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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 18:35:39 GMT
Oh the irony here, Matty was the villain last season and how many were always disappointed when he did come on when able ? He had a thankless task of running the line on his own and was expected to make his own scoring opportunities. One major plus point with Matty is that he was always trying his hardest and you could never accuse him of not playing for the shirt. He had the one season of 18 goals but has been injured and played as a sole striker too many times BUT he never pulled a wobbly or acted up. I am not a big fan but I feel we need his type of personality in the dressing room as he is a good pro. I've head talk he is on a big wage but no one can ever substantiate that, apparently had a contract that he plays when fit but again not backed up with fact. He took Dogs abuse yet still carried himself well with no public displays of anger or upset Good luck MH. I hope you do well. Well said..another scapegoat bites the dust. I really pity anyone in a Rovers shirt next season if we arent top from the first game to the last. As for Darrell Clarke,if `supporter` power does its best and he is gone by Christmas then that will be it for me. He has a hell of a job on and I just hope people use their heads and realise that there is no quick fix going to happen at Rovers next season. Although I hope there is.
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Post by gas2 on Jun 25, 2014 18:45:22 GMT
One big earner needed to go, glad it's Harrold, look forward to seeing which Targetman DC brings in. One big plus point is that we will have a completely different strikeforce to the one we had last season. Charlie Sheringham could be a good option as a replacement. I wonder how long it will be before the n new strikeforce are getting slaged off here welcome to hell fellas
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 18:49:49 GMT
One big earner needed to go, glad it's Harrold, look forward to seeing which Targetman DC brings in. One big plus point is that we will have a completely different strikeforce to the one we had last season. Charlie Sheringham could be a good option as a replacement. I wonder how long it will be before the n new strikeforce are getting slaged off here welcome to hell fellas Lee Johnson, playing for Yeovil, did once exclaim how the atmosphere at the Mem was "like Galatasaray."
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Post by LJG on Jun 25, 2014 18:52:55 GMT
Oh the irony here, Matty was the villain last season and how many were always disappointed when he did come on when able ? He had a thankless task of running the line on his own and was expected to make his own scoring opportunities. One major plus point with Matty is that he was always trying his hardest and you could never accuse him of not playing for the shirt. He had the one season of 18 goals but has been injured and played as a sole striker too many times BUT he never pulled a wobbly or acted up. I am not a big fan but I feel we need his type of personality in the dressing room as he is a good pro. I've head talk he is on a big wage but no one can ever substantiate that, apparently had a contract that he plays when fit but again not backed up with fact. He took Dogs abuse yet still carried himself well with no public displays of anger or upset Good luck MH. I hope you do well. Well said..another scapegoat bites the dust. I really pity anyone in a Rovers shirt next season if we arent top from the first game to the last. As for Darrell Clarke,if `supporter` power does its best and he is gone by Christmas then that will be it for me. He has a hell of a job on and I just hope people use their heads and realise that there is no quick fix going to happen at Rovers next season. Although I hope there is. Ooohh yeah what a scapegoat he is. You're right, there's no way a striker who scores six ... SIX (6) in a season should shoulder any responsibility whatsoever for a relegation. I'm going to massively underperform in my job for nine months to see if my boss makes me a "scapegoat".
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 19:41:32 GMT
Well said..another scapegoat bites the dust. I really pity anyone in a Rovers shirt next season if we arent top from the first game to the last. As for Darrell Clarke,if `supporter` power does its best and he is gone by Christmas then that will be it for me. He has a hell of a job on and I just hope people use their heads and realise that there is no quick fix going to happen at Rovers next season. Although I hope there is. Ooohh yeah what a scapegoat he is. You're right, there's no way a striker who scores six ... SIX (6) in a season should shoulder any responsibility whatsoever for a relegation. I'm going to massively underperform in my job for nine months to see if my boss makes me a "scapegoat". How can any striker score a hatful of goals playing the loan role with over head height balls rocketed over their heads? The bloke also had a bad injury but I expect you convinently forgot that. So if it is the strikers job to put the ball in the net and he doesnt get the service,how can he do just that? Football was a team game I thought. If a whole team plays badly,why pick out the usual SCAPEGOATS?? Because people like you get off on it. Makes you feel good? Im just glad im not like you or others who need to lay blame at peoples feet to be heard or make me feel somewhat better? As for your job,if you work in a TEAM environment then you should know the score if a few dont pull their weight. But like I said,i pity any player in a Rovers shirt next season and DC.
