v Norwich City (h) - 30/8/25

[aletheia]

1 hour ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

So Woy just takes credit for Davies,

I never get the ire directed at him. Flopped here, true but did good elsewhere. It happens a lot - both ways. Ie we get someone who we think is uselesss, they go on somewhere and do well. And vice versa. All about timing, luck, surrounding players and all sorts of other factors.  One that sticks in my mind is Franny Jeffers -not necessarily his time here but he looked cracking at Everton and then went to Arsenal? and flopped. Stars wax and wane. And also, your shelf life can be short. A striker can be the dogs for a bit and then there is another one off the rank.

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I guess it was the price tag for Davies and he didn't do much (but not entirely his fault).

Edited August 29 by aletheia

[Admiral Nelsen]

1 minute ago, booth said:

£4.25m for Blake and then Brian Kidd came along and spent £4.25 on Ward 🫣

 

In the same season as £7.5 mil (including future international, Rovers fan James Beattie) for Kevin Davies!

 

[Admiral Nelsen]

16 minutes ago, aletheia said:

I never get the ire directed at him. Flopped here, true but did good elsewhere. It happens a lot - both ways. Ie we get someone who we think is uselesss, they go on somewhere and do well. And vice versa. All about timing, luck, surrounding players and all sorts of other factors.  One that sticks in my mind is Franny Jeffers -not necessarily his time here but he looked cracking at Everton and then went to Arsenal? and flopped. Stars wax and wane. And also, your shelf life can be short. A striker can be the dogs for a bit and then there is another one of the rank.

 

I don't think he does get that much ire though. He probably got more in the early 2000s in fairness, but I think most fans always recognised he was doing his best.  Doesn't alter the fact that it was a catastrophe of a transfer. Huge money and a big contributing factor to getting relegated. 

 

Agree that there are lots of examples where we've had players where the shoe has been on the other foot. Danny Graham at Sunderland is one that comes to mind.

Edited August 29 by Admiral Nelsen

[lraC]

3 hours ago, ... said:

Didn't know the gentleman but incredibly sad news for his family and the Rovers family, will certainly applaud on the 70th minute 👏 

Thanks mate.

Lots now know so he should get a nice send off.

Im in Spain so will be watching on Rovers TV as usual and will applaud from there. 

[roverblue]

Tomorrow should be a good marker of where we are at after a set of good performances but only one win.

looking forward to it and the sense of mystery still about all the new signings. Fingers crossed for 3 points and a performance to match!

[aletheia]

Can't argue with that. Everyone got a crib sheet for the names and positions? 😉 

Don't rely on the scoreboard. 😉

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, booth said:

£4.25m for Blake and then Brian Kidd came along and spent £4.25 on Ward 🫣

If you rubbed them together you wouldn’t have a Simon Garner or a David Speedie.

[RoversTilliDie]

4 hours ago, ... said:

Didn't know the gentleman but incredibly sad news for his family and the Rovers family, will certainly applaud on the 70th minute 👏 

Ill be there tomorrow, and applaud at the 70th minute.

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47 minutes ago, lraC said:

Thanks mate.

Lots now know so he should get a nice send off.

Im in Spain so will be watching on Rovers TV as usual and will applaud from there. 

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 

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48 minutes ago, lraC said:

Thanks mate.

Lots now know so he should get a nice send off.

Im in Spain so will be watching on Rovers TV as usual and will applaud from there. 

Is it too late to alert the club? 

[RoversTilliDie]

Norwich have won there opening 2 away games, and all there goals scored, have been in the 1st 25 minutes. 

[chaddyrovers]

5 hours ago, lraC said:

I suspect harry is another was stood up to Gestede and his treatment of Lesley Fielding, as he seemed to suffer the same fate as Buckley and Travis. 

Buckley, not played much and need regular 1st team football. 

Leonard similar. 

What treatment? 

[lraC]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Buckley, not played much and need regular 1st team football. 

Leonard similar. 

What treatment? 

Told not to come in as they had a go at Gestede over his shocking treatment of the player Liaison officer, Lesley Fielding.

Travis was also in the same boat. 

[lraC]

10 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Norwich have won there opening 2 away games, and all there goals scored, have been in the 1st 25 minutes. 

Why have they only got 3 points then?

[lraC]

20 minutes ago, ... said:

Is it too late to alert the club? 

I think they have been alerted.

Micks daughter does some part time work, as a steward. 

[DeeCee]

1 hour ago, aletheia said:

I never get the ire directed at him. Flopped here, true but did good elsewhere. It happens a lot - both ways. Ie we get someone who we think is uselesss, they go on somewhere and do well. And vice versa. All about timing, luck, surrounding players and all sorts of other factors.  One that sticks in my mind is Franny Jeffers -not necessarily his time here but he looked cracking at Everton and then went to Arsenal? and flopped. Stars wax and wane. And also, your shelf life can be short. A striker can be the dogs for a bit and then there is another one off the rank.

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I guess it was the price tag for Davies and he didn't do much (but not entirely his fault).

I respect Roy for what he has done in football but his time here was absolutely dire. I hated pretty much everything he did, tactics, signings, media etc.

Yet another one I was pleased to see the back of.

[chaddyrovers]

10 minutes ago, lraC said:

Told not to come in as they had a go at Gestede over his shocking treatment of the player Liaison officer, Lesley Fielding.

Travis was also in the same boat. 

Ok

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1 hour ago, lraC said:

I think they have been alerted.

Micks daughter does some part time work, as a steward. 

A servant to our club 💙  

[booth]

3 hours ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

 

In the same season as £7.5 mil (including future international, Rovers fan James Beattie) for Kevin Davies!

 

Let's not mention what we spent on Christian Dailly 😩

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 minutes ago, booth said:

Let's not mention what we spent on Christian Dailly 😩

I remember Jim Smith, who was the Derby manager at that time,  telling the story about how Rovers bought Dailly. His chairman had heard through the grapevine that Rovers were going to bid for Dailly, so they had a meeting and agreed that they wouldn’t accept a penny less than £2 million for him. They nearly fell off their seats when in the conference call over the phone Roy Boy’s opening offer was £5 million ! They even managed to squeeze another £250,000 out of us !

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7 hours ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

 

In the same season as £7.5 mil (including future international, Rovers fan James Beattie) for Kevin Davies!

 

Went to primary school with James, used to give me piggy backs across the puddles 🤣🤣

[DE.]

7 hours ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

 

I don't think he does get that much ire though. He probably got more in the early 2000s in fairness, but I think most fans always recognised he was doing his best.  Doesn't alter the fact that it was a catastrophe of a transfer. Huge money and a big contributing factor to getting relegated. 

 

Agree that there are lots of examples where we've had players where the shoe has been on the other foot. Danny Graham at Sunderland is one that comes to mind.

The funny thing with Graham is that he was crap at Sunderland, came here and was pretty solid, then went back to Sunderland and was rubbish again 🤣

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Anyone awake with a miniscule of optimism this morning?

[philipl]

11 hours ago, lraC said:

Why have they only got 3 points then?

The other win was away in the Carabao at Watford

[Cherry Blue]

5 hours ago, ... said:

Went to primary school with James, used to give me piggy backs across the puddles 🤣🤣

I knew him too. Great when he acknowledged me at half-time when he was Accy manager.