When the cap fits?

The A team and Tiswas and Crackerjack,won a pencil once!

We can't defend because you got rid of our entire defence you clown.

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Indeed. The squad movements since Kean took over read like something from my own personal worst nightmare. I rated just about everyone he's sold, benched and ostrasized.

Read articles on other boards describing many of these players as "deadwood" and "past it" and even read some comments commending Venkys for trimming the wage bill (the posts not on other boards, I'll stop there).

To me its been a criminal waste of experience and reliability in favour of a bunch of risky, poor quality youngsters. Kean has banged on about the average age of the squad all season, well I'm afraid thats no excuse if the average standard of it is Championship.

Where there's an arrow in the following, read "not fit to clean the boots of":

Orr -> Salgado
Hanley -> Samba
Dann -> Nelsen
Formica -> Diouf
Marcus Olsson -> Emerton
Petrovic -> Andrews
Modeste -> Roberts

That's the problem bwh, haven't really got a problem with any of those players as a back up to the former and the team could possibly cope with one or two of these in.

However, replacing 6+ players with inferior ones is frankly stupid. Having Lowe, Hanley, Peds, Dunn et al as your spine is ridiculous.

At least we have Goodwillie and Andersen to rely on!

Hmm - Peds I have no problem forming one of our midfielders. A poor man's Alonso as it were - accompanied by a defnesively minded player (not Dunn...). Lowe and Hanley show promise and will be good players in the future but our mainstay RB and CB they are not meant to be.

Dann should be better than he has been but the rest do appear to be a cheap low quality selection of European/S American imports.

Marcus Olsson looks alright, but to replace Diouf and then Formica becomes Hoiletts replacement in the summer. I guess Lowe is Emertons replacement as he is more of a utility man. Like a young Phil Neville
And one more maybe?
Rochina -> Kalinic

I've actually been pleasantly surprised by Orr.

I second that, Orr looks Orrlright

Absolutely no problem with Orr as such, it's the total overhaul that's the problem rather than any individual example!

I've no problem with his attitude and effort, but then to be fair you could say that about most of Kean's signings. I do think though that he's a good example of the lack of quality thats been brought in. The peak of his career coming to Rovers at 29 years old was being in a Championship title winning side. I suppose he represents standing still in relation to Salgado while most other positions have seen us go backwards.

"The squad movements since Kean took over read like something from my own personal worst nightmare. I rated just about everyone he's sold, benched and ostrasized."

Glad it is not just me then! Genuine PL quality replaced with hopeful wannabees. As damaging is the contrast in physical maturity between the players, let alone ability and experience.