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Post by Blue Mist on Jul 22, 2018 22:15:00 GMT
If true im really happy to see him go, i dont say this lightly because in my mind he’s legend. He has shown true character, commitment and loyalty, where would we be now without his goals? I believe you will see this lad play at the next Euro championship and dare i say it World Cup. I hope and look forward to saying with pride he played for Bristol Rovers.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 22, 2018 23:05:15 GMT
I hope Ellis has a lot of self-pride with how he has cultivated this opportunity alongside others who have helped him over the last few years.
For Rovers, and particularly the coaching staff headed by DC, we have shown that we can offer players a lot more through their development than an extra few quid a week on wages. There's an exit windfall at Rovers if the player has the right attributes to learn from those around him. It's funny that whilst Ellis was working hard and getting game time every week in the lower leagues these premiership youngsters have festered in their academies regressing with each season. There's a lesson that Ellis and Rovers have taught the football community here where culture and attitude eats strategy for breakfast every time.
Top work all round and hope he continues his upwards path.
There's now a position for a new Ellis at Rovers with a lot more potential in the future.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2018 0:35:42 GMT
I will miss him so much. Love his on field personality and interactions with youngsters in the blackthorn end. Always rated him as a player and last season in particular he was fantastic,a real handful for defenders.
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Post by Rex on Jul 23, 2018 6:33:04 GMT
Umm, bollocks Kegan. Boy was here a few years. Played 4th division, conference, 4th division again. More recently 3rd division for us. An eventually upward trajectory. Now signed for a 2nd division club looking up not down. And apparently sorted out his attitude perfectly. Went for money too. Went for real money. How is he not an example of successful coaching? Love your work otherwise, Kegan. I don't even think there was anything wrong with his attitude. His dip in form was at a time when there was a situation in his private life. A young man with the pressures that come with the job, add the external pressures, I'll challenge pretty much anybody to perform at 100% under those circumstances. Anyway, if he actually has moved, and it's been done in the right way, with Rovers getting market rate, I wish him the very best of luck and thank him for everything, not least the goal at Wembley. Hear hear! References to his 'attitude' really did infuriate me. Unless someone is actually throwing a tantrum on the pitch how on earth can you judge their attitude on a game of football? Players have poor games and dips in form which can be down to a whole host of reasons, blaming that on attitude is invariably a lazy label attached to players with talent who aren't playing particularly well.
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Post by mangogas15 on Jul 23, 2018 7:56:15 GMT
Always looked relaxed in warm ups and always had a smile on his face
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Post by Gregory Stevens on Jul 23, 2018 8:44:39 GMT
Truth is, Ellis has had to put up with racist outbursts not least from our own fans. I hope they're satisfied. Fact is, sometimes the vocal scapegoat will just move on to another expression in a vile way. I looked on Ellis as part of our Gas family. As much as he's had his lows, his highs have far outweighed his career, culminating in a fantastic last season where many voted him man of match in many games. He's added a zest to his game. He seemed to be enjoying not just his football, but his time here (including being seen in close season) and genuinely felt part of the furniture. I'm sure his career will take just as many twists in the future, but for now we should all feel proud we've helped him as much as he's helped us, and wish him well in pastures new.....at least twice a season against that lot. Well done, Ellis. An honest professional, whom played with heart and contributed it most when it mattered. I hope he feels the love as much as we do and good luck onwards.. Virtue signal. I’ve not heard a single racist comment, much less a chant from rovers fans although I’m not denying it happened, it’s such a tiny fraction of our fan base that making that a case he’s played in spite of some kind of KKK fan base makes the point moot. I think what upset fans was his conduct at certain points, not his skin tone. We’ve seen a lazy, uninterested and coasting player for many games and it’s only last year he’s worked very hard on the pitch. I think he’s a great player now but there are concrete reasons why the fan base haven’t been always behind him, and to point to one idiot on a random Saturday as some kind of evidence of unfair treatement en masse from fans is disnenguinous. He was never fully embraced because he didn’t seem to try much until last year. Plus taking selfies at Ashton gate didn’t help much. He’s totally convinced me he’s a league 1 player now but it’s to his credit that he improved his game and attitude. We’ve not always seen this player we have now and it’s not about ability, it’s abojt attitude.
