Mattyblue Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) Bit disingenuous, just because he wasn’t deemed ‘injured’, does mean managers thought he was fit to play/can play twice a week. He does well to get over 30 starts a season and it’s often been way below that... https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/daniel-ayala/leistungsdaten/spieler/78966/plus/0?saison=2012 With Williams and Lenihan also being injury prone it’s no surprise Wharton has not been sent on loan. Edited November 20, 2020 by Mattyblue Quote
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tomphil Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 They do all this research beforehand they tell us enough, how many deals have fallen through because of it ? A few i'll bet. Yet when it comes to ex boro players...... In all honesty old pals acts aside Rovers have long had a policy under venkys of chucking risky contracts to older or injury prone players. I think TM in his stint think he can cover them so collects a few extras especially in midfield as we all know Holtby, Evans, Johnson are never going to play back to back games for any period of time even if we only had 1 per week. Given that it's odd we didn't get another centre half of some sort through the door but nothing new we've been here before. It's a risky policy to operate though and i feel is another thing that holds us back a bit. Getting decent players here these days has proved difficult though so it's something we have to live with if you want a bit of quality and experience in the squad. We still should've signed Bauer though he would have proved decent vfm by now for sure, no world beater but no worse than anything we've got. 2 Quote
chaddyrovers Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Kaminski JRC Lenihan Wharton Douglas Rothwell Holtby Johnson Elliott Armstrong Brereton Quote
joey_big_nose Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Just now, chaddyrovers said: Kaminski JRC Lenihan Wharton Douglas Rothwell Holtby Johnson Elliott Armstrong Brereton Mowbray has said Holtbys out. Quote
chaddyrovers Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said: Mowbray has said Holtbys out. Andy Bayes said yesterday he doubtful 1 Quote
J*B Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, tomphil said: They do all this research beforehand they tell us enough, how many deals have fallen through because of it ? A few i'll bet. Yet when it comes to ex boro players...... In all honesty old pals acts aside Rovers have long had a policy under venkys of chucking risky contracts to older or injury prone players. I think TM in his stint think he can cover them so collects a few extras especially in midfield as we all know Holtby, Evans, Johnson are never going to play back to back games for any period of time even if we only had 1 per week. Given that it's odd we didn't get another centre half of some sort through the door but nothing new we've been here before. It's a risky policy to operate though and i feel is another thing that holds us back a bit. Getting decent players here these days has proved difficult though so it's something we have to live with if you want a bit of quality and experience in the squad. We still should've signed Bauer though he would have proved decent vfm by now for sure, no world beater but no worse than anything we've got. Ayala when fit is one of the best centre backs in the league and would get into most teams. Hugely experienced, multiple promotion winner and captain. He’s worth the risk for me, if we get him starting 32 games (or whatever the average earlier in this thread) he will pay for himself. 3 Quote
arbitro Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 14 hours ago, philipl said: From transfer mart: DANIEL AYALA INJURY HISTORY Season Injury from until Days Games missed 20/21 Groin Strain Oct 22, 2020 Nov 22, 2020 31 days 6 19/20 Ankle Injury Jan 2, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 269 days 6 16/17 Ankle Injury Jul 6, 2016 Aug 20, 2016 45 days 1 13/14 Ankle Injury Feb 2, 2014 Apr 11, 2014 68 days 12 11/12 Ankle Injury Feb 4, 2012 Mar 3, 2012 28 days 5 11/12 Knee Injury Aug 25, 2011 Sep 10, 2011 16 days 1 I don't know the credibility of this website but it covers the missing years from above. He missed almost a third of each of the seasons. https://www.flashscore.com/player/ayala-daniel/OtrQ5vXo/ Quote
Mattyblue Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Just now, J*B said: Ayala when fit is one of the best centre backs in the league and would get into most teams. Hugely experienced, multiple promotion winner and captain. He’s worth the risk for me, if we get him starting 32 games (or whatever the average earlier in this thread) he will pay for himself. 32 is a good season, his average is 20 odd. You’d wager that’s only going to get worse as gets older, but I suppose Mulgrew came here with an injury prone reputation and we got plenty of games out of him, so perhaps worth the risk given his quality - but it is a crucial position that already contains two players often out of action... Quote
tomphil Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Just now, J*B said: Ayala when fit is one of the best centre backs in the league and would get into most teams. Hugely experienced, multiple promotion winner and captain. He’s worth the risk for me, if we get him starting 32 games (or whatever the average earlier in this thread) he will pay for himself. Never in doubt but neither was his injury record. That's the gamble and it can't be any surprise he's out already. My point was it's a similar story with the midfield so TM has a pool of them to cover it. Defence he keeps going over the same old turf with Williams the only other expericed one. Somebody increasingly injury prone himself. Quote
