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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 31, 2015 20:03:01 GMT
Coming to terms with this Non League stuff doesn't get any easier with the crap grounds,pitches,part time teams etc and the UWE fast disappearing over the Rainbow.Know it's been said a million times but how do Shrewsbury,Morecambe,,Chesterfield,Fleetwood etc do so well on tiny crowds and have shiny new stadiums? Not knocking anyone but we are so far behind these clubs who seem to manage on crowds so much smaller than ours.Our board do their best but really sometimes wonder where wev'e gone wrong. They probably don't have the Greens/Trash in those small towns? If wasn't for those we'd probably be looking forward, or even playing, league football at the UWE. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 20:12:10 GMT
I see the culture of blame is alive and well at Rovers. Another result that will leave our red cousins wetting themselves laughing, and the best the manager can do is blame the training pitch. Hardly when DC said our training grounds cr@p, just get on with it? If you are going to continually post negative stuff at least get your facts right. Sounds like you are agreeing that he did blame the training facilities. If he's not making excuses then why did he mention it at all? |
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Post by oviedista on Jan 31, 2015 20:30:32 GMT
Hardly when DC said our training grounds cr@p, just get on with it? If you are going to continually post negative stuff at least get your facts right. Sounds like you are agreeing that he did blame the training facilities. If he's not making excuses then why did he mention it at all? I think he's making the point that the pitch they train on is no better than the one they played on today - therefore they should be used to it and it's no excuse. Fair enough. Pretty much anything DC says after a disappointing result can be turned against him. |
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Post by vaughan on Jan 31, 2015 20:42:04 GMT
I think that it was a refreshing interview. He went out of his way NOT to make excuses and said that he was bitterly angry at our inability to finish off games with a squad that he believes is the best in the League.
The trouble at Cribbs is that there are 2 pitches and Rovers are only allowed to use 1, because the Saturday team in Tools Station League use the other one.
I used to play on same pitch in Sunday Regional League. I never blamed the pitch for my own ineptitude. If you train on it 5 days a week, it's not going to be great.
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Post by danrory on Jan 31, 2015 20:49:29 GMT
Barber, our red cousins won't be wetting themselves, they have far bigger fish to fry, sadly.
it will be Barnett, Grimsby etc who will be having a laugh, for them it is what counts at the moment.
but I am sure west country will come on soon enough and proclaim another glorious point gained for our messiah and the boys in blue
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 21:00:42 GMT
I think that it was a refreshing interview. He went out of his way NOT to make excuses and said that he was bitterly angry at our inability to finish off games with a squad that he believes is the best in the League. The trouble at Cribbs is that there are 2 pitches and Rovers are only allowed to use 1, because the Saturday team in Tools Station League use the other one. I used to play on same pitch in Sunday Regional League. I never blamed the pitch for my own ineptitude. If you train on it 5 days a week, it's not going to be great. there is about 3 or 4 pitches and all are as good as youll get, ive never heard anyone say different |
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Post by swissgas on Jan 31, 2015 21:16:11 GMT
I think that it was a refreshing interview. He went out of his way NOT to make excuses and said that he was bitterly angry at our inability to finish off games with a squad that he believes is the best in the League. The trouble at Cribbs is that there are 2 pitches and Rovers are only allowed to use 1, because the Saturday team in Tools Station League use the other one. I used to play on same pitch in Sunday Regional League. I never blamed the pitch for my own ineptitude. If you train on it 5 days a week, it's not going to be great. I heard the interview and I thought it was a wake up call to any Rovers fans who believe real changes have been made in the way the club is run. Darrell said "our training pitch is rubbish, we only have one pitch to train on and it's rubbish" Like Vaughan I don't think he was using the pitch as an excuse in fact he was actually saying we should know how to play on a "rubbish" pitch because we train on one. But the underlying message seemed to be one of more disappointment than you would expect from a single poor result or even Easter's injury. I sensed there was a greater frustration which may be linked to the conditions under which he has to operate and the difficulty he experiences in persuading players to sign for Rovers. This is nothing more than an opinion on a Radio interview and a suggestion that Darrell may need stronger support than he is getting. For anyone who likes to sweep things under the carpet and pretends Darrell simply said something a little inappropriate in the heat of the moment this opinion will be viewed as negative. For anyone who likes to identify problems and address them before they get serious this opinion might be viewed as positive. |
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Post by vaughan on Jan 31, 2015 21:50:22 GMT
I didn't hear that. He actually said that he thought that he had the best squad in the League which indicates that he is happy with his lot.
