v Watford (a) - 13/9/25

[philipl]

In dire need of lady luck smiling on us.

Please 

And a shoot on sight approach to give us a chance of getting lucky..

Edited 9 hours ago by philipl

[Mercer]

Just a gut feeling Rovers pull off a surprise win today.  Chucked a few quid at it at 23/10.

[Leonard Venkhater]

20 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

A contract for a player like that coming in on a pay as you play set up can never be straightforwards.

Be very interesting to see a breakdown of the particular deal 🤔

So....20% to the selling club, 20% to the surgeon....60% to the agent?

[Ossydave]

Well that's completely fucked it, thanks Mercer.

Good to see Morishita getting a start today, in a grim transfer window he's pretty much the only potentially exciting addition for me.

Yuki up top on his own not ideal but suppose we'll ease Gudjohnsen in.

Hedges needs to replicate his previous goal and Carter needs to stay fit, not much to ask for.

Going for 1-1.

[philipl]

Axel broken hand so not travelled.

I had forgotten about him.

Would be a bit off for Gudjonsson to star against France and go on the bench today. Andre up top and the Japanese lads on the flanks?

Edited 4 hours ago by philipl

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

So....20% to the selling club, 20% to the surgeon....60% to the agent?

It just smells of some of the stuff we've seen in the past.

Bring him in - get commission

Get him fit then a large pay per game fee - Commission

In the shop window hopefully plays well and earns a contract, not necessarily here - Commission.

Proper 'vehicle' stuff.

[roversfan99]

50 minutes ago, philipl said:

Axel broken hand so not travelled.

I had forgotten about him.

Would be a bit off for Gudjonsson to star against France and go on the bench today. Andre up top and the Japanese lads on the flanks?

Ohashi has never played on the wing before.

Ismael suggested that with Gudjohnsen adjusting to the league and having only trained once, that he is unlikely to need to be chucked in like Henriksson was.

[rigger]

6 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Ohashi has never played on the wing before.

Ismael suggested that with Gudjohnsen adjusting to the league and having only trained once, that he is unlikely to need to be chucked in like Henriksson was.

Why would we need to chuck in a goal-scorer, into our prolific team ?

[Waggy76]

I will be pleasantly surprised if we avoid defeat !

[Roverthechimp]

1 hour ago, Waggy76 said:

I will be pleasantly surprised if we avoid defeat !

I will be pleasantly surprised if we avoid conceding first 20 minutes 😉

[KentExile]

Morishita, Wharton & Carter start

Gudjohnsen, Gardner-Hickman & Pears on the bench

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[Cherry Blue]

 

[CambridgeRover]

Pears spotted, someone check out his haircut

[bluebruce]

4 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

 

Honestly that's not a bad bench, Montgomery aside.

Carter and Wharton hasn't been a good starting CB pair in the past though, hopefully they are both a bit more experienced and wiser now.

[davulsukur]

18 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Morishita, Wharton & Carter start

Gudjohnsen, Gardner-Hickman & Pears on the bench

 

 

You can see the downgrade across the squad there:

Hyam > Carter

Batth > Wharton

Brittain > Alebiosu 

Travis > Tavares

Dolan = Morishita (unknown at this point)

Hedges now a starting player.

[sharpysharps86]

If Carter lasts more than a half I'll be impressed. The boy is held together by tape and string.

Pleased to see Mori starts. Always felt it would be too soon for Gudjohnsen given the lack of training he's had with the team so no surprise him on the bench.

Generally that side is probably as good as we can muster up at the moment. Tavares in the middle is a worry though, seems far too casual, but I suppose he'll only be able to really change that with game time and experience at this level.

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

You can see the downgrade across the squad there:

Hyam > Carter

Batth > Wharton

Brittain > Alebiosu 

Travis > Tavares

Dolan = Morishita (unknown at this point)

Hedges now a starting player.

I am willing to accept that some of the new players will come good, and in a couple of cases, given time, they may even end up being better than who they replaced.  but there has certainly been another reduction in what wages we are paying 

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[JCRovers]

Starting Carter feels very risky given he broke down after 40 minutes in the first pre-season friendly vs Accrington, was subsequently ruled out for over a month and hasn't played any minutes in the league yet. 

Another note is that our cover in central midfield on the bench looks like a joke; a kid who's not ready for Championship football and a last-minute loan from a league rival who has played one minute this season.

[den]

I don’t see a goalscorer there.

[KentExile]

Pears still in a cap (45 seconds in)

 

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[StHelensRover]

29 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

Pears spotted, someone check out his haircut

Maybe he'll grow one like that Colombian goalie and do the scorpion kick when he next plays in FA Cup 3rd round

[Lancaster Rover]

Tavares in midfield giving them license to do whatever they like through the middle of the pitch. 

[Exiled_Rover]

20 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

You can see the downgrade across the squad there:

Hyam > Carter

Batth > Wharton

Brittain > Alebiosu 

Travis > Tavares

Dolan = Morishita (unknown at this point)

Hedges now a starting player.

Carter is a better CB than Hyam - his problem is staying fit. I've seen enough out of Alebiosu to say he's at least equal to Brittain. I obviously disliked Dolan so I have to think Morishita is better. 

[Exiled_Rover]

13 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Pears still in a cap (45 seconds in)

 

It's genuinely hilarious at this point. 

[CambridgeRover]