v Watford (h) - 26/4/2025

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he`s all pace and forward movement  that lad,if ismael can get him firing he can be a full backs worst nightmare next season

I was hoping he’s going to be a nightmare next weekend. He did more for me in 15 minutes than Hedges did in all the game.

[B16Rover]

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I was hoping he’s going to be a nightmare next weekend. He did more for me in 15 minutes than Hedges did in all the game.

Commentators always say how hard Hedges work.  If he could control a ball in the first instance, he wouldn't have to work as hard. 

[TheFinalCountdown]

After the dross of the 1st half, I wasn't expecting the turn around. 

Credit to all involved. 

Dream scenario; we make or fail heroically - and somewhere real investors are taken with the idea of us. 

[Bohinen1983]

I've drank a bottle of prosecco and four ciders- up the blues!

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

1 hour ago, DE. said:

JRC has natural talent, but I think the repeated injuries have done a number on him as a player. It's a shame. This season has been a really bad one for him.

Buckley, another one with natural talent, but he's some way short of his potential and unlikely to significantly improve at this point. I think he's a reasonable backup player, as he does occasionally bring something unique out of his locker, but it seems unlikely that he'll ever become a first team player in a team looking to challenge for the top six. With that said, if he had realised his potential we would probably have sold him by now for something like £7m to plug a hole in the finances, so... whatever,

Think those two, to the naked eye, don't look as physically fit as many of the others.

Ismael seems to want super fit players for his future pressing game. They aren't that kind of player so will not fit in.

[Atko's Engine]

4 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

 Proud's the wrong word IMO after all the defeats and abject performances this season but yes, it has to be acknowledged we've done well to be in contention from where we were 5 games ago

Disagree. For this group of players to be in with a chance of top 6 on the last day is something none of us expected in August. Throughout the season they've had to cope with their manager deserting them, and the board not providing them with sufficient support in terms of proper reinforcements when the squad was down to bare bones.

To have fought back from that, & after 5 defeats in a row to then win the next 4, is quite remarkable & testament to their collective desire to overcome adversity & be a team greater than the sum of its parts.

This club has many, many problems. Imo, this group of players is not one of them.

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

buckley and jrc being left out of the squad is maybe a pointer to their departure???

i lost my interest in buckley ages ago,lots of talent,zero application

jrc,despite a good season under tommason,has never really impressed me,one paced and often disinterested

certainly not to bothered about those two departing

I think we'll be looking to shift both out but that would depend on if the club actually get any contract offers on the table for Trav, Tronstad and Brittain.

Buckley has had repeated chances and has failed to take them. I think JE saw that there is a player in there, and gave him the armband as a way of trying to push him to actually achieve his best, the making of him, if you like. I can only assume that Buckley has got issues with applying himself/knuckling down.

JRC is a good player but has 2 big problems, he's constantly injured and he is painfully slow. Hit his stride under JDT but struggled again when JE was here. 

I'd say both of their time at the club is up but with these clowns in charge, they're probably looking at binning off the better players and keeping the cheaper ones. So who knows, really.

[M_B]

26 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I was hoping he’s going to be a nightmare next weekend. He did more for me in 15 minutes than Hedges did in all the game.

Pretty sure Hedges made the break for the first goal.

[Andy]

10 minutes ago, M_B said:

Pretty sure Hedges made the break for the first goal.

It started with Cantwell winning the ball from deep, but Hedges definitely played his part in the build up.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

10 minutes ago, M_B said:

Pretty sure Hedges made the break for the first goal.

He just moved the ball on. Ohashi made the goal with a sublime reverse pass.

[M_B]

6 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He just moved the ball on. Ohashi made the goal with a sublime reverse pass

I It was a brilliant ball from Ohashi,but Hedges played his part.

If you're going to just dismiss it like that, it's no wonder you thought Kargbo achieved more, it's pointless having the conversation.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

10 minutes ago, M_B said:

I It was a brilliant ball from Ohashi,but Hedges played his part.

If you're going to just dismiss it like that, it's no wonder you thought Kargbo achieved more, it's pointless having the conversation.

Hedges did have a shot at goal in the first half but unfortunately it was on his right foot so - as good as a back pass.

