19 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Which makes the £500k bid for O'Riordan so surprising.

We must have money?

Its the hope that keeps us going

On 03/11/2023 at 17:42, only2garners said:

Assuming you mean Ethan Walker, he's on loan at Morecambe for the season. So far he's made 4 appearances and scored once.

No it was Tyris, 

On 21/10/2023 at 22:07, M_B said:

Here's the thing though, he set up the winner with a lovely ball. Now tell me what Siggurdson or Szmodics did all game,and yet it's Dolan getting the stick. 

Give the lad a break, he was as good as anyone at QPR, and he's set up the winner today,in a game where Tronstad is getting great credit for doing the simple things adequately. 

 

Belated reply, but i DID say what happened to the lad we got from Preston

26 minutes ago, Speedie Dived said:

Strange old game today. If we have a decent centre forward, we would have walked the game . We are basically playing without one (no false nine stuff).

Goalie, back four and Tronstradt looked comfortable all day. That's a great base to build from.

Attacking wise, Dolan is just miles off it. Genuine basic technical deficiencies. He has set the goal up, can't knock that.

The interesting question is our best player, Wharton. We are poorer going forward, but more solid without him. I love the kid. If we can get a centre forward and get Wharton nearer to him, could be magic.

 

 

 

Interesting on Dolan, yes he put the ball in for JRC to score but what else apart from get the ball pass back or square it, what happened to the lad that took players on for fun.

1 hour ago, rigger said:

I don't know if you are thick or what. I will try to explain my thought process. After our home loss against Hull, to get back on track, we would need four points from the next two away games. Today we got three, therefore we need one at Plymouth. Do you understand my thought process ?

Why not try for 6 points 😎👍

11 minutes ago, West Yorks Rover said:

If we play like this at Rotherham on Saturday God help us.

Don't be daft it's the 2nd string 

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Our targets as in Rovers targets

Its great that Staff at Rovers have positive and happy comments to make about JDT and the fact he is trying involved everyone at the club and make it about us being together as one. 

Did they? They might just being honest cos they feel he has been fresh of breathe air since he was appointed

You are obsessed by the state of pitch nowadays. 

Good grief it has pissed it down the last week what do you expect of the pitch, 

8 hours ago, Tom said:

Wilcox pea roller?

Remember it well, another game we should have won in 90 mins

1 hour ago, RoverDom said:

Jumping the gun a bit but looking ahead to next summer the following are out of contract according to transfermarkt 

Morton - loan

Hirst - option to buy

Mola - option to buy

Ayala 

Dack - 1 year option 

Travis - shouldn't be too difficult to agree new deal

BBD - defo going

Vale - can only see him leaving if he does crap

 

So that will be 8 out of the door. I know it's been mentioned that you don't have time to build a squad in this league but I think JDT can be afforded a season to grow. There's 8 potentials leaving, if 3 of them do well we can retain them (dack and the options to buy), Travis and Vale I can't see being too difficult to persuade to stay so it's Morton, BBD and Ayala that are the ones that will need replacing (ayala could even stay). I think if we miss out on play offs this season then we've got a good shot at pushing for them next season. 

JDT has already stated that he wants 2/3 transfer windows to sort out the players he wants to complement the ones we have and the ones showing great potential, so not bothered about the ones to go in what seems like 8 months time.

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

massive pay rise he got and will be part of Forest squad season after 

Ahh I see

1 minute ago, sverrehh said:

The bids for Brereton were way below 10 million. Would you have entertained those bids? I'd say keep him, he'll give us plenty of goals and maybe just maybe we will challenge top 6. In the meanwhile Rovers should track replacements

Alan Myers has said the venkys will not be too bothered about the fee for BD he knows they play hardball from his time working here, we as fans obviously would like to see 15-20m for him but hey they pay the wages. 

5 minutes ago, booth said:

Why we haven't gone for Styles I'll never understand. I'd feel confident in the defence if he was in the squad.

