43 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Cheers.

Although surely Evans and Smallwood shouldn’t be featuring in these preparation games as much as they are. That can’t be a good sign as it means we are struggling to find buyers.

Only Rochdale but good to see Brereton scoring, that will grow his confidence. Was he in a striker role or wide?

Brereton was down the middle and had a decent game, with Butterworth behind

Rankin-Costello was the standout 2nd half bombing forward from right back, looks promising

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

Thanks. No sign of Williams or Bell yet. Williams missed the Austria trip as his wife was expecting but I haven't seen him on any of the photographs from pre season at Brockhall yet. Mysterious. Hopefully playing Hart for 90 minutes isn't a prelude to him starting on August 3rd.

Hart will leave on a permanent, destination unknown,

Bell is a funny one, I've heard that Celtic are sniffing around him amongst others especially if Arsenal sign Tierney but it's a long shot

57 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Anyone know the result? 

5-1

3-0 half time

Brereton scored 2, i.2nd half, two different teams 1st and 2nd half, much younger 2nd half

Magloire, Buckley, Rankin-Costello, Butterworth, Brereton, Rothwell with Mulgrew, Smallwood, Johnson, Hart played full 90

1st half

Bennett Lenihan Grayson Hart

Evans Travis Downing 

Armstrong Dack

Graham

Don't know who scored

7 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Anyone know what the score was against Leeds and who played? 

EDIT

Won 2-1 goalscorers Vale & Adam

Hilton 

Aynsley Wharton Platt Thompson

Mols Davenport Adam Vale

Butterfield

Nuttall

5 hours ago, JHRover said:

Presumably their pitch work was planned some.time ago and people on here were raising it as a major concern a few weeks ago. Therefore there was time to call it off or arrange an alternative. Also known some.time ago were the rugby fixtures that seem to take priority judging by Rovers' website. 

 

The Rochdale game is Saturday at Brockhall but at the minute is behind closed doors, there has been a 2nd game added this week which is Leeds at (Thorpe Arch) Leeds training ground this Friday, this to is behind closed doors

On 15/05/2019 at 17:22, Mattyblue said:

Didn’t know you were a City fan, Skip?

Yes I have a soft spot for Rovers though, through family ties

Just now, JHRover said:

In the International Cup you don't have away trips. All games are played in England. I agree though that Rovers will probably try to avoid the 'aggravation' of participating. Too much hard work.

Ahh OK.... I know they were invited in but turned it down because of finance, I wonder if there is an obligation to pay for the away side ie Hotel, flights etc, the majority would be paid by the premiere league but I wonder if the the home sides are expected to subsidise some of it

On 13/05/2019 at 10:35, JHRover said:

I'm looking forward to us entering the Premier League International Cup next season and hosting some elite European clubs when our promising youngsters can lock horns with some of the best across Europe.

My understanding is that entry is for the 12 highest placed Category A clubs and 12 European clubs by invitation. With us finishing 5th in the upper division we should be getting picked.

Small problem for the Premier League - Rovers have just finished 5th whilst Man Utd finished 6th in division 2 so if entry is based on performance then Rovers will be in the competition and United won't be. Time to change the rules and make it all invitation only so the poster boys can be in.

Probably won't happen, they were invited to take part last season and turned it down due to cost of away trips.....so I would think the same may apply again next season....and they would have done well in it also

It’s no surprise the U23s have lost their last 2 games quite heavily, the squad at the minute is so far from last seasons squad

the back 4 is seriously make shift at the minute, the time to judge will be when the players who are out return which some will

with no Magloire, C Doyle (suspended) and Grayson (who will be involved tonight) in the side, then add long term injury to Rankin-Costello,  no Nuttall, Travis, Platt, Wharton the only U18s who were involved regular last season were Butterworth and Evans now a few of the others are making up the numbers and it’s a big jump from 18s to 23s and you kind of get the picture why they are Struggling a little

if the strongest side could be selected they would more than hold their own in this league but with development football that isn’t how it works unfortunately 

Jack Rodwell and Harrison Reid....are very much possibilities 

Albinson

Magloire, C Doyle, Grayson

Carter, Travis, Tomlinson, Hardcastle, Patin

Mols

Butterworth

sub

Byrne, Simmons, Thompson, Evans, Buckly

He didn’t refuse to pla

Just now, Gumbi said:

Would we really want a player that refused to play last season and was on £70k a week? If Mowbray doesn't like players with a bad attitude then he'll steer well clear of Rodwell.

