Might be but it is a fact ..

looks like pears and buckley are going,ffs just buy a centre forward with the money they bring in,i like yuki,he`s a tidy player but very lightweight

Almost 60% possession for Rovers and we dominate these stats, but it just didn't pass the eye test, we wouldn't have scored if we were playing now. If we don't get a striker (and unfortunately I think he needs to be better than any of our current strikers) then we are in bother.

Becoming a bit of a cliche that one

So I am not the only one?

thats what i don`t like about the modern game,relying on centre backs to pass the ball out of defence,they are there to head it away and tackle,if we had a centre back who could pass then he would`nt be here for long,venkys would have sold him

VI suggesting post match that Travis is likely to leave…….we are unable to keep any of our better players - surprisingly contradicts the owners “defiant” message season eve on our ‘determination to strengthen on the pitch and build on last season’…..

He wasn’t particularly bad, but his distribution was poor and he gave the ball away too easy.

He certainly doesn't look like a footballer !

West Brom missed two massive sitters, credit to Toth for making the saves, but they really should have scored at least one of those, one was point blank range with the entire net to aim at. I think the defence looked all over the place myself at times. I think if Albion had really gone for it rather than wasting time and sitting back on their lead they could have caused more problems. We looked more comfortable than we were because we had tons of possession which they were quite happy for us to have, because we didn't have a clue what to do to break them down with it. Edit - thinking about your comment, I did just see these stats, so maybe they do reflect an ok performance from the CBs, though I don't remember who made the individual tackles and clearances Total tackles quite even between the sides, their 49 clearances and our one shot on target tells the story I want to tell though, that I think we were shite.

I am a big Gueye fan but he was up and down with Eustace and since Ismael has come in I dont think he has had a single good game...

Not goals. Or many wins.

Hyam needs to play along side a strong physical leader !

i thought the back two pretty solid,mcloughlin was excellent and hyam was never troubled

I agree with that, but it wasn’t as bad as most are making out. We didn’t create enough in the final third, but besides that it was some neat passing and combative match. Thought Hyam was weak today. Sluggish and lacked creativity on forward passes.

Won’t need them in the national league

i think the best place for him is the bench tbh,he got bullied off the ball every time today

The steadfast refusal to play Gueye from our fans astounds me. He makes things happen when he's on the pitch.

He’s just signed for a new club and contract to 2029

More what I envisioned when we spoke about needing a winger than the Japanese lad. Seems quick and direct, which is what we lack.

You can quickly remove Travis from there he’s a goner

Based on what I have seen today I reckon this could work better for us... Toth Miller. Hyam. McCloughlin Alebiouso. Travis. Tronstad. De Neve Cantwell. Ohashi. Kargbo Early days but Millar looks ideal for a RCB in a back three.

You have to combat the way the opposition play ! We hardly going to football the opposition off the field , are we ? Rubber dinghy men !

Well he's obviously been signed as a first team player, so will be judged by first team standards. That said it's impossible to judge a player off a single competitive game. I do think a switch to 343 is coming though. I dont think we have the right players for 4231.

Hence my Emerton comparison.