January transfer window 2020

[Dolly blue]

All the mentioned aspects, Bell, Brereton ( fan abuse )...very wrong but.....these are merely symptoms.....the cause is Mowbray....an utterly dreadful manager .....week after week he drains a little more life out of our club......shocking, shocking Mowbray.....you sign , coach and select pitiful players...No. guts.. no hope 

[G Somerset Rover]

2 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Decent strikers are really a rare breed. Since we've gone down the only decent all round striker we've had has been Graham. Rhodes was a phenomenal poacher, Gestede amazing in the air, King a speed merchant and under used. But a striker who can score goals, knit the play together and defend from the front are like gold dust.

A single decent striker can make such a huge difference. We really really need to find one.

Agreed. Look at Grabban last week - like chalk and cheese with our lot, save for a younger Graham. Keeps coming back time and again to that money wasted by Mowbray on two dollopers. 

Edited January 4, 2020 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[Silas]

Folks, despite it being mental health awareness day on the pitch, this is actually the transfer window thread.

Please keep it on topic. Thanks. 

[Silas]

8 minutes ago, Silas said:

Folks, despite it being mental health awareness day on the pitch, this is actually the transfer window thread.

Please it on topic. Thanks. 

TRANSFER THREAD PEOPLE!!!

If you want to continue the discussion start a "Mental Health in Football" Thread.

[J*B]

1 minute ago, Silas said:

TRANSFER THREAD PEOPLE!!!

If you want to continue the discussion start a "Mental Health in Football" Thread.

Side note, Silas is right. 

[Waggy76]

A pointless thread unless Mowbray is removed .....

 

[Mashed Potatoes]

1 minute ago, CambridgeRover said:

Yep agreed. Just taking about the long term failure of the manager to protect players. His recent failed Buckley experiment being another case

Bringing in young players is something of a poisoned chalice for a manager. If things don't go well they are criticised; yet, as we saw with Lewis Travis, if they perform well people complain the player wasn't in the team sooner.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Noticed Magloire who's on loan at Rochdale started at RB, had a bit of a torrid time, and was hooked after 30 mins.

That cant be doing him any good, being played out of position.

He was playing on the right hand side of a back three with a wing back outside him. Between the two of them they got a real roasting off the Newcastle left side players. It was brutal, they were chasing shadows. After 30 mins the manager subbed Magloire and brought on a right back so they could go with a back 4. Totally changed the game. Magloire looked like he'd no idea who he should be playing against or how much he should be helping out the wing back.  

[Riverside under the drip]

Can we please delete the last few pages mods?

TRANSFER THREAD!!!

[Bohinen 22]

3 hours ago, West Yorks Rover said:

Got in before me Ossy, hey at least we'd have something to laugh about, we could all wear Elvis masks.

That was that prat Stokes.

[OJRovers]

What's the latest with Sam Hart? Is he still around?

We're so bad that might as well give anyone in the building a try.  

[DE.]

I've just moved the Breregate posts to the Ben Brereton thread - please continue that discussion there!

Edited January 4, 2020 by DE.

[CD_93]

Hope we make a move for Brentford's keeper. Seems decent. Very good stats. Maybe he can bring his coach with him - he seems to know a thing or two about goalkeeping, too.

[whalleyrover]

The fan base seems split once again. Our club will not thrive again whilst Lowe, Waggott, Cheston and Pasha are anywhere near. I also think that whilst Mowbray has had a positive impact, he has now become a liability. 

[tomphil]

34 minutes ago, CD_93 said:

Hope we make a move for Brentford's keeper. Seems decent. Very good stats. Maybe he can bring his coach with him - he seems to know a thing or two about goalkeeping, too.

He'll need bedding in though and have to get used to our system.

[Waggy76]

38 minutes ago, CD_93 said:

Hope we make a move for Brentford's keeper. Seems decent. Very good stats. Maybe he can bring his coach with him - he seems to know a thing or two about goalkeeping, too.

It will not have entered their heads to attract a better goalkeeping coach....Much easier to get rid of Raya and hope !!!

Well we did and his replacement is pants or is the coach pants ???

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

13 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

It will not have entered their heads to attract a better goalkeeping coach....Much easier to get rid of Raya and hope !!!

Well we did and his replacement is pants or is the coach pants ???

Leutwiler actually palmed that " shot " into the goal and not away from it. As someone else said he should have thrown his cap on it.

[Fraserkirky]

Did i see something in the match day thread about Joe Hart it was I dreaming?
 

 

[davulsukur]

3 minutes ago, Fraserkirky said:

Did i see something in the match day thread about Joe Hart it was I dreaming?
 

 

Well reminded!

I saw the same thing, meant to follow it up but I've been too busy despairing over our defending.

Edit: sounds like Harts going no where: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18138012.sean-dyche-reacts-joe-hart-ben-gibson-speculation/

Edited January 4, 2020 by davulsukur

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, Fraserkirky said:

Did i see something in the match day thread about Joe Hart it was I dreaming?
 

 

Villa are being linked with him. 

We need a new keeper this window and more long term aswell

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Villa are being linked with him. 

We need a new keeper this window and more long term aswell

So do Villa with Heaton being out long term.

[chaddyrovers]

@Tyrone Shoelaces Ive seen you mention this Rochdale right back Luke Matheson in another thread, can you tell me why you were so impressive by him?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

@Tyrone Shoelaces Ive seen you mention this Rochdale right back Luke Matheson in another thread, can you tell me why you were so impressive by him?

He's lightening quick for a start. He's got a good engine- gets up and down the wing without too much trouble. End to end runs are no problem. He can pick a pass and he gives it nice and early, rarely gets caught in possession,  reads the game well for a young player. Two decent feet, Most of all he wants to play and he wants to take the game to the opposition all the time. Very enthusiastic lad with a good attitude. Very bright and level headed off the pitch apparently.

Downside is he's not very tall although he does his best in aerial challenges.

He's been out of the team lately because he was being asked to do too much at such a young age  but the rest had obviously worked wonders for him today.

Before we get too excited United are in for him apparently.

[chaddyrovers]

Potential signing for under 23's 

Rovers interested in Man Utd right back George Tanner who has been loaned at Morecambe

http://roverschat.com/rumour-mill-rovers-have-enquired-about-manchester-united-full-back/

Rovers looking to sign on loan Young German Schmidt for 6 months loan

http://roverschat.com/rumour-mill-german-youngster-reportedly-set-for-rovers-loan-move/

 

Edited January 4, 2020 by chaddyrovers

[m1st]

6 hours ago, West Yorks Rover said:

Or we could bring David Goodwillie back, he's just scored a hat-trick too.

Me & my walking stick'd be ahead of him!?