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Post by Rex on Nov 22, 2020 9:03:46 GMT
I stayed in Wrexham on Thursday night, whether or not it was just because I was aware of the recent news, but I couldn't help noticing that there were an awful lot of people wearing Wrexham tee shirts etc around town. Good to see.
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Post by Rex on Nov 20, 2020 15:00:17 GMT
I've just read it again and still all I see is him telling us what wonderful things he's done and how we can now go forward and progress thanks to his efforts. I am truly baffled by the praise this statement is getting. I hate to kick a man while he's down, but that's how I read it. The only thing missing is a comment at the end saying 'I'm pleased to have left the club in a better state then when I joined' |
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Post by Rex on Nov 20, 2020 14:22:54 GMT
Shhhhhheeeeedhead  yes there is that as well. I remember boateng, was here in Clarke era where you get mom you are benched next match, don’t track back to help defence you never get a game. Sense the player didn’t fit. More a Wenger midfielder than a mourinho one. I am happy with this appointment. Happy to get behind him. But every fan needs some patience now, because regardless who got hired so much the squad is inexperience and nowhere near top nine this season. Absolutely, I will back any new appointment, as I did with Garner, until the evidence suggests it isn't working, which in Garner's case was pretty damn quickly. |
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Post by Rex on Nov 20, 2020 12:35:08 GMT
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Post by Rex on Nov 18, 2020 12:46:54 GMT
I thought both interviews with Starnes and Widdrington carried the same message, don't apply the job is already Widdrington's. Anybody that comes in if Widdrington fails over the next 5 games in charge would be alone with his hands tied behind his back having to work under a failed caretaker. As for Starnes's appearance yesterday, he looked as if he had slept rough in his car overnight and had just been dragged out to do the interview. He might think we as fans are a bunch of dicks but at least show some respect for the club you represent by looking the part of CEO. I didn't see Widdrington's interview, but Starnes clearly stated that he didn't want the job full time, are you saying you don't believe that? |
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Post by Rex on Nov 17, 2020 20:30:55 GMT
I was very disappointed with his interview His presentation was scruffy not a great 'look' for a CEO He made no mention of thanking Ben for his efforts that is the least a departing manager deserves irrespective of results
They interviewed him, gave him the job on agreeing with his philosophy on football and now back track The sooner we get rid of the meaningless platitudes that litter these types of interview the better |
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Post by Rex on Nov 16, 2020 23:37:57 GMT
We have an inexperienced line up of fancy dan footballers so can easily go down if get in a slump. We weren’t in a slump and looking in other direction when they sacked Ben, I would like on record. We have won 3 out of 11 games and are 18th in the table. You may have been looking in a different direction to most. |
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Post by Rex on Nov 15, 2020 19:22:19 GMT
Bristol Rovers do not have a successor lined up to replace Ben Garner, Bristol Live understands, with the club set to welcome applications in the coming days. Garner was sacked shortly after the 4-1 defeat to Fleetwood Town on Saturday with Rovers 18th in League One with just three wins from 11 games. Focus quickly turned on Saturday evening to who Rovers will select to succeed him. The early bookmakers’ favourite for the job is head of recruitment Tommy Widdrington, who is set to be in caretaker charge for Wednesday’s EFL Trophy tie with Chelsea U21s and is priced as an odds-on chance. But the club do not intend to consider him as a candidate, nor does the 49-year-old crave the job full time. Instead, Rovers plan to conduct an application process over the next couple of weeks before narrowing down contenders and holding interviews. Widdrington, CEO Martyn Starnes and of course owner Wael Al-Qadi will oversee that process. Starnes is expected to discuss the situation with the press this week. Some fans suspected an immediate successor was waiting in the wings given the swift swing of the axe that ended Garner’s reign within 90 minutes of full time on Saturday. That is not the case and the club is open-minded on options to replace Garner. His coaching staff of Jack Mesure, Kevin Maher and David Coles remain employed by the club and they are expected to stay unless they wish to depart. The club is believed to be eager to ensure its new manager coalesces with the existing framework and strategy to make the club more sustainable by developing talent from within. There will also be an expectation to deliver an attacking, entertaining style of football that Garner promised but ultimately failed to deliver. Garner’s game management is understood to have been a particular concern for decision-makers at Rovers, with like-for-like substitutions and naive passages of play in recent weeks testing their patience before the Fleetwood debacle proved to be the final straw.There was no revolt from within the dressing room, but the board had seen enough and believe a different voice is required to get the best out of this overhauled squad. But Rovers will not panic and rip up the template to start from scratch. They have faith in their strategy and the players recruited. And, while remaining open-minded on possible successors, a more proven manager is the preference. What a load of old bollocks, he lost too many matches with no sign of long term improvement, it really is that simple. |
