9 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

 

At his age I would think it is better that he listens 

It was sarcasm.

24 minutes ago, JAL said:

The players you quote knew what they were doing, their execution and body language was top notch unlike Ryan's. 

Would talking more make Nyambe a better player in your view then?

10 hours ago, Stuart said:

I refuse to believe McGrath didn't talk. He must have developed telepathy otherwise.

Communication is key on a football field.

He said next to nothing in the game. What about Sheringham and Cole? They detested each other, never spoke but formed a decent partnership. Any team has a fair mix of characters, quiet, noisy, shy, extrovert etc. McGrath fell into the quiet and shy category.

3 minutes ago, JAL said:

Fine having a long career but at what level and what achievements are going to come out of the long career.

Introduce him slowly by all means but it's been the Ryan Nyambe horror show start to the season for the young lad.

Does he talk to his teammates on the pitch ?

I honestly don't see what talking on the pitch has to do with any players ability. Probably the best player I ever came across, Paul McGrath hardly ever said a word but it didn't affect his performances. He was essentially shy and that particular characteristic was evident on the pitch. I can accept sensible criticism but not talking is largely an irrelevance. 

Just now, SkipDonoghue said:

Behind closed doors this one unfortunately using Readings Twitter feed 

Thanks mate.

3 minutes ago, SkipDonoghue said:

3-5 own goal

Thanks for the updates - are you at the game? I can't find anything on the official website.

Just now, SkipDonoghue said:

Reading 0-1 Rovers

Nuttall pen 2mins....great start

Surely Nuttall has done enough to at least earn a squad number. I only saw him briefly in pre season but he certainly looked like he has something about him, Big, strong, mobile and as has been proven since an eye for goal. Given the dearth of quick players in that position the answer to that question could well lie within.

I'm sure I read that they have sold 2500 1875 memberships which means (at that time) around 5500 had opted not to join. I wonder is some of these might not buy tickets for the Burnley match because they don't want to join 1875.

Could this be brought up by the Fans Forum at the next meeting? It would be nice to get the rationale behind this and as Cheston generally disregards emails he should be put on the spot.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/august/burnley-cup-date-confirmed/

49 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

I thought Neil Yardley was very good, passionate about the club and considering it was an in house station he could be critical.

I don't doubt his passion but when it came to hard hitting and searching questions of managers I thought he was very weak. Too many managers got off lightly in my opinion.

I believe that for recent league meetings between us and them the planning starts months in advance with meetings between both clubs and police. Given the short notice I wonder if the normally rigid travel arrangements might be relaxed as they were for the FA Cup replay over a decade ago.

I would love Rovers to restrict the ticket allocation to them to a bare minimum whatever that is. Last time we went there we only got just over half of the Shittyfield End but that was a league game. As somebody said earlier the pound signs will be lighting up in Chestons eyes.

2 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

Yep. I always remember Nicky Campbell's comments on 5 Live, when the FA Cup semi final draw had "secured" Rovers v Chelsea and Utd v Watford.

"What a surprise!"

The balls in the microwave certainly worked that day. For the first FA Cup final at the 'new' Wembley why would they want Rovers or Watford there.

Winning is the most important thing in every game. Dig below that though and we did look really susceptible at the back particularly in the first half when Raya made a couple of smart saves. I am far from convinced by three at the back. One of the main differences between Saturday and last night was the width we had going forward. The passing was a lot better than at Southend. Mulgrew hurt himself early on and carried on for much of the game although he went straight down the tunnel when he was substituted for treatment.

Coventry were decent but the third goal killed them off and spared us the agony of extra time for what was a road work Laden drive home.

2 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

By the looks; she hacked his Twitter account i.e. managed to gain access to his account, however she posted screenshots of conversations she's supposedly had with him by text message. It's now been deleted. 

Thanks mate.

18 minutes ago, Tom said:

Looks like his twitter may have now been hacked and posting messages he sent to a girl saying how badly he's messed up and wants to kill himself.

Not a great 24 hours for him here 

I don't understand Twitter and hacking. Are you saying that Dack actually sent these or somebody else did using his account to make it look like he wrote them.

Exactly right, winning is a great habit. However I think Mowbray will make wholesale changes as he seems to be influenced by what is in vogue like fancy systems, squad rotation and resting players. All nonsense in my opinion. Another defeat tomorrow irrespective of who he plays could really damage us.

4 minutes ago, RockinRover said:

Because no one here has never been out drinking after a bad shift at work.

If you hadn't finished your bad shift and gone home early due to an injury (which could well have been aggravated by not resting it) then no.

15 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

What did he do wrong in that article? Footballer need to have a life. If that involves going off with birds out of Love island, thats their choice 

Now for playing crap, thats a different issue.

Also I am concerned that he is out in Essex. Does he live near Blackburn yet? I saw an interview with smallwood lat week and he said that he is still commuting from his old home near Rotherham. We need the player to settle quickly  

He went off injured on Saturday with a tight hamstring which will only have been aggravated by spending several hours in a nightclub, maybe standinot around or even dancing. He should have travelled back with the team and had treatment first thing yesterday.

Have we signed another wrong 'un. 

I watched the Bolton game yesterday and in the build up they listed a series of restrictions imposed on them due to their perilous financial state. The one that struck me is that they are only allowed to pay players up to £4.5k per week. I assume this applies to new signings and new contracts. They are not allowed to make season long loans and only have a 23 man squad.

Seems that fourth from bottom will be a success for our friends from Horwich.

An interesting article below conducted by the FSA. The PL spokesman comments are typical of how out of touch the authorities are.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40809479

2 minutes ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

The sooner it implodes, Tony, the better as far as I'm concerned. If Rovers somehow worked their way back to the top flight under this lot, I'm not sure I would bother going. Meanwhile, over at Witton Albion, the bucket gets passed round and a few coppers get thrown in...

I remember talking to an Accrington Stanley director a few years ago when they were playing at Macclesfield. I asked him about a young striker who seemed decent. He told me the player was on £120 per week basic and bonuses were only earned when he was in the first team. I always think of that young lad (I can't remember his name) when I see some of the fees and wages of today's players.

3 hours ago, J*B said:

Neymar set to join PSG for a world record £196m paid upfront - the minimum release fee in his contract. Announced today because his father (yes you read that right) was due a payment of €25m for his son's loyalty to Barcelona on August 1st. 

Barcelona are complaining to UEFA its a breach of Financial Fair Play. The President of La Liga is threatening to sue.

Incredible. 

What is incredible to me is that clubs are actually prepared to pay obscene amounts to these people. I harbour real hope that the whole thing implodes at the top level and some of the big clubs go to the wall. I read today that Neymar will earn £650k per week tax free. These ridiculous fees and wages are likely to increase year on year. How long before we have a player earning £1m per week?

6 minutes ago, Mike E said:

It's the name of the game tbf. Need shootout players to be Super Troopers rather than Dancing Queens.

I really regret posting that now, I do, I do, I do, I do.

A new system for a penalty shootout in the Carabao Cup called the ABBA system. Presumably the winner takes it all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40783273