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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: scawsby steve on July 30, 2022, 10:21:38 pm
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Superb today, apart from his kicking, which can be coached.
I don't get those who've been criticising him all week.
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Looked a lot better to me.
Does anyone think the kicking out of play might have been deliberate? It was that bad it must have been.
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Yeh kicking wasn’t great but maybe a tactic to waste more time? Ball out of play as far up as possible rather than their defender heading it to a free man.
Probably not, we’ll see next week when hopefully the performance is a bit better to watch.
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Looked a lot better to me.
Does anyone think the kicking out of play might have been deliberate? It was that bad it must have been.
I thought I was a bit mad for thinking it but this has made me feel better. Unless it’s just the 2 of us that are mad.
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The reason I ask is when they kept going out of play we just set back up defensively and Hughes was going nuts.
When he kept one in play Andrews challenged for it but the ball broke to them and they came at us.
I sort of feel it was a defensive decision.
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Thought he played well today, shithousery time wasting to a Sullivan level. Which was nice to see.
I think he was doing it on purpose from a time wasting perspective, into the stands and it takes a couple of seconds to get the ball back into play.
His distribution might be questionable at times but to consistently do what he was doing in the area he was then that for me showed game management,
Don’t have a UEFA coaching badge it was either game management or he’s got a boomerang for a foot
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I like a character & I like Mitchell?, he'll put the odd one out bit what really damage does it do us?
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He's a good keeper. Had to get down sharpish to stop their only shot on target in the first half, and came and took so many crosses today, taking pressure off the defenders. A proper team player. Well done Mitch.
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Really quick around the box, great shot stopper, just not the best on crosses. He had a great game today.
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I would say Mitchell's best element in this game was crosses. He caught so many, punched a number clear through a crowd as well. He made sure the air was his in our box, exactly what you want.
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I have never understood the criticism of him.
He had a poor defence in front of him last season but he saved us from some seriously heavy defeats and got us a few points in the 2nd half of last season
He has now got a well drilled defence in front of him even if 3 of the back 4 are the same players. That’s going to help Mitchell enormously and give him confidence.
I think he will have a very good season and there will be a few on here having to eat their words.
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Been a big fan of him all along. His kicking yesterday was huge but drifted out as it got to the open part of the stadium
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One swallow and all that.
If he has turned into a good keeper then fair play and credit to Bennet for the transformation.
Early days. He had a good game at Sunderland and then reverted to being pants.
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Maybe yesterday wasn’t the game but it is noticeable that he isn’t one of the modern keepers who fannies around with playing as a sweeper. He does what we haven’t had for some time - stops the ball from crossing the line. His distribution not great at all, but we’ve got 10 other players for that.
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He is full of confidence and showed authority throughout and I have nothing negative to say about his handling of crosses and corners either .When clearing the ball from hands on the edge of his area he always carries the ball just outside the area and will get caught by the ref for it sometime for sure .
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I'm one of those who isn't convinced that Mitchell is the answer, however yesterday was a good start for him. I hope I'm wrong about him.
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He had a good game yesterday under enormous pressure & smack in the middle of a ‘cauldron’ 2nd half with their fans around him he not only kept his head & concentration but used as much ‘gamesmanship’ as he could possibly get away with to run the clock down.
A good save at his bottom left hand post.
I also began to wonder if his kicking the ball into touch was a deliberate ‘ploy after the 7th time!
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At the end of the day McSheffrey has said Mitchell and Jones offer good value in the budget. Neither will be on big money, so we can't expect them to be the best in the league. Mitchell is a capable enough keeper at League 1 level
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He wasn’t tested massive. Nearly caught out by the free kick that hit the post, he guessed the wrong way. Comfortable claiming some very poor balls into the box.
