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Making top half and maybe making top 10 is a good season for us this year.
Quote from: Chris Black come back on December 10, 2023, 08:43:26 amMaking top half and maybe making top 10 is a good season for us this year.I doubt that the board and GM would agree with that.
Quote from: scawsby steve on December 10, 2023, 05:37:18 pmQuote from: Chris Black come back on December 10, 2023, 08:43:26 amMaking top half and maybe making top 10 is a good season for us this year.I doubt that the board and GM would agree with that. I reckon they would. Having to sign 12 players and needed a massive rebuild signing mostly young and unproven player and with the likes of Wrexham and Stockport who have top end league 1 budgets. I reckon the aim would’ve been top 10.
Quote from: normal rules on December 09, 2023, 05:56:18 pmPpg over the season is now 1.2. An improvement on the first quarter season. But If it stays the same that’s 55 points come season end.If you look at the progress since game 7 the trend is nearer 60 points by the end. If McC can increase the rate of improvement we could just threaten 7th.
Ppg over the season is now 1.2. An improvement on the first quarter season. But If it stays the same that’s 55 points come season end.
Quote from: Bailey Vickerage on December 10, 2023, 05:42:41 pmQuote from: scawsby steve on December 10, 2023, 05:37:18 pmQuote from: Chris Black come back on December 10, 2023, 08:43:26 amMaking top half and maybe making top 10 is a good season for us this year.I doubt that the board and GM would agree with that. I reckon they would. Having to sign 12 players and needed a massive rebuild signing mostly young and unproven player and with the likes of Wrexham and Stockport who have top end league 1 budgets. I reckon the aim would’ve been top 10.Your last sentence is wrong, Bailey. The board and GM stated clearly that the aim this season was promotion, on the back of Terry's investment.That's the reason we sold 5000 STs.I've had to edit it. I put you're instead of your. Can't have grammatical errors. Syd would be on to me.
Nobody aims for a mid table finish. I have no doubt the board, including TB's additional funding, did alot to give us a great chance of achieving it, from appointing McCann in the first place and providing him with the means to assemble a bigger squad and backroom team, which on paper should have us competing at the top end. You can't always account for the unknowns though and yet again, we've been plagued by injuries and it took longer than any of us anticipated to get going. Of course, we are behind where we want to be but we are trending in the right direction which everyone can see and accept the mitigating circumstances. Nobody's been fooled, we bought into the excitement of a new era under McCann, including JR, and we still believe in him although we have to accept he's not a magician. We are very close to being a very good footballing team that plays exciting football and I'm sure we're still looking forward to the rest of the season just to see how high we can go. There's always a team that comes with a late run, gaining momentum and becoming unstoppable. That could easily be us.
Quote from: DonnyBazR0ver on December 11, 2023, 12:58:57 pmNobody aims for a mid table finish. I have no doubt the board, including TB's additional funding, did alot to give us a great chance of achieving it, from appointing McCann in the first place and providing him with the means to assemble a bigger squad and backroom team, which on paper should have us competing at the top end. You can't always account for the unknowns though and yet again, we've been plagued by injuries and it took longer than any of us anticipated to get going. Of course, we are behind where we want to be but we are trending in the right direction which everyone can see and accept the mitigating circumstances. Nobody's been fooled, we bought into the excitement of a new era under McCann, including JR, and we still believe in him although we have to accept he's not a magician. We are very close to being a very good footballing team that plays exciting football and I'm sure we're still looking forward to the rest of the season just to see how high we can go. There's always a team that comes with a late run, gaining momentum and becoming unstoppable. That could easily be us. I didn’t say the aim was mid table, I said the aim this season in what is a rebuild season to build on for next season would’ve been top 10 pushing for play offs which we are still capable of doing. With the money being spent by the top end clubs (Wrexham, Stockport and Notts County especially) it would’ve been delusional for to expect us to be up there with them when we have signed 12 players and most of them haven’t played at this level before. A lot of clubs this season will be building ready for next season when the league is likely to be easier on paper when them 3 all probs go up (Stockport and Wrexham should defo be top 3) and then the teams coming into the league aren’t as good (barring maybe Chesterfield) or don’t have as much money as them.
