v Charlton Athletic (a) - 27/9/25

[RoversTilliDie]

15 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

That would have made sense, but we have a TERRIBLE MANAGER.

He was manager of the month, when we beat Watford away.

[booth]

4 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Unfair on Toth, not much he could do with 2 of the goals, it could have been 5-0 if it hadn't been for Toth. The blame goes to Ismael, wrong formation, got it badly wrong.

I'm not blaming Toth, I'm saying they'll sell him and replace him with the goalkeeping equivalent of Kargbo.

Second goal is on Tavares. Bringing Tavares on was waving the white flag to Charlton.

Edited 8 hours ago by booth

[Torgeir]

Boring and poor display.

Wharton got beat in an importan duel when they scored their first and then took full charge of the game.

Tavares not interested in doing any dirty work, could've easily closed their player down for their second. 

We need to sign Tronstad to a new contract or he's gone in January. 

[riverholmes]

9 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

Boring and poor display.

Wharton got beat in an importan duel when they scored their first and then took full charge of the game.

Tavares not interested in doing any dirty work, could've easily closed their player down for their second. 

We need to sign Tronstad to a new contract or he's gone in January. 

Gestede has said that Tronstad will be leaving at the end of the season, apparently, to go back to Norway or near. It seems the club will keep him to try and avoid relegation until then.

[Elrovers]

We really need some positivity in the club after all the on and off the field issues in the past week. These next two home games are somewhat a must win now. Also a good chance to get results in our home crowd. Have to back the players and the gaffer but not the ones above them. Come on the boys!!!

[Upside Down]

4 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

We really need some positivity in the club after all the on and off the field issues in the past week. These next two home games are somewhat a must win now. Also a good chance to get results in our home crowd. Have to back the players and the gaffer but not the ones above them. Come on the boys!!!

There won't be anything positive happening at this football club until it is sold.

[MarkBRFC]

Taveres is so, so poor.

We're in huge trouble if we're planning on him being the one they want to develop and sell on a profit.

[RoversTilliDie]

46 minutes ago, booth said:

I'm not blaming Toth, I'm saying they'll sell him and replace him with the goalkeeping equivalent of Kargbo.

Second goal is on Tavares. Bringing Tavares on was waving the white flag to Charlton.

No wonder Leicster got rid of him.

[M_B]

1 hour ago, booth said:

I mean, you've answered this question in your snarky response, did he or did he not stick him at full back as I said in my original post? 

Combined with the introduction of the awful Tavares it completely derailed any chances of us getting anything from the game.

Did he start  midfield or not ? 

[RoversTilliDie]

We could do with big crowds turning up for the 2 home games, but I can't see it happening.

[RoversTilliDie]

10 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Taveres is so, so poor.

We're in huge trouble if we're planning on him being the one they want to develop and sell on a profit.

If they'd have sold Tavares to Charlton, and kept Joe Rankin Costello, wed have beat them 0-5.

[TheKitGuy]

27 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

We could do with big crowds turning up for the 2 home games, but I can't see it happening.

I don't think it's the crowds issue as opposed to we are crap in every single area on the pitch

[joey_big_nose]

1 minute ago, booth said:

I mean, you've answered this question in your snarky response, did he or did he not stick him at full back as I said in my original post? 

Combined with the introduction of the awful Tavares it completely derailed any chances of us getting anything from the game.

Yeah - I think the Tavares on to CM, TGH to RB may be the worst sub (as in negatively impacting a game) ive seen as a Rovers fan. It led to total capitulation across the putch.

[AAK]

Probably been asked and discussed but how do you like comments etc now, I don’t seem to be able to do so? Thank you

Edited 7 hours ago by AAK

[wilsdenrover]

6 minutes ago, AAK said:

Probably been asked and discussed but how do you like comments etc now, I don’t seem to be able to do so? Thank you

Button hasn’t moved, it’s just now impossible to see ‘til you press it…

[Waggy76]

1 hour ago, RoversTilliDie said:

He was manager of the month, when we beat Watford away.

Not for me he wasn't! 

[Guy N. Cognito]

1 hour ago, Upside Down said:

There won't be anything positive happening at this football club until it is sold.

Indeed. Some clubs are fundamentally broken. Look at Man Utd. They've had a string of established managers, thrown buckets of cash at it, and they're still a laughing stock. There is a malaise from the top down that permeates the club and leaves little room for success. Same is true of Rovers to some extent. Although we've spent precious little money, every time we stumble on a winning formula, the club manages to get in its own way. We're going nowhere but down until the club is cleaned of the current incumbents. 

[arbitro]

There is a saying in football that goes 'they wanted it more than us'. It's a saying I have never really agreed with until today. We were second best in every position, hardly won any first or second balls, came second best in most challenges and very rarely got first contact on the ball from set pieces.

