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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: ForsolongaRover on April 23, 2023, 11:12:11 am
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A simple question. Any player wanting to advance his career would surely not be attracted to either the club or working with the present Head Coach. Have they considered how all this looks from the outside?
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It will depend what we're offering financially.
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It will depend what we're offering financially.
3x Freddos and a pack of Quavers
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Any team that’s wanting a morale boost?
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I take it thats the extra money from the chairman that we are offering 3 freddo’s now not the usual 2 :lol:
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Depends which manager we get in. I cant accept Schofield will still be here.
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The situation would change radically if we got a new manager in. However I am speculating based on the awful prospect of there being no change.
In that context, for DS to have any chance of turning things round, he needs good players, players who will want to develop their own careers as well as being part of a successful progressive club. The atmosphere in and around the club due to everything that is going on does not look good from the outside. So where are the quality players coming from and what will they think they are coming to?
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DS is so experienced I’m sure he will have many contacts & and many players wanting to come to Rovers with the exciting style of football that he’s installed at The Eco Power Stadium.
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A simple question. Any player wanting to advance his career would surely not be attracted to either the club or working with the present Head Coach. Have they considered how all this looks from the outside?
Wht would we be signing players who want to advance their careers?
We need a team filled with experience and leadership with a few, as BST likes to put it, Mesters
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I switched to the away commentary for a while on Iplayer yesterday and even when Newport were a goal down they.were saying Doncaster were 'there for the taking'. They knew, we knew, everyone knows. A big part of that is because we have a coach who does not know how to manage a game and is easily outwitted by any counterpart with a bit of experience. Until that changes attracting any player to DRFC on the basis of the football being played will be an awfully hard.sell.
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I take it thats the extra money from the chairman that we are offering 3 freddo’s now not the usual 2 :lol:
I think you will be lucky to buy ONE freddo with the chairman's contribution
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A simple question. Any player wanting to advance his career would surely not be attracted to either the club or working with the present Head Coach. Have they considered how all this looks from the outside?
Wht would we be signing players who want to advance their careers?
We need a team filled with experience and leadership with a few, as BST likes to put it, Mesters
That type of player might be a short term fix, but our ambition is surely to compete well in League 1, so players who are good and have potential to improve further would be the aim in recruiting. Quite apart from that I wonder how many seasoned pros would even want or be able to work within Schofield’s Process.
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I take it thats the extra money from the chairman that we are offering 3 freddo’s now not the usual 2 :lol:
The money isn’t coming from the Chairman. It is TB’s money. Blunt is putting in nothing.
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Football is a small world and the word will be out on us. We’ve already, wrongly or rightly, got a reputation for been tight now we are a soft touch club in a perpetual downward slide.
It would be daft to think players and agents don’t think about that when they have a few offers on the table. Ultimately money matters but if we are offering similar amounts to others you wouldn’t blame a player for thinking I’ll swerve that.
Every chance you’ll be signed by a manager who will be gone in a matter of months. It’s not a good sell. It’s already been noted the quality of loanees we attract has dropped off a cliff. Our reputation as a development club will be shot to pieces.
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I’m going to guess that he will sign both Charlie Lakin and Zain Westbrooke. Of the out of contract players I suspect he will sign Aidan Barlow, Liam Ravenhill and one of either Mitchell or Jones.
If he does, we are missing a full time right back, a centre midfielder with some proper bite and energy, a central striker, and two wide players to challenge Hurst and if he comes back, Taylor. Depending on where he lands with Mitchell or Jones, we will need a full time keeper.
This would mean Ro-Shaun, Younger, Agard, Seaman, Jones or Mitchell leaving.
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I thought you meant supporters when I saw the post. Not me or my son.
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The days of a Herbie kane or Malik wills loan seem a million miles away...
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I’m going to guess that he will sign both Charlie Lakin and Zain Westbrooke. Of the out of contract players I suspect he will sign Aidan Barlow, Liam Ravenhill and one of either Mitchell or Jones.
If he does, we are missing a full time right back, a centre midfielder with some proper bite and energy, a central striker, and two wide players to challenge Hurst and if he comes back, Taylor. Depending on where he lands with Mitchell or Jones, we will need a full time keeper.
