Was thinking about this a different way - would we be happy if we had signed David Raya to be our no1? Liked him, way better than Steele but right now think we need an older head between the sticks.

Fair point - i don't know it for a fact. It is my opinion that a decent coach would have got Raya to either improve his dealing with crosses - possibly by always staying on his line and using his reactions to full effect. I suspect also that the poster suggesting a conflict between Raya and Mowbray may also have a point...

Good luck to him - great keeper in some respects and the money justifies keeping the Academy in good shape. That said - shit gk coach that meant Raya didn't improve in terms of "presence" - something that is probably needed to help create a different mentality in our defence. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in PL or La Liga in a few years if he gets better coaching.

Who else in the squad has the quality and experiences of Rodwell?? Appreciate your point but he improves the technical ability of the team/squad. Attitude - sure use him as an example of what can happen to your career if you stop pushing... J Lo was perobably a great role model ?

Let's be honest - if he was full on pro mode then we wouldn't have a chance. Half arsed on right money playing 25 games is still better than a lot of what we have had. Not to underestimate what that extra quality is worth in training IF it pushes the kids to improve their technique...

Has Insurance been covering Gladwins wages whilst injured? If so - not much to lose by giving him a chance on a 6 month Deal

How many games has he been unavailable for due to injury ?

I suspect that if offered midtable with 60 ish points preseason then most of us would have said "ta very much - that'll do nicely" ? Ironically TMs success in the beginning raised expectations and then the dreadful run raised fears as the contrast was stark. If he only learns one thing between now and next season i hope it is the ability to find a way to break that sort of run - be it gung-ho or 10 men behind the ball ?

Anyone know prizemoney differential for each place in the league?

In all fairness Evans and Smallwood looked reasonable enough during quite a few games in first half of session. Likewise Mulgrew seems to have deterioated or the opposition have figured him out. Rothwell - while i respect the opinions of others i can only comment that prior to the last games he has been total liability in giving the ball away in dangerous areas. Eliminate that and he'll be great. Mowbray stays for me - we overachieved for a while and the underachieved. 14th place prior to the season and i would have snatched your hand off... ?

Having been present at a number of team meetings during the last 25 years. They are not all about table tennis and donuts ?

Understand and agree to a point BUT if the players aren't 100% in agreement then nowadays you are finished. Think Man Utd as the most public example. Tony is far from alone in letting senior players dictate with the proviso that "if it ain't working we go to my plan" but he is unique (and possibly a little foolish) in openly discussing it.

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I read it that TM expects Che Adams to be in the premier League - that is reasonably high praise. Think his comments are spot if you Imagine the following words (unsaid) in TMs head: "... because then Che will need a little more to beat decent defenders and not crap like this!"

Remember how many seasons all we wanted was players to actually give a shit, a manager that wasn't a liar and some sort of pride/responsibility in representing Rovers. To quote Fatboy Slim: "we've come a long way baby!"

Attacking bench anyways ??

Still can't get used to all our players having number 10... ?? But a suçcessful campaign for 10Bet i guess in that we talk about it and other fans take the piss (meaning they talk it too...)

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This is exactly why it annoyed me so much that it seemed to be "off limits" for some reason.

Tony Parkes Henning Berg

"Can you use the picture of me in a Newcastle shirt?" ??

Never actually mentioned his opinion of Rovers - merely that he seemed to dislike being reminded that he won his only medal with us. To the point that it appeared unmentionable whilst his scoring exploits at Newcastle were brought up every bloomin week...

Would suggest to the club that they make a minor adjustment to include each title/trophy winning team in their entirety - after that fair enough with individual achievements and outstanding contributions. As for Dunn - gtfo ?

How about playing badminton? (Obviously not with matching shorts unless your initials are JT...)

That i could deal with. Just seemed that for a very long time he only talked about Newcastle - the 20 year anniversary "coverage" meant he couldn't avoid it but prior to that it was like John Cleese and the Germans...