Tommy Rowe

[Sammy Chung was King]

''One man's rubbish is anothers treasure'', The Wolves lot don't rate Rowe at all !. I have always thought our support on the whole loves a trier, but don't trust somebody with talent as much. Our fans are like the Alf Ramsey/Don Revie of fans. Put a Rodney Marsh type in the team and it's 'He doesn't track back'!.
I know we have had nobody of that quality, but Cotterill comes to mind, week after week he produced the assist to win the game, and week after week he got stick!.
Now Rowe is no plodder, he is a bit more than just grit, but our fans identify with that sort of player. Who covers every blade of grass, might leave his foot in here and there on a late challenge, someone with 'Northern grit'!.
 Since he has joined us he has given us grit, determination, extra ability, that bloody minded will to win that we missed, he is captain material!.

Everybody looks for different in players, being an ex winger and striker i look more to McSheffrey etc. I think sometimes as fans we need to realise that football is a bit like baking, if all the ingredients aren't right, it won't taste nice!.
 Building a good team needs a mix of everything, and it seems just as the manager has found the 'right ingredients', it's touch and go whether it's left us enough time!.
We don't need a team of all plodders or a team of players with just ability. As good as Sean's team was at times, even he got the balance wrong, where we had too much ability, and not enough who did the ugly stuff well!.

The good thing is those promising signs i wanted to see from how Ferguson was going to improve things, i see them coming together. That makes me start going towards it being right for him to be able to build a squad for next season.
I haven't been convinced by him overall. It's not just the wins, the team spirit has been repaired.
 You can tell that just watching them on the field. They look more organised and of course the main thing they are winning games!. I don't want to be cynical and think this upsurge is players trying to get another contract or trying to impress other clubs.

My thoughts are that there were differences in the dressing room, they have been sorted out. The confidence was an issue the wins have sorted that out!. And while the players image to the fans hasen't been fully repaired, our fans can accept that if we do go down, we are going down fighting, not meakly stepping aside!.
Some people work all week and the game is there pleasure or luxury in life. Others battle illness and it gives them a distraction from pain for a couple of hours, football is much more than a game to the average fan!.

[drfc1951]

Tommy Rowe was brilliant today. Even when he got a knock on the head and was dizzy, he was dominant, and like a whirlpool it never ended.

Like what  you did there.

[Chris Black come back]

Lo and behold it turns out that signing lots of teenage Premier Leage players with little or no professional games under their belt was not the optimum way to conduct a relegation scrap.

Hardly a surprise that solid and experienced professionals like Rowe and McSheffrey have added to our recent recovery.

[TheFunk]

In my opinion his was the best individual performance I've seen since Greeny away at Huddersfield in 2008. Although Wellens at home to QPR a couple of years ago was pretty close.

[bobbymax]

Rowe was superb yesterday and the kind of all-action attacking midfielder that we've lacked since Syers left.
he was a deriving MOM but honourable mentions should go yesterday to Butler. who won absolutely everything, and McCullough who does simple things in midfield really well and is growing with every performance.
Only Lund was really off the pace yesterday and he really needs to learn not to sell himself so cheaply.

[Harrogate Rover]

Best individual display by someone in a Rovers shirt since Harry Forrester on Boxing Day 2014, funnily enough against Coventry. They had no answer to him, fouled him no end of times and ended the game with 9 men. Won that game 2-0 too, and it was also over at half time.

[grayx]

Rowe was superb yesterday and the kind of all-action attacking midfielder that we've lacked since Syers left.
he was a deriving MOM but honourable mentions should go yesterday to Butler. who won absolutely everything, and McCullough who does simple things in midfield really well and is growing with every performance.
Only Lund was really off the pace yesterday and he really needs to learn not to sell himself so cheaply.

Lund desperately needs "RESTING"

[i_ateallthepies]

I agree, Lund was getting done for fun again yesterday, by far the one weak link in yesterday's lineup.  I can't help wondering though just how good/poor is the coaching our players are receiving, we've talked countless times how new players come in and look good for a game or two and then become average at best.

[idler]

On the highlights his movement off the ball was non-existent. He was strolling with no urgency.

[Dare to dream!]

Lund just ins't good enough right now, looked shit scared also.

Rowe was exceptional and has been good in most games imo. Not only is he a good player he is a leader, he was constantly giving out instructions and was telling Calder what to do a lot of the time. 

[GazLaz]

What annoys me is Lunds tendency to dive/slide in. Good defenders should leave their feet ten times a season not twice a game.

[roversdude]

Lund seems to get better as the game goes on
Often early on he gets turned inside out however he was left a bit exposed on Saturday early on with no cover from midfield

[Donnywolf]

Tommy Rowe was brilliant today. Even when he got a knock on the head and was dizzy, he was dominant, and like a whirlpool it never ended.

Like what  you did there.

DUUUUH .... eventually I got there too ! Definitely one for the older generation !

[Bentley Bullet]

Just for the young'ens......<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2DLMVxg02Q" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2DLMVxg02Q</a>

[idler]

He had a couple more singles about 7 years earlier. I bought Sheila, and he followed it up with the Folk Singer.
More useless information.

[drfchound]

Tommy Rowe was brilliant today. Even when he got a knock on the head and was dizzy, he was dominant, and like a whirlpool it never ended.

Like what  you did there.

DUUUUH .... eventually I got there too ! Definitely one for the older generation !

I was saying on Saturday that Dizzy should be his Rovers song.

By the way, I asked last week and no one answered so I will ask again, why have the Black Bank lads split into two groups?
They seem to be trying to outdo each other and as a consequence the singing is not as loud.
There is even a new drummer.

[NickDRFC]

http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=257231.30

Penultimate post.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Back to Roe, I noticed at set pieces, he seemed to be calling the shots. We've see him attack the ball like no other midfielder (or forward) we've had for sometime. Add this to Butlers efforts to get on the end of things it's not surprising we're getting more success.

This man seems to be leading by example to rescue our season. Wouldn't be surprised if a contract is on the line and he appears to want it.

[Sammy Chung was King]

He should be the captain, it doesn't suit Coppinger, this guy is the leader we have been looking for in midfield. It will be ideal for his career to stay with us, he is valued and wanted at the club, and will play regular if he maintains the same standards!.

[dknward2]

if  we stay up he will join first i would guess

[GazLaz]

He has one really good game and people want to give him a knighthood!!

[Bentley Bullet]

I'd like to see Rowe and Conor Grant in the same team.

[The Red Baron]

He has one really good game and people want to give him a knighthood!!

True. He was outstanding on Saturday but how often have we had a player perform really well on loan and then disappoint when signed permanently?

[Dare to dream!]

Ferguson said when we signed him on loan the plan was to sign him in the summer but our situation forced us to bring him in earlier.