He didn’t refuse to play as in “I’m not playing”

he wasn’t ready mentally, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with his attitude as such it’s more mental fragility with regards to his injury issues

There is no way he’ll be on £70k at his next club, if he’s lucky enough to get one

if he was on a pay as you play what is there to lose, short term not happy bin him

1 minute ago, blueboy3333 said:

Connor Ripley went to Accy on loan in the end.

Sharpe saying we bid in excess of £5m for Brereton in the end. 

It’d take A few ££££ more than that to get him out of Forest

Jack Rodwell, was at Brockhall yesterday

ciuld be useful on pay as you play

1 hour ago, Stuart said:

(Former players)

* U23

[Linked]

 

Unique Sports Management

Elliott Bennett

Danny Graham

Amari’i Bell

Lewis Travis

(Tom Cairney)

(Rudy Gestede)

(Anthony Pilkington)

(Joe Garner)

(Alan Judge)

(Alex Baptiste)

(Matt Grimes)

(Josh Morris)

 

Major League Sports Management

Darragh Lenihan

Joe Nuttall

(Adam Henley)

(Anthony O’Connor)

 

Crown Football Ltd - Simon Conning

Ryan Nyambe

(Sam Gallagher)

(Luke Varney)

(Ryan Edwards)

 

Arena Sports Management

Craig Conway

Paul Caddis

(Tony Watt)

(David Goodwillie)

 

Base Soccer Agency Ltd

Dominic Samuel

Daniel Butterworth*

(Shane Duffy)

(Matt Derbyshire)

(Paul Gallagher)

(Leon Best)

(Simeon Jackson)

(John O’Sullivan)

 

SEM Group PLC

Richie Smallwood

(Nick Blackman)

(Stephen Warnock)

(Myles Anderson)

(Paul Robinson)

(David Bentley)

 

Transparent Management Unique Services (TMUS) Ltd

Bradley Dack

 

Giallanza Sport GmbH

Jayson Leutwiler

 

Omni-Sports Ltd

Sam Hart

Scott Wharton

Andy Jackson*

Lewis Thompson*

Hayden Carter*

(Conor Mahoney)

 

Key Sports Management Ltd

Peter Whittingham

(Harry Chapman)

(Phil Jones)

 

Platinum One Group - Danny Weber

Derrick Williams

(Jack Byrne)

[Erhun Oztumer]

 

Murdock Sports Management - Jackie Evans (Dad)

Corry Evans

 

World In Motion

Elliott Ward

(Mark Bunn)

(El-Hadji Diouf)

 

NSKY

(Marcus Antonsson)

 

Volenti

Paul Downing

(Jay McEveley)

 

James Grant Sports Management

(Jordan Rhodes)

(Tom Lawrence)

(Ryan Tunnicliffe)

 

Football Capital

Okera Simmons*

 

Triple S Sports

Joe Grayson*

Oliver Byrne*

(Danny Simpson)

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Agent tbc

Joe Rothwell

Charlie Mulgrew

Ben Gladwin

(Liam Feeney)

Andrew Fisher*

Charlie Albinson*

Charley Doyle*

Joe Rankin-Costello*

Matty Platt*

Stefan Mols*

Lewis Hardcastle*

Lewis Mansell*

Tyler Magloire*

Willem Tomlinson*

(Jack Payne)

(Adam Armstrong)

Rothwell

J-RC

Mansell 

Murdock Spirts

U23s beaten 2-1 by Bolton in behind closed doors game today.....this is why it’s a very scratch team at Kendal tonight

On 19/07/2018 at 05:21, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers after City youngster but no name

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16363036.rovers-move-for-manchester-city-youngster-held-up/

As you probably know it’s Lucas Nymecha

there is a lot of speculation that he is joining Swansea, but I’ve heard he has turned them down, he hasn’t ruled out Rovers yet....a possibilty still

39 minutes ago, Stuart said:

I was agreeing with you!

