KentExile
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Starting this afternoon
Markanday scored the equaliser in a 2-2 draw
Atcheson & Montgomery Montgomery scored the only goal in a 1-0 win. Atcheson was named man of the match
On the bench
Shaw came off the bench late in a 2-1 win
Not involved in squad
Batty (came off injured in midweek game) won 2-1
Eastham (serving a suspension I think) won 5-2
Cypriot teams (Saadi) kick off this evening Saadi on the bench Edit they lost 5-2
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U18s lost 2-1 to West Brom.
Joseph with a consolation goal in injury time
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U18s are away to West Brom today at noon .
Looks like it may be available to stream on West Broms site
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5 hours ago, riverholmes said:
No Whitehall, Gilsenan or Baker, again. Looks worrying for their futures here but most of all Isaac Whitehall who had such a bad injury and 18 months out, I think. Hope it’s not a serious set-back.
From that, I would guess Gilsenan is possibly due back in full training over the international break, the others, no idea
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Dundalk played last night, Goddard was not included in the squad (no idea why not)
Dundalk have put out this statement about finances, so it may be linked in some way
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26 minutes ago, Ossydave said:
Been called up for USA u20's for the first time
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Bell having a good game
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Its live on YouTube for anyone who isn't there
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12 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:
I can’t see anything that suggests transfer fees have been ruled illegal in that article.
It looks to me like a ‘niche’ ruling that the press will speculate into something far bigger than it is.
If I am not misreading things, it looks to me that from now on, if a club terminates a contract of a player, they cannot then try to ask for compensation (a transfer fee) if/when the player in question finds a new club. Which seems logical.
If the above is correct then the issue is if a player fancies getting a move, he could potentially try to get himself sacked (not turning up to training/games, or doing a Duffy etc) so he can move on a free and pocket some or all of the the "dodged transfer fee" as a signing on bonus.
It may also impact transfer window rules for players who have their contracts terminated whilst a window is closed (due to freedom of movement issues)
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12 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:
I thought this too, then realised that in our toughest game so far we played both Brittain and Beck!
Pickering and Batth were both unavailable for that game, which forced Eustace's hand, as Carter could not slide over to right back with Batth taking his place in the middle of defence
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8 hours ago, riverholmes said:
On a different note, Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews is also out on loan at Bamber Bridge. I do question whether these players should be getting U21s experience before loan moves to non-league but we'll have to see how it pans. It could be that he's just not in the plans as his contract expires next summer, it seems.
Players loaned out at non league level are free to train with, and feature for Rovers U21 & U18 teams (Atcheson, Boggan and I think also Honor have featured for the U21s/U18s this season whilst being out on loan). so its a win-win in my book,
I think the loan moves to lower levels especially benefit those who are physically bigger/stronger than players of their own age group, as the loan move means they cannot rely on being able to physically "bully" their opponents
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On 28/09/2024 at 12:23, AllRoverAsia said:
The stream fell away just before HT and didn't come back.
MU are the better team full of skill, pace and height. We are not as poor as the score reflects.
The 40 odd mins I watched they had about 6 shots, scored 4, we had about 4 shots, no goals but 2 very good saves by the MU keeper.
That Rovers player I don't know has the fullest head of hair in our side 😂
It was David Dunns kid
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If anyone is interested, I found these. Some are more enjoyable than others
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2 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:
https://www.footballinsider247.com/graham-potter-tipped-to-land-southampton-job-orourke/
I think football insider should be renamed footballgossip..
They now think Potter is going there
Its the very definition of clickbait. Fabricated nonsense which I presume is funded by ad revenue (I use an adblocker so unsure if that is the case, but it makes sense)
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9 hours ago, bluebruce said:On the whole, it doesn't seem like these loans are going well? Obviously I'm not watching the games, and even @KentExile probably isn't watching many if any, but I'm noticing lately most of them seem to draw or lose most of the time. Not that that's their fault necessarily, but I feel like players normally develop better in successful sides. Very few are playing at an appreciable level, so I'd have hoped they could at least be developing confidence and winning mentalities. Of course there's something to be said for fighting your way out of a bad run too, but still.
Chesterfield fans sounded very happy with Markanday early doors, maybe that's still the case, but 2 goals in 7 games is just ok really, especially considering the level when he's been a Championship squad player. It's less than I'd have hoped for in sheer numbers, so far anyway. At least Chesterfield seem to be having a solid start, in 9th place. Still think it's a shame he has only gone to League Two.