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Post by Rex on Nov 15, 2020 19:14:40 GMT
Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 2-1
Bristol City v Derby County 2-1
Middlesbrough v Norwich City 1-1
Millwall v Cardiff City 0-1
Burton Albion v Northampton Town 2-1
Ipswich Town v Shrewsbury Town 2-1
Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers 2-1
Newport County v Port Vale 1-0
Southend United v Cambridge United 0-2
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Post by Rex on Nov 15, 2020 16:24:27 GMT
Garner came from left field, no one had heard of him, obscure credentials, last job in India May 2019 before joining Rovers, he's getting it in the neck now, but some of the responsibility must fall on the people who appointed him in the first place. Anyway its probably the least of our worries, someone somewhere will be trying to retrieve £30 million of debt the club has spent over the last 4 years. I see the charge is still in place on the Mem. This is exactly the thing that worries me.
Sacking the manager is not the bit that matter. It's hiring a new one. Do we have a plan? Will we do it better than last time? Are they going to be backed to bring in their own people or have to stick with this squad?
I don't particularly have confidence in our capacity to answer any of these questions effectively. No matter whether it was the right or wrong move to sack BG at this point - the overwhelming feeling is directionless flailing by those above him when it comes to onfield issues (off-field improvements notwithstanding).
Same here. As much as I didn't rate Garner, I thought we had got to a stage where we should stick with him while trying to find a replacement. Of course, it is quite possible that we have already been doing this and there is a plan in place, although I suspect not. |
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Post by Rex on Nov 15, 2020 10:48:24 GMT
Never understood the objections to Cotterill. Absolutely pissed this division with City with a staggering goal difference and averaged over 2 goals scored a game. They went up away to Bradford scoring 6 FFS, I would love to see a Rovers team that batters the opposition.
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Post by Rex on Nov 15, 2020 10:40:00 GMT
wrong verb. Tisdale plays the right way and is experienced. Any objections? I did jury service with him about 20 years ago and he was a bit of a twat. However, I'm not sure if that's a sound enough basis to object to his appointment |
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Post by Rex on Nov 15, 2020 10:37:27 GMT
W3 d3 l5 Not terrible given the youth of the players It met the 'give it 10 games' test tho and manager not under pressure from fans or relegation position and form anymore. Weird. I’m not sure of the timing of this. It’s hard to know what the thinking behind it. That someone else would have done better? With this squad and those fixtures? I haven’t felt worried about relegation for couple of months now till I heard this announcement, and now relegation is possible again. It suggests people feel another manager would have got better results from this challenging set of fixtures this season with this inexperienced squad of players. What? Seriously? If this club starts getting in a hurry for something more than mid table this season it’s being unrealistic about how long it takes with a newly thrown together young side. Away from the top sides we appeared competitive and started to play some effective football, just not consistently enough to be in top ten, though top ten finish still more than possible and would have been a great building season personally I would rather build with garner ball, young players with first touch, than endure cocko ball and his ageing cloggers. Had it? I think he must have made a wrong turning then! |
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Post by Rex on Nov 14, 2020 15:12:59 GMT
The words and actions of anti-BLM enthusiasts echo the pronouncements of “nationalists” who always claim to be defending their country from agitators, anarchists, communists, etc. Before Hitler rose to power in Germany, he directed his Sturmabteilung to foment violence in the streets. Then he would claim that only he could clean up the mess. Sound familiar? I agree, to a point. I actually thought the appearance of 'statue defenders' on our streets this summer(many of whom I knew btw) was a sad and sinister sight. I seemingly spend my whole life shouting 'bollocks' to mates who post the most ridiculous, baseless claims about various 'leftie causes'. It is s**te like a man being vilified for using the term 'coloured people' that helps further their cause. |
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Post by Rex on Nov 14, 2020 15:01:39 GMT
That's a load of "Outraged of Tonbridge Wells" bollox Basel. Consuming drugs of the non prescription kind and driving a motor vehicle is an offence with a similar tarriff as driving whilst drunk on alcohol. Mayor Khan has no authority to tell the police to not enforce the law. What have you against people from Tonbridge Wells Oldie? You state a fact of British law,we agree. Apparently the London Labour Mayor has advised Police to turn a blind eye to 'stoned drivers' for not wanting to upset black people because it's cultural.
