Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:30 pm  

Most Aussies are over for a paid holiday and couldn't care less about the club, but any good young player is snapped up as soon as they get any exposure, so basically Rovers are knackered unless they can somehow become a regular top-6 team, which is never going to happen when the board's only annual ambition is beating Hull.

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:31 pm  

easthull4 wrote:

Been known for months he was going I agree only decent games were against Saints and Wigan wonder why those two.

Thought Chester wasnt picking those players leaving?

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:23 pm  

With a number 6 who is a better team player & organiser Keating may come good Early season him & burns looked like they were going to be a top pair. My personal view is that Burns is to much a loose cannon & although he has played some good games I dont think he is a team player hence some of the abissmal diaplays we have had to endure. All we need is a consistant half who plays to the team plan & can get our big pack runing into gaps the outside backs we now have will do the rest.

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:28 pm  

cravenpark1 wrote:

Has is performances been average because like us he knew he was going so did not give a sh++e as long has he did not injure his self

He was only average in his first season as well. If what you say is true what's to say he will not behave the same way at Saints having secured a three year deal which could well see him to retirement.

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:38 pm  

Roofs wrote:

which is never going to happen when the board's only annual ambition is beating Hull.

If you believe that you're a fool.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:53 pm  

Disappointed that he's going, but if the fee is as reported then I can very much see why. Had a couple of decent years from him, and it's not like we paid anything for him. Roughly equivalent to selling 500 extra passes for next year.

That said, we do desperately need good replacements for him and J.Hodgson, or that gain might be wiped out by a drop in sales and next season, this year might seem like the good old days.

To lose Green, Dobson, Hodgson and Burns over 3 seasons - well I guess you can look at it as a clean slate for Chester, or the mother of all rebuilds.

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:30 pm  

I don't think Chester will be as disappointed as some on here that he's gone.

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:35 pm  

blakeysrobin wrote:

I don't think Chester will be as disappointed as some on here that he's gone.

How so? Bad apple was he?

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:40 pm  

Hessle rover wrote:

How so? Bad apple was he?

Not that Im aware of.

Re: Travis Gone : Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:18 pm  

[quote="Hessle rover"]How so? Bad apple was he?[/quote
I had the pleasure of meeting him,his wife and 3 kids,totally different to when he is on the pitch. Its hard to to keep flogging a dead horse when you know others aint pulling their weight,a good bloke and wish him and his family the best,except against us.