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RoverKyle

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  1. 9 hours ago, windymiller7 said:

    FFS! Have u ever played football? The minute your defenders start losing confidence in the keeper, they start making mistakes. They start trying to 'protect ' him, leading to mis-timed tackles, going for headers that the keeper should collect,  etc etc. Defence starts with the keeper, end of! (I used to be one, I know! If I lost form, the guys in front of me did daft things!)

    Regarding the arsey opener, yes lots and I continue to do so regularly. Very convenient that the defence was awful whenever you played poorly. It's almost as though our current goalkeepers could be thinking the same.. Doesn't mean it's true or that your opinion is any better than anyone's just because you played. See Joey Barton under arsey ex footballer. 

  2. 9 hours ago, windymiller7 said:

    FFS! Have u ever played football? The minute your defenders start losing confidence in the keeper, they start making mistakes. They start trying to 'protect ' him, leading to mis-timed tackles, going for headers that the keeper should collect,  etc etc. Defence starts with the keeper, end of! (I used to be one, I know! If I lost form, the guys in front of me did daft things!)

    In applying JDT's tactics better, we're much more open for teams to attack than last season. This further exposes our GK. Unfortunately I don't feel we've got that balance right between defending (we applied a block really effectively for large spells last season) and going for the throat of teams (where we often look good on the eye but waste quite a lot of good quality of chances).

    I did say defensive unit, not individual players playing worse and making mistakes per se, although that's definitely part of it.

  3. 5 hours ago, bluebruce said:

    Agreed, we also need a striker, we shouldn't have sold Kaminski (at least not for that pittance or with such a poor replacement) and I doubt we will use limited funds to rectify that mistake. But we were talking about what we should do, not what we will do.

    We miss chances to kill games, so do all teams. But we have the league's top marksman. We have one of the league's worst set of goalkeeping options.

    Furthermore, worth considering that a good striker will cost a lot more than a good goalkeeper, generally. Those limited funds aren't going to manage it. If we bring in a striker it's likely to be another Telalovic/Ennis type signing and I just don't see the point if that's the case.

    Yeah, that's fair. If we're only going to be shopping in the bargain bin again for a striker, I'd rather we loaned in an experienced goalkeeper until the summer (then look to solve both issues then). However I'm trying to hold out hope that the potential loan signing of Phillips suggests that we're looking at a higher quality of player. 

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  4. 25 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

    We're scoring. We're conceding. I know which one needs changing.

    Pears isn't a decent Championship keeper, he's a decent backup Championship keeper.

    We're also missing good chances to kill games off. We've needed to sign a good striker for a while now. We can't leave it another window. 

    We had a good Championship goalkeeper (arguably a decent Premier League one) and sold him in favour of Pears. They're not going to use up our limited resources to admit that mistake. Our defensive woes haven't just been down to our goalkeeping; our whole defensive unit has gone backwards this season.

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  5. 11 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

    Speak for yourself. I know that goalkeeper is the key signing. Not that I expect us to sign one.

    Whilst I agree we need a better no 1, I can just about cope with Pears until the summer if it means we can bring in a good striker. Doubt whatever our budget is stretches for both. Our current options up top aren't good enough for this level, bar maybe Gallagher who's always injured and never been prolific. Despite his flaws, Pears is a decent Championship goalkeeper.

  6. RIP Birdy 

    Never met the man, but would always see him at away games when I lived down in London. There's a warm feeling you get when you clock that sort of commitment. Awful midweek trips down to places like Millwall in the winter. Diehard supporters like him are a credit to their clubs. Hopefully we win it for him on Friday. 

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  7. 2 hours ago, KentExile said:

    If you have access to people who may have additional/inside information, you may as well ask...  you don't have to take their advice, (indeed we don't know what MGP recommended to them)

    There's plenty of evidence to suggest that they listen to the advice of individuals that aren't qualified to provide such advice..

    And on that, being a Norwegian football player doesn't qualify MGP as an overly credible source of advice for sounding out the prospects of a former academy director at a Norwegian football club or a Danish football coach.

    They should get on the blower to Lucas Neill and see if this New Zealand keeper from Wimbledon is any good. 

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  8. 1 minute ago, Hasta said:

    In general, this board gets some things wrong, like Brereton and JRC.

    It also gets some right. Like Lowe and Hirst.

     

     

    I don't think it's that black and white. Brereton and JRC were both poor early doors and I don't personally think that can be argued against. Not convincingly anyway. Unless fans categorically stated "Brereton/JRC will never make it in a Rovers shirt", then they aren't wrong to have had that opinion at the time. 

    It's great to see JRC really step up though. Looked like he might've been on his way in January and now he's one of our key players. Really interesting run of games coming up. Hoping we can keep everyone fit for them. 

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  9. 6 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

    Passion, effort and commitment should be a minimum expectation.

    Always been consistent in my stance that it is about points, but that doesn't mean that I can't also comment on performances. As I have put in the other thread but it is more relevant here:

    In isolation, I can say that Tomasson's style of football is terrible to watch. That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate the recent run of 4 games, the general organisation of the team or the fact that Tomasson can clearly build a solid base, or that the home form is strong. It also doesn't mean that I have changed on my stance that it all comes down to results nor that I am anything other than happy that we are sat in 4th, I will happily watch a boring game as I have done twice within the last week at Ewood if I get the satisfaction of 3 points once that whistle goes and beyond.

