6 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Just prior to the second leg break SU gave Fleck a 1 year contract extension.

A sensible option as they could review at this seasons end depending on which league they were in and how he'd coped in the PL.

Then he breaks his leg again and they don't want him anymore, not even in the Championship which is where they will be for sure next season. Not even in the Championship.

That tells us all we need to know but went over the heads of those at Rovers.

SU have rogered us again. 

IMO, Ewood and Brockhall are nous free zones.

I don't know of one area/department of the club that even ticks the competence boxes let alone thinking out of the box and achieving stretching targets. 

1 minute ago, lraC said:

That could be kidology on the managers part, or perhaps he was having my brother on, as he told him over the weekend, he was out for 4 weeks with his ankle.

Agree, think JE trying to blindside Millwall!

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Is Broughton still here? That's two players he's signed (Ennis and Fleck) who haven't even been fit enough to play.

We must be living in some weird parallel universe where that's deemed acceptable.

Understand his garden is blooming! 

Hopefully, we've seen the last of him. 

1 hour ago, speeeeeeedie said:

Someone posted a topic like this around the same time last season when there was genuine hope of a playoff spot. Fast forward 12 months and Rovers have 11 games left to pick up enough points to stay up. 

Here are my predictions;

Millwall (H) - draw

Plymouth (H) - win

Boro (A) - loss

Ipswich (H) - draw

Sunderland (A) - loss

Southampton (H) - loss

Bristol City (A) - loss

Leeds (A) - loss

Sheff Wed (H) - draw

Coventry (H) - win

Leicester (A) - loss

I have 9 more points. Will that be enough? 

Very much doubt it.

The way teams are picking up points even 50 (11 more points) may not be enough.

11 games to go and think we will need either 4 wins and a draw or 3 wins and 4 draws to have a half decent chance of staying up.  Based on our form over the last 3 months that is one helluva tall order. 

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Tronstad hasnt trained, Hedges still out, JRC still out. And Fleck done for the season. One kick to the plate he had in his leg only 17 minutes into his debut and thats it for his Rovers career. Some serious homework done.

Said it before, our medical / sports science department needs looking at.  IMO, something seriously wrong with the number of injuries we pick up and the length of time it takes to get players back.  Think it's just another example of how our club has been dumbed down.

Signing of Fleck was diabolically amateurish.  Had barely kicked a ball for 12 months following two broken leg issues.  We shouldn't have touched him with a barge pole.  Our medics and Broughton, IMO, need bollicking at the very least, if not sacking. 

1 hour ago, Moptop1 said:

Two words sum up this game - MUST WIN!

and if we don't?

Think a 'must win' game is over used and mainly used incorrectly.  A 'must win' game is a one-off game where there is something at stake ie win the game and avoid the drop.

Obviously, tomorrow's match is so important - a draw as a minimum, a win highly desirable.  It's not all over if we lose but it would make the task of staying up even more difficult.

45 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Gally is one of those footballers who’s actually got worse as he’s reached his prime. He was better when he first came here.

Agree - ironically, it was Coyle who got the best out of Gallagher!

11 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Garrett is nowhere near the standard required. Buckley is hit and miss but much better than him.

Garrett is a colossus in comparison to Moran.  We need lads who are up for a fight.

38 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Nyambe didnt seem like one youd want in the trenches with you either and isnt the best benchmark to use.

Didn't see him pull out of challenges like I've seen Brittain do!  Too airy fairy by far.

Most likely manager next season will be an insolvency practitioner from one of the likes of Hudson Weir. 

Have little confidence about this game.

We know Millwall will be fired up.

I just don't know where the fight, aggression, passion will come from for Rovers never mind any quality.

Some interesting stuff about Brittain.  IMO, he's an overrated, cowardly, motor mouth and not a player suited to a relegation scrap.  Nyambe v Brittain - know who I'd want fighting for the cause.

More questions than answers and I don't think Eustace has a clue where to start.  This guy has very limited football league managerial experience and the dead cat bounce we've suffered would suggest he aint the most inspirational of guys.  Case in point, Moran's pathetic jog into the penalty area for Swansea's opening goal.  A manager like Souey, Hughes, Big Sam would have hooked him instantly and given him the biggest bollocking imaginable - he should not wear the shirt again, I'd play anyone but him.  

Will Pears revert to type, McFad needs a rest, Dolan has little impact whilst Gallagher should have been flogged to Ipswich in January.

We need a spark, SS can't keep delivering, he needs help.  I'd play Gilsenan - can he really be any less effective or less of a threat than the likes of Gallagher, Dolan, Moran etc.

We are now so bad that a draw would be a result for us.  It will be a miracle if we don't go down.

Any news or video links on 'f---gate'?

Seems very quiet if it happened.

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

We have already had this GB debate time after time, goes nowhere, we don't agree so lets leave it instead of clogging the Message board up

That's a bit rich from you Chaddy about clogging the MB!

