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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: redarmy82 on May 21, 2019, 04:26:24 pm
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Saying his goodbyes on twitter
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Good luck to him, especially to have come from back up to regularly fight for the starting spot. Has made some amazing reflex saves over the last two seasons but my gut says Lawlor is the better all round keeper.
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The clear out has begun
COYR
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Good shot stopper. Not so great on crosses. But bided his time and did well for us, despite a few costly mistakes (not knocking him, we all mess up). Good luck to him and thanks for all he did between the sticks for us.
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Wouldn’t surprise me if only Andrew signed a new contract
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Good luck to him. Stuck around as second fiddle for a few years and then stepped up and did a decent job in the first team.
With Lawlor signing a new contract, it's understandable he's moving on as they will both want to be first choice I'd imagine.
Only thing that grates is - why are players announcing stuff on Twitter before there is any official word from the club? I remember it happening last season just after the last game against Wigan. Don't think players should be doing that personally.
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Saying his goodbyes on twitter
Too many silly mistakes and fumbles at corners for my liking .
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Considering he was number two for two seasons and not get a look in, he has done exceptionally well to improve as he as and be in this position. Good luck in the future Marko.
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Wouldn’t surprise me if only Andrew signed a new contract
I think Butler will as well. Not sure how the Rowe situation will pan out.
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Good luck Marko, totally understand both his and Grants outlook on this.
Hopefully Lawlor can kick on and prove his worth, definitely better and distributing the ball although both excellent shot stoppers
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Seems a top guy and I hope he finds a good club where he can push on. Like the club, I would have opted for Lawlor plus a new GK.
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Good luck to him. Stuck around as second fiddle for a few years and then stepped up and did a decent job in the first team.
With Lawlor signing a new contract, it's understandable he's moving on as they will both want to be first choice I'd imagine.
Only thing that grates is - why are players announcing stuff on Twitter before there is any official word from the club? I remember it happening last season just after the last game against Wigan. Don't think players should be doing that personally.
They want to advertise themselves as available as quickly as possible. You can't blame them, they need to earn a wage somewhere.
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Sad to see him go personally, I rate him and I think he's done a really good job for us over the past few seasons. He's not a perfect player by any stretch but I think he's had some harsh criticism at times. Good luck to him wherever he ends up.
I actually think Andrew might leave as well to be honest, and I was thinking the same of Butler and Rowe but I'm not so sure on those two now.
Big summer ahead in terms of personnel changes!
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Not too sorry to see him go. He's been a good understudy for many years and good luck to him but Lawlor is the far better keeper for me. He's not a Gary Woods level disaster by any stretch but we can and hopefully will find better.
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Great news
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I’ve always rated him, if DF had of played him instead of Remi Matthews I think we would have stopped up, but as we all know DF is always right
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Good luck to him. Stuck around as second fiddle for a few years and then stepped up and did a decent job in the first team.
With Lawlor signing a new contract, it's understandable he's moving on as they will both want to be first choice I'd imagine.
Only thing that grates is - why are players announcing stuff on Twitter before there is any official word from the club? I remember it happening last season just after the last game against Wigan. Don't think players should be doing that personally.
They want to advertise themselves as available as quickly as possible. You can't blame them, they need to earn a wage somewhere.
Probably a bit naive to think this is the first time that his availability has been advertised and his agent’s not been having discreet conversations with other clubs for the last few month.
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Not too disappointed a better keeper in the nets in the play offs and we would have been at Wembley. But good luck to him on his next move.
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Not too disappointed a better keeper in the nets in the play offs and we would have been at Wembley. But good luck to him on his next move.
That's harsh
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Not too disappointed a better keeper in the nets in the play offs and we would have been at Wembley. But good luck to him on his next move.
I disagree..
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We have to remember he was still only 20 when he joined Rovers & has been a model professional over his 5 years with the club (which makes him 2nd longest serving player), biding his time & a valuable squad member even when not getting 1st team games. A lot of other players could learn from his attitude.
Good luck for the future Marko.
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Good luck to him, a really good servant to the club and waited patiently for his opportunity. I actually felt he looked decent up until this second half of the season where my opinion completely changed on him, he made some absolute howlers and he’s nowhere near commanding enough when the ball is in his area from set pieces. Decent shot stopper mind.
