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Anyone going to the q and A love fest meeting tonight. Is there and online/twitter report? #rufc maybe?
Will millertop be reposting questions as I think he did last year.
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There will be updates on the O / S pal, that’s if anyone is interested.
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Can someone ask Tone when he's going to place tarmacadam down in the area outside the away end if he hasn't already done so.
Also when are we going to have the much needed stadium expansion
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Tongue 😛 in cheek Fb ?Originally Posted by flourbasher
Back car parking had tarmac put down a long while ago.
Stadium won’t be expanded, not enough Season ticket holders.
Need at least another 2k, unless he extends the away end if / when we’re back in the Championship.
Someone could ask what part if any Akeem Hinds is playing this season.
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Window Tw.anky?
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Top table is...TS, Paul Douglas, Paul Warne and Rob Scott.
Mark Thomas from R.U.S.T. is also on top table.
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19:24
Question for Rob Scott on the club's recruitment structure...
RS: "The infrastructure that we have here is myself, Chris who is my Chief Scout based in the North East. Another based in the Midlands and another down South and we think that works quite well.
"We tend to work hard on depth charts. We look at who is performing on a weekly basis. We also go out and watch games every Saturday and Tuesday.
"We are getting agents at the moment throwing names at us left, right and centre.
"Not just in the UK, but abroad as well, that is something we'll look at further down the line.
"The scouting network is pretty intensive. We have various platforms we use to check up on players.
"We have a scoring system in place for players which is a system I have brought in. We base it on their attributes in their positions and we put profiles together, and score them on those attributes.
"I like to think with the knowledge we have in our scouting system that we know every player that is thrown at us, in the United Kingdom."
PW: "I keep all of my player discipline in house. I think we have only have one sending off for violent conduct this season.
"I was devastated with Joe Mattock. I think like everyone in this room, we all make mistakes.
"With Thommo's tackle, I was disappointed but for him to be sent off, it was unfortunate for him. He went for the tackle, he's not a dirty player.
"Nobody wants to get sent off in my team and especially not miss three games.
"Unfortunately it is highlighted because we have had two players sent off in quick succession."
19:15
Question for Paul Douglas on the decision to close the West Stand for the Hull City game and pricing of fixture...
PD: "The price is always going to be a factor in the attendance at games.
"We knew with it being the third consecutive home game it was going to be a test for all of our supporters. We knew that the price needed to be reduced, which it was, but we had to maximise our own revenues.
"We felt the price that we had set at the anticipated crowd, would get us to where we needed to be financially from the fixture.
"We didn't feel that with all of that considered, it would be viable to open the West Stand. On top of that, because the game was televised abroad, it would look better with a nice full stand in front of the cameras.
"It turned out that our predictions were reasonably on target and it proved to be prudent that in this case that we did close the West Stand."
Question on recent reports on club's finances...
TS: "I think we all pull together to run a successful club.
"I think it is down to the fact that the team behind me run a tight ship. We're not silly when we talk about paying people. We want players that want to play for Rotherham and wear the Rotherham United shirt.
"That tight ship enables us to invest, as and when we need to in the club."
19:09
Tony Stewart's take on the season so far...
"I think the recruitment started 18 months ago for this season.
"We have brought in 12 new players and action is going on now while I speak [on more].
"I remember going to Germany and seeing them training for the first time and they looked an exciting bunch.
"We have seen where the lads that have come in have taken a little bit of time.
"I think we've seen this season, certainly latterly, that we are a team and we are a good team.
"I think in 12 months we've all learned a lot.
"I'm happy with the progress and we still want to go further but we're on a good road."
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19:33
Question for Paul Warne on everyone back defending corners and the rationale...
PW: "I would rather people ask me these questions, so I'm happy to answer.
"Fundamentally, I don't want to concede from corners.
"It is a big deal here. I have someone shout at me at every game about leaving someone up.
*Voice from the crowd shouts up*
PW: "Is it you?! Is it your question?!
"If it is really late on in the game, I might risk it. In fairness, Man City and Liverpool leave everyone back.
"It is about trying to keep a clean sheet and then trying to score.
"There is no point going 2-0 down with 20 minutes to go. I can try and get us back into the game after the corner has gone."
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Is gru there? He can tell them how it works
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20:42
Question for Paul Douglas on club's stance on 'safe standing'...
PD: "There are a couple of clubs, or certainly Shrewsbury, who have been used as a pilot for the testing of it.
"It is still something that is under review and until it is approved going forward, it is difficult for clubs like us with all-seater stadiums to do anything about it at the moment.
"If it did happen, we would take a view on it.
"It has made a difference at Shrewsbury.
"It is a difficult one, but we'll have to see what happens."
Question for Paul Warne on throw-ins...
PW: "We joked today that when we had Will Vaulks he could throw it a million miles, so we didn't have to work on it.
