The problem is he won't. We'll sit in mid table ticking along and Venkys will continue to not give a fuck. Clowns employ clowns employ clowns and so on.

Fuck off Tony

He simply doesn't know what to do or how to get us into the play offs.

I mean I don't know who else we've got in truth but Mulgrew and Bennett in defence could be comedy gold this evening.

Tony & Christian to ruin my Tuesday between them tonight. Tony by playing Bennett, despite having eyes. Christian to continue his form since the restart by getting exponentially shitter each match and throw it into his own net.

I can't get my head around how we get the result we did last week - with a decent all round performance by all accounts - and then go and perform like we did today. It's beyond simply not having good enough players, it feels like something deeper than that. Is it a lack of backbone in the squad that comes from a manager that doesn't instill enough fear if you don't perform? Is it the fact the squad simply isn't good enough to finish in the top six and we're actually finishing around where we should given our budget? Regardless, we should never forget why we are where we are; a decade of disgusting indifference and mismanagement from a bunch of spoilt, naieve and incompetent chicken farmers. You couldn't make it up.

We knew we weren't good enough really, last week just gave us a bit of false hope

Oh fuck off Walton. And fuck off Tony for putting us in the position of having that clown as our no.1

From the sounds of it we should take a 0-0 now. And that would not a bad point given the form table. Can Armstrong snatch it and make the toad Cook squirm though?

Will definitely start to dream of play offs if we can win this one. Got draw written all over it.

One of my favourite things about football is the platform it gives uneducated people to show off their grammar, or lack thereof. Some of these ex pro commentators are genuinely thick.

Agreed. I don't think he truly believes we can get into the play offs, or at least that's how it comes across in most of his interviews. And if he's like that in front of the players that could explain the fact we've been in the play off spots once since he took over.

We're in the middle of a Mowbray run I'm afraid with 4 points from 5 games. The only reason it's been over looked this time is everyone around us is having a shitter as well and we're somehow still 'in the mix' for the play offs (we're not really). That'll change at some point and we'll drop off into mid table mediocrity - which is where this squad will get us with a manager of Mowbray's ability. We need something new in the summer, a fresh manager who is hungry for success who could over achieve with a mid table squad. Unfortunately that'll never happen with the chicken botherers in charge. The Venky loop.

This league is absolute muck. So many average players not just at Rovers. How are players like Bennett getting paid £000's a week, he's non league standard? And just imagine if by some miracle we scrape into the play offs and get promoted. We'd go to Anfield and lose 10-0.

And we still have never been in the play offs under Mowbray.

Agreed. But claiming we're not in the mix is a bit ridiculous. And in truth with our injuries we're far ahead of where I'd expected us to be.

We were in 6th when we were winning at Brentford, if that isn't 'in the mix' then I'd give up on Rovers mate as I don't think it'll get any better than this anytime soon.

Entirely predictable I'm afraid, one step forward two steps back; the Mowbray way.

Which defender is getting injured first?

Didn't see it, having untold dramas at the airport which means we're not going on holiday, going on the result we're the real fucking deal for the play offs surely???

Agreed, they make mistakes. However its usually a pretty good barometer of what'll happen in the game vs someone who has a 'nice feeling' but gets it wrong most of the time.

Have you ever looked at the profit of the gambling companies? They shit money. So when the odds are 5/1 on a one off game its a long shot. I'd snap your hand off for a draw. Which I still can't get my head around when the fact is we're playing Brentford.

Totally agree. Tosin has been the difference, would love to see us buy him in the summer if we get promoted. Highly unlikely I know! On the game I would take a dull 0-0 right now, if we win we are absolutely play off contenders, and I can't believe that is the case.

As will I! Haven't broken the news to my wife as yet, she's looking forward to a pre holiday shop and a bottle of fizz with her husband, I'm looking forward to Armstrong scoring from 45 yards out.

A result at Brentford would be massive. Even a draw would be acceptable with two very winnable games at home to follow. I still don't think we'll make it but fuck me it's exciting to be in the mix.