[Exiled_Rover]

52 minutes ago, johnradfordsubbuteo2 said:

Think those two, to the naked eye, don't look as physically fit as many of the others.

Ismael seems to want super fit players for his future pressing game. They aren't that kind of player so will not fit in.

Neither one is an athlete. 

[Herbie6590]

5 hours ago, Crozzy said:

Anyone think there’s any chance they’ll add more allocation for sheff utd? Went to book a ticket and it’s just sold out

Doubt it - all other sections of the ground are on sale to home fans

[47er]

5 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

They should put a big screen up at Ewood.

Can't be bothered with that is my guess.

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, 47er said:

Can't be bothered with that is my guess.

after repeated attempts to stop us getting in the top six,swag and his elves will be damned if they let supporters in ewood to watch us improbably achieve it🙂

[joey_big_nose]

2 hours ago, M_B said:

Pretty sure Hedges made the break for the first goal.

Hedges has been decent recently.. best form hes had last few games 

[Roche89]

5 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

buckley and jrc being left out of the squad is maybe a pointer to their departure???

i lost my interest in buckley ages ago,lots of talent,zero application

jrc,despite a good season under tommason,has never really impressed me,one paced and often disinterested

certainly not to bothered about those two departing

 Whoever’s decision it was to leave these two players out but keep loan players in the squad who go back in 2 games time is disgraceful. Two players who’ve come through the academy and deserve more. Under the right management both will do well. 

[yankfan]

2 years in a row with all to play for on the last day…likely outcome is the same, but happy to be here vs 1 season ago 

[Tomphil2]

52 minutes ago, Roche89 said:

 Whoever’s decision it was to leave these two players out but keep loan players in the squad who go back in 2 games time is disgraceful. Two players who’ve come through the academy and deserve more. Under the right management both will do well. 

They;ve both been involved recently and haven;t really pulled up any trees in fact they've been pretty poor so no miss whatsoever today.

[Ricceh]

4 hours ago, yankfan said:

2 years in a row with all to play for on the last day…likely outcome is the same, but happy to be here vs 1 season ago 

3 years in a row, 22/23 we missed out on goal difference

[dingles staying down 4ever]

6 hours ago, Roche89 said:

 Whoever’s decision it was to leave these two players out but keep loan players in the squad who go back in 2 games time is disgraceful. Two players who’ve come through the academy and deserve more. Under the right management both will do well. 

Can either play centre half? No. So Sanderson has to be on the bench as Carter and Wharton both injured.

Both players' position on the bench were probably taken by Montgomery and Tyjon rather than Dennis and Sanderson.

Both players have played under several managers now and other than a short spells when played in certain positions neither has consistently played well. 

 

Forgot about Woodrow, so one of them can play that role so I grant you there was room for one of them

Edited Sunday at 07:21 by dingles staying down 4ever

[arbitro]

6 hours ago, Roche89 said:

 Whoever’s decision it was to leave these two players out but keep loan players in the squad who go back in 2 games time is disgraceful. Two players who’ve come through the academy and deserve more. Under the right management both will do well. 

Both of them have been given chances recently and just haven't impressed and neither of them got much game time under the previous manager. I think the general consensus amongst supporters would be the same.

The fact they have come through the Academy is wholly irrelevant and I believe both would be far better off moving on for the sake of their careers.

[chaddyrovers]

12 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

buckley and jrc being left out of the squad is maybe a pointer to their departure???

i lost my interest in buckley ages ago,lots of talent,zero application

jrc,despite a good season under tommason,has never really impressed me,one paced and often disinterested

certainly not to bothered about those two departing

I think JRC will move on this summer in search of regular first team football 

12 hours ago, M_B said:

That dead rubber against Millwall has just received mouth to mouth.

Good job we won those previously dead rubber games isn’t it

6 hours ago, Roche89 said:

 Whoever’s decision it was to leave these two players out but keep loan players in the squad who go back in 2 games time is disgraceful. Two players who’ve come through the academy and deserve more. Under the right management both will do well. 

You need a centre back on the bench, plus a striker. Buckley and JRC played either position 

[dingles staying down 4ever]

10 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

You need a centre back on the bench, plus a striker. Buckley and JRC played either position 

Both have played the number 10 position. IMO Buckley's best football at Rovers when he played in that position