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Obviously, but still, if the coalition believes the current owners could be part of the solution then the group is unfortunately misaligned with my view. Venky's have had fifteen years and the only constant is failure (17/18 aside, but we were in League 1). They will always be part of the problem. The call must be for them to go and nothing else, in my opinion. Of course, the coalition can do as they please and if the idea is still to engage with the owners, good luck.

No love lost there.

Who scores the first goal will be crucial.

That’s pretty poor. I expect most decent amateur players would be able to get through the first round at least.

The way Gueye hit that when compared to pretty much everyone else just sums him up. No footballing intelligence at all.

I fear the worst this afternoon , good away form does not last , it is not as though we have a team full of good championship players .This squad of players is very poor to say the least ! Put into the mix injuries and a very poor manager , it does not bode well .. I hope I am wrong !

Well it should be a relatively decent atmosphere which the players have mentioned now multiple times helps them, so let's hope we nab a win. Our form is much better than theirs on paper although we're drawing too many, and that often leads to relegation worries. Ribeiro has looked very rusty lately, but he will do after bot being featured very often so hopefully he perks up a bit today. They've failed to score in 6 of their last 8 games now so it's obvious where their weakness lies, of course we do have a habit of helping teams out in such circumstances so don't rule put a 3 nil home win. In the interest of optimism 2-1 away win with a Gudjohnsen brace, we're capable of it but certainly need an improvement on Oxford....

I am one who doesn't use the numbers for positions but he was deeper than I would have expected. He was usually at the forefront of the midfield when we were pressing which likely was tactical. He got on the ball more and played more advanced after their player was sent off and Southampton sacrificed one of their midfielders. They also played on the counter attack after the red card.

Our very own @rog of the rovers was on Radio Lancs Sport last night - 37:30 in… https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002mygq?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

I have a good friend who is a Portsmouth fan. I met up with him at the same fixture last season, which was a horrible away day for us Rovers. He is dreading today's game (and every game, currently). Like us, injuries have hit them hard with no squad depth and defence a particular problem for today. Goals are there for our taking. His view is that if opponents can nullify the pace and creativity of Josh Murphy then Pompey have nothing at all going forward. His predictions is a Rovers win. I'm feeling similar in that a failure by Rovers to win this one will be a big disappointment and concern for the rest of the season.

It would be tremendously funny if Edwards is shown the door before or once Wolves go down.

Did England focus on pace and pace in the attack instead of taking 1 or 2 like Australia bowlers of Neser and Boland?

I may be splitting hairs, but for the majority of the game, last night, Rovers looked to be playing more a 4-3-3 than a 4-2-3-1. Pre match, I had expected Tyjon to be the "10", but he looked to be one of two "8s" (sorry to those who hate the numbers thing), and quite often the other "8" Vare was more advanced than Tyjon. But how deep he was looked to be tactical rather than an individual choice (maybe that's the impression created from me watching on stream rather than live in person?) Tyjon did seem to push up more as the game got towards its closing stages and Rovers were chasing the winner

Reading a set of quotes from VI where he refers to “helping to develop” taveres there is no other point to us buying these types of players other than to sell them on for a small profit to continue to fund the club to sustain itself there will be little transfer activity unless we sell players first

Thanks for reply. Good, let's hope we can tie him down to a new contract Well that's good but we need to get these good young players tie down to professional contracts.

They must go but how do you engage with Owners who refuse to engage? All routes of communication appear to have been exhausted? What do they get out of owning us?...15 long and painful years on we are no wiser.

and unfortunately, Rovers have not yet given a pro deal to any of the players on display last night (unless Wilkinson got one.. they have still not officially announced his signing), which means if Arsenal (or other clubs) do try to poach them, we are not in the best position to keep them, and if we do lose them then we are not going to maximize their value

Tyjon played behind Joseph although at times he dropped off a little bit too much for my liking. He showed some really good touches and displayed good vision by being aware of players making runs. He tired late on, understandable after not playing too much recently. There were a few scouts there and I know one of them from Arsenal who I spoke to walking out. There was no indication of who in particular he was looking at but several Rovers players must have impressed him.

@arbitro how did Tyjon play and what role did he play? Thanks for good detailed match reported and I am delighted we won that.

Sure we were told money was important when a certain fella went to Derby.

I think it may be competition specific. Several other regulars for for u21s (Joseph, Decandia, & especially thinking of Vare) also featured last night too. FA Youth Cup looks to be seen by the club as a little more prestigious than just u18 league games. We have 1 u21 game & 1 u18 game next week, so I guess we will get a clearer picture after those match report https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/december/12/report--rovers-under-18s-2-1-southampton-under-18s/

A wholly spirited and committed performance saw the Rovers youngsters progress through to the fourth round for a game at either Birmingham or Coventry. With a smattering of first year scholars Rovers started the game on the front foot and played some good stuff against a Southampton team who were hell bent on trying to play out from really deep positions despite getting caught several times by a good Rovers press. Rovers took the lead through a smart finish from Joseph who impresses me more every time I see him. We perhaps should have added to that but a ridiculously poor decision allowing a clear foul to pass let Southampton in for an undeserved equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage time (sound familiar?). Southampton came more into the game in the second half no doubt buoyed by their equaliser and the game was evenly balanced until the bad on of their centre halves sent off for a second yellow card after a foul on Joseph who was virtually unplayable. Southampton had to reshuffle and played a counter attacking game and in truth spurned a couple of good chances. With several Rovers players suffering from cramp changes were made and one of these, Harvey Higgins scored from close range in the last of six minutes of stoppage time after some incessant Rovers pressure. There were wild celebrations after the goal and it was great to see. Joseph and Vare caught the eye for me but there were quite a few just behind their levels. In the time Higgins was on he also impressed. I have said it before after seeing the under 18's but they do seem to be exceptionally well coached under Paul Butler.

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How come Tyjon has dropped to u18s when was in around 1st team?

Yeh I just saw this. Says it all that Cantwell had 0 faith in him hitting the target.