v Portsmouth (a) - 13/12/25

[bluebruce]

6 hours ago, Ghost7 said:

He keeps asking someone who was signed as a "winger" per the club's site in summer to play LWB and defend in key areas against Championship opposition. De Neve's made it very, very clear now multiple times that he can't defend and also probably isn't good enough for this level attack wise. A shocking signing.

I'm not sure they knew what they were signing. 

 

The most baffling thing about De Neve's continued selections with all these mistakes is we absolutely have other options. Options that did well enough for us last season.

[simongarnerisgod]

have to say deneve is one of the most inept players iv`e ever seen in a rovers shirt,he genuinely looks like he`s been signed out of the west lancashire league

[J*B]

5 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

have to say deneve is one of the most inept players iv`e ever seen in a rovers shirt,he genuinely looks like he`s been signed out of the west lancashire league

When Yasir sees this you’ll get banned from Ewood. 

[simongarnerisgod]

4 minutes ago, J*B said:

When Yasir sees this you’ll get banned from Ewood. 

who`s yasir and it would`nt upset me to much😁

[NeilInBristol]

3 hours ago, London blue said:

The tone has shifted, I think.

There's far less rage in response to this loss than I'm used to on this board.

Confusion about starting De Neve, sure. But mostly resignation and apathy.

The way the club's decline has accelerated over the past 12 months is truly frightening - there's currently not a single thing I can say I'm proud of about supporting Rovers. 

Not worth caring about anymore 

league 2 players league 2 pitch league 2 owners

relegation is a certainty 

3 hours ago, roverblue said:

Didn’t even listen or know the score till half an hour ago I’m that disenfranchised at the moment. 

If we can’t beat the teams around us at the bottom we will go down. Whole setup is league one from board room to boot room.

Totally understand 

[yankfan]

4 hours ago, London blue said:

The tone has shifted, I think.

There's far less rage in response to this loss than I'm used to on this board.

Confusion about starting De Neve, sure. But mostly resignation and apathy.

The way the club's decline has accelerated over the past 12 months is truly frightening - there's currently not a single thing I can say I'm proud of about supporting Rovers. 

12 months ago we were 5th   Eustace was just about to find out he’d been lied

 

 

[Silas]

11 minutes ago, yankfan said:

12 months ago we were 5th   Eustace was just about to find out he’d been lied

 

 

And within 4 pts of both Burnley and Sunderland with a game in hand. 

Both in the Prem now.

Imagine if we'd just spent even a sensible, modest amount on transfers each of those Januarys we were in similar positions. 

The opportunity has been there multiple times. Everytime we've sat on our hands.

Come 2026 when that spend is needed to retain our 2nd tier position, will we react. Yep, we'll probably sell a couple.

[lraC]

8 hours ago, yankfan said:

It’s true DeNeve has been shockingly bad defensively…BUT you continue to select him you dolt.  You have to drop a player that routinely makes the same costly mistakes, not elevate them to the starting XI!  
 

 

Perhaps he should have carried on with that rant and added

But we signed him on the basis that I give him minutes, come what may, increase his value and sell him on. 

[Mattyblue]

We had 1,079 there last season, 695 this time.

I think that’s a pattern we’ll see repeated. As even a big percentage of our fantastic away support will be thinking ‘why am I spending an enormous amount of my time and money when the regime fundamentally doesn’t give a fuck?’

[Herbie6590]

10 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I couldn’t watch the game today, we were booked in at the  Royal Exchange in Manchester to see “ Singing In The Rain “. I was sat in my seat feeling quite relaxed about the game today. Then at 2-00 I looked at the team on my phone . What the fuck was that team selection all about ? I thought I was good at slotting players in roles but that was totally inexplicable. I couldn’t figure out who should be playing where.  It looked like he’d put all the players names into a hat and just picked out the first  11 names. There wasn’t a tackle in the midfield. My heart sank when I saw that team. In such a big game ! What was he thinking off ? What was the plan ? Has anybody asked him ? 

Come 5-15 and I’m on my way out of the theatre so I have a quick look at the scores. Scored first and lost to bloody Portsmouth. Where do we go from here ?  I’ve defended Ismael in the past but I can’t defend that selection today. Does he really want to be fired ? Is it time for a pay off ? That starting team said “ Please Sack Me “ in my eyes.