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At the end of the day McSheffrey has said Mitchell and Jones offer good value in the budget. Neither will be on big money, so we can't expect them to be the best in the league. Mitchell is a capable enough keeper at League 1 level
Will be OK next season then. :)
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He wasn’t tested massive. Nearly caught out by the free kick that hit the post, he guessed the wrong way. Comfortable claiming some very poor balls into the box.
Bloody hell, Gaz, you really don't like him do you.
He had a great game yesterday, and you just won't give him any credit.
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Made a good save when (Oliver?) hit one early in the first half, great save down to his left in the second, & caught or punched everything that came his way. Commanded his box, organised his defence but put one or two kicks into touch, bloody rubbish.
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He wasn’t tested massive. Nearly caught out by the free kick that hit the post, he guessed the wrong way. Comfortable claiming some very poor balls into the box.
Free kick went over the wall,
The wall covers one half of the goal and the goalkeeper cover the other half
He didn’t guess the wrong way.
Last season He had a mare against Rotherham but after that he was good,
He was brilliant yesterday, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn’t like him
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He wasn’t tested massive. Nearly caught out by the free kick that hit the post, he guessed the wrong way. Comfortable claiming some very poor balls into the box.
Free kick went over the wall,
The wall covers one half of the goal and the goalkeeper cover the other half
He didn’t guess the wrong way.
Last season He had a mare against Rotherham but after that he was good,
He was brilliant yesterday, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn’t like him
The free kick went to the side of the goal he was stood at. Watch the replay again.
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He was confident it was going wide lol
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Perhaps it was simply that the Bradford player took a very good free kick.
Things like that do happen.
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He wasn’t tested massive. Nearly caught out by the free kick that hit the post, he guessed the wrong way. Comfortable claiming some very poor balls into the box.
Free kick went over the wall,
The wall covers one half of the goal and the goalkeeper cover the other half
He didn’t guess the wrong way.
Last season He had a mare against Rotherham but after that he was good,
He was brilliant yesterday, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn’t like him
The free kick went to the side of the goal he was stood at. Watch the replay again.
Free kick went straight over the wall,
Mitchell didn’t guess the wrong way he was stood in the middle of the goal.
If the taker gets it over the wall and down again then there’s nothing the keeper can do
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The first clean sheet for a keeper playing in his first competitive match with only 9 outfielders between him & 11 players against a loud away vocal crowd bodes well as far as I’m concerned.
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I might be in the minority but I love Mitchell, his debut was one to forget but we would’ve still got pumped if we had Sully in net. I said very early doors this summer that we didn’t need to be looking at a new keeper as the money would be better spent elsewhere. More than capable in league 1 in my opinion with a decent defence in front of him, so will be fine this season if yesterdays defensive display is replicated. He takes crosses which is something we haven’t had from a keeper since Sullivan in my opinion which is a long time ago, decent shot stopper, has a big kick (when it stays in play) and is already a budding master of the dark arts, exactly what you want from a keeper
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The first clean sheet for a keeper playing in his first competitive match with only 9 outfielders between him & 11 players against a loud away vocal crowd bodes well as far as I’m concerned.
Mitchell’s first competitive match?
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The first clean sheet for a keeper playing in his first competitive match with only 9 outfielders between him & 11 players against a loud away vocal crowd bodes well as far as I’m concerned.
Mitchell’s first competitive match?
This season was what was meant I assume.
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
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It's a new season give him a chance, not conceded a goal yet,
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
The manager as stuck by him because he’s value for money. So this preseason and the first game he’s performed ok. So let’s not have a go at the player just because you have the stats if we want better then it’s up to the club to pay for it, they haven’t so we have Mitchell as our keeper.
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The first clean sheet for a keeper playing in his first competitive match with only 9 outfielders between him & 11 players against a loud away vocal crowd bodes well as far as I’m concerned.
Mitchell’s first competitive match?
I assumed he meant that we weren't competitive last season...
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He wasn’t tested massive. Nearly caught out by the free kick that hit the post, he guessed the wrong way. Comfortable claiming some very poor balls into the box.
