roversfan99

Hatred? Stop being melodramatic. People are frustrated that we have replaced a player who was a decent 3rd choice in Baker with someone who Plymouth happily released because he wasnt good enough to make their team. Hes been poor so far for us. We are in a position where we need a push, and midfield is an area where our main 2 have both had injuries. Does an ambitious club replace a departing 3rd choice with a veteran to be "4th/5th choice?" You know it doesnt but you defend it and start talking about hatred. You have repeatedly shown a lack of standard. You keep saying things like "oh should we not sign anyone then" as a defence for not signing what we needed or wanted. You didnt seem too impressed with Kargbo last week and kept calling for a Championship experienced player. Now hes signed, no question marks whatsoever. You can say if its not what you wanted yet still "back" him and hope he does well. For every signing plucked from obscurity, there are 2 or 3 that didnt achieve anything. Obviously we might have plucked a hidden gem in Kargbo, lets hope so. Although we arent well protected with his short contract if he does. But the frustration is at the owners for again not seemingly backing us when we need it.

I would be very underwhelmed if borrowing a striker with minimal experience was the route we go down.

Its hard to predict I suppose and as you suggest the standard isnt great. Pickering I think is a solid left back at this level and is underappreciated.

He got fortunate with really poor goalkeeping leading to the one that was thankfully offside v Oxford. You shouldnt be beat on that side from a free kick but the deflection that wasnt obvious on first viewing does change that somewhat.

In attack, nothing springs to mind. He presumably did do one or two other bits and pieces but obviously I cant remember everything that he did. And his cross was a big contribution. He worked hard in general to get back into shape etc when we lost the ball. I dont think Hedges would have much interest at all. Championship wages, not at an age where he would have much value, injury history, and non existent attacking threat. A team would presumably gamble on Dolan as much for his age as anything. Being more productive than Hedges isnt a high bar though. I would agree that he is.

Im not convinced that either Markanday or Garrett will ever be Championship standard. Maybe its about laying the foundations for a career away from here.

Pissing around with low offers for Thomas Asante seems to have ended up with him becoming a goalscoring machine firing another rival into the play off race and leaving us likely to loan a striker at best instead.

Nyambe was popular probably beyond his limited capabilities. I certainly dont think he was targetted in any way. Ive repeatedly acknowledged the good cross he put in and he has put a good cross in 2 or 3 times in recent weeks. He also undoubtedly works hard. Does Dolan get a disproportionate amount of criticism? Maybe he does but then again, this season our issues have obviously been in attack, the defence has been consistently very good as have Tronstad and Travis. It doesnt require confirmation bias to suggest that Dolan hasnt done anywhere near enough going forward. Hedges has also received his fair share of criticism too, same with Gueye until this last few games. Dolan having been here for so long frustrates more because it doesnt feel like he is becoming more productive or ironing out his flaws in any way. A few times yesterday he had the chance to do something and he proceeded to spin round, or start trying flicks, there was once in the second half where he had an overlapping run, tried a stupid backheel and gave the ball away. His end product in the main is still not good enough, he hasnt scored in something like 20 games.

Everyone gets clapped off for their efforts. Good cross for the goal but in general, not particularly. Frustrating to watch him keep spurning potential attacking chances with bad decision making and trying needless tricks.

Its with an obligation to buy presumably upon promotion.

Hes already been out for 2 weeks though.

You keep saying 4th or 5th choice. Baker was our 3rd choice so why when we have injuries in that position are we going for a 4th or 5th choice? We are in a position to push for the play offs. It shows your standards that you are content with anybody just to make the numbers up. And ive commented on the standard of football hes come from and also the short contract offered. I have no opinion on him as an individual. But where we have got him from doesnt really fit in with a club desperate to improve to sustain a play off push. You were critical of the idea last week, like with Forshaw you are now wriggling around doing everything you can to defend the club.