    If you replaced Rovers with another random side and had watched the 2 games we have seen at Ewood, you would not have been remotely entertained.

    Certainly agree with the first sentence. I find it wild that players/teams fall short on that. You can make up for a lack of quality with those traits. Some quality certainly helps though!

    Completely get where you're coming from in terms of the results v entertainment debate. I do think the entertainment side is quite subjective though. Although we're certainly not playing free flowing attacking football, some people really appreciate the dark arts of the game and defending in general. If anything, that's been the most pleasing thing for me recently.

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  10. After 12 years of this pathetic regime, I genuinely thought I'd be a bit numb to the disappointment now, but this has completely thrown me. When Mowbray was finally moved on and GB & JDT were brought in, it genuinely felt like we were turning a corner. They've said all the right things, signed reasonably well, tied down some players and got us into a good league position. I think people could fairly criticise the way we've played for most of this season and possibly question some of the other points, but on the whole things have looked promising, or at least more promising than they have done for a while.

    For a second season running we've found ourselves unexpectedly challenging for the playoffs and in a strong position to add some quality in the January window. And yet again we've failed to do anything to strengthen our position. Even if this O'Brien deal had got over the line, it was clear and obvious we needed a striker, even without Hirst being sent back to Leicester. Pure incompetence shown by the club and it shows how much of a job GB has on his hands to get things right. Literally just watched the GB interview and still believe he's a big asset to the club. Really hoping he can get things right for the summer, as we'll have a lot of work to do when Brereton leaves on a free. 

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  11. 1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

    I would much, much rather just play Garrett / Buckley / Wharton and Travis. Use that spare wage bill (if there is any!) on a free agent striker - whoever that is.

    Agreed. I know Travis has come in for some fairly justified stick recently, but I'd rather see him play himself into form, than Morton. At least we get a bit of passion from him. When Morton gave the ball away against Birmingham for their first goal, he covered up his mouth like he was doing one of those annoying YouTube reactions. I've got absolutely no time for him and he's not one of ours. Give Buckley/Travis a run of games, then if that isn't working drop the worst one for Wharton when he's fit. 

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  12. 1 minute ago, blue_n_white99 said:

    At least we didn't lose BBD for nothing.............oh wait, the doors just fell off the car, the clown show of all transfer clown shows

    A friend of mine was saying what a shambles we are for not getting any money for Brereton Diaz. I explained that this is common place for Venky's owned Rovers, but I think it's fair to say that supporters of other clubs genuinely don't know how badly our club is run. If we fail with these deals over late paperwork, it's going to highlight the problem even more. 

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  13. 1 minute ago, bluebruce said:

    (From Sharpe on the LT feed)

    Here's some previous when it comes to this kind of thing.

    https://www.efl.com/contentassets/c9fc5dceaa7f4b62b81dca0b9e2f7c9d/201028-nottingham-forest-football-club-v-the-english-football-league.pdf

    (Back to me) Obviously I haven't read all this, but I've skimmed enough of it to get the gist. Forest had a dispute over a transfer with WBA, over Grosicky. The online paperwork was submitted a matter of seconds after the 5pm deadline. No more than 15 seconds it seems. The league chose to block it (they have discretion to allow it if they want, but in 'exceptional circumstances'). Forest challenged this, I think legally, and lost.

    Could be something like this going on here? In which case we shouldn't bother, as there's precedent against us. It's a fucking pathetic ruling though if you ask me, being pedantic over a matter of seconds and holding back careers. Yes clubs have all month to get deals done, but we all know sometimes progress is impossible until the last day.

    I get your point of view but the deadline is there for a reason. Clubs must abide by it. If we've failed to get the deal done in time, there's only the club (or potentially Forest if it's due to something at their end) to blame.

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  14. 4 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

    Nicolai Jørgensen would be scraping the bottom of the barrel, surely? He's Danish so one can assume JDT knows him well, but my guess is he has been injury-plaged and is in the stay well clear of bracket.

    That's probably where we are in all fairness. I just mentioned him as one of the better options that is available, which isn't saying much.

  15. 16 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

    Wonder what the 3 strikers were we looked at last night….
    Do any internet experts have a list of out of contract players? 
     

    We will just have to hope Gally picks up some form with, hopefully, 2 quality additions.

    Yeah, I'm really intrigued by the three we were apparently looking at. 

    Out of contract wise, I had a quick look last night and it seemed pretty desperate. I thought Niasse looked a decent option (from what was available) but I didn't realise he'd had a short spell in L1 most recently before being recently. 

    An interesting option is Nicolai Jorgensen. I swear someone mentioned him on the thread a while ago. Decent pedigree & should be known to JDT. He was in and around the Danish national team when JDT was part of the set up. 32 now and recent scoring history doesn't look great. According to stuff online he was on around £10k p/wk at Copenhagen before being released, so would probably fit our budget. No idea if he's any good to be honest, as I don't recall having seen him play.

    https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nicolai-jorgensen/profil/spieler/100399

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