v Birmingham City (h) - 29/11/23 - 7.45 pm

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, doctorryan said:

Did anybody see JDT's postmatch? Referring to Sammy's goals: It was like seeing Brazil in the good old days. Brilliant. 

Super finishing, cool as you like. Having said that can we play against that keeper every week ? He made Walton look like Brad Freidel. 

[only2garners]

10 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

What you mean is “ I think you’re wrong about Pickering “.

No I don’t Tyrone.

I said he can state his opinion and so can I. And you and everyone else can too.

[Sweaty Gussets]

2 minutes ago, doctorryan said:

Did anybody see JDT's postmatch? Referring to Sammy's goals: It was like seeing Brazil in the good old days. Brilliant. 

 

[chaddyrovers]

Excellent win. 

4 very good goals and good overall performance. We increase the tempo at the start of the second half. 

Szmodics is the main man

JDT is doing a great job and we are 7th and above PNE now.

JDT is going to get us playoffs for me this season

[RevidgeBlue]

5 minutes ago, Groundhog said:

A "dud DOF"? Without him we wouldn't have JDT. Crazy comment.

 

There's no proof that we wouldn't have had JDT without GB but if that statement is true he's better at unearthing managers than players.

[joey_big_nose]

10 minutes ago, Groundhog said:

A "dud DOF"? Without him we wouldn't have JDT. Crazy comment.

 

Rev's MO is to make a call way too early to realistically judge on a player / manager / DOF / owners then stick with that call for decades if necessary in the face of any evidence....

Broughton could bring Pep to the club for a twix and win the Champion League and it wouldn't matter.

[Mike E]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

There's no proof that we wouldn't have had JDT without GB but if that statement is true he's better at unearthing managers than players.

Apart from the fact it was plastered across Rovers TV and LET that this was the case at the time of the appointment.

In terms of finding players, I don’t think he’s done worse than 50/50 personally, and I even think that is being harsh.

But that’s opinions eh?

[Groundhog]

We must be the only team who look more likely to lose the more goals we score. At 3-0 I thought "this has 3-3 written all over it". When we take the foot off the gas, we really do. I don't really know what's happening, just seem to look leggy, we stop keeping hold of the ball, our midfield disappears and it starts to snowball, the opposition smell blood and keep pushing for more. After our 2nd, we started playing simple easy football, keeping the ball, simple passes - after our third we start going all gung ho again, one too many lay offs, balls into danger - we don't seem to sense danger at times, even if the entirety of Ewood does. One moment where Moran laid it off first time straight to them in the middle of the park, when he could of put his foot on it and bear down toward goal, sticks in my mind. BUT I admire us for going for it, the same style, who cares as long as we win, I enjoy watching us play, it's brilliant at times and it gets the crowd going - one particular move of one touching passing in the 2nd half deserved a goal.

I thought Tronstadt was my MOTM, yes I agree he gave the ball away a few times and was sloppy in the first half, and along with Wharton seemed to be completely cut out of the game during Brum's resurgence, but he was always making himself available, always moving and getting the right side of the ball, never stopped doing the basics all night. I enjoyed that little midfielder's union celebration with Adam toward the end of the game too, "job done".

Other than SS's goals and James Hill's enthusiasm at the end, Wharton's outside of the boot pass to Brittain in the second half, like a snooker ball screwing off a cushion, was worth the price of admission alone. 

COYB

 

[RevidgeBlue]

25 minutes ago, SoldierMo said:

Another point…leonard is soo much stronger than gally and seems to have a bit of edge to him…maybe gally should take some lessons

Why would we want Gallagher to, Leonard is already a much much  better player than Gallagher ever will be, if he can become reasonably clinical in front of goal we'll have a nice little player on our hands.

[joey_big_nose]

5 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

There's no proof that we wouldn't have had JDT without GB but if that statement is true he's better at unearthing managers than players.

Broughton has signed Szmodics, Hyam, Moran, Hill, Tronstad as well as JDT... What is it exactly you want?

[jim mk2]

1 minute ago, joey_big_nose said:

Broughton has signed Szmodics, Hyam, Moran, Hill, Tronstad as well as JDT... What is it exactly you want?

A decent, proper striker wouldn't go amiss......someone better than Hirst, Ennis and the German lad

[BlackburnEnd75]

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

A decent, proper striker wouldn't go amiss......someone better than Hirst, Ennis and the German lad

No striker is a mark on GBs record for sure but not sure he's got enough credit for the Szmodics signing, he's signed the top scorer in the league (from no.10) for about £1.5 mil and got him to sign a new contract.

[Rover8T4]

The more I watch Leonard the more he reminds me of Rhodes,Got that little bit of everything. If he finds half of Rhodes finishing ability he will be some player

[47er]

1 hour ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

AW is another that gets an absolute hammering on here so special mention for him tonight....his pass for SS's first goal was sublime, and his general play was very good. Some of the little round-the-corner passes and his awareness in general were PL level. 