This would mean Ro-Shaun, Younger, Agard, Seaman, Jones or Mitchell leaving.
Someone on another thread reckons ds wants 10/11 gone
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Well, if he wants to move on that many it would involve some contracted players I think. Easier said than done if the case.
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I’m going to guess that he will sign both Charlie Lakin and Zain Westbrooke. Of the out of contract players I suspect he will sign Aidan Barlow, Liam Ravenhill and one of either Mitchell or Jones.
If he does, we are missing a full time right back, a centre midfielder with some proper bite and energy, a central striker, and two wide players to challenge Hurst and if he comes back, Taylor. Depending on where he lands with Mitchell or Jones, we will need a full time keeper.
This would mean Ro-Shaun, Younger, Agard, Seaman, Jones or Mitchell leaving.
That’s a lot of the players still at the club who we aren’t supposed to judge his results on. I’d expect he’s going to make bigger changes if he really thinks he’s going to improve us.
In terms of getting a promotion team though I kind of agree. A physical centre midfielder, another winger, goalkeeper, right back and a good striker and we probably have a squad.
I’d also like a centre half leader. Anderson and Olowu tend to miss a lot of games. I’d offer Seaman a contract as backup too. He’s can cover both sides of the pitch at full back or winger.
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I'm amazed that people moan that getting players coming here will almost impossible but also moaning that we get beat by teams with lower budgets.
If we identify the right players and pay the right wages they will come. Recently we certainly haven't identified the right players needed for certain positions. The obvious one being a midfield ball winner.
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I’m going to guess that he will sign both Charlie Lakin and Zain Westbrooke. Of the out of contract players I suspect he will sign Aidan Barlow, Liam Ravenhill and one of either Mitchell or Jones.
If he does, we are missing a full time right back, a centre midfielder with some proper bite and energy, a central striker, and two wide players to challenge Hurst and if he comes back, Taylor. Depending on where he lands with Mitchell or Jones, we will need a full time keeper.
This would mean Ro-Shaun, Younger, Agard, Seaman, Jones or Mitchell leaving.
Someone on another thread reckons ds wants 10/11 gone
can he add himself to that number?
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As much as a mass clear out is difficult to make real in one window and can cause huge disruption, there is a culture in the club of accepting mediocrity at best and failure at worse. At the very least the last two seasons have had a major psychological impact. The more we can move on and make room for new players with a winning mentality the better.
I’m not sure keeping Tom as captain is a wise idea either. He’s been given a long deal now but he struggles in recent seasons to get through anything like a full season. In fact the last two seasons it has been around half of league games he has managed. At that kind of fitness levels he can’t realistically be captain, so we need to think about that, which with a new player might help develop some backbone for once.
League appearances only:
2022/23 - 25 appearances
2021/22 - 19 appearances
2020/21 - 44 appearances
2019/20 - 32 appearances (COVID season)
2018/19 - 23 appearances
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A simple question. Any player wanting to advance his career would surely not be attracted to either the club or working with the present Head Coach. Have they considered how all this looks from the outside?
Wht would we be signing players who want to advance their careers?
We need a team filled with experience and leadership with a few, as BST likes to put it, Mesters
That type of player might be a short term fix, but our ambition is surely to compete well in League 1, so players who are good and have potential to improve further would be the aim in recruiting. Quite apart from that I wonder how many seasoned pros would even want or be able to work within Schofield’s Process.
Short term fix yes, exactly what is needed to get out of this league in the right direction
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A simple question. Any player wanting to advance his career would surely not be attracted to either the club or working with the present Head Coach. Have they considered how all this looks from the outside?
Wht would we be signing players who want to advance their careers?
We need a team filled with experience and leadership with a few, as BST likes to put it, Mesters
That type of player might be a short term fix, but our ambition is surely to compete well in League 1, so players who are good and have potential to improve further would be the aim in recruiting. Quite apart from that I wonder how many seasoned pros would even want or be able to work within Schofield’s Process.
Short term fix yes, exactly what is needed to get out of this league in the right direction
Don’t think our current manager does short term fixes.
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If the balance is right in the squad between youth and experience, that will better allow the younger players to reach their potential. That and good coaching.
