Wharton is a liability, cant tackle, gives ball away

"Infact at 10.50 I got the green light that it had all gone through. We weren’t celebrating, but we were certainly saying ‘what’s next, what’s training going to look like"

This quote is saying all paperwork submitted 10 minutes before deadline. So suggests to me there were errors or omissions in the registration documents?

Which if that is the case, that is so shocking and sad.

Van hecke is getting no game time at Brighton and now entering the final 6 months of his contract. Surely around 1 million quid would tempt Brighton to sell him ?

Anyone seen Markandy play in under 23? Has he been doing well? Just wondering why he is not even getting 10 mins off the bench

The reason we cannot come back from going behind is because we dont CHANGE our way of playing. When going behind we HAVE to go aggressive, takes risks, gamble with extra men in box, play long balls into box! This has to come from the manager, but surely even the players need to take some responsibility!

We are yet to see the best of brittain and this is due to JDT restricting him from doing what he is best at. Brittain natural game is to bomb up, dribbling past players and putting wicked balls into the box. Its sad that when i see him play with the ball he is just passing for the sake of passing sideways and backwards. 

I would love JDT to mix up our play, let players play with some freedom, play with some attacking intent. I mean if we lose the ball in the opposition half its better than losing in and around our own defence.

Teams WILL have figured us out by now and if we keep playing the way we do a team will come an press us with high energy forcing us into more errors like we saw in the last game.

3 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

I gave up when we went one down. You know the result from there. 

I don't think we deserved to lose though. 

What did we do to deserve a draw? Wigan played better football and keane should have scored the 1 on 1 chance in the 1st half when wharton gave the ball away, suicidal just like morton giving the ball away. That had been coming for weeks, the number of times we have got away with that in previous games!!

Last 2 away games against poor oppositions Cardiff and Wigan both on Sky for all too see absolutely shocking!!

We dont deserve even a draw in either of them games!

We are definitely in a false position in the league, especially based on performances.

Im missing Mowbrays attacking football! As well as how we used to press teams and nick the ball off them and counter attack with pace.

Cant stand this tippy tappy passing backwards!

Wonder how lenihans feeling tonight after seeing Rovers top of the tree.

Darragh Lenihan - 4

Brought in to add leadership and composure at the back but he was unconvincing as Boro corroded before receiving a straight red late on. You do question why he wasn't the man closest to Dykes for the third goal.

Thats the rating given by their local rag

3 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Brian Kidd won the champions league and league titles as a player.

Did Brian Kidd win 2 managerial titles at any club? Didnt think so mate

51 minutes ago, Mike E said:

I'm happy with JDT just because it's different to everything we've tried before.

And it's a certain step up, as he's actually WON things as a manager.

 

Did very well as a player too winning the champions league and serie A with AC Milan

Does anybody remember the game against QPR back in Feb? 

That day ALL the players put in 100% effort, intensity and energy. 

Since then i dont know what has happened but the intensity and effort just hasnt been there! 

We can blame Mowbray all we want but a lot of players are just turning up and going through the motions!!

Imagine Mowbray having Rudy Gestede playing out wide (In Tonys words the modern day striker needs to be versatile and be able to play out wide) and the Craig Conway Wide Right instead of wide left!

Its unthinkable but thats where he has been playing Giles and Gallagher (confidence has been shot in previous games). Regarding Gallagher still think another manager/coach gets more out of him. 

Footballers play with instinct. Its difficult to use instinct when playing in unfamiliar positions.

9 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Play Giles. Bin Pickering.

We should be playing Giles against weaker oppositions and pickering when facing tougher teams as he is more defensive minded.

4 minutes ago, neophox said:

The finishing from Gally was superb .. end of... 

It was a superb header not easy at all! Well done Gallagher!

7 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

Left footed winger played on the left wing, crosses to 6ft 3 centre forward played down the middle who heads it in. This stuff is revolutionary 

But Mowbray wants to turn Giles into Riyad Mahrez and Gallagher into Jesus playing wide right! 

He needs to stop tinkering!

7 minutes ago, Silas said:

Dack assist.

Him and SG made a real impact. 

Different game. 

Well if you play the right players in the right positions you have a half a chance of doing well!

I dont blame ANY of the Blackburn Rovers playing today or that played over the weekend.

There is only one man responsible for the utter shambles we are witnessing, Tony Tombola F***** Mowbray!

He doesnt have a clue, talk about over complicating and playing Johnson up front! What a joke! 

His tried to be too clever once again!

Would like to see Giles play instead of pickering in the next game. 

Have we started to play with 5 at the back? Pickering rarely goes pass the half way line, Rankin-Costello ventures further forward but offers little.

Onto Rothwell he is so frustrating with the sideways passing. He needs to play further up the field and start contributing with goals and assists. Rothwell not the same player since he was denied a transfer in January.

Shame we didnt turn up first half. If we played with the same intensity and conviction in the 1st half as the last 20 mins we may have got a result. 

24 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

 

Graham and Gallagher trained and played together at Rovers for a few seasons ...... that was when Gallagher should have been watching and learning how to do it.

Gallagher hasn't learnt a thing. It's far too late now

Truly belive Gallagher is a worse player today than when he first arrived at Rovers and i think TM has coached him into a Jason Lowe.

Watch these highlights from 5 years ago, you will see a different player:

Still not too late. He needs confidence, better coaching. He needs to be selfish, greedy, shoot more, demand to take penalties, demand the ball off his team mates. Thats just my opinion.

I think we should try and get Danny Graham in to coach Sam Gallagher in how to play like he used to. 

Dont know what TM and his coaching staff do with him in training.

A big shout out to the Rovers defence. Van Hecke, Lenihan, Wharton, Pickering absolute solid, game after game after game!

Imagine how they must feel when they do their jobs week in week out. 

In my opinion with Brereton out, senior players like Rothwell and Travis MUST start taking some responsibility! Did either one have a shot on goal despite all our possession?

Wont mention Gallagher, enoughs been said on him. He shouldnt start on Saturday.

13 hours ago, tomphil said:

Is it only me who thinks Gallagher has got progressively worse football wise since hes been back here ?

Never great but he's the shadow of the guy who was on loan here in a really poor side.  Always works hard these days but they've literally just turned him into a workhorse. If they'd made him a battering ram up top from the get go instead of winger/wide striker i'm sure he'd be a lot better.

Really think a different manager would have improved Gallagher. He was better when he was on loan but sadly under Tony has definitely regressed.