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Post by warwickgas on Jun 25, 2014 20:06:06 GMT
LJG is exactly thevtype of "supporter"we don't want either next season - or ever. The club may be skint we can well do with losing him and his short sighted, unintelligent comments. I , Matt Harrold, seriously failed to deliver the level of performance tht I both wanted and expected to deliver last season. In mitigation, I would say that my colleagues and the management beyween them failed to provide any creativity to me throughought the season. Had they, between them served up a reasonable percentage of opportunities then I would have been confident in converting a respectable number of those "creations" to the extent that I would have scored enough goals to have enabled us to avoid relegation. Intelligent peoplevwill know the problem did not lie with me.
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Jun 25, 2014 20:13:26 GMT
One big earner needed to go, glad it's Harrold, look forward to seeing which Targetman DC brings in. One big plus point is that we will have a completely different strikeforce to the one we had last season. Charlie Sheringham could be a good option as a replacement. I wonder how long it will be before the n new strikeforce are getting slaged off here welcome to hell fellas Play well and have the right attitude and they will be praised more than other clubs fans will praise there players. Why wouldn't players be slagged off these last few years, they have been the worse in the clubs history. I've read forums of clubs who have been in the top 5 all season & who have got automatic promotion, there players & managers have got disgraceful abuse because they might have lost for the first time in 8 matches. I think we have a pretty decent bunch of fans, who maybe should have been more vocal at an earlier stage last season, because the shower of s*** being served up was being applauded by the fans and Wardys name was being sung loud & proud from the Blackthorn end, everybody thought everything was okay & acceptable.
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Post by LJG on Jun 25, 2014 22:24:12 GMT
Ooohh yeah what a scapegoat he is. You're right, there's no way a striker who scores six ... SIX (6) in a season should shoulder any responsibility whatsoever for a relegation. I'm going to massively underperform in my job for nine months to see if my boss makes me a "scapegoat". How can any striker score a hatful of goals playing the loan role with over head height balls rocketed over their heads? The bloke also had a bad injury but I expect you convinently forgot that. So if it is the strikers job to put the ball in the net and he doesnt get the service,how can he do just that? Football was a team game I thought. If a whole team plays badly,why pick out the usual SCAPEGOATS?? Because people like you get off on it. Makes you feel good? Im just glad im not like you or others who need to lay blame at peoples feet to be heard or make me feel somewhat better? As for your job,if you work in a TEAM environment then you should know the score if a few dont pull their weight. But like I said,i pity any player in a Rovers shirt next season and DC. Matt made 30 league appearances. 6/30 = 20% or 1 in 5. In his Rovers career 27/86 = 31%. Roughly 1 in 3 including spot kicks. It clearly hasn't been enough. I just don't see how the players of a football game cannot be expected to take responsibility for the results of those games. Look - even Matt admits he "seriously failed to deliver". Warwickgas - Matt if that really is you I would say two things: 1. Telling the fan-base of a football club who spent hundreds of pounds over tens of hours, travelling hundreds of miles to watch the trash that was dished up last season that they are not wanted because they've commented on player performance on an online forum is the sort of naive rubbish I would expect from G.D. not someone who is widely touted as a nice guy. I've been watching Rovers for 27 years - season tickets, supporters club membership, share scheme, help-line, Young Pirates when I was a kid - I haven't been paid a weekly wage by them since 2011 to woefully under-perform. So who is it the club needs? Me paying my money and screaming my lungs out, cheering you lads on week in week out? Or you? I don't boo or whinge at games - what would be the point? My comments on your performance have always been just that - on your performance. Never anything personal. How could I? I've never met you. They're often flippant but seriously - if you're from the Blue side of Bristol over the last 15 years you've got to laugh or you'd end it all. Saying the club don't need supporters like me because I've commented on what's wrong is like saying your sick dog doesn't need the vet because he'll tell you what's wrong with it. You must have a team you've loved since you were a boy - you know what that feels like. Have you never commented that you want to see more from the players you've loved since you were a little lad? There's a bloody lot wrong at Rovers right now and there has been for over a decade, maybe nearly two. The fact we don't have a proper reserves set up is a glaring one and yes, I agree with you, the management and the rest of the team were utter rubbish last season too but where have I said that wasn't the case? And why is that my problem because I've commented on your performances? 2. You've got a good personal reputation at the club. That says a lot about a guy. Don't ruin it by doing a Danny Coles and get drawn in to squabbling online. If you really are, Matt - stay or go; all the best. But I think it would be disingenuous to take back any of my earlier comments ... and if you're not Matt: p155 off you b*gger!
