jim mk2

This is getting silly now, we cannot carry on like this. There is no reason not to sack him

Just now, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

wtf is that set piece. 

We have a set piece coach apparently, clearly a genius

4 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Happier times is when we would send our young players out on loan to lower league clubs like Brighton and Bournemouth.

Abso bloomin ‘ lutely

Really irks me more than anything when small minded Rovers fans see clubs like them (and Brentford etc) as “above our level” and say we can’t compete with them. 

They’re not and we can

What they are though are well managed clubs with good owners and executives with ambition, confidence and drive and nous.

Burnley have shown what is possible. Has to be said but Rovers need to be run on the Burnley model. 

26 minutes ago, Eternal Optimist said:

Big if, but if Val was given the boot would good old Damien Duff be a good shout to be the next one in charge? 

Sources in Ireland say Damien is a bit of a volatile character; he made a sudden departure from Shelbourne shortly after winning the title citing various frustrations with how the club was run. I don't think he'd last 5 minutes at Ewood

4 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

Was it posted by that 'Freddie' by any chance? King of the Venky Clappers. Does he get free hospitality or something for writing this mince? 

Yes, I think it was him

From the Facebook page. I kid ye not.....

Genuine question for rovers ‘fans’ what are your expectations for this season?

We’re clearly in a transitional year. This is a rebuild with a largely new squad that needs time to gel, find the right formation, develop patterns of play, and grow together. The aim is to keep this group together and build on it next season. That appears to be the plan.

So why do we have a new team in the first place?

Because the club had little choice. Players like Travis, Brittain, Hyam, Szmodics and others wanted to move on. That’s football. They’re professionals, and like anyone in employment, they’ll go where the opportunity and pay are better. If they weren’t willing to sign new deals, the club was right to move them on rather than risk losing them for nothing.

Given all that, expecting instant success with a brand new squad just isn’t realistic.

Last season, when we went to Bramall Lane and missed out on the play-offs by a single point, there was no shortage of support. Tickets were in huge demand and everyone wanted to be there. That’s the easy part. Where was your boycotts then??

Real support is backing the team when things are difficult, during a rebuild, and when results aren’t perfect. This season is about patience, perspective, and getting behind a group that’s still finding its feet. Section of our supporters I actually think are the worst fans in the whole country I know every club has them but I think ours could be worst.

So again, what do fans realistically expect this season, knowing where the club is and why?

Below was less then 12 months ago, some of you are pathetic and need to pick up your dummies and toys and put them back in the pram…..

I don’t think they’ll sack him yet if at all but a couple of more defeats and any manager with any self awareness would realise their position is untenable and resign.

It has been noted elsewhere but this is where the decline in the influence of  local newspapers and local reporters hits hard. The press of years gone by would have calling for change in 150pt bold headlines long before now

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

If I was being in a mischievous mood Id say that also sounds suspiciously like Tronstad but after witnessing that game Im not in the mood for the tidal wave of outraged indignation which would no doubt come rolling my way.

So I won't 

Leave if out Rev. This team is going down and feelings are raw.. 

Tronstad is the Gerson class compared to the rest of our midfield.  He's a solid Championship footballer, surrounded by 8 or 9 who aren't. You had it in for Danny Graham too, and who wouldn't want a similar player now?

1 minute ago, booth said:

Ismael got sacked at Watford for much less than this.

Ismael lasted an average of 7 months at his other clubs

We hired him for 3 years

He's not going to be sacked

Sanmie hasn't scoted many for them but of course he notches today. 

More salt in the wounds

4 minutes ago, AvRover said:

Look at it this way: do we really want to get tonked by Burnley next season? Let's go down to League One, the owners might go and the rebuild can begin.

 

 Seriously, we do not want to go down, because we won't come back for a long, long time

And there's no saying the owners will leave either. Why should they? 

Birmingham fans must be having a quiet chuckle at someone, anyone, but especially us, taking Cashin off their hands

Our group were thinking of going to this but decided to creosote the fence instead

Good move

4 minutes ago, KentExile said:

So that when he leaves in 2 years w can still get a fee for him 😉 

Or he flops and leaves after a year on a free and we have to pay up the remainder of his contract?

1 minute ago, Commondore said:

I agree in principle, but in 1977 newspapers held massive sway over football clubs in a way that's been completely reversed. Today clubs can send out their own news, interviews, or anything else they want via social media and get way more eyes on them than they would in the local paper, all without any pesky followup questions or negative angles. Local media is basically hanging on by a thread. 

So why would anyone watch social media interviews / podcasts knowing you're being fed news / analysis by the clubs that is not going to be in any way critical?

I would have thought local newspaper journalists have nothing to lose (especially if they're already banned) and might even tempt some readers back by providing an alternative voice to the social media slop. 

£3.5 million as touted for Jørgensen seems an awful lot for a 25-year-old lad who's been scuffling around minor Scandinavian leagues in recent years. And why a 3 year plus contract when he's never been anywhere more than 2 seasons?

55 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

He'll be right at home on Whalley Range

Leonard in League One is at the right level now. The lad needed 10 chances to score one goal and I won't forget the League Cup match at Chelsea early in the second half when we were up about to celebrate a certain goal and he somehow managed to shoot wide. 

That's not say he was worse than Gueye - he wasn't - and I'm sure he would have had game time this season with all the injuries and loss of form but there's alot of rose tinted spectacles about him as a player. He wasn't really very good. 

31 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

FFP is a rolling three year cycle.

Wharton was sold during the 23-24 accounting period so 25-26 will be the last year to include his fee.

Sammie was sold during the 24-25 accounting period so 26-27 will be the last year to include his.

Did we really have class acts like Szmodics and Wharton playing for Rovers?

Seems light years now from the current dross in blue and white

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I remember seeing that photo years before AI Jim. I think it’s from a game against Bury in late 1966. Harrison was built like a light heavyweight but he wasn’t a fan of the rough stuff. He was seriously rapid in a straight line and had a shot like a rocket.  Possibly the best penalty taker we’ve had. He could side foot the ball harder than I could blast it. Some power in those thighs.  If it is that game we won 2-0 - Connelly and Harrison with a pen the scorers.
I still think that kit is my favourite. The first one I ever had.

It looks a bit odd to me, as if the players have been superimposed on the background, typical of AI, and I don't think it was 1966 as I'm sure the V-neck shirts had long been replaced by round neck shirts by then. 

Liked Mike Harrison. Saw him leaving the bookshop at Sudell Cross and getting into his VW Beetle circa 1967. Natty dresser and trendy car at the time. 

Thunder thighs Mike Harrison and Duggie, early 1960s

From another site and possibly AI generated but a good image nonetheless

Note the spectators wearing ties

23 minutes ago, USABlue said:

What a horrendous game if fiotball.  To be honest I am glad we did not progress too many injuries now and a relegation nattle tondeal with.    Anyway not fusse we are out 

Please no, not you