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Post by Colyton Gas. on Apr 18, 2018 17:15:06 GMT
Dom Telford scores goals.
The 21-year-old Stoke City striker has had to be patient during a season on loan at Bristol Rovers, with 19 of 23 appearances coming off the bench. He’s scored twice in 276 minutes on the pitch in League One.
But he has been keen to get on the pitch whenever and at whatever level he can, including run outs for the Gas development team in the Central League. And in six games he has managed to score 14 (fourteen) goals.
That’s included two hat-tricks before a brace in a 2-0 win over Plymouth earlier this week.
Stoke City loan striker Dom Telford scores for Bristol Rovers against Wycombe Wanderers in the Checkatrade Trophy.
Stoke City loan striker Dom Telford scores for Bristol Rovers against Wycombe Wanderers in the Checkatrade Trophy. (Image: Bristol Post)
He told the Rovers website: “I back myself in any game I'm playing in, I've got one thing on my mind. I've been taking my chances so happy days.
“It's always a good test and another 90 minutes is good. It's keeping me fresh and ready if and when the gaffer needs me. Plymouth had a strong team and it's good to put yourself up against lads who have played hundreds of games.
“It's good to see where you're at and where you need to improve. It's good for the young lads too, they stuck it out well and it was thoroughly deserved.
“It's nice to be scoring goals at any level but I'm 21 and I love football so any opportunity I get to play I'll take it 100 per cent.”
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Telford and midfielder Mark Waddington joined Stoke from Blackpool in 2015 but is out of contract this summer.
Rovers manager Darrell Clarke, who has also taken Stoke defender Ryan Sweeney on loan this season, told the Bristol Post earlier this year: “There was a reason I brought (Marc Bola) and Dom in on loan this season – they’re out of contract in the summer. I'm not sure what’s happening at those clubs.
“I looked at the bigger picture with those two if they potentially get released. It was about working on them as a project.”
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Post by pirate49 on Apr 18, 2018 17:19:10 GMT
I reckon other clubs will be looking at Dom come the end of the season.
If he sees more chance of getting first team action elsewhere who'd
blame him for saying thanks for the experience but goodbye?!
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 19, 2018 11:56:41 GMT
Think you could be right pirate49, not sure that Telford would commit to us knowing that despite scoring when given the chance he still hasn’t seemed to be in favour with the manager. It’s one of the puzzles of the season for me. Perhaps DC will use his man-management skills and persuade him to sign and he becomes the scoring sensation of next season! Mmm, think you’re nearer though pirate!
UTG!
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Post by Gregory Stevens on Apr 19, 2018 12:15:37 GMT
He’s out of favour because he has done very, very little in league games. Nicholls does far more with the ball.
You’ll never, ever get these points over to the average fan.
Bennet had a terrible first 20 mins, first 3 touches lost the ball. My entire group were saying how awful he is. I could see from the way he controlled the ball and his movement he was a good footballer.
It’s the same folks who hate lines because he doesn’t run like a headless chicken.
The same fans who want us to “play the ball forwards” and “bring the back line up and compress play” because these tactics are fail safe, obviously. Someone should tell Clarke.
Telfords OK, could come good, but I think it’s mainly driven by folks wanting to dig Nichols because they’ve totally written him off and see it as a binary choice, and have decided to “support” Telford instead, despite him loosing the ball constantly and doing very little with it.
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Post by pirate49 on Apr 19, 2018 12:47:17 GMT
He’s out of favour because he has done very, very little in league games. Nicholls does far more with the ball. You’ll never, ever get these points over to the average fan. Bennet had a terrible first 20 mins, first 3 touches lost the ball. My entire group were saying how awful he is. I could see from the way he controlled the ball and his movement he was a good footballer. It’s the same folks who hate lines because he doesn’t run like a headless chicken. The same fans who want us to “play the ball forwards” and “bring the back line up and compress play” because these tactics are fail safe, obviously. Someone should tell Clarke. Telfords OK, could come good, but I think it’s mainly driven by folks wanting to dig Nichols because they’ve totally written him off and see it as a binary choice, and have decided to “support” Telford instead, despite him loosing the ball constantly and doing very little with it. Having watched Telford in at least three Development Squad matches I'm afraid I have to disagree. In one of those matches Nicholls played too. One was peripheral and anonymous, the other was hungry, active and dangerous in front of goal. |
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Post by george on Apr 19, 2018 15:53:35 GMT
You obviously didn't see Telford at Fleetwood then ?
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 19, 2018 17:54:53 GMT
You obviously didn't see Telford at Fleetwood then ? Thought he did a damn sight better than Nichols has ever looked when started away from home, I just hope we do sign him this summer or you can see him going elsewhere and scoring regularly. |
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Post by petecolley on Apr 19, 2018 18:04:29 GMT
Rumour has it that we were reluctant to play (over expose) Telford as we rated him highly and did not want to be in a situation where Stoke City could then expect / demand a high transfer fee.
