v Accrington Stanley (a) - 12/7/25 - Friendly

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

13 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He's a CM. 

He was playing right back today.

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Is Brittain definitely going?

[JamieUK]

54 minutes ago, Giant said:

What a load of gonads. Brittain won’t play because he wants to talk to ‘Boro. Until they meet Rovers’ valuation he has no right to talk to them. I hope Venky’s do the usual and make him see out his contract. 

Narrative leaked to say he's refused to play. Who's to say Rovers didn't pull him out so they can bank the transfer money...? 

Fans lap it up, it's all the players fault, we tried to keep him, bla bla bla... 

They've already got his replacements in - new guy and the young lad who started today. They'll net £2.5m+ whilst splashing out a few hundred grand and paying a much lower wage.

Anyway, that's for a different thread. 

[Forever Blue]

3 minutes ago, JamieUK said:

Narrative leaked to say he's refused to play. Who's to say Rovers didn't pull him out so they can bank the transfer money...? 

Fans lap it up, it's all the players fault, we tried to keep him, bla bla bla... 

They've already got his replacements in - new guy and the young lad who started today. They'll net £2.5m+ whilst splashing out a few hundred grand and paying a much lower wage.

Anyway, that's for a different thread. 

Val said he refused to play. Why would he make it up? Not everything’s a conspiracy.

[Tomphil2]

Didn't say he refused he said he didn't want to play so we had a talk and i said ok but just today.

Absolutely no difference to the Eustace/Sammie situation and either time the boss or the club could have said hey we are paying you so play.

They are all willing parties in this and Val admitted it's now about getting a fee because of the contract situ.

[davulsukur]

3 hours ago, ... said:

Is Brittain definitely going?

Yes.

He won't sign a new deal here and the club "won't make the same mistake" (the irony) and will cash in on him instead.

[M_B]

Millarkey-Matthews(had to look it up) did well when he came on. 

[Forever Blue]

8 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

Didn't say he refused he said he didn't want to play so we had a talk and i said ok but just today.

Absolutely no difference to the Eustace/Sammie situation and either time the boss or the club could have said hey we are paying you so play.

They are all willing parties in this and Val admitted it's now about getting a fee because of the contract situ.

‘He decided not to play today. On his own’
 

Val’s exact words. So, yeah, he refused to play. 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Anyone who went yesterday, what was DeNeve like?  Is he genuinely quick, does he look like he could step up?

[Tomphil2]

7 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

‘He decided not to play today. On his own’
 

Val’s exact words. So, yeah, he refused to play. 

And as i said his boss or the club could have said YOU PLAY or you don't get paid.

Simple really.

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, Tomphil2 said:

And as i said his boss or the club could have said YOU PLAY or you don't get paid.

Simple really.

Yeah, that’s not going to happen. But at least you agree he refused to play. 

[JBiz]

Refusing to play a game crosses a line for me as a rovers fan, one that’s difficult to come back from.

The Szmodics revelations for example, tarnished my opinion of him.

I do understand that footballers will go to maximise their earnings but if I was an owner or manager, I’d be steering clear of players who’ve done it.

[chaddyrovers]

Montgomery was the stand out yesterday. Tyjon did well and I see him being a part of this season squad. Movement is good. Only 16/17 but we need to bring through to our squad

[Wheelton Blue]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Montgomery was the stand out yesterday. Tyjon did well and I see him being a part of this season squad. Movement is good. Only 16/17 but we need to bring through to our squad

Montgomery got up the pitch well, but his final ball was poor I thought.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 minutes ago, Wheelton Blue said:

Montgomery got up the pitch well, but his final ball was poor I thought.

His final ball was usually pass back into midfield. 

[M_B]

1 hour ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Anyone who went yesterday, what was DeNeve like?  Is he genuinely quick, does he look like he could step up?

I pointed him out to my daughter(not a regular by any means). A couple of minutes later she said, well he's quick. He was on free kicks and corners,he looks to have a nice left footed set piece delivery.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

10 minutes ago, M_B said:

I pointed him out to my daughter(not a regular by any means). A couple of minutes later she said, well he's quick. He was on free kicks and corners,he looks to have a nice left footed set piece delivery.

He can run alright. On one occasion he must have sprinted 50 yards flat out to press one of the Accy players. Does he have a trick ? He’s not very big or physical. I get the feeling he’s cover for Kargbo.

[M_B]

50 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He can run alright. On one occasion he must have sprinted 50 yards flat out to press one of the Accy players. Does he have a trick ? He’s not very big or physical. I get the feeling he’s cover for Kargbo.

You could be right, he did look quick but Kargbo's pace is something else. Unless he plays them both. 

[chaddyrovers]

5 hours ago, Wheelton Blue said:

Montgomery got up the pitch well, but his final ball was poor I thought.

what about the cross into the box where the Stanley's defender almost put into his own net? 

[Mike E]

I don’t think Brittain (or Sammie come to think of it) refused to play, did they?

They just asked (not demanded) to be allowed to speak to other clubs instead of playing and were granted it.

Happens more often than you’d think tbh. But I do agree IF it was an outright ‘refusal’ to play despite the manager’s wishes, then yes that crosses ‘the Gestede line’.

[Tom]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

what about the cross into the box where the Stanley's defender almost put into his own net? 

Sounds like he didn’t beat the defender there then 😜

[Hasta]

Gestede can’t comment on it in the next Fans Forum meeting. Doing it in a friendly is one thing, doing it in January when we are chasing promotion is something else.

[Tomphil2]

7 hours ago, Forever Blue said:

Yeah, that’s not going to happen. But at least you agree he refused to play. 

Nope.

I used to say i don't want to go to school but my parents advised me otherwise, i never refused to go i just didn't feel like it but there would have been concequences.

No difference here, he hasn't felt like playing and his boss as said ok just this once so he didn't actually get the chance to refuse did he because he wasn't told he had to play.

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, Tomphil2 said:

Nope.

I used to say i don't want to go to school but my parents advised me otherwise, i never refused to go i just didn't feel like it but there would have been concequences.

No difference here, he hasn't felt like playing and his boss as said ok just this once so he didn't actually get the chance to refuse did he because he wasn't told he had to play.

Yeah, so he refused to play. Cheers. 

[Tomphil2]

12 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Yeah, so he refused to play. Cheers. 

Nope just you refusing to accept he didn't to try and get over the disappointment of him wanting to go.

It's ok i understand, hate the player as the club want you to.