Most liked posts in thread: Danny Rowe - The New Charlie Wyke - now with poll

Not all transfers work out. But given the introduction on our newly founded recruitment team with an emphasis on scouting and due diligence, its a worry that we're binning a player 3 months after he signed.

 

Not sure why Rowe is getting pelters for his attitude. There's no bust up, they just don't fancy him. Best decision all round is for him to go because it has been clear for a while he isn't in their plans. Not been whell dealt with though, i'm sure i read only today Trueman saying talks with Rowe had been positive. Yeah, that positive hes out the door the same day. Doesn't paint the recruitment team in a good light either, getting rid of a player after 3 months. Somethings at Bradford just never change.

 

Yes if you say so Park. Did we set a team up or have the players to play to his strengths - the answer is no. The question is why did we sign him then? We were told the club had done its homework before recruiting and were signing players " that fit" in the way we want to move forward. We now have one permanent striker signed - if his contract is not renewed - none. Mansfield have yet to decide whether to trigger another year for Cook. We bring a young lad from boro but do not play him - was he not good enough? Puts more questions about the clubs researching and then recruiting. We found it difficult to recruit strikers last summer are we confident we can recruit 2 to 3?

 

Read the same with regards Rowe's comment of wanting regular football, which player wouldn't at 32 years of age, T&S couldn't guarantee it which is an honest reply, so as you say best for both parties, but that does not mean we cant give the lad 20+ minutes against a team when were losing at home that for me is bad management irrelevant of whether he scores or not, we didn't take the chance and that's what most fans wanted on Tuesday night.

 

What press statement do you expect the club to come out with.
He is a right shit that twated another player on the training ground, causing up set in the squad, Warmed up like a concrete statue last Saturday and we want him to f right off. We never get the truth in these situations.

 

Whether you rated him or not, this deal undermines the credibility that the club built up in January. To ship out arguably your most high profile capture after only 3 months is not a good look and is no different to what has become the norm over the last few years.

Its not a good look for T&S, Turnbull or Sparks.

 

WTF is going on at this shambles club

 

Problem is that this is a recurring theme with strikers recently. Doyle, then Vaughan, now Rowe.

The first two have been excellent post City and I'm not being against Rowe being the same.

Can it ALWAYS be the players fault? Or at some point do we question the club? (Not you obviously, I'm not insane).

 

We're gonna finish in the lower half of league 2. Again. That is not bloody success.

 

Currently writing a book about non-league football for Pitch Publications and recently talked to a player who was up against Rowe a number of times, when Danny played for Fylde. He reckoned the toughest marking job he ever had to do on every single occasion. Hated playing him. It was interesting too, that he reckoned a major reason for Rowe not getting into League football earlier, was because he must have been paid so well at Fylde. Reckoned that signing for Oldham and us, is now as much a pride thing, wanting to show he can turn it on at League level too.

 

Asks the question then if he doesn’t fit after such a short period, why was he signed in the first place? If Turnbull is the future, two of the three strikers he’s signed haven’t been a success.

 

Rowe was overrated, sorry.
He looked great initially and had quality on the ball but ever since he was dropped for ‘showing cold-like symptoms’ i’ve sensed all was not well.

For him to not even get a minute off the bench the last twice strongly hinted there had been a bust up and Trueman’s justifications for not bringing him on never convinced.

In summary, Rowe was a talented player but he was a maverick. He was slower then Bob Molenaar and wasn’t suited by 4-2-3-1.

I’m genuinely not bothered he’s gone. Cook is a much better team player tbh and I’d have Novak in over both of those anyway.

 

Because instead of bringing him on when we needed a goal the managers decided to throw Paudie up front instead.

I don't blame him one bit for wanting to leave.

 

This was Dennis's comment "This is a puzzle to me. With few full games under his belt for us, he's largely been a bit part player but Rowe has scored 5 goals from 789 mins of game time - a little less than 9 full games worth" so it really doesn't back your above comment up.
But lets not debate whether he should start or not, with regards Dennis's stats it would suggest that even when he doesn't start he scores, so I ask again why would T&S not bring him (or anyone other striker on) after 60/70 minutes to try and get us back in a game that we never looked likes scoring in, it was a no brainer don't you agree ?.

 

When Rowe signed we were only three points clear of safety. It feels like a long time ago now that we are sat here ruing the fact that we have missed out on the play offs, but the perspective in January was that this was a guy that could lead us to safety. There is no doubting his contribution in achieving, and exceeding, that objective. I remember we'd signed Rowe and Grimsby signed Lenell John-Lewis from Hereford not long after and thought we've got an edge on them here.

The objective has changed in the months Rowe has been here. There's no doubting that the club will be targeting promotion with their summer recruitment and if Rowe is already unhappy about fighting for his place with Cook and the returning Novak, then everyone has done the right thing in moving on. We've got a fee that hopefully covers what we spent on him and Rowe has a three year deal at a decent club. Its one of many areas where we can deliver improvement with the summer recruitment.

 

Danny Rowe isn't the new anyone. He's Danny Rowe.

 

Feet. Ground.

He's got some potential. Comparisons to players like Windass (who played at the highest level) are wild and wow.

 

It's a terrible look considering the song and dance they made in January about doing due diligence to make sure the players they brought in wanted to be here and were the right fit for the club.

 

We all have our different needs and wants from life, so who knows why he didn't look for League football before now. I'm just bloody pleased that his new ambitions are with us.

 

Comparisons with other players are funny, even some who are comparing him with Charlie Wyke after 3 or 4 games. Wyke has consistenlty scored at league 1 level, Rowe has played one season in the football league pyramid. Its a good signing but lets not mention him in the same breath as Deano.