Post by basel on Jul 3, 2023 17:10:12 GMT
It’s been very quiet over Rossiter which in itself is probably bad news. I suspect if he was near fitness we would have heard. Without him we need someone to take his place. If he were fit and match fit it would be like a new signing. He is a quality player.
UTG!
I've been weighing up the to-ing and fro-ing of the squad since last season, trying to assess whether we are currently weaker, stronger or about the same. (Bearing in mind that the transfer window remains open for a while yet...but it's good to have the squad in place for the start of pre-season training...which was last week!).
My view:
We've lost Gibson and Quansah; Coutts and Whelan; Bogarde and Anderson; Coburn.
We've gained Wilson; Josh Grant (recovered); Thomas and Brown.
Those are not like-for-like replacements. It could be argued that Wilson is an improvement on one of last year's loanee defenders, as he is more experienced and can marshal the defence better. But even if Rossiter does make a comeback, it looks as though we are currently at least a couple short of being ready for the season.
By the way, if Ryan Jones has progressed from the promising performances he put in a couple of seasons ago, and steps up to the first team squad, he could count as one of the midfield replacements.
Yes agreed,i'm sure there's a few more to arrive.
Jordan Rossitter is my favourite Rovers player,I absolutely enjoy watching him play the game.Such a major player for us,but luckily Grant Ward is a very good 'deputy'.In the scenario we resigned Bogarde then our midfield would be looking right dandy!
I think our Summer shopping is coming along quite nicely.It seems Mr Friend,a LB or LCH will sign this week .