Rex
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Post by Rex on Mar 29, 2015 8:53:35 GMT
Thank you for your comments, we will consider them and get back to you if we think there is any merit to them. Pleased do not be offended if you don't get a reply.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 29, 2015 9:10:54 GMT
DC has 10 games to keep us in the lofty heights of 2nd division. He did not manage to keep our wonderful club up and I was seriously worried when he was in charge at the beginning of the season, particularly following an awful start. 5 games to go, one point behind the leaders, chance of winning the title, definitely in the playoffs. Just played the side 4th in the league, who have only lost twice at home and come away with a draw ( which fans, players, management and bt sport will have been disappointed with). Been without our best player, sinclair, for 3 months. Signed a proven and obviously skilful striker in Easter, who gets injured and is out for 6 weeks. Play macclesfield without Gosling or Ellis, both on international duty and who would normally be on the Bench, with Ellis making huge impact coming on as sub in the last few months. All this in the first season with 60% of the squad new. Playing clubs that know this league and what is expected. Oh yes, before I forget, having taken £1m off the wage bill. Costal gas are you the ugly bloke who was behind the goal shouting abuse at our players yesterday ? The one that encouraged Monkhouse so much with bellowing at him that he was a c**t? are you that twat that other fans turned on in the end! Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and you think yours has some currency; open your ears and listen to the support, read the responses to your silly suggestions. Even better idea come to the Chester match dressed in a full bee keepers outfit so we can see who you are, you will be distinguishable by your stupidity, but your anonymity will be preserved by your hat and face net..........until someone, probably your bffl Gary Johnson (who will have come to get some management tips) rips it off your head to aim his punch a little better. Well done DC , keep up the good work. Suggesting the missed Gosling yesterday is a big a joke as the OP! Although surely Mansell was our biggest loss? As far GJ this is one to think about in the summer if we don't go up. |
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Post by fanatical on Mar 29, 2015 9:59:15 GMT
Today's performance at Macclesfield proved showed or confirmed what I have thought since the start of the season that Darryl Clarke is out of his depth as manager of Bristol Rovers. This squad isn't very strong even in a poor standard of football which the Conference is. However Alfreton's superb equaliser gives us a chance. It's now a sprint to the finish and we must win all five games and even that probably won't be enough but it might be. Watching the game today I couldn't work out what our game plan was and assume we didn't have one. We certainly didn't play with much conviction and to me we didn't want it enough. Our manager looked frightened stiff with little direction from the touchline . We can't sign anymore players so we must make the best of what we have. I have zero confidence that Darryl can or knows how to do that. Both players and supporters need a boost. Living on the outskirts of Bristol is one of if not the best lower league managers of recent times. I feel absolutely sure that he would love to manage the sleeping giant which is Bristol Rovers. I say bring him in now in some capacity. He would have the respect of the players and supporters alike. He would organise them and motivate them for the task ahead. Now I accept that he still might not be able to get us to top spot but then let's turn to the playoffs.Gary has a huge amount of experience of playoff games and finals. What better person could there be to prepare and organise us. Just think for a minute who would you rather have organising us in the dugout at Wembley Gary or Darryl. It's a no brainer isn't it and a frightening choice. Furthermore who do you think the managers of the other playoff contenders would rather see in our Dugout ! So come on the Board of Directors get Gary Johnson in now and give us a good chance. I know I would not want Darryl here another season and just know Gary would get us back in Div 1 sooner than anybody else I can think of. Not an argument for appointing Gary Johnson but I know for a fact that Yeovil supporters are more worried about him coming to us than being relegated. Rather nice that ! Surely he has been sacked by every club he has been at? - and recently has proved he has lost the plot |
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harrybuckle
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Post by harrybuckle on Mar 29, 2015 11:36:29 GMT
We have been playing like we did yesterday all season if we are honest with ourselves but it is good enough to challenge for the title and certainly the play offs. The opponents are poorer than us or most of them bearing in mind the points tally we have. Our defensive record is first class and our goalscoring record is poor really compared to several others. I feel our squad is now better with Lines, Easter and the experience of Mansell, Monkhouse and McChyrstal. Parkes has been immense all season and we have missed the energy of Sinclair. Feel we are capable of winning the final five matches.
