tomphil Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Left sided mid ? Probably just filling the Antonsson void and it seems he's a handy player but maybe another made of glass although if he's just a squad man it should be easier to keep him fit. Why are these types all so fragile these days compared to 10/15 years ago ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JacknOry Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Am I allowed to say meh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDRover Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 OUFC forum intimates his best position is as a no. 10. Getting ready to sell Dack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blow-in Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 5 hours ago, jim mk2 said: Looks to be a good pacy player with an eye for a pass. Oxford fans say he is injury prone and inconsistent. Let's see. Sounds like a Rovers player to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, LDRover said: OUFC forum intimates his best position is as a no. 10. Getting ready to sell Dack? Don’t 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deryck guyler's spoon Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Joe Nuttall, Harry Chapman, Joe Rothwell - are we trying to assemble a team of grandads? Anyway good luck to the lad. Who`s his agent by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob fleming Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 49 minutes ago, deryck guyler's spoon said: Who`s his agent by the way? Since he hasn’t asked yet you’ve got to presume it’s JAL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipl Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Welcome Joe Rothwell. Looks like a lad with excellent potential and adds steel with ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJRovers Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Seems a solid signing with potential for the future judging by the reaction of Oxford fans. Not an automatic "1st eleven" signing I wouldn't think. So hopefully we're still working on a few others with more proven ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 14 hours ago, RovingRover said: Video showing his attributes whilst at Manchester United 2 years ago Looks to be a talented lad. Really good technique and turn of pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islander200 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I see that Stuart Armstrong from Celtic who Coyle tried to bring here is on the verge of signing for Southampton for 6 million. Don't know too much about Rothwell seems like he is highly regarded and has some talent,his injury record is a bit of a concern though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomphil Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 All I remember is Coyle trying to bring in that clumsy defender from up there who I think ended up at Hibs or somewhere ? Oh and desperately always trying to bring in Giles Barnes - whatever happened to him ? Glad those days are gone neither were worth it but I think this lad might be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverCanada Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 10 hours ago, LDRover said: OUFC forum intimates his best position is as a no. 10. Getting ready to sell Dack? Haha... To take a more optimistic view, sounds like he can serve as backup to Dack in the no. 10 role whenever he's not in MF. Hence he sort of replaces Payne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Nelsen Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Potentially looks like he was the player that we wanted before signing Payne as back up. Bet we weren't in Oxford's good books come February 1st. Unlike Payne, he looks capable of competing physically too. Cautiously optimistic about this one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imy9 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Looks a decent signing, however worried about his poor injury record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruRover Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) I think Rothwell is the kind of player we need to be signing. We have to realistic with the kind of money we can spend, I can only really see us spending 500k-1m on 2-3 players at the most. Rothwell definetley resembles somewhat of a gamble, seems to be abit injury prone and inconsisitent according to OxU fans but a player who has undoubted quality. Sometimes when a player joins a new club its helps them step up and take there game up a notch, Id back TM to get the best out of him, and if he can then he is a player who could excel for us and have potential big resale value. So as one of our most likely cheaper signings I think this is a Decent start to our business. Only time will tell. Edited June 23, 2018 by TruRover Spelling 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garage Flower Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 23 hours ago, Mike E said: SHOULD be making. 'Should' does not mean 'yes'. Sorry, had to get a ThickOfIt quote out my system today. Joe Rothwell is the right man for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted June 23, 2018 Backroom Share Posted June 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, Garage Flower said: Joe Rothwell is the right man for the moment. You've got the transfer, that's safe. Now do you want to go for the first team, young man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAL Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, TruRover said: I think Rothwell is the kind of player we need to be signing. We have to realistic with the kind of money we can spend, I can only really see us spending 500k-1m on 2-3 players at the most. Rothwell definetley resembles somewhat of a gamble, seems to be abit injury prone and inconsisitent according to OxU fans but a player who has undoubted quality. Sometimes when a player joins a new club its helps them step up and take there game up a notch, Id back TM to get the best out of him, and if he can then he is a player who could excel for us and have potential big resale value. So as one of our most likely cheaper signings I think this is a spot Be stayer to our business. Only time will tell. Should be spending £5 -6m on a striker that can deliver plus add to his sell on value. Good luck to you guys and gals who like freebies and Sam the mule and no further progress. Edited June 23, 2018 by JAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted June 23, 2018 Backroom Share Posted June 23, 2018 1 minute ago, JAL said: Should be spending £5 -6m on a striker that can deliver plus add to his sell on value. Good luck to you guys and gals who like freebies and Sam the mule and no further progress. He thinks we have £6m ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumboots Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Nobody likes freebies or cheap players or loans. We all know that to really progress we need to spend some real money, but we do understand that the cash isn't there for well documented reasons, and we have to tailor our expectations to the real world. But you know that don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Rassragr Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, JAL said: Should be spending £5 -6m on a striker that can deliver plus add to his sell on value. Good luck to you guys and gals who like freebies and Sam the mule and no further progress. Where is the money coming from to enact this plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevidgeBlue Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, JAL said: Should be spending £5 -6m on a striker that can deliver plus add to his sell on value. Good luck to you guys and gals who like freebies and Sam the mule and no further progress. Difficult to disagree. If we Don't do something like that, next season is likely to be a real struggle. As things stand we have Nuttall and Samuel who probably aren't good enough and Graham who may or may not be up to it next Season. We're likely to be hugely reliant on Dack once again. If he signs a new contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruRover Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 2 hours ago, JAL said: Should be spending £5 -6m on a striker that can deliver plus add to his sell on value. Good luck to you guys and gals who like freebies and Sam the mule and no further progress. Signing a 6 million striker would help us progress no doubt. Unfortunately we probaly only have half that amount to spend this summer, and secondly we can't just spend all our budget on a striker. We saw a couple of seasons ago with Rudy and Rhodes that you can have a High value strike force and it might not even get you a playoff spot. Big signings are great, they get us fans excited and they do add quality, but they can also dissapoint, Rhodes was dissapointing for Boro(12million) McCormack and Hogan for Villa have had barely an impact (12-15 million each). Some are successes but it's always a risk, and oftern it's the cheaper players who step up and can be the most important to the squad, Rudy was a better all round player than Rhodes and got the goals aswell and he cost 400k! Marriott last season is another example. We can't just splash the little we have on 1 player, it needs to be 2/3players which will largely improve the starting 11, supplemented with players like Rothwell, who can overall upgrade the squad and who have the potential to push the starting 11 and become a important player for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdoggsteel Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 2 hours ago, JAL said: Should be spending £5 -6m on a striker that can deliver plus add to his sell on value. Good luck to you guys and gals who like freebies and Sam the mule and no further progress. Do you have the names of any such players? Why 6 million and not 7 or 8 million? You make it sound so simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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