KentExile

Sorry, but it turns out that you were hallucinating and we are now at our natural level for "reasons"

Unfortunately, it seems we will not see Jorgensen starting for a while yet “It’s about integrating him and adapting him to the Championship schedule, but it’s another option and we can build the player throughout the games, just as we did with Moussa [Baradji].” Baradji was used off the bench for over a month before getting a starting spot

I would hope not, whoever replaces es Ismael will also be "aligned" & complicit in our further downfall (they would not be employed if they were not) I like Duff, one of my favourite players for Rovers. Him being aligned with the rats currently in charge makes me feel ill

Its this that winds me up the most. Its as if they think Rovers cannot influence thing at all, should they so choose Why is there no thought that maybe, just maybe, we could offer them competitive wages before the tail end of the contracts and then they may stay? When we last did this with Szmodics & Adam Wharton 2 years ago, they were sold for a combined fee of more than £30M within 6 months. Surely any idiot can see that paying good players what they are worth can be profitable both on and off the pitch

Problem is, our offer of wage contribution will be about 30% of his wages (he is apparently on circa £30K/week), If Ipswich do want to loan him out, they will find plenty of takers offering at least double what Rovers would be prepared to offer

Many other clubs, when they have sold £40M+ worth of players have immediately reinvested 80% + of that income to improve the squad and ensure that they challenge further up the table There is nothing stopping Rovers, even now (although the most opportune moment to do that would have been January 2025 when we were in the play offs... had they done so, Eustace would still be here for a start and he would not have taken half our old squad with him) from doing what Brentford have done in the past, or what Coventry did upon selling Gyokeres & Hamer, or what Boro do pretty much each and every season after selling some of their better talents (although that window of opportunity will soon be gone as it will not be long until the Wharton sale can now longer be included in the last 3 years rolling FFP) Those clubs have ambition. it may work out, it may not, there are no guarantees, but the odds are certainly more in their favour than Rovers purely on the basis that they are trying to improve and progress. Rovers have so far just used money from sales to justify not sending money over from India. And if it doesn't work out for Coventry/Boro etc, they have saleable assets on sensible contracts to recoup their investment. It is lazy, short sighted, and as someone has said in the past( (I cant recall who to credit them with the term) Venky Rovers are "penny wise, pound foolish". For them it is always better to save a few pennies now by not offering new contracts in a timely manner and at appropriate levels, and so instead end up throwing money away due to receiving vastly reduced amounts in the transfer market. But then again, as has been stated by Pasha et al, sales do not impact our budget, so what does it matter anyway eh? Those running the club are a terrible combination of disinterested & incompetent

The strange thig with Szmodics at Ipswich was last season for me. Why did McKenna play him on the left wing? He still had a record of 1 in 5 in the Premier league playing out of position, If he had been utilised correctly you may have had made more of a fight of staying up. As it was, he was still your second highest's scorer last season despite missing half the season with injury But used properly, you would have got so much more out of him. Obviously this season your entire squad started badly and then he got more injuries. But for me his was criminally misused by Ipswich last season I would have him back here in a heartbeat, but Rovers no longer pay average Championship level wages, let alone anywhere near what Szmodics is currently on, so if he is to depart Ipswich, Rovers will unfortunately not be his destination

He is fit enough for the bench today, which is probably good news for Rovers as he should be fit next weekend

He has to play, otherwise Rovers get a bill that they are not willing to pay Feel sorry for Pratt

amazing what they could glean from 18 minutes 🙂 Yes they were spot on

Get Pratt back in the side! Oh wait........... we cant, or it will cost us financially

wrist injury

What I don't understand is that as Miller was the mystery player who was struggling with injury for a few weeks.. why did he not only start last weekend in the cup? But also play the entire game including extra time?

U18s with fairly strong side today away at former dingle Dean Marneys Stoke. Joseph (who has been injured) on the bench won 1-0, courtesy of an own goal Holt Wilkinson Decandia Kelley-Quinn Pates Vare Dunn McCoy Mbonzale Flynn Higgins Subs - Joseph, Ball, Sergeant, Cryer

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