Olowu

[The Dav]

I think we'll miss his pace at the back which gave him the ability to 'mop up' if we can replace that I think we will be fine, he clearly wasn't to best header of the ball, which will be easier to replace ! that said good luck Joe, however I do hope we make you eat humble pie, come the end of the season by finishing above your new team !   

[Pancho Regan]

I was a little surprised when I first heard he’d gone to Stockport.

However, above all else I wish Joe all the best for the future and thank him for his efforts during his time with us.

On top his efforts on the pitch, he did a huge amount of work in the Community, for which he rightly earned an award.
Joe obviously sees this move as a step up and I hope it works out well for him.

I also hope we beat Stockport home and away and finish above them in the League.

[Goole Rover]

I think we'll miss his pace at the back which gave him the ability to 'mop up' if we can replace that I think we will be fine, he clearly wasn't to best header of the ball, which will be easier to replace ! that said good luck Joe, however I do hope we make you eat humble pie, come the end of the season by finishing above your new team !   

He made more mistakes than Tom. No big loss.

[donnyguy]

According to Ricky Charlesworth at free press Rovers turned at least one cash offer from Stockport in January and it was rejected

[Avsuptem]

One can't blame him for seeking a bigger pay cheque, a footballers career is short lived. I do think it is our manager and our set up that made him the player he became for us and he may not find the same development supporting environment at Stockport  He might not be able to perform quite as well for them as he did for DRFC.

[GazLaz]

  Given the chance Faulkner can be better.

You are an AI bot. I’ll collect my fiver.

[TonySoprano]

Overrated really, used his pace to get himself out of the trouble he got himself into.
Always had a big mistake in him.

[In the box]

Gone to Stockport.

Wow.

Not Championship and not down South.

Very disappointing.

WHO ?

[Donnybax]

  Given the chance Faulkner can be better.

this is getting a bit ridiculous now. I hope you’ve had a fiver on him being in Englands World Cup squad next year. Stick another fiver on him captaining it as well.

[steve@dcfd]

  Given the chance Faulkner can be better.

this is getting a bit ridiculous now. I hope you’ve had a fiver on him being in Englands World Cup squad next year. Stick another fiver on him captaining it as well.

He has to prove himself I accept that but we need a replacement now. I appreciate signing a good centre halves with league 1 and above experience is not easy but we still have not signed that quick centre half that we need. We have Pearson McGrath gained valuable experience at league 2 but we need more

[Padge_DRFC]

He was our best CB last season for sure. Very unlikely he goes backwards in his level of play now. He just got better and better with us. Hopefully McGrath can keep improving at the same rate so we don't miss him as much.

[DonnyNoel]

I think Stockport are (hopefully short term) a bigger fish than us and if I were a Stockport fan reading this I'd be paraphrasing a "likes of Stockport" post. I don't blame any player for thinking Stockport have more chance of going up than us over the next 2 years - not that it's necessarily the case of course. We could surprise a lot of people next year, but there are a lot of clubs realistically eyeing that top 6.

[ncRover]

Overrated really, used his pace to get himself out of the trouble he got himself into.
Always had a big mistake in him.

What big mistakes did he make last season?

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Overrated really, used his pace to get himself out of the trouble he got himself into.
Always had a big mistake in him.

What big mistakes did he make last season?

Plus, when he came back from a broken jaw, I think he was bound to be a bit tentative at times, but he overcame that with his overall game improving. I thought his main weakness was dealing with aerial balls over the top when he had to turn towards his own goal. He seemed to lose his spacial awareness, but again, he overcame that.

There's no doubt when he has to put on the afterburners, he can make quick forwards look pedestrian.

His overall reading of the game improved and when he ventures forward he's really good on the ball. He can be a Rolls Royce of a centre half if he can settle into his new surroundings.

[Spud]

Are Stockpot a bigger club than us? Hmmm.
Have they got a better chance than us of promotion in the next year or two? Probably, but not by a mile. Is he probably on a couple of grand a week more signing for them? Likely. 3 years, 300k pay rise, not that hard to work out is it?
He was a good un for us, best of luck Joseph, apart from when you play us of course.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Are Stockpot a bigger club than us? Hmmm.
Have they got a better chance than us of promotion in the next year or two? Probably, but not by a mile. Is he probably on a couple of grand a week more signing for them? Likely. 3 years, 300k pay rise, not that hard to work out is it?
He was a good un for us, best of luck Joseph, apart from when you play us of course.

That's fair. I think they're in a similar position to us when we got promoted back into the League and went up to the Championship in three?:seasons. They're started the process to expand Edgely Park and are probably in a good position to take advantage of fans drifting away from Man U and Man City, where ST holders feel they're being held to ransome rather than being welcomed at affordable prices. Their owner covered losses of £7m (£11m in total since taking over?) Which in today's scheme of things, is relatively modest, but they believe they can grow.