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Post by a more piratey game on Jul 23, 2018 8:49:48 GMT
I don't even think there was anything wrong with his attitude. His dip in form was at a time when there was a situation in his private life. A young man with the pressures that come with the job, add the external pressures, I'll challenge pretty much anybody to perform at 100% under those circumstances. Anyway, if he actually has moved, and it's been done in the right way, with Rovers getting market rate, I wish him the very best of luck and thank him for everything, not least the goal at Wembley. Hear hear! References to his 'attitude' really did infuriate me. Unless someone is actually throwing a tantrum on the pitch how on earth can you judge their attitude on a game of football? Players have poor games and dips in form which can be down to a whole host of reasons, blaming that on attitude is invariably a lazy label attached to players with talent who aren't playing particularly well. I thought DC sent him to the Monkey Hangers because of his 'attitude'. Is that not right?
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Post by Peter Parker on Jul 23, 2018 9:06:25 GMT
Hear hear! References to his 'attitude' really did infuriate me. Unless someone is actually throwing a tantrum on the pitch how on earth can you judge their attitude on a game of football? Players have poor games and dips in form which can be down to a whole host of reasons, blaming that on attitude is invariably a lazy label attached to players with talent who aren't playing particularly well. I thought DC sent him to the Monkey Hangers because of his 'attitude'. Is that not right? depends on how people are interpreting 'attitude'
DC quite often said he needed to learn and/or knuckle down in the early days, but then praised him for the hard work he put in to better himself. The FGR play-off game was probably the most notable example that I recall, but that was more about learning on the pitch rather than perceived 'attitude' that some people talk about
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Post by Huntspill Blade on Jul 23, 2018 9:21:38 GMT
Whilst I would be disappointed to see him leave …. made me stop and think about the great job DC and MS ae doing with some of the forward line.
We moan about Tom Nicholls yet …. We have taken Matty Taylor and Billy Bodin and Ellis Harrison from relative obscurity and produced a profit on all of them. Ellis is possibly the greatest coup yet, very much homegrown, going nowhere for a few years and DC /MS turn him into a sought after Championship striker.
Mixed emotions but fingers crossed the production line has new strikers targeted. ( Would love to see Devante Cole here for what it's worth)
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Post by bloogas on Jul 23, 2018 10:29:08 GMT
Just seen club's statement on website - "agreed undisclosed fee with unnamed club" for his sale. Masterful!
