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Post by GasMacc1 on Jul 12, 2019 9:56:40 GMT
I reckon his best position is tucked behind a front two of a big and little combination. (JCH/DM and GR?) I don't think he's an up front striker (too lightweight), nor a winger who's going to put in crosses. He does have good skill on the ball with a hint of Matty Taylor in that respect. Playing behind a front two he'd need someone like OC behind him and LS/KB/AR either side of Ollie. I may be wrong but have we played him there? From what I read in the BP this morning, GC sees him as a "fox in the box", encouraging him to just get in there waiting for the opportunity. Most of the goals he scored for Posh were from close range (2-10 yards out). See this link to thread from January 2018. Tom as Posh's "fox in the box"
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jul 6, 2019 13:27:05 GMT
Rovers are 8-1 up after 69 minutes. Gavin Reilly's got a hat-trick.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jul 5, 2019 16:42:50 GMT
Harry Bamford - Bristol Rovers’ First Gentleman of Football 2017 Tangent Books. By Hilary Lewis with Joyce Woolridge and Steve Sutor.
I've just finished reading it. It's thoroughly researched and beautifully written.
It might not go in for socio-economic analysis or studies of organisational politics, but this reassuringly weighty book offers a deeper understanding of the essence of Bristol Rovers.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jul 3, 2019 11:42:02 GMT
Anssi's debut for the Finland national team was 8 years ago: a 5-nil defeat against Sweden.
I wouldn't pin any of the goals - including a hat-trick by Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 100% on the keeper, though.
For the third, the defender didn't cope with Anssi's pass under a heavy press from the Swedes. And maybe Anssi could have taken command of his six-yard box a bit more to deal with the deep free-kick on the fourth goal. On the fifth, perhaps he could have stood up longer.
It was to be another six years before he started again for Finland, though!
Finland's kit looks like Rovers' home shirts designed by Salvador Dali.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jul 1, 2019 18:37:16 GMT
Anssi has made three international appearances for Finland, most recently keeping a clean sheet against Malta in March 2018.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jun 28, 2019 14:55:17 GMT
Wet-weather training.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jun 26, 2019 10:30:00 GMT
Nice kits. Thanks for the offer, but I'm trying to give the car a rest during the close season, ready for the approximately 9000 miles of travelling watching the Gas in League One 2019-20!
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jun 26, 2019 8:37:38 GMT
Jordan Cousins [QPR - Stoke] Free Adam Davies [Barnsley - Stoke] Free Lee Gregory [Millwall - Stoke] Free Liam Lindsay [Barnsley - Stoke] £2m Nick Powell [Wigan - Stoke] Free Adam Smith [Bristol Rovers - Forest Green] Free Christian Doidge [Forest Green - Hibernian] Undisclosed So, Adam Smith leaves us, without much fanfare. I wonder if GC will bring in another keeper to vie with JvS for a first-team spot. Or is Alexis André going to be our second-choice goalie. A lot of new blood into Stoke. Is Nathan Jones about to put his own stamp on the club and make the Potters more competitive this season, Staffs? Christian Doidge has appeared on some people's wish-lists for Rovers. I've only really seen him on TV in the Lg2 play-off semi-finals against Tranmere, in which he was rather anonymous.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jun 19, 2019 10:59:43 GMT
When the LED boards first appeared in the Premier League I found them very distracting. Previously, only the ball and the players moved. Now, most clubs in the top League tiers have this form of advertising. Rovers' pricing has drawn some comment. I thought I would compare with the prices Rovers charge for static boards. Link to Rovers' Advertising page"Perimeter advertising can reach a wide and varied demographic audience with prices able to suit all budgets. Perimeter Boards - Prices range from £1,000 to £3,500 depending on location Elevated Boards - Prices start from £3,000 Prices exclude VAT at the current rate and board production costs"The claim is that "LED advertising is 2.2 times more effective". Probably that's because your attention is drawn to the change in the display, whereas the static boards just blend into the background, and so are easily ignored. Also, your advert is the only one displayed on the LED board at any given time, so making a greater impact. The downside is that you pay per minute for LED advertising. Blink and you miss it!
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jun 15, 2019 8:35:54 GMT
The posh are very money savvy unlike us. "If [Derby] beat Aston Villa in the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Monday (May 27), Posh are expected to receive a seven-figure bonus...[as part of Marriott transfer] Posh will also collect £50k from Sunderland relating to Jack Baldwin’s transfer if they win Sunday’s League One play-off final against Charlton". Unlucky, Posh.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jun 11, 2019 20:25:44 GMT
Yes, they had their name on the home and away shirts. I know our Commercial Director has come in for some stick on this forum, but I think it was quite a coup to sell shirt-advertising space to a growing company with a national scope like football index. (Although the effectiveness of the advertising was clearly questionable for you kp! )
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jun 9, 2019 11:26:55 GMT
Football index, I understand, if reports on social media are to be believed.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Jun 3, 2019 18:53:24 GMT
As an example of Chris Lines at his best, have a look at these highlights from the 3-2 win over Rochdale on a cold February evening in 2018.
