Tavares was our best player by a mile

I thought the academy players really struggled tonight and none of them are ready to be part of the first team squad this season, but they will be and that symbolises the problem. Montgomery, in particular, is nowhere near ready. I actually thought the new signings looked decent. Miller was excellent and my MOTM. He'll be one picked up by a more ambitious championship club in 12 months. Tavares also very good, and you can see Henriksson has talent but not used to the pace of English football yet. He'll be a more impactful player than Cantwell imo. McLaughlin we already know is a good championship performer. Alebiousu was one of the better performers at the weekend. De Neve is a big no and a poor signing. The problem is up top. Gueye is never a footballer; Kargbo, Tyjon, and Henriksson are a work in progress; Hedges and De Neve are plodders; Leonard an injury write off. Cantwell and Ohashi are the only two who are "ready" to perform consistently. I simply don't see where goals are coming from this season. I would hazard a strong guess that we'll be one of the lowest scores in the entire 4 leagues this season.

And here we have it I actually thought it was have been end of the month but the chaos has now started imagine your club captain has actually asked to leave to speak/go to Derby it’s truly baffling but unsurprising

He has no game plan.. or if this it, it's shite. Taking us down is Ismael.

I recon Hyam goes aswell. sonny at the end of the season.

No leadership from the touch line….what, just what does VI bring ? As for his assistant..no words. We look bereft of leaders, drive …not to mention skill, pace or touch..I gave up on those years ago . i get the feeling there’s a very miserable, unhappy, unmotivated group of players who will jump at the first opportunity….trouble in the dressing room and the boardroom…. and look who’s leading us out of this…Gedtede and Ismael …

Yeah I thought Kargbo was the only one who didn't stink. The entire front line played awfully, apart from him imo.

Manager can not hide from this. It’s clear to see what we need. Utilised his squad today to see what they were about, They failed him. Kristi has played himself to a loan, De Neve is not a winger, Taveres showed what he’s about, Axel shown glimpses of quality and should have had two assists, but needs to be sharper which will come with training. Gueye not clinical enough and shown another striker is needed. RW is a priority and preferably need two. Tyjon picked up some lovely positions but game too physical for him.Buckley is waste of time. 2 bad performances to start the season and we are lucky the window is still open to try get some quality in. Our squad looks athletic but they don’t look like footballers and they have a long way to go to start looking like one

Ipswich out against Bromley!

Just back now, initial thoughts: * Felt for Michalski in the first 5 minutes, but he did recover and did ok for the rest of the game. * Montgomery was honestly the worst single player performance I've seen in person for...well, as long as I can remember. * Tavares grew into the game * Really like Miller, I think he'll actually be a good signing for us * Pickering was solid, as was Wharton * Tyjon has talent, but too lightweight / Gueye has the physique, but little talent * Cantwell is levels above the rest of the squad, even in a brief cameo Good finish from De Neve, but we just didn't do enough tonight.

Travis wants Derby move EJ confirms .

All wind and piss in my opinion.

Get Liverpool and Brighton on the phone we need a miracle

Trav has told Rovers he wants to leave for Derby. Elliott Jackson says so on X. Jeez.

Getting a server error off that link??

Put in the best two crosses of the game and got into dangerous positions, head and shoulders above every other wide player not that it’s hard

Surely Vi left Montgomery on as a statement same with De Neve, Gestede looked annoyed in the stands

Glenn and a few others have mentioned how poor morale is at the club at the moment, I'm not surprised.

Kargbo can't skin a league one fullback, I've no idea why people think he's good.

Loves to cuddle with the ball and look pretty, but he can’t be effective in two places on the pitch at the same time. Has to be that he doesn’t listen to instructions because he wants to drive the team to win and thinks he has to do it all himself. Underwhelmed by him in the whole tbh.

Yeah but Man United have at least had a very funny fall from grace this past decade or so. It's nice to see Newcastle still being gnawed away at despite all their riches and triumphs of late. I prefer if the carousel of dejection and misery passes from club to club every so often. Arsenal are on a very long spell, Man City had a very funny meltdown last season, Newcastle are currently being ridden like a derby winner... all good, inclusive, fun for the rest of us. I remember Harry Redknapp telling a tale once of when he was at Portsmouth and they wanted to cash in on Benjani when Man City offered x amount for him. Apparently the poor lad was at Southampton Airport refusing to move as he was happy and didn't want to leave. The club got their way and the poor bastard was out on his ear.

he's a manager used to failure

Like I say...cant fookin wait for it. I have an awful feeling there is a lot of discontent within our squad,doesn't bode well.

An evening that shows how a lack of additions will kill us this season. Absolutely everybody who played tonight is 100% in the core match squad, we didn't "play the kids". I'm still waiting for us to replace Adam Armstrong.

Few comments earlier about Tavares can step in to Trav's boots if/when he goes, but what happens when he or Tronstad are injured or suspended? In comes Montgomery/Forshaw/Buckley. We are absolutely in trouble. We have nothing prolific up front, like an Armstrong or Graham to get regular goals. Team just looked all over the place tonight. Sloppy mistakes and misplaced passes. I feel that team selection was a message from VI to Gestede. Here's your academy players against a side playing in League Two last year. Play that side against Birmingham on Saturday and its a cricket score.