Ryan Alebiosu

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

Duru back off loan to cover Alebiosu ?

Only loan I could see being recalled would be O'Riordan. He can cover at centre back with Wharton and Carter still out, would allow Miller to shift to RWB if needed also.

I still think we'll just shove Hedges at RWB and be done with it.

[ruggles1995]

with him going to afcon, think if i was VI id look to go with morishita as right wing back. He looks to me as our best crosser of a football. He also has the japanese work rate to do the up and down work. 

[rigger]

46 minutes ago, ruggles1995 said:

with him going to afcon, think if i was VI id look to go with morishita as right wing back. He looks to me as our best crosser of a football. He also has the japanese work rate to do the up and down work. 

Usually a wing-back has to be reasonably strong in defensive work. I don't know if Morishita could do that. 

[Tim Southampton Rover]

I'm thrilled he's representing Nigeria at the AFCON. Yes, it leaves us in a pickle, but any well‑run team prepares for situations like this. Instead, we've been underprepared, just as we have been for pretty much every scenario thrown at us this season. I don't blame him at all; I'm delighted for him because the call‑up is thoroughly deserved. My disappointment is with the club for not being ready.

What concerns me most is that as soon as rumours of a call‑up started a month ago, we should have been knocking on his door with a new, improved contract. We didn’t act, and now he'll return from AFCON as a full international (maybe even a winner) and will quite rightly expect far more than whatever we eventually offer. To me, it's yet another example of the club acting too late, or not acting at all.

[DE.]

3 hours ago, Tim Southampton Rover said:

I'm thrilled he's representing Nigeria at the AFCON. Yes, it leaves us in a pickle, but any well‑run team prepares for situations like this. Instead, we've been underprepared, just as we have been for pretty much every scenario thrown at us this season. I don't blame him at all; I'm delighted for him because the call‑up is thoroughly deserved. My disappointment is with the club for not being ready.

What concerns me most is that as soon as rumours of a call‑up started a month ago, we should have been knocking on his door with a new, improved contract. We didn’t act, and now he'll return from AFCON as a full international (maybe even a winner) and will quite rightly expect far more than whatever we eventually offer. To me, it's yet another example of the club acting too late, or not acting at all.

That's because you are looking at it from the point of view of somebody who wants the team to do well. 

If Alebiosu comes back with his reputation enhanced and the club can sell for a decent profit, I'm sure they'll be delighted. Onto the next cheap punt/academy player. There is no desire here to keep hold of our best players through increasing salary - we have seen that throughout this year. 

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Happy birthday Wyan 😁👍🏻

[KentExile]

Alebiosu/Nigeria's first game in AFCON is this evening, kick off at 5:30, 

Game is streamed on one of C4s channels

[chaddyrovers]

6 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Alebiosu/Nigeria's first game in AFCON is this evening, kick off at 5:30, 

Game is streamed on one of C4s channels

channel 4seven, on Sky channel 137

[KentExile]

Alebiosu on the bench, Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham's right back) starts

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, KentExile said:

Alebiosu on the bench, Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham's right back) starts

good, he can`t get injured warming the bench,which is my major concern

[Roverthechimp]

Just now, simongarnerisgod said:

good, he can`t get injured warming the bench,which is my major concern

My first instinct when i saw the Alebiosu thread was bumped was "how bad is the injury" 🫣

[Penwortham Blue]

Just tuned in to see whether Ryan was playing but on bench. Up front is Akor Adams, the big ghost signing of a few years past as announced by Mercer 😞

[Giant]

Another win for Nigeria so they’ve qualified for knock out round, Ryan now there for longer. Once again no minutes played.

[Ghost7]

Pretty annoying situation with Alebiosu! 

[DackDackGoose]

Gutted he's not getting minutes. Thought that Birmingham RB wasn't seen as the best?

Hoped obviously they'd go out early but a good squad, probs will go pretty far

[roversfan99]

Surely its better from our point of view that he doesnt play.

Rest him up and although I appreciate the days of players being signed based off good tournaments are much less common seeing as all games are available, less awareness as to how good he is to reduce the likelihood of bids.

[philipl]

Beating Tunisia 3-1 means Nigeria almost certainly win the Group and a favourable draw in the knock outs.

Let's see if there any squad rotation for the last Group game.

[MarkBRFC]

8 hours ago, DackDackGoose said:

Gutted he's not getting minutes.

From a selfish point of view, I'm delighted he isnt playing.

Kind of like a mid season break for him which was probably needed as the way he plays you can gaurentee he does a hamstring over this busy period if he was still here.

Hopefully he comes back in mid Jan ready to kick on for the second half of the season.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

He'll come back rested and have something to prove. Perfect scenario so far for us.

[bluebruce]

12 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Surely its better from our point of view that he doesnt play.

Rest him up and although I appreciate the days of players being signed based off good tournaments are much less common seeing as all games are available, less awareness as to how good he is to reduce the likelihood of bids.

Yes and no. It's also frustrating if we lose a key player for those games for absolutely no reason, although it's better than if we had lost him to injury. And the emergence of Litherland is a bonus that may not have happened without this. We still have 4 points from 6 in his absence I think it is, so it hasn't been crushing so far.

He should come back refreshed if he doesn't play (jet lag around the time aside) though he will also train hard, and could lose a bit of match sharpness. Or may be deflated from wasting his time going out there. I hope and expect he at least comes back with a cap. Given they are already likely to go through as winners I suspect they will start him. Which lets them rest the other lad and see how Ryan does.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, bluebruce said:

Yes and no. It's also frustrating if we lose a key player for those games for absolutely no reason, although it's better than if we had lost him to injury. And the emergence of Litherland is a bonus that may not have happened without this. We still have 4 points from 6 in his absence I think it is, so it hasn't been crushing so far.

He should come back refreshed if he doesn't play (jet lag around the time aside) though he will also train hard, and could lose a bit of match sharpness. Or may be deflated from wasting his time going out there. I hope and expect he at least comes back with a cap. Given they are already likely to go through as winners I suspect they will start him. Which lets them rest the other lad and see how Ryan does.

Jetlag shouldn't be a problem travelling between Africa and Lancashire

[Tim Southampton Rover]

It's in Morocco so that's basically like flying to Spain for a long weekend. The only reason we get jet lag is because we're most likely travelling on Easy Jet and sloshing with beer - less jet lag, more alcohol recovery mode. They'll be travelling back in slightly better condition than most of us! 🤣

[B16Rover]

56 minutes ago, Tim Southampton Rover said:

It's in Morocco so that's basically like flying to Spain for a long weekend. The only reason we get jet lag is because we're most likely travelling on Easy Jet and sloshing with beer - less jet lag, more alcohol recovery mode. They'll be travelling back in slightly better condition than most of us! 🤣

 

 

[Tim Southampton Rover]

@B16Rover If you close your eyes slightly completely then it looks exactly like The Ritz.

[bluebruce]

Alebiousu starting against Uganda.

The names I actually recognise are all on the bench. Looks like the second string being given the chance to impress.

Edited 5 hours ago by bluebruce