Smallwood signs

[chaddyrovers]

linked with Sunderland now

[dingles staying down 4ever]

Ive seen on Twitter this morning that Smallwood in advance talks with Pompey. Dont know how true it is.

[Leonard Venkhater]

On 26/07/2020 at 10:40, BRFC4EVA said:

I still sing the king of Ewood song to my 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 yr old in New Zealand here. Agree with all the previous sentiments, excellent league 1 players, can do a job bottom third of championship and should have gone last season. All the best to him

Say hello to Wanganui Rovers for me!

[Mike E]

 

Edited August 9, 2020 by Mike E

[Stuart]

This is the football journey. Players come, players go. All part of the proverbial rich tapestry.

The danger is when sentiment trumps logic and players stay longer than they should. The club suffers and the player suffers.

A great servant during his short time at the club and his contribution in L1 should not be underestimated. We needed him and he needed us. However, he should have gone last season when we may have received a fee from a L1 side. Instead, his ‘loyalty contract’ will have made him unaffordable, even subsidised.

Too many players leave this club at the end of their contracts or are even paid to go. Clubs who are scrimping and saving need to be more savvy in the transfer market. Signing a Dack or selling an Armstrong papers over the cracks of waste.

[chaddyrovers]

Signed for Hull

 

[G Somerset Rover]

Good signing for them, good move for him. Best of luck Richie.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Great move for him. Surely favorites for promotion. Well played Richie, well played. 

[Mattyblue]

Year off and then straight into a club of Hull’s size.

Played a blinder there son!

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

23 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Signed for Hull

 

Is Jimmy Saville in charge of their social media?

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

King of the KCOM

[Ewood Ace]

Good luck to him but I fear that he has joined a sinking ship. 

[roversfan99]

32 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Great move for him. Surely favorites for promotion. Well played Richie, well played. 

Very good addition but I dont think they will get promoted unless they seriously strengthen.

Smallwood did his role well for us in League 1 but ultimately it was the quality of Dack, Graham, Mulgrew and Armstrong that really made us stand out, the likes of Smallwood played key roles complimenting that, soldiers and artists. Hull dont have that quality. Their attack consists of Josh Magennis and Tom Eaves, even if Smallwood does his bit winning it back, they wont be scoring many with them 2 donkeys!

[Amo]

Forgot Hull City are in League 1 now. WTF happened there?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

30 minutes ago, Amo said:

Forgot Hull City are in League 1 now. WTF happened there?

They got relegated.

[Amo]

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

They got relegated.

I was waiting for that.

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, Amo said:

Forgot Hull City are in League 1 now. WTF happened there?

Had accumulated a lorry load of shite players but were ultimately propped up by Grosicki and moreso Bowen who is a Premier League player. Once they went, they predictably tumbled.

[SBlue]

2 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Had accumulated a lorry load of shite players but were ultimately propped up by Grosicki and moreso Bowen who is a Premier League player. Once they went, they predictably tumbled.

I think their manager’s shite as well.

[roversfan99]

18 minutes ago, S8 & Blue said:

I think their manager’s shite as well.

Very surprised that they didnt change upon relegation. Not sure his record is anything to write home about even before Hull.

[chaddyrovers]

7 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Very good addition but I dont think they will get promoted unless they seriously strengthen.

Smallwood did his role well for us in League 1 but ultimately it was the quality of Dack, Graham, Mulgrew and Armstrong that really made us stand out, the likes of Smallwood played key roles complimenting that, soldiers and artists. Hull dont have that quality. Their attack consists of Josh Magennis and Tom Eaves, even if Smallwood does his bit winning it back, they wont be scoring many with them 2 donkeys!

I think Smallwood will be good signing there. 

But you are correct they need much better strikers than those 2 players there

32 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Very surprised that they didn't change upon relegation. Not sure his record is anything to write home about even before Hull.

Yes I agree I am surprised that Hull didn't change manager

[Bigdoggsteel]

17 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Very good addition but I dont think they will get promoted unless they seriously strengthen.

Smallwood did his role well for us in League 1 but ultimately it was the quality of Dack, Graham, Mulgrew and Armstrong that really made us stand out, the likes of Smallwood played key roles complimenting that, soldiers and artists. Hull dont have that quality. Their attack consists of Josh Magennis and Tom Eaves, even if Smallwood does his bit winning it back, they wont be scoring many with them 2 donkeys!

Ya, for sure. Bad time for a club to get relegated from the Championship with the salary cap coming in. No chance of Mulgrews or Grahams at that level, unless they take a serious wage cut, or are lone "marquee players" in sides where the others are paid less. 

They have a few decent players though like Batty and the dutch centre half. Surely have a few good young lads too, but ya, not going to be easy. They are favourites with the bookies, but could easily not be in contention for the automatic places too. 

Edited August 12, 2020 by Bigdoggsteel

[JacknOry]

Smallwood seems to be top end L1 and bottom end Championship level, so an ideal move for him to go to a side that will be looking to challenge for automatic promotion. 

Was great for us in L1. Travis emerged and we that pretty much signaled the end for him here which was compounded when we signed the likes of Downing and Bradly Johnson.

He was completely frozen out though this season, which suggests some kind of fallout. Refusing to play in the reserve team for the Lancs Cup and then also refusing to go out on loan is likely to have had something to do with that.