Signing mesters stabilises us and allows a foundation for longer term growth.
Signings made in the summer will probably outlast DS so it is important to nail this window and tick all the boxes that are missing.
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A simple question. Any player wanting to advance his career would surely not be attracted to either the club or working with the present Head Coach. Have they considered how all this looks from the outside?
It’s not a easy as just selecting who you want , unless the whole ethos of the club changes and it puts promotion as it’s No1 priority and players coming in buy into what is expected of them along with the full financial backing to build a solid squad of contracted players and less reliance on loan signings . I can not see TB committing to several seasons of high expenditure if results on the pitch don’t improve .
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Does anyone else get the impression that DS does not do "mesters" the only one we had he let go.
I'd imagine that this type of player scares the hell out of our HC and would not kowtow to the process we are having to endure under this regime.
More and deeper frustration if this is the case, time will tell.
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"Mester" doesn't square to blunt brick shithouse.
It's not about physicality or lack of ability. It is a mental trait - a refusal to accept second best, and a preparedness to give everything and set standards.
JJ Price was a mester.
Richie Wellens was a mester (until late in his career with us, when he went totally off the rails).
Colin Douglass was a mester.
Ian Snodin was a mester.
I'd give my left arm for us signing 4 players with their attitude this summer.
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"Mester" doesn't square to blunt brick shithouse.
It's not about physicality or lack of ability. It is a mental trait - a refusal to accept second best, and a preparedness to give everything and set standards.
JJ Price was a mester.
Richie Wellens was a mester (until late in his career with us, when he went totally off the rails).
Colin Douglass was a mester.
Ian Snodin was a mester.
I'd give my left arm for us signing 4 players with their attitude this summer.
Exactly, its why i said DS would have no truck with this type of player, they would never accept this pathetic system we are managing to mess up.
All the management team would be rocked out of their comfort zone with these type of individuals.
Their mental fortitude would scare the pants off this lot.
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What a load of rubbish.
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What a load of rubbish.
If your replying to my post you can remind me of the fact come the start of the new season eh.
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What a load of rubbish.
If your replying to my post you can remind me of the fact come the start of the new season eh.
If we got some real experienced mesters with promotions on their CV’s I think they would tell DS some home truths about what’s needed to get out of this league.
Would he be able to cope with having those strong personalities in the dressing room.
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What a load of rubbish.
I'll tell you what a load of rubbish is, BST, 6 f*cking points out of 42, and not in League 1, where Fergie had his collapse, but in the bottom tier.
None of those mesters you mentioned would have accepted that, but will Copps and DS sign those kind of players next season? I don't think so, because Copps seems fixated on playing the fluent footballing style that he was part of under SOD.
It won't work in League 2, nor will he and DS be able to attract players to the club that can play like that.
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Depends which manager we get in. I cant accept Schofield will still be here.
Surely the same question applies to managers too if you want to pose the question. Perhaps DS is going to stay simply because nobody else will put up with the underfunding being offered to build a team. Afetr all, we have to remain "sustainable"!
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What a load of rubbish.
I'll tell you what a load of rubbish is, BST, 6 f*cking points out of 42, and not in League 1, where Fergie had his collapse, but in the bottom tier.
None of those mesters you mentioned would have accepted that, but will Copps and DS sign those kind of players next season? I don't think so, because Copps seems fixated on playing the fluent footballing style that he was part of under SOD.
It won't work in League 2, nor will he and DS be able to attract players to the club that can play like that.
Bang on SS
If Copps thinks we are going to unearth a Stock, Wellens, Roberts, O’Connor, Mills, Sharp or a re incarnation of himself then he is living in cloud cuckoo land.
We need a Foster, Albrighton, Ryan, Doolan, Fortune-West
That’s what will get us out of this league.
Those type of players are out there and we need 4/5 of them next season but we need a Manager also who can set the team up to attack and score goals.
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This question does worry me.
We have a bigger budget for next year. But, if we look at say the best players from smaller league 2 clubs they will have attracted attention from other bigger clubs such as Bradford and Stockport if they are any good.
If you were a star performer at a Colchester / Harrogate / Sutton and had identical wage offers from Doncaster, Bradford and Stockport. When would you ever choose Doncaster?
