Danny Schofield

[Campsall rover]

Record to date

Won 9, Drawn 4, Lost 17  inc cup game v Kings Lynn.
Scored 24, Conceded 42

Played 29 league games 31 points

That’s 30 games in total, 29 league games.
So virtually 2 thirds of the season.

That over 46 games would be equivalent to 49/50 points
May be enough to just stay up in this league with only 2 relegated.

But is that acceptable. Is that what we are aiming to achieve just hanging on to our EFL status.

Now I know this is not DS’s team other than the loan players he acquired in January.
Nelson, Brown, Lakin & B Miller.

But the players brought in during last summer were ones recruited by our current HoF Copps.
Maxwell, Long, Hirst, Molyneux, Degruchy, Tomlin, G Miller and Andrews.
Don’t remember many people saying these were poor signings last August.
We also had a squad containing,
Mitchell, Jones, Knoyle, Seaman, Younger, Williams, Faulkner, Anderson, Olowu, Rowe, Clayton, Biggins, Close, Taylor & Agard.

Now I am not saying that squad was top 3 although in August i did say that mistakenly.
The missing ingredient is physicality that’s obvious. We’re short of a 3 players who could potentially have won the league 2 title with an experienced manager at the helm imo.

So very long winded, my apologies again, what I am saying is getting
31 points from 29 games, which over 46 games, a full season 49/50 points acceptable with the squad of players we have.

Hands up those that think it is acceptable and DS should be allowed to stay in this job next season based on that record.
Also the quality of the football and entertainment that we have seen has to be a factor to take into consideration.

Now if I am in a minority I will hold my hands up and say I am wrong.
I know though I am not and that record above is abysmal in this league.
This is a desperately ave to poor league and we would have finished 20/21 over a full season on DS’s record over 29 games.

That to me is abject failure.
Any other club he would be gone.   

[FNB]

100% agree.  But its not just the results, it is also the negative way he sets up the side with no variation, no attacking intent and inability to read a game and make changes.  He is the worse of all worlds.

[normal rules]

Its beggars belief isn’t it?
I think the relationship between copps and him has alot to answer for.
The same concerns I had about copps being appointed as HOF are ringing true for similar concerns as to how on earth Schofield got the managers job.
Jobs for the boys. People within the footballing institution looking after themselves. Neither appointment imo have benefitted DRFC.

[drfchound]

There is hardly ever anything during games to get you on the edge of your seat.
Boring to watch football.
A point per game over the season would leave us hanging over the precipice this time next year.

[Campsall rover]

100% agree.  But its not just the results, it is also the negative way he sets up the side with no variation, no attacking intent and inability to read a game and make changes.  He is the worse of all worlds.

I didn’t mention that FNB but that’s why he has that abysmal record.
He is tactically out of his depth. He wants to play this formation. Doesn’t change it even though he has won only 9 games out of 30
Now that’s insanity isn’t it?

[normal rules]

There has been alot of talk of sod’s tenure at rovers.
Now unless I’m mistaken, JR and SOD were not mates. Not connected in any way shape or form until that day when Bournemouth mullered rovers 5-0 at their place with a style of play that caught Ryan’s eye. Including a goal scored by a certain James hayter.  After that the rest is history. Ryan saw a style of play and a manger that he wanted at rovers. And in time, he got his man.
Fast forward to this season. Now no one can say that this was the case with Schofield.
Copps hasn’t been over to Huddersfield to see his wizardry of management in process has he? Because it was none existent. So how on earth did he get the job.

[Redroy]

There must be something in what seemed to be our position in the January window though in terms of shipping people out and not over committing resource. Now, the form since the January window has probably thrown a spanner in the works but the feeling still must that whatever agreement they made r.e. waiting till summer is playing a bit part here. Get through the difficult period until the summer.

But that is being made increasingly more difficult week on week by performances and the atmosphere around the club.

I'm still in two minds. Some such as Gaz have consistently pointed out that it feels like there still is no strategy despite Copps and Schofield talking about processes relentlessly. I think there probs is something in that. Interviews with some buzzwords but little to show for it.

But then it's almost like is it too soon once again to make a definitive judgement until they (whoever's job it is to build the squad - copps and the head coach?) have done that?

I honestly think this team is lightweight gash. Not sure anyone would do much with it over a season so I don't really have massively strong feelings about Schofield so far. Despite this run being abysmal.

