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Post by chelt_gas on May 26, 2021 10:38:59 GMT
One in six teams from div 3 get promoted each season.
I’m sure Widders must feel really confident that we will get promoted from his players that were acquired to win league one.
I seriously doubt Barton’s ability to sustain a united squad and make sound decisions in a division he knows little about and in a division he’s “embarrassed” to be in.
If Barton is a manager of substance he’ll walk away if/when he realises he’s not capable of getting Rovers promoted.
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Post by chelt_gas on May 13, 2021 11:23:50 GMT
So you would rather everyone sat on our hands and did nothing until the court case comes up? Regardless of anything else, the failure on the field demand that there be a major overhaul of playing and support staff. If JB does receive a custodial sentence, then at least there will be a new and hopefully stronger coaching staff in place and a renewal of players. Surely it is better to get on with the job now.
One question, do you trust Barton to bring in trusted & exponentially better , staff & players ? I do not and I think swissgas maybe onto something but let’s see This reminds me of the time Changing Rooms allowed the children to redesign the house. At least we know he won't be bringing Robbie Fowler to the club.
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Post by chelt_gas on May 12, 2021 0:41:10 GMT
Is 7th June at Sheffield Crown Court, according to a posting on here Are these things running on schedule in our still-quite-lockeddown world, and are proceedings visible on t'interweb? Will it be available on ifollow?
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Post by chelt_gas on May 9, 2021 23:39:04 GMT
How do you think it will end with Barton?
a) Resignation b) Sacking c) 10 glorious years including promotion to the championship and a Pizza trophy d) Barton being poached by a club higher in the pyramid
With such a livewire it's inevitable Barton will lose it with someone (or some people) at the club. Will it be Wael or will it be those of a less senior stature. Either way someone like Barton lacks self awareness to know that he is the problem or he even has faults
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Post by chelt_gas on May 9, 2021 23:32:49 GMT
View AttachmentAt least we have the South West Stand to show our ambition as a club. Don't knock it. That generates revenue in the close season as we can rent it to the Keynsham festival and the Bristol and West Show.
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Post by chelt_gas on May 8, 2021 11:18:35 GMT
12pm kick off. Very hard to care. My only interest is the odds. Blackpool need a win to guarantee 3rd. A loss or draw could see them end up 5th, and with a disadvantage in the play-offs. So given the pathetic, gutless, clueless performances of this Bristol Rovers side since February 22nd - a Blackpool win at 8-13 looks attractive. Blackpool are 7/4 for the -1.5 goal win. Given that they are third in the playoffs and we don’t score then that’s an attractive bet
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Post by chelt_gas on May 3, 2021 11:37:19 GMT
I wonder when Joey will deliver press conferences in a faux Bristolian accent? 😂😂😂😂 He has even got the shoulder shrug in this. In his defence, when I came back from Germany, many said I often had the lilt of their language. I think we can all become chameleon like, in different settings Reminds me of the undercover British police office in Allo Allo
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Post by chelt_gas on May 3, 2021 11:35:16 GMT
Yep. Played 17 --> Lost 12 --> Drawn 2 --> Won 3 --> Points 11. Personally, from what I've seen so far, in my humble opinion, J.A. Barton Esq. does not seem like a winner. Won diddly squat as a manager. Played at the top level, but as a professional he could use the same trophy cabinet supplier as Spurs. 0.647 PPG. Go Barton, from outside of the relegation zone to rock bottom and 10 points adrift of safety. It's both laughable and frightening that anybody, literally anybody would be daft enough to retain his services and bet our League status on someone who made a bad situation much, much worse. I bet there will be a few stories to come from ex-players once they have left Rovers.
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Post by chelt_gas on May 3, 2021 11:33:43 GMT
It's questionable why Wael puts so much trust in Barton to overhaul both on-field and off-field staff. Barton's personal and professional life is beset with controversy. Barton hasn't the blueprint for managerial success so why put so much trust in him? Does he acknowledge he's also gambling with the relationship of many a gashead by going down such a questionable route? If there is an ulterior motive what does he gain when the mystery is revealed?
At least we can sit back and watch the car crash with some pop corn and a few beers.
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Post by chelt_gas on May 3, 2021 11:22:57 GMT
Re Widdrington's comments the fact we beat Pompey suggests perhaps the squad were good enough? We'll never know if we'd appointed somebody like Cotteril whether he'd have kept us up, or at least kept the fight going to the death. I don't really understand the concern about the club going bankrupt just a few months after Wael cleared the debts and is still spending money at the Quarters. So the squad are good enough? In which case they've thrown 3 managers under the bus and dislike Barton more than they disliked The comment about Rovers being bankrupt was a reply to a post from contradiction where he mentioned that if things go horribly wrong it would put us on a par with Swindon. I met an Indian businessman at an auction once, he had been active and had bought several lots, I said to him that he had done well, he replied that any fool can spend money, spending it wisely is more difficult. The squad were starting to play for Garner at the start of the season. Tisdale was parachuted in alone and had to use coaches from the Coughlan era and at least Jack Mesure from the Garner era. I'm sure at least some of the coaches he inherited weren't happy with the way things were turning out for them, particularly with Widders getting caretaker gigs direct from the boardroom. Barton has the worst managerial record in Rovers history. Not only that he also overtly demonstrates his poor leadership skills every time he opens his mouth to blame anyone. I do wonder at what point the PFA will intervene when an employed manager compromises the careers of some many players by publicly flogging them. A good manager can get the best out of the players at their disposal. Even if the players are not league one standard a good manager can get the best out of willing players - FA Cup upsets happen because the manager and the team want to fight for the club against the odds. Managers like Cotterill, Paul Cook and DC are much more likely to have got a tune out of this squad.