Incidentally - “ Singing In The Rain “ is brilliant, but I’m on a totally downer now ! 

I put these on the socials after the Sheffield Weds game…

[Penwortham Blue]

11 hours ago, 47er said:

The Academy I suppose?

The 135 year history, before they darkened  the door !

[davulsukur]

8 hours ago, J*B said:

When Yasir sees this you’ll get banned from Ewood. 

Real punishment would be a free season ticket and mandatory attendance 

[M_B]

11 hours ago, alcd said:

He has no impact and opposition centre backs have him in their pocket. If he hadn't scored a few goals he'd be as bad as Chris Brown. 

His movement in and around the box is what gives opposition centre backs the problems, he can and will score goals, it's just dependant on the supply. 

He's our most important player. 

[M_B]

Portsmouth commentary said yesterday that Cantwell is in talks over a new contract, don't know if it's been reported this end. 

[KentExile]

9 hours ago, bluebruce said:

The most baffling thing about De Neve's continued selections with all these mistakes is we absolutely have other options. Options that did well enough for us last season.

but those options all have bigger appearance bonuses, win bonus, clean sheet bonuses etc than De Neve 😉 

Best they save a few quid eh? 

Also, playing De Neve means you are not paying out win bonuses or clean sheet bonuses to anyone, even more dosh saved.... everybody wins, well only if everybody is Venkys/Gestede/Pasha

Edited 6 hours ago by KentExile

[Jimmy612]

16 minutes ago, M_B said:

Portsmouth commentary said yesterday that Cantwell is in talks over a new contract, don't know if it's been reported this end. 

I highly, highly doubt that. He’ll be way above the self imposed wage cap, and he’ll also know himself that he’d get a move to at least another Championship club in a heartbeat. My money is on him not being here next September, and that’s a bit optimistic given there’s the Jan window to come. 

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, Jimmy612 said:

I highly, highly doubt that. He’ll be way above the self imposed wage cap, and he’ll also know himself that he’d get a move to at least another Championship club in a heartbeat. My money is on him not being here next September, and that’s a bit optimistic given there’s the Jan window to come. 

 

"Todd, can we discuss your contract?  How would you feel about halving your salary?"

Discussions had

[chaddyrovers]

37 minutes ago, M_B said:

Portsmouth commentary said yesterday that Cantwell is in talks over a new contract, don't know if it's been reported this end. 

Well let's hope so. It would be brilliant news if he did 

[Comfortably numb]

Powell has been playing well in the u21s, isn't it about time he became a serious option at lwb?

Realise Hedges will come back in (hopefully next week), but surely he had just as much to offer, if not more, than De Neve

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

A play on your name if I may be so bold Sir...

'Uncomfortably Numb'....that's how I feel right now about this Club.

Edited 4 hours ago by SIMON GARNERS 194

[allanncd]

50 minutes ago, Jimmy612 said:

I highly, highly doubt that. He’ll be way above the self imposed wage cap, and he’ll also know himself that he’d get a move to at least another Championship club in a heartbeat. My money is on him not being here next September, and that’s a bit optimistic given there’s the Jan window to come. 

Hed do well in La Liga which is more technical and less physical plus a great lifestyle. Definitely won't be here next season. Yet another DeNeve style downgrade incoming to replace him, probably in L1 by then.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, M_B said:

Portsmouth commentary said yesterday that Cantwell is in talks over a new contract, don't know if it's been reported this end. 

Which Club did they say that was with?

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, M_B said:

Portsmouth commentary said yesterday that Cantwell is in talks over a new contract, don't know if it's been reported this end. 

How would they know that?

[Dolly blue]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well let's hope so. It would be brilliant news if he did 

Chaddy….there’s NO BRILLIANT news coming out of Ewood and hasn’t been since “they “ have been in situ ..

[Jimmy612]

1 hour ago, allanncd said:

Hed do well in La Liga which is more technical and less physical plus a great lifestyle. Definitely won't be here next season. Yet another DeNeve style downgrade incoming to replace him, probably in L1 by then.

Thought that myself. Wonder if there’d be a few willing to take a punt on him. If his agent has anything about him he’ll be a busy lad at the moment.