CONFIRMED Joe Rothwell signs an 18 month contract

[Kenilworth]

It’s like getting a red card when he comes on.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

My favourite bit was when he took ball forward 2 yards and passed it straight out of play

To be fair to him, he passed it to where a LB should have been running, but turns out it was Burrows with all the athelticslism of an asthmatic girl guide

 

[Weasel]

Hes not match fit. Thats obvious. He needs a full pre season and a kick up the arse.

 

[Bladesman101]

To be fair to him, he passed it to where a LB should have been running, but turns out it was Burrows with all the athelticslism of an asthmatic girl guide

Yeah what’s happened to burrows, what’s happens to Burrows, Hamer, Cooper and Campbell, are they all still sad that their goals/assists didn’t mean anything at Wembley? Get over it ffs

 

[KMC-1889]

Yeah what’s happened to burrows, what’s happens to Burrows, Hamer, Cooper and Campbell, are they all still sad that their goals/assists didn’t mean anything at Wembley? Get over it ffs

They’re in the clique so don’t need to work hard. He’s always going to pick them and make excuses for them when they play shit.

 

[Roygbiv]

Joe SLOTHwell!


But no seriously, he's looked terrible so far

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

Ricky Holmes mk2

 

[Deadbat]

Hes not match fit. Thats obvious. He needs a full pre season and a kick up the arse.

These mythical pre seasons needed for Arblaster, Rothwell etc are going to have to be like Rocky 4 when Stallone trains in the Russian mountains. I am not sure either can run. That does not change in a month (pre season is 4 weeks) of more running!

 

[BeardyBlade]

Seems the only players we are capable of signing are young inexperienced players not ready for this level, or has beens looking for a payday, coming on and being completely anonymous (or getting sent off). Pre season gets banded about like a cure all, yet there always seems to be a reason why the squad doesn’t get one, then the players are shit the entire season….if only they had a preseason… surely they’d get fit at some point in the season?!
How long til we re-sign McG & Sharp?

 

[sheepbridge]

Seems the only players we are capable of signing are young inexperienced players not ready for this level, or has beens looking for a payday, coming on and being completely anonymous (or getting sent off). Pre season gets banded about like a cure all, yet there always seems to be a reason why the squad doesn’t get one, then the players are shit the entire season….if only they had a preseason… surely they’d get fit at some point in the season?!
How long til we re-sign McG & Sharp?

A bit like the January transfer window this year. The Football Heaven experts and others were telling us we just had to get to January in some sort of half decent shape and we'd then rectify all the mistakes from summer, ignoring the fact that we've had a succession of poor transfer windows, especially the previous January's.

 

[Pedro Verde]

A bit like the January transfer window this year. The Football Heaven experts and others were telling us we just had to get to January in some sort of half decent shape and we'd then rectify all the mistakes from summer, ignoring the fact that we've had a succession of poor transfer windows, especially the previous January's.

Wilder actually thought he did ok in the after match interview I saw

 

[sheepbridge]

Wilder actually thought he did ok in the after match interview I saw

I'm shocked to her that.
Oh, no hang on, no, no I'm not.

Happy to criticise Brooks and Seriki for not making an impact as a sub, but no way will he do it to Rothwellbad, Hoever, Cannon etc.

 

[Danetheblade]

Seems the only players we are capable of signing are young inexperienced players not ready for this level, or has beens looking for a payday, coming on and being completely anonymous (or getting sent off). Pre season gets banded about like a cure all, yet there always seems to be a reason why the squad doesn’t get one, then the players are shit the entire season….if only they had a preseason… surely they’d get fit at some point in the season?!
How long til we re-sign McG & Sharp?

Tends to be the case when our recruitment team is essentially Wilder & Hoyland sat in banner cross working out possible signings on the back of a fag packet.

Our recruitment set up is genuinely still in the 80s’.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

These mythical pre seasons needed for Arblaster, Rothwell etc are going to have to be like Rocky 4 when Stallone trains in the Russian mountains. I am not sure either can run. That does not change in a month (pre season is 4 weeks) of more running!

The mythical 'preseason' which is only really ever surpassed by the even more mythical route to excellence that comes via a 'League One Loan'...

Let's face it, we're the most unathletic squad in the division, and no amount of technical ability is going to make up for our lack of ability to physically complete 90 mins of football....

 

[Houston_Blade]

When I looked at the midfield when he came on and it was 1-1 you’d got Peck on the halfway line 10 yards ahead of their midfielders and Rothwell sat just in front of our defence 25 yards behind them. This gave their midfielders acres of space to work within and no challenge.

Ludicrous play, not sure if it was Wilder or the players who decided to implement it, but it looked rubbish to me.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

When I looked at the midfield when he came on and it was 1-1 you’d got Peck on the halfway line 10 yards ahead of their midfielders and Rothwell sat just in front of our defence 25 yards behind them. This gave their midfielders acres of space to work within and no challenge.

Ludicrous play, not sure if it was Wilder or the players who decided to implement it, but it looked rubbish to me.

Great spot. Same issue with our full backs. There doesn't seem to be any kind of pattern to put play or synchronicity to our movement as a team/units. Not sure if that's lack of coaching, football IQ, or both but it's especially bad as soon as we get tired and turn into an Under 9's team with players cropping up all over the shop.

Maybe it's the lethal combo of young inexperienced players with old unathletic pros, but it has cost us plenty of games this season and doesn't seem to be getting any better - which begs the question what do we work on in training because it's certainly not this or fitness!!!

 

[bakeblade]

Joe SLOTHwell!


But no seriously, he's looked terrible so far

I'd fancy myself against him in a 50m sprint and I'm over 70

 

[Balham]

Wilder actually thought he did ok in the after match interview I saw

Herein lies the problem. He played a couple of decent, well-weighted balls out to the right wing.

Out of possession, however, he may as well have been back on the bench. Milk turns quicker.