The Police can carry on doing drink drivers.The law is not be the same for all. That is plainly wrong. People are entitled to question this dangerous nonsense Edit.A Bristol Bobby told me,the contraption to test 'cannabis influenced drivers' costs about £40.It can only be used once.This was given as a reason for allowing stoned drivers to carry on risking peoples lives in Bristol. I wonder how many have died due to stoned driving. I know the London Mayor called -in effect- for police to stop pulling overs drivers just because the colour of their skin, and quite bloody right too. However, I'm pretty damn sure he never mentioned 'not stopping cars smelling of weed'. I don't know where you got that from, it sounds suspiciously like one of those 'facts' thrown around on Facebook! |
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Post by Rex on Nov 14, 2020 14:42:57 GMT
Well I agree, however wasn't he being specifically asked about the subject? An intelligent man or woman might have said "It's our ambition to drive out all forms of racism and prejudice in whatever form it raises its ugly head" Kills it in one sentence. He didn't, because he is too dim, and a fossilized 1970s' dinosaur. Anyone who seeks to excuse him needs to have a long hard look in the mirror. I'm not arguing about his suitability for the job, I'm saying , if the term 'people of colour' is deemed perfectly okay, then for the term 'coloured people' to be deemed unacceptable, is plainly ridiculous. |
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Post by Rex on Nov 14, 2020 11:20:36 GMT
I'm as right on as the next man, when I saw the headlines I thought to myself he would have said much more serious than just 'coloured players' . Well, an observation that there were more Asians in the IT department and a somewhat clumsy reference that being gay was a lifestyle choice seems to be about the worst of it. I might wince a little when people say 'coloured' but the fact is that is was said without any malice whatsoever. Some black people may take offence at the term, but I bet you for every one that does, there are ten that don't, but unfortunately that majority will not be shown on TV, leading to further division and actually helping the real racists by getting some people believing their 'You cant say anything nowadays' rhetoric. If someone could introduce me to the person who decided that 'people of colour' actually means something different to 'coloured people' I would very much like to hit them around the head repeatedly with a shovel and try and knock some fing sense into them. But Rex. Why would you reference a person's skin colour at all? What relevance is it in football terms? Why make any reference to any individuals sexual preference, what drives someone to "see" ethnicity in a particular professional work stream? Until we eradicate this stupidity we will never cross the Rubicon on these issues. Well I agree, however wasn't he being specifically asked about the subject? |
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Post by Rex on Nov 14, 2020 11:03:20 GMT
I'm as right on as the next man, when I saw the headlines I thought to myself he would have said much more serious than just 'coloured players' . Well, an observation that there were more Asians in the IT department and a somewhat clumsy reference that being gay was a lifestyle choice seems to be about the worst of it.
I might wince a little when people say 'coloured' but the fact is that is was said without any malice whatsoever. Some black people may take offence at the term, but I bet you for every one that does, there are ten that don't, but unfortunately that majority will not be shown on TV, leading to further division and actually helping the real racists by getting some people believing their 'You cant say anything nowadays' rhetoric.
If someone could introduce me to the person who decided that 'people of colour' actually means something different to 'coloured people' I would very much like to hit them around the head repeatedly with a shovel and try and knock some f**king sense into them.
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Post by Rex on Nov 8, 2020 17:44:42 GMT
AFC Wimbledon v Wigan Athletic 3-1
Bristol Rovers v Fleetwood Town 0-1
Shrewsbury Town v Swindon Town 1-2
Sunderland v Milton Keynes Dons 2-1
Carlisle United v Cheltenham Town 1-1
Morecambe v Stevenage 2-0
Oldham Athletic v Scunthorpe United 3-1
Chesterfield v Maidenhead United 2-0
Wealdstone v Dover Athletic 0-1
Woking v Yeovil Town 1-1
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Post by Rex on Nov 5, 2020 20:21:27 GMT
Sounds a bargain- I'm in!
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