da_no_1 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Good luck to Joe. Good signing for you guys. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Jesus anyone remember any time we have been this optimistic about a squad we put together in the last 10-15 years? Regardless of how the season goes im delighted the way the club have gone about the pre season signings and hopefully we can kick on from here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Sandy Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Really pleased with Cardle's signing. Looks like Grant Murray has done a good job with his summer shopping list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mij Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) Our first 11 is looking very decent on paper. Absolutely no depth whatsoever but we're looking good for this campaign. Best shape we've been in since promotion on paper. . Agree,good looking but lacking in a bit of depth squad.A centre half and a couple of loanees required IMO Its a not bad sized squad, throw in the defender we need and maybe another midfielder for cover (tho Booth can play mid as well) looking pretty good Factor in Murray unlikely to play much and Hills time in the stand serving suspensions our squads a bit thin Pleased with the Cardle signing and happy I took us at 12/1 Edited July 9, 2013 by Mij 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Agree,good looking but lacking in a bit of depth squad.A centre half and a couple of loanees required IMO Factor in Murray unlikely to play much and Hills time in the stand serving suspensions our squads a bit thin Pleased with the Cardle signing and happy I took us at 12/1 We were down at 8/1 when i put on an each way :-( 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenockRover Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Sooooooo looking forward to my trip to Crappielow now Feck! Did I just say that!?!? Wash my mouth out later.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Raith Rovers > Leyton Orient 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGuigan1978 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Very early days of course but looking at how all the squads are shaping up, you wouldn't be overly fearful of anyone else at the moment. That's not to say that I think we'll win it, I don't, but at the moment most other teams look to have stood still or even went backwards in terms of how their squad looks, whereas we seem to have assembled a far better looking pool of players than at this time last season. At the very least we've closed the gap between ourselves and the other, more fancied teams. It's been a really encouraging close season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Certainly the team looks good on paper. Who'd have thought the team would have been gutted as much as it was from last year. Looking at a probable starting eleven from last year, and comparing it to this year: 2012--------------2013 McGurn----------McGurn Thomson--------Thomson Ellis---------------Ellis Hill----------------Hill Malone----------Booth S.Anderson----Fox G.Anderson----G.Anderson Walker----------Moon Graham--------Spence Clarke----------Elliot Hammill--------Cardle That's a 55% Turnover in playing staff. Bare in mind that we are still in for another centre back so that figure could easily rise to 63%. Notably it's 83% of our front six that have changed against 20% (possibly rising to 40%) of our backline. So, there are some useless stats for you. Of those, graham got a better move, Anderson and Hammill released, Clarke was seemingly quietly scrapped and Walker was (publically at least) not offered terms. Murray has been at least, ruthless and it's probably good that he has done. It at least offers him the chance to stamp authority on a group of players who see him more as the boss and less as 'Bert' the club captain. Also looks like there is more mobility in the centre of the park, and Cardle will offer a lot of intelligent running and a decent goal threat out wide left. I've left otu Smith, but could quite easily have put him in there for Elliot or Spence. On paper at least, there is a decent forward line there, and Smith and above all Elliot come from a decent pedigree. We all know that Spence can put them away. It could all got oshit obviously but that starting eleven looks good enough to push into the play offs (the good play offs) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Raith Rovers > Leyton Orient Kirkcaldy > London? That's the only explanation I can think of. It feels like we're in Spain today. We are definitely the sunshine state. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumswall Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 with a turnover as high as that we may find it takes a few weeks for the team to gel as a unit, as the players get used to each others style, habbits etc. good team on paper though and another 2/3 signings would have us with a good squad imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Certainly the team looks good on paper. Who'd have thought the team would have been gutted as much as it was from last year. Looking at a probable starting eleven from last year, and comparing it to this year: 2012--------------2013 McGurn----------McGurn Thomson--------Thomson Ellis---------------Ellis Hill----------------Hill Malone----------Booth S.Anderson----Fox G.Anderson----G.Anderson Walker----------Moon Graham--------Spence Clarke----------Elliot Hammill--------Cardle That's a 55% Turnover in playing staff. Bare in mind that we are still in for another centre back so that figure could easily rise to 63%. Notably it's 83% of our front six that have changed against 20% (possibly rising to 40%) of our backline. So, there are some useless stats for you. Of those, graham got a better move, Anderson and Hammill released, Clarke was seemingly quietly scrapped and Walker was (publically at least) not offered terms. Murray has been at least, ruthless and it's probably good that he has done. It at least offers him the chance to stamp authority on a group of players who see him more as the boss and less as 'Bert' the club captain. Also looks like there is more mobility in