Free kick went over the wall,
The wall covers one half of the goal and the goalkeeper cover the other half
He didn’t guess the wrong way.
Last season He had a mare against Rotherham but after that he was good,
He was brilliant yesterday, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn’t like him
Wrong. I like him but he wasn't brilliant, he did what he had to do & had a good game. Bradford helped with their poor balls into the box.
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I’m not wrong am I
Just have a different point of view to you
A more positive one which isn’t surprising really
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Other than that first game I honestly can’t think of many mistakes he’s made that have lead to goals.
He’s also won us plenty of points such as Sunderland away, mk done away.
I would imagine all goalkeepers at this level make mistakes if they didn’t they’d be playing higher up the chain
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
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Alex Bass.
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Other than that first game I honestly can’t think of many mistakes he’s made that have lead to goals.
He’s also won us plenty of points such as Sunderland away, mk done away.
I would imagine all goalkeepers at this level make mistakes if they didn’t they’d be playing higher up the chain
The stats are more important to some people than what they see with their own eyes
Problem with stats is they only tell you what someone has done in the past not what they are capable of doing in the future. For DRFC Mitchell’s been good. Last season every other position was our problem. Spend money fixing that problem was the right thing to do.
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I’m not wrong am I
Just have a different point of view to you
A more positive one which isn’t surprising really
But you are wrong aren't you, you stated anyone who says he didn’t have a brilliant game doesn't like him, your words, absolute rubbish.
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Mitchell is a solid keeper for this level and will have a good season in my opinion
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Mitchell is a solid keeper for this level and will have a good season in my opinion
Agree that he is solid. Not spectacular but solid. We need a solid keeper. He’s solid.
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Alex Bass.
Not anymore, CBCB, he's with Sunderland now. I doubt that we could have met his wage demands anyway.
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Mitchell is a solid keeper for this level and will have a good season in my opinion
Agree that he is solid. Not spectacular but solid. We need a solid keeper. He’s solid.
Plus of course, he is our keeper, not a loan that can be recalled as has happened in the past.
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He is full of confidence and showed authority throughout and I have nothing negative to say about his handling of crosses and corners either .When clearing the ball from hands on the edge of his area he always carries the ball just outside the area and will get caught by the ref for it sometime for sure .
You see this all the time as long as the keeper keeps his back foot in the area or on the line and releases the ball out of his hands he can be completely out of the area when he kicks the ball
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Mitchell is ok and could well improve. I think we were spoiled by Dieng who was championship class after years of not great keeping from Marosi et al. Mitchell is nowhere near that standard but is good enough for league 2. Is he good enough for a top league 2 side? Not sure. But remember we did win the league above with Gary Woods in goal.
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I’ve not read any stats or seen him keep goal before.
On Saturdays evidence he looked more than competent.
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
Its not about whether we can sign them or not,IMO Mitchell is good enough for us in this league,Jones is good enough cover in this league,the wages to sign a Bass or George would be more wisely utilised if spent on out needed outfield players,especially with our injuries.
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Am I right in thinking Mitchell is working with a new Goalkeeping coach this season?If so,hopefully this is a major factor in him starting well,and hope it continues,which I feel it will.
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So no big yellow taxi for Joni Mitchell then?
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Am I right in thinking Mitchell is working with a new Goalkeeping coach this season?If so,hopefully this is a major factor in him starting well,and hope it continues,which I feel it will.
Yes, Ian Bennett. Spent years playing for Birmingham and was a very good 'keeper. Not that that matters; good players don't always make great coaches but Benny is highly rated and will hopefully help Mitchell develop his game.
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
Alex Bass has gone on loan to AFC Wimbledon this season, so we will likely see him. He only managed two cup games for Sunderland the whole of last season.
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
Alex Bass has gone on loan to AFC Wimbledon this season, so we will likely see him. He only managed two cup games for Sunderland the whole of last season.
