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Post by mangogas15 on Sept 10, 2021 8:12:34 GMT
That’s an invented narrative. GC never quit stating those reasons. His head was turned by a lucrative offer by Mansfield in the run up to the Ipswich game and rather than keep his mouth shut and discuss the matter behind closed doors he shot his mouth off in a radio interview and made his own position untenable. Scales was never scouted properly, was a kid who had just had an injury when we were looking at him. He said he’d taken the club as far as he can in his interview post Ipswich. Others reported he’d said he wasn’t being backed and it’s supposition on my part that that’s what “taken the club as far as I can” means. If Liam Scales wasn’t scouted properly then fair enough. Thank God we sorted that out and did due diligence on Barrett, Daly and Harries that January then Ha so did tisdale, 'I'm not a magician '
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2021 10:21:49 GMT
OK, fair enough Basel. Will we ever know whether Rovers "did enough" to keep Coughlan, or do we accept that he wanted to move closer to his family and got offered more money to do so.
One thing for sure, he's a busted flush now.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Sept 10, 2021 10:49:19 GMT
It makes you wonder what was going on behind the scenes that season. Coughlan clearly wanted Liam Scales (now Celtic) but that broke down at our end. He quit before the jan window opened after saying he’d taken the club as far as he can and wasn’t being backed, before our recruitment department spent money on Barrett, Daly and Harries, two of which we’ve likely had to pay to leave again. Whatever the politics, there was clearly a disconnect between the manager and recruiter, and hindsight would say Wael backed the wrong horse there That’s an invented narrative. GC never quit stating those reasons. His head was turned by a lucrative offer by Mansfield in the run up to the Ipswich game and rather than keep his mouth shut and discuss the matter behind closed doors he shot his mouth off in a radio interview and made his own position untenable. Scales was never scouted properly, was a kid who had just had an injury when we were looking at him. Source ?
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Post by kingswood Polak on Sept 10, 2021 11:04:47 GMT
That’s an invented narrative. GC never quit stating those reasons. His head was turned by a lucrative offer by Mansfield in the run up to the Ipswich game and rather than keep his mouth shut and discuss the matter behind closed doors he shot his mouth off in a radio interview and made his own position untenable. Scales was never scouted properly, was a kid who had just had an injury when we were looking at him. He said he’d taken the club as far as he can in his interview post Ipswich. Others reported he’d said he wasn’t being backed and it’s supposition on my part that that’s what “taken the club as far as I can” means. If Liam Scales wasn’t scouted properly then fair enough. Thank God we sorted that out and did due diligence on Barrett, Daly and Harries that January then If you wish to take an historical look at the club then we have had a couple who have said the same or have got jobs elsewhere before giving notice, i had occasion to talk to Gouldie and it made for an interesting chat but the most high profile manager , who left us saying the bubble had burst, when we won promotion to tier 2 at Twerton, was Gerry. He knew precisely what the clubs potential fan base was but knew he would never see monies reinvested from player sales and that we were and are a club with limited to very low ambitions. Yes, people can say that we have a new owner now but just look at the past 5.5 years and its evident we are still lil old Bristol Rovers and that egos get hurt too easily but now we have vengeance. As i have previously stated, the club is continuing to haemorrhage money and how long will Wael wish to take up the slack? Your guess is as good as mine. I have no doubt his heart is in the right place wrt the footballing side but i do not like the sackings, not wishing a former employee well upon his termination and the way all of the clubs stalwarts are being shoved away. I think that if we stay up or even challenge, we will be the lower league West Brom. We have an owner who has the wrong people around him, whether that be by choice, as in yes men, or by accident, we are not in a good place. As Wael has said I own the training ground so its not the clubs if he pulls up roots. I have watched Rovers since 1967-68 and paid since 1972, i have never felt so disassociated from the club i followed as a youngster but i at least have made some lifelong friendships and i will carry on going, as long as they do. This doesn’t feel like my club anymore. Yes, just my opinion but if you were in any other job and after 5.5 years your resume looked like our owners then do you think you would still be in a job ? Rhetorical question by the way in case some don’t read Ito that way. I just feel sad by it all as i was riding the crest of a wave post Dagenham and had never been so hope filled wrt Rovers, to see the aftermath is bloody awful
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Post by gasprom on Sept 10, 2021 11:05:29 GMT
That’s an invented narrative. GC never quit stating those reasons. His head was turned by a lucrative offer by Mansfield in the run up to the Ipswich game and rather than keep his mouth shut and discuss the matter behind closed doors he shot his mouth off in a radio interview and made his own position untenable. Scales was never scouted properly, was a kid who had just had an injury when we were looking at him. Source ? I’m just pleased that our scouting system has progressed from the tea lady talking to a carpet salesman.