Stevenage turned it around in the summer, but they weren’t recruiting for a particularly hard to recruit for style. And they have a manager with promotions on his CV.
It’s a harder job for an already intellectually challenged recruitment team (sorry just facts based on recent evidence).
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Plenty of players in the conf who are at teams that just won’t make it this season promo wise. The playoffs in the conf are a very ideal hunting ground for talent . There will be just the sort of players there that we need . Physical determined experienced . If notts county or chesterfield don’t make it I’d expect our recruiters to be all over them for signings . I won’t hold my breath
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Ben Whiteman type needed. We obviously won't get anyone with his ability, but he was clearly a standard-setter.
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Plenty of players in the conf who are at teams that just won’t make it this season promo wise. The playoffs in the conf are a very ideal hunting ground for talent . There will be just the sort of players there that we need . Physical determined experienced . If notts county or chesterfield don’t make it I’d expect our recruiters to be all over them for signings . I won’t hold my breath
Physical and determined from the conference yes, but experience would have to come from perhaps someone dropping down from L1 level. That or experience from the Scottish Premiership.
But yes, players stepping up from non-league would not take it for granted signing for Rovers and would give it 100% more than a Ben Close. Woking, Boreham Wood players etc.
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I would like a Sullivan-type first, before signing anyone else. Then we need much better quality in midfield and hard working, physical front man. Then:
2 full backs
Right sided speed merchant
With something like 7, 8 or 9 players leaving, it’s a good time to breathe some life into the first team.
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It is surprising that we have not heard more from those who are sympathetic to Schofield. His success depends totally on good close season recruitment. BST made suggestions which made sense in terms of the qualities, but when challenged over how the type of player he had in mind would get on within the strictures of The Process and the leadership style of the HC, his response was to dismiss the comments as “Rubbish”.
Schofield’s key drawback is his unwavering intransigence and his naive deflection of criticism away from himself, a trait which reveals his fundamental lack of basic management skill.
Surely good recruitment is key to their man’s future and the difficulties getting good players in will be a massive headache facing the club in its plan for the grand revival.
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We need a mixture of players. For me we need a very experienced, dominant of his box goalkeeper. We need a centre piece in that centre back position that always seems to win the headers and always be in the right place.
A younger quicker centre back or backs at the side of him. Energetic full back/wing backs that are good on the ball but can defend as well.
Also someone who wins the ball back quickly and gives it to the better players. We need energy and enterprise in the midfield and movement. We need a goal threat in there. Wingers that can cross a ball and strikers that move and can finish. We need a competitive, mixed age squad that work together and won’t be beaten.
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We need a mixture of players. For me we need a very experienced, dominant of his box goalkeeper. We need a centre piece in that centre back position that always seems to win the headers and always be in the right place.
A younger quicker centre back or backs at the side of him. Energetic full back/wing backs that are good on the ball but can defend as well.
Also someone who wins the ball back quickly and gives it to the better players. We need energy and enterprise in the midfield and movement. We need a goal threat in there. Wingers that can cross a ball and strikers that move and can finish. We need a competitive, mixed age squad that work together and won’t be beaten.
The worry is that Schofield goes for the opposite of what you are saying and recruits for his attempted 5-2-3 total football:
- He may prioritise goalkeepers and defenders based on their comfort on the ball. Which is all well and good but the ability to defend set pieces / long throws is the basic requirement first.
- Wing backs who can’t play well in a back 4 if Schofield gets sacked in October.
- Crossing ability perhaps won’t be prioritised for wingers as they need to come inside to allow space for wing backs.
I pray Maxwell’s comment about a 4-4-2 wanting to be implemented in the pre-season are true but I don’t believe it. Recruitment based on that formation is easier.
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We need a mixture of players. For me we need a very experienced, dominant of his box goalkeeper. We need a centre piece in that centre back position that always seems to win the headers and always be in the right place.
A younger quicker centre back or backs at the side of him. Energetic full back/wing backs that are good on the ball but can defend as well.