He’s good. On another planet to f**king Lawlor.
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
Alex Bass has gone on loan to AFC Wimbledon this season, so we will likely see him. He only managed two cup games for Sunderland the whole of last season.
He’s good. On another planet to f**king Lawlor.
McCaan eh. Couldn’t spot a decent player if he was sat next to him.
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
Alex Bass has gone on loan to AFC Wimbledon this season, so we will likely see him. He only managed two cup games for Sunderland the whole of last season.
He’s good. On another planet to f**king Lawlor.
McCaan eh. Couldn’t spot a decent player if he was sat next to him.
Ok, let’s just be that limited that we just presume every signing a manager makes will be good, because that’s always the case in football.
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People remember the Wilks' and Kane's, they've forgot about the Paul Taylor's and Madger Gomes'.
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Have we just gone through a worm hole? A thread from Aug 2022 is now active?
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
Alex Bass has gone on loan to AFC Wimbledon this season, so we will likely see him. He only managed two cup games for Sunderland the whole of last season.
He’s good. On another planet to f**king Lawlor.
Gaz, judging by your posts over the last few weeks, you really don't seem to rate GM and his new signings very highly.
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Well Steve in the big scheme of things it just doesn't matter at all what Gaz or any of us think, the next few months will tell the storey'
It would have been interesting to see the stat and form projections the year Leicester won the premiership, where were the experts then? and most still harping on with a month of the season to go.
The only stat that matters all season is scoring more goals in the oppositions onion bag than we let in at our end.
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Is Gaz Mcsheffrey?
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
Alex Bass has gone on loan to AFC Wimbledon this season, so we will likely see him. He only managed two cup games for Sunderland the whole of last season.
He’s good. On another planet to f**king Lawlor.
Gaz, judging by your posts over the last few weeks, you really don't seem to rate GM and his new signings very highly.
Must have missed the post where I said GM was probably in the top two managers in the division. I’ve said Wood will be great, Lawlor is rubbish and the winger a gamble. Apart from that I’ve commented very little.
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Well
What an outfit….talk about pessimist rovers
Lawless rubbish etc. crikey Moses. Let’s give everyone a chance and boost confidence,
There , I’m not a sportsman but a musician and confidence is everything with me and surely with footballers
We haven’t even started yet and we are destroying them
Optimism
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Mitchell is a ok keeper but he just makes too many mistakes that lead to high value chances/ goals. He’s been the same throughout his career sbs he was the same for us last season.
Genuine question, Gaz. At this level, and within our wage structure, who's better than Mitchell?
Alex Bass Orr Shamal George we’re the two at the top of my list. If we can’t sign players like that it’s time to give up. Send Jones out to play 35 games somewhere on loan and find out how good he could be. No pint him sitting on the bench all season is there.
Alex Bass has gone on loan to AFC Wimbledon this season, so we will likely see him. He only managed two cup games for Sunderland the whole of last season.
He’s good. On another planet to f**king Lawlor.
Gaz, judging by your posts over the last few weeks, you really don't seem to rate GM and his new signings very highly.
Must have missed the post where I said GM was probably in the top two managers in the division. I’ve said Wood will be great, Lawlor is rubbish and the winger a gamble. Apart from that I’ve commented very little.
To be fair, there isn’t anything in this post I’d disagree with. I suppose the Lawlor one is a bit harsh, he’s good physical attributes to be a decent keeper. Hopefully his decision making has improved.
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We went through this when Lawlor was signed. Clearly very different views about him. Don’t forget. We’ve all seen him in action before, close up and not that long ago at all.
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We went through this when Lawlor was signed. Clearly very different views about him. Don’t forget. We’ve all seen him in action before, close up and not that long ago at all.
And everyone gave him pelters for being rubbish! Short memories.
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I've not forgotten Gaz.
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Alex Bass.
Now gone to Notts County on a three year deal. They paid Sunderland a fee but that’s a great deal for them. He’s a great keeper at this level.
