TBH rovers fans were drooling over Campese the entire time he was with you

Rovers need to be beating Wakey at home, be an interesting test

Surely on a heavy pitch there pack would struggle

A light mobile pack is at its best when grounds harden up the story goes. Do you fancy our pack against theirs? We need to get it wide and early because our advantage is in the backs.

Your probably right, maybe it's my old age, but it's just been not what I expected recruitment wise, then watching us vs fc was just painful

Maybe it is your age but you must remember lots of worst preseasons I know I do and I am 71 and supported rovers for over 50 years compared to some this preseason has been a dream

I'm talking in relative to the situation we have just been promoted to the superleague, I'm 68. I have seen a fair few myself

Painful? Iv just read all 20 of your posts and all seem to be negative or fishing. I'd suggest you may be a curly?

This one wasn't, he was very good for his first 4 months, after that he looked good in a baseball cap wandering around.

Don't think Campese's ability was ever in doubt or attitude unlike other imports? The gamble came from his knee injury but I believe it was the other knee which did for him with us?Bad luck but looks a poor gamble looking back.A real shame his career shortened by injuries

Haha I'm afriad your very wrong there, probably old enough to be your grandad and been a pass holder for many a year. I post on here in the hope of a sensible discussion but seems to be a closed shop, same faces posting the same sh*te and when someone new comes along it rattles your cage? I'm not fishing as I could not give 2 sh*ts what you think I'm posting my opinion on a supposed fan forum, probs why there's not that many members that post on here l.

Yet you claim to have been a passholder for many a year.

let's just hope for a good season. RRTR

Let’s hope we finish in the top 8 and I do not care if hull win lots of games has long has we are in the top 8

You say you come on for sensible discussion then start a ridiculous thread you've been a supporter for decades and is this the worst pre season ever did you sleep through the 90s

fair enough - FWIW I thought he was a great signing, and as I have said to my mates, Rovers overseas imports have often been better than Fc's (the gambles). We have stepped up mind you in the last 2 or 3 years

I can't imagine a worse pre season than the one you had in 2016

As an outsider looking in, I always find it amusing when the fans who have been around a long time and witnessed the uncertainty of even having a team to support, bring the 'new' SL fans in line with reality

That's usually the case but it's a long standing fan who's needs a reality check

It was hideous to watch all year, like seeing someone you care about sleepwalk onto a busy motorway. The focus was wrong in almost every way.

The good thing with Sheens is that any stupid ideas he might have had about how to run a team, he'll have got out of his system long ago. And he carries enough authority to point out flaws in others' suggestions. People tend to be down on 'negativity', but somebody saying 'maybe we shouldn't do that because...' can be invaluable. He's coached teams to success but also knows what it's like when a team is struggling and those lessons might prove vital.

This year, it feels like we know where we and what we have to do. Being capable of it is another thing and we might struggle, but I'm pretty certain it won't result from the calamitous misjudgements of our annus cackmallamiserablis.

Looking forward to kick-off now. Including watching the rest of SL, having saved myself the subscription last year. Overall this preseason seems to have been okay. Probably one top forward signing away from being good. Bit worried about how many of our better players have missed a lot of it with rehab, but overall pretty steady.

I know some of the players missing pre season with having to do rehab hasn't been ideal but it's a bit better than sending Lunt for an op a week before the season starts for once we seem to be doing things right which makes this thread title all the more ridiculous

Yep, I think so.

I can only assume that this thread was started by Comic Book Guy.

To be honest this thread was dead when it started I think the guy knows it now

He's a multiple.