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Post by baselswh on Sept 10, 2021 17:09:00 GMT
OK, fair enough Basel. Will we ever know whether Rovers "did enough" to keep Coughlan, or do we accept that he wanted to move closer to his family and got offered more money to do so. One thing for sure, he's a busted flush now. His managerial record at Roverswas good Dr Faustus. Poor at Stags. Now he has a job at Blades, as their joint youth coach.A decent enough job. He may persuade another club to give him ago at the Boss job. In the scenario he has learnt from his time at Rovers,Stags and Blades I don't see him as "a busted flush". Could he be the type of manager to keep eg Cheltenham or Morecambe in the 3rd tier or Sutton in the EFL.
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Post by a more piratey game on Sept 10, 2021 17:11:51 GMT
OK, fair enough Basel. Will we ever know whether Rovers "did enough" to keep Coughlan, or do we accept that he wanted to move closer to his family and got offered more money to do so. One thing for sure, he's a busted flush now. His managerial record at Roverswas good Dr Faustus. Poor at Stags. Now he has a job at Blades, as their joint youth coach.A decent enough job. He may persuade another club to give him ago at the Boss job. In the scenario he has learnt from his time at Rovers,Stags and Blades I don't see him as "a busted flush". Could he be the type of manager to keep eg Cheltenham or Morecambe in the 3rd tier or Sutton in the EFL. Yes, a lower league Big Sam
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Post by baselswh on Sept 10, 2021 17:13:22 GMT
His managerial record at Roverswas good Dr Faustus. Poor at Stags. Now he has a job at Blades, as their joint youth coach.A decent enough job. He may persuade another club to give him ago at the Boss job. In the scenario he has learnt from his time at Rovers,Stags and Blades I don't see him as "a busted flush". Could he be the type of manager to keep eg Cheltenham or Morecambe in the 3rd tier or Sutton in the EFL. Yes, a lower league Big Sam Yep,he might succeed with such a role.
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Post by towngas on Sept 11, 2021 7:45:56 GMT
We would of been better off signing a sack of s***. At least we could of sold that to Forest Green Rovers,to nurture their field of play. didn’t Joey remark at some point early on, he was excited by Barrett’s skills in training? is there not an argument he never got a run in the side? My theory is, when managers want to play at squad building, they are looking at the weekly wage not the training ground. That’s what really happens isn’t it? Barrett May well have been Messi, Ronaldo and Sterling rolled into one on the training ground. The only problem was, as soon as he played in a proper competitive match he pulled a hamstring. Apart from being injured he was also badly out of shape, a good advert for Pukka Pies.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Sept 11, 2021 7:52:48 GMT
didn’t Joey remark at some point early on, he was excited by Barrett’s skills in training? is there not an argument he never got a run in the side? My theory is, when managers want to play at squad building, they are looking at the weekly wage not the training ground. That’s what really happens isn’t it? Barrett May well have been Messi, Ronaldo and Sterling rolled into one on the training ground. The only problem was, as soon as he played in a proper competitive match he pulled a hamstring. Apart from being injured he was also badly out of shape, a good advert for Pukka Pies. His pre season photos showed a much slimmer player but i do take. Your point on injuries
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Post by towngas on Sept 11, 2021 7:53:13 GMT
It makes you wonder what was going on behind the scenes that season. Coughlan clearly wanted Liam Scales (now Celtic) but that broke down at our end. He quit before the jan window opened after saying he’d taken the club as far as he can and wasn’t being backed, before our recruitment department spent money on Barrett, Daly and Harries, two of which we’ve likely had to pay to leave again. Whatever the politics, there was clearly a disconnect between the manager and recruiter, and hindsight would say Wael backed the wrong horse there That’s an invented narrative. GC never quit stating those reasons. His head was turned by a lucrative offer by Mansfield in the run up to the Ipswich game and rather than keep his mouth shut and discuss the matter behind closed doors he shot his mouth off in a radio interview and made his own position untenable. Scales was never scouted properly, was a kid who had just had an injury when we were looking at him. I sat on the train in Ipswich station that evening and listened in disbelief as Coughlan dropped his bombshell. Ive often wondered if he’d have said anything if we’d been beaten. I’ve always suspected he made a calculated statement when the fans were on a high, with all that bollox about missing his family. How many years did he spend at Plymouth and Southend? Never a whisper of homesickness then, yet when he’s the boss of a club much nearer home he suddenly misses putting the kids to bed? Pull the other one. He got offered a shed load of money by Mansfield and he forced the issue, hoping the fans would fall for it after a great performance and win, and with the club in its highest position for years.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Sept 11, 2021 7:55:34 GMT
