January transfer window 2020

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

A left back to replace Cunningham and free up Downing and someone to score some goals to fill the Dack void are the 2 priorities. Our attack is statistically worse than our defence and thats even with Dack in. In an ideal world some one would take Gallagher and Brereton off our hands but Christmas has past sadly.

ive told you what I want transfer wise. a Keeper, Centre back and left back. Stop the goals going in. 

We conceded far too many. We can score goals, so winning games 1 nil like those down the road did in their promotion. 

This Germany player could be here signing a pre contract agreement? you not agree? 

Edited January 3, 2020 by chaddyrovers

[tomphil]

Just now, bluebruce said:

I know we are lacking in a lot of areas, but I'm not sure we need to blame the tea as well. Although do we even have a tea lady anymore?

Tea lady got removed by Steve's brainfart cost cutting so now Tony brings in the leaves and bags.

Black tea, green tea, mint tea, fruit tea, chamomile tea, nettle tea, darjeeling, earl grey, PG, Yorkshire and Tetleys all thrown in one pot.  The result is a rather unbalanced unpalatable brew but some still drink it up because they are scared it'll be bovril instead if someone else is employed to do it.

[Wegerleswiggle]

Just now, tomphil said:

Tea lady got removed by Steve's brainfart cost cutting so now Tony brings in the leaves and bags.

Black tea, green tea, mint tea, fruit tea, chamomile tea, nettle tea, darjeeling, earl grey, PG, Yorkshire and Tetleys all thrown in one pot.  The result is a rather unbalanced unpalatable brew but some still drink it up because they are scared it'll be bovril instead if someone else is employed to do it.

FFP will mean it'll be Yorkshire tea from now on.

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

ive told you what I want transfer wise. a Keeper, Centre back and left back. Stop the goals going in. 

We conceded far too many. We can score goals, so winning games 1 nil like those down the road did in their promotion. 

This Germany player could be here signing a pre contract agreement? you not agree? 

That would have only been a potential workable game plan with Dack in the side. Gallagher and Brereton couldnt score in a brothel.

[Stuart]

Mowbray needs to stop signing attacking midfielders. He doesn’t use them properly and we already have enough of them in the squad they just get used out wide.

Mind you, he can’t use strikers properly. Or wingers. Or full backs. He’s ok with defensive centre mids - bit of a forté really.

If he won’t bring in defenders then we need a goalkeeper and a goalscorer. Both will have to be loans though.

[bluebruce]

13 minutes ago, tomphil said:

Tea lady got removed by Steve's brainfart cost cutting so now Tony brings in the leaves and bags.

Black tea, green tea, mint tea, fruit tea, chamomile tea, nettle tea, darjeeling, earl grey, PG, Yorkshire and Tetleys all thrown in one pot.  The result is a rather unbalanced unpalatable brew but some still drink it up because they are scared it'll be bovril instead if someone else is employed to do it.

Amazed there's no lemon drizzle tea.

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

That would have only been a potential workable game plan with Dack in the side. Gallagher and Brereton couldnt score in a brothel.

Wrong pal. 

Play 4-3-3 and use Armstrong and Chapman pace wide. 3 man centre midfield of Evans, Travis and Rothwell. 

Posted my Preston team on different site. Recieve loads of positive feedback on my team

 

[tomphil]

Just now, bluebruce said:

Amazed there's no lemon drizzle tea.

The Lemon tea comes out once every 5 weeks and everybody loves it and asks for it more often but Tony sees no reason to change or defend his tea rotation policy.

[roversfan99]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Wrong pal. 

Play 4-3-3 and use Armstrong and Chapman pace wide. 3 man centre midfield of Evans, Travis and Rothwell. 

Posted my Preston team on different site. Recieve loads of positive feedback on my team

 

I didnt see the positive feedback, but if you think a front 3 of Chapman, Armstrong and potentially Sam "worst strike rate in the league" Gallagher can fire us into the top 6, I suspect you are setting yourself up for a big fall.

I think my team would be Walton, Nyambe, Lenihan, Adarabioyo, Downing, Evans, Travis, Holtby, Chapman, Armstrong OR Rothwell, Graham.

So it is not massively different to yours, I am not necessarily saying that your team is massively wrong, I just think our attacking set of players is piss poor without Dack. It is ok to say move on from him, but the quality isnt good enough. Only Wigan have less goals than us if you take Dacks goals out. Brereton, Gallagher, Samuel, all shit. Rothwell, never scores or assists. Armstrong, occasional contributions, more poor games than good. Chapman, you have slagged him off all season, talented but again unproven. Graham, our best bet, but very old.

[stinny1]

49 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

well did we not score 2 goals without Graham on the pitch against Forest?

exactly why we need a proper left back instead of wasting funds on strikers or attacking signings now. 

The team, is just as responsible for the goals conceded. Tosin poor marking for the 3rd goal. Downing or Lenihan should have took the Forest player out for the 3rd goal. Walton poor positioning for 1st and 2nd god knows why he did that

who says it a short term contract? it could be pre contract signing if he is out of contract this summer. 

It was  Rothwell who gave the ball away under no pressure  that set Forest off and Tosin  was coming across to close the Forest player down, where was Bell he should have been on the cover

[OJRovers]

The squad is ridiculously imbalanced. With no money, I would give some of the U23s a go. They can’t be much worse than playing the first team squad out of position.

JRC (when fit), Davenport, Butterworth. Throw them in, you never know they might surprise.

[bluebruce]

Just now, OJRovers said:

The squad is ridiculously imbalanced. With no money, I would give some of the U23s a go. They can’t be much worse than playing the first team squad out of position.

JRC (when fit), Davenport, Butterworth. Throw them in, you never know they might surprise.