LeftWinger Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, Mattyblue said: 32 is a good season, his average is 20 odd. That's nonsense. Last 6 seasons: 2014/15: 38 appearances 2015/16: 39 appearances 2016/17: 17 appearances 2017/18: 39 appearances 2018/19: 39 appearances 2019/20: 25 appearances Quote
Mattyblue Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, LeftWinger said: That's nonsense. Last 6 seasons: 2014/15: 38 appearances 2015/16: 39 appearances 2016/17: 17 appearances 2017/18: 39 appearances 2018/19: 39 appearances 2019/20: 25 appearances League Starts? I’ve obviously been misreading the stats then. Great stuff if that’s the case and he should be largely available going forward, as we’ll need it with the other two often out. Edited November 20, 2020 by Mattyblue 1 Quote
LeftWinger Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Mattyblue said: League Starts? I’ve obviously been misreading the stats then. Great stuff if that’s the case and he should be largely available going forward, as we’ll need it with the other two often out. That's all competitions - but still not quite as bad as people are making out. I've added Lenihan's numbers for comparison: Last 6 seasons: 2014/15: 38 appearances (DL 20) 2015/16: 39 appearances (DL 27) 2016/17: 17 appearances (DL 44) 2017/18: 39 appearances (DL 15) 2018/19: 39 appearances (DL 39) 2019/20: 25 appearances (DL 39) Quote
arbitro Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Mattyblue said: 32 is a good season, his average is 20 odd. You’d wager that’s only going to get worse as gets older, but I suppose Mulgrew came here with an injury prone reputation and we got plenty of games out of him, so perhaps worth the risk given his quality - but it is a crucial position that already contains two players often out of action... I worked it out as 27 league games on average per season. Quote
Blue blood Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Not sure this would be a debate if either a) the other defenders were always fit or b) we had adequate cover. As it is neither is the case. Given the 8000 midfielders we have you do wonder why we play it so risky in terms of numbers and questionable fitness in the defence. For example - regardless of ability - Evans isn't massively missed because you have Holtby, Rothwell, Travis, Trybull, Johnson and Downing who can all play there. Bennett too I guess. Whereas defence is much thinner on the ground. Groundhog Day at Rovers though with a cobbled together defence. Quote
rigger Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Blue blood said: Not sure this would be a debate if either a) the other defenders were always fit or b) we had adequate cover. As it is neither is the case. Given the 8000 midfielders we have you do wonder why we play it so risky in terms of numbers and questionable fitness in the defence. For example - regardless of ability - Evans isn't massively missed because you have Holtby, Rothwell, Travis, Trybull, Johnson and Downing who can all play there. Bennett too I guess. Whereas defence is much thinner on the ground. Groundhog Day at Rovers though with a cobbled together defence. The way the squad is manned is purely down to the manager and where he thinks cover is needed. The trouble is TM's thought processes are difficult to understand, with the forthcoming information (disinformation). Edited November 20, 2020 by rigger 1 Quote
Hoochie Bloochie Mama Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) Predict The Score - Romantic weekend in Bangor with Shebby Singh for the winner (self-funded) Luton 1 Rovers 1 Edited November 20, 2020 by Hoochie Bloochie Mama Quote
dallydally Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 See that idiot Prutton on Sky is forecasting Luton to win 2 nil! Plonker Quote
rigger Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 41 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said: Predict The Score - Romantic weekend in Bangor with Shebby Singh for the winner (self-funded) Luton 1 Rovers 1 Luton 0 Rovers 4 1 Quote
RoverInWigan Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Missed club football. Should be looking at nothing but 3 points here but Luton have started well. That last game of the 19/20 season should be a motivator after Luton hiding the ball! A quarter of the season gone and that massive injury list reduced (slightly) and you would think the new signings should have settled in now. I am going to say we will nick a 0 - 1. Quote
Mattyblue Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, dallydally said: See that idiot Prutton on Sky is forecasting Luton to win 2 nil! Plonker How the hell he gets the main presenting gig for Sky’s EFL coverage, fella’s stiff as a board. Edited November 20, 2020 by Mattyblue 2 Quote
G Somerset Rover Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Genuinely no idea what to expect here result wise. We need to string a decent run together if we’re to even remotely trouble the play-off spots, so fingers crossed we can turn this lot over tomorrow. If Arma and Kaminski are fit, then I think we will. 1 Quote
Kie_BRFC Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 I get we should take nothing for granted in this league, but if we can’t go into this game expecting a win then that says a lot for our aspirations this season. Get the job done boys 3 Quote
simongarnerisgod Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said: Predict The Score - Romantic weekend in Bangor with Shebby Singh for the winner (self-funded) Luton 1 Rovers 1 luton 2 rovers 4 Quote
darrenrover Posted November 20, 2020 Author Posted November 20, 2020 Just now, Mercer said: 3-2 to Rovers - heart ruling head! For once Mercer, regarding score predictions, I'm inclined to agree with you. I'm also going to have a punt on the outcome! If we are to have true promotion aspirations, 3 points is a must here surely. Follow that up with 3 more on Tuesday night and we'll all be happy bunnies! COYB! 1 Quote
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