Summer Transfer Window

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

11 minutes ago, Mercer said:

No surprise there.

Think it tells you all you need to know about the state of Rovers and our manager.

A PERMANENT number one goalkeeper with some experience and proven ability should be our number one priority.  Instead, it seems we are p1ssing about with novices from PL clubs with neither experience nor proven ability at league level.  IMO, absolutely diabolical - full stop. 

Whilst I 100% believe Mowbray isn't good enough to get us promoted I think he's operating in an almost impossible situation with our owners in regards to transfers. You simply can't ignore them when blaming people for the state of our recruitment.  

[Hannoverover]

On 31/07/2020 at 12:00, Hannoverover said:

Little update from yesterday. Now been confirmed that Zieler and Marvin Bakalorz, plus Felipe (old defender) and Prib (current captain, midfielder) will train with the hannover reserve team and will leave the club. I would take Zieler and maybe Prib 

Zieler almost gone to Cologne on an initial loan. Apparently they are only paying half his €600 000 per year wage!

[Mercer]

Just now, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

Whilst I 100% believe Mowbray isn't good enough to get us promoted I think he's operating in an almost impossible situation with our owners in regards to transfers. You simply can't ignore them when blaming people for the state of our recruitment.  

IF, and I think it's a big IF, Mowbray is so restricted then, IMO, any manager with integrity and a degree of self respect would walk instead of continuing to take the dollar and, perhaps, mislead the fans.

[Sparks Rover]

17 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

Whilst I 100% believe Mowbray isn't good enough to get us promoted I think he's operating in an almost impossible situation with our owners in regards to transfers. 

I know, the 12m Mowbray pissed up the wall ,stupid owners....

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

6 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

I know, the 12m Mowbray pissed up the wall ,stupid owners....

We've got Mowbray because of the pissing owners. 

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

24 minutes ago, Mercer said:

IF, and I think it's a big IF, Mowbray is so restricted then, IMO, any manager with integrity and a degree of self respect would walk instead of continuing to take the dollar and, perhaps, mislead the fans.

I agree, but he knows he's about as high up the football food chain as he is going to get though doesn't he, why would he walk now? 

[RevidgeBlue]

44 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

Whilst I 100% believe Mowbray isn't good enough to get us promoted I think he's operating in an almost impossible situation with our owners in regards to transfers. You simply can't ignore them when blaming people for the state of our recruitment.  

Wasn't the owners fault Mowbray fell out with and scapegoated Raya, sold him for peanuts, wasted the proceeds on an abysmal forward, then found securing a permanent replacement was going to be a lot more difficult than he had anticipated!

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, Mercer said:

No surprise there.

Think it tells you all you need to know about the state of Rovers and our manager.

A PERMANENT number one goalkeeper with some experience and proven ability should be our number one priority.  Instead, it seems we are p1ssing about with novices from PL clubs with neither experience nor proven ability at league level.  IMO, absolutely diabolical - full stop. 

Yes, a quality keeper is our top priority, I'd be reasonably happy if there were no major sales and we only brought in a keeper who was actually half decent.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

10 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Wasn't the owners fault Mowbray fell out with and scapegoated Raya, sold him for peanuts, wasted the proceeds on an abysmal forward, then found securing a permanent replacement was going to be a lot more difficult than he had anticipated!

Was it Mowbray's fault that they dismantled a well run Premiership club? We've ended up shopping in the basement bargain bin because of them, Mowbray will always be a symptom of the disease. 

[RevidgeBlue]

Gallagher, Brereton bargain basement at 12m?

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

17 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Gallagher, Brereton bargain basement at 12m?

Have you seen them play!? ?

[jim mk2]

1 hour ago, Mercer said:

IF, and I think it's a big IF, Mowbray is so restricted then, IMO, any manager with integrity and a degree of self respect would walk instead of continuing to take the dollar and, perhaps, mislead the fans.

 Tony is guided by his pensions advisers. 

[Tom]

20 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

no chance. 

Mowbray's comments was damning of him

So why did he keep playing him?

Most of us could tell throughout the season he was no good, his command of the box on crosses is decent and rarely dropped a cross but overall he’s poor 

Edited August 10, 2020 by Tom

[K-Hod]

30 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Gallagher, Brereton bargain basement at 12m?

Bargain basement goal returns, top dollar prices. Excellent negotiating tactics.....

[bluebruce]

35 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

Have you seen them play!? ?

Have you seen what they cost? Bargains are good value, they're quite the opposite...

[rigger]

Just now, bluebruce said:

Have you seen what they cost? Bargains are good value, they're quite the opposite...

Somebody explain sarcasm

[Tugayisgod]

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1042378544?-11198:839

Another day another keeper link

[tomphil]

43 minutes ago, Tom said:

So why did he keep playing him?

Most of us could tell throughout the season he was no good, his command of the box on crosses is decent and rarely dropped a cross but overall he’s poor 

He had the edge of Raya in that dept which is what was needed unfortunately lacked the cat like reflexes and had similar number of clangers and concentration lapses.

That was evident early on but it looked like he'd settled in well at one point so it was odd how he went right off the boil post lockdown. 

[tomphil]

45 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Bargain basement goal returns, top dollar prices. Excellent negotiating tactics.....

Marquee signings making a statement.

Clown tactics on the pitch.

[unleaded]

A keeper From Boro Reserves who doesn’t like crosses ... Europe Recruitment Department doesn’t stand a chance against TM and his love for anything from North East .... 

Can see this happening.. TM & Pears Senior know each other .... He was a goalkeeper too ...  

what a shambles ....Recruitment Department don’t stand a chance .... 

Edited August 10, 2020 by unleaded

[JHRover]

We got shut of Raya to go signing reserves from Brighton and Middlesbrough? Good grief.

[tomphil]

Another Boro rookie now

Nice lad, fit straight in, friendly agents etc etc 

wow what an ambitious forward thinking set of guys we have in charge. Warnock hunts for a proper keeper meanwhile.....

[bluebruce]

32 minutes ago, rigger said:

Somebody explain sarcasm

Very familiar with it thanks. Didn't come across. Seemed more like he was implying they were in the bargain basement because they're shite. But tbf I had just woken up.

[Mercer]

23 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1042378544?-11198:839

Another day another keeper link

From the article:

It is understood Warnock wants to bring in a new battle-hardened first choice keeper and that could push the rookie down the pecking order.

And therein lies our problem.  Warnock knows what the feck he's doing in stark contrast, IMO, to the hapless, bumbling Mowbray.

You get more depressed, Rovers wise, by the day.  At least Mowbray's band of happy clappers will remain happy.

Edited August 10, 2020 by Mercer

[Amo]

4 minutes ago, tomphil said:

Another Boro rookie now

Nice lad, fit straight in, friendly agents etc etc 

wow what an ambitious forward thinking set of guys we have in charge. Warnock hunts for a proper keeper meanwhile.....

Unfortunately, the last Boro lad we signed can't get a game for love nor money.

Maybe this new guy is more of a meat and potatoes, straight up and down, Beef Wellington, don't trust the Argies, d*** in the v*****, cheddar cheese and chicken tikka masala man.