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

[Bethnal]

We look doomed and the only thing that surprises me about it is the apathy I have towards that realisation.

[Paul Mellelieu]

I don't think anyone can save this group of players.

The midfield has little real fight and no guile and the front players cannot score.

[Inferi]

In the end it's very likely you will lose the game when you have zero shots on goal. For all the talk about building a fast and athletic team we sure have a lot of slow players. We never look dangerous when counter attacking.

[Old Codger]

9 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Gestede needs to pull his finger out and appoint a fucking miracle worker.  We don't want another chancer yes man. We need a fucking experienced manager who can get the best out of a bunch of rubber dinghy men

This is what is wrong with this club. Gestede. Completely out of his depth chancer, with zero vision and complete run of the place. Disaster.

[G Somerset Rover]

Telling you now, no way we win at Loftus Road next week. Now we’ve played Wednesday at home we’re back to asking, ‘where the hell are the wins coming from?’

[norwichblue]

First time I’ve seen us lose there. Gutted.

Can’t complain too much until their goal really. Looked awful after.

[Hasta]

5 minutes ago, TimmyJimmy said:

Own goals, worldies, deflections, abandoned games, half a season with 14 injuries etc., etc..

Nothing can disguise how bad we are but coupled with luck like that we are truely doomed this season. No escape.

Swanseas 2nd was a bit lucky but other than that I can’t remember anything else since we beat Millwall and they absolutely gifted us the two goals.

[dallydally]

It will have to be some Manager to get a tune put of this idle, shambolic lot! Disgraceful. A lot of the players don't look like they care

[aletheia]

Imagine if it had been Pears who had parried that shot back into the centre of goal for a tap in.

(And yes, I know there are more pressing issues.)

[sharpysharps86]

Thought Rovers held their own well until the first batch of changes, was impressed with Carter, Miller and Cashin up until that point.

There is absolutely nothing up front. None of Ohashi, Gudjohnsen or Jorgensen are capable of playing the lone striker role. It has to be a 2 up top. Cheers Rudy.

Baradji and Cantwell are absolutely infuriating. I feel like Cantwell was more bothered abut getting the Norwich fans on side than ding anything meaningful for his team. I was hoping he'd go off injured.

Afolayon should some promise when coming on, but again its another player who probably isn't ready for a full 90 anytime soon. Cheers again Rudy.

[Cherry Blue]

Feel sorry for the fans who gave their support today. Badly need a manager who can put some thrust into these young lads or we'll go straight threw league 1.

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[dallydally]

Travis og and sent off for Derby who lost! Excellent!

[RTM08]

9 minutes ago, Inferi said:

In the end it's very likely you will lose the game when you have zero shots on goal. For all the talk about building a fast and athletic team we sure have a lot of slow players. We never look dangerous when counter attacking.

Counter attacking, possession-based attacking, set piece attacking... they collectively haven't the first clue how to create an opportunity.

[RevidgeBlue]

Much as Im a fan of his in general, very poor from Johnson today.

Incredibly negative starting line up and reactive rather than proactive with his substitutions.

Could do with the new man in asap now I think but whoever is in charge has some very tough decisions to make.

Personally I wouldn't bother with Cantwell, Moreshita and Ohashi for the rest of the season unless we are literally struggling to get eleven bodies out on the pitch. There's zero fight in that midfield between Cantwell/Baradji and Tronstad either.

Defensively we fell to pieces after Carter went off and Toth's gone back to what he looked like when he first came in. Incredibly shaky.

All very worrying.

Think we need a really strong character in now to give them a right rocket up their collective arses and insist that if we go down, at least we go down fighting.

[Cherry Blue]

Cantwell needless yellow so he misses next game, not that it matters now.

[MarkBRFC]

49 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Johnson a reactivate manager rather than proactive 

Not a manager at all to be fair.

Can't think of many worse centre halves we have had over the years than McLoughlin, utterly abysmal again.

Hoping whenever Wharton gets back means it's the end of him.

[MarkBRFC]

2 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Cantwell needless yellow so he misses next game, not that it matters now.

Next two games.

[Penwortham Blue]

1 hour ago, LDRover said:

Alebiosu has one mode - power forward and put a cross in regardless of who is there. He needs to show more intelligence with the final ball and at least get his head up.

Nothing wrong with straightening up after beating your man and forcing your way in to the box, a number of times today that was the better option.

[roversfan99]

Absolutely dreadful again. Lots of wasters ambling around with no cohesion and we never looked like scoring.

Thought the manager got the selection wrong, the Alebiosu experiment badly failed and Ohashi was a poor selection, and also his subs wrong. O'Riordan is simply not up to it, not the first time his weak headers have cost us goals.

Ohashi as mentioned is simply not good enough. Miroshita doesnt offer anything ever. Cantwell again anonymous, Baradji poor again and bone idle. Never looked like scoring at any point.

The only positives again really were Cashin and Tronstad. Afolayan looked somewhat threatening when he came on and Carter was solid but its no good having a centre back who can only manage an hour.

[Inferi]

6 minutes ago, aletheia said:

Imagine if it had been Pears who had parried that shot back into the centre of goal for a tap in.

(And yes, I know there are more pressing issues.)

I think it was a good save to get to it with his leg. He needs to make sure to cover the near post. Toth did have some other shaky moments though.

[CAPT KAYOS]

21 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Disappointed result today

expected result  today

[sharpysharps86]

4 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Next two games.

Good. He's crap.

[norwichblue]

7 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Cantwell needless yellow so he misses next game, not that it matters now.

Worst of a bad bunch

[Lancaster Rover]

I struggle with all this talk of luck. Take the Alebiousu slip; O’Riordan wins the header and there is no goal. But what happens is O’Riordan loses loses out, Alebiousu is wrong footed and therefore slips due to pushing off against the turf. Their player making the run to tap it in, that’s not luck. Luck is a cop out. Reality is we are the main contributing factor to the goals we concede

[Eternal Optimist]

12 minutes ago, dallydally said:

Travis og and sent off for Derby who lost! Excellent!

No one cares about Derby, why do people have an obsession on here with them 🤷🏻‍♂️