If Tony goes...

[chaddyrovers]

10 hours ago, Blue blood said:

There is no debate as to whether we would use the money the same way whatsoever! What possible posutive debatable merits are there on spending £12 mill on two none scoring strikers, one of whom isn't even championship standard? Everyone would have brought defenders or strikers with a proven record of scoring in this division. I'll grant you I can kind of see where the Gally signing comes from, albeit  it is working out badly, but Bereton? On what level was £7 million on a totally unproven striker at this level a good idea? Not debatable at all imo as that suggests there are some arguable merits to buying Bereton. 

We all knew this summer what we need including an experience keeper, 2 centre backs, 1 right back and 1 left back. 

I said we move for Sam Byram early summer. A quality right back. Hector for the centre back slot. Others suggestion why we didn't move for Jansson either. 

on Brereton signing, Didn't Mowbray want Gallagher or Waghorn before we even looked Brereton? 

Why didn't Mowbray sign John McGinn when we had the chance? instead he decide to stick with Smallwood and Evans. Massive mistake

10 hours ago, Blue blood said:

Really? Dropping for a medicore right midfielder who has generally been poor this season? Do you really think that is a good decision.

I don't agree on Bennett. I

[AllRoverAsia]

8 hours ago, gumboots said:

Dont disparage pensioners. Were not all irrational. 

I don't like ageism either and Mowbray is still a kid at 55 years of age.

[Oldgregg86]

Roy keane would certainly end the holiday camp mentality. I dont think he is the answer but It would be interesting to hear what came out of Ewood after he left. Might be worth a gamble on that basis alone

[tomphil]

17 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I don't like ageism either and Mowbray is still a kid at 55 years of age.

Decent age for an experienced manager i'd have thought, should have learned enough by now but still should have some fire in the belly.

How long does it take to recognise successful teams always stem from the back ?

[Leonard Venkhater]

7 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said:

Roy keane would certainly end the holiday camp mentality. I dont think he is the answer but It would be interesting to hear what came out of Ewood after he left. Might be worth a gamble on that basis alone

No, no, no! A known, narcissistic bully with a very fragile ego. He would do so much damage to our club.

[rigger]

I don’t specially want Tony to leave. I want him to be successful.

[47er]

45 minutes ago, rigger said:

I don’t specially want Tony to leave. I want him to be successful.

We all want that but its not going to happen is it?

[Wegerleswiggle]

Don't suppose Southgate is a lifelong Rovers fan is he?

[Pedro]

I think we have afforded him plenty of time, yet he makes the same errors game after game. Someone else can and will do better and his 'transfer policy' of blowing the budget on crap strikers who he plays out of position, is going to bite us hard on the arse now We aren't scoring but leaking goals for fun. We need someone who can coach us how to be resolute and build from the back. Mowbray won't ever be able to do this.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

10 hours ago, Wegerleswiggle said:

Don't suppose Southgate is a lifelong Rovers fan is he?

He'd be no better than Mowbray.

[benhben]

Logged on to the LET website today to see a big photo of Mowbray above the main article. My heart had a little flutter for a moment, thinking this may be the headline saying hes been sacked....turned out it was just more of his senile dribble. sigh. 

[tomphil]

You'll notice then when someone starts getting a panning on here they suddenly get featured on the club twitter or the LT portraying them as the nice trying hard guys they are supposed to be.

No surprise the manager saying his bit but i expect in the next few weeks another damage limitation PR exercise to start via the usual channels.

[AllRoverAsia]

18 hours ago, tomphil said:

Decent age for an experienced manager i'd have thought, should have learned enough by now but still should have some fire in the belly.

How long does it take to recognise successful teams always stem from the back ?

I can't understand him continually making the same mistakes at Clubs especially as he was a good CB himself

[AllRoverAsia]

18 hours ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

No, no, no! A known, narcissistic bully with a very fragile ego. He would do so much damage to our club.

Roy Keane and The Venkys, just light the blue touch paper and retire to a safe distance. 

[tomphil]

2 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I can't understand him continually making the same mistakes at Clubs especially as he was a good CB himself

I think it is because he is a very basic manager but tries to be something he isn't so he does try and sign some good footballers but hasn't the first clue what to do with them. The result is shoehorning and square pegs in round holes when if he operated to what he really knows we'd have a Mick McCarthy at Ipswich scenario i think but he doesn't want to be seen that way and the players he recruits can't play that way, pragmatic.

He's shying away from his true self he's probably better suited to struggling clubs with not many playing options so he has to keep it basic.  Too many options here and license to bring players in means he's caught between a rock and a hard place in how to go about it all the time.

 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

BOOOOOM!!!!!!!!

[G Somerset Rover]

Just now, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

BOOOOOM!!!!!!!!

?

[OldEwoodBlue]

Just now, tomphil said:

I think it is because he is a very basic manager but tries to be something he isn't so he does try and sign some good footballers but hasn't the first clue what to do with them. The result is shoehorning and square pegs in round holes when if he operated to what he really knows we'd have a Mick McCarthy at Ipswich scenario i think but he doesn't want to be seen that way and the players he recruits can't play that way, pragmatic.

He's shying away from his true self he's probably better suited to struggling clubs with not many playing options so he has to keep it basic.  Too many options here and license to bring players in means he's caught between a rock and a hard place in how to go about it all the time.

 

or hes just a clueless manager

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

16 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

BOOOOOM!!!!!!!!

He's not gone has he?? This should absolutely be counted a wind up if not. 

[Amo]

23 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

He's not gone has he?? This should absolutely be counted a wind up if not. 

Think it was in reference to the idea of Roy Keane and Venkys working together.

[Norbert Rassragr]

Out of that list I'd have the following in this order:

Hughton

Moyes

Adkins

 

 

[Wegerleswiggle]

Hughton, Pearson get your arses to India and beg for this job.

Please help get TM OUT

[G Somerset Rover]

I’m getting to the stage where I’d take most people over him. I’m sick and tired of watching and hearing him, let alone watching the shite he puts out onto the pitch every week.

Edited October 22, 2019 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[joey_big_nose]

Id take Houghton. Would be interested to see what Damian Johnson could do, but a total gamble that could blow up in our faces.

[JPTSwindon]

Hmm, Houghton, the football wasn’t great at Brighton and signings etc were hit and miss.