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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Bessie Red on June 07, 2021, 03:05:35 pm
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-confirm-signing-of-ben-close-3263773
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-confirm-signing-of-ben-close-3263773
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This was a very Close thing realy
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Very close run affair
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For those over a certain age he’ll be referred to as Brian
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Ridiculous giving a 3 year deal, so risky....
Joking aside, this on paper is a top signing. Nice and early too so he can settle in and be ready for pre season.
Great signing, well done to all involved.
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Well, if he becomes a club legend, no problem naming a street after him.
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Well, if he becomes a club legend, no problem naming a street after him.
Close Street ?
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Well, if he becomes a club legend, no problem naming a street after him.
Close Street ?
Close Terrace surely...?
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Close Close
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Well, if he becomes a club legend, no problem naming a street after him.
Close Street ?
Close Terrace surely...?
Surely he meant Ben Close?
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Well done RW and the board a great start and a bit of stability
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Turns out getting them over the line isn't always that hard. Weird!
Welcome Ben, could be a very canny signing this.
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Happy with this. Good age & a good length of contract.
UTR.
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For those over a certain age he’ll be referred to as Brian
or Glen
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One down, how many more to go? It will bring a fresh edge of excitement seeing a nearly new team.
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Happy with this signing.
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For those over a certain age he’ll be referred to as Brian
Or for those a bit younger, Glenn. ;) :blush:
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Well, if he becomes a club legend, no problem naming a street after him.
Close Street ?
Close Terrace surely...?
Surely he meant Ben Close?
Great shout, i like the idea of Ben Close Avenue better
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I wonder if he spoke to Marquis before deciding? Maybe JM could follow him? :coat:
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I wonder if he spoke to Marquis before deciding? Maybe JM could follow him? :coat:
Marquis tweeted the below:
Great professional, excellent ball player & a top lad as well! All the best
@Ben8Close
your be missed! Look after him
@drfc_official
, he’s never been past the M25 before!
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For those over a certain age he’ll be referred to as Brian
or Glen
Or Brookside.
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I wonder if he spoke to Marquis before deciding? Maybe JM could follow him? :coat:
Marquis tweeted the below:
Great professional, excellent ball player & a top lad as well! All the best
@Ben8Close
your be missed! Look after him
@drfc_official
, he’s never been past the M25 before!
He must have missed plenty of away games then.
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I wonder if he spoke to Marquis before deciding? Maybe JM could follow him? :coat:
Marquis tweeted the below:
Great professional, excellent ball player & a top lad as well! All the best
@Ben8Close
your be missed! Look after him
@drfc_official
, he’s never been past the M25 before!
You know, I think Marquis and Wellens would get on well.
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From the Pompey Forum:
https://forum.truebluearmy.com/showthread.php?tid=663
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From the Pompey Forum:
https://forum.truebluearmy.com/showthread.php?tid=663
Some predictable responses from the Pompey fans on there wilts.
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From the Pompey Forum:
https://forum.truebluearmy.com/showthread.php?tid=663
Some predictable responses from the Pompey fans on there wilts.
Couple of things
1. Some of them really aren't keen on John, are they?
2. Their forum is absolutely shite compared to ours. Don't know how lucky we are!
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https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/ifollow/latest-videos/
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From the Pompey Forum:
https://forum.truebluearmy.com/showthread.php?tid=663
Some predictable responses from the Pompey fans on there wilts.
Couple of things
1. Some of them really aren't keen on John, are they?
2. Their forum is absolutely shite compared to ours. Don't know how lucky we are!
I would go and bring Marquis back up here myself if he would sign for us again.
I loved his attitude and work, as well as the goals of course.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09kt0xm
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Interesting, that interview. Sounds like Richie was on the blower to him as soon as he got the job. He must really rate him. That's good enough for me!
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I'm sure Richie will have a few that will sign for him, either now or in the future, depending when the times right.
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I'm sure Richie will have a few that will sign for him, either now or in the future, depending when the times right.
I’d hope he has more than a few sign for him, otherwise we’ll be struggling to put a squad out for the first game!
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Unsurprisingly he sounds very southern........ so do we think we will need a full time interpreter going forward...... and do you think his pronunciation of DON-carster will improve..?
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DoncaRster
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where do we think this leaves Bozzie in the grand scheme of things?
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Unsurprisingly he sounds very southern........ so do we think we will need a full time interpreter going forward...... and do you think his pronunciation of DON-carster will improve..?
Sounds like Stocky.
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From the Pompey Forum:
https://forum.truebluearmy.com/showthread.php?tid=663
Some predictable responses from the Pompey fans on there wilts.
Couple of things
1. Some of them really aren't keen on John, are they?
2. Their forum is absolutely shite compared to ours. Don't know how lucky we are!
Re the second point, I find most other clubs' forums hard work to read, compared to ours.
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where do we think this leaves Bozzie in the grand scheme of things?
Love to see them on the same pitch, but I feel Bostock is destined for S6
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where do we think this leaves Bozzie in the grand scheme of things?
On the left of a two man partnership?
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where do we think this leaves Bozzie in the grand scheme of things?
Love to see them on the same pitch, but I feel Bostock is destined for S6
Not if he likes getting paid, he isn't.
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Sounds like he should be a great signing. We really are desperate for a proper defensive midfielder to play with him though. I think that could be the most important signing we make this summer. Someone like Paul Keegan.
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https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/farewell-to-one-of-portsmouths-humble-own-tasked-with-fulfilling-his-championship-potential-at-doncaster-rovers-3263983
A good little write up about him here. Sounds like he’d of been a key player for Cowley but he came in too late to sort his future.