[steve@dcfd]

The biggest lost to this season for creativity was when Tomlin retired we never replaced his creativity in the side.
As for Schofield and Copps I have little faith that with any  extra funds provided they can add quality to the contracted players to achieve promotion next season.
The way DS sets up his team I do not believe we will compete in league 2.
If in blind faith the Chairman and Copps believe he can turn us round next season that’s their choice but will they then accept the consequences if he doesn’t.
If he stays and we are competitive in the top six or top three all season then I will say I was wrong.
This is a big summer for the club get it wrong then we could have a worst season than this and be relegated. We all hope that we have bottomed out and the recovery on the pitch starts from August 2023.

[Alan Southstand]

What does need saying, Camps, and, to be fair, it’s with a sprinkling of hindsight, it has become crystal clear that our ‘squad’ was devoid of any real quality. Particularly, when you consider the rapid decline in performances after several players were out with long term injuries (again).

I agree about the physical attributes but there is much more than that. For several ‘windows’ now, we seem to have signed either ‘ones for the future’ or players way past their sell by. Also, the standard of loans we’ve brought in (to supposedly add icing to the cake) have been way below what we’ve seen previously (Kane, Wilks, Ramsey, Richards, Sheaf, Dieng to name a few).

[Cramby10]

I don’t know if anyone listened to his latest radio Sheffield interview but it is absolutely mind blowing. It gave me anger, laughter and despair all rolled into one!! He cannot possibly believe some of the stuff he says.
Few things in particular, firstly that everyone at the club is positive and together and that the club is going in the right direction. Secondly his constant use of the phrase of moments in games. Is this what his process is? Boring everyone in the ground to death and when they’re all asleep try to sneak a goal in?
And finally him talking about next season. This is where my heart well and truly sank. Grit your teeth boys. He’s going nowhere!

[drfchound]

The other thing that is glaringly obvious is the divide being created between factions of fans.
Furthermore, I have always thought that there has been quite a strong bond between the club and the fan base but as this season has gone on I feel that is being diluted.
So many people are deciding not to renew season tickets and are staying away from games at present.
The club have to take notice of this.

[Canadian Rover]

I don’t know if anyone listened to his latest radio Sheffield interview but it is absolutely mind blowing. It gave me anger, laughter and despair all rolled into one!! He cannot possibly believe some of the stuff he says.
Few things in particular, firstly that everyone at the club is positive and together and that the club is going in the right direction. Secondly his constant use of the phrase of moments in games. Is this what his process is? Boring everyone in the ground to death and when they’re all asleep try to sneak a goal in?
And finally him talking about next season. This is where my heart well and truly sank. Grit your teeth boys. He’s going nowhere!

The interviews are very strange. It's almost like the journalists doing the interviews are under instruction from the club.

[Lesonthewest]

I don’t know if anyone listened to his latest radio Sheffield interview but it is absolutely mind blowing. It gave me anger, laughter and despair all rolled into one!! He cannot possibly believe some of the stuff he says.
Few things in particular, firstly that everyone at the club is positive and together and that the club is going in the right direction. Secondly his constant use of the phrase of moments in games. Is this what his process is? Boring everyone in the ground to death and when they’re all asleep try to sneak a goal in?
And finally him talking about next season. This is where my heart well and truly sank. Grit your teeth boys. He’s going nowhere!

The interviews are very strange. It's almost like the journalists doing the interviews are under instruction from the club.

Agreed, there are a lot of questions posters on here would like to be put to him, in a proper manner of course. I would like him to be asked why he thinks it's acceptable after 30 games we hardly create any chances or shots on target during games. I mean that's what football fans go to see don't they. Then when he waffles about 'moments' & winning 'football games', ask him again to answer the question.

[normal rules]

I don’t know about football. Maybe he would be better off in politics. He is very good at “whatabouterism “

[Campsall rover]

The other thing that is glaringly obvious is the divide being created between factions of fans.
Furthermore, I have always thought that there has been quite a strong bond between the club and the fan base but as this season has gone on I feel that is being diluted.
So many people are deciding not to renew season tickets and are staying away from games at present.
The club have to take notice of this.

One person responsible hound. Blunt the Chairman.  Blunt by name Blunt by nature.
Most Rovers fans wouldn’t even know him if they bumped into him in the street.

He is the problem hound. He is the organ grinder. He makes all the big decisions.
Or in this case doesn’t make them. 
If it is Copps saying we keep DS then Blunt should take action and get them both out.
It genuinely hurts having to say that about a club legend but the Club comes 1st not any individual.

[normal rules]

No one person, or perhaps in this case two, or even three, are bigger than the club.
The club would do well to remember this.
Custodians of the legacy of drfc.  And they ain’t doing a very good job are they currently. But it’s ok as they are all mates.
Blunt wanted copps as HOF.
Copps wanted DS as manager.
All very chummy chummy.

[Campsall rover]

A lot of people have been talking about Sod
Not one person has mentioned Richard O’Kelly.

