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Thanks. I think he might have been on the funny water, if he thinks we will stay up. It is pretty nailed on for me now and I can't see a way out.

I think Myers has been away from the club too long to still be able to capture the mood. 1) A boycott won't have any affect on the players, in the last 12 months we've had very big crowds and very low crowds at various points and it doesn't seem to have any bearing on results whatsoever. 2) The fact that he has worked for the club and works in football generally means that he occasionally dips in and out of life at Rovers but that's not the same as being a fan and living and breathing the club 24/7, he doesn't quite get what it's like, which is not his fault as he isn't a Rovers fan. His statement makes out that it was really bad during their first few years of ownership and that since it hasn't been as bad. All fifteen years, barring promotion from league one, which we should have never even been in, has been awful for fans. He won't understand the pain and humiliation the owners have put us through, countless times. Not his fault, but he isn't speaking from a position of understanding and authority on this issue. He's not a bad guy. But he doesn't get it.

We knew 90% of this in July.

It’s also an indication of how bad our transfer policy is when a team with a transfer embargo can do considerably better business than us. Hull are 4th and 3 points off the automatic places and weren’t allowed to pay a fee for anyone, they also had the wages capped but still did better than us in the window.

The injury list is a smokescreen, like the refereeing rant. We have a squad of substandard players, all played to exhaustion. It’s a self fulfilling prophecy

Absolutely on point Ian. We are in a desperate situation, with no end in sight. At least we won't have to face the clampets not season.

Well, there was certainly no uptick in results since it was announced (which I imagine the regime would have been counting on). Suppose they could drop the dead cat of sacking VI (I know, I know!)

The only thing left is a total boycott of home games ! Do not buy any season tickets in June !

Do you have a link? I always thought of him, as a decent guy, but perhaps not.

Echoed be me and many others and it is so very sad.

13 injuries should not prevent a manager using his technical area to give enthusiasm &:support to his team. He's a disgrace and should be no where near football. Don't care what it takes those board members (do we have any??) need to put pressure on whoever to get rid of this incompetent person.

Its a spectrum, and having Hyam in the squad would move us towards the positive end of it. When you step back and think we let all of Hyam, Dolan, Baath, Travis, Brittain, Wieman go in one fell swoop and got two players with Championship experience (and then not as first XI players) in TGH and McLoughlin that is pretty radical.

As previously mentioned funds are none existent, and no one wants to take responsibility for raising them (i e beng that person to hold the fund)

‘Nice people’, though.

Weirdly, we’ve not been in this position of jeopardy since Coyle was sacked. Two years ago they’d already appointed Eustace/it was clear JDT was leaving by the time we got fully mired. So, will our apparently fully engaged owners (who watch every game) grasp the nettle here and go over the heads of the cosy pair…

If you all think Dom Hyam would have solved our leadership problems you’re deluding yourselves.

Someone should ask him at his next press conference, ' do you still think this squad is better than last years ?' He is the manager he has to be brought to account !

I've lost track of when injured players are meant to be back, but if Ismael sends the team out in that same system on Saturday then Watford will win at a canter.

We'll probably smash Watford 5-0 and he'll get awarded a 3 year contract. 🤣

Another 3 points go begging. Mowbray JDT and Eustace would have stolen a win last night- Swansea were there for the beating. Goals 1 and 3 needed a proper left back on the field and we had two on the bench. All 3 goals would have been prevented by a decent centre half providing leadership and he plays for Wrexham now but George Pratt would have done better but he too was sitting on the bench. Powel did well, Jorgenson is lightweight currently but got himself where it mattered for our equaliser. Despite the Pasha Gestede demolition job, I think we have the squad to stay up but seriously doubt VI's managerial ability to use them to save us from relegation and pray the treatment room are doing their stuff properly.

For me last 5 games or so there has been a really noticeable dip in intensity and confidence. I would say a combination of : - The key players for the system to work are unavailable (Alebiousu, Hedges, Gudjonsen. To some extent Mori as well) - Exhaustion from so many games, and so many young players coming in, and lack of battle hardened experience in the squad of coping with 14 games in 9 weeks or whatever madness it is. - Crucially, the senior players (which given all the injuries and disastrous transfer policy etc is basically just Tronstad and Ohashi) have lost belief in the manager. We've weakened and weakened ourselves, but managed to look reasonably competitive in midfield and defence up till October-ish. But now - very very very predictably - just got to the point where the whole squad is broken, moral sapping away, and we just don't have any experience to help dig us out.

I think Rovers are as good as down even if they do sack Ismael because a large amount of damage is already done...but at least a change might mean they go down with a fight rather than a whimper.

Too late now but was any thought given to handing out leaflets outside the ground (after previous matches). I imagine it was but was deemed at risk of causing too much agro.

I'm extremely disappointed by Alan Myers personally. Whys he released a statement at that time, the timing is extremely off with me. What's his angle? I don't understand.