💯 Frustrating as I think we were very impressive in the first half hour and looked good going forward. I agree that it has to be a mental issue but I’m encouraged at the performance today compared to the abomination vs Birmingham.

Bloody hell. Two corners two goals.

Hyam has been good today as well after being a weak link for a long time.

Took it well tbf. What a game.

Might be that he suits a more direct style. I’ve always appreciated his commitment and work ethic. If he can chip in like this on a regular basis I might be able to relax and enjoy the rest of the season.

This is reminding me of why I love football. 2-0 up away from home after 25 minutes against folk who hate us. I’ve almost forgotten all the crap that’s been going on in the background ❤️

Big Sam playing a blinder so far.

I feel bad for him but why did we sign a player with such a bad injury record? Looking forward to seeing more of young Garrett now.

Get in! lovely pass from big Sam and finished well by wee Sam.

He was no John Curtis. I was actually excited when we signed him based on how good he was in CM97/98. Not for the first time as a Rovers fan I was bitterly disappointed.

He also struggled with a debilitating sweetie addiction when he was with us

Yep. I thought it was a bit rich that our plan was to arrange a pre-contract deal for next season if the appeal is turned down. Why would he even consider signing for us after this clusterfuck? Back on topic now - Waggott out! Farewell JDT, you were too professional and demanding for our dysfunctional club.

Results haven’t been as good this season and we’ve gone backwards if anything. I don’t think it’s JDT’s fault though as his hands are tied through lack of investment and watching the squad be dismantled. Don’t for one minute think that poor results mean that his departure is justified. If he’s gone it’s not because of poor results but because he isn’t happy about the conditions he’s working under. Let that sink in and wonder who exactly will come here next - who can we attract with no budget, a half-built squad and absentee disinterested owners? And who would be willing to work under those conditions? It’ll be a chancer or a no-hoper. For the first time in years we were able to look up with JDT. The last three transfer windows slowly sapped my optimism, and now we’ve sold our best player, loaned out our captain and potentially lost the best coach we’ve had in thirteen years. If he’s gone it’s awful news and nothing to celebrate.

Reminds me of the Lambert situation when we sold Rhodes. History repeating itself and I wouldn’t blame JDT for leaving at this stage. He did his best but he’s a professional dealing with amateurs, and when he isn’t given the tools to do his job he can call it like it is and leave with his head held high imo.

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The commentators were quite strange throughout (Gallagher/Kane comparison) but my lol moment was when the fella described Szmodics “you could sense his frustration as he jumped into the air like a newborn lamb” 🤔 only in Wales….

Good result after going 1-0 down. With their excellent travelling support it was quite a testing atmosphere but we showed fortitude to come back and dominate after a shaky start. Szmodics, Gallagher and JRC excellent. Moran anonymous, he needs dropped. Like others have said I’d like to see Markanday or Gilsenan in for him. Loving these cup runs under JDT, and I am relishing testing ourselves against Newcastle. I just hope we aren’t humiliated but in the cup you never know what could happen.

7200 just confirmed 🙄

At least Sigurdsson is getting involved even if not everything is coming off. I can’t remember Moran doing anything in this match. Heard so many good things about him but I can’t see what all the fuss is about.

I had guys at work who never watch rovers remark on how good Gallagher is after watching us vs Celtic in a friendly. The odd time he is unplayable and he certainly has all the attributes as you say. Just no killer instinct. If he had Jordan Rhodes’s brain he’d be premiership quality. All that said I’m glad he’s back and he’s been impressive tonight (the championship Harry Kane 😂).

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/25/crystal-palace-weigh-up-new-offer-for-blackburns-adam-wharton-after-185-bid-rejected It’s starting to seem real now. I reckon we’ll get the £25m plus add-ons with no loan back as Palace are desperate for some good players. I’ll be sad to see him go but proud that he came through our system. I hope he goes on to fulfill his potential and play for the top clubs and England. And I hope he behaves more graciously than Phil Jones who forgot us very quickly after he’d signed for Utd. Here’s hoping we finally get some funds to build a squad. We’ve been waiting a long, long time for this, finally a validation of Jack Walker’s investment in our academy.

Fair play to the Rovers twitter account for taking him on. His views are popular with a lot of fans but he never impressed me as a player, even less as a half-baked philosopher, and not at all as a pound shop Tommy Robinson. He was a bully when he was a player and he’s still a bully now.

If we’re in League 1 then any decent player will be off. We can set our own price on players but if Wharton sees someone like Hayden Carter going for market value in L1 then I’d imagine he would be very upset if we refuse to sell for the perceived value of a talented youngster in the third tier.

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Yeah he probably has some say but I’m beginning to think it’s minimal. He’s practically begging “the club” to not sell Gallagher which implies that the decision won’t be his to make. It’s all conjecture on our behalf although one thing I am sure of is that managers never get bored of repeating the same old comments week after week!