"We do loads of work on throw ins. If you come and watch us train you'll see we genuinely do.
"I still agree with your point, we're not good at them. We're trying to get better.
"We've done loads of work with Matt Olosunde. He is the worst thrower of the ball I have ever seen, you can put that on Twitter, I tell him every day!
"I completely agree. Funnily enough, there is a player we like, who has a long throw. His manager phoned me back and told me I'm the only other manager that gets excited about a long throw!
"It might look random to you lot [when we take one] but it isn't. We're trying to make it less random."
0:32
Question for Paul Warne on how this squad compares to the 2017/18 team...
PW: "I think there is more excitement and pace in this team.
"We have a group, barring a couple, quite young lads. I think potentially they could be better but on the spin side, I could ruin them.
"I have a lot of love for that team for the other year. It had been together a while. They stuck with us and improved.
"I do think there is perhaps a bit more potential in this team."
20:26
Question for Rob Scott and Paul Warne on the major difficulties in recruiting players...
RS: "I don't think we are unique in this. Finances are a big thing, whether it is players wanting too much money, or agents.
"Logistics is another reason. Families of the players. Some of these young players have families and they don't want to relocate. We're lucky in that we live in Rotherham.
"I think it is an old age problem. Ultimately, it is the same around the league. Clubs miss out on players because they don't agree with their demands, or those of the club's they are buying from.
"Yes, we all want the best players, but we want the best players that we can't afford.
"We want the best players for this league, but so does everyone else."
PW: "The other issue we have is with egos. Some players make demands that we'll play them every week and I just won't promise anyone that.
"I told Haks [Adelakun] how hard it would be and that I will be changing the team. I reiterated it would be tough. I told him to go and give it some thought and come back to me if he wanted to sign.
"We have to make sure that we recruit the best players that we can and try and make as few mistakes as we can.
"You can't get all your recruitment right. You just don't know what they're going to be like when they're in the building. You can watch players on Youtube, Twitter or Instagram and they look amazing. Sometimes they come in and it is hard for them. You expect them to slot straight into the team, physically and emotionally I drain the lads."
20:20
Question for Paul Douglas on whether the club has considered 'personalising' the concourses
PD: "We have done some work in the Family Stand to make it a bit more family orientated.
"We do have budget restraints, but we are looking at ways in which we can make it more 'Rotherham United'.
20:17
Chief Operating Officer Paul Douglas has faced the questions this evening.
20:15
Question for Paul Warne on whether the team is 'too honest'...
PW: "I agree that other teams do run the clock down but there is no way I'm going to encourage my players to do that. You pay to watch football not to watch lads roll around on the ground.
"I understand about being in the referee's ear. I do encourage my captain to talk to the referee where it is appropriate.
"I am quite happy with how my players perform. They are respectful of the game.
"To break up opposition momentum, our strategy is to get the ball.
"We do try and break up momentum. We don't lay on the floor and pretend we're injured.
"If the opposition do have momentum we try and change our shape to counter that."
19:48
Question for Paul Warne concerning players like Will Vaulks 'whipping the crowd up' previously, are we able to have players do the same in the current group?
PW: "I understand what you are saying. One of the loudest cheers at one of the last games was when Woody lifted someone up twice with a couple of tackles.
"It is hard to change players' personalities though. It is not natural for some. We try and recruit really strong characters.
"I do understand the point and what Will brought us, when we lost Will, we lost more than the footballer. Even when we weren't playing well, he was able to ignite the team.
"If I could sign three more characters like him, I would love to, to be fair."
19:45
Question for Paul Douglas on having a fan zone/singing area in the North Stand to help improve atmosphere and more of an incentive for supporters to come to the ground early...
PD: "Obviously we have certain restrictions here at the club. We do have what we call our Fan Zone outside the North Stand which is our attempt to provide some form of entertainment for our fans before matches.
"We have had a lot of positive responses from our supporters on that.
"The Trust will have Skill Zones and penalty shootouts and we had Santa's Grotto there recently. We are open to those ideas. We want to use the facilities we have as well as we can, but we do have limitations.
"Turning the outside of the North Stand into a more fan-friendly area is something we are open to improving on."
"We recognise that it is difficult to recreate the noise from the Tivoli in a seated area. We are not sure that we could move a number of season ticket holders without creating an uproar to create a singing section in the stadium.
"I respect the enthusiasm from the crowd on the matter but I do think we would find there would be objection from supporters who have had season tickets in these areas for a long time.
Question now moves to Paul Warne on his experience of the home atmosphere...
PW: "I think the atmosphere is on me. When we're winning it's really good. I take it on my chin. I think the atmosphere away from home has been ledge.
"I think it has been hard here because teams have come here and frustrated us - fans, players and supporters.
"It feels a really positive environment at the moment, but I would say it hasn't been as loud as I would like. I say it to be honest with you because you're honest with me. I do think we're always better when there is a big away following."
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