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Post by Gregory Stevens on Apr 19, 2018 19:31:30 GMT
Telford may come good. Same as Nichols. Neither have produced anything near what they choked have done.
Development squad, fair enough he’s finding the net and I would never be so arrogant to dismiss this, so I will take the above posters word on it.
From what I’ve seen, there is little to choose between the two but I see composure from Nichols. With a real lack of confidence and perhaps lacking in a bit of strength to impose.
Telforrd is stockier and I’m sure he imposed himself well at a lower level, but in pro matches I’ve seen him almost as lacking as Nichols. Nichols looks like a neat and tide footballer.
Let’s just say I think they both need improvement but willing to believe the reports from the development squad. First team action there is little to choose.
They are both gas so I support them both all the way.
Wouldn’t an unlikelly yet prolific partnership between Nichols and Telford be a satisfactory outcome for this debate? Both knocking them in for fun. We can dream.
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Post by rossinio on Apr 19, 2018 21:20:37 GMT
Now this may be booze talking but...
While i understand people slagging Nichols off for a lack of end product i personally feel there is a lot more to come from him. Confidence is obviously at an all time low for the lad and those with a better understanding of the game than i have suggested the way we play is not a match for his skill set.
Personally i will always give our players the benefit of the doubt as long as they appear to be actually trying. While it should be the bare minimum for a player I think we can all agree that there have been far too many who are just happy turn up and get paid.
For me Nichols has, on occasion, had just about the best first touch i have seen at Rovers for a while and with a clean slate and (hopefully) good pre-season i expect a lot more from him next year. If not, then im sure DC will move on.
As for Telford i really dont get the love in. Its just seems to be an ‘anybody but Nichols’ feeling from most. Ok so he has scored a few in the reserves - i wouldnt be overly shocked if Stewie could outscore him at that level. In his fleeting appearances at home i cant really say that i would rather he played than Nichols - if anything i would rather see one or two of the u23’s given a run out.
Rant over and back to the booze.
UTG
P.s - b****** c**ting lansdown and his next big step to s*** on my beloved Bristol Rugby. w!
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Post by dido on Apr 19, 2018 21:33:14 GMT
booze talking - maybe.
booze typing - definitely.
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Post by The Concept on Apr 19, 2018 21:41:10 GMT
Rumour has it that we were reluctant to play (over expose) Telford as we rated him highly and did not want to be in a situation where Stoke City could then expect / demand a high transfer fee. Let me get this straight ... The rumour goes we are reluctant to play Telford in case his transfer fee increases ... which infers he will have played well ... which means, as a striker, he would have been scoring goals ... which in turn leads to the team winning more games ... which results in Rovers being higher in the table, with the possibility of promotion. I don't get why a club / manager wouldn't want to play someone they rate highly, and finish as high in the table as possible. I'm sorry Pete, but as rumours go I've heard better. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 23:42:58 GMT
I think telford is suited to playing off a big striker and we simply dont play like that very often.
Ellis usually plays up top with say bennett and moore wide and even when its ellis/rory they dont really play off each other in the classic way.
I think its 14 goals in 6 development games which is remarkable and he has scored 1st team goals despite limited chances.
Hes strong,determined and a goalscorer and i would be pleased if we signed him,assuming stoke release him.
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Post by pirate49 on Apr 20, 2018 7:16:03 GMT
........... I would be pleased if we signed him,assuming Stoke release him. ...............and there's a point. If Stoke go down they may seek to offload any out of contract more expensive players, and others may choose to leave anyway. So Stoke could well end up offering Telford a contract anyway! |
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Post by laughinggas on Apr 20, 2018 8:15:44 GMT
Rumour has it that we were reluctant to play (over expose) Telford as we rated him highly and did not want to be in a situation where Stoke City could then expect / demand a high transfer fee. Let me get this straight ... The rumour goes we are reluctant to play Telford in case his transfer fee increases ... which infers he will have played well ... which means, as a striker, he would have been scoring goals ... which in turn leads to the team winning more games ... which results in Rovers being higher in the table, with the possibility of promotion. I don't get why a club / manager wouldn't want to play someone they rate highly, and finish as high in the table as possible. I'm sorry Pete, but as rumours go I've heard better. Was said as a joke at the Charlton game and was a strong rumour by the Blackburn game. Unless the person making the joke knew something, which I doubt. |
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Post by CabbagePatchBlues on Apr 20, 2018 10:19:59 GMT
Telford roams the box picking up loose balls and rebounds like a true striker. Nichols spends most of his time outside the box killing momentum by playing little one-twos and shooting straight at defenders.
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Post by steviegas on Apr 20, 2018 11:31:40 GMT
All the hold up play and trickery a striker can offer is good but if they can't put the ball in the onion bag then they are no good to us in the long run. Goals win games not loads of possession and wasted shots!
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Post by cornwallgas on Apr 20, 2018 22:11:32 GMT
Stoke sentinel paper...at stafford station after seeing the gas lose 2-0 at Port Vale in 1983 a guy asked me if he could look at my sentinel..phwoor missus ooer!!!
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