Harder to tell from numbers how Garrett is doing, although being a bench player in the last game for a team currently struggling in 21st place in League One isn't encouraging.
Those are the two players of most imminent relevance, since they're the ones with most first team games under their belt. The others, guess we'll just see how they've developed when they come back and play in the youth sides again, hopefully seeing a boost in form for the u21s and u18s.
I can indeed confirm that I am not watching full matches, there are not enough minutes in a day & I cannot confirm or deny that I have a Bond villainesc supercomputer with multiple monitors so that I can watch Bamber Bridge vs whoever at the same time as Alvchurch vs someone in the vain hope that a 17 year old midfielder may get the last 10 mins off the bench. 😉
Personally, I do not mind players being sent to teams that may struggle (especially defenders). I think it builds character, teaches them fight, and maybe makes them appreciate things more when they get back to Rovers (not saying that anyone is unappreciative for what its worth)
But as a general update
Chesterfield are happy with Markanday, creating and looking dangerous.
Batty has also had a good loan so far in League 2. Their game yesterday was postponed due to Wimbledon's flooding issue
Montgomery and Atcheson have also had good reviews in a team expected to struggle in the National League North (6th tier)
Garrett is a strange one, was man of the match with their manager hailing him as the next coming of Gazza a few weeks ago, and then they got beaten by Barnsley and Wigan which were not unexpected results (and even in those games he was apparently one of the better performers), and he has been benched ever since, with Bristol Rovers fans scratching their heads. Bristol Rovers fans are calling for the manager to be sacked and find his team selections baffling, changing his approach/philosophy with each game.
Fylde have 2 right backs, one more attacking, and Gamble as the more defensive option. And features more off the bench when they are on the back foot and trying to either hold on or keep the score down. He apparently did quite well yesterday in a full 90 against top of the table Barnet
O'Riordans reports get worse with each passing week, seems to have a few lapses of concentration. Not sure if he was injured or completely dropped this weekend, but he didn't feature
Wood seems to have dropped out of favour at Annan in recent weeks,
Goddard was first choice but has dropped to the bench in the past couple of weeks. Dundalk's results have not improved with his change, they are rooted to the bottom of the table and going down I think
Saadi seems to be getting the last 20 mins or so off the bench each game (very small sample size) but I have no idea how he is getting on
Vale has had his injury and is unlikely to feature again until December
I cannot really comment on how the others (Eastham, Mullarkey-Matthews, Shaw, Michalski etc) are doing/have done beyond the fact they either played, or didn't
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1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:
Just listening to the chat on the radio about Steve Bruce and Blackpool. He’s got two strikers up front, two wingers on their stronger sides , 4-4-2 ! The man’s a dangerous radical.
Are those 2 strikers comprised of Jordan Rhodes & a big "Gestedesc" lump of a target man?
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Not sure if this is the best place for this, but just noticed that Ben Gladwin, who featured sporadically (trying to be kind) for Rovers in League 1 is now the (caretaker) manager of Crawley
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5 minutes ago, martonrover said:
Wonder what Broughton's up to these days?
Director of Sauces for Bob Servant, or full time explorer of European markets, maybe?
Wonder no more https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregg-broughton/
Spoiler, the answer is, "not a lot"
He has spent time on his CV though
Director of FootballBlackburn Rovers Football Club ·
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• Achieved highest League finish in 10 years and furthest progress in both EFL Cup and FA Cup for 15 years.
• Reduced first team wage bill by 15% and achieved positive player trading income of over £35 million.
• Delivered Club’s record sale (Adam Wharton), youngest ever player (Rory Finneran) and record win (8-0 vs Harrogate) in 149-year history.
• Oversaw recruitment of the Head Coach (Jon Dahl Tomassson) to align with the club strategy - delivered 45%-win record.
• Aligned practice across the first team and academy environments to ensure that internal player recruitment was core to how we operate.
• Increased squad value by over 60% through contract management planning.
• Rebuilt the recruitment department, with data at the centre of the process.
• Increased budgeted income from broadcast, ticketing and prize money by over £3 million through on field success and playing style.
• Increased player availability to over 91% (from 82%) for the 2022-23 season.
Examples of players signed / developed with whilst in post at Blackburn Rovers:
- Adam Wharton (England and Crystal Palace)
- Sammie Szmodics (Ireland and Ipswich Town)
- Sondre Tronstad (Norway and Blackburn Rovers)
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