But these players don't seem to be able to play any football, consistently. Tonight, they didn't take their chances again. You can't blame the manager for misfiring strikers that weren't signed on his watch. He's obviously told his employers they aren't good enough but hasn't been backed.

Our new recruitment team haven't been able to bring in a goalscorer for two windows now. I've no faith that it will ever change. Even at our lowest ebb we've been able to bring in strikers. Teams with less budget than us can bring them in. I'm genuinely worried we'll be a dead cert for relegation if we're going into the season with Vale and Gallagher as our main two forwards.

He certainly played his part, and his ghost is still haunting the club with the poor squad he left us with. However the one constant is Venkys and their ever increasing entourage of clowns running the club.

And what was the problem the season before, and the season before that, and before that? Not all the players are terrible, I'd say it's the bad eggs that are making the others stink. Brereton having his mind elsewhere isn't helping.

We still wouldn't score.

9 shots but you’d expect that to be improved without passengers upfront and in midfield. You simply can’t improve the likes of Gallagher, Vale and Brereton is clearly not switched on as he was last season, or even last year. He’s a manager not a magician.

He was bad tonight. Tonight we’ve witnessed three of the most inept forward performances in a rovers shirt. I would have been delighted to see Gallagher leave. Mowbray gave him a new contract.

Any manager would! As for Mowbray, are you forgetting those matches we barely registered a shot on goal. It’s partly that bastards fault we have such a poor bunch.

Good call. Clearly passionate that we aren’t signing good players. Get rid. Expect a yes man next, another Coyle.

Yep because he was happy to assemble a team of no hopers. At least Tomasson wants to bring in better players, and aspire to better the club. Is it his fault he’s working with some terrible players? Especially the ones who score goals and win games. From his manner in the interview I think he’ll walk, so you’ll get your wish.

Just caught the tail end of post match interview. JDT is clearly seething at the transfer window.

They’ve been under performing for years.

Some firm is missing a decent painter and decorator.

Better strikers and we win easily. Add to that if we didn’t have a bunch of charlatans in suits, we sign o’brien and we control the game. As someone said, the worst squad since the Coyle days.

You’ll get the same if not worse from another manager. The squad is clearly not up to it. We can’t score so we bring on Gallagher, another bloke who can’t score. I think that says it all.

Executive errors affecting matters on the pitch. Should have been sold while he was worth something. They learned nothing from Rothwell, but then “they” couldn’t really care less.

That’s wrong. Better forwards and we are 2-0 up.

We have inept forwards with no hunger, and it’s nothing new. I’m not sure how we can make them “ept”.

It’s okay everyone, Gallagher and Morton double threat incoming. Boom!

Poor by Buckley. Several chances to pass it easily, then holds onto it too long and f**ks it.

Or a slowly melting David Baddiel waxwork.

Gallagher being a colossus is like an oasis in a desert. It’s not real. Though granted he does seem to defend better than attack. He’s as much a passenger as Vale though.

I look at this more positive than most. That goal goes in, team on a high, we play with more confidence. 1-0. Another goes in, 2-0. Wigan in for a trouncing. We sign a striker or two and we’re laughing. Not long till… Summer? 😩

When you can’t see the sand for the oasis.

Should be 2-0 up at least. Squandered chances and several moments when a shot should have been a pass to a better placed player. When Travis shot Dack was in a perfect place to score, unmarked. And this is why we fail.