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LPGas
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Post by LPGas on Mar 29, 2015 15:11:18 GMT
The day GJ walks in to our club is the day I walk out
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Post by Bristol Rovers on Mar 29, 2015 15:14:16 GMT
The day GJ walks in to our club is the day I walk out Never in a million years is it going to happen. |
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harrybuckle
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Post by harrybuckle on Mar 29, 2015 15:17:50 GMT
The day GJ walks in to our club is the day I walk out Never in a million years is it going to happen. We cannot afford a DOF we can barely afford to run our youth set up |
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Post by bstokegas on Mar 29, 2015 16:45:12 GMT
Today's performance at Macclesfield proved showed or confirmed what I have thought since the start of the season that Darryl Clarke is out of his depth as manager of Bristol Rovers. This squad isn't very strong even in a poor standard of football which the Conference is. However Alfreton's superb equaliser gives us a chance. It's now a sprint to the finish and we must win all five games and even that probably won't be enough but it might be. Watching the game today I couldn't work out what our game plan was and assume we didn't have one. We certainly didn't play with much conviction and to me we didn't want it enough. Our manager looked frightened stiff with little direction from the touchline . We can't sign anymore players so we must make the best of what we have. I have zero confidence that Darryl can or knows how to do that. Both players and supporters need a boost. Living on the outskirts of Bristol is one of if not the best lower league managers of recent times. I feel absolutely sure that he would love to manage the sleeping giant which is Bristol Rovers. I say bring him in now in some capacity. He would have the respect of the players and supporters alike. He would organise them and motivate them for the task ahead. Now I accept that he still might not be able to get us to top spot but then let's turn to the playoffs.Gary has a huge amount of experience of playoff games and finals. What better person could there be to prepare and organise us. Just think for a minute who would you rather have organising us in the dugout at Wembley Gary or Darryl. It's a no brainer isn't it and a frightening choice. Furthermore who do you think the managers of the other playoff contenders would rather see in our Dugout ! So come on the Board of Directors get Gary Johnson in now and give us a good chance. I know I would not want Darryl here another season and just know Gary would get us back in Div 1 sooner than anybody else I can think of. Not an argument for appointing Gary Johnson but I know for a fact that Yeovil supporters are more worried about him coming to us than being relegated. Rather nice that ! It's supporters like you that stop things moving forward. Considering where we were at the end of the season, on and off the pitch. Darryl is one of the best managers we've had for a long time. We certainly do not need a managerial change and with five games to go? What a numpty. Get back in your cave. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Mar 29, 2015 16:58:53 GMT
I know there's a silent minority / majority reading this, but I wonder where the op is in the grand scheme of posts?
It seems extremely one sided.
Apart from coastalgas being owned, does anyone have an semblance of an idea to support the op?
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Post by toteend on Mar 29, 2015 17:35:51 GMT
Just as an aside, GJ has turned down two job offers. He is obviously looking for the right position. If it is us, then I hope nowt happens between now and ending this season. We don't need any distractions. That said, I think DC is beginning to struggle under the weight of expectation, and if he needs help then give it I say.
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Post by pirate on Mar 29, 2015 17:40:52 GMT
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Post by Bridgeman on Mar 29, 2015 17:49:04 GMT
Just as an aside, GJ has turned down two job offers. He is obviously looking for the right position. If it is us, then I hope nowt happens between now and ending this season. We don't need any distractions. That said, I think DC is beginning to struggle under the weight of expectation, and if he needs help then give it I say. DC isn't always that animated from the touch line and people seem to think he is struggling under the expectation. That's just not his style, normally it's either Marcus, Mark or even Phil waving and gesticulating from the sidelines. Mind you he obviously did get a bit wound up yesterday but that was over the elbow Taylor got in the neck without it being picked up from any of the officials including the fourth official who just shrugged his shoulders at Darrell ranting at him. |
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Post by bowleggedchicken on Mar 29, 2015 18:06:30 GMT
I know there's a silent minority / majority reading this, but I wonder where the op is in the grand scheme of posts? It seems extremely one sided. Apart from coastalgas being owned, does anyone have an semblance of an idea to support the op? I do not post that often on here but I have to agree with the Op, I watched the game in a pub full of Gas and everyone had the same opinion of DC,his,tactics,the starting line up and the quality of the players he has brought into the club, and it is not very complimentary . I would of loved Gj to come in but as the transfer window is closed we have to put up with another mate from Salisbury rather than DLV or a loan signing of league standard. The trouble is to many are happy with being second, we need to get some attacking momentum going or else we will end up coming second at the playoff final. |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 29, 2015 18:11:56 GMT
I can't believe that anyone doesn't believe this guy is a s**thead. But on the very off chance he is a follower of Bristol Rovers then take him at his word Directors please give us the best chance of Promotion and ban this cretin from the ground.
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Post by bowleggedchicken on Mar 29, 2015 18:25:34 GMT
Why ban another fan just because he and many others view differ from yours?