I’m glad he’s leaving and I would’ve been disappointed to see him get a new contract purely because I don’t think he’s good enough overall.
I fully expect Lawlor will be number one next season. However it will be interesting to see who we sign as a second keeper, unless McCann fancies Jones as a adequate second choice.
Thanks Marko and good luck.
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He’s had a good career here and seems a good lad. I wish him nothing but the best in the future. But, without wanting to sound overly harsh, I don’t see his departure as affecting us much. We need better to progress.
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Never really rated him to be honest. A lot of the saves people raved about were pretty standard stuff.
However, seems a great lad. For so long didn’t get a look in, bided his time and eventually got some good first team action so fair play to him for that and I wish him all the best.
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Not too disappointed a better keeper in the nets in the play offs and we would have been at Wembley. But good luck to him on his next move.
By the same token, if Marquis and Rowe had put their penalties away we would have been at Wembley seeing as Marko saved one of their pens.
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Good luck but we'll below the standard that we need. L2 at best
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Good luck to him. Stuck around as second fiddle for a few years and then stepped up and did a decent job in the first team.
With Lawlor signing a new contract, it's understandable he's moving on as they will both want to be first choice I'd imagine.
Only thing that grates is - why are players announcing stuff on Twitter before there is any official word from the club? I remember it happening last season just after the last game against Wigan. Don't think players should be doing that personally.
They want to advertise themselves as available as quickly as possible. You can't blame them, they need to earn a wage somewhere.
Probably a bit naive to think this is the first time that his availability has been advertised and his agent’s not been having discreet conversations with other clubs for the last few month.
Even Naiver to assume any discreet conversations with other clubs over the last few months has produced any offer of a contract equal or better than what Rovers offered him.The more publicity,and wider the word of his availability the higher the chance of getting a better deal.
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Not too disappointed a better keeper in the nets in the play offs and we would have been at Wembley. But good luck to him on his next move.
That's harsh
But true
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He is a good young goalkeeper, who we offered another contract to that he didn't accept for one reason or another,and is off to play elsewhere, as is his right to do so.
As he gets older and more experience I have no doubt he will do well, but we also have two other good young keepers, and three into one does not go.
Of the three I think Jones will turn out to be the best of the lot given time.
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I agree Selby, Jones will end up being the better keeper that’s why I don’t think GM will be in the market for another one in the close season
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I think we will go next season with Lawlor as number one and Jones as number two. If Lawlor gets injured we will fetch somebody in on loan.
I never really see the point in paying two goalkeepers decent money as most teams tend to stick with one goalie throughout the season and injuries to goalkeepers are usually few and far between.
Just out of interest, everybody seems to speak very highly of Jones, is there a reason behind this?
I’ve seen nothing/heard nothing that suggests he will be any better or worse than Lawlor or Marosi? It’s not a criticism just a question really.
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Marosi never knew how to cope with crosses, and made too many errors at key times in key games. If he had been fit he would have been relegated to the bench by Lawlor quite a while before the end of the season. I think if it had not been for financial reasons (or rules about loanees) we would have got another, better keeper in for the run in. Not a massive loss at all for Rovers, but good luck to the lad, I hope he finds another contact, but I suspect it will be at a lower level than Lg.1.
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People have short memory's and talk as if Lawlor is some kind of Buffon.He's not he made as many mistakes as Marco did and nobody is going to convince me that Marosi wasn't a better shotstopper than Lawlor..
That said I agree that both are good enough for this level and I don't see the logic of carrying two and Jones when we are going to have to recruit hard in other areas..
The problem we've got as a team is that without Wilks and Kane we are pretty much a average league 1 team.The loan system served us well last year as GM recruited well.However I would like to see us take more of Barnsleys approach.They didn't rely on loan players, so go into the Championship with a very similar young team with no doubt a few additions without the major surgery we are facing..
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Signed for Coventry. Risky move for Marko considering their off the field problems.
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Could be on a lot better money there
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Dave, you don't know that, they are still arguing about the cost of the ground they play in, and have had a good few poor seasons apart from promotion last season, so can't be that minted.
If they lose their manager he will take some replacing, he has worked wonders with not a lot.