He doesn't get an absolute hammering at all. He gets criticism for some wayward passing and oceans of praise for what he does well. We will miss him.

[booth]

16 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

 

Said we were too slow in the first half.

Then he took off Travis. Well done JDT.

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, joey_big_nose said:

We played really well today, but I think our whole team should buy Ruddy a drink. He was horrendous on all four of the goals! Been a while since I've seen a GK performance that bad.

I think that's unfair - the Hill one he should have saved. The other three he was left out to dry by his defence. He also made an excellent save in the first half from Brittain's curling shot.

[Groundhog]

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

A decent, proper striker wouldn't go amiss......someone better than Hirst, Ennis and the German lad

I keep thinking about this. Everyone wants a striker. We have no money to spend, our hands are tied. Most clubs sell their good players and reinvest, we let millions of pounds worth of talent leave on contracts written before GB arrived. He inherited a total mess. There's every chance GB is frustrated and could end up leaving himself. 

Hirst, if he scored that penalty against Cardiff, and got one in off his arse in any other game, might have been a different story. He's not scored many for Ipswich but the fans seem to like him, they're playing well and he gets assists.

I think Ennis was a relatively free hit, and I'm positive he thought we'd buy someone else further into the window. His appearance record and his injuries are worrying, but there is a player in there if our treatment room can do something, anything with him.

Telalovic is/was a gamble, a desperate move with no money available. He has the physique, has scored in the reserves, you never know...

[joey_big_nose]

8 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

A decent, proper striker wouldn't go amiss......someone better than Hirst, Ennis and the German lad

Yeah i agree that would be good.... But the lack of success finding a striker for no money hardly makes him a dud? Anyone across football would look at the budget we spent and the performance of the players we have brought in and assess Broughton as having done very well.

[47er]

1 hour ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

I'd rather lose trying to win anyday.

We are better than many on here believe.

We are improving with every game we play in this manner.

I'm more confident this time round than I have been for years.

Well done to all concerned. Look how many we are scoring!!!

 

Its all dependent on JDT staying. I honestly can't see anyone else likely to get the same tune from this fiddle.

Enjoy while we can.

[Nuttall is lost]

I'm a big fan of JDT I have to say.  Think he would be an excellent manager if he got backed int he transfer market.

My only worry about him is when we are behind.  The mentality of the team is a bit weak.  Whether that's down to him or having a team of kids.  I suspect its the latter.

For any hope of promotion its vital we hold onto him and Szmodics.

[Paul Mellelieu]

Wonderful JDT.  If we stays beyond this season I'll be shocked.

[jim mk2]

4 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Yeah i agree that would be good.... But the lack of success finding a striker for no money hardly makes him a dud? Anyone across football would look at the budget we spent and the performance of the players we have brought in and assess Broughton as having done very well.

I liked the look of Dembele tonight. Big, strong, fast, skilful, we don't have a striker like him

[roversfan99]

Probably a game that showed both sides to our game, both the exciting sides and the vulnerabilities. We deserved the win though having played some excellent stuff at the start of the second half after a drab first half.

Some of the one touch passing and the way the attacking players link up can be a joy to watch. Our game management (as shown by the late goals we tend to concede) left us wide open at times and giving the ball away showing inexperience which made what should have been a comfortable 3 nil lead at home to a poor side a nervy finish.

Szmodics again was the star with 2 lovely finishes, Wharton I thought controlled the game next to the solid Tronstad. Sigurdsson coming on gave us much more balance although he is cowardly when a strong tackle comes in. Moran again was a bright spark and Leonard had a good outing after the unfortunate Dolan injury.

Tomasson is doing very well with such a threadbare and inexperienced squad. Some of the interplay is excellent and looks like the result of some clear instructions and direct from the training ground. But you look ahead to loads of games and no sign of returning faces, how can we possibly expect the same 11-13 players to keep being flogged. The bench is full of players that in no situation would they come on, we dont have the players to rotate so not only can we not really change the line up but its hard to even freshen up in game. Its such a shame that the owners have hacked away at what could have been a great chance with a manager who is really getting his ideas across but will find it so hard to sustain due to the lack of players.

[Aqualung]

21 minutes ago, 47er said:

Its all dependent on JDT staying. I honestly can't see anyone else likely to get the same tune from this fiddle.

Enjoy while we can.

Nail on head post. 

It's such a shame if jdt leaves and back to square one. 

Let's see what this season brings first. No more injuries would be a blessing for a start. 

Like a poster referred to... Its unsustainable to expect the fit players to carry on getting 3 points. Especially over Christmas. Way to much to ask. 

[Beanie01289]

18 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

I liked the look of Dembele tonight. Big, strong, fast, skilful, we don't have a striker like him

he's as much a striker as sammie tbf and only a bit taller