He had a massive bearing on the success we had. Now he was a proper coach.

Who has Schofield got as no 2 Gribble now nothing personal but what 1st team coaching experience does he have on his CV?

It’s like the blind leading the blind. And Blunt isn’t even looking.

[Alan Southstand]

Ah em! I mentioned him in a reply to BST on the subject of comparing SOD and DS.

Just saying

[Campsall rover]

Ah em! I mentioned him in a reply to BST on the subject of comparing SOD and DS.

Just saying

Sorry Alan missed that. 
RoK was a proper coach and I mean a proper coach.
He didn’t end up as 1st team coach at Aston Villa by accident.

[Pside]

I’ve got nothing against the bloke but it just hasn’t worked. I don’t how copps or the board can’t see that. We honestly might as well have kept GMS, and that was awful. I think he has to be relived of his duties at the end of season. I don’t think him staying will help any of the negativity around the club or put bums back on seats

[Canadian Rover]

ROK now wat Walsall again.

[normal rules]

ROK now wat Walsall again.

And we go there last game .
Home win all day long.

[knockers]

I think he’ll do ok for us next season.

[Campsall rover]

I think he’ll do ok for us next season.

Who will? DS or RoK?   

[Prez]

These interviews not just from DS are absolutely pointless. (A bit like rovers on a Saturday) both pre match and post match, it’s  the same old turgid cliched nonsense every week, they just don’t say anything of substance. Just insulting to the fans.

If he said the club goings in the right direction ( I don’t listen to them anymore) just how the hell can he back that statement up? Because we certainly are not, especially on the pitch where it matters.

[Upton Rover]

Record to date

Won 9, Drawn 4, Lost 17  inc cup game v Kings Lynn.
Scored 24, Conceded 42

Played 29 league games 31 points

That’s 30 games in total, 29 league games.
So virtually 2 thirds of the season.

That over 46 games would be equivalent to 49/50 points
May be enough to just stay up in this league with only 2 relegated.

But is that acceptable. Is that what we are aiming to achieve just hanging on to our EFL status.

Now I know this is not DS’s team other than the loan players he acquired in January.
Nelson, Brown, Lakin & B Miller.

But the players brought in during last summer were ones recruited by our current HoF Copps.
Maxwell, Long, Hirst, Molyneux, Degruchy, Tomlin, G Miller and Andrews.
Don’t remember many people saying these were poor signings last August.
We also had a squad containing,
Mitchell, Jones, Knoyle, Seaman, Younger, Williams, Faulkner, Anderson, Olowu, Rowe, Clayton, Biggins, Close, Taylor & Agard.

Now I am not saying that squad was top 3 although in August i did say that mistakenly.
The missing ingredient is physicality that’s obvious. We’re short of a 3 players who could potentially have won the league 2 title with an experienced manager at the helm imo.

So very long winded, my apologies again, what I am saying is getting
31 points from 29 games, which over 46 games, a full season 49/50 points acceptable with the squad of players we have.

Hands up those that think it is acceptable and DS should be allowed to stay in this job next season based on that record.
Also the quality of the football and entertainment that we have seen has to be a factor to take into consideration.

Now if I am in a minority I will hold my hands up and say I am wrong.
I know though I am not and that record above is abysmal in this league.
This is a desperately ave to poor league and we would have finished 20/21 over a full season on DS’s record over 29 games.

That to me is abject failure.
Any other club he would be gone.   

I don’t want to come across as abusive, but DS wouldn’t get the best out of the likes of Haaland, Ronaldo and Messi, so it’s regardless of what squad he inherited we were in a stronger position with them players before he came in and messed it all up. GOT TO GO won’t step a foot near a game with him in charge,

[Prez]

BTW 24 goals in 29 games, and a calamity defence.

Utterly shameful.

[Cramby10]

Those of a nervous disposition, don’t read the latest Free Press article. Wish I hadn’t.

[mpc123]

We are a joke aren't we.

It's got to the point of give up now.
I've never even to the po8ntbod despair as much as now, you can see it all coming a mile off.

Yes I was in the Richardson era.

I'm to the point of stop caring. Frustration  and anger are gone.

There are more to life. So disappointing.

I'll come back in the non league again as before. Currently it is a complete joke.

Drive he frustrations of the fans to a hilt and wonder why anger comes out.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

On the other hand, if he pulls it off a lot of people will look daft.

I don't see it, I really don't

However, the focus on every word people say is a bit tiresome.  It is perfectly possible to be excited by the future and also pissed off about what the state of play is now.

I would caution though the clubs making a massive risk in their comments. They're trying to build expectation and I fear they're setting the summer window up to be a big fail as they've got to really back up their words now.