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Armagh Rover · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 5742 Location: Nottinghamshire

Trying to win the league with no real defence 2 CH's that cant keep clear of injury, shoehorning in a midfielder that's not really good enough to fill that position, never having a settled team or a Manager who never seems to have a plan B when things ain't going well, was always going to be a hard task.
The aim now must be to finish in 2nd place for the prize money and trust to luck or whatever else we need to make the play off final

Is Ashcroft still available to us or is he completely done ??

TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 3511 Location: North Texas, USA

Neil M · Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 2590 Location: Aberdeen

I doubt very much that Barrowman & Co would entertain the idea of holding back from promotion, because of possible unintended costs later on. I couldn't see a single player not wanting to play in the Premiership either.

There were rumours after Ray McKinnon jumped ship that Mr Drysdale had similar concerns, which may or may not have had a bearing on Gary Locke's subsequent appointment. There were unintended costs of that - not from promotion knock-ons, but from relegation and paying him off. Then there was the whole Ann Budge farce then the DG/VM explosion. My point is that unintended consequences happen regardless. I don't think there is a team in the leagues - including Airdire, Arbroath, Queen's Park and even Cove Rangers that would shun Premiership football. They would all take it in a flash. Brora Rangers - true or false - I would get it. It would be a bit like us playing in the National League in England. Inverness played their home games 104 miles away in Aberdeen when they first got promoted - never mind their away games! Very Happy

There may have been Rovers boards in the past who might have got a wee bit jumpy about top-flight football. My gut-feeling is that this board would take it in a flash.

For me, the slump is down to IM is trying too hard to keep "great players" appeased by rotating them. It is not working at this stage. He could have done better with defenders in the transfer window. The Ashcroft scenario was brutal - literally! Still, it was a case of too little too late and it shows what can happen when one player is pivotal to team performances. We are less attacking now than we were in the autumn. It makes the Ashcroft question all the more relevant - albeit it was not at the time. A lot of time has passed now. Question for IM for Raith TV maybe? Wink

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1196 Location: kirkcaldy

If the question is, will Ashcroft play for us again this season, everything points to the answer being " No", surely . I am a bit bemused that the question is even being asked. Have we heard of Ashcroft returning to training ? No such suggestion or rumour. Could he come back from such a serious injury and step right into the first team ? No.

Specky Ginger · Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 4258 Location: Dysart

Cuparman · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 1873 Location: Irvine

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