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[KentExile]

51 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Ah the modern day myth - the need for a left footed CB. Pep has a lot to answer for.

I remember Ray Harford (I think it was him) talking about balance when he signed Chris Coleman for Rovers as a left footed centre back in 1995/96

24 year old Pep must have been listening

Edited August 1 by KentExile

[bluebruce]

2 hours ago, M_B said:

 

No doubt if he does indeed start, someone will attain/make up information that Eustace wanted another keeper.

There's nothing to make up. The Fans Forum notes already show that Eustace and his team are looking for a GK.

[KentExile]

11 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

There's nothing to make up. The Fans Forum notes already show that Eustace and his team are looking for a GK.

Those notes do not however state 1st choice GK, so it could just be someone to replace Wahlstedt on the bench

"Key positions" implies 1st choice, but does not explicitly state 1st choice.  And we do have to remember this information came from Waggott, so it will of course be talked up to the max (like the bus)

Edited August 1 by KentExile

[islander200]

52 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Ah the modern day myth - the need for a left footed CB. Pep has a lot to answer for.

If you are playing 2 centre halves I'd agree but if we play 3 at the back then one being left footed does give much better balance.Personally I'd be much more comfortable if a left footed defender was added, wether that be a centre back or left back capable of playing at centre back 

[windymiller7]

Just looked it up & Donnarumma's out of contract and only has a transfer value of £300k! We should be all over that!

 

 

 

 

(Ok, it's not THAT Donnarumma, it's his older, shitter, brother, but I'm sure if you post on FB without his first name, you'll get a few bites! 😂)

[MB Rover]

56 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Do you need a left footed CM too?

Ideally yes… having a mix of left and right footers is huge for angle, surely you can see that? A left footed centre back plays a ball from the LCB role over the top and it’s spinning/curling in behind the defenders and towards goal, if it’s played right footed then it’s curling towards the defender and/or touch line and away from danger? You’ll telling us you can play a right footed left back next which as England showed in summer… you can’t! Anyone saying left footed centre backs don’t matter are basically saying there’s no difference between out swinging and in swinging corners.

Edited August 1 by MB Rover

[Galgaterover10]

2 hours ago, unsall said:

Possibly a double signing today, Batth and Weimann.

Is this an ITK message? Or just a potential one seen as weimann has been training with us? 

[alexanders]

2 minutes ago, Galgaterover10 said:

Is this an ITK message? Or just a potential one seen as weimann has been training with us? 

Unsall is quite spot on with signings 

[MarkBRFC]

1 hour ago, Herbie6590 said:

Just like Sam Gallagher did…oh hang on…😉

To be fair going forward wasn't actually too bad in that season, with Conway, Marshall, Graham and Gallagher.

Just every other aspect of the side was horrible!

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

5 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

Ideally yes… having a mix of left and right footers is huge for angle, surely you can see that? A left footed centre back plays a ball from the LCB role over the top and it’s spinning/curling in behind the defence and towards goal, if it’s played right footed then it’s curling towards the touch line and away from danger? Be telling us you can play a right footed left back next which is England showed in summer… you can’t! Anyone saying left footed centre backs don’t matter are basically saying there’s no difference between out swinging and in swinging corners.

Knowing Rovers they will move Pickering to cb for 'balance' and replace him with Brittain at left back to unbalance the balancing they'd done. 

A decent  left back is a must - as well as a keeper, couple of wingers, a cm and another forward.

[Herbie6590]

17 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

Just looked it up & Donnarumma's out of contract and only has a transfer value of £300k! We should be all over that!

 

 

 

 

(Ok, it's not THAT Donnarumma, it's his older, shitter, brother, but I'm sure if you post on FB without his first name, you'll get a few bites! 😂)

We signed Santa Cruz’s younger brother once…so there is a precedent for this sort of nefarious activity 😁

[Torgeir]

29 minutes ago, KentExile said:

I remember Ray Harford (I think it was him) talking about balance when he signed Chris Coleman for Rovers as a left footed centre back in 1995/96

24 year old Pep must have been listening

Ray Harford > Pep then

 

Okay 😉

[TommyRovers]

Garrett out on loan, midfielder coming in

[RoversClitheroe]

1 minute ago, TommyRovers said:

Garrett out on loan, midfielder coming in

You have to bloody hope there's an upgraded midfielder

[KentExile]

2 minutes ago, TommyRovers said:

Garrett out on loan, midfielder coming in

Bristol Rovers

[TommyRovers]

Just now, KentExile said:

Bristol Rovers

League One. Not sure where

[joey_big_nose]

20 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

Ideally yes… having a mix of left and right footers is huge for angle, surely you can see that? A left footed centre back plays a ball from the LCB role over the top and it’s spinning/curling in behind the defenders and towards goal, if it’s played right footed then it’s curling towards the defender and/or touch line and away from danger? You’ll telling us you can play a right footed left back next which as England showed in summer… you can’t! Anyone saying left footed centre backs don’t matter are basically saying there’s no difference between out swinging and in swinging corners.

Yeah it does make a big difference, especially when at our level centrebacks are usually so poor on the ball. If we do go 352 i could see Pickering playing LCB and the guy who was on loan in Scotland last year as LWB.

[MarkBRFC]

6 minutes ago, TommyRovers said:

Garrett out on loan, midfielder coming in

Guessing a premier league loan midfielder later in the window.

[Forever Blue]

3 minutes ago, TommyRovers said:

League One. Not sure where

Peter O’Rourke said Bristol Rovers 10 mins ago on twitter

[Angry_Pirate]

8 minutes ago, TommyRovers said:

Garrett out on loan, midfielder coming in

Getting him up to elite L1 speed ahead of the 2025-2026 season.

[Forever Blue]

Nixon saying Batth is done

#batthtime

[MarkBRFC]

3 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Guessing a premier league loan midfielder later in the window.

Just had the thought, Garett out and Fleck in 🫣

[Galgaterover10]

3 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Guessing a premier league loan midfielder later in the window.

Surely if that was the case we wouldn’t be loaning him out until late in the window? Seems stupid to leave ourselves potentially short 

[goozburger]

Just now, Forever Blue said:

Nixon saying Batth is done

#batthtime

Unless someone pulls the plug on the deal.

Sorry, we've done all that joke nonsense before, and it's rather draining.

[MarkBRFC]

Just now, Galgaterover10 said:

Surely if that was the case we wouldn’t be loaning him out until late in the window? Seems stupid to leave ourselves potentially short 

Fair point.

Fleck it is then.