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Alex Bass.
Now gone to Notts County on a three year deal. They paid Sunderland a fee but that’s a great deal for them. He’s a great keeper at this level.
I’m a big fan. First player I ever put up to Graham Younger, when Bass was at Pompey.
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Great shout Gaz.
Notts have made some good signings in defence now. We will have to see if they manage to keep hold of their attacking talent.
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We went through this when Lawlor was signed. Clearly very different views about him. Don’t forget. We’ve all seen him in action before, close up and not that long ago at all.
And everyone gave him pelters for being rubbish! Short memories.
I remember poor old Etheridge getting panned for not being a good after dinner speaker ... Well for a very nervy post Signing speech
Killed him going forwards as did being booed all way from Dug out to South Stand when coming on as a Sub
Poor bugger
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We went through this when Lawlor was signed. Clearly very different views about him. Don’t forget. We’ve all seen him in action before, close up and not that long ago at all.
And everyone gave him pelters for being rubbish! Short memories.
I remember poor old Etheridge getting panned for not being a good after dinner speaker ... Well for a very nervy post Signing speech
Killed him going forwards as did being booed all way from Dug out to South Stand when coming on as a Sub
Poor bugger
….and don’t forget the time Andy Butler ripped into him in front of the south stand after a mistake that cost a goal ….. and Fergie hanging him out to dry in a post match interview.
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We went through this when Lawlor was signed. Clearly very different views about him. Don’t forget. We’ve all seen him in action before, close up and not that long ago at all.
And everyone gave him pelters for being rubbish! Short memories.
I remember poor old Etheridge getting panned for not being a good after dinner speaker ... Well for a very nervy post Signing speech
Killed him going forwards as did being booed all way from Dug out to South Stand when coming on as a Sub
Poor bugger
His career progression before and after Rovers suggests he was never good enough for us
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We went through this when Lawlor was signed. Clearly very different views about him. Don’t forget. We’ve all seen him in action before, close up and not that long ago at all.
And everyone gave him pelters for being rubbish! Short memories.
I remember poor old Etheridge getting panned for not being a good after dinner speaker ... Well for a very nervy post Signing speech
Killed him going forwards as did being booed all way from Dug out to South Stand when coming on as a Sub
Poor bugger
….and don’t forget the time Andy Butler ripped into him in front of the south stand after a mistake that cost a goal ….. and Fergie hanging him out to dry in a post match interview.
I remember half time at Accrington some kid gave him an absolute barrage of abuse. Etheridge just looked straight at him and looked like he was going to burst into tears.
Felt incredibly sorry for the lad. Could see his heart break.
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We went through this when Lawlor was signed. Clearly very different views about him. Don’t forget. We’ve all seen him in action before, close up and not that long ago at all.
And everyone gave him pelters for being rubbish! Short memories.
I remember poor old Etheridge getting panned for not being a good after dinner speaker ... Well for a very nervy post Signing speech
Killed him going forwards as did being booed all way from Dug out to South Stand when coming on as a Sub
Poor bugger
….and don’t forget the time Andy Butler ripped into him in front of the south stand after a mistake that cost a goal ….. and Fergie hanging him out to dry in a post match interview.
I remember half time at Accrington some kid gave him an absolute barrage of abuse. Etheridge just looked straight at him and looked like he was going to burst into tears.
Felt incredibly sorry for the lad. Could see his heart break.
I was stood next to Etheridge’s dad that day behind the goal. He seemed a nice bloke and said his son would be very disappointed with the long shot that went in.
Maybe if Andy Williams had put the very early penalty away it would have been different. Believe it or not I thought that their keeper was even worse on the day. He was a nervous wreck and we should have scored more against him.
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We went through this when Lawlor was signed. Clearly very different views about him. Don’t forget. We’ve all seen him in action before, close up and not that long ago at all.
And everyone gave him pelters for being rubbish! Short memories.