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Post by swissgas on Mar 29, 2015 18:49:34 GMT
I know there's a silent minority / majority reading this, but I wonder where the op is in the grand scheme of posts? It seems extremely one sided. Apart from coastalgas being owned, does anyone have an semblance of an idea to support the op? There is hearsay that Nick Higgs may depart from the day to day running of the club whatever the outcome of this football season, whatever the outcome of the Sainsburys case and whether or not he sells the club. If this is true, and the club is not sold, he would clearly need someone to oversee the football side of the business. But as totend says it would be ridiculous to bring in anyone with five games to go because there is no upside to that but a potentially disastrous downside. Last season should serve as a hard lesson to Nick in this respect. There is another theory that the location of MSP Capital in Dorset, the acknowledgement by Dorset based Harry Redknapp that he is involved with a consortium looking to buy a club in the South West and the presence of Joe Jordan at recent Rovers games are linked in some way. If you wanted to speculate you might even associate the extraordinary high interest rate paid on the MSP Capital loan with a kind of reverse option premium. In other words providing an incentive for someone to take an option on buying the club if certain conditions were met. This might be a "Wild West" theory but who knows ? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2015 19:47:29 GMT
Today's performance at Macclesfield proved showed or confirmed what I have thought since the start of the season that Darryl Clarke is out of his depth as manager of Bristol Rovers. This squad isn't very strong even in a poor standard of football which the Conference is. However Alfreton's superb equaliser gives us a chance. It's now a sprint to the finish and we must win all five games and even that probably won't be enough but it might be. Watching the game today I couldn't work out what our game plan was and assume we didn't have one. We certainly didn't play with much conviction and to me we didn't want it enough. Our manager looked frightened stiff with little direction from the touchline . We can't sign anymore players so we must make the best of what we have. I have zero confidence that Darryl can or knows how to do that. Both players and supporters need a boost. Living on the outskirts of Bristol is one of if not the best lower league managers of recent times. I feel absolutely sure that he would love to manage the sleeping giant which is Bristol Rovers. I say bring him in now in some capacity. He would have the respect of the players and supporters alike. He would organise them and motivate them for the task ahead. Now I accept that he still might not be able to get us to top spot but then let's turn to the playoffs.Gary has a huge amount of experience of playoff games and finals. What better person could there be to prepare and organise us. Just think for a minute who would you rather have organising us in the dugout at Wembley Gary or Darryl. It's a no brainer isn't it and a frightening choice. Furthermore who do you think the managers of the other playoff contenders would rather see in our Dugout ! So come on the Board of Directors get Gary Johnson in now and give us a good chance. I know I would not want Darryl here another season and just know Gary would get us back in Div 1 sooner than anybody else I can think of. Not an argument for appointing Gary Johnson but I know for a fact that Yeovil supporters are more worried about him coming to us than being relegated. Rather nice that ! It's supporters like you that stop things moving forward. Considering where we were at the end of the season, on and off the pitch. Darryl is one of the best managers we've had for a long time. We certainly do not need a managerial change and with five games to go? What a numpty. Get back in your cave. Too many Rovers with short memories. The damage wasn't done last April/may, the seeds were sowed years ago but Darrel Clarke is the punchbag for many. How anyone can lay the total demise squarely on his shoulders is beyond me. Part of the blame for relegation yes, along with the rest of the ,management team, including Marcus Stewart. If the board sack DC at the end of the season then that would be 5 steps forward and 10 backwards.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2015 19:51:58 GMT
I know there's a silent minority / majority reading this, but I wonder where the op is in the grand scheme of posts? It seems extremely one sided. Apart from coastalgas being owned, does anyone have an semblance of an idea to support the op? I do not post that often on here but I have to agree with the Op, I watched the game in a pub full of Gas and everyone had the same opinion of DC,his,tactics,the starting line up and the quality of the players he has brought into the club, and it is not very complimentary . I would of loved Gj to come in but as the transfer window is closed we have to put up with another mate from Salisbury rather than DLV or a loan signing of league standard. The trouble is to many are happy with being second, we need to get some attacking momentum going or else we will end up coming second at the playoff final. That's fine regarding yesterday as I was totally dumstruck after watching that. A complete polar opposite from Friday, but what was the general consensus regarding Friday nights performance v Aldershot as that was a first class game of football from Rovers which DC got spot on. Apart from a 10 minute spell when McChrystal got elbowed, we should have scored more but I didn't notice any outcry after that performance. We cant win them all can we? |
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Post by danrory on Mar 29, 2015 20:39:00 GMT
Normally crazytrain I would agree that you cannot win them all. However, I sense we may need to between now and the end of the season to win the league.
yes, by all accounts it was very good against aldershot, but the tactics away seem so far removed from those at home. Time to be brave dc and treat every game like a home match and go for it, otherwise I fear a poor return at Dover and kiddy and our chance will pass.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 29, 2015 20:54:41 GMT
Have to agree virtually every away game whether it's Macclesfield or Halifax DC sets us up in the first half not to concede, and only goes for the win with 30 mins to go. Macclesfield had lost their last 2 home games why didn't DC just attack them from the start and put them under real pressure, as they hardly had much to offer going forward.
I just can't see how we're going to win at Kidderminster & Dover which we might need to do if we slip up in one of the home games.
If we fall into the Play Offs I'm not confident we can beat either Grimsby or Barnet at Wembley assuming we can overcome FGR or Macclesfield home & away, If I'm feeling like that how edgy must NH be feeling with his club's future at stake?
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