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You speak for yourself when you say relief but I can assure you everyone I saw and spoke to at the game really enjoyed it. It is six points from five games but as we have been talking specifically about yesterday it was a day to enjoy as a Rovers fan.

It's six points from five games. I'd say relief was more appropriate than enjoyment yesterday. We bloody needed that.

Totally agree with the above arbitro. Yesterday was exactly what following Rovers is about. So much to be encouraged about. I must admit that looking at some of the individual performances yesterday, I think Gestede and his crew deserve a bit of praise for finding some of these players who, to be honest, I'd never heard of until they arrived here. Morishita, like Ohashi, has skill and the right work ethic. Gudjohnsen looks a real handful, Miller is a player who can adapt to different roles and certainly lets the opposition know he's not to be messed with. Alebiosu is really growing on me as an attacking right-back. Admittedly, it's still early on in the season, but I've seen plenty to be encouraged about with this rebuild thus far. Val has got the type of players he wants to work with so it will be interesting to see how it develops. It was also great to see Carter and Wharton back to their best yesterday. I'm especially pleased for Scott who bleeds 'blue and white' and after his injuries it was wonderful to see him in such commanding form.

thanks for the report Parsonblue. Pleased we won for those fans travelled there and they got the win and such a good all round performance yesterday

Tavares seems to have the ability, but lacks concentration, which in turn leads to him being sloppy in possession. Hopefully this improves with time, no reason that it can't TGH is a physical utility player for me. Useful to have on the bench, not sure he will impact the starting 11 when everyone is fit, but it's a long season & injuries/suspensions will happen. He was a sensible signing on a loan RE TGH, apparently his contract wage (he signed for Birmingham during the summer), is close to £20K/week, Rovers are paying half of that, so unlikely a permanent deal will get done given the current wage structure

Not really contradictory, short term enjoyment of a win but long term you know it means nothing. A bit like being thousands of pounds in debt that you know you're going to struggle paying off for probably the rest of your life, but you'd still be buzzing if you found a tenner on the street.

thanks for the reply and I very much apprenticed the reply. Pleased we won for those fans who travelled there and they got such a good all round performance

Cantwell will be up for it next week, he’ll face dogs abuse from the Ipswich fans but I think he’ll thrive on it. He looked a class above yesterday. Pre match was spent arguing with some knob head on Facebook who was insistent that the current squad was miles better than last season. Obviously he was keen to dig me out after the win. Stand by my comments that I can’t see us finishing in the top 6 but after a performance like that I guess anything is possible. Not expecting anything from next week but it’s the championship so who knows.

Tavares had a little spell in the first half when he got sloppy in possession but overall he did a good job. It was difficult to make a judgement on Gardner-Hickman given the amount of time he played but having seen him play against us several times I think he will be an asset to us with his Championship experience.

Another great away day. This was the perfect away performance in so many ways. On the front foot from the start, high energy, quick attacking moves, robust tackling. Defensively we were excellent. Carter and Wharton provided the rock on which we could build. Scott was my Man of the Match, a truly outstanding performance. Cantwell looks a different player this season season. He links up play in the opposition half so well and the move between himself, Ohashi and Morishita that led to the goal was pure class. In midfield, Tarvares showed some flair for passing but is clearly a work in progress. Tronstad was he usual solid self and how we will miss him when he returns home in the summer. However, a special word again for Ryan Hedges who continues to be a workhorse. Val seems to have got the best out of Hedges and he now looks an automatic choice for that position. Morishita looks a real player. Intelligent in his movement, good control and packs a fierce shot. He looks a real find as does Gudjohnsen on this display. Strong, mobile and plenty of skill he looks like another player who will be a real addition to our ranks. Of course, it's still early days, but there are some very promising signs at the moment and much to be encouraged about.

Great to hear those comments. Seen some online videos of Ismael's post match celebrations with the fans. Agreed with comments about Hedges and Cantwell performances this season When he went 3 at back I thought Ismael was wrong to change it but he wasn't and I was. What did you think of Tavares and Taylor-Hickman performances?.

Slightly contradictory there. Enjoying a win but then it's a bit pointless? Almost everyone knows the issues at the club but days like yesterday are a release from the off the field issues. I think it's fair to say some supporters get far more pleasure from winning than others.

But the enjoyment is fleeting as even if we'd win every single game going into January we know that there would be some carnage created to sabotage the prospect of promotion or real success. I always enjoy when we win, and I think everyone else here does, but it's all a bit pointless in the long term. There is nothing to get excited about.

We can't give ratings for TGH or Gudjohnsen, is that an easy fix?

Made 12/13 new signings this summer. Has Parkinson ever achieved 3 promotion in 3 seasons before he joined Wrexham? His Bolton team didnt have the type of quality due to his low budget there. Why would you sack him after just backing him with signings and money spent? Surely you back and let him integrate these new players into the team? You would expected plenty of loyal given Parkinson achieved 3 promotions in 3 season

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No it's not all rosy again but surely we are allowed to enjoy a win and very good performance. If you can't enjoy Rovers winning it says more about you than the ones who do enjoy it.

In all honesty I would have taken a draw before the match as I was worried about our centre back pairing and their lack of game. Well I got it completely wrong and the cornerstone to the win was Wharton and Carter who were both excellent. I call it proper defending, head it, kick it and physically dominate your opponent. They did that in spades and I was particularly pleased for Scott who has had a torrid time with injuries. His post match body language in front of the fans looked quite emotional. Yesterday we were pretty much everything I want us to be. Full of energy, aggressive and playing quickly. Aside from a short spell in the first half when Watford had a good in midfield we were dominant. Ismael was smart with his substitutions I thought and although we went to a back five (I actually predicted he would just after we scored) but we still looked dangerous on the counter. There were lots to admire about yesterday and collectively we looked good but aside from our centre halves I thought Hedges and Cantwell were really good. Hedges in particular gets some unfair criticism but hopefully his start to the season will change some minds. Cantwell is thriving with the responsibility of the captain's armband which looks like a masterstroke from Ismael. What struck me yesterday was that there seemed to be a togetherness about the squad despite losing some strong characters recently. Certainly Ismael was as buoyant as I have seen him at the end of the match as he came over to the fans. We have only concerned one goal away from home so far which is a real feather in Ismael's cap as he seems to know how to set us up to play on the counter. Perhaps that tactic might suit us at home.

Hyam an unused substitute in Wrexham’s defeat

Probably in the next 4-5 games. I don't think any of them will come in for VI like Derby did for JE last year.

Beat Watford so it’s all rosey again, hard to get excited with rovers until the owners sell it in my opinion

Miss them both. Maybe it's just me.

It's almost as though you've been paying attention to what's happening right in front of your face and you're not a complete fucking brain dead imbecile. A shame that others can't see what happening and just parrot club propaganda because they have absolutely no ability to form a thought of their own.

A very good win. Rovers were the better team. I said it after the last win but Cantwell is a class above most in the Championship. I thought that Gudjohnsen should have had a penalty. I'll look back later to see if the reason is known but the kit choices were very strange. The match commentator I had said that Tronstad is off at the end of the season. He's going back to Scandanavia.