v Stoke City (h) - 4/10/25, k/o 12:30pm

[TugaysMarlboro]

I fear Cantwell will start sulking soon. He's looked good and dug in so far this season, but he's been a bit petulant past couple of games.

It's when the chips are down, you need your best players to drag the team forward. Although he's not got a lot to work with.

[roverandout]

Cantwell needs to watch himself 

[booth]

Two players who could have put a cross in there. We lose the ball, goal kick.

[London blue]

I don't blame Cantwell. Akin to being asked to bail out a ship with a spoon.

[davulsukur]

Great ball be De Neve

[RevidgeBlue]

 

4 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Just out of interest, when was your last eye test?

Exiled sneered at me on Wednesday for saying I couldnt see any hope because imo there's just no-one in the team you can turn to for a bit of inspiration.

If he's saying a major difference is Eustace v Ismael though Id have a lot of sympathy for that viewpoint. 

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, K-Hod said:

As much as I appreciate that everyone is allowed an opinion, if you think that replacements for Hyam or Travis are superior, maybe football isn’t for you.

Firstly I didn't say superior. Secondly, I'm very happy to question your football knowledge too. 

Hyam and Travis are Championship plodders. 

[Mike E]

5 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Which superstar players did we sell in the summer?

They weren’t superstars but they were better than *gestures at whatever the fuck this is*

[London blue]

Tavares and Miller are demonstrably worse than both.

No-one is saying we were amazing. We're definitely much worse now though.

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, RevidgeBlue said:

 

Exiled sneered at me on Wednesday for saying I couldnt see any hope because imo there's just no-one in the team you can turn to for a bit of inspiration.

If he's saying a major difference is Eustace v Ismael though Id have a lot of sympathy for that viewpoint. 

I didn't sneer at you - and yes, Eustace is the one we're missing. A good manager at this level is worth their weight in gold - we had something with JDT and Eustace. Gestede is clearly quite poor - but he's also not going anywhere because they've given him a long contract. 

[sharpysharps86]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Firstly I didn't say superior. Secondly, I'm very happy to question your football knowledge too. 

Hyam and Travis are Championship plodders. 

Those championship plodders are better than their replacements.

Ripping out the spine of a fairly solid championship side and replacing them with cheaper, inferior players was only ever going to go one way.

[B16Rover]

Just think, we've the Johansen last minute wonder save yet to come to really sink the dagger in 

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, London blue said:

Tavares and Miller are demonstrably worse than both.

No-one is saying we were amazing. We're definitely much worse now though.

I think Miller will develop into a better CB than Hyam. TGH is playing ahead of Tavares - he's comparable to Travis. 

[Roverthechimp]

7 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

Honestly you debbie downers on this board. Get behind the team ffs
 

At this point a certain Debbie with a connection to Dallas would appreciated (and yes even if she is now about 70...)

[London blue]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I think Miller will develop into a better CB than Hyam. TGH is playing ahead of Tavares - he's comparable to Travis. 

Miller just isn't a replacement currently. Regardless of how good he'll be in the future.

I disagree regarding TGH.

[Tom]

15 minutes left against Stoke at home and they are keeping the ball under little pressure with Ole’s from their fans, Jesus wept 

[K-Hod]

5 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Firstly I didn't say superior. Secondly, I'm very happy to question your football knowledge too. 

Hyam and Travis are Championship plodders. 

You split hairs all you want, chief.

Fact is, we’ve sold players and replaced them with inferior ones.

We’ve also done that in the dugout, as you’ve rightly spotted.

Maybe there’s hope for your football knowledge yet 😀.

[Valconite]

Ah I see we are losing and in the bottom three. Not really been following much this season but this seasons record is shocking. Be a miracle to avoid relegation this season. Any other club would have sacked this fraud of a manager by now but they don't have absent negligent owners, Pasha or Gestede.  

Back to enjoying my weekend and not thinking of Rovers.

[Exiled_Rover]

At least De Neve has pace and works his socks off. 

Good save from their GK and then Tronstad should be doing better from there.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I think Miller will develop into a better CB than Hyam. TGH is playing ahead of Tavares - he's comparable to Travis. 

TGH is not vaguely in the same League as Travis and (imo)  as I've always said we're seeing how good Tronstad really is now without Travis alongside him  to do all the donkey work.

[dallydally]

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and this lot are the epitome of a sow's ear!

[Waggy76]

5 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Firstly I didn't say superior. Secondly, I'm very happy to question your football knowledge too. 

Hyam and Travis are Championship plodders. 

So have we replaced them with League 2 plodders? 

 

[booth]

I could see something with JDT when we weren't playing well, I blamed the players. Same with Eustace. I rarely criticised them as they clearly weren't backed.

VI however... Fucking hell we're plumbing the depths here. 

[London blue]

Let's play a game in lieu of our team playing theirs. Where are our next points coming from?

Early December again Oxford at home or is that a touch optimistic?

[Exiled_Rover]

Alebiousu is absolutely goosed. That was a lovely ball from Tronstad and he just jogged after it.