VulcanRam Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Strange concept, but why don't we actually wait until we hear what Gary's got to say about it before jumping to any manner of conclusions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 7 hours ago, Bris Vegas said: It won’t get any better under Rowett. The standard of player may improve over time, and thus the effectiveness, but let’s not kid ourselves. Rowett has his style of football, and we will play it that way regardless. We’re not as dull as say a Burnley or West Brom, but we’re much closer to that style than say Southampton who were genuinely entertaining under Adkins, Pochettino and Koeman or Swansea under Rodgers and Laudrup. I hope we get to the PL under Rowett and he establishes us up there, but I can’t say I’m particularly excited for it. Even if he had us in the top half or doing a Burnley, I’d still be bored watching us. I’d rather just watch us play decent football than so-called ‘succeed’ playing ‘Rowetball’. I’m no doubt in the minority, but even staying in the Championship playing the way we did under Burley and McClaren for me is far more entertaining than being a West Ham and finishing 13th in the PL every season under a manager like Moyes. I fundamentally disagree with this. The football under Rowett already has got better. There were issues at Derby and Rowett is trying to address them and it's a process of hoped-for continuous improvement. So far this season it's been two steps forward, one step back, two steps forward again and so on. For me Rowett is building a complete football team, not unlike Jim Smith's Derby. They were good to watch. It's not gung-ho constant attack but it's sensible football - you defend well and attack well. We haven't half scored some lovely goals this season and it's brilliant that we go into the last ten minutes of a game leading by a single goal and don't expect to concede. You can admire good defending as part of a complete footballing performance. Some of the players have improved under Rowett. For instance, both Vydra and Carson are playing out of their skins. I've always rated Keogh but others say this is his best season. It's great to see players getting better and, in a process of evolution, they well gradually be replaced by better players and the football will gradually improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan O'Meara Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Got my hopes up for a second, but I found the original article and all it says is that Lambert would be willing to take the job should Stoke ask him, which I very much doubt they will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralRam Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 28 minutes ago, ossieram said: Why are alarm bells ringing? Plenty of Stoke fans might want GR and have stuck a couple of quid on it, treetards on a wind up might chuck a few bob on just to bring down the price down in the hope Derby fans get upset, but it doesn't mean he's been approached or is interested in the job. Derby would have come out by now and said he's not going anywhere if there wasn't something in it. I'm sure the higher ups all remember the McLaren/Newcastle debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 minute ago, GeneralRam said: Derby would have come out by now and said he's not going anywhere if there wasn't something in it. I'm sure the higher ups all remember the McLaren/Newcastle debacle. I don't think Mel would risk upsetting GR by just making that statement without discussing it with him first and they would then probably wait for an official approach from Stoke before making the announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen87ITK Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 11 minutes ago, GeneralRam said: Derby would have come out by now and said he's not going anywhere if there wasn't something in it. I'm sure the higher ups all remember the McLaren/Newcastle debacle. Sorry, but that's ridiculous. At this point, there is nothing to say. Stoke pretty obviously haven't even nailed down a shortlist yet. There certainly hasn't been an approach to Derby. McClaren/Newcastle dragged on for months. We're nowhere near that debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, OwenB87 said: Sorry, but that's ridiculous. At this point, there is nothing to say. Stoke pretty obviously haven't even nailed down a shortlist yet. There certainly hasn't been an approach to Derby. McClaren/Newcastle dragged on for months. We're nowhere near that debacle. Aaarrrggghhh Time to panic. Official DCFC spokesman fails to rule out a Rowett departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Are Derby even back in training for Rowett to say anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan O'Meara Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 https://twitter.com/SNicholsonDT/status/950358387488849920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Don't know why @Ryan O'Meara's tweet link doesn't seem to have embedded properly (on my computer anyway) so here it is again: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanRam Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ryan O'Meara said: https://twitter.com/SNicholsonDT/status/950358387488849920 Well Nicholsons answers in the DT livechat atm are nothing new, nothing special and just repeated facts, e.g.: Dazza1884 asks: Do you think if offered the Stoke City job, Gary Rowett will take it? Again, that is hypothetical, it would be a surprise if Rowett left. or Craig Wadsworth asks: What are the odds on Gary Rowett staying at Derby? Gary Rowett might be among the favourites for the Stoke job with some bookies, but I would say the odds of him staying at Derby are good.” Wow. Guess we'll just have to see and wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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glyn1957 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Another reason i don't think G R will go is after talking to many stoke fans they tell me that Mark Hughes had a number of players pushed on him ,players he did not want or ask for and i don't think G R would work under those conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Bilic now joint fave with GR on skybet. Odds on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 29 minutes ago, OwenB87 said: Sorry, but that's ridiculous. At this point, there is nothing to say. Stoke pretty obviously haven't even nailed down a shortlist yet. There certainly hasn't been an approach to Derby. McClaren/Newcastle dragged on for months. We're nowhere near that debacle. Yes but will he go after all it’s the Premier League. He would be gambling by turning it down if he was offered the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, glyn1957 said: Another reason i don't think G R will go is after talking to many stoke fans they tell me that Mark Hughes had a number of players pushed on him ,players he did not want or ask for and i don't think G R would work under those conditions. Say for £1m a year, and a 3 year contract, l suspect Gary might be prepared to look at a few comings and goings with one eye closed. There has been some total tripe posted in the preceding 31 pages, not that l have ready any of it. Rowett will be at Derby tomorrow, unless of course he is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Say for £1m a year, and a 3 year contract, l suspect Gary might be prepared to look at a few comings and goings with one eye closed. There has been some total tripe posted in the preceding 31 pages, not that l have ready any of it. Rowett will be at Derby tomorrow, unless of course he is not. He might go on loan until the end of the season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said: He might go on loan until the end of the season... shifting a few of those out that are on high wages I hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just now, Mr Giggles said: shifting a few of those out that are on high wages I hear No odds for it on Oddschecker either, has betting been suspended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 30 minutes ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Bilic now joint fave with GR on skybet. Odds on now. No way Bilic will get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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