We might be not too far behind them but to what degree we'll probably find out soon enough.

[scawsby steve]

So that's probably Rob, Teddy, and Joe all playing against us this coming season. All good players, and all good lads.

Now let's pump all 3 of their clubs, and finish above them.

A big ask, I know, but I've got faith in GM.

[Pintolager]

So that's probably Rob, Teddy, and Joe all playing against this coming season. All good players, and all good lads.

Now let's pump all 3 of their clubs, and finish above them.

A big ask, I know, but I've got faith in GM.

Plus Richard Wood as an opposition coach!
It goes without saying that we would want to pump Rotherham and finish above them 

[Nudga]

So that's probably Rob, Teddy, and Joe all playing against this coming season. All good players, and all good lads.

Now let's pump all 3 of their clubs, and finish above them.

A big ask, I know, but I've got faith in GM.

Plus Richard Wood as an opposition coach!
It goes without saying that we would want to pump Rotherham and finish above them 

I've got a tenner on with a Rotherham fan at my suppliers, he's not overly confident. 

[Chris Black come back]

Lot of people going into meltdown here. Absolutely losing the plot.

[idler]

How many of Joe”s in defensive headers went high rather than far? That wa his weakness for me.
A good defender but still improving for me although he always seeemed to have the ability to kick on. I don’t know how many clubs at our level  would have given him the time that we did Though.

[RoversInSpain]

Lot of people going into meltdown here. Absolutely losing the plot.

Not sure people are going into meltdown. For me it was the surprise element. I had expected a move to Bolton/Huddersfield or a Reading type club playing in front of 15,000+ with very high expectations. I didn’t see a move into the Championship as 1 good season in League 2 just isn’t enough.
So Stockport, okay clearly upwardly mobile, but not a big club not a big lower league name. So to me it’s just a ‘you must be kidding’ reaction.
None of us know the financial package so the only meltdown on that can only occur if we knew he moved for a similar package and none of us know nowt there.
The only gripe I would have is Rovers believed in him (when he was mistake riddled) and offered him a decent contract, improved him hugely and we only benefit for a year. More of a disappointment than meltdown.

[selby]

 GazLad, until he got injured which was two seasons ago at 17/18 yrs old Faulkner was considered and was playing better and being picked to play in front of Joe Olowu, who has improved tremendously with experience and is now on last seasons form when fit a very good player, and I hope goes on to even better things.
  Faulkner has every thing in his locker Joe has and in the air is superior, he just needs games whether here or elsewhere, has backed himself to prove it by signing for his boyhood club with  better financial offers to  play elsewhere put in front of him and clubs willing to pay the transfer fee.
  He has the confidence in his ability to take the challenge up and consider his home life away from football at the present rather than chasing the money.
  If he doesn't play here this season he will play elsewhere, but those already here or coming from another club need to be aware that this lad will be giving everything to make one of those shirts his own given the chance.

[IDM]

That should be every player’s attitude..

[Pancho Regan]

So that's probably Rob, Teddy, and Joe all playing against us this coming season. All good players, and all good lads.

Now let's pump all 3 of their clubs, and finish above them.

A big ask, I know, but I've got faith in GM.

That’s a bit childish Scawsby.



And I 100% agree with you

[Pancho Regan]

How many of Joe”s in defensive headers went high rather than far? That wa his weakness for me.
A good defender but still improving for me although he always seeemed to have the ability to kick on. I don’t know how many clubs at our level  would have given him the time that we did Though.

Good point Dave.

I remember shaking my head at some of Joe’s headers!

[selby]

  When we were ok but not brilliant in the first three quarters of last season he was outstanding, as important to us as the Walsall centre forward was to them, and covered a lot of others mistakes with his pace getting over left side as well as central and right side.
   I think we saw him as a must for the rest of the season to get promotion and turned down decent offers in January hoping he would complete the season.
   I never for one moment thought he would play many matches to the end of the season after January and that situation with agents involved and money on the table that would still be there at the end of June and the club could be cut out of any share. and said so at the matches to friends.
  It needs to be a lesson learned, the club again losing out financially, yes most of the lads are great lads but when it comes to big money the agents are the people running the show and have their ear, and sometimes its best to take what's on offer or your going to end up the patsy.

[idler]

Once again though hindsight is a wonderful thing. Imagine the comments on here if we had accepted a bid then? The board would have been slated mercilessly and accused of a lack of ambition.
The club could only offer a contract at what they thought Joe was worth and if he didn’t want to stay, that’s it.

[DRFCSouth]

A big loss for us imo, and instrumental in us being near the top. Strong, athletic and can at least handle opposition strikers.

We could probably do with at least 1 more centre half, if not 2, to play alongside Pearson, giving us the proven experience we will need in league 1.

[RoversInSpain]

Good luck to him, There are 4 or 5 players ahead of him that had we’d lost would have been a lot more damaging. We will replace pretty easily.