garygas
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Tom Eaves
Jan 6, 2015 20:31:09 GMT
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Post by garygas on Jan 6, 2015 20:31:09 GMT
Tom Eaves back at Bolton. Well worth a cheeky offer and could be just the type of striker that would improve us if only on loan.
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Tom Eaves
Jan 6, 2015 20:38:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 20:38:55 GMT
No thanks.
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Tom Eaves
Jan 6, 2015 20:39:50 GMT
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Post by gass on Jan 6, 2015 20:39:50 GMT
Tom Eaves back at Bolton. Well worth a cheeky offer and could be just the type of striker that would improve us if only on loan. Unfortunately never going to happen, he could easily get a league 1 or 2 club.
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Post by crater on Jan 6, 2015 20:48:37 GMT
Would be happy to have him back but I think he'll find a league club in all honestly. LDV puhlease till the end of the season...would make a massive improvement to our team and is that potential match winner everyone is seeking. Also, Alan Gow? Where is he right now?
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garygas
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Tom Eaves
Jan 6, 2015 20:59:05 GMT
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Post by garygas on Jan 6, 2015 20:59:05 GMT
Would imagine he enjoyed his time at the Gas and that may go along way. I'm not saying we would get him but well worth asking the question. His pace and directness would frighten defenders to death in the conference .
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Post by Wreckless on Jan 6, 2015 23:09:23 GMT
Why not?
He absolutely stood out (albeit in a terrible team) both with his skill and his attitude.
I would have him back at Conference level or at Division 2 level.
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Post by davehuddscousin on Jan 6, 2015 23:16:02 GMT
I'm not sure Eaves would fit with the passing game we are playing at the moment, even in the unlikely event he wanted to drop out of the Football League.
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Post by irishrover on Jan 7, 2015 0:04:22 GMT
Must all our offers be cheeky?
What does a cheeky offer actually entail? Does either Nick Higgs or Darryl Clarke blew a raspberry down the phone at the manager they want to do business with? Do they tell a few risque jokes about his mother in law? Wear Pork Pie hats and do a little music hall routine while haggling?
Maybe this is where we've been going wrong - I feel we should experiment with different types of offer.
The Solemn offer - Everyone stands around wearing morning suits in a church yard and swears on a religious text of choice that the player will give up their first born to be raised by the West Stand Pasty women if they haven't started 10 games between now and 3rd of April.
The Sacrificial offer - Nick Higgs and Darryl Clarke stand before a flaming blue pyre onto which is placed a struggling Captain Gas. Out of his Ashes emerges Matt Tubbs surrounded in a pale blue light and clasping a camp looking cutlass.
The 2 for one offer - We offer Ellis Harrison and the ghost of Fabien Broghammer - we receive an IOU from Newport County.
The Devil's Offer - Darryl Clarke sells his soul to satan for a Conference Playoff spot......hmmm, well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 0:17:08 GMT
Why not?
He absolutely stood out (albeit in a terrible team) both with his skill and his attitude.
I would have him back at Conference level or at Division 2 level.
is that a genuine question or are we living in an alternative universe where 'he did OK on loan for us five years ago' is actually the gist of our scouting programme?
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Jan 7, 2015 4:54:09 GMT
Why not?
He absolutely stood out (albeit in a terrible team) both with his skill and his attitude.
I would have him back at Conference level or at Division 2 level.
is that a genuine question or are we living in an alternative universe where 'he did OK on loan for us five years ago' is actually the gist of our scouting programme? Maybe he's saying that "No thanks" is not adding anything to the discussion because you're not explaining your reasons for appearing to determine that the idea of a striker contracted at a tier 2 club, who has plied their trade at tiers 3 & 4 would be unacceptable in tier 5? At least the second post explained what your thinking was a little more clearly. You may well be right and our half a dozen trusted scouts may not have taken a peek at Eaves...but I'd be surprised if they hadn't watched Yeovil at least a couple of times to see if they had someone worth pursuing who might not have to relocate whilst on loan to us...so it is hardly an alternative universe where our scouts could be coming across Tom and thus make a decision based on how he is doing now rather than what he was like when he was with us in 2012-2013 (which remarkably is considerably less than 5 years ago!!).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 5:48:38 GMT
is that a genuine question or are we living in an alternative universe where 'he did OK on loan for us five years ago' is actually the gist of our scouting programme? Maybe he's saying that "No thanks" is not adding anything to the discussion because you're not explaining your reasons for appearing to determine that the idea of a striker contracted at a tier 2 club, who has plied their trade at tiers 3 & 4 would be unacceptable in tier 5? At least the second post explained what your thinking was a little more clearly. You may well be right and our half a dozen trusted scouts may not have taken a peek at Eaves...but I'd be surprised if they hadn't watched Yeovil at least a couple of times to see if they had someone worth pursuing who might not have to relocate whilst on loan to us...so it is hardly an alternative universe where our scouts could be coming across Tom and thus make a decision based on how he is doing now rather than what he was like when he was with us in 2012-2013 (which remarkably is considerably less than 5 years ago!!). Down with all this kind of thing
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Post by Wreckless on Jan 7, 2015 8:11:33 GMT
Why not?
He absolutely stood out (albeit in a terrible team) both with his skill and his attitude.
I would have him back at Conference level or at Division 2 level.
is that a genuine question or are we living in an alternative universe where 'he did OK on loan for us five years ago' is actually the gist of our scouting programme? Of course it's a genuine question. You may be living in an alternative universe, but in mine I want to put together the best team possible within our means to get out of the Conference.