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I don’t necessarily see why Bostock and Close couldn’t play in the same team… but it would be dependent on getting a player in there that can get around the pitch and win the ball back. That’s an imperative piece of the jigsaw for me. The best footballing teams in the world all have one.
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Agreed Jon. We need the L1 equivalent of N’Golo Kanté.
Now, we only need to find him!
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I don’t necessarily see why Bostock and Close couldn’t play in the same team… but it would be dependent on getting a player in there that can get around the pitch and win the ball back. That’s an imperative piece of the jigsaw for me. The best footballing teams in the world all have one.
Wellens likes to play a 4231. I’d be interested to see if Close plays in the two or in behind the front. Not sure him and Bostock could play in the double pivot together, I’d love to know Richie’s plan.
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Ritchie did comment on having a ‘Brian Stock’ type player at the defensive end of midfield, who can spray the passes out and dictate the play, much like Brian did back in the day. I think Ben is his man, but - I don’t see Bostock being the man to partner him, though!
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If Wellens plays one up, then we have two players who haven’t done a great job in that role, to choose from. In fact Fej probably better as one of the wide players of the three. Wellens is going to have to work hard / miracles to get Bogle scoring regularly, if last season is any sign.
Still maintain we won’t see Bostock do his remaining contract time.
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Surely Bostock would command a fee then?
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Surely Bostock would command a fee then?
If we wanted one. It might suit Richie's plans to move JB on
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Why have e all decided suddenly that we don't want jb anymore? We need strength in depth in the squad, he needs a full preseason to get up to speed and is a quality player. To say you lot are fickle is and understatement given how everyone said John would win us the league last season
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Ritchie did comment on having a ‘Brian Stock’ type player at the defensive end of midfield, who can spray the passes out and dictate the play, much like Brian did back in the day. I think Ben is his man, but - I don’t see Bostock being the man to partner him, though!
Close isn’t a similar player to Stock. His best attributes are attacking ones. Maybe RW thinks he convert him to more of a holding player, doubt that’s the plan though, could be wrong.
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Why have e all decided suddenly that we don't want jb anymore? We need strength in depth in the squad, he needs a full preseason to get up to speed and is a quality player. To say you lot are fickle is and understatement given how everyone said John would win us the league last season
I don’t think ‘we’ all have, have we?
Anyway: some Close goals… he not scared of having a pop.
https://youtu.be/AE4LKCl48a0
https://youtu.be/ktYjEn5ehYo
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Love that everyone is an expert on BC's attributes when none have us have even seen him play yet... :thumbsup:
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Hopefully we get the squad sorted ready in time for pre season training giving them time to gel. Seems a quality start though. Who is next lol
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Why have e all decided suddenly that we don't want jb anymore? We need strength in depth in the squad, he needs a full preseason to get up to speed and is a quality player. To say you lot are fickle is and understatement given how everyone said John would win us the league last season
I don’t think ‘we’ all have, have we?
Anyway: some Close goals… he not scared of having a pop.
https://youtu.be/AE4LKCl48a0
https://youtu.be/ktYjEn5ehYo
They look like the sort of goals that BW used to pick up.
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There are more players to follow by the sounds of it...
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/he-reminds-me-of-brian-stock-richie-wellens-compares-ben-close-to-doncaster-rovers-legend-3264486
Can't imagine we'll have a sorted squad before the end of June............. that's not the Rovers way.. :facepalm:
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From the Pompey Forum:
https://forum.truebluearmy.com/showthread.php?tid=663
Some predictable responses from the Pompey fans on there wilts.
My thoughts entirely, hound!
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When was the last time (if ever) we went into pre-season with the majority of the squad sorted?
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It’s interesting that we have become used to this, with our unfortunate managerial turnover, short contracts and amount of movement between leagues in the last decade, that every summer looks like a massive rebuild.
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It’s interesting that we have become used to this, with our unfortunate managerial turnover, short contracts and amount of movement between leagues in the last decade, that every summer looks like a massive rebuild.
Yep seems to have become the norm
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When was the last time (if ever) we went into pre-season with the majority of the squad sorted?
The season we got promoted from league 2 under Ferguson.
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Love that everyone is an expert on BC's attributes when none have us have even seen him play yet... :thumbsup:
Don’t know if you were referring to me or not. The FP have put out an article this morning with RW saying pretty much what I said!
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Ritchie did comment on having a ‘Brian Stock’ type player at the defensive end of midfield, who can spray the passes out and dictate the play, much like Brian did back in the day. I think Ben is his man, but - I don’t see Bostock being the man to partner him, though!
Close isn’t a similar player to Stock. His best attributes are attacking ones. Maybe RW thinks he convert him to more of a holding player, doubt that’s the plan though, could be wrong.
In the DFP article Richie makes this point. He seems to be saying he has certain attributes that are Stock-like, rather than saying he's going to be the next Brian Stock.
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When was the last time (if ever) we went into pre-season with the majority of the squad sorted?
When we were relegated to League Two, Fergie didn't mess about. We got the likes of Rowe, Blair and Marquis signed up and mostly by mid-June we had the squad together aside from loanees. I remember Houghton and Mason joined the day before the Accrington game on the opening day but aside from them it was mostly put together early.
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I can’t read them free press articles on my phone just keeps jumping from ad to ad shocking page
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A good piece about why Ben left Portmouth
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/ben-close-reveals-events-which-led-to-his-long-portsmouth-stay-coming-to-close-for-better-deal-at-doncaster-rovers-3266752