Mandeville

[StocksArmy]

Had to feel for him when his own fans cheer when he gets substituted. I agree his time in a DRFC shirt should be done but, nobody representing our club needs to hear that.

[drfchound]

He isn’t the first to suffer is he.
ATS, Main, Evina et al have had dogs abuse from some of our supporters.
Pathetic really.

[besty]

He was the best thing since sliced bread last year what the hell has happened?

[dickos1]

Terrible performance from these clowns. Should never boo your own player never mind a young lad that's come through our academy

[adamtherover]

Pre Injury he was on fire last yr, he was top scorer in pre season, and recently had a good goal to game ratio.. but his demeanor really doesn't say the right things. Sadly he just looks lazy and unfit, which is bizarre. .

[roversdude]

What happened with him and DF last year and the train incident probably has got to him
Agree we shouldn’t be booing him

[Filo]

What happened with him and DF last year and the train incident probably has got to him
Agree we shouldn’t be booing him

Train incident?

[drfchound]

What was the train incident?

[eastender]

I think he was Photographed in the luggage rake of a train carriage and put on Facebook  .

[keith79]

No. Fergi dropped him from the team and Mandeville just took it instead of asking why he was dropped. That what I heard happened.

[drfchound]

I think he was Photographed in the luggage rake of a train carriage and put on Facebook  .

I suppose it depends on the circumstances.
However, some of the stuff that people put on Facebook drops them in such trouble.

[Copps is Magic]

I think he was Photographed in the luggage rake of a train carriage and put on Facebook  .

That was some random kid who happened to look like Mandeville. Not Mandeville himself.

Ha

[adamtherover]

No. Fergi dropped him from the team and Mandeville just took it instead of asking why he was dropped. That what I heard happened.

I thought it was the opposite, fergie dropped him and he kicked off..   fergie did say his reaction was out of order..  which I don't think he would have said if he just accepted it. Surely it's part of football, sometimes you may be on the bench, if every player kicked off there would be no players left.

[IDM]

No I am fairly sure DF said it was because Mandeville took it too easy.

Today he was a bit rusty, and slow.  But to his credit he did show some good touches and wasn't afraid to shoot.  If anything, he needs more game time to get back to where he was last season.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Crazy that. He could be our best player. A young kid and he gets that - crackers.  Why are football fans generally lacking brain cells?

[IDM]

Crazy that. He could be our best player. A young kid and he gets that - crackers.  Why are football fans generally lacking brain cells?

When Houghton was subbed, most of the fans were chanting for him to be signed permanently, apart from one near me who said Houghton can "f**k off"..

Unbelievable..

[StocksArmy]

Crazy that. He could be our best player. A young kid and he gets that - crackers.  Why are football fans generally lacking brain cells?

When Houghton was subbed, most of the fans were chanting for him to be signed permanently, apart from one near me who said Houghton can "f**k off"..

Unbelievable..

Much to our benefit, we have found a way of playing where we get the best out of both Houghton and Whiteman. I was shocked that their number 8 got MOTM as i thought our 2 completely bossed the game. As for the one near you... well, he must have made his way to Peterborough straight from the pub. Would still be nice to find a no nonsence midfielder to add to what we have in January though.

[anne honemous]

Crazy that. He could be our best player. A young kid and he gets that - crackers.  Why are football fans generally lacking brain cells?

Yeah, he could be our best player if we entered a team in the Doncaster & District Sunday League Sixth Division (and even then I wouldn't bank on it) as I think Big Dave from the Fox & Hound's second team would be a better signing. 

I wasn't there today and I agree that booing players is absolutely ridiculous, but if he's going to become a proper footballer and not one of these players who has a season or two out the academy and then gets released and ends up at Goole Town or wherever, he needs to take it on the chin.

However, his performances are generally poor and it's happening more and more frequently... so it's coming to a point where he's either good enough or he's not good enough.

Technically good? Yes.
Technically good enough for mens football? No.

I wouldn't be bothered if we released him tomorrow.

[MachoMadness]

He's never going to be a workhorse line-leader sort of player like Billy Sharp was, that much is clear. That's fine though. At his best he reminds me of a Berbatov style player, very languid but capable of magic at any moment. Far too often he just seems laboured and not fit though. Whether it's his attitude, fitness or both I'm not sure.

Technically I think he's the best player at the club bar Copps. However unlike Copps it doesn't matter because he doesn't offer much in the way of footballing intelligence or bottle.

I'd keep him for another year as it's possible he just needs to work on his fitness and develop his football brain a bit more so he can actually get into positions where his technical skills could prove useful. At the moment he just seems to hover in front of the midfield and let the game pass him by.

Having said all that booing/sarcastic cheering isn't on at all. No excuse for that.

