Rover 5-0 Frickley

[karldew]

Never went but just doesn’t seem to be a mention of the friendly tonight.

Marquis, Whiteman, May, Lund & Morris on the scoresheet.

Not sure if anyone else who went could share their thoughts on the game?

[MachoMadness]

Any ideas on the trialist?

[karldew]

Any ideas on the trialist?

Named and confirmed in the rumour mill

[steve@dcfd]

Having been tonight we need two more centre midfield players for the three. We have signed Ali for the front three  but we need another striker to add to Marquis. That’s another 4 players if we want to be any where near the top six. The trialist would be a waste of the resources the manager has. If he was going to light up league 1 why didn’t he do it last year for Bradford, overweight and totally unfit as well.

[drfchound]

Heat makes things expand.
So he wasn’t fat, probably just hot.

[Alan Southstand]

Can't read much into friendlies but, we need more than what was on display tonight. With no Rowe or Copps in midfield, we are desperately short of any sort of quality. We have Whiteman and McCullough, who will probably battle it out for the centre berth, but both left and right (of the 3 that the manager has played up to now) are non-existent within our ranks. Get these 2 quality players and it will be a start, but there is no cover for right back (Mason is still the outstanding player for that position).

Final piece of the jigsaw is another striker for partnering/assisting JM. As I have said previously, if we let him go, we're well and truly stuffed. There is quite simply nobody to take his place and if he stays and then gets injured, again, we're stuffed. For top 6, we need to address this and quick.

Triallist didn't cut it for me, but it was obvious he wasn't fit. I think we need much better, for league 1. Loanee?

[steve@dcfd]

Defence all players were good to ok if the resources are there a right back would be good.

Centre three midfield we have Whiteman and McCullough the other four that played tonight are not good enough or need developing into the role.
That’s Blair, Ben Khemis, Fletcher and Prior.

Front three we have Marquis good enough to start in the first team.
May and Beestin good subs. Morris and Watters development players.
Trialist as ’ve said would be a waste of resources.

[Retdon1]

Having been tonight we need two more centre midfield players for the three. We have signed Ali for the front three  but we need another striker to add to Marquis. That’s another 4 players if we want to be any where near the top six. The trialist would be a waste of the resources the manager has. If he was going to light up league 1 why didn’t he do it last year for Bradford, overweight and totally unfit as well.
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Having been tonight we need two more centre midfield players for the three. We have signed Ali for the front three  but we need another striker to add to Marquis. That’s another 4 players if we want to be any where near the top six. The trialist would be a waste of the resources the manager has. If he was going to light up league 1 why didn’t he do it last year for Bradford, overweight and totally unfit as well.

Bradford fans say he was very good for them and we’re disappointed he left... he left in April though because of personal reasons, rumour is he’s a bit of a head case.

[steve@dcfd]

Retdon I’ve read that I’ve watched videos but watching him tonight and age of 30 he is not going light up league 1. We need better with aim being  top six.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Well, there's a reason he's on trial.

[steve@dcfd]

Well, there's a reason he's on trial.

Yes I know that so let see what happens. I’ve always said we need quality players another three/ four plus Ali who has just signed. If GM can turn him into a consistent 46 game quality player then he’ll turn water into wine.

But on tonight’s showing was not all about the trialist. We need not want two more centre midfield players for the centre three they are a priority for me.

[GazLaz]

Not a player that fits our supposed model of developing players. Is that ethos out of the window now?

[RedJ]

You can't have an entire squad made up of that type of player, so I would imagine not.

[Retdon1]

Retdon I’ve read that I’ve watched videos but watching him tonight and age of 30 he is not going light up league 1. We need better with aim being  top six.

Yeah I think Idd be giving him a miss. You would have thought the penny would have dropped for him by now.

[rtid88]

Can't even see why we would be looking at him, has got to be a mate of McCann's only possible explanation.

[GazLaz]

McCann must know he has ability. When you don’t have bundles of money to spend you have to take more risks on players.

[raggytash]

Certainly doing that, Ali Crawford 14 games in 18 month...... butler 6 goals in 34 ?? Then just packed in when McCall went citing personal reasons and he’s been kicked out at Ipswich for the suspended sentence for t**tting a bouncer... already appears after one week GM as been told to scrape the barrel...