Also someone who wins the ball back quickly and gives it to the better players. We need energy and enterprise in the midfield and movement. We need a goal threat in there. Wingers that can cross a ball and strikers that move and can finish. We need a competitive, mixed age squad that work together and won’t be beaten.
If we get all of them and a proper Manager we will get 100 points next season SCWK.
Just seen another pig fly over Campsall. :)
We can always dream though.
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If i was a player and had a choice of going to either Bradford City, Stockport, Salford, Mansfield, Carlisle or Doncaster ( assuming non of those teams go up ) with same wages on offer who would I choose?
Seriously do I want to play for Hughes, Challinor, Woods, Clough, Simpson or Schofield?
Which Club looks the most ambitious, which club has a Manager with a CV with success on it, which manager plays attacking exciting football and which Club has got a positive vibe throughout the Club?
I know which one of those 6 clubs I wouldn’t choose.
Copps has got one hell of a sales job to do on potential recruits this summer.
Understatement. ;)
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If Copps as head of football identifies strong characters and brings them in I imagine they will have to play whether Schofield is comfortable with them in the dressing room or not.
I'm sure that Copps, Gavin and Terry will have discussed what is required mentally and physically of new signings. Obviously DS has input but who has the final say?
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If Copps as head of football identifies strong characters and brings them in I imagine they will have to play whether Schofield is comfortable with them in the dressing room or not.
I'm sure that Copps, Gavin and Terry will have discussed what is required mentally and physically of new signings. Obviously DS has input but who has the final say?
The problem is that Copps actually said in one of his interviews that DS has the final say on transferees. I would be much less concerned if Copps had taken the managerial role, but from how Schofield speaks (and acts) - never even mentioning Copps - I don’t think you could deduce that Copps even has an active mentoring role.
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We need to strengthen our qualities in the dugout, between the sticks. I would like to see a change in the boardroom too with DB but I think the manager and goalkeeper are huge priorities to effect results on the pitch.
Both GK & DS have got the position they are so bad that we feel sorry for them as human beings.
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Gary Woods’ contract is expiring… :lol:
For pace I liked the boy Neufville at Sutton on loan from Luton. Caused us problems in that home fixture.
Daly from Woking is quick and direct highly rated too.
We need a proper winger.
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Mitchell has only been poor this last 2 months.
The stick he is getting is not imo justified. Yes his distribution is shocking. Who tells him to play it out short?
How many of the others in the team are playing well. How many mistakes are they all making.
Singling out Mitchell and making him the scapegoat is very harsh.
It is what DF did with Stuckmann & now our supporters are killing Mitchell
Is it any wonder he is playing like a nervous schoolboy. His confidence must be absolutely shattered playing in this team and for this Coach.
Short memories here. He has made some fantastic saves this season.
Won us more points than he has lost, that’s for sure up to late February.
Playing in this team has killed him as it has all the others.
Blame Schofield he is in charge. He is setting the team up and telling the players what he wants. He is supposed to be the motivator.
I despair at times. Goalkeepers always carry the can don’t they. Well it is out of order. There are 11 players in the team.
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Mitchell has got noticeably much worse since dislocating his shoulder. Before he was very confident about catching crosses. Since then he has started attempting what are dreadful punches. Personally I believe he has lost his nerve and is worried that if he catches with both hands he won't be able to break his fall.
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I would love to see Mitchell sign a long term contract.
so long as it's with one of our competitors.
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Mitchell’s not good enough, it’s pretty simple in my opinion. Even when we were doing OK data was shared showing that he wasn’t up to it and made too many mistakes but it was ignored by many because he makes some good saves, which all goalkeepers can make. The increase in frequency in mistakes could be down to low confidence but he’s far too prone, confidence high or otherwise, so if he’s still here next year I hope it’s as number two at best.
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Camps
For any style of football, the goalkeeper needs to have his throwing and kicking distribution up to professional standard.
In the recent Northampton game, their goalie was hitting it long perfectly to the physical striker up top. Mitchell couldn’t do that, more likely to find someone in the dugout.
If we played in a counter attacking style, he wouldn’t have the speed of thought or vision to pick a breaking player out with a throw.
Even in terms of pure shot stopping, statistically speaking there are 20 goalkeepers better than him in the league.
I’m amazed at how you can continue to defend him.