You stated you wondered what Broughton would have done if allowed to spend some of the Wharton money - well I simply gave you my opinion based upon hard evidence and if that's too unpalatable then perhaps be careful what questions you pose.

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

Broughton can only recruited what he can within the budget he has been given. I wonder what we could have done with some of the Wharton's money being spent in January. 

Based upon his last fee purchases (Leo and Semir), I feckin dread to think.

Think Broughton is a busted flush and rightly saw - IMO, flopped in every window.

Feel pretty sure he will have the best garden in his neighbourhood!!!

Ipswich are 2nd in the table and Travis has started, including today, in 2 out of the last 3 games.  Think that's now 5 or 6 games he started for them but not good enough for us!!!

Travis is no world beater but my goodness, he's proving to be a huge miss.

As @Tyrone Shoelacessaid about Wharton, it's utter madness what has happened with our midfield.  The signing of an injury plagued Fleck just reeked of desperation and madness. 

1 minute ago, G Somerset Rover said:

You had us sounding like the Harlem globetrotters before the match!!

I guess I got carried away after Tuesday!!!  What happens when you are starved for so long and then get a whiff!!!

Down to earth with a real bump now and tbh really fearing for our club.

Eustace hasn't covered himself in glory since he set foot in the door and, IMO, is looking like a real hypocritical bullsh1tter.

12 minutes ago, SpaceBarSlam said:

Millwall is an absolute must-win. I have 0 faith in this team to grind it out on Tuesday and I'm struggling to see us stringing together enough points to avoid relegation atm.

They looked fearless against Newcastle on Tuesday, under the lights and on prime time TV. They need to be laying it on the line even harder than that in the league but they just don't look up for the battle. Heads down too easily.

Millwall enjoying a new manager bounce with 2 wins out of 2!!!

Hope the stuff about Eustace at end of match is wrong otherwise I think our club really will be poisoned at all levels and his job will go from tough to mission impossible.

We are in the mire and any optimism from Tuesday night has well and truly evaporated.

Sadly, I think we are staring relegation in the face and we have neither the fight nor character within our squad to do much about it.

The lads really must be so tired.

What can we expect after Tuesday's tumultuous effort.

Off for a walk and a couple of pints.

Good point for Huddersfield after being down to 10 men for whole of 2nd half.

Supremely confident of Rovers' win today.  Backed them to win and also bet on 3-1 score.

Good line up given everything else - good to see Gilsenan involved, think he's got the x factor! 

1 hour ago, ElTwis said:

He picked up an injury during a game that needs surgery, that can happen to anyone. I think it's a bit dramatic to be overly critical of the recruitment team here.

Don't think the lad has had 90 minutes in the last 12 months after having suffered at least one leg break.

This signing had to be high risk and should have been avoided. 

8 minutes ago, arbitro said:

One really interesting aspect of this game is that the referee is Rebecca Welch. I'm certain this is the first time we have had a female referee.

If Rebecca is a grand daughter of Raquel then should be a good watch!

Would go with team as @joey_big_nose post.

Wont be easy but the lads really should be buzzing after showing just what they are capable of against Newcastle.

The thinking now amongst some sports' scientists is physical tiredness is all in the mind.  So after 3 full days' rest, the lads should run out at Swansea eager, hungry and ready to give it a feckin good go.

My optimism levels have been restored after Tuesday and I'm going for a 3-1 Rovers' win.

On 25/02/2024 at 00:31, AllRoverAsia said:

So, Southampton's surge to be in the the top 2 is having a bit of a hiccup. 

Not exactly unexpected.

Thanks Russell, keep up the good work.

Know the area from previous work down there and built up some contacts.  Think you will generally find there are many Saints' fans who dislike the bloke - both his persona and his abilities as a footballer manager.  Like me, mystified how he got the job with a track record that hadn't delivered much.  'Arrogant, cliche ridden useless prick' is one of the more polite statements I've heard!

6 minutes ago, tomphil said:

It's an odd one as although there'll be connections even if timelines don't add up we have to take into account Broughton was always stating about continuity plans always being in place.  So it's hard to gauge whether he did or didn't have involvement in it all though not much point being here if he didn't.

As always it's the veil of silence that is the real issue but it does smack of returning to the previous way of working.

If Broughton is still a Rovers' employee by the end of March then I'll be hugely surprised.

3 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17610789

 

Any one know what happened with this?can't seem to find any update anywhere. Met some rovers fans in the pub last night who were reminiscing over what " could have been" had this had happened. Also a bit of chat over the WEC Group plans but again not sure what ever came about from this?

Think you'll find Wild no longer has an involvement with WEC Group and though I think Grabko still posts on this MB, it all seems to have died a death some time ago.  

I would love to know who Broughton's choice was to take over from JDT!

If the rumours are correct, he had very little, if anything, to do with the arrivals of Eustace, McFadz and Fleck (though the signing of Fleck isn't looking a great one atm).