roversfan99

I dont have an opinion of him really as a person. But he isnt a good manager. I dont get why it has to be a new manager OR new players. They played tonight like a team that wasnt playing for their manager and one that didnt know what they were supposed to be doing. Totally disorganised, playing passes in areas where they clearly werent comfortable yet had been instructed to do so. They signed a keeper Potter wanted who was awful. They need more players but they also need a good manager. Potter's record is shocking.

Im guessing that you dont think that the account is someone high up on the inside and it is just a remarkably accurate average joe who happens to both know everything and just happens to put a lovely spin on it at all to try and make the club seem like its coming up roses?

Its a risk and I can see both sides. Maybe it will cause him to step up and grow up. He is a really important player for us. But he certainly doesnt show as a natural leader. Tronstad would be the obvious option and I suspect would have been given it if he wasnt destined to also leave by next summer at the latest.

There can be more than one answer. Results have been pretty woeful since he joined, their fans dont like him and hes trying to get players to do things that they arent good at. The whole thing looks totaly disjointed, like the coaching is really poor and the players arent behind him. He did well to get the West Ham job, hes not a good manager.

So one of many that I named that you are being pedantic over. My point is still valid.

Not answering my question but ok.

Whats your gut feeling on whether he will prove to be a successful or unsuccessful Rovers manager?

Take on board that it wouldnt have been reinvested anyway so its fairly moot and I also agree that you cant compare different players. But my logic isnt based on other players. Its based on our weak negotiating position. In the summer, having played more games, without us being so desperate, he or indeed any player is worth more under those circumstances. How much more, I dont know, but more.

Ive just listed a number of fitness issues. Players joining late, players who are injured/carrying injuries and players who didnt have a pre season.

He was lucky to keep his job last season and their fans didnt seem happy that he did. They need new players and a new manager. Hes a typical modern day manager. Trying to get players to do things they clearly arent capable of doing.

These players wont sign new deals here, not because of a relationship with Eustace. But because mainly of money, like anyone. Our inability to offer new deals promptly and offer sufficient new deals has led to us being unable to get anyone to sign in years. We dont offer competitive wages. That account clearly has an intention to make the club seem helpless and the players leaving to be unprofessional. Suggesting they had new deals offered ages ago when they said they hadnt, and repeatedly suggesting that they dont want to play for us. Unprofessional and tacky. Thankfully most have seen through it. But it sums up how dysfunctional we are.

I think they have had a lot of issues with fitness. Agyemang isnt fit, Morris only signed late, Weimann missed some of pre season due to injury, Bobby Clark isnt up to speed, Beck is injured and Brewster missed all of pre season. They also are obviously going to strengthen with Travis, as well as Johnston (right back) and they are looking at wingers.

They have a poor squad but still, surely West Ham have to get rid of Potter? Crap manager.

I dont get why whether one England under 21 manager selects him or not, why that determines how highly rated he was across the board? Also, international selections are often weighted towards bigger clubs. Surely more reasonable logic is to look at the direct circumstances. Where we desperate to sell? Yes. Was it in the summer when clubs spend far more, especially on players not necessarily to slot straight in? No. Brings the price down.

Isnt pointing out the mistake "micro scrutinising" him and not supporting him?

Ismael is very much in your good books now, he can do no wrong.

If you cant see that the twitter account in question is someone on the inside, trying to manipulate fans against departing players and trying to make the club seem helpless in such situations, then I dunno what to say. It is someone who has a 100% record in revealing news. For that, they must be right up the food chain. Whether its one of Gestede/Sufi/Owen or someone they are purposely feeding news to, I dont know. The account aside from revealing incomings has been happy to repeatedly imply that Brittain and Travis have been unprofessional, have defended the club on contracts and claimed they were offered ages ago despite all of those players saying publically that they hadnt, and has got into spats with fans who have not swallowed the bullshit, even calling Glen Mullan a "doom merchant." For someone so keen on strong communication, you surely not only can see that but recognise that its grossly unprofessional from the individual and the club to communicate like this from behind an anonymous twitter handle. I did expect Travis to leave but only because of our pathetic inability to sort contracts out. I also knew that these issues would totally overshadow everything else. Its depressing to see another key player leave and replaced this time by a guy relegated from the Swiss league, on loan, who is injured.

Both of them signed permanently but on short term deals.

Why has this Alofayan rumour snowballed so much? Not seen anything beyond a rumour along with about 14 other teams.

Its a shame we have terrible set piece takers. Because hes so important in terms of leadership etc, and because hes going, his importance on the pitch is being underestimated. He might be average in terms of passing but he wins the ball back really well, he is athletic, he reads the game well and he helps to protect the defence well. Leaves a huge hole and it wont be filled if his replacement is doing rehab.

So just to clarify. We are replacing our captain who the local journalist is bigging up the fee of. With an injured player on loan?

He is an important player for them and sometimes plays further forward so i cant imagine that it will be either or.

If Baradji does sign, surely we have to loan a midfielder on top. We wont, but we should.

For the next few months, our immediate midfield cover will likely be someone clearly not ready who was playing in the 9th tier last season. In goal, we might have a season where our immediate cover is an 18 year old who isnt ready. And our sub par attack from last season is now far worse with no sign of being strengthened.

Whoever it is on the inside again trying to turn people against Travis. Wonder who it is. Whoever it is, grossly unprofessional. Net effect for us. Replacing our captain with an injured player.