I honestly hadn't a clue how we were set up tactically today. We were so narrow at times we left wide open spaces for Charlton to exploit. Miroshito went past Bell with ease early on. Great I thought, that is the route to a win today. How wrong I was because after that he spent more time in the middle offering no threat.

The half time substitution baffled me. Putting Gardner-Hickman to full back when we had McLoughlin on the bench and Miller who is primarily a right back staying at centre half. I just don't but this two left footed centre halves tosh. Gardner-Hickman was like a fish out of water as he struggled pitifully.

Car too often Toth and the centre halves played straight balls into midfield when players were facing their own goal and under pressure. It was rinse and repeat and Charlton couldn't believe their luck as we tried it as nauseam.

I shake my head sometimes when watching Rovers. Twice in the first half we had opportunities to get Miller on long throws and get the ball in the box (it just wasn't happening from open play) and as he was running over and asking the bench Pickering took short throws and almost immediately we lost possession.

I have no doubt in my mind that today was the kind of performance that if it happens often will get you relegated. We were physically and mentally weak and awful tactically. 

Today capped off an awful week to be a Rovers fan. The Ipswich fiasco followed by the LT nonsense and a horrible, wretched performance today from the team, the manager and his staff. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to support a normal club again.

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, RoversTilliDie said:

We could do with big crowds turning up for the 2 home games, but I can't see it happening.

We could do with you being F###ckd off you dingle.

[desrover]

See Arbitro's post above for an accurate summary.

Just got back and Rovers today were abysmal - maybe the first 15-20 minutes were acceptable.

Make no mistake Rovers are in serious trouble if this form continues.

The manager worries me as he does not seem to be able to motivate players to play at Championship level!

And some supporters meekly clapped the team at the end when they deserved no applause at all!

Hopefully we can start to win at home on Tuesday!

 

 

[booth]

2 hours ago, M_B said:

Did he start  midfield or not ? 

Yes, did VI stick him at full back?

If the answer is yes, you sir need a hobby.

Edited 4 hours ago by booth

[booth]

2 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

No wonder Leicster got rid of him.

Only 23 but so far his career has been underwhelming. Agents must see Rovers as manna from heaven.
 

2021	Leicester City	2	(0)
2021–2024	Porto B	38	(0)
2023	→ Colorado Rapids (loan)	5	(0)
2024–2025	Moreirense	29	(1)

Tavares is a product of the Leicester City academy, which he joined in 2010 at the age of 9 from local grassroots club Carib SSFC and signed his first professional contract in 2019.^[5] He made his debut in the UEFA Europa League as an 80th-minute substitute during a 2–0 defeat against Slavia Prague on 25 February 2021.^[6] The following week, on 3 March 2021, he made his first Premier League appearance as a 77th-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw against Burnley.^[7] Tavares made his first Premier League start against Brighton on 6 March 2021. In that match, he produced an on-target volley from the edge of the box, only to see it saved by opposing goalkeeper Robert Sánchez.^[8]

In 2021 Tavares signed for Porto B where he made sporadic appearances. In 2023 he joined Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids on loan until the end of June 2024.^[9] In the summer of 2024 Tavares moved to Portuguese top flight side Moriense for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 11 August 2024 against Farense, receiving two yellow cards and therefore being sent off in the second half. He scored his first goal against Estrela Amadora in a 1–1 draw after coming off the bench, scoring in the 78th minute.^{[citation needed]}

On 20 June 2025, Tavares joined EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[10]

[CambridgeRover]

My worry with the clubs approach of unearthing diamonds in the rough from Europe is that it is dependent on you having better knowledge than the other teams you are competing against.

Either in terms of getting to a deal first or seeing potential that others do not. 
 

I just do not think we have the back room and management staff to create that advantage.

 

Looking at players like Kargbo and Tavares as huge swings and misses at the moment.

[Aqualung]

I haven't seen Southampton, Bristol City or Middlesbrough play yet but I'm convinced that this seasons championship quality is very poor. 

Charlton were better than our shite but still poor and those that think Birmingham are the second coming should think again. 

Bang average league this year but we will still do well to stay up. 

Im not going to rip into some players yet but I'm not convinced that both oashi and morishita should be starting together. Oashi and Gueye for me. 

Tavares should stick to opening bat and bore the pants off us and Kargbo..... Well... He's an imposter of a footballer. Laughable. 

[Aqualung]

Does anybody know if the players travelled south to London on the day of the game? They played like they did. 

Just asking because there was speculation before the team news that Cantwells wife was in labour and therefore was omitted from the team. Then shortly afterwards, another poster said he'd travelled with the rest of the team. 

Just wondered if that was on Friday or early Saturday.