v Norwich City (a) - 7/2/26 - 12:31 k/o

[TimmyJimmy]

Just now, TimmyJimmy said:

If it wasn't for bad luck we'd have no luck at all. The number of times a player scores just because the ball falls at his feet.

And another. A Hail Mary up and under and our guy slips. Can't make it up. Doomed. Inescapably doomed.

[RTM08]

I don't know why anyone is pretending we were ever winning this. You've just had prime evidence as to why we haven't attacked. 

Our squad is poor so requires twice the people to defend as most teams. The second we commit we're in trouble. 

This squad is destined for League One and even Pep couldn't change that fact.

[G Somerset Rover]

The new bloke will need to be a miracle maker to keep this absolute rabble up.

[jim mk2]

19 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Just gone on Rovers' win at 3/1.

 

17 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Very poorfrom both teams.

Think Norwich losing the lad in the warm-up hasn't helped and neither will the loss of their big man 

Gut feel we will sneak this.

 

 

 

 

 

You were saying? 

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

Shock horror Johnson isnt strong enough to get us out of this shit show

[roverandout]

Neither team deserve to win but this shows Johnson is nowhere near up to this

[RevidgeBlue]

Well that's the end of that. 

Poor from Johnson today. Far too negative a starting selection, and only ended up with the sort of line up we should have started with after we went a goal down with 15 mins to go.

No good.

Reactive rather than proactive.

[booth]

4 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Go to try something different because no one else will score.

He should have done it much earlier. 

[Cherry Blue]

Players have let fans down today. No effort to score and the few quality players we have simply have not performed.

[neophox]

Taking off Carter been a laugh. For me both O'Riordan and McLaughlin should not play any more this season. We got better centre half's.

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2 minutes ago, Guy N. Cognito said:

O'Riordan at fault for both goals? Two piss-weak headers.

Alebiosu slipped and probably would of won it

[neophox]

We seemed to collapse without Carter

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, RTM08 said:

I don't know why anyone is pretending we were ever winning this. You've just had prime evidence as to why we haven't attacked. 

Our squad is poor so requires twice the people to defend as most teams. The second we commit we're in trouble. 

This squad is destined for League One and even Pep couldn't change that fact.

How do you account for your 'star' RB simply falling over?

[simongarnerisgod]

this is the worst rovers side since don mackays early 90`s version of collier,shepstone,skinner and the rest of the youth lads he had to bring in,at least he had the excuse we were genuinely skint and could`nt buy anyone,this sad excuse of a team is brought about by gross negligence on all parts of the club

[RTM08]

Cantwell with another set piece that doesn't even make it in to the box. Real captain material that lad.

[neophox]

McLaughlin terrible defender. Ohashi terrible striker.

[G Somerset Rover]

Ironic how OssyRover(?) and others were calling out the attacking nature of the side pre-match yet we can’t even fashion one semi-decent chance in 90 minutes. 

We are as good as down in my opinion, irrespective of the team selection each match. 

[Devon Rover]

2 minutes ago, neophox said:

Taking off Carter been a laugh. For me both O'Riordan and McLaughlin should not play any more this season. We got better centre half's.

Carter looked angry at coming off and it totally disrupted the backine. Unless Carter had an injury that change directly contributed to the defensive collapse

[Eternal Optimist]

Hopefully those saying give the gaffer job to Johnson until the end of the season will now refrain from making anymore silly comments 

[JCRovers]

Wasting a sub on Carter, playing Alebiosu out of position and insisting on playing Ohashi as lone striker. I'd say DJ were looking to snatch a draw but got exactly what he deserved with that negative starting lineup.

[roverandout]

Why doesn't Cantwell piss off. I don't want to see his annoying smug face in a Rovers shirt again 

[RTM08]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

How do you account for your 'star' RB simply falling over?

The point is, we've spent most of the season with 5 defenders and 2 defensive midfielders because almost every member of that 7 has a howler in them at all times, be it a slip, miskick, bad positioning etc, so we've needed them all to have cover.

We are comfortably down there with Sheff Wednesday in terms of quality. 

[OsloRover]

1 minute ago, neophox said:

McLaughlin terrible defender. Ohashi terrible striker.

Cantwell terrible captain

[StHelensRover]

I haven't watched the game today but i've checked the stats and can see we've reached 88 minutes without a shot on target again.

[Cherry Blue]

If any in coming manager wants to know if we are going down, look at today's game. Piss poor throughout.