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Ohashi is getting better at shielding the ball, much improved overall this season but needs more goals. TGH was able to direct from midfield and is strong in the tackle. Ideal from the bench or if Tronstad is injured or suspended. Great to see shots from outside the box.

Wilder returning to Bramall Lane , you cannot script football !

He's playing in the league below?

When we win it makes my weekend. If we lose my weekend is ruined. I have a tee shirt from “ Philosophy Football “ which has a quote ( alledgedly from Henrik Ibsen, that famous Scandanavian international ) in big letters on the front, it says - “ If the game is lost your earthly life is WASTED “. That sums it up for me. For a short period of time I can forget all about the Chicken Chokers.

The Scott Wharton thing brought genuine joy, as we watched on TV... And I ended up telling my offspring about the League Liner and a previous away win at Watford with goals from Endean, Napier and Field... Over 50 years ago!!

A cigarette before the firing squad?

If he keeps it up, I imagine Brighton will recall him and loan him to a championship club...Will be interesting to see how he copes.

Enjoyed the result but the main problem remains...the detested Venkys

It's not all rosy again, but I do think there is something in what you say. The buzz of a win lances the boil/diminishes the energy for the (necessary) protest......temporarily..

He was a 19 year old kid herre, in a higher league, its amazing what a year can do at that age

Anyone noticed ACD is tearing it up at Bolton, scoring worldies ever week it seems. Not sure what happened here, just didn't look up to it physically

NOT..according to Andy Bayes...

Agree totally. Even when I was boycotting under Kean and Coyle, I still kicked every ball and cheered any Rovers goal! Surely, it is possible to despise Venky's, have grave misgivings about Gestede and Suhail...yet enjoy a good away win... On the other hand, someone said to me yesterday, it's a bit like getting a lovely new guitar, when you have just received a terminal diagnosis! I guess it is summed up by the old phrase: "Love Rovers/Hate Venky's"..

I’ve never been a fan to be honest but it looks like you had a great night.

We played really well yesterday and, on the face of it, we deserve to be on more than 6 points so far. This is the Championship, there are plenty of sides around us at the moment who will finish in the top half. There's no reason that we can't go from our slow(ish) start to once again challenging for the playoffs. It's possible to dislike the regime, acknowledge that there is plenty wrong with the club, but still enjoy a performance like yesterday's and be excited about a couple of the new signings.

I thought it was a pen too. Inthink ref did not give it cos the ball had got away from him, shouldn't matter but it dies seems to at times. We get lots of pens waved away.

Ohashi for me is very like Hedges. Maybe nothing special on the ball, but absolutely first class off it. Those sorts of players get very underrated. A big part of why we looked so comfortable all game imo is the vast amount of pressing work those two get through. Ohashi also linked up really well with Mori and Cantwell. They are both undropable at the moment for me, though obviously Gudjonsen needs to come in somewhere. Id still put Cantwell deeper and drop Tavares, put Mori at number 10, Hedges left, Ohashi right and Gudjonsen up top.

Believe me, I hate our owners, but I still love us winning matches a hell of a lot more.

Let's say enjoyable moment but miserable ride

I was actually going to dare to suggest in a few months we may be debating if indeed it was Waggot and his methods who has been holding the whole club back for years ? Something which has cropped up in the past. Still way too early for that though but the transition might turn into a mini revolution, a load of people with something to prove rather than going through the motions. We'll see.

Very early days but it isn't really a one off as there was the Hull performance and both the Brum and Norwich games were thrown away really we weren't battered. So to turn in a display like yesterday after so much recent changes and upheavel they ALL deserve a bit of credit, Biggest test yet is to come in the shape of Ipswich and we need a complete performance in that one to start to build up a bit of genuine belief.

I will whisper it again but what if these so and sos have got it right? Wages down, age profile down, a smaller squad but genuine competition for places all over the park. In Morishita and Gudjonsson we might have qualities we were sadly lacking last season. A manager who has generated real togetherness knitting the biggest rag bag of pick ups together since Ken Furphy was in the seat.

Posts like that do you absolutely no favours. We weren't poor yesterday and that is the thrust of the debate. I don't think anybody has said they enjoy 'bobbing along between 15th and 21st' - that's your spin to suit your own narrative. There is a lot to be critical of at Rovers for sure but having a dig a supporters who enjoyed a win and good day out is frankly childish.