January Transfer window

[roversfan99]

No.

[BankEnd Rover]

Just heard rumours of Tronstad out for 6 weeks...Fuck! 

[RoversClitheroe]

2 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Just heard rumours of Tronstad out for 6 weeks...Fuck! 

Not had his scan yet.

But terrible news if so.

Buckley after today happy to rely on him.

Foreshaw however - terrible 

[den]

Teams hoping for promotion can go to places like Oxford and lose, that’s for sure. Teams with hopes of promotion tend not to go and put in abysmal performances though. 
 We’re into the new year and it’s so blindingly obvious that the current group of players need help. We have no ability to cover for injuries or fatigue. What these lads are being asked to do is the impossible and I have absolutely no doubt that they know it also. It’s not fair on them. 
 

They’re being let down by the owners and by Waggott. Stop giving us the bullshit Waggott. There’s money available you tell everyone, well prove it and give the manager the help he needs.

Edited January 18 by den

[M_B]

49 minutes ago, booth said:

He'll be playing against us on Tuesday with confidence sky high.

Don't worry, he's shite, Coventry forum said so, we'll be fine.

[MB Rover]

13 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Just heard rumours of Tronstad out for 6 weeks...Fuck! 

That’s a minimum, done his hamstring. Just depends if it’s a pull (6 weeks) or a tear (3 months)

[roversfan99]

How can anyone know so soon?

[roversfan99]

15 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Not had his scan yet.

But terrible news if so.

Buckley after today happy to rely on him.

Foreshaw however - terrible 

Happy to "rely" on him after a decent performance for the first time in years?

[Exiled_Rover]

31 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

The job he was never offered or interviewed for you mean ?

 

They asked the question, but they didn't want to pay the compensation fee. Hence why they were shopping around in the Free Agent manager bargain bin. 

[chaddyrovers]

35 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

We surely need to wait until the end of the window which is only when good signings can possibly happen.

Im not convinced from that reaction, we need 4 in, maybe 5. Striker, winger, left back, central midfielder for sure. We really could do with 2 wingers as none of the current lot are up to it. If anyones comes for Sigurdsson, Hedges or Dolan, welcome and take it.

4/5 signings? 😁

need a striker, winger and left back. Travis is almost back plus we have Forshaw, JRC and Buckley(who was our best player today)

13 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Just heard rumours of Tronstad out for 6 weeks...Fuck! 

not even been scan yet or an assessment done till Tomorrow as Eustace says post match

Just now, M_B said:

Don't worry, he's shite, Coventry forum said so, we'll be fine.

exactly. BTA is good championship striker and would be good signing here. I'm surprised by some people reaction to us potential signing him being against it

[MB Rover]

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

How can anyone know so soon?

As a player, and a former player that’s now a physio, you know, what a hamstring injury looks like. If you feel it, it’s too late, there are no ‘precautions’ with it, it’s either pulled or it’s not.

[RoversClitheroe]

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Happy to "rely" on him after a decent performance for the first time in years?

Think he's a confidence man personally, coming on for 5 minutes at the end of game won't build that confidence.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

27 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

 

Rumours he interviewed for it no?

Incorrect 

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

4/5 signings? 😁

need a striker, winger and left back. Travis is almost back plus we have Forshaw, JRC and Buckley(who was our best player today)

not even been scan yet or an assessment done till Tomorrow as Eustace says post match

exactly. BTA is good championship striker and would be good signing here. I'm surprised by some people reaction to us potential signing him being against it

Is that really a midfield that sustains a play off push? Buckley's first decent game in years, Forshaw not up to it and JRC is also needed as right back cover and hasnt really convinced in midfield.

If its just warm bodies, why do we need a winger when we have Sigurdsson, Hedges, Dolan, ACD and Weimann? Why do we need a striker when we have Gueye, Leonard and Ohashi.

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Think he's a confidence man personally, coming on for 5 minutes at the end of game won't build that confidence.

