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Roverinbelfast

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  1. I haven’t posted in a while and probably can’t add anything new to this debate. I’m torn in my thinking at the minute about what GB has said that happened and what I think happened. If what GB has said that happened is true then we were desperately unlucky and should be encouraged that we are at the very least looking for the right players. O’brien would have been a top top signing. Unfortunately thanks to the owners everything that happens at rovers is always treated with suspicion. I’m finding it hard to believe we were willing to pay 30k plus per week for a loanee. One thing is for sure, if I was JDT I would be absolutely furious and would be seriously considering my future
  2. This looks good on paper. I’d nearly be tempted into playing Trav at right back as whilst he’s been poor recently, I genuinely don’t think carter is championship standard at all. Oh and bucko over Morton, Morton has done absolutely nothing recently to warrant staying in the team.
  3. I absolutely loved Moran, what a warrior he was. With regards to free transfers, I'd have to say that big Brad eclipses him ever so slightly.
  4. I would be absolutely delighted if the January window passes with our squad exactly the same as it is now. However I don't think that will happen, I'm convinced Dack will go and we might surprise people with a good replacement. If we lost Dack and Diaz in the same window it would be absolutely devastating. Not only is Diaz our best player, but you can also tell he's such a big character around the training ground. Keep him at all costs and challenge for promotion and if we don't go up, he goes for free. It's a risk worth taking considering our current position
  5. I couldnt agree with this more. I was absolutely devastated when he left. I think it was very obvious that we had a top keeper/ asset on our hands and we practically gave him away to Brentford. His treatment at the end of his last season by TM was disgraceful, and the way we allowed him to leave without an adequate replacement was dire. I dont know the ins and outs of what happened behind the scenes but i am 100% certain that if he had stayed another year or two we would have got a much higher fee for him. A
  6. Definitely agree, I can't see any way back for him. A loan to Sunderland in January with them having an option for a permanent deal. Is what is going to happen lol
  7. Something has definitely happened, part of me is thinking that he needs rid of Dacks wage to bring in his own players. But it's hard to stomach at times seeing him sat on the bench lol
  8. Hi all. This is my first post in a long time. Hope you are all well. I'm sitting at home several beers deep and trying to honestly analyse our season so far. Practically 1/3 of the season has gone and it's been a real roller-coaster. Thoughts. JDT clearly in his own head has a plan of how he wants us to play. When it clicks it looks good, see first 45 today, Rotherham and Watford performances. But when it dosnt click its dire see Luton, Wigan, Reading. But to be where we are in the league after 1/3 played is a better return than I thought, when you look at the threadbare squad he inherited. Positives, some great transfer business in hyam and Brittain, Morton is a good loan and the jury is still out on smozdic. Hirst well we have got to say dosnt look great. I also think that Dolan has improved massively under JDT. Negatives. The treatment of Dack is hard for me to take. Something has definitely happened behind the scenes, so many times this season have we been craving a creative option Luton away for one and he just gets overlooked. I fully expect him to join Sunderland in January. But overall I am happy with this start and if I'm honest with myself, do I think this squad is top 6? The answer would be no. So of the gaffer keeps us in and around those places then he has overachieved in his first season in my opinion. Just my thoughts and I am happy to discuss with anyone who could be bothered reading the above
  9. This is really frustrating, after a nice lift with a new manager who on paper looks an excellent prospect. He already has had a good start to his managerial career and no doubt he sees us as the next step on the ladder. In the past we have done well at keeping transfer deals quiet until they are completed. I can only hope we have deals being done in the background. I find it hard to believe that JDT would have took the job knowing that he had no budget. Unless he's been promised every penny of the brereton sale, it just dosnt make sense
  10. Not sure if he's been mentioned on here, but personally I think Assal at afc wimbledon would be a great signing.
  11. I am no ITK in the slightest - in fact I couldn't be any further away from being ITK. But I did get told this golden nugget yesterday and was sworn to secrecy not to reveal my scource. Chris Houghton. Has already been interviewed for the job one day last week. However Carvalhal is very much first choice, but going to India with the begging bowl for the required financial package would be be needed to get that one over the line.
  12. Zeefuik is definitely inured. I think you're close enough with the starting 11. Lenihan will play rb I think and Buckley will start instead of dack.
  13. Injured for the u18s tonight. Praying injuries don't hamper his progress as he's had a few already. But looks a real prospect
  14. I'm sure it's a collective thing with all the background staff. Interestingly on one of my last visits I was talking to a few locals, real nice fellas and very welcoming. Anyhow.....one of them claimed to have worked for rovers at a stage and said that Andy Taylor is highly regarded by everyone at rovers and has a real eye for talent and plays a major role in everything that goes on in the academy. Tbh after the conversation I had to Google exactly who Andy Taylor was as I'm not up to speed with all the background staff.
  15. Imo Mowbray has always acted like a ambassador for the club. growth, journey, building a team the supporters can be proud off, all words directly from the Mowbray phrasebook that have been used to batter him with at times. Last season aside he has done a fantastic job at the club. This season we are witnessing a young hungry team that he has assembled busting a gut for him and the club.
  16. By God that was nerve wrecking lol winning ugly is something we haven't done in a long time, great to see us grind out a result. 3 more points in the bag, if the Hull game had of been played I'm 100% confident that we would be top of the league now
  17. What a bloody performance. I still have to pinch myself every now and again to make sure I'm not dreaming lol Harry Pickering has been an absolute revelation this season. The commentator made a very valid point today. Saying that nyambes game has massively improved since HP arrived. He's watching what HP does and is busting a gut to get more involved in the attacking side of things. As per buckos goal. Anyway have a good evening and enjoy the weekend
  18. I pray to God that we don't see any formation tinkering tomorrow. Let's just go toe to toe with them and see what happens. TK Nyambe Pickering Ayala Lenihan Wharton Trav Bucko Rothwell Diaz Khedra
  19. Yes it has happened to me before for a Leeds away game and I phoned the ticked office at rovers and they got me to collect the tickets directly at the ground
  20. Yeah it has. Worked in my favour as I got dirt cheap flights and hotel
  21. 100% accurate. I think we have all been guilty of hammering Mowbray on last seasons nightmare. But each and everyone of us should be big enough to give credit when it's due
  22. Love your user name BTW I had a table at my wedding by that name lol
  23. Thanks mate. But that was brilliant today. Absolutely brimming with pride
  24. Soaked to the skin in the airport waiting to go home, re living in my head today's game. It was a tense game 2 teams cancelled each other out for the majority of it. It took a bit of Chilean magic to get the points. This team are playing with a level of maturity way above their tender years. They are certainly not the best technically to ever wear the famous blue and white but by god they don't half put a shift in. Credit to our manager for this. Absolutely delighted with the 3 points and to get one over the nobbers. I was walking down the Bolton road after the game and the walkers in a box chant was loud and clear from them. Over and out now. Thats my last game until boro end of jan. Enjoy your Saturday folks. Ps, that was the best crowd I have seen in a long time. From were I was JW stand and BBE end lower looked full
  25. Maybe we see things differently. He is given a budget surely and wether the quality of the signings are good and not, he still should be operating within a set budget. The fact that it leads to an overspend every season is something for the owners to look at. But we all know, if the owners cut that budget to match what our current revenue is, I would say things could be much much worse than they are currently
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