Quote from: Bailey Vickerage on December 11, 2023, 03:25:06 pmQuote from: DonnyBazR0ver on December 11, 2023, 12:58:57 pmNobody aims for a mid table finish. I have no doubt the board, including TB's additional funding, did alot to give us a great chance of achieving it, from appointing McCann in the first place and providing him with the means to assemble a bigger squad and backroom team, which on paper should have us competing at the top end. You can't always account for the unknowns though and yet again, we've been plagued by injuries and it took longer than any of us anticipated to get going. Of course, we are behind where we want to be but we are trending in the right direction which everyone can see and accept the mitigating circumstances. Nobody's been fooled, we bought into the excitement of a new era under McCann, including JR, and we still believe in him although we have to accept he's not a magician. We are very close to being a very good footballing team that plays exciting football and I'm sure we're still looking forward to the rest of the season just to see how high we can go. There's always a team that comes with a late run, gaining momentum and becoming unstoppable. That could easily be us. I didn’t say the aim was mid table, I said the aim this season in what is a rebuild season to build on for next season would’ve been top 10 pushing for play offs which we are still capable of doing. With the money being spent by the top end clubs (Wrexham, Stockport and Notts County especially) it would’ve been delusional for to expect us to be up there with them when we have signed 12 players and most of them haven’t played at this level before. A lot of clubs this season will be building ready for next season when the league is likely to be easier on paper when them 3 all probs go up (Stockport and Wrexham should defo be top 3) and then the teams coming into the league aren’t as good (barring maybe Chesterfield) or don’t have as much money as them.The three teams coming down will be no mugs either
Quote from: Bailey Vickerage on December 11, 2023, 03:25:06 pmQuote from: DonnyBazR0ver on December 11, 2023, 12:58:57 pmNobody aims for a mid table finish. I have no doubt the board, including TB's additional funding, did alot to give us a great chance of achieving it, from appointing McCann in the first place and providing him with the means to assemble a bigger squad and backroom team, which on paper should have us competing at the top end. You can't always account for the unknowns though and yet again, we've been plagued by injuries and it took longer than any of us anticipated to get going. Of course, we are behind where we want to be but we are trending in the right direction which everyone can see and accept the mitigating circumstances. Nobody's been fooled, we bought into the excitement of a new era under McCann, including JR, and we still believe in him although we have to accept he's not a magician. We are very close to being a very good footballing team that plays exciting football and I'm sure we're still looking forward to the rest of the season just to see how high we can go. There's always a team that comes with a late run, gaining momentum and becoming unstoppable. That could easily be us. I didn’t say the aim was mid table, I said the aim this season in what is a rebuild season to build on for next season would’ve been top 10 pushing for play offs which we are still capable of doing. With the money being spent by the top end clubs (Wrexham, Stockport and Notts County especially) it would’ve been delusional for to expect us to be up there with them when we have signed 12 players and most of them haven’t played at this level before. A lot of clubs this season will be building ready for next season when the league is likely to be easier on paper when them 3 all probs go up (Stockport and Wrexham should defo be top 3) and then the teams coming into the league aren’t as good (barring maybe Chesterfield) or don’t have as much money as them.The three teams coming down will be no mugs either!
Speaking to a Barnsley fan the other day who said the general League One standard is very poor currently.Last years relegated teams in to league 2 are currently:10th, 12th, 13th and 23rd.Last League 2 season, the relegated league 1 teams then finished:13th, 17th, 18th and 21st.
Quote from: ncRover on December 11, 2023, 05:58:41 pmSpeaking to a Barnsley fan the other day who said the general League One standard is very poor currently.Last years relegated teams in to league 2 are currently:10th, 12th, 13th and 23rd.Last League 2 season, the relegated league 1 teams then finished:13th, 17th, 18th and 21st.It’s that downward spiral, and getting used to losing, that many of us on here spoke about when Rovers were first struggling a couple of years ago.I seriously think that had we not brought McCann in that we could be going into the National League at the end of this season.
Quote from: danumdon on December 11, 2023, 03:40:58 pmQuote from: Bailey Vickerage on December 11, 2023, 03:25:06 pmQuote from: DonnyBazR0ver on December 11, 2023, 12:58:57 pmNobody aims for a mid table finish. I have no doubt the board, including TB's additional funding, did alot to give us a great chance of achieving it, from appointing McCann in the first place and providing him with the means to assemble a bigger squad and backroom team, which on paper should have us competing at the top end. You can't always account for the unknowns though and yet again, we've been plagued by injuries and it took longer than any of us anticipated to get going. Of course, we are behind where we want to be but we are trending in the right direction which everyone can see and accept the mitigating circumstances. Nobody's been fooled, we bought into the excitement of a new era under McCann, including JR, and we still believe in him although we have to accept he's not a magician. We are very close to being a very good footballing team that plays exciting football and I'm sure we're still looking forward to the rest of the season just to see how high we can go. There's always a team that comes with a late run, gaining momentum and becoming unstoppable. That could easily be us. I didn’t say the aim was mid table, I said the aim this season in what is a rebuild season to build on for next season would’ve been top 10 pushing for play offs which we are still capable of doing. With the money being spent by the top end clubs (Wrexham, Stockport and Notts County especially) it would’ve been delusional for to expect us to be up there with them when we have signed 12 players and most of them haven’t played at this level before. A lot of clubs this season will be building ready for next season when the league is likely to be easier on paper when them 3 all probs go up (Stockport and Wrexham should defo be top 3) and then the teams coming into the league aren’t as good (barring maybe Chesterfield) or don’t have as much money as them.The three teams coming down will be no mugs either! no the 4 teams that come down won’t be no mugs but can’t see any of them whoever they are being anywhere near as good on paper as the likes of Wrexham, Stockport and Notts County are this season.
Don’t know who the knb head who was trying to have a go at people for sitting down and not getting behind the team, then proceeded to slag Jones off for not catching the ball and then ripped into Sterry for putting the ball out. Same numpty was asked to stop swearing and said something like women and kids shouldn’t be at football
Quote from: roversdude on December 09, 2023, 07:43:58 pmDon’t know who the knb head who was trying to have a go at people for sitting down and not getting behind the team, then proceeded to slag Jones off for not catching the ball and then ripped into Sterry for putting the ball out. Same numpty was asked to stop swearing and said something like women and kids shouldn’t be at football Yeah, I lasted 20 minutes in the proximity of this bellend, before moving to try and find somewhere else to watch from. I don't get to Rovers games very often these days as I can't justify the cost, so when I have forked out the money for travel and a ticket, and got piss wet through, I don't appreciate someone loudly and persistently telling me I'm a shit supporter because I don't want to stand up and block the view of the elderly bloke behind me.Fair play to him though, probably the only weather this season where his goggle-hat will have come in useful.