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Post by PessimistGas on Jun 25, 2014 22:44:09 GMT
LJG is exactly thevtype of "supporter"we don't want either next season - or ever. The club may be skint we can well do with losing him and his short sighted, unintelligent comments. I , Matt Harrold, seriously failed to deliver the level of performance tht I both wanted and expected to deliver last season. In mitigation, I would say that my colleagues and the management beyween them failed to provide any creativity to me throughought the season. Had they, between them served up a reasonable percentage of opportunities then I would have been confident in converting a respectable number of those "creations" to the extent that I would have scored enough goals to have enabled us to avoid relegation. Intelligent peoplevwill know the problem did not lie with me. Harrold was part of the team that relegated Bristol Rovers out of the football league, he has no right to comment on what sort of supporters the club and do with or without.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 23:07:23 GMT
hes still with us by the way and crawley signed izale macleod today so i doubt hes going there,,,in my opinion he has tried his best for rovers and surely thats all you can ask of someone? i think it would be good for the club if he left simply because of his wages
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Post by Alveston Gas on Jun 26, 2014 8:04:39 GMT
As the man above says a Creepy Crawley have signed Izale McLeod so my guess the Harrold rumour might have been a smokescreen to deflect other clubs from IM.
Not bothered really if Matt stays or goes. Will no doubt be a decent player in L5 will he get enough goals, create enough goals - who can possibly tell.
However he did appear to be one of us and generally tried his best, often that wasn't enough in L2. He also owes us a decent season!
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Post by PeterHooper57 on Jun 26, 2014 8:56:57 GMT
Thank **** Harrolds off; I will give him a lift to Crawley myself. UTG
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Jun 26, 2014 9:12:00 GMT
Crawley only have a squad of 13 players and Gregory is building a completely new squad. They signed Izale McLeod yesterday and Gavin Tomlin last week, those 2 are the only strikers in there squad, still more than enough room for Harrold. I'm hearing he could be gone by either 5pm today or tomorrow.
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Post by brizzle on Jun 26, 2014 12:04:28 GMT
I'm hearing he could be gone by either 5pm today or tomorrow. Let the countdown begin . . .
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 14:38:16 GMT
You cant win anything with all young players. At least Matty was a League 2 standard player. Just hope if he does go we REPLACE him with someone better. Not convinced at the present time but hope that DC proves me wrong. Please ,please Board and Manager don't do it on the cheap- cheap ends in failure. I am not saying pay top end but at least reasonable. Didnt Alan Hansen famously say exactly that about Man UTd a few years ago when the class of 92 first came into the team.Famously they went on to win the league and Hansen was left with egg on his face.There is another saying that if they are good enough they are old enough
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Post by PessimistGas on Jun 27, 2014 8:00:05 GMT
You cant win anything with all young players. At least Matty was a League 2 standard player. Just hope if he does go we REPLACE him with someone better. Not convinced at the present time but hope that DC proves me wrong. Please ,please Board and Manager don't do it on the cheap- cheap ends in failure. I am not saying pay top end but at least reasonable. Didnt Alan Hansen famously say exactly that about Man UTd a few years ago when the class of 92 first came into the team.Famously they went on to win the league and Hansen was left with egg on his face.There is another saying that if they are good enough they are old enough Beckham, Giggs, Scholes Santos, Harding, Harrison.
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Post by eppinggas on Jun 27, 2014 8:21:40 GMT
I really would like to see Harrold do well elsewhere (though I seriously doubt it) and genuinely wish him all the best. He was a top player until the injury at Gillingham. Easily our best player that day and the only one giving it 100% and proud to wear the quarters. Having said that. Since the injury - a liability. Plan A - slowly meander around the pitch, wait for a long hopeful ball in the air. Grab hold of the centre-backs shirt, fall over, claim a foul. Plan B. Err... If that was our masterplan (and it was the same with JW and DC) - it was so obviously never ever ever going to work. In his defence - we never played with any width and never got to the bi-line to put in the crosses. So why did we play him AT ALL? We always looked more threatening without him. How he played the full 90 minutes in our last ever league game still angers me. Wandering round bandaged and bemused like the concussed Basil Fawlty after being injured in 'The Germans'...
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Post by nortongas1 on Jun 27, 2014 9:01:14 GMT
Will be gone by the end of the day!
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Jun 27, 2014 9:04:29 GMT
A move back to London, playing league 1 football & possibly a 2 year deal, he's done well for himself and certainly has a good agent. Really hope that we don't lose anymore under contract players.
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Post by PessimistGas on Jun 27, 2014 9:12:02 GMT
Will be gone by the end of the day! Hopefully. He's like a turd that won't flush.
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