Hes never shown any sort of real quality in that position. He had a spell under your mate Mowbray further forward when he did well then has struggled ever since.

Its the word "rely" that I cant get my head around.

[Tugayisgod]

6 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Is that really a midfield that sustains a play off push? Buckley's first decent game in years, Forshaw not up to it and JRC is also needed as right back cover and hasnt really convinced in midfield.

If its just warm bodies, why do we need a winger when we have Sigurdsson, Hedges, Dolan, ACD and Weimann? Why do we need a striker when we have Gueye, Leonard and Ohashi.

We do seem to  have more options for the 3 behind the striker, so I could possibly see Cantwell dropping back, probably alongside Buckley on Tuesday. 

You could then play Dolan or Weimann as the 10 (though not sure if Weimann was struggling as well with an injury)

Edited January 18 by Tugayisgod

[Hasta]

Buckley / JRC couldn’t get a look in for a midfield start when Baker was here. We are now relying on one of them or a poor Forshaw for the foreseeable future. Therefore we are clearly weaker in central midfield than we were in December. 
 

A central midfielder has just jumped alongside  a striker as our most desperate requirement. 

[BigHoz]

Buckley / jrc pull the wool over to many people’s eyes, there rubbish. Consistency makes a good player, 1 in 10 doesn’t. 

[MB Rover]

JRC wouldn’t get in oxfords midfield yet he’s the answer to our midfield dilemma 🤣🤣🤣 dog shit

[roversfan99]

6 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

We do seem to  have more options for the 3 behind the striker, so I could possibly see Cantwell dropping back, probably alongside Buckley on Tuesday. 

You could then play Dolan or Weimann as the 10 (though not sure if Weimann was struggling as well with an injury)

Cantwell is not a central midfielder. That midfield would be eaten alive. We need Cantwell further forward, not further back.

[Exiled_Rover]

9 minutes ago, Hasta said:

Buckley / JRC couldn’t get a look in for a midfield start when Baker was here. We are now relying on one of them or a poor Forshaw for the foreseeable future. Therefore we are clearly weaker in central midfield than we were in December. 
 

A central midfielder has just jumped alongside  a striker as our most desperate requirement. 

Our most desperate requirement has always been a winger with pace.

[JCRovers]

F*ing hell. Before the game, we were in desperate need of attacking reinforcements. With the loss of Tronstad for (possibly) several weeks, we now need a holding midfielder who can recover the ball. Huge blow to miss both Travis and Tronstad for the next few games. For all his playmaker abilities, Buckley is not good enough when out of possession. He constanly dives into tackles instead of tracking back properly, causing unnecessary fouls in dangerous positions. To people calling for JRC to be introduced into central midfield; first of all, his vision/football intelligence is horrific, anyone remembering his mistakes against Blackpool in the cup and Sheffield Utd. in the league will know this. His best position is on the right flank, where his lack of vision won't get exposed as much. Forshaw is past it, why would Plymouth otherwise happily agree to terminate his contract sitting at the bottom of the table?

Before we lacked pace to be a threat on the counter and now we lack proper shielding of our center backs when defending. Don't be surprised if the next couple of games will be a disaster result-wise if signings aren't made immediately. 

[...]

Thats it I've got my boots on and my shirt I'm off to knock on the gates to see if I can be a winger

Edited January 18 by ...

[Lancaster Rover]

9 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Cantwell is not a central midfielder. That midfield would be eaten alive. We need Cantwell further forward, not further back.

Problem is that Cantwell drops deeper and deeper because teams let him turn and play in deeper areas. For all the noise about him I’m yet to see him come close to running a game for us. Dolan, Buckley and JRC get endless stick (warranted) for being 1 in 5 players, Cantwell is roughly 1 in 8 over the season and getting paid a hell of a lot more than those 3

[RTM08]

47 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Not had his scan yet.

But terrible news if so.

Buckley after today happy to rely on him.

Foreshaw however - terrible 

We'll be lucky to get a win before Travis is back.