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Yes, I like Jorgensen runs, quite intelligent. Doesn't seem particularly quick or strong or technical though. So i wonder how he beats a defender. That said Gudjonsen looked a total passenger when he arrived, but as hes gone on his link up play and ability to compete with defenders have really improved. So all we can do is hope for something similar.

Cantwell was awful last night but let’s hope it was just a bad day at the office, it was really really bad though. We come up against one of his old clubs next so let’s hope he’s up for that one and puts on a proper performance. The problem of no goals in the team nearly struck again last night but fortunately we managed to nick one. Agreed with the comment earlier about it being Cantwell or Baradji but not both together. I’d actually be tempted to have TGH in the middle as at least he has a bit of an engine and will put a foot in. See he got married at the end of January and doesn’t seem to have had a look in recently. He was awful at right wing back but I’ve not thought he was as bad in the middle. I’m only assuming they’ve decided they won’t be signing him so aren’t going to play him.

Last night was the worst possible advert for English football. A sorry tale of 2 clubs decimated by horrendous owners played out on the pitch, and it was objectively one of the worst games of professional football you’ll ever see. We often hear about a “lack of quality”, but last night the majority of players on the pitch showed that they are a fair way off Championship standard. It was more a lack of competence. I’m glad we had one or two more competent players than them and took all 3 points, but if that’s our level of performance for the rest of the season they are the last we are getting. Wednesday might be on minus a hundred points and be without a goal in months, but I’d gladly swap positions with them. There’s light at the end of the tunnel for them, while we are stuck with Venky’s. Up until now matches were an escape from the farcical running of the club, you could try and set that aside for an hour and a half and “get behind the lads ffs”. I think it’s changed now, last night the football felt fairly incidental to the rest of the circus going on around us. The subdued atmosphere (although definitely more home fans on than against Watford) was odd. I’m sure there will be another Suhail inflicted crisis in a day or two anyway.

Afolayan will replace De Neve

No way we can play Morishita at left wing back.... He can't get up and down, and even if he could he cant physically compete on the ball. Our only real hope for 352 - based on no evidence i can point to - is Afolayan can do it. But is he even left footed? This says no : https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/oladapo-afolayan/profil/spieler/487850 If we do try it I guess we might just use Pickering but expect him to tuck in and focus on defence, and give Alebiouso free rain down the right and let the LCM (Mori below) focus on getting forward in the left channel. Still its obvious for the opposition to target our left side in 352 as Pickering/Riberio can get done for pace easily, and De Neve has such incredibly poor defensive awareness. Toth Miller Carter Cashin Alebiosu Baradji Tronstad Morishita Pickering Jorgensen. Gudjonsen I think 352 goes in the bin till Hedges is fit or we use it to close out games. On the positive side having Ohashi to bring on fresh should improve our ability to close out games significantly. And I agree Cantwell needs to be dropped. Absolutely horrendous decision making and execution of passing recently, though cant fault him for effort. 4231 obviously suits us better defensively now. But then as we have no comfortable wide forwards, offensively it looks very unsatisfying. I guess we could just push Alebiouso forward... But his game is about the overlap. Gah, such horrendous squad planning. Toth Alebiouso. Carter. McLoughlin. Cashin. Baradji Tronstad Afolayan Mori Jorgensen. Gudjonsen

I could well have misheard but I thought Wednesday fans were actually singing 'we want Venky's out' last night.

Yes. As they have a really bad owner and at the time had a load of players who had talent but gave zero effort. A bit similar to us - we have a bad owner but players with arguably no talent that gave effort. 😂

Could you really do that though?

Forgot to add - Hassenhuttl A big no for me. Again, at Southampton I believe his assistants were the key to his success. When they went, so did his form and job. I could be wrong but I think they're all in management work elsewhere now. Edit: Danny Rohl was one of the assistants. He's now at Rangers and was linked to us when at Wednesday a year or so ago I think.

I've watched pretty much all the Saints games, what with living down here, and even more pre-match/post-match content with Will Still. He's actually said multiple times that he doesn't really have a preferred style. He just tries to win games with the players he has and if they suit a certain style then he'll go with it. I'm sure he also spoke about wanting to change the way Southampton played but was restricted to the personal he had so couldn't. I guess a bit like V.Ismael saying the same with our lot (maybe a common excuse when you're losing? 😂). Personally, putting Saints results aside, I actually really liked him as a person. He comes across brilliant in interviews and doesn't shy away from performances from the team and his own. It's quite refreshing. Maybe that's what helped his demise - the players probably heard a lot of reality checks that they're not used to. Would I like him at Blackburn? Probably yes - I think he could be a good fit for us....however, throwing him into a relegation scrap is probably not the right time for him or for us.

Considering our position, our form, our season, I couldn't care less if we played worse than that. We needed those 3 points. If we play the same against Norwich and win the game. Bring it on. Finally, I don't care what people say about Lewis Miller. I bloody love him. Cantwell, as captain, could learn a lot from him. He may not have the best technical ability but he gives 100% no matter what. I know that if he's playing, we will have at least 1 player who will be fighting for us fans to win that game. I just hope the other players look towards him to see the effort he puts in and tries to mirror that.

Shit signing after all the 6ft 5 players were too expensive.

Weird,val goes then Carter and Pickering back in the fold

Like someone else mentioned...Warner or Hassenhuttl for me out of what's available. Rowett could be a potential short-term fix.Keep us up and then review. Warner and Rowett have both had some success in the championship previously, Hassenhuttl has never managed there so a bit riskier. Not too many exciting choices out there though. Please not Rooney and definitely not Coleman.

Agree Cashin looking very solid and that was a goal.poacher finish last night. 27 into 25 doesn't go. If Hedges is out to the summer it is pointless giving him a number. Then it would seem that Ribeiro and Kargbo are below third choice on the left so we are likely to get a Sigurdson situation with one or both of them. Kargbo looks like he has lost his pace whilst Ribeiro still has a lot to offer.

Thankfully Norwich have had mixed results in the immediate past so that 5-0 romp at the Baggies is receding. In the do our utmost to avoid a loss category. First game where Johnson will have had a training session but suspect selection will be by committee.

Under 17s reaching the final is a considerable achievement

Grateful for 3 points Grateful for injured players coming back Grateful Oxford lost despite being gifted the opening goal. Grateful Rovers hierarchy were faffing about potting Ishmael on deadline day so Pickering is still a Rover and not at Oxford. Grateful Baggies are in free fall. Very much doubt Johnson had much effect given Ishmael trained them and the starting line up was such a mish mash. Reason for hope going to Norwich but that wasn't a game to instil confidence in anyone.

Thanks

CPR awareness campaign. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2026/january/21/football-united--efl-club-shift-kick-off-times-by-one-minute-to-highlight-power-of-life-saving-cpr/

Does anyone know why it’s a 12.31 kick off time and not 12.30. Give Rovers Plus 1 and we might get a point, but see us leaving empty handed.

Thats a decent team there. Miller and Cashin future tag team champions of the world. Morishita looked better, and Baradji looks like Patrick Viera at times. Really thought we did well in first half. Second half was a mess, probably panicing.

I can’t think of anyone who has the flexibility to think tactically to get us out of this mess. And then build a solid team of youth and experience to compete in the championship. Oh yes. Back to the future. Sam Allardyce.

Always hurt, it seems. Tronstad, for Captain. Morishita has value, leads Rovers in assists (5).

I want him simply for the media storm that would arrive with him.