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Post by james83 on Nov 28, 2015 21:15:11 GMT
Lay off DC! Remember where we've come from since last year! I think DC is realising that this squad is not up to scratch to make the top 7 and is trying to solve the lack of imo only a few players that will bridge the gap from midd table 2 top 7. Yes results recently have been disappointing but we ain't far off so chin ups gas and let's be patient with the management because I dread to think what would happen if DC were to leave as manager! UTG!
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Post by smithgas on Nov 29, 2015 0:56:22 GMT
Spot on! We were relegated for a reason, not good enough. We got back into the League and better off position than past 3 years. We have had disappointing results BUT we are still closer to play off's than last time in this league. From all accounts one of last weeks signings played a blinder today so lay off DC and judge where we finish. DC deserves that not fans (?) writing him off mid term when he is in first full season in LEAGUE Management
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Post by crater on Nov 29, 2015 8:53:46 GMT
Doubtful to be honest as there's a lot on this forum who don't just express an opinion, they genuinely believe they know better.
Don't think any of them have their UEFA B coaching badge, they just do ok playing FIFA
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Nov 29, 2015 11:25:37 GMT
Seems like Oldie is right & people are happy to settle for mediocracy.
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Post by Peter Parker on Nov 29, 2015 11:52:51 GMT
Seems like Oldie is right & people are happy to settle for mediocracy. Are they? Or are we/they realsing that we are comijg back from our lowest point and we are taking steps forward even if small ones. We shouldnt be here no, but we are. What do you think we should be doing at this point in time, given where we have come from and been in the past 6-8 years? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2015 12:39:07 GMT
Lay off DC! Remember where we've come from since last year! I think DC is realising that this squad is not up to scratch to make the top 7 and is trying to solve the lack of imo only a few players that will bridge the gap from midd table 2 top 7. Yes results recently have been disappointing but we ain't far off so chin ups gas and let's be patient with the management because I dread to think what would happen if DC were to leave as manager! UTG! I think that everyone is entitled to an opinion, obviously you don't. It's quite tough watching basics not being done properly and matches being lost because of it. At every other club the manager takes responsibility for that, why should Rovers be any different? |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Nov 29, 2015 13:10:19 GMT
Seems like Oldie is right & people are happy to settle for mediocracy. Are they? Or are we/they realsing that we are comijg back from our lowest point and we are taking steps forward even if small ones. We shouldnt be here no, but we are. What do you think we should be doing at this point in time, given where we have come from and been in the past 6-8 years? It's not about what I'd be doing now, it's about what we should've been doing since we got promoted. Making a decision on your keeper at the end of the previous season not at the start of the next season, not making changes up front when it's quite obvious that we have a one dimensional attack, bringing in some genuine width and playing players on their natural side. Still let's just accept that we're mid-table in what (from what I have seen) is a bang average division. Let's not dare to believe we could actually be better than mid-table League 2. Sad to see such a lack of ambition from you & others. |
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Post by brizzle on Nov 29, 2015 14:17:57 GMT
Are they? Or are we/they realsing that we are comijg back from our lowest point and we are taking steps forward even if small ones. We shouldnt be here no, but we are. What do you think we should be doing at this point in time, given where we have come from and been in the past 6-8 years? It's not about what I'd be doing now, it's about what we should've been doing since we got promoted. Making a decision on your keeper at the end of the previous season not at the start of the next season, not making changes up front when it's quite obvious that we have a one dimensional attack, bringing in some genuine width and playing players on their natural side. Still let's just accept that we're mid-table in what (from what I have seen) is a bang average division. Let's not dare to believe we could actually be better than mid-table League 2. Sad to see such a lack of ambition from you & others. I think that on so many levels, the club is unfortunately marking time at present. Until such time as a resolution is arrived at regarding the stadium, and whether (or not) the club is to be sold, then we will continue to muddle on, and quite possibly be happy to allow chances to pass us by it seems. But this intervening period appears to be strangling the club, both on and off the pitch. But I don't see any of that as being the managers fault, as I don't believe that he has the ability to affect the budget that is allocated to him. And the budget appears to be the key to our recruitment problems I feel. The BoD are presumably not confident enough in their own future to allow the manager a freer financial rein than what they appear to have done so far. So until there is some stability at boardroom level, I cannot see how things will dramatically improve on the pitch. Obviously the decision on the stadium appears to be the key to the conundrum, and hopefully that will be resolved shortly which should lead us on to others matters also being addressed. But as regards the rest of the season, my view is that we are doing as well as can be reasonably expected, but like everyone else I should like to see more. I don't see it as a lack of ambition, it's more a case of stark realism. Hopefully when things are clearer to us all, and we are in a more stable situation, then we can make real progress. But I haven't written this season off by a long chalk just yet because the manager is still wheeling and dealing, and where there's life there's also hope. Even with our problems I am still convinced that we can achieve a play-off spot this season at the very least, and if we can overcome our inconsistencies, then who knows? |