He played very well for us on loan two years ago. Strong and with good skills. We all saw this - so no need for the scouting network to tell us. He's now got two years more experience but is still young (only 22). I don't believe he's had a serious injury (but I may be wrong). As a 20 year old loanee he gave a very good impression. He showed a really positive attitude in a losing team with a dreadful manager. Since then he's been sent on loan several times, and has had no opportunity to build his career. This will have been tough for him. He might well respond positively to such an opportunity. (I understand the argument that says that if he was any good someone would have signed him permanently, but I can only go by what I saw.)
I share the view that he probably won't come back, but would I have him back - Absolutely. In my view he's at least as good as what we have and probably better than most.
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Post by faggotygas on Jan 7, 2015 8:24:04 GMT
Must all our offers be cheeky? What does a cheeky offer actually entail? Does either Nick Higgs or Darryl Clarke blew a raspberry down the phone at the manager they want to do business with? Do they tell a few risque jokes about his mother in law? Wear Pork Pie hats and do a little music hall routine while haggling? Maybe this is where we've been going wrong - I feel we should experiment with different types of offer. The Solemn offer - Everyone stands around wearing morning suits in a church yard and swears on a religious text of choice that the player will give up their first born to be raised by the West Stand Pasty women if they haven't started 10 games between now and 3rd of April. The Sacrificial offer - Nick Higgs and Darryl Clarke stand before a flaming blue pyre onto which is placed a struggling Captain Gas. Out of his Ashes emerges Matt Tubbs surrounded in a pale blue light and clasping a camp looking cutlass. The 2 for one offer - We offer Ellis Harrison and the ghost of Fabien Broghammer - we receive an IOU from Newport County. The Devil's Offer - Darryl Clarke sells his soul to satan for a Conference Playoff spot......hmmm, well. About time we tried a silly offer
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 9:12:11 GMT
Sorry I was being a bit silly yesterday.
Was it really only two years ago? He did do well for us and he did well initially at Shrewsbury too, but he hasn't done much since.
He needs to get a permanent deal at a side he's going to actually get games for or he's going to wake up one day and wonder where his career went, I think. But he's not ready for the Conference yet.
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Post by LPGas on Jan 7, 2015 9:56:09 GMT
To be honest I think Brunts' career is over, so Eaves would be a good replacement (not going to happen though)
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Tom Eaves
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Jan 7, 2015 10:31:08 GMT
To be honest I think Brunts' career is over, so Eaves would be a good replacement (not going to happen though) I hope it might be exaggerating it a bit to say his career is over. His injury is to his ankle rather than the knee he has had major problems with. Also, it's worth noting that Stevenage won all three games that he started for them so maybe he was rediscovering a bit of form. He deserves better luck.
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Post by brizzle on Jan 7, 2015 14:39:22 GMT
I'm not sure Eaves would fit with the passing game we are playing at the moment, even in the unlikely event he wanted to drop out of the Football League. I thought that I must be living in an alternative universe when I read that. Traditionally we have always been a ''direct'' type of team, preferring to get from A to B as quickly as possible. We always left it to the other mob to try to play a passing game, which is one of the main reasons that I always felt comfortable watching Rovers. Some prefer to call it ''Hoofball,'' but to me it was always far more exciting. I used to love it (particularly at Eastville and Twerton) when a tremendous boot from the rear towards the forwards was greeted with shouts of ''whoosh,'' and ''it'll come down with snow on.''Seriously though I realise that we are attempting to play more of a passing game nowadays, and good luck with that too I say.
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Post by brizzle on Jan 7, 2015 14:48:12 GMT
To be honest I think Brunts' career is over, so Eaves would be a good replacement (not going to happen though) I hope it might be exaggerating it a bit to say his career is over. His injury is to his ankle rather than the knee he has had major problems with. Also, it's worth noting that Stevenage won all three games that he started for them so maybe he was rediscovering a bit of form. He deserves better luck. . . . and he led the line well, according to Graham Westley. He may not have scored for them, but then again he never was a regular goalscorer for anyone, was he? I like Ryan Brunt both as a player, and the person who has put so much effort into his recovery, some of it at his own expense don't forget. But I would be surprised (but delighted) if he were to make a full recovery. Fingers crossed eh?
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Post by faggotygas on Jan 8, 2015 8:33:12 GMT
I'm not sure Eaves would fit with the passing game we are playing at the moment, even in the unlikely event he wanted to drop out of the Football League. I thought that I must be living in an alternative universe when I read that. Traditionally we have always been a ''direct'' type of team, preferring to get from A to B as quickly as possible. We always left it to the other mob to try to play a passing game, which is one of the main reasons that I always felt comfortable watching Rovers. Some prefer to call it ''Hoofball,'' but to me it was always far more exciting. I used to love it (particularly at Eastville and Twerton) when a tremendous boot from the rear towards the forwards was greeted with shouts of ''whoosh,'' and ''it'll come down with snow on.''Seriously though I realise that we are attempting to play more of a passing game nowadays, and good luck with that too I say. Its all relative. For example, the home game against Torquay - we were by far the passingest side that day, as confirmed by a neutral I know who went to the game.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jan 8, 2015 9:36:54 GMT
I do believe that when a team plays chaotic and without pattern the opposition can be shocked into knowing how to deal with it. Sometimes well laid out, slow possession football is quite predictable and easier to oppose to a Wimbledon hoof and batter approach.
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