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Camps
For any style of football, the goalkeeper needs to have his throwing and kicking distribution up to professional standard.
In the recent Northampton game, their goalie was hitting it long perfectly to the physical striker up top. Mitchell couldn’t do that, more likely to find someone in the dugout.
If we played in a counter attacking style, he wouldn’t have the speed of thought or vision to pick a breaking player out with a throw.
Even in terms of pure shot stopping, statistically speaking there are 20 goalkeepers better than him in the league.
I’m amazed at how you can continue to defend him.
He is told to kick it out to the wings though isn’t he. We don’t have a physical striker for him to aim at.
Look I am just saying he is not the only player sub standard up in the team. He is making alarming mistakes
That’s due to lacking in confidence.
DS has turned the whole lot of them into wrecks.
We play without a credible plan. The players are confused. Their confidence and belief has totally been blown out of the window.
Mitchell’s mistakes are magnified because he is the last line of defence. No I am not defending him ncRover,
I am just pointing out that he isn’t the only one messing up that’s all.
I agree his distribution is a big problem and has always been a problem since he signed.
Why it’s not been sorted, well we need to ask DS and Bennett the keeper coach.
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Mitchell has got noticeably much worse since dislocating his shoulder. Before he was very confident about catching crosses. Since then he has started attempting what are dreadful punches. Personally I believe he has lost his nerve and is worried that if he catches with both hands he won't be able to break his fall.
Think there could be something in that.
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Slightly aside from this, I wish they'd mix the goalkicks up a bit. Now we're going a bit longer its just a punt up to Faulkner on halfway, the oppos have cottoned on to this so it just comes back again.
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Just tell me who Mitchell should be trying to aim for? We have nothing up front to win the ball down the middle so he has to kick to the wings, if he gets it wrong it's out of play if he gets it right it's at the best 50 - 50 that we win it.
The last game I saw Faulkener was pushing up wide right in an attempt to win the header, a bloody centre back!!!
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Just tell me who Mitchell should be trying to aim for? We have nothing up front to win the ball down the middle so he has to kick to the wings, if he gets it wrong it's out of play if he gets it right it's at the best 50 - 50 that we win it.
The last game I saw Faulkener was pushing up wide right in an attempt to win the header, a bloody centre back!!!
Faulkner started pushing up for the goal kicks in the Harrogate game. He does always seem to be under it though and the Newport player blocked him by the second/third one as they had read it.
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Camps
For any style of football, the goalkeeper needs to have his throwing and kicking distribution up to professional standard.
In the recent Northampton game, their goalie was hitting it long perfectly to the physical striker up top. Mitchell couldn’t do that, more likely to find someone in the dugout.
If we played in a counter attacking style, he wouldn’t have the speed of thought or vision to pick a breaking player out with a throw.
Even in terms of pure shot stopping, statistically speaking there are 20 goalkeepers better than him in the league.
I’m amazed at how you can continue to defend him.
He is told to kick it out to the wings though isn’t he. We don’t have a physical striker for him to aim at.
Look I am just saying he is not the only player sub standard up in the team. He is making alarming mistakes
That’s due to lacking in confidence.
DS has turned the whole lot of them into wrecks.
We play without a credible plan. The players are confused. Their confidence and belief has totally been blown out of the window.
Mitchell’s mistakes are magnified because he is the last line of defence. No I am not defending him ncRover,
I am just pointing out that he isn’t the only one messing up that’s all.
I agree his distribution is a big problem and has always been a problem since he signed.
Why it’s not been sorted, well we need to ask DS and Bennett the keeper coach.
Fair enough Camps.
I’d just like a reassuring goalie who can command his penalty box and the defence. His mistakes have ruined a fair few Saturday afternoons for us now - I think that’s why I’ve got wound up about it!
I think Mitchell has the defence and us fans on edge all the time. I agree with you on Schofield but blaming goalkeeping mistakes on him is a stretch. Mitchell should have it within himself to be confident and concentrate more.
A good goalie is more important than we realise. I think is it respectful to the position to say that and that it’s a lot more than just stopping shots.
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If i was a player and had a choice of going to either Bradford City, Stockport, Salford, Mansfield, Carlisle or Doncaster ( assuming non of those teams go up ) with same wages on offer who would I choose?
