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tomphil

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  1. I'm sure it would have leaked before now if players hadn't been paid. Maybe he's just a bit crap with money like a lot of them are.
  2. Again, shoving Travis out as with Buckley because they didn't want better earners on the bench has proved totally counter productive both financially and football wise. Clown show.
  3. Likely being on 10-20 grand a week for 6 months Fleck isn't a cheap punt at all it's yet another stupid gamble on a guy with no recent history of being match fit.
  4. It looked like the Burnley game last season but with 5k more visiting fans in the DE. I see no issues with the crowd figure at all it's just a pity it wasn't on a Sat at 3pm where we'd have been looking at 25 thousand plus.
  5. He was a top goal poacher of his type but he was a pretty crap footballer anywhere outside the box, so definitely not fit to lace Shearers boots.
  6. Looked better more central or drifting in from the right, he's another modern day winger who isn't really a winger.
  7. I came across loads of comments on a 90's Rave group on facebook going on about Hardcore Uproar etc. Was good to read it caught the attention of non Rovers fans all over the country, even better knowing so many neutrals were watching our game. Not seen so many complimentary comments aimed at Rovers for a long long time.
  8. What sort of contract will he be on i wonder ? It it's similar to Waggot maybe there isn't one as such and either side has to give a notice period. I don't think Eustace has ever referred to him although i may be wrong but if he's still in situ he'll still be the Head Coaches boss and his first port of call i assume.
  9. It's an odd one as although there'll be connections even if timelines don't add up we have to take into account Broughton was always stating about continuity plans always being in place. So it's hard to gauge whether he did or didn't have involvement in it all though not much point being here if he didn't. As always it's the veil of silence that is the real issue but it does smack of returning to the previous way of working.
  10. That they were Waggots picks and arrived through his channels.
  11. That's what Ewood was built for it always comes alive for games like that and is as good as anywhere in the country when everyone is up for it. Sadly though a decade of middle of the road championship fare and a mostly negative or dour vibes emitting from the inner corridors means more often that not it's a white elephant to modern day Rovers. Waggot enjoyed his champers hob nobbing with Shearer and his Geordie pals though so everything is fine in his corporate pandering world. It's quite pathetic they are happy to have it a third full at times and do nothing about it when they know they could half fill it with home fans with a bold effort on pricing. And it wouldn't affect the billionaire owners wallets one jot nor make much of a dint in the fabled 20 mill per season.
  12. Was tremendous last night the best iv'e seen him here looked a lot stronger and more direct than usual. Still think he's best used as an impact sub.
  13. Lineker is and always has been a knob this is a man who went an entire career and didn't get booked, probably because he never made a tackle. If Mike Tyson was the Baddest Man on the Planet saint Gary was/is the biggest wetwipe. Anyway from watching it back he managed to refrain from his usual sneering towards Rovers in order to respect big Al who was happily going on about his time here until the tax dodger swiftly changed the subject to Newcastle. We had our 5 mins in other words.
  14. Drawn level now twice in the space of a few days against good opposition instead of crumbling so the signs are good.
  15. Yes have to say last night Wharton looked every bit the defender we thought he was going to become a few years ago. Think a lot of it is down to involvement and once he has his favoured position hes found his timing again. It was way off under JDT when he was a bit part player. Also in terms of style i really thought we should have been approaching games against Southampton away and the likes of Leics and Leeds at home in similar fashion.
  16. To be fair Lowe didn't seem to play much of a part under JDT either he was always slumped in his seat after doing his pre match bibs and cones bit. Mowbray had them all a bit more involved for some reason but i agree the whole set up needs new ideas now.
  17. Agree and i was thinking the other night that if a manager like Allardyce came in he'd probably have him doing a role like Diouf did. Get him on the ball in a certain area and just win free kicks etc in positions to deliver into the box. He's an odd player he doesn't have much pace or skill to beat his man but can still cause problems when he is involved around the box. Still a bit too much of a luxury player for me who only seems to want to be involved in the final third for the 'look at me' moments. Get him grafting and he'll be ok.
  18. Always shown signs he can be a steady number 1 behind a more pragmatic defensively organised team. For me TK should have been reinstated last season and we might still have him now if that was the case but all that has been done and dusted. Pears showed in his first stint he was ok as long as the team wasn't too open or dealing with too many set pieces and crosses. JDTs style wasn't be the best for developing keepers in the basic art of goal keeping although it helped their footwork get some overtime ! End of the day they've made us into a development team so players in whatever position are learning on the job and unfortunately are going to make their mistakes, cost us and we have to lump it. The ones with the real ability right mentality and coaching will come through it though and improve. Biggest thing in the case of Pears is the change of style and tighter work on all defensive situations. He needed to improve on set pieces/crosses and still does but nice to see he's adding Kaminski like reflexes to his armoury now as well. Confidence is the real improvement tool though. Although no point getting excited Waggot will have him out the door to pay the bills before he's anywhere near the finished article !
  19. I thought Siggy was ok when he came on but he really does need to track back more and more importantly get moving when hes either lost it or passed it to a team mate outside the box. Was a time or two last night he dropped into midfield, passed then just stood there as the team broke forward. Got to support team mates at all times going fwds sideways or back in this league if you want to make an impact. Think it's a mental thing with him it needs hammering home what you have to do, get to grips with that he ca be a more important contributor.
  20. People on here during a game is just like what you hear around you in the ground i thought we'd come to terms with that by now. It's called 'heat of the moment' stuff. But lets trawl all the way back through a thread to find something negative to suit a narrative 🧐
  21. Lamenting ? Iv'e just read several pages back and there is no lamenting quite the opposite in fact. You put the drama in queen at times you really do.
  22. More evidence cheaper tickets work even when it's live on the BBC. By the way in case it doesn't get mentioned on there x500 times per min Newcastle from their borough population of c8ook and 50k home crowds are bringing 7 thousandish. Beware of the relentless todger waving in the away end and sycophantic drooling from the commentators. COYB Rovers 1 Toon 1 at the end of 95 mins...
  23. Good look to him, good enough for the Swedish national job, good enough to win the league back to back with Malmo, good enough to walk into a league hes never been before with a small budget and give a club its highest finish and best cup run in over a decade. Not good enough for the powers that be to back him at Blackburn Rovers. Waggot, Suhail, Venkys hang your heads you collection of pillocks.
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