We are to date, but our neighbours are on cloud nine because they are four points above the Rovers and have actually scraped a derby win this season.

At least it'll Agar around for another few months

Slightly, but at 8 & 8, I don't feel like the a#*£ has dropped out of things completely. Should still be our second best season in SL and there is a very decent chance we'll make the play-offs.
Hull fans were trolling at maximum when Rovers finished 4th in the table - there's nowhere to go from there. Maybe should have held some back?





Anyway - Wheeldon. Unlucky, I think. Did nothing wrong. Clinton's arrival, Lovegrove's switch to prop, Netherton's ability to cover there and Watts' development have seen the squad become a bit prop heavy - even with Mills out in the cold. If we get 1 player, filling up just 1 spot ahead of club-trained players in the 25, and offering a bit extra up front, it will help us out.

That is great post that Bert...positivity is important, and I respect your positivity.. you are right 4 points is nothing...exciting times ahead, who will scrape the next derby win, will the gap become smaller over the next few weeks..

You were 7th in 2008 weren't you? Can't see you finishing 6th or above.

7th out of 12 though. Missed the play offs.

Surely 8th out of 14 and a play off spot would be better than 2008?

Stop it...you are going to finish 4th....Embrace your players believe.

Not really.

It doesn't work with Mrs B so it certainly won't work with you

So, what was worse, your 2008 season (11/12) or the 2009 version (12/14)?

Both as bad as each other.

It would be if we won the play off game..

2008. In 2009 i could see what was coming!

The way I count it is comp points. Although we climbed 3 places from the previous year in both 2008 and 2009, in 2009 we gained an extra 12 points (relative to 200icon_cool.gif, whereas in 2008 we picked up only an extra 3 (compared with 2007).
Around mid-table, a couple of points here or there tends to be exaggerated in terms of the number of positions difference it makes.

I suppose it is the difference between doing better and being better. I'm happy with either. Compared to last year, I'm seeing neither

, but that is the way of these things and it is some distance from catastrophic.

None which has anything to do with [size=150Scott Wheeldon...[/size

just for a change the trolls make it go totally off thread.

anyway, i agree with the post earlier that he's done nothing wrong, but watts coming thru, clinton etc has forced the hand given salary caps etc

He's done well recently, glad to see him get across the whitewash yesterday

Didnt you tell me in the offseason that Wheeldon would play for England this season?

Didn't we hear that of Hall and Houghton aswell

As my fellow Mod as said.
The topic is Scott Wheeldon please

Because he came from FC

Think Scot as improved over the last few games to little to late he now playing for a new club wish we cud keep everyone but we can't...

personally i dont think hes good enough, hes a plodder, hes never gonna break a tackle, does he offload??? NO. he tries hard and has a go but hes not S/L standard IMHO. saying that im sure if he doesnt stay at Rovers then hell get another S/L club.

You never went to the home game v saints last season then......?

so hes broke ONE tackle then? well its 1 more than Mills will ever break i suppose.

mate..the problem with wheeldon is justin morgan...
morgan only spellls wheeldon for 20 mins....10 mins either side of half time...hence the mediocre playing stats,....unlike sunday where he played longer minutes, made good yards, tackled well and scored a try,..
give wheeldon the minutes and he will get good impressive stats and you'll have a better prop...

i think a lot of it comes down to slary cap/quota/fed trained/homegrown etc. can only have so many of each, at the time filled a spot, maybe as time moves on he isn't required for the spots.

solid if nothing else