmation bias. I always thought he’d get a better move than being here by letting his contract run out, but surprised he ended up at somewhere like Espanyol. But in two appearances he has looked  good for them. Just look on twitter. These are just a handful of examples.

 

 

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[Ossydave]

He will play well on his first start, his problem will be doing it on a regular basis, same as it was here.

[Ghost7]

I've seen enough of Dolan to know that in the long run it won't work out for him in La Liga. I don't even need to monitor it. 

He got a free transfer move to a nearly relegated La Liga side. They look absolutely desperate and have put together a side of almost entirely free transfers and loans again this year. After spending nothing the year before.

I'm thankful we don't have to watch him running down blind alleys, hitting tame "shots", weak crosses and taking on no one in the Championship anymore.....

Amar'i Bell and Cauley Woodrow made Premier League appearances. Move on.

We needed better. Him leaving should absolutely benefit our attack if we spend a bit of money.

[roversfan99]

To be fair, I dont think anyone expected him to do well in La Liga.

Its more that some were trying to suggest that he had ideas beyond his station and should have accepted our poor offer, especially as he didnt accept something straight away.

[47er]

20 minutes ago, Ghost7 said:

We needed better

But we rarely get it. Dolan deserved more than he got.

[Silas]

1 hour ago, Hasta said:

I thought he was just ok at Rovers so no confirmation bias. I always thought he’d get a better move than being here by letting his contract run out, but surprised he ended up at somewhere like Espanyol. But in two appearances he has looked  good for them. Just look on twitter. These are just a handful of examples.

 

 

Not to be petty, but I could screenshot the comments about Gallagher's debut at Stoke.

Prime Duncan Ferguson.

But we knew the truth.

Happy to be proved wrong. I'm rooting for him, honest.

But I find this love-in a bit odd. Can totally get it with Adam W and others. 

But Dolan. Hmmm, suspicious that some are desperate to be proved 'right'. 

[riverholmes]

53 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

To be fair, I dont think anyone expected him to do well in La Liga.

Its more that some were trying to suggest that he had ideas beyond his station and should have accepted our poor offer, especially as he didnt accept something straight away.

John Buckley's agent should, in my opinion, be sounding out a move like that. He maybe could do something in a slower and more technical league. Albeit, it would seem that technically he has regressed, on the occasions he appears. Personally, I feel at one stage he was near Adam Wharton's level of technicality, though not, it has proven, the mental side.

[M_B]

10 minutes ago, Silas said:

Not to be petty, but I could screenshot the comments about Gallagher's debut at Stoke.

Prime Duncan Ferguson.

But we knew the truth.

Happy to be proved wrong. I'm rooting for him, honest.

But I find this love-in a bit odd. Can totally get it with Adam W and others. 

But Dolan. Hmmm, suspicious that some are desperate to be proved 'right'. 

Maybe go with what the Espanyol fans say as the season goes on, they've no axe to grind. 

[roversfan99]

10 minutes ago, riverholmes said:

John Buckley's agent should, in my opinion, be sounding out a move like that. He maybe could do something in a slower and more technical league. Albeit, it would seem that technically he has regressed, on the occasions he appears. Personally, I feel at one stage he was near Adam Wharton's level of technicality, though not, it has proven, the mental side.

Dolan had at least proven himself to be a good Championship player. Buckley hasnt done that. The type of player whose style makes him look graceful and elegant, but when you watch him for a bit, you realise hes not very good.