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Don Said

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  1. Another great result. The lads are fighting for each other and it’s ace to see. We are The Rovers!
  2. Top of League 1 with Wycombe, 8 points clear of the team in third. Got them punching well above their weight, maximising their potential and beyond. Ticks a lot of boxes. Gets his tactics right, has consistency with his side and finds his best 11 avoiding unnecessary tinkering, does the basics well, keeps clean sheets, a proper game manager, brave, positive attitude, great character and a leader, commands respect, inspires his players, young and ambitious, knows Rovers, yada yada.... Will be managing in the championship soon one way or another. If only Waggott & co had any ambition or a purposeful vision.
  3. Rovers were awful today. Any other side in the league would’ve beaten us comfortably. Happy to get 3 points as ever, but the future stays worrying if nothing changes.
  4. And to add to that, successful managers either do the basics very well and consistently, or live and breathe a forward-thinking philosophy. We don't see either.
  5. Very disheartening comments.Shows a major defeatist attitude, and not for the first time. If allowed to continue this spiel will breed bad results & will make our better players want to leave. We have no given right to be anywhere. But we've got a half decent squad, a good opportunity to kick on and it feels as if he's backtracking on the summer plans and is painting us out to be a real minnow at times. The person leading our squad needs a positive, winning mentality. I'm not seeing it.
  6. Thanks to Tony for all he did, but it’s undoubtedly time for change now for a good number of reasons. Mowbray Out.
  7. Definitely time to find and stick (emphasise the stick) with a system that suits Dack and Holtby, that's probably our only slim chance of achieving anything this season. Due to our best two defenders being injured long term, I'd probably be more comfortable with a 3/5 at the back. 4 at the back with Bell/Hart/Bennett at left back is an absolute no go for me. Same 11, not ideal but something like: Walton Nyambe Tosin Williams Bennett Travis Johnson Downing Holtby Dack Armstrong
  8. Another Mowbray masterclass in gifting points to the other team. Should’ve been out of sight but some ridiculous tactical changes and substitutions pulled us right out of the game. Change needed.
  9. Truly awful set up and performance. QPR were poor but picked us off due to capitalising on our mistakes, and knowing their roles and responsibilities. We have more talent and potential than them but nobody would know it. What a waste.
  10. Every time I start to believe Mowbray is ‘the man’ the same frailties jump out and slap me. The constant chop and change of the side, the constant square pegs in round holes, the constant experiments, the lack of playing identity despite talking about it, the lack of defensive reinforcements. Beyond frustrating when other clubs with much less quality and financial backing are above us due to being managed with logic and consistency.
  11. Buzzing. Proper away performance, composed until the last minute, much better than last season. COYB.
  12. Same team as Saturday for me bar Rothwell in for Downing or Gally. Nothing against those two at all, just think this is the sort of away game we need pace on at least one of the wings to counter attack them from the get go. Cunningham seems competent enough at left back to not need a winger doing half of the defensive job for him too. No issue if we do go the same 11 - Downing and Gally were impressive Saturday & Rothwell and Arma are good options of the bench if needed.
  13. Much better today. Defence was solid on the whole, Cunningham is miles better than any left back we’ve had in recent years, a real upgrade for the back line. Travis and Johnson are a very good cm pairing at this level. Constantly grafting with quality to match. Gallagher worked his balls off and was my man of the match. One Jack Walker ?⚪️
  14. The attacking midfielder on his first ever start put to right back WELL DONE TONY
  15. Wonder what we actually do in training? 20 mins run about, have a kick about then home? Wouldn’t surprise me based on the pre match kick abouts we see. We’ve looked short of ideas going forward and we’re very disjointed as a defensive unit. Not sure what the plan is in the slightest. Forget the recruitment I think we’re tactically miles behind many teams in this league. Everybody from the sexy football sides like Leeds & the we’ll turn up and do a job on you sides like Charlton.