His free-kick is perfectly flighted for Joe Partington to put us 2-1 ahead and just for good measure Linesey gets the winner.
But the moment I remember best is the exquisitely weighted and angled first-time one-touch pass out to Lee Brown on the left wing for Browner to cross and Liam Sercombe to equalise Rochdale's early controversial goal.
Highlights of Rovers v. Rochdale February 2018
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Post by GasMacc1 on May 25, 2019 18:08:21 GMT
In League One, Peterborough made the most profit in the season to mid-2018. Blackburn, Charlton and Wigan had about 5x, 3x and 2x the losses incurred by Rovers. In this graph Rovers (and three other clubs) had yet to report 2018 results. (Click on the pic). I sense the need for a deeper dive into the accounts of the 6 clubs that were able to make a (modest) profit. Without looking, you get the feel that Peterborough have managed it through shrewd wheeler-dealing in the transfer market, but I'd be willing to be proven otherwise. Yes, one good deal and your accounts can look great! This from the Peterborough Telegraph (Thursday 23 May 2019): "When Posh sold striker Jack Marriott to Derby last summer in a £4 million deal, lucrative clauses relating to the future success of the Rams and Marriott were inserted.
One involved Derby reaching the Premier League. If they beat Aston Villa in the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Monday (May 27), Posh are expected to receive a seven-figure bonus, although a percentage will go to Luton.
Luton sold Marriott to Posh for £450,000 in June, 2018. The 24 year-old scored 33 goals in his one full season at London Road. ... Posh will also collect £50k from Sunderland relating to Jack Baldwin’s transfer if they win Sunday’s League One play-off final against Charlton".
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Post by GasMacc1 on May 25, 2019 10:22:45 GMT
In League One, Peterborough made the most profit in the season to mid-2018. Blackburn, Charlton and Wigan had about 5x, 3x and 2x the losses incurred by Rovers. In this graph Rovers (and three other clubs) had yet to report 2018 results. (Click on the pic).
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Post by GasMacc1 on May 25, 2019 9:59:48 GMT
Thanks, but I'm just the messenger! The work was done by an academic (forgotten his name*, but he often crops up in the media) at one of the Liverpool universities, I think. I copied it from facebook when it was posted a few months ago. . . . . . *Edit: It's Kieran Maguire.
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Post by GasMacc1 on May 24, 2019 21:02:26 GMT
Here's a summary of the past 5 years, to go some way towards putting the latest numbers into context.
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Post by GasMacc1 on May 22, 2019 9:32:32 GMT
Rovers tweeted in the last hour: "👀 Keep an eye out for these around the City..."
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Post by GasMacc1 on May 15, 2019 14:31:23 GMT
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Post by GasMacc1 on May 11, 2019 16:11:13 GMT
Great article here: www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/24/accrington-stanley-dump-charm-fa-cup-derby-countyGot to admire that Club. Sustainability. Bolton, Bury, Southend and Morecambe (to name but few) are all deep in the brown stuff. Dwane Sports should look and learn. I'm very probably in a minority... but if becoming sustainable / operating on an even keel means we inevitably drop a division (in the short term), that's OK by me. Because the unsustainable model we currently have could mean we end up losing the Memorial Stadium, or not having a Club to support at all. Summary: A deal is being struck to hire digital advertising screens to go around the perimeter of the pitch. They will generate extra revenue on top of the £150,000 for being live on BT Sport and will be removed [after their Cup match v. Derby]. [Their new stand was] built for £1.2m and part of an ongoing stadium redevelopment that has brought new floodlights, concourses, drainage, pitch, power and water supply (£800,000 is also being spent on the Clayton Road end). [Owner] Andy Holt, a successful businessman, has been at the forefront of Accrington’s revival from a perilous state in October 2015 when he paid off debt of £1.2m, plus £600,000 to other creditors. The supporters’ club raised £25,000 for a large screen at the stadium and £15,000 for frost covers. Sponsorship has increased from £10,000 to almost £300,000 a year under Holt’s ownership. "I’m not subsidising it. I’m not overfeeding the puppy until it blows up and dies. We’ve gone from having negative assets of £2m to positive assets of a similar figure". <<The approach to the upgrade of the ground is reminiscent of the spirit in the early days of Rovers at Twerton Park>> “What applies to Accrington applies to every club outside the Premier League. We’ve got to run clubs that are self-sustainable and we’ve got to have a framework in football that is self-sustainable, so that we’ve still got a league in 50 years. It can’t go on as it is. “The analogy I use is it’s like all trains have been decoupled, and the steam train that is the Premier League is powering off into the distance and we are slowing down. Eventually we will stop.”
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