Any Venkys out chants today? Didn't hear any on the TV.

Not a single shot, at home, 20 minutes in.

Most of us knew Kaminski's replacement needed to hit the ground running. He hasn't. Pears has been backup all his career for a reason. It's been our problem all season. How many howlers have they collectively let in.

"it seems like a goalkeeping error"

Jesus.

Anyone been sacked for the McGuire balls up yet?

3 hours ago, Cuppliance said:

All this talk about attendances has reminded me a vid I watched recently. Putting all the championship teams in a league for attendance loyalty. I’ll link below for anyone interested.

If Venkys see this they'll probably think we've made the playoffs.

Big point for Millwall away from home. The only bounce Eustace is getting is his Feb pay cheque from Venkys.

7 hours ago, lraC said:

Has the court date been put back?

As far as I know it's still on the 12th, with the fans forum date originally due to be the 11th. So i'm glad to see we've requested it to be held after the current High Court date as it was something I was going to post this evening.

Pears is a semi decent shot stopper, that's it.

The manager they apparently lost confidence in has gone. The support they so desperately wanted from the fans (which they've always had imo) has been there both home and away and this is what they dish up.

What more do you want lads?

Horror show

Eustace coming across the same problem JDT did. The squad as a whole isn't good enough.

"Gallagher jumps...beaten in the air"

My Rovers match day bingo card is complete.

Just now, Hannoverover said:

This team has some serious problems. Play attractive possession football, concende 3 goals a game. Play hard man percentage football, concede 2 goals in 45mins.

Also sad that we seem to have replayed our more technically gifted academy players for older journeymen bruisers. Only seen 45 mins of this new era so maybe I'm being a little harsh.

That's my biggest issue so far, no matter how we play, we concede.

The players need to take some responsibility. 

In a way, they're the ones who've come off worse in this fan, Waggott, player meeting if as mentioned, the vast majority of players lost confidence in JDT.

On 12/02/2024 at 21:20, chaddyrovers said:

We will receive the Raya money which I hope we use to buy a couple of players with it plus maybe more depends on sales

We've just seen them bring in £20+ mil and as you rightly say the Raya money will come.

We should be buying more than a couple of players before we sell anyone else, we were well short prior to Wharton leaving and anyone we've picked up since are on short contracts or go back to other clubs.

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

I thought we were better defensive from open play. Marc Roberts had 2 great chances from set pieces. Tyler Roberts had a great 2 chance, one in the first half from open play and another one from Pears mistake. Dembele missed a chance but wasn't even on target

So they could've and should've scored 5.

But we were better defensively than how JDT set us up?

Everyone relax, we've got £18m to rebuild this squad in the summer...

6 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Why is the search ‘now underway’ if part of GB’s remit is succession planning??

That's assuming he's still there.

Besides the manager leaving, he's the only one absolved of any blame for the Jan window...there's still that mess which means we don't know who's still there.

21 hours ago, Gav said:

Its interesting that the new manager frenzy is in full swing on the JDT thread, yet anyone who is capable of seeing the bigger picture should be on here trying to bring about a change of regime. 

Tells you all you need to know I guess....

Yeah I have to be honest, it's all gone rather quiet on the protest front. I don't know if that's a good or bad signal.

I don't know much about Eustace or his playing style or anything really, apart from his playing days.

My biggest issue is the club were trying to setup an identity of playing as little as 2 years ago, something that would be instilled in the clubs DNA from the youngest age groups in the academy.

Is this an appointment just to save us from relegation or will he carry on the intended blueprint?

I have a few questions that i'd hope the Trust would look to ask during their next meeting. It's a changing landscape at the moment, so some of these may be obsolete by the time the next meeting with the club comes round.

1. There is no clarity at the moment if GB remains in situ. What is his employment status with the football club?

2. (Dependent on if GB has left and hasn't been replaced) The club have continuously flip flopped between having a DoF/Sporting Director and going with a traditional 'Manager' approach since the Raos took over the club.

1. Are the club planning to replace GB with another DoF/Sporting Director?
2. For the sake of longevity and to provide an opportunity for succeeding, would it not be wise to advise the owners to keep a particular footballing structure in place for longer than they historically have?

3. (Also dependent on if GB has left and hasn't been replaced) - Which individual (or individuals) made the choice to hire the new manager/head coach?

4. (Also dependent on if GB has left and hasn't been replaced) - Who does the manager/head coach now directly report to?

Just now, glen9mullan said:

I can't recall tbh, I know I did say he was focusing very much on Maguire and not the wider picture. Just my opinion of course, but we have much wider issues than not signing a player on loan. The more we put Mcquire fiasco in lights the more we dilute the wider and bigger issues at the club. The frustration was there long before we stuck this cherry on top

I agree and also agree with your sentiment that ultimately he is accountable.

Was more intrigued to see if he had held his hands up or was one of these people that has trouble accepting they're culpable (I sense the latter without ever having met him).