  16. "No not right back Ryan, Tony says you'll be left back whilst Benno's here, left back in the changing room"
  17. The Namibian Cafu AND the Scottish Cafu... saucy. Good shout though. To have an experienced right back with a good track record at this level, with an up and coming prospect learning from him/trying to take over from him would be ideal.
  18. Lenihan for me. Blood and thunder, only player i've seen bollock other players for mistakes recently, seems to have a voice. I think he's a leader in the making at 25, and I think the armband would bring out the best in him. Trav has a lot of similar qualities to Lenihan but he's younger with much less experience, only for that reason it's Darragh's. DG isn't a bad shout, he's had a cracking influence on the side for a while. And despite being a newbie, Johnson seems to have the experience along with the ability to dictate the play and get stuck in so he'd fit the bill. The romantic in me would rather see Lenihan/Travis over them though, as they're players we've produced and both genuinely have some of the true qualities we love to see in a Rovers captain at present, hopefully with much more to offer and develop in the future. If I turn up at Fulham tomorrow and Bennett is wearing the armband i'll vomit all over the poor sod on the row in front of me - apologies in advance.
  19. Expectations are constantly changing due to the way our club speaks. We're given mixed messages, we back track on things we say, one month it's this and a few months later it's that. The inconsistent message from the mouth of the club fuels all of the varied outlooks on here leaving us constantly wondering. So I don't really know what to expect but based on the squad and the state of play as of today, I think it'll be quite similar to last. Mixed form, good and bad spells, the odd impressive win, the odd shocking loss in games where we're favourites. Finishing short of mid table. As ever there are factors that will make or break us. Genuinely think if the best defence is played and gels well (Nyambe Lenihan Tosin Cunningham) and we stay relatively injury free we could have a slight play off shout. But that's an idealistic viewpoint, it's just as likely the defence doesn't work and/or we get a few injuries - in that scenario say hello to shyte creek. I just hope we find our best 11 soon and stick with it, only changing things if a player has a poor spell or is injured/suspended. Less of the 'I need to see him on the grass, he needs to learn how we play, he needs to this that and the other, as a striker he needs to learn the art of last ditch tackle'.. stop complicating the game of football, find your best 11 men for the positions that need filling for the formation you play ASAP and crack on with it. Not sure I see that happening with the way we fanny about, poor old Joe will probably continue to sit on the bench quietly hoping for a January move for the game time he deserves.
  20. Great memories from the promotion season in particular, his header at Donny and the carnage that followed will always be fondly spoken of. Phenomenal left foot, probably the best set piece taker in the league as shown by his return from free kicks, penalties and even corners. But at the end of the day his main duty is to be a defender and he's simply not up to it anymore. We've seen it with a lot of players over the years, seems time caught up with him quickly, he's looked very slow and fragile under pressure defensively since returning to the Championship. That said he was arguably always cut to be a midfielder but that debate doesn't matter now. Thought he would've gone back to Scotland where the game is a bit slower but fair play for giving it a crack down here for another year if he can get the game time. Shake his hand and thank him, but the time is definitely right for us.
  21. Really important hour ahead, a decent left back alone could save/win us a good amount of points over the course of the season. Would love a centre back but can't see it happening. Not signing Bauer really bit us on the arse. At the moment we're just going to have to hope Adarabioyo goes above and beyond expectations which is a situation we shouldn't really be in. Prepare for the worst hope for the best and all that.
  22. Lynch and Cunningham would be good signings at this stage. Lynch is a no nonsense physical centre back, Cunningham looks a left back with the ability to defend(!!). By no means the greatest players in their position in the league but they would bring some key attributes of which we're currently missing. Both surely upgrades on what we have. Cunningham rumour looks dubious at best though.
  23. That comment stood out along with the winger at full back one. Tactically, it's an issue of his that I can't comprehend. He'd learn a great lesson looking back at Sparky's Rovers. Pick a formation, fill 11 slots with specialists in those positions, jobs a good one. Good lesson in how to properly use 'soldiers and artists' too.
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