That fact that we splurged potentially up to £12m on 2 strikers only to then decide that we want to play a brand of football that requires we play with none should be reason enough for TM to be handed his P45 at the end of the season. Absolute madness.

Just now, superniko said:

Looks like Gallagher is coming on. 

Well, the law of averages assumes that he'll make a difference to a game eventually

Just now, Tom said:

3-1 down at home and still the away team are the aggressors in the match, shows the difference in ethos 

You know full well if we were 3-1 up we'd be backing off and inviting pressure... what I'd give for a manager with a winning mentality 

At least we can stop the whole "they're crap because of the fan's negativity in the ground" talk now

I have absolutely no faith that Tony a)has the balls or b) has the mental capacity to effectively overhaul this squad in the summer. He's got to go - clueless

Just now, Scotland1 said:

We are losing 2-0 to a team like derby. That hurts.

Not only a team like Derby, a team like Derby without their best player.

Every single time we have the chance to take the initiative in the table we bottle it. Until TM stops trying to force Bennett intk the defence to plug every gap we have we won't contest for promotion. 

It's no coincidence that when we stopped playing him every game we had an upturn in form.

Just now, Russ said:

Would love a Gallagher 30 yarder for the win in stoppage time.

I'd just settle for him bekng able to do the basics first if I'm honest.

Brentford deserve this. It's been coming all game. 70 mins in and we're still just launching it into the wind.

This has 3-2 all over it now.  Hope not but they're going to batter us.

Just now, Fraserkirky said:

Be nice if we could get even close to a second ball.

Sleeping

It would be nice if we could get close to a first ball tbh

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18200000.probably-naive---mowbray-approaching-transfer-window/

What a joke. If he refuses to negotiate properly get someone in who can. No wonder we're so poor every transfer window.

Edit: Not to mention - why is Mowbray doing the negotiation, surely it's his job to choose targets and then a more business oriented person's place to negotiate further?

FIIIIIIIVE - Honestly can anyone remember the last time we scored 5 without reply in a league game?

Just now, Husky said:

Is anyone still nervous?

Not about this game, but I'm sure as hell nervous that TM is (again) going to ignore what makes this a good performance when picking his next team.

Tony has got to go. Pathetic.

If it's still 1-1 after 90mins can someone just let us/them score? This and the boxing day game have to be two of the worst games of football I have ever seen, not sure I can handle another one

2 minutes ago, TBTF said:

Is this where we chuck the man advantage by going down to ten men ourselves ???

heaven forbid we lose now but if it happened Mowbrays post match interview will be legendary 

Nah we'll just do our usual where we faff about, put no pressure on their keeper and they comfortably see out the game.

So from what I have seen so far aside from the goal our defence and midfield have been fine and Bell and Downing have sent so many good balls in but our frontline is atrocious. 

I'd love to see their ratio of shots to shots on target because their accuracy is so, so poor.

Just now, roversfan99 said:

I think the thing he had going against him is that Conway and Gestede signed soon after and ultimately he was never going to get the number 10 position at the expense of one of our 2 20 goal strikers. That said, he would have been far more useless wide left compared to the awful Chris Taylor.

Tbh I'd rather have Chris Taylor out wide than Gallagher or Brereton like we do at the moment.

Just now, davulsukur said:

It'll be a spirited comeback but with nothing to show for it.

Literally the Mowbray way at this point. We always lose by the odd goal so that it doesn't look that bad

Whatever the squad is we really need to stop hoofing it to Gallagher. He's awful in the air and it results in the ball coming back more time than going forward. Keep it on the deck and give it to his feet.

Exactly why regardless of form Mowbray needs to go. Absolutely clueless tactically.

Travis motm? Are they watching the same game?

Lenihan and Williams playing a game of who can give a goal away first. Shocking passing.

Walton 100% motm today... jesus