Butterworth injured. Fairly bad one.

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

I didnt see the positive feedback, but if you think a front 3 of Chapman, Armstrong and potentially Sam "worst strike rate in the league" Gallagher can fire us into the top 6, I suspect you are setting yourself up for a big fall.

 

I said a different fan site to this one. Alot of positive feedback on there. 

Solid at the back. Good mix in centre midfield. Pace wide. 

Just now, roversfan99 said:

Rothwell, never scores or assists. Armstrong, occasional contributions, more poor games than good. Chapman, you have slagged him off all season, talented but again unproven. 

Made Rothwell the heartbeat of the team and he produce. Has he ever played the playmaker role for us? Barely. 

Armstrong who you slagged every week has more goals than last season already. 

Gallagher has had nothing much created for him chance wise as me and @PeteJD13 have discuss with you before. 

Chapman has been picked by myself cos with Dack injured I can move Rothwell inside so we can have pace either side..

 

[bazza]

1 hour ago, bluebruce said:

I know we are lacking in a lot of areas, but I'm not sure we need to blame the tea as well. Although do we even have a tea lady anymore?

I always smile at the mention of a tea lady. Many years ago, when I was trying to sort out Rovers' problems, my mate chipped in with " And Eddie Quigley as tea lady?"

??

[47er]

6 hours ago, Tugayisgod said:

Wonder if the Lenihan to Sheffield United and our link to Ben Heneghan more than coincidence?

A player  swap plus a large wad of cash (9 - 10 million) to improve the squad might be tempting for TM. 

the problem being "improve the squad".

[bluebruce]

33 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Gallagher has had nothing much created for him chance wise as me and @PeteJD13 have discuss with you before. 

According to this site https://www.infogol.net/en/player/sam-gallagher/6204 he has had 26 shots, with 8 on target and 2 goals. And two assists.
In his previous season with us, he had 71 shots, 36 on target, and 11 goals, with 1 assist.

Edited January 3, 2020 by bluebruce

[briansol]

Just now, bluebruce said:

According to this site https://www.infogol.net/en/player/sam-gallagher/6204 he has had 26 shots, with 8 on target and 2 goals. And two assists.
In his previous season with us, he had 71 shots, 36 on target, and 11 goals, with 1 assist.

Interesting stat. I think one of the major differences is that we had wingers at that time that could actually cross. Gallagher would be a lot more effective if we could actually get some crosses into the box. Bar Downing, noone else is capable of getting a cross into the box. Our overlapping full backs have a lot of opportunities but both Bell and Nyambe will always check back. Rothwell just drifts inside and runs sideways. 

Chapman at least tries to produce something, but can not be trusted defensively. Would really like a two-way winger, maybe someone like Gwion Edwards could do a job? Wouldn't be too expensive and can play right back as well.

Edited January 3, 2020 by briansol

[roversfan99]

No idea if this random journalist is in any way reliable. Would be a very peculiar signing, 31 years old, has had injury problems and has failed here twice already.

[G Somerset Rover]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

I said a different fan site to this one. Alot of positive feedback on there. 

Solid at the back. Good mix in centre midfield. Pace wide. 

Made Rothwell the heartbeat of the team and he produce. Has he ever played the playmaker role for us? Barely. 

Armstrong who you slagged every week has more goals than last season already. 

Gallagher has had nothing much created for him chance wise as me and @PeteJD13 have discuss with you before. 

Chapman has been picked by myself cos with Dack injured I can move Rothwell inside so we can have pace either side..

 

So Chaddy are you still happy to be reliant on Gallagher as our main man up top to bag the goals needed?

[bluebruce]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

No idea if this random journalist is in any way reliable. Would be a very peculiar signing, 31 years old, has had injury problems and has failed here twice already.

On his second spell, we failed him (and ourselves as a result) in my book, but no doubt this would be an odd one with the injury problems he went on to have.

[rigger]

39 minutes ago, briansol said:

Interesting stat. I think one of the major differences is that we had wingers at that time that could actually cross. Gallagher would be a lot more effective if we could actually get some crosses into the box. Bar Downing, noone else is capable of getting a cross into the box. Our overlapping full backs have a lot of opportunities but both Bell and Nyambe will always check back. Rothwell just drifts inside and runs sideways. 

Chapman at least tries to produce something, but can not be trusted defensively. Would really like a two-way winger, maybe someone like Gwion Edwards could do a job? Wouldn't be too expensive and can play right back as well.

We already have players who can play right back. What we need is a player who specialises in playing right back.

[Stuart]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

No idea if this random journalist is in any way reliable. Would be a very peculiar signing, 31 years old, has had injury problems and has failed here twice already.

If that’s true we need to slash the scouting team and put the savings towards FFP.

[davulsukur]

13 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

No idea if this random journalist is in any way reliable. Would be a very peculiar signing, 31 years old, has had injury problems and has failed here twice already.

Good to see us constantly casting the net far and wide.

I mean I actually quite like him as a player and we totally wasted him when he was here last. 

[Vilesinner]

2 hours ago, stinny1 said:

It was  Rothwell who gave the ball away under no pressure  that set Forest off and Tosin  was coming across to close the Forest player down, where was Bell he should have been on the cover

Bell plays left back. Where was Bennett.

But Bell and Bennett are a big part of our problem; so too now Walton unfortunately.

[roversfan99]

Just now, davulsukur said:

Good to see us constantly casting the net far and wide.

I mean I actually quite like him as a player and we totally wasted him when he was here last. 

I think the thing he had going against him is that Conway and Gestede signed soon after and ultimately he was never going to get the number 10 position at the expense of one of our 2 20 goal strikers. That said, he would have been far more useless wide left compared to the awful Chris Taylor.