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

[RevidgeBlue]

Well, second half was as bad as the first half was good.

We offered absolutely nothing after they scored, and worryingly the body language of the players second half was absolutely appalling. 

I fear the game's already up.

[neophox]

To be fair the big difference today was that Coventry have some goalscorers and confidence... something we surely miss

 

 

 

Tough season ahead as we all know

[davulsukur]

Absolutely torrid last 30mins. 

Dreadful stuff.

Down by Xmas.

[Waggy76]

1 minute ago, TimmyJimmy said:

Gudjohnson isn't worth his shirt.

I think Gestede, thought he was in a time warp and signed his dad !

[Bronzed A Donis]

We're too easy to find a way to beat, soft underbelly,  too many if onlys, going one way this season.

[sharpysharps86]

Don't think anyone expected anything from today, and certainly no shame in losing away to the team now top of the table, but the last 30 mins or so certainly summed up the state of things at the moment.

4 points minimum from the next two games is vital. I think they'll do well to get 2 points though.

[NJRover]

3 minutes ago, roversinmyblood said:

Yes because they changed the front three with useless tossers. 

Yeah that’s the major concern, we’ve always lucked out on a prolific scorer that saves our bacon but seems not this season…

[Bronzed A Donis]

Just now, sharpysharps86 said:

Don't think anyone expected anything from today, and certainly no shame in losing away to the team now top of the table, but the last 30 mins or so certainly summed up the state of things at the moment.

4 points minimum from the next two games is vital. I think they'll do well to get 2 points though.

I'm worried we're playing "well" and hard done by in almost every game except Charlton. Yet we have 7 points. 

Losing becomes a habit when your 1-0 down in your head and the oppositions before kick off.

[CambridgeRover]

Summer recruitment looking worse every game 

[Polky]

Sigh.

[Kjell]

Our current situation is a direct result of the disgraceful actions of Rudy Gestede. He is just as detrimental to this club as Jerome Anderson was. It’s time for him to go. We also need to have a competent Championship CEO in place well before the January transfer window. To achieve our short-term goal of survival, we need to bring in at least 4 to 5 experienced players..

[M_B]

4 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

I'm worried we're playing "well" and hard done by in almost every game except Charlton. Yet we have 7 points. 

Losing becomes a habit when your 1-0 down in your head and the oppositions before kick off.

Some good signs today, bossed the form team on their own pitch, but it must be difficult when you've put so much effort in, then your keeper who's had virtually nowt to do lets one in like that.

 

 

[roversfan99]

Dont want to hear about parts of the game where we played well. Thatll be the story of this season, we deserved more, we played well, woe is me. We quite simply do not have the quality, any goal threat, we have lost/let go our defensive solidity, and we lack the experience and guidance to manage games properly. We are in deep trouble.

The manager with the record he has should be out the door, even with a poor squad albeit one he apparently endorsed the building of. His subs today were really strange and he seemed to give up and aim to limit the damage. But his job is safe as houses and will be in League 1.

There is a real issue up front, the recruitment in general has been poor and built purely around cutting the wage bill. But Gestede really has pulled 2 rabbits out of the bag in Gudjohnsen and Gueye. And not in a good way.

[simongarnerisgod]

5 minutes ago, Kjell said:

Our current situation is a direct result of the disgraceful actions of Rudy Gestede. He is just as detrimental to this club as Jerome Anderson was. It’s time for him to go. We also need to have a competent Championship CEO in place well before the January transfer window. To achieve our short-term goal of survival, we need to bring in at least 4 to 5 experienced players..

not much chance of that when we`ve just got rid of key players, the only sales in january will be outgoings

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, M_B said:

Some good signs today, bossed the form team on their own pitch, but it must be difficult when you've put so much effort in, then your keeper who's had virtually nowt to do lets one in like that.

 

 

Good signs. "Good signs" against Birmingham too, when we "deserved more."

Games tend to be decided on fine margins. With what we have, I suspect there will be lots more bemoaning of hard luck, claiming to have played well and constantly awaiting that "our luck turns."

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, M_B said:

Some good signs today, bossed the form team on their own pitch, but it must be difficult when you've put so much effort in, then your keeper who's had virtually nowt to do lets one in like that.

 

 

Yep, slightly unsighted but people would have been calling Pears up hill and down dale if he'd let one in straight under his body like that.

[JonJonTheDon]

Serious question, if/when we don’t get any points in the next 2 at home. Will this manager get the sack? There’s gotta be someone out of work that can make us harder to beat. 

[booth]

3 minutes ago, M_B said:

Some good signs today, bossed the form team on their own pitch, but it must be difficult when you've put so much effort in, then your keeper who's had virtually nowt to do lets one in like that.

 

 

I've only seen it once but it looked as if Henrikson was able to block that shot but he was asleep.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Dont want to hear about parts of the game where we played well. Thatll be the story of this season, we deserved more, we played well, woe is me. We quite simply do not have the quality, any goal threat, we have lost/let go our defensive solidity, and we lack the experience and guidance to manage games properly. We are in deep trouble.

The manager with the record he has should be out the door, even with a poor squad albeit one he apparently endorsed the building of. His subs today were really strange and he seemed to give up and aim to limit the damage. But his job is safe as houses and will be in League 1.

There is a real issue up front, the recruitment in general has been poor and built purely around cutting the wage bill. But Gestede really has pulled 2 rabbits out of the bag in Gudjohnsen and Gueye. And not in a good way.

Don't disagree with anything you say but at least Gueye has had some good games under a different Head Coach.

Based on what I've seen so far I doubt Merlin the Magician could get a tune out of Gudjohnssen.

[StHelensRover]

4 minutes ago, JonJonTheDon said:

Serious question, if/when we don’t get any points in the next 2 at home. Will this manager get the sack? There’s gotta be someone out of work that can make us harder to beat. 

There probably is, but he either won't apply for our job, or we won't interview him, we'll go with someone even cheaper and worse than VI, probably give them a 4 year deal.

[JHRover]

24 minutes ago, neophox said:

To be fair the big difference today was that Coventry have some goalscorers and confidence... something we surely miss

 

 

 

Tough season ahead as we all know

Coventry spent money and gave their best players new contracts, Coventry didn't bring in £50 million in sales.

 

[Polky]

Ismael’s win percentage drops to 27.27%

[M_B]

7 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Good signs. "Good signs" against Birmingham too, when we "deserved more."

Games tend to be decided on fine margins. With what we have, I suspect there will be lots more bemoaning of hard luck, claiming to have played well and constantly awaiting that "our luck turns."

I didn't mention luck, luck is the football fan's get out of jail free card when things don't go how they predicted. 

[DanielMB]

8 minutes ago, JonJonTheDon said:

Serious question, if/when we don’t get any points in the next 2 at home. Will this manager get the sack? There’s gotta be someone out of work that can make us harder to beat. 

Venkys don’t sack managers.

[WacoRover]

What I fear, the word is out on Rovers: 

Potential coaches/managers hear, don’t go there! Owners get rid of quality Championship players, or let ‘em walk, & bring in cut rate int’l players. 

The jig is up. yes, I’d say we need to get used to the idea of playing in League 1 next season.