Seriously do I want to play for Hughes, Challinor, Woods, Clough, Simpson or Schofield?
Which Club looks the most ambitious, which club has a Manager with a CV with success on it, which manager plays attacking exciting football and which Club has got a positive vibe throughout the Club?
I know which one of those 6 clubs I wouldn’t choose.
Copps has got one hell of a sales job to do on potential recruits this summer.
Understatement. ;)
Maybe people can now understand why Knoyle may have said that he wanted to join a club who had more ambition.
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Mitchell has only been poor this last 2 months.
The stick he is getting is not imo justified. Yes his distribution is shocking. Who tells him to play it out short?
How many of the others in the team are playing well. How many mistakes are they all making.
Singling out Mitchell and making him the scapegoat is very harsh.
It is what DF did with Stuckmann & now our supporters are killing Mitchell
Is it any wonder he is playing like a nervous schoolboy. His confidence must be absolutely shattered playing in this team and for this Coach.
Short memories here. He has made some fantastic saves this season.
Won us more points than he has lost, that’s for sure up to late February.
Playing in this team has killed him as it has all the others.
Blame Schofield he is in charge. He is setting the team up and telling the players what he wants. He is supposed to be the motivator.
I despair at times. Goalkeepers always carry the can don’t they. Well it is out of order. There are 11 players in the team.
I think you're wrong. But that's OK we can disagree and I can understand your viewpoint for sure.
I also would keep him on as a back up goalkeeper by the way
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If i was a player and had a choice of going to either Bradford City, Stockport, Salford, Mansfield, Carlisle or Doncaster ( assuming non of those teams go up ) with same wages on offer who would I choose?
Seriously do I want to play for Hughes, Challinor, Woods, Clough, Simpson or Schofield?
Which Club looks the most ambitious, which club has a Manager with a CV with success on it, which manager plays attacking exciting football and which Club has got a positive vibe throughout the Club?
I know which one of those 6 clubs I wouldn’t choose.
Copps has got one hell of a sales job to do on potential recruits this summer.
Understatement. ;)
Maybe people can now understand why Knoyle may have said that he wanted to join a club who had more ambition.
Absolutely hound.
Stockport are a club on the up who are ambitious. What are we, how are we as a club perceived from outside.
I don’t think we are a good look at present. A Club on a downward spiral with no obvious evidence to suggest we are going to turn this round any time soon.
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Sounds like lots of fans won’t be coming next season, never mind new players
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If i was a player and had a choice of going to either Bradford City, Stockport, Salford, Mansfield, Carlisle or Doncaster ( assuming non of those teams go up ) with same wages on offer who would I choose?
Seriously do I want to play for Hughes, Challinor, Woods, Clough, Simpson or Schofield?
Which Club looks the most ambitious, which club has a Manager with a CV with success on it, which manager plays attacking exciting football and which Club has got a positive vibe throughout the Club?
I know which one of those 6 clubs I wouldn’t choose.
Copps has got one hell of a sales job to do on potential recruits this summer.
Understatement. ;)
players have signed new contracts because they want to play for this club and the manager. If they didn’t they would’ve gone elsewhere.
To suggest we’re not an attractive club for a league 2 player is just negative nonsense
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If i was a player and had a choice of going to either Bradford City, Stockport, Salford, Mansfield, Carlisle or Doncaster ( assuming non of those teams go up ) with same wages on offer who would I choose?
Seriously do I want to play for Hughes, Challinor, Woods, Clough, Simpson or Schofield?
Which Club looks the most ambitious, which club has a Manager with a CV with success on it, which manager plays attacking exciting football and which Club has got a positive vibe throughout the Club?
I know which one of those 6 clubs I wouldn’t choose.
Copps has got one hell of a sales job to do on potential recruits this summer.
Understatement. ;)
players have signed new contracts because they want to play for this club and the manager. If they didn’t they would’ve gone elsewhere.
To suggest we’re not an attractive club for a league 2 player is just negative nonsense
Ok then. It’s negative nonsense.
I am not getting into any more arguments with you ok.
Think I remember saying that before some years ago.