2022/2023 Pre Season Thread

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, rigger said:

I don't understand what is happening with Burns.

me neither

[WacoRover]

2 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Sharpe says plenty of scouts in attendance to look at Rovers' youngsters. Hopefully Magloire plays well and somebody takes him off our hands.

I dunno… if he plays well enough, maybe he can benefit our squad. We need backs. 

[Madon]

3 minutes ago, GHR said:

Click on that and enter your card details.

Currently no audio on the stream 😑

Sorted thanks. It was asking me for a discount code and I was being a biff! 

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, goozburger said:

 

Have I missed something? 

What's with the picture of Gary Bowyer?

[BankEnd Rover]

8 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Interesting lineup. Thought Markanday might play against Celtic tbh.

Yeap…makes me wonder if JDT prefers Dolan ahead of him…I presume Saturdays lineup is probably JDTs most preferred & favourable lineup.

Edited July 13, 2022 by BankEnd Rover

[bluebruce]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Have I missed something? 

What's with the picture of Gary Bowyer?

You have, he is Dundee's manager.

[bluebruce]

8 minutes ago, rigger said:

I don't understand what is happening with Burns.

Presumably just based on how they've trained so far.

[RevidgeBlue]

39 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Feel Hedges will score tonight.

Be a bloody rare event if he does.

Has only ever scored 22 goals as far as I can make out and two of those were for Flint Town 9 or 10 years ago and one for Wales under 19's.

And he's 27.

[RevidgeBlue]

6 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

You have, he is Dundee's manager.

Oops didn't realise.....😳

Thanks.

[bluebruce]

Just now, RevidgeBlue said:

Be a bloody rare event if he does.

Has only ever scored 22 goals as far as I can make out and two of those were for Flint Town 9 or 10 years ago and one for Wales under 19's.

And he's 27.

It's just a friendly, and he will probably feel comfortable against a team relegated from his old league. Just a feeling. Not saying he will score many this season.

33 goals according to wiki, not 22. Plus the one for Wales u19 makes 34. Which isn't a great return but he is a winger primarily.

[simongarnerisgod]

accy stanley beating stoke🙂

[Sparks Rover]

18 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

U18s striker last season. Should be moving into U21s this year. Surprised to see he starts ahead of Burns and Butterworth

I'm not.  I've been saying he's our best prospect for a year or so...Nice player

[Sparks Rover]

14 minutes ago, WacoRover said:

I dunno… if he plays well enough, maybe he can benefit our squad. We need backs. 

Never

[bluebruce]

14 minutes ago, WacoRover said:

I dunno… if he plays well enough, maybe he can benefit our squad. We need backs. 

Nah I think we know enough about Magloire now to know he won't benefit our squad.

[bluebruce]

10 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Be a bloody rare event if he does.

Has only ever scored 22 goals as far as I can make out and two of those were for Flint Town 9 or 10 years ago and one for Wales under 19's.

And he's 27.

6 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

It's just a friendly, and he will probably feel comfortable against a team relegated from his old league. Just a feeling. Not saying he will score many this season.

33 goals according to wiki, not 22. Plus the one for Wales u19 makes 34. Which isn't a great return but he is a winger primarily.

Then again...

7:49pm

Good play from Markanday to get to the byline, but Hedges can't get the right connection to his pull-back

(0-0)

7:48pm

Great cross-field pass from Garrett to free Edun who shows good pace to get onto the ball. He pulls it back but Hedges can't quite take it in his stride

He also put Leonard through for a good chance though.

Edited July 13, 2022 by bluebruce

[roversfan99]

 

1 hour ago, goozburger said:

Carter had a successful loan spell in League One last season. Deserves his chance.

The window is far from over, so there's still time to bring in the players we need.

Watching our academy players have the opportunity to impress to get into the first team squad in a friendly should bring anything but fright. Most of them did well in the second game against Stanley. They might not be ready, but I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do. Don't be frightened.

Obviously I am not "frightened" of the strength of a Rovers second string in a fitness exercise, more the bigger picture.

The worry is how thin our squad looks with 2 and a half weeks to go. I am not convinced that any of those much needed players will be here before QPR.

[RoversClitheroe]

Honestly hedges isn't a championship standard player.

[RoversClitheroe]

Big fan of Adam Wharton 

[bluebruce]

Sounds like it's all one-way traffic in our favour so far. Magloire header cleared off the line now, with Wharton's followup deflected just wide. Pretty much nothing from Dundee on Sharpe's updates.

[simongarnerisgod]

80% possession for us

[Madon]

Bought the stream and they are having technical issues with no audio. 😡

[bazza]

4 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

80% possession for us

They're just sussing us out, seeing what we have. And then they'll turn it on and blast us out of sight.

[RoversClitheroe]

5 minutes ago, Madon said:

Bought the stream and they are having technical issues with no audio. 😡

Literally hahah, sat in silence watching Hedges look out of place in our youth team.

I must say Edun isn't a good LB however he has great awareness of the game.

Markanday not touched the ball really 

[roversfan99]

Hedges did well when he broke in at the end of the season. Hopefully he will have a good season, pre-season games full of kids and trialists mean zilch, all a fitness exercise.

[rock steady]

10 minutes ago, Madon said:

Bought the stream and they are having technical issues with no audio. 😡

They have some sweet transition effects though. Well, they have one.