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Post by eppinggas on Jul 23, 2018 10:50:10 GMT
Just seen club's statement on website - "agreed undisclosed fee with unnamed club" for his sale. Masterful! Oh s**t.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Jul 23, 2018 11:12:34 GMT
Truth is, Ellis has had to put up with racist outbursts not least from our own fans. I hope they're satisfied. Fact is, sometimes the vocal scapegoat will just move on to another expression in a vile way. I looked on Ellis as part of our Gas family. As much as he's had his lows, his highs have far outweighed his career, culminating in a fantastic last season where many voted him man of match in many games. He's added a zest to his game. He seemed to be enjoying not just his football, but his time here (including being seen in close season) and genuinely felt part of the furniture. I'm sure his career will take just as many twists in the future, but for now we should all feel proud we've helped him as much as he's helped us, and wish him well in pastures new.....at least twice a season against that lot. Well done, Ellis. An honest professional, whom played with heart and contributed it most when it mattered. I hope he feels the love as much as we do and good luck onwards.. Virtue signal. I’ve not heard a single racist comment, much less a chant from rovers fans although I’m not denying it happened, it’s such a tiny fraction of our fan base that making that a case he’s played in spite of some kind of KKK fan base makes the point moot. I think what upset fans was his conduct at certain points, not his skin tone. We’ve seen a lazy, uninterested and coasting player for many games and it’s only last year he’s worked very hard on the pitch. I think he’s a great player now but there are concrete reasons why the fan base haven’t been always behind him, and to point to one idiot on a random Saturday as some kind of evidence of unfair treatement en masse from fans is disnenguinous. He was never fully embraced because he didn’t seem to try much until last year. Plus taking selfies at Ashton gate didn’t help much. He’s totally convinced me he’s a league 1 player now but it’s to his credit that he improved his game and attitude. We’ve not always seen this player we have now and it’s not about ability, it’s abojt attitude. With all due respect, none of us are omnipotent. There was an occasion last season when he blasted a chance over the bar just before half time when we were 1-0 down, an n word was heard shouted from Thatchers End, in frustration. Similarly, the Dartford goalkeeper allegedly heard similar a few years ago. To his credit, Ellis talked about racism in football last season at a seminar hosted at the Mem and never mentioned specifics regarding our fans. He's also had alot of criticism when he was in Wales u21 and formed friendship with c*ty'82 players.....then went to watch them play (in Cardiff?) publicly. He has friendship with c*Ty players, as do Ollie Clarke and others, yet they never got the same abuse Ellis has endured. I agree about his previous attitude. That's even greater sentiment to the coaching staff and management they've brought through a salable product and generated funds for our club. He's a nice guy, is our Ellis. I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him. He'll be back one day, either working or social capacity. I hope he'll be warmly welcomed..... he's played an important part in a sensitive time in our history and stepped up to be counted. Anyone whom went to Shrews away last season can vouch for that.
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Post by thecuregalore94 on Jul 23, 2018 11:59:09 GMT
Hero in my eyes, spent a long tenure with us and was a solid player throughout his time. Guaranteed goals, dangerous from the wing and up top as a lone striker. I always backed Ellis and never questioned his attitude, seemed an enthusiastic man on and off the pitch who played for the quarters with pride both home and away. He responded to calls he was a little lightweight by bulking up muscle and turning impressively stronger the Summer after, while keeping his dangerous pace and 'secret weapon' aerial abilities.
He had rough patches as all strikers do, but as he mentioned a few times in interviews with KB he uses form criticism and negativity as a motivator to turn things around and prove doubters wrong. I can, unfortunately, vouch for hearing use of racial slurs against him on the Blackthorn terrace last season. That is not who we are and racial prejudice has no place in a civilised society. To hear fellow Gasheads call one of our own players a 'monkey' and then use the N word really upset me. Heat of the moment frustration with a missed opportunity or poor half is NO EXCUSE, thankfully it seems to be an isolated incident but I felt real embarrassment for the fanbase and of course for Ellis' feelings that day.
We should all be very grateful for his hardworking performances, vital goals (especially Conference season) and good humoured personality in all interviews and Official BRFC TV YouTube clips. Thanks for everything Ellis, no doubt you will break into the Welsh national team soon and improve personally with Ipswich. UTG
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Post by simonj on Jul 23, 2018 17:15:37 GMT
£750k. Not bad business, would have been happier with £1m. Must have included add ins. From 2 years ago you wouldn’t have given any hope for this.
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Post by simonj on Jul 23, 2018 17:17:27 GMT
Meant to say from the East Terrace those suggesting he was non league season before last, they’d believe its good business. I think it’s fair but think it’s a loss.
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Post by laughinggas on Jul 23, 2018 17:31:56 GMT
Meant to say from the East Terrace those suggesting he was non league season before last, they’d believe its good business. I think it’s fair but think it’s a loss. Depends a bit on how long left on current contract.
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Post by bloogas on Jul 23, 2018 19:46:37 GMT
Finally official - has just signed for Ipswich.
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