v Ipswich Town (a) - 17/1/26

[DutchRover]

Awful performance, no fight at all. Refereeing terrible and I'd say we suffered more from the lack of pen and what should have been two reds for Furlong, but they also didn't get a stonewall pen and we would have lost either way.

Surely we have to change formation now, 3-5-2 is offering us nothing going forward, and with guys coming back from injury I think we should change back to a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1, with a defensive left back (Pick/Rib/Cashin) and then a wing back on right (Alebiosu). Jorgenson can tuck in as a wide striker from right, and hopefully Morishita will be back to play on left.

Midfield three of Tron, Baradji and Cantwell, then Ohashi/Gidjonson able to rotate up front.

Centre back would be the issue, Cashin and McLoughlan might struggle, and Miller can't be the RCB in a two. 

But worth a try at least surely.

[OsloRover]

Well that was fun. What have learned today?

Sack Ismael, strip Cantwell of the captaincy and his starting spot and send Cashin back.

[B16Rover]

One of the most lackadaisical games by 3 or 4 of our players I've ever seen today, and I remember Berbatov laying down on the floor at Ewood

[TheKitGuy]

No shot on target in the last 2 games. (Excluding extra time against Hull)

[BankEnd Rover]

Cantwell by far the worst player on the pitch and not for the first time. As soon as Mori is back I'd drop him in an instance.

Never carries the ball forward, holds onto it for far too long, seems to always play the wrong ball - Didn't think I'd say this at the start of the season but I can't wait for him to leave. 

[jim mk2]

1 minute ago, booth said:

Ismael got sacked at Watford for much less than this.

Ismael lasted an average of 7 months at his other clubs

We hired him for 3 years

He's not going to be sacked

[roversinmyblood]

1 minute ago, RutlandRover said:

Toth and Atcheson were decent. The rest of them can fuck off. Bang in trouble now.

Agreed, everyone else were extremely poor. 

[Bethnal]

Thing about TGH that smarts the most is how good he thinks he is. No idea of his limitations. Makes him even more of a liability.

Totally lost all confidence, spaffing €3.5m on this new lad after letting Hyam, Travis, Brittain and Dolan leave in the summer screams panic.

But they’ve no need to panic. No accountability for anything at Rovers, they’ll be comfortably in their jobs in Leavye One next year, with a good number of the capable players currently in the squad departing on the cheap.

And still, they’ve anti-boycotters cannot see sense, either.

We’ve been a lost cause for over 10 years, but we’ve been riding our luck. That luck is running out.

[neophox]

Terrible performance from Rovers. No effort, no desire, pathetic..Ismael out!

[Athlete]

Not a shot on target shocking stat from a very poor side

[sharpysharps86]

1 win in 12. Ismael has to go.

[StHelensRover]

In the last 7 days we've played 210 minutes of football and we've had one shot on target.

Swansea only 4 points ahead of us right now but don't see us getting anything there midweek, then playoff chasing Watford at home. 

Edited 1 hour ago by StHelensRover

[philipl]

Don't know who had the bigger stinker, us or the ref.

Joergensen has potential if we ever work out how to pass more than one ball to him in a half.

[Andy]

Dreadful.

Avoidable goals, poor in possession and organisationally sloppy.

Toth was a rare positive today, with the new ST also looking ok at points.
The rest were just very, very poor.

I'm a fan of Cantwell, but he was really poor today. Sloppy with his passing and too many wasteful incidents.

I don't think Ipswich were particularly good, we just rolled over today.

Edited 1 hour ago by Andy

[roverandout]

Forshaw has a weird shaped head

[roversfan99]

Absolutely shameful display summarising what has happened to this club. Terrible players, terrible manager, overseen by a terrible board, but all the work of the worst owners possible.

Special mention to Cashin for the worst league debut you will ever see. A constant total liability and even worse than the laughing Birmingham fans said he is.

Henriksson was also particularly bad. It has to be a dodgy agent deal to get him to a Championship club. To think some people think he might come good.

Players like Cantwell and Baradji may have a bit of ability but you certainly wouldnt want them in the trenches with you.

McLoughlin, not good enough. Atcheson, not ready, him and Henriksson had a competition to see how could pass the ball out of play the most. De Neve, obviously not good enough. Gardner Hickman, not good enough.

We were told how the plan was to build an athletic team. Anything but.

[Roverthechimp]

3 minutes ago, RutlandRover said:

Toth and Atcheson were decent. The rest of them can fuck off. Bang in trouble now.

I would add De Neve to those 2 tbf

[rovers11]

Switched over after the second goal so no idea how we played after that, but I can take a very strong guess. 2-0 down before HT for the second lge game in a row. Barely a shot on target this year let alone any goals. A horrendous home record.

VI needs to go. We at least need to try a new manager bounce.

[neophox]

Letting Cashin play ahead of Riordan lunatic..that was one of the worst cameos by a defender in a Rovers shirt för ages.

[pick32]

Get a sack poll going 

[RevidgeBlue]

2nd consecutive game with no shots on target.

Two goals in 723 minutes I think it is now.

Back to the very early days of VI's regime when we were out of the game after around 10 mins.

We're absolute toast unless VI is replaced VERY quickly. Even then I wouldnt be over confident but at least we'd have some sort of chance.

 

[Cherry Blue]

That was a pathetic performance by Manager and his team. With these players we can do better.

[Dolly blue]

5 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Awful performance, no fight at all. Refereeing terrible and I'd say we suffered more from the lack of pen and what should have been two reds for Furlong, but they also didn't get a stonewall pen and we would have lost either way.

Surely we have to change formation now, 3-5-2 is offering us nothing going forward, and with guys coming back from injury I think we should change back to a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1, with a defensive left back (Pick/Rib/Cashin) and then a wing back on right (Alebiosu). Jorgenson can tuck in as a wide striker from right, and hopefully Morishita will be back to play on left.

Midfield three of Tron, Baradji and Cantwell, then Ohashi/Gidjonson able to rotate up front.

Centre back would be the issue, Cashin and McLoughlan might struggle, and Miller can't be the RCB in a two. 

But worth a try at least surely.

I admire your optimism…but, sadly, it will be just like rearranging the chairs on the Titanic.. we’re done. 

[yankfan]

Cheeky strategy were deploying by not having shots on target. Have to imagine the “data” must suggest it’s the best way to win matches. 

[BankEnd Rover]

3 minutes ago, Andy said:

Dreadful.

Avoidable goals, poor in possession and organisationally sloppy.

Toth was a rare positive today, with the new ST also looking ok at points.
The rest were just very, very poor.

I'm a fan of Cantwell, but he was really poor today. Sloppy with his passing and too many wasteful incidents.

I don't think Ipswich were particularly good, we just rolled over today.

Cantwells not quick enough on the ball, he's slows the game down everytime he has it. We need energy there, Mori has to start ahead of him.