[DonnyOsmond]

Certainly doing that, Ali Crawford 14 games in 18 month...... butler 6 goals in 34 ?? Then just packed in when McCall went citing personal reasons and he’s been kicked out at Ipswich for the suspended sentence for t**tting a bouncer... already appears after one week GM as been told to scrape the barrel...

 

[Bollinger]

Certainly doing that, Ali Crawford 14 games in 18 month...... butler 6 goals in 34 ?? Then just packed in when McCall went citing personal reasons and he’s been kicked out at Ipswich for the suspended sentence for t**tting a bouncer... already appears after one week GM as been told to scrape the barrel...

You lost any credibility with your tedious ant-board bashing rants the day we lost at Accrington on day one of the season-before-last when you announced this was all further evidence that the board didn't want us to be promoted.

[idler]

Certainly doing that, Ali Crawford 14 games in 18 month...... butler 6 goals in 34 ?? Then just packed in when McCall went citing personal reasons and he’s been kicked out at Ipswich for the suspended sentence for t**tting a bouncer... already appears after one week GM as been told to scrape the barrel...

If you are going to moan and try and wind people up at least get the player's name right.🤔

[The Red Baron]

The best news for me was that Copps doesn't need surgery and Tommy is making good progress. Get those two back and things will look a lot better.

It looks like Taylor will be staying with us. McCann clearly thinks he's a special talent, although fitness is an issue with him.

Interesting that neither Mandeville nor Garratt played last night. They could be injured of course, but I wonder if other clubs are looking at them.

[deebee]

No mention of Danny Andrews is he not fit yet.?

[sedwardsdrfc]

Played 2nd half

[DonnyOsmond]

Andrew did quite well.

[DonnyOsmond]

The best news for me was that Copps doesn't need surgery and Tommy is making good progress. Get those two back and things will look a lot better.

It looks like Taylor will be staying with us. McCann clearly thinks he's a special talent, although fitness is an issue with him.

Interesting that neither Mandeville nor Garratt played last night. They could be injured of course, but I wonder if other clubs are looking at them.

On Copps and Rowe, I wonder where they'd play in this 4-3-3? Rowe could slot into CM, Copps right of the attack?

[the vicar]

Andrew did quite well.

he played very well considering the opposition, and more to the point he was talking and coaching the young lads all the time during the game 

[steve@dcfd]

The best news for me was that Copps doesn't need surgery and Tommy is making good progress. Get those two back and things will look a lot better.

It looks like Taylor will be staying with us. McCann clearly thinks he's a special talent, although fitness is an issue with him.

Interesting that neither Mandeville nor Garratt played last night. They could be injured of course, but I wonder if other clubs are looking at them.

On Copps and Rowe, I wonder where they'd play in this 4-3-3? Rowe could slot into CM, Copps right of the attack?

Ali can play left or right front three so we won’t have be reliant on Copps all the time. Rowe can play left of the front or middle three. But we still need two more centre midfield players for left and right of the three. We have no one good enough to play those roles and cover for injuries

[arkseyrover]

According to Hodens report in FP substitute Myron Gibbons came on for Watters after 23 minutes and 'made a real impact' but no-one that went to the game seems to have mentioned him. Is he one of the youth players?

[selby]

  He did Arksey, the stand out talent Danny Amos, Gibbons made two goals with his pace, the pass of the night McCollough for Mays goal, perfect.
   And if the trialist is  better than Mandeville, I am going to train as an astronaut.

[bedale rover]

The best news for me was that Copps doesn't need surgery and Tommy is making good progress. Get those two back and things will look a lot better.

It looks like Taylor will be staying with us. McCann clearly thinks he's a special talent, although fitness is an issue with him.

Interesting that neither Mandeville nor Garratt played last night. They could be injured of course, but I wonder if other clubs are looking at them.

On Copps and Rowe, I wonder where they'd play in this 4-3-3? Rowe could slot into CM, Copps right of the attack?

I'd have Rowe on the left of the centre forward and copps to the right of the holding midfielder
But that is only my view