v Coventry City (a) - 18/10/25

[Waggy76]

4 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

We'll see Pears back in soon enough once they've flogged Toth.

Then we'll see goals let in like that again on a regular basis again.

Yes , every chance , Toth and Cantwell gone in early January !

Maybe the right back too.

Edited 9 hours ago by Waggy76

[KentExile]

28 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

You can get used to losing and we look like a team that is becoming used to losing I’m afraid. I’ve seen Rovers get relegated several times and “ We played well but it just didn’t go for us “  ran through each of those relegations.

Yep, Rovers are too nice to play against 

[RevidgeBlue]

6 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

Yes , every chance , Toth and Cantwell gone in early January !

Maybe the right back too.

Toth would be no loss.

The other two represent the only vestiges of real quality in the squad for me which is why combined imo)with one of the worst managers we've ever had is why I have so little hope.

Which players can we look at and say "we've always got a chance because of X"

Can we trust the Head Coach to set us up in a manner to be hard to beat?

The answer has to be negative in each case.

[Cherry Blue]

Cantwell out for 10 days. Anyone know aboyt Miller?

[StHelensRover]

4 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Cantwell out for 10 days. Anyone know aboyt Miller?

This is disastrous. We knew this would happen, that as soon as we picked up a few injuries with this lightweight squad, that we'd be staring down the barrel, it's happening faster than I expected. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

13 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

This is disastrous. We knew this would happen, that as soon as we picked up a few injuries with this lightweight squad, that we'd be staring down the barrel, it's happening faster than I expected. 

Are we doing too much in training ?

Edited 9 hours ago by Tyrone Shoelaces

[BankEnd Rover]

We could easily be rock bottom come this time next week...Squad depth will really come back to bite us.

We played well today, but it was inevitable that Coventry would come back into it. Based on performances I would agree we are in a false position but not by bloody much. 

 

[StHelensRover]

7 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Are we doing to much in training ?

Your guess is as good as mine mate, but I'd be fascinated to know what happens at training, given our start to the season.

I think Ismael hinted in summer that he wanted a team of strong ,robust, athletic type players for this squad. So to address that, we sold our more consistent centreback in Hyam and now rely on two very injury prone ones. Then we signed a load of players who have never played in a division with this level of quality, match intensity and volume of fixtures. We then signed a player with an injury where we have no idea how serious it is or when he'll be able to play, or whether he'll be up to the speed and quality of the league. So we've definitely taken steps to be strong/robust/athletic etc.

Edited 9 hours ago by StHelensRover

[den]

23 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Toth would be no loss.

The other two represent the only vestiges of real quality in the squad for me which is why combined imo)with one of the worst managers we've ever had is why I have so little hope.

Which players can we look at and say "we've always got a chance because of X"

Can we trust the Head Coach to set us up in a manner to be hard to beat?

The answer has to be negative in each case.

Exactly my view as well Rev.

Where does the hope come from? 

[superniko]

9 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Are we doing too much in training ?

Doesn’t look like it from the match days 😂

[Bohinen1983]

Totally apathetic. I remember a rovers defeat ruining my weekend- not even bothered anymore.  Resigned to getting relegated.  A cheaply assembled team of players scattered around poor leagues in Europe with zero chemistry.  I'll come back once Venkys and anyone associated with them has left the club. In the meantime I'd rather watch paint dry.  

[AAK]

JJust been told Ismaël been sacked, anyone else heard this?

[roversfan99]

"Just been told" by who?

As whoever it was will be having you on. Wont be going anywhere.

[ElTwis]

3 minutes ago, AAK said:

JJust been told Ismaël been sacked, anyone else heard this?

No mate, that'll be a wind up I guarantee

[ElTwis]

I actually don't think this seasons results are linked to managerial quality, the fact is that a lot of our players just aren't very good.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

4 minutes ago, AAK said:

JJust been told Ismaël been sacked, anyone else heard this?

Told by the same duds who put out the no Remembrance Day bollox?

[Cherry Blue]

Just now, ElTwis said:

I actually don't think this seasons results are linked to managerial quality, the fact is that a lot of our players just aren't very good.

True.

[RevidgeBlue]

14 minutes ago, den said:

Exactly my view as well Rev.

Where does the hope come from? 

The only hopes I can see are:

1) Sacking VI and appointing a decent manager.

and

2) Having a particularly good January window

Neither of which are likely to happen.

[AAK]

Just now, ElTwis said:

No mate, that'll be a wind up I guarantee

Thought as much, guaranteed job even with relegation.

[bazza]

40 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Cantwell out for 10 days. Anyone know aboyt Miller?

Gallacher said on Radio Lancs he twisted his back badly in the first half and that that could cause all sorts of problems elsewhere. Then he went off in the second half.

[roversfan99]

4 minutes ago, AAK said:

Thought as much, guaranteed job even with relegation.

Who said it to you?

[Lancaster Rover]

The Owen Coyle team would beat this mob. Christ, Tavares makes hope Akpan look like Viera 

[JCRovers]

7 goals from 9 matches is a big concern: 

Morishita - seen as a marquee signing yet didn't play a single minute today for whatever reason.

Gueye - fallen out of favour

Ohashi - hasn't improved/ stepped up since last season

Gudjohnsen - his quality can be questioned at this point. Need a goal to get going.

Cantwell - only one who has shown quality attacking-wise and are behind most of our goals (3 goals, 2 assists). Him getting injured at this stage with big matches coming up is a huge blow.

Playing three at the back today worked decently up until around the 60-minute mark. However, it was a risky move knowing that we didn't have Carter as backup on the bench and Miller ended up getting injured. Funny how we played with Tronstad as a sitting midfielder in front of the back three yet failed to close down opposition players twice from shooting right outside the box? In both instances, you have 6-7 of our own players getting back defending the box vs 2 or 3 Coventry players? Why? What are our midfielders doing at that point? We're in trouble if we can't even do basic defending.

And please, someone tell Rhodes to get down to the training ground and teach our strikers how to score goals just like what JDT did with Szmodics...

Edited 8 hours ago by JCRovers

[StHelensRover]

I'd actually forgotten about Morishita today until you mentioned him just then. Like you say, he was the big one, the priority signing we worked on all summer apparently. 

[neophox]

Cant say this is the Rovers i started to support in 1992. Sad to see how they have destroyed our club since 2012. Pasha Gestede Ismael OUT