v Portsmouth (a) - 13/12/25

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, Hasta said:

Which centre half is as good as Hyam?

Even more importantly, which midfielder is as good as Travis?

[Bbrovers2288]

We have a very unlikeable team this year

[KentExile]

3 minutes ago, aletheia said:

And his wages are too high.

That will will be true of every player in the first team squad, given the passage of time 😉 

The downgrade continues 

 

Edited December 13, 2025 by KentExile

[Cherry Blue]

Just seen the stays, 2 shots on target from 20 touches in pompy box. What do they practice in training? 

This dreadful team and manager are taking the piss.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, DE. said:

We can't score more than one goal in a match. 

That imo is the biggest problem, even more so than the defence. (Although that isnt good either).

[cesus]

Rovers in a six pointer = Rovers no show. Season after season, rinse and repeat. It is absolutely tiresome!

[M_B]

10 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I feel so sorry for Gueye.

He gets 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there and is slated because he doesn't change the game. He's clearly not an impact sub.

Ismael has drained all the confidence out of him. 

It's nothing to do with Ismael, he's playing 2 forwards who score over one who doesn't. 

[benhben]

Nothing to say anymore really other than were shite all across the pitch and in the dugout. Cheap crap. L1 next year 

[neophox]

5 minutes ago, Hasta said:

Which centre half is as good as Hyam?

Hyan was quite poor when we drew 1-1 away to Wrexham. He did alot of mistakes.  But I won't say Miller is much better.

Edited December 13, 2025 by neophox

[Gamst]

Disappointing result but overwhelming apathy from me. Feel for the fans on the long drive home. Was important not to lose today against a team who are bang out of form and bang average. We seem to be buckling at crucial times which is a really bad sign. Losing so much championship experience is really costing us. You can play decent football but lose games like today due to a lack of championship nous. A previous poster mentioned how scandalous it was to sell Hyam at the last minute. Well his team just equalised in the last minute again whilst we failed to muster any sort of chance in injury time. 

[JCRovers]

Manager has to take his fair share of blame for the loss. Horrible starting lineup and subs came too late. De Neve has shown repeatedly that he doesn't understand the concept of defending, a liability at left wing-back if he needs to track back.

We have a weak squad but the manager has to do better, especially in games like this and Oxford the other day. With Alebiosu gone to AFCON for the next couple of matches, we'll be completely devoid of any attacking threat on either flank. Doesn't look good at all.

[...]

Think my season has come to an end folks.

[neophox]

I think we do have to sack the manager. He's clueless. There are some good players in the team. But the real problem are up there higher in the chain.

[simongarnerisgod]

only player who is near the standard  of the players we sold is alabausi,you can`t sell travis,dolan,hyam and batth,then replace them with sidnei,morishita,gardner hickman,mcloughlin and deneve and not expect a drop off in results,it`s downgrading massively,if and possibly when we go down i dread to think about the recruitment,we`ll probably end up in the bottom division

[LDRover]

5 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

We have a very unlikeable team this year

That's the word I'd use. Not a one you can really get behind individually or collectively. Full of passengers, journeymen and players that couldn't get a gig at this level anywhere else.

What have we become??

[Waggy76]

29 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Sack Ismeal or we go down.

We might go down anyway but to have a chance , he has to go now !

[neophox]

We seem to miss Hedges alot. His work rate this season on the left side had been steady.

[Dolly blue]

Some on here say we’re in a relegation scrap …thing is….other clubs will scrap , we won’t !

[neophox]

3 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

only player who is near the standard  of the players we sold is alabausi,you can`t sell travis,dolan,hyam and batth,then replace them with sidnei,morishita,gardner hickman,mcloughlin and deneve and not expect a drop off in results,it`s downgrading massively,if and possibly when we go down i dread to think about the recruitment,we`ll probably end up in the bottom division

You forgot Brittain 

[chaddyrovers]

2 goals conceded that shouldn't be happening. 

De Neve's defending is pathetic. Its simple, track your man, he doesnt. 

Second Half, pick the fucking ball Pears. Again Basics, why let it run out for a corner.

Simple need to be better. 

Time to go back to 4 at the back for me but discuss that another day 

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, neophox said:

We seem to miss Hedges alot. His work rate this season on the left side had been steady.

and yet they cant even get a new contract sorted for him, that shows just how low the wages we are offering are

[DeeCee]

I thought that Miller was a bit of a liability, then I thought that De Neve was more of a liability - until I saw Tavares, one great touch in x number of minutes? Jeez!

McLaughlin is nowhere near as good as Hyam (who was average imo), Henricksson, pointless signing, we are a side, not a team.

Ismael and the regime out. 🤞

Shite.

[chaddyrovers]

23 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I feel so sorry for Gueye.

He gets 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there and is slated because he doesn't change the game. He's clearly not an impact sub.

Ismael has drained all the confidence out of him. 

He not good enough. 

Time for him to go

[Herbie6590]

26 minutes ago, Tom said:

A week where we’ve played Oxford and Portsmouth….and come away with a single point.

Absolute jokers.

Four teams below & above us.

1 abandonment.

1 point from 21.

We’re screwed.

[Gamst]

13 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

We have a very unlikeable team this year

I think they seem alright. It’s not a lack of effort that’s the issue, they’re just not good enough. It’s hard to bond with the fans when things are going badly on the pitch.