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53 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:
I think Hyam should be moved on. This season, perhaps due to his injuries, he has looked like his legs have gone. He's so slow and clumsy on the ball.
Wharton has been tremendous and is back to his old self.
Carter has all the attributes you'd want for a good centre half.
I'd bomb out Macfazdean and Hyam to bring in good competition from league 1 or 2 for centre half along with a decent Premiership loan.
Hyam and Macfazdean are not the future. Move them both on.I wouldn't be surprised if a PL club or two sniffs around Carter in the summer - and obviously our new business model is to sell at the first sign of interest.
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On 13/04/2024 at 04:47, RevidgeBlue said:
Come on Chaddy, four or five good months when he first joined but he's been crap ever since.
He's been a very good purchase - he's a damn sight better than the player he replaced (Lenihan).
That said, he's not a captain and shouldn't be asked to take on a leadership role.
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13 hours ago, roversfan99 said:
I do get why its a must not lose, but bigger picture, say we draw, probably seals safety, but that would still leave Eustace yet to win at home having played Sheff Wednesday, Plymouth and Millwall. It would be pretty depressing and wouldn't bode well for next season.
Talk of filling the side with as many big players as possible to stop them. We are playing at home to second bottom, a draw and we are still catchable, a win and we are safe. Anything but a win is a huge let down IMO. A draw helps us limp over the line but lets just impose ourselves on them, win a game that we should expect to win and start to plan for next season.
Talk about planning for next year is illogical - we simply don't know where we'll stand until late August and the resolution of that court case. It's just about getting over the line imo.
This season has been a disaster - we've sold our crown jewel, we've run off our competent ambitious manager and we still don't know whether the owners can put a penny into the club to keep us running.
Survive then take a deep breath and brace ourselves for more horrendous news coming out of Ewood / Pune is my advice.
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15 hours ago, roversfan99 said:
He deserves no credit for Adam Wharton, but to say he was atrocious at managing the younger players is nonsense. Scott Wharton and Buckley had their best form in a Rovers shirt under him and have struggled following his departure and his 2 latest captains were Lenihan and Travis, the former who established himself under Mowbray and the latter who broke through under him and again has struggled since he left.
Obviously not perfect, after an initial phase where he wasnt, Nyambe played the vast majority of games under him although I think our fans over rated him, Raya was a poor error of judgement to agree to sell a young keeper for cheap although I dont think he becomes what he is now or close to if he stayed herem
He tried to sell Scott Wharton before an injury crisis thrust him into the lineup.
Sent him out on loan in his early 20s twice 'cos he didn't rate him.
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25 minutes ago, rigger said:
Why would you be a season ticket holder, when you are a player ?
His family are I assume.
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15 minutes ago, superniko said:
Looking at that squad we need:
Starting GK
LB and RB - starters / squad to compliment Pickering and Brittain
Starting CM for JRCs annual injury
2 x Starting Wingers
Starting CAM after we sell Szmodics
Starting Striker
Thats at least half a team of starters needed, with squad players on top of that.
Sell/Release: Wahlstedt, Buckley, Markanday, Vale. I’d also let Hyam and Travis go if we get offers (the club won’t do this though).
Anyway in reality, the squad will just continue to get weaker and weaker and we’ll invest barely anything.
We can't release any of those players - we paid good money for two of them and the other two are worth something.
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We better have negotiated an unbelievable sell on clause for him after selling him so cheaply 'cos he's far too good for Crystal Palace and won't be staying there long.
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12 minutes ago, Blow-in said:
Can we just move the relegation predictions to next season now? 🙂
Too many teams won yesterday for us to be certain.
It's a bonkers league, especially at the end of the season when a third of the division is already on the beach and evidently a third of the division is scrapping for survival.
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4 hours ago, rigger said:
What we need and what we can afford will be two completely different things. I would settle for a good keeper, and one effective winger, be it left or right.
Then you're in another relegation struggle next season.
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Saw this live - lad has just won EFL Young Player of the Year. JRC took him to school yesterday - he's a fantastic player, just a shame he can't stay fit.
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2 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:
SURELY the club should go everything they can to encourage as many fans to attend.
Fixed it for you.