Tell you what mate. Forget I mentioned it.  

Was you haha I thought you said he was a midfield player, sorry mate....memo to self read posts properly in future

1 minute ago, Stuart said:

 

Sorry pal. It’s not aimed at you. I’ve had so many arguments with people on here who believe Travis is a central midfielder and told me I’m wrong so often I’ve given up.

“Mowbray is picking him for the first team as a CM and that’s that.”

Now you’re telling me the exact opposite!!

I’m a regular at the U23 games. Give us a shout next time you’re down.  

I’ve seen Lewis Travis play 50 plus games from Liverpool’s academy and Rovers to U23s and out of those I recon he’s played 10 as a midfield player, he played as a midfield player for the 1st time for Rovers in a friendly against Uniteds U23s at Brockhall last pre season, the reason he was played there was due to an injury to Tomlinson 

now ask yourself this, why is Tony Mowbray signing a younger defensive midfield player if Travis is the answer, that’s because he isn’t and anyone who has watched Lewis develop will know that

your opinion is your opinion and I respect that but it doesn’t mean I agree with it and vice versa

I will say hi next time I’m at Leyland but I don’t know you I’m afraid

And I have watched many U23s games not just Rovers U23s either over the last few seasons, if you was thinking maybe I hadn’t 

17 minutes ago, Stuart said:

This site is hilarious at times.  

You're right I do to especially when supposed posters who profess to know about the players they recon they support have no clue about them

Travis has played 1 season as a midfield player and that was split between his preferred position of right back/wing back, So like I said he is an occasional midfield player and therefore Davenport will not stifle his development as Travis will forge a career as a defender not a midfield player

there are better technical players in the u23s than Travis, Tomlinson and Hardcastle being 2 whereTravis trumps them 2 at the moment is his desire and physical attributes 

47 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Adds some youth to our experience. A very good sign that he played 17 times (since January) in the Championship.

Will reserve judgement until I’ve seen him play but it’s a positive move. Just hope it doesn’t block Travis’ progress or it’s another nail in the coffin for our development side. Tomlinson for instance must think his Rovers career is over. Has to go out on loan now.

No disrespect to Travis or Tomlinson, but Davenport is far superior technically and even though slightly younger he is further on in his development than both 

he has come from a very highly rated academy and has played league football in a very demanding league and I have seen him play on a number of occasions

he was offered new terms at City and decided to move on and he still had a year left on his current City deal

Travis is a full back/wing back who is an occasional midfield player any way so I don’t see why it would affect his development

Tomlison needs to go out on loan and prove as Davenport did last season that he may be able to play at a decent level

21 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

"I'm not going to any other club. I'm totally having a break from coaching and managing"

@David8Dunn explains the reasons for his departure as #Blackburn @Rovers U23 assistant manager

More from 6 via https://t.co/zkLJqi4VlB https://t.co/bAw8JLe6VC

But might get involved in agency work....maybe

DL has agreed and signed for the next 4 years

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Rankin-Costello wont necessarily give a glowing report of Rovers without having had his own chance beyond the reserves yet.

Then again our record of using academy players in general is quite good (even if it's a result of relegation) ?

Lowe and Hanley in recent years, plus Nyambe and Lenihan for the last 2 seasons.

Different type of players, Davenport will be direct competition for Hardcastle, Thomlinson and Travis from the 23s and Evans, Smallwood etc from the 1st team

On Rankin-Costello he is recovering from a serious injury/operation at the minute too which will see him out until August/September