[wilts rover]

This time last year he was tipped to be our next £1 million player - now he's tipped for the Doncaster Sunday League! It's a funny old game eh Liam.

[philsky]

This time last year he was tipped to be our next £1 million player - now he's tipped for the Doncaster Sunday League! It's a funny old game eh Liam.

Im in the club that thinks he'll come good

[anne honemous]

This time last year he was tipped to be our next £1 million player - now he's tipped for the Doncaster Sunday League! It's a funny old game eh Liam.

I've always thought he's over-rated and until he's done well over 100-200 games, then he's still also got to establish himself.

The only player we've had in recent years that has come through and has actually gone on to have a decent-ish career to date is James Husband, and that's also debatable as to whether he's actually proved himself at a higher level.

[GazLaz]

No. Fergi dropped him from the team and Mandeville just took it instead of asking why he was dropped. That what I heard happened.

I thought it was the opposite, fergie dropped him and he kicked off..   fergie did say his reaction was out of order..  which I don't think he would have said if he just accepted it. Surely it's part of football, sometimes you may be on the bench, if every player kicked off there would be no players left.

Fergie told him he was dropped and 5 minutes later he was laughing and joking about like he wasn’t bothered at all.

Our youth team players have a very bad record of making it in the professional game, could it be more of a mentality thing rather than ability? Are we producing kids without the win at all costs, desire and determination needed to make it in league football??

[Campsall rover]

Crazy that. He could be our best player. A young kid and he gets that - crackers.  Why are football fans generally lacking brain cells?

Yeah, he could be our best player if we entered a team in the Doncaster & District Sunday League Sixth Division (and even then I wouldn't bank on it) as I think Big Dave from the Fox & Hound's second team would be a better signing. 

I wasn't there today and I agree that booing players is absolutely ridiculous, but if he's going to become a proper footballer and not one of these players who has a season or two out the academy and then gets released and ends up at Goole Town or wherever, he needs to take it on the chin.

However, his performances are generally poor and it's happening more and more frequently... so it's coming to a point where he's either good enough or he's not good enough.

Technically good? Yes.
Technically good enough for mens football? No.

I wouldn't be bothered if we released him tomorrow.

I am sorry Anne but yes you are entitled to your opinion of course but your assessment of Mandeville is so far off the mark it’s untrue.
As you say you were not there today so you cannot comment on his performance.
Well let me tel you this as I was there today. Mandeville played well, not brilliant but very well.
Two missed placed passes in total. His awareness as to what is around him and vision is very good for a 20 year old.
I really don’t know what you and some of the “so called supporters” are watching but it is certainly not the same as some of us who can see a very gifted lad who is trying to make a name for himself at Rovers.
The abuse he is receiving from a section of our “”support” is nothing short of disgraceful.
Those people that booed him when he was substituted should be ashamed of themselves.
What do you expect from him when he hasn’t had a consistent run in the team this season.
I don’t think he has started in 2 consecutive matches yet.
If we lose him to another club your comments may well make you look very stupid indeed.
Be careful what you wish for.

[DonnyOsmond]

He's technically one of our best players, our best ability striker. Unfortunately he's not showing it at the moment. Look at Adelakun at Scunthorpe, he had ability and showed it in spurts but Scunthorpe fans and nearly the club had enough. Alexander had a word and he's a new player this year and they expect him to move for at least a million.

[selby]

  I see a Brian Dean moment coming up, I wonder how many  of the all knowing crowd will say, I always knew he would be a good player, and we let him go for nothing, a couple of years later?

[Alan Southstand]

Cassie, go and watch him in the Development games and you'll see nothing that would make you think 'why isn't he being picked?'.

I think the lad has an attitude problem and, unless he sorts himself out, I can't see him progressing. Maybe a move could spur him on to do better. He just doesn't have the heart or desire right now. End of.

[Beerseller]

Isn't Mandeville the lad who said in an interview that he never expected to be a pro footballer because he didn't think he was very good and was more expecting to go into something requiring academic achievements instead?

If that's right, then maybe there's your answer as to why he doesn't seem to have the right attitude.  It's not that he can't be arsed but that he can't quite get his head around the fact that he is good enough.

[Alickismyhero]

Things don't change when it comes to supporters and the way they express their opinions. I can remember talking to my father many years ago about Harry Gregg and asking his opinion of one of our top players of all time. He recalled a situation were Harry was being criticised by supporters behind his goal during the game and Harry being the bloke he was with a fiery temper threaten to sort them out with his fists. Harry was probably the best keeper in the country at the time.

The only way poor Mandy can respond is to take his chance and score goals alas I fear he hasn't got the mental strength of Harry to cope with it all.

Mandy is "one of our own" and he deserves our full support and then we will get the best out of him.

[selby]

  Alan were you there? can you tell me who missed the cross 6yds out again about 4 minutes from the end ?