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5 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:
He’s earned the right to better himself. He’s been faultless this season in terms of skill and effort. He never “ downed tools “ at any time. Some of the first time finishes he’s put away have been terrific.
I’m not as pessimistic as some on here regarding replacing his goals if he goes. We can bring in other players in that role and maybe play in a way that doesn’t rely on one player staying fit for 50 games a season
We're not built around Szmodics scoring - like we were when Armstrong scored a lot of goals (he was allowed to be incredibly selfish) - it's just that he's the only bugger that knows where the back of the net is.
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2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:
watched it this morning and I just think where can you go now with both keepers who has been dropped this season. He dropped Muric at the start of the season and recently dropped Trafford.
I wonder if they change tactics next season when they are in the championship
The new manager will undoubtedly bring in his own system next year.
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21 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:
jrc is injury prone
tronstadt is great(providing we don`t sell him in the summer)
buckley goes awol to often
travis is ****
garret is raw and picks up yellow cards as a hobby
I bet Travis is a Eustace style player - provides energy, tenacity and flexibility (can play RB). His lack of football ability isn't as startling when not being asked to be a pivot.
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1 hour ago, Dreams of 1995 said:
That squad looks so bad when it is all out in front of you
We need a goalkeeper, right back, 2 central midfielders, 2 wide players and a striker. That is assuming we keep Szmodics, if not put another attacking midfielder in
We could also benefit from a better centre back and left back. But we can't be greedy now..........
I don't even think that list is right - Dolan, Siggurdson and Markanday are #10s.
At a minimum we need a GK, a RB, a LB, 1 RW, 2 LW, 2 CF.
I'd be loaning out Garrett if we can't guarantee him regular playing time. Same with Batty and Gilsenan. I'd be selling Markanday and Gallagher too if possible.
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I hate the term 'on the grass'. Another one that has seeped into the modern game.
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1 hour ago, Moptop1 said:
Win this and we’re safe. Come on Rovers!!!
It's a must not lose.
They'll give us all we can handle - we hate playing big, physical, aggressive sides. Especially from set pieces.
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13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:
Nicholas Michalski?
He's literally just turned 17 and has only played at U18 level. I think we're safe.
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6 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:
John Ruddy, Pathway Blocker.
I don't think there are any GKs in the Academy that are in danger of having their pathway blocked.
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1 hour ago, arbitro said:
How when he kept up with the Leeds defenders and Szmodics.
He actually got hawked down by #44, Gruev (a DM) on that break - he literally caught up to Dolan and overtook him.
Dolan is many things, but he's not fast. He's quick over a few yards and has a low centre of gravity, but he very, very rarely wins an extended sprint.
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9 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:
You couldn’t help but like JDT as a person. It was some of the football I didn’t like. He had me scratching my head when he referred to the modern style of possession of the ball at all costs as “ the Dutch disease “ and then promptly started to play in that style.
He didn't though - he was insistent that his players progressed the ball up the pitch as quickly as possible. They just weren't talented enough to do it.
The Dutch Disease (I've never heard it referred to as that before JDT) is when you just keep possession for the sake of keeping possession - usually amongst the back 4.
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1 hour ago, rigger said:
More of a handfull than Leeds at Eland road ?
Honestly, yes. They're a big, physical side who look dangerous from set pieces and are desperate for the points.
It will be a battle.
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10 minutes ago, Torgeir said:
I think I might have aged 10+ years after watching that game. So much at stake for both teams, and to be the first team to beat Leeds at Elland Road this season is some achievement. Leeds have looked leggy recently, but they had one extra day's rest and we made only one change from our battering at Bristol C. Unfortunate results around us but teams are fighting tooth and nails and there are about five or six good teams and the rest are, bar Rotherham, can beat anyone on any given day. The top three are feeling the pressure of facing the desperate teams like ourselves and all of a sudden dropping points all over the place. What a league!
Sheff W was apparantly better than Stoke so they've improved a lot from earlier in the season, but I think we'll be confident going into that game, and will probably continue in the same shape and try and hit them on the break. It's a must-win for them so they must open up.
Szmodics player of the match and player of the season. What a man! Top marks for everyone involved. I have to admit I thought Leeds would adjust and beat us in the second half.
A draw was a fair result between Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City. They'll be a handful next week though.
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