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He’s out injured for the whole of pre season. Some of the Cheltenham fans are of the opinion it’s to calm down interest in him. Sounds like they have the same problem as us , players getting injured pre season.Scott Twine gone for four million, is he worth that?. Cheltenham fans saying five hundred grand is the asking price for Alfie. The club deny it but one fan says it’s common knowledge and comes from a source high up, that the club need the money, and that’s the amount required. Would have been nice to have a sell on fee.
He’d be a poor signing for Barnsley I know that.
Quote from: GazLaz on July 02, 2022, 10:09:43 amHe’d be a poor signing for Barnsley I know that.Why's that then Gaz ? , genuine question .
Quote from: tyke1962 on July 02, 2022, 10:13:09 amQuote from: GazLaz on July 02, 2022, 10:09:43 amHe’d be a poor signing for Barnsley I know that.Why's that then Gaz ? , genuine question .He’s just not that good. He played in a team that created lots of very good chances for all their strikers last season and scored at an unsustainable rate. Certainly over performed.
Quote from: GazLaz on July 02, 2022, 10:36:18 amQuote from: tyke1962 on July 02, 2022, 10:13:09 amQuote from: GazLaz on July 02, 2022, 10:09:43 amHe’d be a poor signing for Barnsley I know that.Why's that then Gaz ? , genuine question .He’s just not that good. He played in a team that created lots of very good chances for all their strikers last season and scored at an unsustainable rate. Certainly over performed.You make him sound like Marquis when he was with us. I hope Alfie does well whoever he’s with.
Some people don’t think Marquis was that good because he missed a few sitters. That’s what I think he’s getting at
I stood next to someone at Armthorpe yesterday and we got chatting about all things Rovers. He told me he doesn’t rate Marquis and never has.I said what about the 62 goals he scored in 3 consecutive seasons.His reply was he was always moaning and if the ball didn’t come to his feet he had a tantrum. He also said Marquis would not play ball with Alfie May who he rated very highly. He said Marquis was lazy, never tracked back and wasn’t a team player.May worked hard and always tracked back. Now I agree May worked hard but he played wide most of the time and that was his job. Marquis played as our focal point up front so totally different but how can anyone who watched Marquis week in week out say he was lazy is totally beyond me. He worked his socks off for our team match after match. Was a pain in the but to most defenders with his closing down and harrying defenders. He hardly ever got subbed due to his fitness and value to the team for 90+mins It just goes to show we all see different thing with footballers and teams.One thing is the stats do show, while at DRFC Marquis was one of the best strikers the club has ever had. The facts also show Alfie May was very average at DRFC.Yes he has improved immensely at Cheltenham and was used as an out and out front man in a partnership up front. Different role to the one he had in 90% of his games at Rovers.Good luck to him but he needs the right manager and team formation to play in if his success is going to continue imo.
Quote from: Campsall rover on July 03, 2022, 01:32:16 pmI stood next to someone at Armthorpe yesterday and we got chatting about all things Rovers. He told me he doesn’t rate Marquis and never has.I said what about the 62 goals he scored in 3 consecutive seasons.His reply was he was always moaning and if the ball didn’t come to his feet he had a tantrum. He also said Marquis would not play ball with Alfie May who he rated very highly. He said Marquis was lazy, never tracked back and wasn’t a team player.May worked hard and always tracked back. Now I agree May worked hard but he played wide most of the time and that was his job. Marquis played as our focal point up front so totally different but how can anyone who watched Marquis week in week out say he was lazy is totally beyond me. He worked his socks off for our team match after match. Was a pain in the but to most defenders with his closing down and harrying defenders. He hardly ever got subbed due to his fitness and value to the team for 90+mins It just goes to show we all see different thing with footballers and teams.One thing is the stats do show, while at DRFC Marquis was one of the best strikers the club has ever had. The facts also show Alfie May was very average at DRFC.Yes he has improved immensely at Cheltenham and was used as an out and out front man in a partnership up front. Different role to the one he had in 90% of his games at Rovers.Good luck to him but he needs the right manager and team formation to play in if his success is going to continue imo. I think I’d have been tempted to walk away from the conversation the moment he said he didn’t rate Marquis and never has. Then when he branded Marquis lazy I’d have looked to have him sectioned.
Marquis is the better natural all round footballer. I wouldn’t say he’s lazy I would say he leaves a bit to the side at times. He’s a hard worker. May gets the most out of himself by working hard. He isn’t a natural but has a great attitude. You are guaranteed he will give his best every game. He wasn’t used well by us, Cheltenham have played him where he’s best, they got their rewards.
Quote from: Sammy Chung was King on July 03, 2022, 10:40:19 pmMarquis is the better natural all round footballer. I wouldn’t say he’s lazy I would say he leaves a bit to the side at times. He’s a hard worker. May gets the most out of himself by working hard. He isn’t a natural but has a great attitude. You are guaranteed he will give his best every game. He wasn’t used well by us, Cheltenham have played him where he’s best, they got their rewards.I must admit they way AM was treated by our then management was shocking, the fact he had come from none league and his age meant he needed a little more time to really get to the speed of the game, he was always going to be a good fit for somebody because of his natural ability and work rate but to be cast aside for premiership youngsters by a very set in his way manager was shocking, the lad was on peanuts and could of just as well been kept, as it turned out we could of made something of last season if we had still had him. Short sighted and wasteful by a myopic management.