Also strange that if true Bowler gone to Forest for 2m only to be loaned out to some Greek team, seems a lack of ambition on the player there but good luck to him.

20 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Been away from home working for most of the day and just catching up with the transfer window madness.

As I said a few days ago, I am not part of the Twitterati or Tw@atterati (if I've had a glass or two too many).

For what it's worth, I thought that if Brereton was still in the building at noon today then he would be with us until at least January.

Also think we need at least one more through the door and preferably two.  Not hopeful this will happen now.

I'm sure, in fact 100% sure that JDT said only a few days ago that this is a transition period and will take 2 or 3 transfer windows to get where he wants to be and that this transfer window we were working behind as he and Gregg only arrived late in the day. So far so good.

8 minutes ago, J*B said:

If that was the case then I don’t believe it is now. 

Please elaborate as to why. in a structured manner??? 

He was awful here, we have better you will see.

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Ideally I'd like another CM, but funds are clearly tight and we're desperate for another attacking option, a LB and a CB - not to mention a backup RB. 

I assume Edun is pencilled in as cover at LB and CM.

I watched the Watford v WBA game yesterday and we can simply give up on any promotion dreams - their squads are far deeper than ours, we simply can't compete. 

Defeatist, I'm glad our manager has not the same mindset as you.

2 hours ago, Neal said:

Not sure what message it sends if Szmodics walks straight into the first team. Dack should be given a chance to prove himself first. 

Dack is not fit so a sub for me

1 hour ago, BankEnd Rover said:

That rules bowler out then…Don’t know much about the lad & wont judge till I’ve seen him play…

Might be contradicting myself here but 2.5m seems steep…

Apparently 3m in for Bowler too.

38 minutes ago, Hi Mack said:

I am terrified we are going in to the new season with one signing! With Lenihan, Rothwell and Nyambe all gone we are very light not only in numbers but quality too.

This team capitulated last season and it was because we didn’t strengthen in January. We are now amazingly weaker.

I thought the appointment of GB would improve our poor transfer record……Seems to have got worse! 😂

Sorry but i disagree, Rothwell did FA 2nd half of season might as well not played, Nyambe groin injury how many times?? Lenihan was okay no dispute there, but to say we are lacking in quality because those three left is an injustice to those that remain. Oh and Mowbray's master plans helped didn't they --NOT

Wouldn't be so bad then. 😂

9 hours ago, Brfcrule1 said:

Well said Glen, it gives us a picture of what is going on it also proves Venkys have learnt nothing in 12 years thank God by chance we've stumbled across GB who in turn found JDT just in time 

Bit of a strange comment there, Venkys have learnt nowt in 12years,  Glen clearly states that they the Venkys intervened to get GB who in turn got JDT, so no we clearly didn't stumble on GB/JDT, I agree yes it was just about in time but a little credit even though loathe to give it.

10 hours ago, tomphil said:

He still has Lowe, Johnson and Benson so i'd assume somewhere in there is a role to familiarize him with opposition etc

I still think it will be a steep learning curve for him at times though.

They are toast

5 hours ago, davulsukur said:

It's certainly not gone down well on twitter.

well JDT has his own staff so the doomsayers who constantly said the new guy would have to work with what we have was nonsense, yes they are still hear but for how long.😁

4 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

No 12 years of Venky’s have dumbed down my expectations, Sharpe’s tweet is an example of how they’ve done it…

 

Venkys fault, oh remember defenders are coming, Mowbray had money, he just spent it on giving contracts out willy nilly costing the club millions, i.e. after the promotion back to the championship.

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

It’s the age old Venky issue. 

He’s ok, decent at this level, but nothing more… but still won’t be replaced with anybody better, or even replaced with a permanent signing at all.
 

We have no idea who or if he will be replaced, Lenihan is another who thinks the grass is greener (see where Armstrong's playing this season) JDT/Broughton are no fools, I said it before and I'll say it again Mowbray dumbed down the fan base so much we have no expectations, as is plain to see on this forum.