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Post by chelt_gas on May 2, 2021 23:57:41 GMT
I wonder when Joey will deliver press conferences in a faux Bristolian accent?
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 25, 2021 23:45:33 GMT
Barton reminds me of one of those managers who is in his position due to association and not because of skill or experience. He has no self awareness. When things are going wrong he blames everyone else even though everyone else can see the failings of an inexperienced skill deficient 'manager'. Employers don't want to work for a charlatan and/or a back stabber.
Truth is Barton can only work with personalities that follow and idolize him. Much like the school bully who only hangs around with the proverbial Rocksteady and B-Bop.
I can only think of a worse managerial appointment being that of the alcoholic immature Gazza at Kettering in 2005.
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 25, 2021 23:28:15 GMT
I would prefer to have one DC than the entire coaching team of Barton, his henchmen and his forcibly adopted coaches from the previous regimes.
I doubt DC would have left any players hung out to dry in the media, particularly during a Covid pandemic where every person has their own personal issues to attend with. I wouldn't trust Barton to run bath water let alone a football club.
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 23, 2021 3:36:22 GMT
Wael is putting his faith in Joey B based on his personality and opinion but absolutely not because management achievement. It's an 'all in' approach given that he'd prefer to have a mass exodus of players and staff to allow Joey B to then implement his plan with his players/personnel. I just wonder if he has a plan and if said plan was made based on input from others or if it's been drawn up on the back of a cigar packet based on opinion. How will Wael review Joey B's plan given his last review of a plan from Benny G didn't identify the obvious weaknesses which many supporters could see coming.
If or when the Joey B experiment doesn't work out or comes to its natural end then what's the next step? Do we seek someone as 'charismatic' to maintain whatever chaotic culture has been installed? Should we already prepare an offer for Martin Allen to parachute in when Joey resigns, is sacked or becomes unavailable for other reasons?
One thing that really interests me will be what player will want to join Joey compared to other options they have. I fear we will have to offer more to compensate the incoming players for the chaos culture that we now have as a club. The 12+ players who will leave the club are hardly going to encourage any future potential players to join the club.
Looking forward to Nile Ranger being the first signing.
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 20, 2021 21:50:50 GMT
On a purely character basis Barton reminds me of those Teflon colleagues that repeatably fail but always manage to deflect responsibility.
If I were Wael then I’d be scrutinising Barton very very closely
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 20, 2021 6:13:28 GMT
Gary Neville believes in the free market then surely he should be supporting the notion that market demand should influence the supply of a product.
Football consumers in this country have to accept that if they want to benefit from overseas money then they have to increasingly share 'their' club with their international fanbase.
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 18, 2021 23:11:45 GMT
Hey, With 4 games to go we could try a 2-4-4 formation, attack attack attack, with a don't care attitude, score 1 goal and then park the bus. We have nothing to lose and maybe a Wimbledon of old is due, lump everything forward and see what happens, no good trying to play football. Was that was what Hamer was advocating before he left?
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 18, 2021 13:45:52 GMT
I think the reset is when reality bites. There’s very little ‘Bristol’ in Rovers anymore and the boardroom silence combined with the weekly Barton excuses makes the club very unloveable. When Wael gets cornered I think we’ll all realise what type of Rovers we have.
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 16, 2021 22:04:07 GMT
Barton revealed he initially turned the job down in February, only to be won round by Al-Qadi's promises of control. "When I initially spoke to the club I didn’t take the job," the manager said. "I don’t know if that’s commonly known. I actually passed on the job and I had a further conversation with Wael and Martyn and we had a different slant on what I had been told before by other people. "Wael guaranteed me certain things and certain control of certain things, which was the thing that ultimately tipped me towards coming to the club. Didn’t we have a root and branch review during Higgs’ time? Now we are trusting the football equivalent of Nigel Farage leading a wholesale change to the House of Commons. It’s getting mental. Not sure if joey’s new rehab centre will be medical or social.
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Post by chelt_gas on Apr 6, 2021 21:01:31 GMT
I think he may be the third oldest to play against us, and second oldest outfield player after a certain Jamie Cureton? How about the great Barry Hayles when he played against us in the Cup for Chesham? I remember Rob Newman coming on as sub against us in a windscreen cup game when he was easily in his 40’s
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