I remember poor old Etheridge getting panned for not being a good after dinner speaker ... Well for a very nervy post Signing speech
Killed him going forwards as did being booed all way from Dug out to South Stand when coming on as a Sub
Poor bugger
….and don’t forget the time Andy Butler ripped into him in front of the south stand after a mistake that cost a goal ….. and Fergie hanging him out to dry in a post match interview.
I remember half time at Accrington some kid gave him an absolute barrage of abuse. Etheridge just looked straight at him and looked like he was going to burst into tears.
Felt incredibly sorry for the lad. Could see his heart break.
I was stood next to Etheridge’s dad that day behind the goal. He seemed a nice bloke and said his son would be very disappointed with the long shot that went in.
Maybe if Andy Williams had put the very early penalty away it would have been different. Believe it or not I thought that their keeper was even worse on the day. He was a nervous wreck and we should have scored more against him.
It was Aaron Chapman I think. He was useless. Somehow had a career out of being 6’7 and looking fairly athletic.
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I thought Chapman was rubbish every time I saw him as well. Think he had Steve Evans to thank for dragging out a league career for so long - took him to Peterborough, Gillingham and Stevenage. As soon as that gravy train ended he found himself at Retford, Worksop and Handsworth. Although now appears to have taken a bit of a step back up to Hereford in the NLN.
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Alex Bass.
Now gone to Notts County on a three year deal. They paid Sunderland a fee but that’s a great deal for them. He’s a great keeper at this level.
Thought he was very strong for them yesterday.
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Alex Bass.
Now gone to Notts County on a three year deal. They paid Sunderland a fee but that’s a great deal for them. He’s a great keeper at this level.
Thought he was very strong for them yesterday.
I first told Graham Younger about him in 2021. Said then he was a cheap long term answer to our goalkeeping issues. He didn’t listen.
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Bass’s performance yesterday is of the best I’ve seen at commanding the box at this level. Clearly a very good GK.
TSL had a good game yesterday though and appears to be growing into the role.
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TSL has exceptional distribution.
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Bass’s performance yesterday is of the best I’ve seen at commanding the box at this level. Clearly a very good GK.
TSL had a good game yesterday though and appears to be growing into the role.
he was decent, but our floaty poor crossing, straight down his throat, helped him greatly. Not the best with his feet. Gave us a few opportunities with his poor distribution.
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TSL has exceptional distribution.
As I’ve commented before TSL has the best distribution for a Rovers I have ever seen in the time I’ve been going, the days of Dennis Peacock and Graham Brown. Anyone on here remember the keeper called Biggins, play a few matches 77/8 he wasn’t that good
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TSL has exceptional distribution.
As I’ve commented before TSL has the best distribution for a Rovers I have ever seen in the time I’ve been going, the days of Dennis Peacock and Graham Brown. Anyone on here remember the keeper called Biggins, play a few matches 77/8 he wasn’t that good
It’s interesting to recognise that such a quality was not really rated until relatively recently. There were none of the short passes enabling playing out from the back. It was always more or less a punt to the halfway line. The long throws and punts down to the wingers as they broke over the half way line which we saw from TLT and now TSL are new. Interestingly some GKs use the drop kick now too. Could that be more accurate or is it just personal preference?
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I heard that Harry Gregg could throw to the half way line back in the day. He left just before I was first allowed to go to the Rovers league games in 1958. I used to watch the youth games there because the crowds were smaller.
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Alex Bass.
Now gone to Notts County on a three year deal. They paid Sunderland a fee but that’s a great deal for them. He’s a great keeper at this level.
Thought he was very strong for them yesterday.
I first told Graham Younger about him in 2021. Said then he was a cheap long term answer to our goalkeeping issues. He didn’t listen.
I thought he was fairly average.
We didn’t really test him with shots and the majority of crosses and corners we delivered were very easy to gather.
His distribution was poor.
Good time-wasting though.