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Post by Peter Parker on Jan 31, 2015 22:02:14 GMT
I didn't hear that. He actually said that he thought that he had the best squad in the League which indicates that he is happy with his lot. Well we are near thw top so the squad has being doing its job to a degree. As for training, i have heard how good cribbs is supposed to be. No need for DC to say how crap it is if ots f**king brilliant |
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Post by LincsBlue on Jan 31, 2015 22:09:00 GMT
Need some big results away against some of the stronger sides now if we are seriously going to challenge for top spot, I think the reality though is that 2nd will probably be the objective which we would have taken at after the first 3 games. 2nd?? Optimistic at best..We'll make the play-offs - but in 3rd or 4th...not that that makes much difference, might as well settle for 5th |
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Post by Blue Mist on Jan 31, 2015 23:22:20 GMT
Can't blame the back 4 for conceding two goals from set pieces with Mildenhall at fault for both imo. We have no killer instinct up front to finish off chances, and lee brown and monkhouse on the left can be very frustrating as they'd rather past it around to each other than just swing in the early cross. Lockyer is not the answer in midfield, either we bring someone in, or potentially play Monkhouse or even Parkes in the centre of midfield. I'd say Parkes' passing would be a damn sight better than Lockyers today. We didn't adapt to the conditions today, and Dartford played to thier strengths and created chances for themselves. Everyone around where we where stood moaned about Balanta for every touch he had, for me he looked our most likely player to open the up in the first half, and if it hadn't have been for a boggy pitch he would have scored a good goal. We need to give him a chance in the team for a strong of games, and he will come good, and at least he keeps the moaners off Taylor's back for a while! Agree with most of that. In defence of Mildenhall, I was right in line with the left goal post and the rovers wall, he was telling them to shift right but they didn't and it left the gap for the resulting goal in the top right. Blinding free kick to be fair but it should never have been a free kick in the first place. As people are saying Its true that the pitch is the same for both teams but Rovers play football so it was bound to affect their game more than the Dartford hoofball. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 1:41:01 GMT
Only got one to train on and it's crap according to DC. I see the culture of blame is alive and well at Rovers. Another result that will leave our red cousins wetting themselves laughing, and the best the manager can do is blame the training pitch. great to see you back on a football thread |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 2:11:55 GMT
the facilities at cribbs are that crap that other teams use them whilst theyre playing down this way
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 22:30:40 GMT
I see the culture of blame is alive and well at Rovers. Another result that will leave our red cousins wetting themselves laughing, and the best the manager can do is blame the training pitch. great to see you back on a football thread Glad you appreciate the contribution. Just to maintain the buoyant tone, here's a list of dross Conference teams that we have failed to beat so far this season; Grimsby Barnet Altrincham Forest Green Rovers Braintree Eastleigh Dover Aldershot Forest Green Rovers again Alfreton Kidderminster Chester Wrexham Welling Bath Torquay Woking Dartford Happy days  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 22:56:39 GMT
great to see you back on a football thread Glad you appreciate the contribution. Just to maintain the buoyant tone, here's a list of dross Conference teams that we have failed to beat so far this season; Grimsby Barnet Altrincham Forest Green Rovers Braintree Eastleigh Dover Aldershot Forest Green Rovers again Alfreton Kidderminster Chester Wrexham Welling Bath Torquay Woking Dartford Happy days it reminds me so much of 1973-4 and 1989-90 we just drew so many matches even though we didnt lose many,hope the end result is the same as those 2 seasons |
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Post by lostinspace on Feb 1, 2015 22:57:18 GMT
great to see you back on a football thread Glad you appreciate the contribution. Just to maintain the buoyant tone, here's a list of dross Conference teams that we have failed to beat so far this season; Grimsby Barnet Altrincham Forest Green Rovers Braintree Eastleigh Dover Aldershot Forest Green Rovers again Alfreton Kidderminster Chester Wrexham Welling Bath Torquay Woking Dartford Happy days like to adjust that sequence to beating teams at all , think that Barnet and Wrexham have been beaten by BRFC THIS CURRENT SEASON.............GO PATRIOTS!!! |
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Post by ComptonDandoGas on Feb 1, 2015 23:51:37 GMT
we also beat welling, torquay, woking and dartford. or are we actually supposed to win every single match?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2015 9:58:32 GMT
Glad you appreciate the contribution. Just to maintain the buoyant tone, here's a list of dross Conference teams that we have failed to beat so far this season; Grimsby Barnet Altrincham Forest Green Rovers Braintree Eastleigh Dover Aldershot Forest Green Rovers again Alfreton Kidderminster Chester Wrexham Welling Bath Torquay Woking Dartford Happy days like to adjust that sequence to beating teams at all , think that Barnet and Wrexham have been beaten by BRFC THIS CURRENT SEASON.............GO PATRIOTS!!! Hurray, we beat Wrexham, Woking and Dartford. No, you won't win every match, but with the resources at our disposal we should be putting dross like Welling and Dover to the sword 9 times out of 10. Celebrate mediocrity and that's exactly what you'll get. |
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Post by mehewmagic on Feb 2, 2015 12:32:31 GMT
only 3 pts will be good enough tomorrow , after another decent break lets hope they show more urgency than our last outing . We have heard DC complain a few times about the amount of games we have played so now there can be no excuses. sadly the excuses did come out big time. fair play to DC for not blaming the pitch, but to blame the players is also technically an excuse. The buck stops with him, stewie etc. simply not good enough. |
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Post by lostinspace on Feb 2, 2015 18:42:25 GMT
like to adjust that sequence to beating teams at all , think that Barnet and Wrexham have been beaten by BRFC THIS CURRENT SEASON.............GO PATRIOTS!!! Hurray, we beat Wrexham, Woking and Dartford. No, you won't win every match, but with the resources at our disposal we should be putting dross like Welling and Dover to the sword 9 times out of 10. Celebrate mediocrity and that's exactly what you'll get. WELL thats 9 points more than your quote!! and as for mediocrity.true it's nothing to celebrate, i gave up celebrating ages ago , this club is as good as dead on it's feet as it will ever be, and until those "on board" get it into their heads they have to do some "real work" to get this club where in reality it belongs or where it should be.... plkaying league football then nothing will change |
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