the centre of the park, and Cardle will offer a lot of intelligent running and a decent goal threat out wide left. I've left otu Smith, but could quite easily have put him in there for Elliot or Spence. On paper at least, there is a decent forward line there, and Smith and above all Elliot come from a decent pedigree. We all know that Spence can put them away. It could all got oshit obviously but that starting eleven looks good enough to push into the play offs (the good play offs) The first XI does look good. If Hill could get back to form, or we get a new centre half, then there is cause for optimism. I really hope we can get off to a good start, to get folk through the turnstiles again. Pricing is still an issue, but that team looks capable of turning on the style, so a good start could see crowds up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pride of Fife Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Cracking signing. Along with others, optimistic for new season for a change. Though a bit light in numbers (including the essential CB) IF Donaldson and Callaghan can come on again from last season, we are in very decent shape even before any loan players arrive..... I got 14/1 at Victor Chandler just yesterday, £12.50ew 1st 3, obviously we need our players to gel together and embrace what will surely be a change in style but I am we'll excited for new season..... Get off to a good start and hopefully the stay away punters from last season will start to filter back.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Very surprised. A cracking signing for Rovers. If you keep that first XI fit for most of the season there is no reason why you shouldn't be in the top four IMO. Clearly what they're aiming for with the signings as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenockRover Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Chortle.... Can we all calm down a wee bit lads?? I'm enjoying this glossy appraisal you're all painting but let's keep our expectations in check until we get through the first round of matches eh? Yep, good looking signings. Yep, positive and realistic chat from Board and Manager. Yep, great response to New strip and ST's... However......LOTS to be done before this assembly of players can be properly assessed. Remember ladies, sometimes your excessive highs are eclipsed by your implosive lows. More often than not, neither are truly justified. Sincerely, Mr Fun Sucker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumswall Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 stop ruining what is, by recent standards, a good p summer for the rest of us its so unusual and im sure we will get back to being negative in the next few weeks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Although I thought we shouldn't have been holding off for Cardle I'm well pleased we've finally got him signed up. If we can get a centre half on board, and still have money left over for a couple of loans to bolster the squad when we need them, we'll be in as good a position as could've been hoped for going into the new season. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Pie & Bovril mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam_barnett Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 A test video stream for the friendlies for £2.50 a match on Rovers Abroad for those that can't make any of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchRover Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 This pre season so far has been very positive and full of expectations. Murray has the first part of the job right, getting rid of players who he thinks are not up to standard and getting the right players in. Big compliments to Murray for that. Now its time for the second part of the job: the team to gel and make it an attractive playing and winning team. I have trust in Murray to do that. The biggest win IMO will be when Raith will get an attractive playing style and attract more crowd. Or with other words that Raith will be so much fun to watch. I rather see the team win 3-2, 4-3, etc. then a scrappy 1-0. Last season we didn't score too much and depended too much on Graham and Spence. I hope this year more players will chip in goals. It makes our team less predictable and much harder to defend. I just hope the expectations now at the start will not be too high. In case the team is no there yet at the start of the season I hope fans will stay positive and stay behind the team. IMO the team can reach the play offs. Lets hope the season stay so positive as the feeling of many fans is now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 This pre season so far has been very positive and full of expectations. Murray has the first part of the job right, getting rid of players who he thinks are not up to standard and getting the right players in. Big compliments to Murray for that. Now its time for the second part of the job: the team to gel and make it an attractive playing and winning team. I have trust in Murray to do that. The biggest win IMO will be when Raith will get an attractive playing style and attract more crowd. Or with other words that Raith will be so much fun to watch. I rather see the team win 3-2, 4-3, etc. then a scrappy 1-0. Last season we didn't score too much and depended too much on Graham and Spence. I hope this year more players will chip in goals. It makes our team less predictable and much harder to defend. I just hope the expectations now at the start will not be too high. In case the team is no there yet at the start of the season I hope fans will stay positive and stay behind the team. IMO the team can reach the play offs. Lets hope the season stay so positive as the feeling of many fans is now. I think our new midfield has alot of goals in it, lets not forget Anderson got a decent return for both assists and goals last season despite his form being hit and miss. Smith will probably start as backup striker but will be looking to put pressure on the other 2 which is always a good thing and hopefully stamp out players not playing well being kept in the team 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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