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Post by csssmooth on Nov 29, 2015 14:44:56 GMT
Darrell is so obviously the right man for us, our decline started when we sacked Trollope because the board thought he wasn't showing enough ambition and to do that again would be near suicidal. No one should think we are happy to settle for mediocrity but mediocrity on the way to something better is ok, and there has been some fine performances this season, Hartlepool and Morecambe away stand out, and I realise a lot less people are at away games and home form has been troublesome to say the least, but really folks stick by Clarke because otherwise there's a whole load of Buckles and Penneys waiting to take his place
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Post by crater on Nov 29, 2015 14:48:17 GMT
Agree with the above except imo the decline started when Lennie Lawrence left the club
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Post by DudeLebowski on Nov 29, 2015 15:40:22 GMT
Agree with the above except imo the decline started when Lennie Lawrence left the club I was active on the old forum at the time of Lennie's sacking. The amount of posters who were obsessed with the phrase 'what exactly does Lawrence do to earn his wages' was incredible. I'd say they soon found out & are still 'suffering' from the decision to get rid of him today, as we all are in a way. Genius types. |
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Post by jets4 on Nov 29, 2015 17:40:40 GMT
Darrell is so obviously the right man for us, our decline started when we sacked Trollope because the board thought he wasn't showing enough ambition and to do that again would be near suicidal. No one should think we are happy to settle for mediocrity but mediocrity on the way to something better is ok, and there has been some fine performances this season, Hartlepool and Morecambe away stand out, and I realise a lot less people are at away games and home form has been troublesome to say the least, but really folks stick by Clarke because otherwise there's a whole load of Buckles and Penneys waiting to take his place |
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Post by kingswood Polak on Nov 29, 2015 18:01:26 GMT
Agree with the above except imo the decline started when Lennie Lawrence left the club I was active on the old forum at the time of Lennie's sacking. The amount of posters who were obsessed with the phrase 'what exactly does Lawrence do to earn his wages' was incredible. I'd say they soon found out & are still 'suffering' from the decision to get rid of him today, as we all are in a way. Genius types. Unfortunately there was more to LL sacking than what he did, in his role alongside PT. I think the club had little choice but to get rid of him due to that |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2015 18:55:01 GMT
I was active on the old forum at the time of Lennie's sacking. The amount of posters who were obsessed with the phrase 'what exactly does Lawrence do to earn his wages' was incredible. I'd say they soon found out & are still 'suffering' from the decision to get rid of him today, as we all are in a way. Genius types. Unfortunately there was more to LL sacking than what he did, in his role alongside PT. I think the club had little choice but to get rid of him due to that Care to expand? |
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Post by mrbluesky on Nov 29, 2015 22:55:46 GMT
when we got relegated i thought we would be in the conference for at least 3 years so im very happy that were mid table with everything to play for right now.
the way modern football is structured makes it hard for promoted teams throughout the league so its not realistic to think were going smash everyone this season imo
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Post by Bridgeman on Nov 30, 2015 1:18:17 GMT
when we got relegated i thought we would be in the conference for at least 3 years so im very happy that were mid table with everything to play for right now. the way modern football is structured makes it hard for promoted teams throughout the league so its not realistic to think were going smash everyone this season imoNot according to some on here it's not  |
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Post by faggotygas on Nov 30, 2015 13:01:58 GMT
Seems like Oldie is right & people are happy to settle for mediocracy. One step at a time. Did you expect the best players in the league to leave their clubs and com flocking to a newly promoted team? And that we could afford them? |
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Post by brizzle on Nov 30, 2015 16:44:36 GMT
Seems like Oldie is right & people are happy to settle for mediocracy. One step at a time. Did you expect the best players in the league to leave their clubs and com flocking to a newly promoted team? And that we could afford them? It seemed to me at the time that we could only attract highly paid dross in our final couple of seasons in the Football League, so with the trimming of the budget we're hard pressed to attract too much in the way of quality now that we have returned. Without wishing to hark back too far, it always surprised me that given the reported salaries (and the length of the contracts) on offer, that we couldn't attract a better class of player than we did. Mind you we couldn't attract a decent striker even then, for neither love nor money. The number of hours that the BRFC manager of the day spent by the telephone on transfer deadline day, well it was reportedly horrendous. And did anyone worth his salt ever get back to us? No, according to (at least) John Ward. |
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Post by Rex on Nov 30, 2015 17:06:00 GMT
Seems like Oldie is right & people are happy to settle for mediocracy.
Don't we have that already?
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Post by kingswood Polak on Nov 30, 2015 20:56:50 GMT
Unfortunately there was more to LL sacking than what he did, in his role alongside PT. I think the club had little choice but to get rid of him due to that Care to expand? By personal message, yes but I am not going down the route of putting stuff on here only to get stick |
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