Yes, fortunate. I think we got away with one at the end. The thing is, our player could 2 foot an opposition player in the box and youd be insistent that it wasnt a penalty. Its luck we will take but we got fortunate with poor refereeing decisions last night. Id rather have a new winger than either Dolan or ACD to be honest. Its a position we could do with another option to give us some added pace and quality. Got lots of plodders.

Bizarre that this is relevant but seems Monza are signing a striker.

We cant be amidst a chasing pack of teams waiting around for a potential loan on the assumption that his current club sign someone. We know how that will end.

I think towards the end we tired with our squad running on empty, and both Travis going off and the change to a back 5 hindered us much more than those 2 going off. Their subs also made a difference.

We also shouldnt be at the point of stepping up our striker push with 2 and a half days left. Any target should be getting to the very final stages. What happened to the second player we are close to?

You think he "typically" has a good game?

Seems like hes just trying to create an interesting story. We needed a striker before, we still need a striker.

In the last 2 victories, we had been very fortunate with refereeing decisions in our favour. Ill take it any day, but Preston can feel aggrieved. To be fair he did against Luton. Dolan might have had "intensity" but it was a typical performance from him. He did put in one good cross which led to a goal to be fair but otherwise he halted a number of attacks either through a lack of end product, a poor decision made or by over elaborating.

Forshaw isnt good enough. Annoying that a club with supposed play off aspirations is signing someone like that. Certainly havent written Kargbo off, he is a winger who hasnt done much above Serie C level. Its again not a signing most sides with play off aspirations but lets hope he is a hidden gem. Length of contract is a concern. Have to remember the standard of defender hes playing against in those videos. I cant see us signing another winger but we could do with one for the right hand side. I think a striker on loan, maybe a left back on loan if we are lucky and thats it.

But there are a lot of players none of whom have any pace and 2 or 3 of them dont offer enough going forward. Cantwell is someone who is best as a number 10 and we also have Weimann and Ohashi when he comes back. If we had more speed and quality to the sides not only would we improve the wide areas but I think we could also get more from the likes of Cantwell and Gueye. I feel like its a really weak area of our team. So often when you through the individuals, the defenders stand out and you are left wanting a lot more from the 3 behind the striker. If we could shift Sigurdsson no one would notice he wasnt here. But I think even shifting one of the other 3 who havent done enough would be good if it allowed us the space in the squad. Obviously we wont get a striker, another winger, a midfielder and a left back but I think we could do with all of them. So its about which order to prioritise them.

Im guessing that our penalty award and their non penalty award were both the correct decisions in your head speaking totally from a neutral perspective? We got lucky today, having seen it back their shout could have been a penalty for handball on Gueye and ours was really soft. And I am very happy to take the luck and run with it. Dont worry. If you think we got a dodgy decision in our favour and admit it, the goal wouldnt be taken away.

I really would like another quick winger as an option on the other side, as much as it wont happen. The attacking players in central positions clearly would benefit from real pace. Gueye holds it up and someone running in behind would add a new dimension. Cantwell is a great technician but hes been a big disappointment, he has quality but the attackers around him dont get the best out of him. Ideally, we could shift one or two of the ones we have. Sigurdsson is the most obvious one even if it requires a bit of a pay off. Dolan, Hedges, or if neither was possible, even ACD to allow us to bring in a quick right winger where you could have the option of stretching the play on both sides.

Its not just about ticking boxes. A Baker replacement? Someone who is a considerable downgrade. A centre back who hasnt impressed me so far and a winger who hasnt really done much above Serie C. Obviously you have to move on if you cant get not only your planned targets but also then acknowledge if you dont think the window is sufficient for a team supposedly going for a play off push. Its such a shame because we are in a strong position but the squad is running at maximum, the bench is full of kids clearly just making up the numbers and any reasonable owners would at least allow the finances especially after the sales to invest a few million in some proper quality. And youve surely learnt from experience that it isnt as simple as offering him a new contract. If he does well he will probably be less likely to accept. Such a short deal is very peculiar.