That’s an invented narrative. GC never quit stating those reasons. His head was turned by a lucrative offer by Mansfield in the run up to the Ipswich game and rather than keep his mouth shut and discuss the matter behind closed doors he shot his mouth off in a radio interview and made his own position untenable. Scales was never scouted properly, was a kid who had just had an injury when we were looking at him. I sat on the train in Ipswich station that evening and listened in disbelief as Coughlan dropped his bombshell. Ive often wondered if he’d have said anything if we’d been beaten. I’ve always suspected he made a calculated statement when the fans were on a high, with all that bollox about missing his family. How many years did he spend at Plymouth and Southend? Never a whisper of homesickness then, yet when he’s the boss of a club much nearer home he suddenly misses putting the kids to bed? Pull the other one. He got offered a shed load of money by Mansfield and he forced the issue, hoping the fans would fall for it after a great performance and win, and with the club in its highest position for years. I kind of agree but i think the torrent of abuse on matchdays played a part too
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Post by mangogas15 on Sept 11, 2021 8:11:34 GMT
That’s an invented narrative. GC never quit stating those reasons. His head was turned by a lucrative offer by Mansfield in the run up to the Ipswich game and rather than keep his mouth shut and discuss the matter behind closed doors he shot his mouth off in a radio interview and made his own position untenable. Scales was never scouted properly, was a kid who had just had an injury when we were looking at him. I sat on the train in Ipswich station that evening and listened in disbelief as Coughlan dropped his bombshell. Ive often wondered if he’d have said anything if we’d been beaten. I’ve always suspected he made a calculated statement when the fans were on a high, with all that bollox about missing his family. How many years did he spend at Plymouth and Southend? Never a whisper of homesickness then, yet when he’s the boss of a club much nearer home he suddenly misses putting the kids to bed? Pull the other one. He got offered a shed load of money by Mansfield and he forced the issue, hoping the fans would fall for it after a great performance and win, and with the club in its highest position for years. He might have also thought the club would match Mansfield and they called this bluff
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Post by chelt_gas on Sept 11, 2021 9:09:37 GMT
I sat on the train in Ipswich station that evening and listened in disbelief as Coughlan dropped his bombshell. Ive often wondered if he’d have said anything if we’d been beaten. I’ve always suspected he made a calculated statement when the fans were on a high, with all that bollox about missing his family. How many years did he spend at Plymouth and Southend? Never a whisper of homesickness then, yet when he’s the boss of a club much nearer home he suddenly misses putting the kids to bed? Pull the other one. He got offered a shed load of money by Mansfield and he forced the issue, hoping the fans would fall for it after a great performance and win, and with the club in its highest position for years. He might have also thought the club would match Mansfield and they called this bluff I would have done the same thing as GC. He was employed on the cheap, delivered results above expectation and would have wanted a salary increase on that basis.
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Post by towngas on Sept 11, 2021 13:51:05 GMT
He might have also thought the club would match Mansfield and they called this bluff I would have done the same thing as GC. He was employed on the cheap, delivered results above expectation and would have wanted a salary increase on that basis. And that’s fine. I would rather him be honest and say he was going for financial reasons rather than try and garner the sympathy vote.
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Post by mangogas15 on Oct 28, 2021 7:35:17 GMT
Jack Baldwin captained Ross County to their 5-0 Scottish Prem away win last night.
They now have 6 points from 11 games and that was their first win.
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Post by laughinggas on Oct 28, 2021 8:15:48 GMT
Anyone like to compare players that Garner let go as compared to those B***** let go to see where they are.
Off top of head Sercs is the one that Garner let go now in L1. Any others?
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Post by baselswh on Oct 28, 2021 9:08:09 GMT
Jack Baldwin captained Ross County to their 5-0 Scottish Prem away win last night. They now have 6 points from 11 games and that was their first win. Sweeney played for Dee.
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Post by lostinspace on Oct 28, 2021 9:31:55 GMT
Not sure who let Ryan Broome go , but currently on loan at Plymouth from Peterborough, and scoring regularly
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Post by alanrg on Oct 28, 2021 10:55:30 GMT
Darrell Clarke released Ryan Broome
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