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I'd like to think that the majority are fair minded and balanced in their observations. 😉

For me i really rate McCloughlin. A good addition marshaling Pratt and Miller, and gets his blocks in and physically competes, and is good getting the ball out. Made a couple of errors early on but very solid recently. Gudjonsen I have problems with in terms of offering enough in pressing and holding the ball up, but he is intelligent in his movement and getting goals. Miller is hot and cold, but happy enough with him. Mori I am seeing a big improvement over the last few games. Has a bit of quality which we need, and not getting blown off the ball like he was a month ago. Forshaw showing he can do that holding role well is a big gain as we can take some of the pressure off Tronstad, but agree its not ideal he can't do more than 60 mins. TGH I think has done really well. Dont really miss Travis he is so similar. Overall I am feeling much more positive about our midfield and defence than a month ago. Derby completely owned us, and other big physical sides (of which there seem to be remarkably few) will hurt us. But outside of that we seem more capable than I anticipated given the turnover.

Whatever the outcome, something will happen at some point during the game that he'll latch onto as an excuse.

Lets see him try and cover up not getting three points come Saturday!!☺️

I'd add the Portsmouth away game in with those, 7 points minimally needed from the next 3 games

The next two home games are 6 pointers, fail to win these, and we're in deep trouble. You can count on this team to fail.

Completely agree. We're singing from the same hymn sheet. A couple of things went against us that might have gone the other way but this non stop assassination of referees and the bizarre notion that there's some sort of conspiracy against us or that it only happens to us, is frankly ridiculous and embarrassing. It's one thing for supporters who are naturally going to be biased to be saying it - for our Head Coach - dear me.

The crowd against Ipswich, was lower than the previous home game against Q. P.R. We were outsung with the Ipswich crowd at times. We need a big crowd to spur the team on. After saying that, there was over 20,000 in attendance for the Derby game, and we still lost.

As to Ismael’s list. Dear, oh dear. Straight out of central office. I wonder how long it has been ready to go for massive deflection purposes. Smells like those ‘communications’ put out about minutes or why players leave or why we can’t get certain players or why it’s the fans’ fault. Victim culture, deflection of blame, excuses.

Good player, expensive, championship experience. In other words, absolutely no way he's coming here. Does not fit the model of buying cheap from abroad and hoping to sell on for a profit.

This is wonderful

They haven’t played the generous VIs blue and white army yet though

Agree we have also lost only 3 less games than them and we have scored only 4 more goals than them all season we have only scored 18 goals all season!!! will likely be an even match

It was a corner imo. But refs after acouple of tussels in the corner usually just give a goalkick just to stop the aggro. Not saying it is right. And so, how is it that from right in their corner we concede? Perhaps more of a pressing issue.

Playing for a corner gives the decision to the ref. Just kick it out for a throw-in near the corner flag, it doesn't matter which team gets the throw, it isn't going to end up putting us in danger. having said that we should still be able to defend the oppositions goal-kick.

I am being objective, Im not looking at last night's incident through blue and white tinted glasses as you appear to be. As with the Chelsea v Arsenal decision you seem to hold a very strong opinion on both and think there's only one possible outcome. Id say both are extremely subjective decisions. Anyhow we disagree on it so Ill leave it there. Like Penwortham put me on ignore if you dont like my posts.

For the record, I would have given a pen and thought so in the ground despite the 4 criteria but not as clear cut as many mention. As to bias against Rovers -well...like your posts Ghost but think you are paranoid here (but then there will be shedloads of fans at other clubs who think the same -so the refs must be biased against everybody.?😉

We have only scored 4 more goals than Sheffield Wednesday this season, 4. they are right at the bottom of the table, with a points deduction.

Terrifying the amount of time's that 'last man' has been cited in these discussions

On certain players, Rev’s dug in deeper than an Alabama tic 😂

You would but others on here? 😉 Nice to see we finally got round to DOGSO rather than 'last man' which is mentioned nowhere in the rules. (I knew the answer to my question Kidder.) 😉 Nice to see Miller get away with a clear yellow early on.

I think we were more hard done to by by the decision not to award a second corner right at the end than by the red that should or shouldnt have been given, but either way you're right. We have to defend the situation at the end properly and the fact we failed to do so is 100% on us. Anything else is just excuse making as Wheelton has said.

He has been named in the 55 man squad. This will be whittled down to 28 in the next few days.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/december/03/ryan-secures-super-eagles-selection/ A final squad of 28 players will be selected in the coming days just the preliminary squad, not yet guaranteed he goes... but he most likely will as they are missing a couple of right backs with injury