Let's Talk Tyrhys Dolan

[Mattyblue]

Waiting for what league we’ll be in? So why didn’t he sign before Christmas when we were nowhere near relegation then?

 

[arbitro]

3 minutes ago, rigger said:

When you keep up with someone, you are not faster than them. If you think Dolan is fast so-be-it. By the way Szmodics isn't fast either.

So now Szmodics lacks pace along with Dolan.

 

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, arbitro said:

So now Szmodics lacks pace along with Dolan.

 

I agree.

[cesus]

11 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

as GB said in his interview that there is a contract offer on the table for Dolan to re-sign here. Dolan has been waiting to see what division we would be in before committed his future here but I expect he will re-sign here

I know what has been said, my point is he knew very well what division we would be in last July when the talks started. He may well sign, I hope he does but it has taken a very long time.

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, cesus said:

I know what has been said, my point is he knew very well what division we would be in last July when the talks started. He may well sign, I hope he does but it has taken a very long time.

Yes fair point there. Maybe he had doubts after we signed Sigurdsson whether he would play much this season. Reason for the delay maybe

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, cesus said:

I've just read an article from mid July 2023 saying we are well into negotiations with Dolan. These are some long old negotiations! Can't help but think, we are getting a year extension then he walks for free.

The new Junior Hoilett.

"He'll sign any day now"

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

How when he kept up with the Leeds defenders and Szmodics.

He actually got hawked down by #44, Gruev (a DM) on that break - he literally caught up to Dolan and overtook him.

Dolan is many things, but he's not fast. He's quick over a few yards and has a low centre of gravity, but he very, very rarely wins an extended sprint. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

I have read several times about his lack of pace but I don't see that. His decision making at times is questionable but yesterday he was a real team player and disciplined in pretty much everything he did.

He’s quick over 10 yards but over say 40 yards he’s average pace wise. We haven’t got any real flyers in the team. The sort of players who can just run away from defenders with the ball at their feet.

Regarding decision making - he has a tendency to over elaborate, usually when he’s trying to buy time in possession so the other strikers can get forward in attack. He just needs to keep it simple and go for it.

I like the lad, he plays with a smile on his face. I’d be disappointed if he leaves. We’d miss his enthusiasm.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

How when he kept up with the Leeds defenders and Szmodics.

Their guy was dragging him back in that break. The linesman’s eyes were obviously just painted on.

[Hasta]

24 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

The new Junior Hoilett.

"He'll sign any day now"

Thanks. I was trying to remember which player it was that walked away that was always "just going to sign". Lucas Neil gets a lot of shit but at least we knew 18 months in advance what the crack was there.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

8 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He actually got hawked down by #44, Gruev (a DM) on that break - he literally caught up to Dolan and overtook him.

Dolan is many things, but he's not fast. He's quick over a few yards and has a low centre of gravity, but he very, very rarely wins an extended sprint. 

He over took Dolan because he dragged him back off the ball.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, Hasta said:

Thanks. I was trying to remember which player it was that walked away that was always "just going to sign". Lucas Neil gets a lot of shit but at least we knew 18 months in advance what the crack was there.

Alan Shearer ?

[arbitro]

28 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He’s quick over 10 yards but over say 40 yards he’s average pace wise. We haven’t got any real flyers in the team. The sort of players who can just run away from defenders with the ball at their feet.

Regarding decision making - he has a tendency to over elaborate, usually when he’s trying to buy time in possession so the other strikers can get forward in attack. He just needs to keep it simple and go for it.

I like the lad, he plays with a smile on his face. I’d be disappointed if he leaves. We’d miss his enthusiasm.

I would say that speed off the mark is one of the most important assets of a striker. I agree about his decision making and that is a frustrating aspect of his game. In a high press he is our most important player.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I would say that speed off the mark is one of the most important assets of a striker. I agree about his decision making and that is a frustrating aspect of his game. In a high press he is our most important player.

I agree. If you’re playing in an around the box being rapid over 10 yards is vital. I would argue Dolan is quick over short distances and I’m happy with that. I’d be doing my utmost to sign him. If he goes elsewhere we’ll regret it.

[Wheelton Blue]

As with any player, we'd only regret Dolan leaving if we don't replace him with better.

Therein lies our problem, though. We wouldn't.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

26 minutes ago, Wheelton Blue said:

As with any player, we'd only regret Dolan leaving if we don't replace him with better.

Therein lies our problem, though. We wouldn't.

Signing players is always a gamble. You’d have thought Sigurdsson would have been a better bet than Dolan going off his reputation but it hasn’t turned out that way. Better the players you know can actually perform.

[roverblue]

Thought yesterday was his best game in a rovers shirt for a good while after a poor one at PNE last week. The ball stuck to him and he worked his socks off, my MotM.

Pity his run and shot didn’t go in the first half would have been a goal of the season contender but the keeper read it well.

Defo worth a contract but whether he deserves to be on a par with our highest paid players is prob why he isn’t signing yet.

[Moptop1]

He won’t be signing a new contract. 

He’ll be going for money and will get that elsewhere.

He’ll be sold in January with The Rao’s seeing £ signs and again doing their best to stop us reaching the play offs.

[Upside Down]

8 minutes ago, Moptop1 said:

He won’t be signing a new contract. 

He’ll be going for money and will get that elsewhere.

He’ll be sold in January with The Rao’s seeing £ signs and again doing their best to stop us reaching the play offs.

Watch this space.

[MarkBRFC]

Not only Dolan, need to start thinking about Travis, Tronstad and Brittain as they all expire in 2026.

[bluebruce]

On 29/09/2024 at 07:55, roverblue said:

Thought yesterday was his best game in a rovers shirt for a good while after a poor one at PNE last week. The ball stuck to him and he worked his socks off, my MotM.

Pity his run and shot didn’t go in the first half would have been a goal of the season contender but the keeper read it well.

Defo worth a contract but whether he deserves to be on a par with our highest paid players is prob why he isn’t signing yet.

Tbf if the exact shot he took had gone in, if would have been awful goalkeeping, I wouldn't say he needed to read it well. But if he'd managed to bend it closer to the top corner the keeper would have struggled and it could have been a stunning goal. Not easy to pull off though (but he's done it before).

Agree with the rest of the post.

[jim mk2]

OK, let's talk Tyrhys Dolan

Why on earth was he picked for today's game? I've never seen such a wretched performance by an individual player as he served up at the Ricoh, so what does he have to do to get dropped?

 

[London blue]

I'm at a loss. Two dreadful performances from a player who offers very, very little.

He's not a winger, he's not a CAM and he's not been very good for the majority of this season. Has to be benched.

[DE.]

When Dolan's form craters like this he needs to be taken out of the firing line. We've seen that time and time again over the past couple of seasons.

[roversfan99]

I expect him to start v Swansea as he seems to be a favourite of Eustace. Even on Tuesday, Cantwell was stuck wide to build the team around him.

Ideally he and Hedges will leave at the end of the season and we will make considerable upgrades across those attacking areas. That being said, we will only have Cantwell contracted into next season so I expect they will stay and again feature regularly with a small budget only allowing us to bring in more squad players.