v WBA (a) - 9/8/2025 - The Big Kick-Off!

[Penwortham Blue]

Strewth, that would be generous !

[AAK]

Ismael “we were not that dangerous, I expected it”

brilliant, tells you all you need to know. Essentially, the manager himself doesn’t believe in the team.

[AAK]

26 minutes ago, Irish_Rover said:

I probably should have clarified favourite amongst the current squad. Most of which I couldn’t give a toss if we replaced.

But yeh totally agree obviously with how we’ve fallen. My worry is that there is lower to come 

Wasn’t having a go at you pal, thankfully you understood what I meant buddy.

[AAK]

4 minutes ago, Beanie01289 said:

can we just give everyone around a 5.5 and be done

Make it 2.5 and you have a deal.

[dallydally]

No quality in the final 3rd according to Ismael. No change there then. Been like that for several seasons!

[Hasta]

5 minutes ago, dallydally said:

No quality in the final 3rd according to Ismael. No change there then. Been like that for several seasons!

Sammy says hi.

[roversfan99]

Ismael said it was a good away performance.

Id hate to see a bad one.

[DE.]

This 'transitional period' nonsense is just another dressing up of 'the journey' or the 'three/five year plan'. Never any ambitions for now, just in the distant future. The only thing we're transitioning into is a lower table Championship team - optimistically - or more realistically a League 1 team. There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest a bunch of players brought in from average to poor teams in leagues incomparable to the Championship are going to transition us into something better. At least when Mowbray and JDT were talking about it, their signings suggested the possibility was there even if reality always came along to bite us on the arse in the end. 

Eustace was the only manager in recent times who wanted to plan for the now, and his ambitions were swiftly wrecked by those above him. Not only that, but his desire to bring in players he believed could push us forward now as opposed to some magical time in the future was derided as "bringing in Eustace's mates" or "lacking resale value", as if we're a club who doesn't consistently allow valuable players to either leave for nothing or well below their true value.

Venky's had a somewhat canny operator in Waggott who was willing and able to keep us bobbing along in the Championship. Zero ambition beyond that, but it was a target he could meet. I don't think the Pasha/Gestede combo have that same ability, and unless they get an experienced CEO in very quickly we could be looking at 2016/17 all over again.

[Hasta]

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

Ismael said it was a good away performance.

Id hate to see a bad one.

The interviewer said we should possibly have come away with at least a point. 

[roversfan99]

3 minutes ago, Hasta said:

The interviewer said we should possibly have come away with at least a point. 

Would have to create a reasonable chance at goal surely?

[G Somerset Rover]

3 minutes ago, Hasta said:

The interviewer said we should possibly have come away with at least a point. 

He does realise you need to shoot if you hope to draw a game when you’re 1-0 down, let alone win it. Right?

Edited 3 hours ago by G Somerset Rover

[Hasta]

Just to clarify, I was highlighting his stupidity rather than agreeing 😉

Edited 3 hours ago by Hasta

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

"Not that dangerous in the last third. Same situation as when I came in."

Why hasn't  he/Gestede addressed it then? 

Already lamenting not getting players in early enough.  

He knows we are well short up top.  Clearly we only have the money to buy 1 attacking player... unless there are outgoings. 

It won't take long for the blame game to start if we don't improve that front line. 

 

[chaddyrovers]

Really frustrated with today's performance. 

Their goal was soft and Travis not marking his man and allowing Price to score. I expected better from him. 

Deffo pen not given when it was clear Penalty and disappointed for it not to be given. The last 15 minutes we looked better. Ohashi had our best chance. 

Second Half, we huff and puff but never produced one clear cut chance which isn't good enough, few half chances but nowhere good enough. 

Toth made a couple of good saves but had 2 dodgy moments.

On the debutants today,

Alebiosu looked ok on his debut,

McLoughin did well at centre back,

De Neve one or two moment but nothing to note, got a nasty cut to his face first half,

Hendriksson look lost at times and at times I think Mokenna was playing with his tackling

Miller looks decent enough but short of fitness. 

Tavares didn't have enough time to make an impact. 

disappointed result but 45 games to go and we need to improve now. 

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, Neal said:

Only signing "one more player"... Sounds like RWF and Trav out new one in. 

Miyoshi and Baradji it is then

5 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Would have to create a reasonable chance at goal surely?

Ohashi first half and that is it

Edited 3 hours ago by chaddyrovers

[Jimmy612]

9 minutes ago, Hasta said:

The interviewer said we should possibly have come away with at least a point. 

No point taking Neil Yardley too seriously, he’s in-house media. Asking him to critically analyse a match or ask probing questions is akin to asking Russian State Media to pull up Putin on invading Ukraine.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

43 minutes ago, Penwortham Blue said:

That would be more than a plan than we deployed. Simply nothing going forward, zero creativity and no chances created. Yuki is far too slow and lack the strength and ability to be a loan striker and Big Mak just doesn’t ever look like scoring goals and yet, we seem to have no plan to add to strikers. If you don’t score goals, we won’t win football matches.

Some people have Yuki down to get 15 this season. Won't be anywhere near that if he's leading the line. 

[Jimmy612]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Really frustrated with today's performance. 

Their goal was soft and Travis not marking his man and allowing Price to score. I expected better from him. 

Deffo pen not given when it was clear Penalty and disappointed for it not to be given. The last 15 minutes we looked better. Ohashi had our best chance. 

Second Half, we huff and puff but never produced one clear cut chance which isn't good enough, few half chances but nowhere good enough. 

Toth made a couple of good saves but had 2 dodgy moments.

On the debutants today,

Alebiosu looked ok on his debut,

McLoughin did well at centre back,

De Neve one or two moment but nothing to note, got a nasty cut to his face first half,

Hendriksson look lost at times and at times I think Mokenna was playing with his tackling

Miller looks decent enough but short of fitness. 

Tavares didn't have enough time to make an impact. 

disappointed result but 45 games to go and we need to improve now. 

Do we need a striker, Chaddy? 

You’re 0 for 1 on the predictions front as well. Plenty of time, BUT, might be time to evaluate the ‘never bet against Rovers’ approach. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Jimmy612

[roversfan99]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Miyoshi and Baradji it is then

Ohashi first half and that is it

Was a half chance at best. Also was looking for the penalty and went down unnaturally.

Do you stand by your suggestion that we was correct to keep Hedges? What does he offer that no one else sees?

And do you stand by your justification of us only signing one more attacking player?

Also, would sum us up to replace Travis with someone who would be out for months through injury.

[Herbie6590]

“What did you make of today boss?” 

[Herbie6590]

34 minutes ago, AAK said:

Ismael “we were not that dangerous, I expected it”

brilliant, tells you all you need to know. Essentially, the manager himself doesn’t believe in the team.

He might just be putting the squeeze on Rudy…

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

9 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Miyoshi and Baradji it is then

Ohashi first half and that is it

If that is it, we are in big trouble. 

 

[NeilInBristol]

Awful day of football from our end- some of these new signings look atrocious for this level(sorry chaps !)

least the sun was shining and it’s not a long drive home but that wasn’t a great start. 

I just saw VIs comments about Trav- he will be off for sure- he may not have asked to not play but he isn’t going to be convinced by some of these new lads who are so inexperienced at this level 

onwards and upwards I hope

 

Edited 3 hours ago by NeilInBristol
Typo

[philipl]

The Baggies defender catches Ohashi in a reverse scissors 

[sharpysharps86]

10 minutes ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Some people have Yuki down to get 15 this season. Won't be anywhere near that if he's leading the line. 

It's about the players that can provide and support as well. None of the starting 3 forward minded players behind him looked anywhere near capable today.