I doubt Thursday night football vs Slovan Bratislava in the Eujoker league is that appealing to be honest and they're likely to drop out at the group stage. The Turkish league is woeful and playing in it week in week out is not an attractive proposition.

His alternatives didn't sound amazing. China where he would make a heap of cash but that's literally it. Turkey where he would get borderline assaulted every game and I doubt the wages offered were massive. Not sure if there was anything else on the table but we're the more attractive proposition even if it's for less brass.

Yes I'm not complaining, just found it odd! Makes no odds to them if we're season ticket holders or not.

Fourth fittest in the squad after training with a fourth tier German team? Makes you wonder what the rest of the squad have been up to! Be interesting to see where he plays and when, certainly seems a character.

Agree with a lot of your comments. I too follow German football and can't remember being blown away by Holtby much the last few seasons. Not totally against it but it just seems odd timing and he won't be match fit either. When he is it gives the tinker man another option too when he really could do with settling on his first choice 11 by now.

I think I might travel down for it, wasn't going to initially as it's been an expensive few weeks but the bookies have been made to cough up lately ? Found it a bit odd that tickets are 20 quid for our season ticket holders and a fiver more for non season ticket holders, for an away game. It'll be interesting to see if we line up the same, I'd say the back 3/5 definitely will barring injury but after that no guarantees. I think a 2-0 Rovers win is incoming chaps

Oh come on he was a bit part player for both, doubt people can remember him much at all ?

Surprising amounts of optimism for here over a player people have probably barely seen play, still I can't knock it, makes a refreshing change!

I said exactly the same

It was a result of his cross yesterday we scored the first goal ffs. Man can cross a ball.

Yep, always a tradition to have a scapegoat at Rovers! It's sad really, comes as a result of Bennett not really doing anything wrong or it'd be him.

He's definitely not lazy, he's got a smart footballing brain and that stands out a mile.

Bennett's far more suited to playing wing back, in fact I'd go as far as saying it's his ideal position. He's got that right sided centre half mopping up after him when he does push forward, in a 442 he doesn't have that luxury and it causes issues time and time again. Yesterday's formation can work, however we are very much dependent on none of the back 3 getting injured really. If we get lucky and line up like that for a decent period of time it'll only get better. So 4-5-1 next game Tony? ??‍♂️

Honestly? I think Armstrong's best position is sub. Not just being a nob towards him I just think he's better off the bench running at tired players. Unpopular opinion I bet but Rothwell also plays better as a sub, tin hat on.

I wouldn't call it spunking money on Armstrong he was cheap enough. The other 2, whilst not amazing are continually being played in stupid effing positions I'm honestly losing patience in it

It was never gonna be a classic was it, I'll take a 2-0 against that lot any day of the week.

Lol

In fairness I'm more comfortable with Bennett as a wing back than full back, he could do a decent job there. Not sure about the rest of the team though the chopping and changing is getting a bit silly now, you piss about in pre season doing things like this.

He was scoring pre season as well, then shunted to the wing, only one person to blame

Not really no, in fact it may turn out to be a positive in a weird way. He'll end up in the u23 team to regain match fitness and will play as a striker and bang some goals in. Maybe TM will then take note.

Were you in the Fernhurst after the Charlton game?

It was reported in Aussie press anyway. I can't see it happening now, but potentially end of the season and he would still score shed loads against A League defences even at 40 ?

Tbf we do have flair players if they a) play b) play in their correct positions and to their strengths, neither of which will probably occur on Saturday.

Absolutely no idea what to expect, always gets a bit daft after the ridiculous international breaks. Only real guarantee is that Mahoney will have the game of his life. Stats suggest a dull 1-1 draw which ain't much use at all, hopefully we turn up and put on a bit of a show though........

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