The second yellow was for deliberate handball and on replay the SU player does move his arm towards the balls flight. Ref did well to spot it.

Smallwood was already on thin ice with the Ref having been spoken to for verbals with the Ref, I think CM was called over to log it. I certainly agree that in times before the challenge would have been a non event but now going to ground pre tackle seems to be a punishable event, deemed out of control. Also agree that we took a backward step as soon as the red for SU occured. I could not understand why and assumed it was tactical and came from the bench. Brereton off but no Graham made me wonder on the sanity of our manager. TM basically conceded the field to SU and we customarilly collapse as soon as Sharp scored his first. Our 'bottle' gone.

Tony's favourite Son is innocent! Referee to blame! Must be true, open and honest said so: https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/december/mowbray-we-threw-it-away/ I wonder if we will appeal the red card? No mention of how the subs he made impacted on the game.

We will lose to WBA and Millwall and in the Cup, then carry that form and results into our league campaign. If Dack's agent is any use Dack will be gone in January. I refuse to forcast any further, it could be just to grim.

Yes they were, some decent individual performances. Reed, Travis and Lenihan too. Rothwell let himself down with his pathetic dive. Charlie was below his best and no luck on his frekicks. Williams was just so bad I could smell him from here. Collectively doing ok, apart from not looking like scoring !, until the Mowbray meltdown. As @Stuart has said some of the subs were not required and weakened us. Smallcock was a dick.

I paid very late today for an iFollow matchday pass. The last feckin time.

It's good that you and @philipl are seeing the same game as me. Doing well, so far.

Very good preview. Thanks. I fear a thumping. SU will go for the throat. At home to Leeds we had low possession and a poor pass completion rate, I read somewhere it was 57% but that probably includes hoofballs to head, chest and arse. SU 4 Rovers 2 2 for us as we have Charlie, Dack or Graham are due one and their keeper is dodgy. I hope Williams avoids scoring such a perfect goal as he did v Leeds.

I have always believed they stayed as they were still well paid and promised new contracts at a future point for their "loyalty" Cynical maybe, realistic definately.

One of those mentioned positives was our "Cutting edge", it made me laugh, the alternative was to cry.

Due to be announced as "like a new signing" in the January window unless he goes all Gladwinesque on the injury front.

Please PM me next weeks winning Lottery numbers, Cheers.

Strange Rodwell is singled out. I would have done the same as him at Sunderland re wages, they had very rich iwners ffs. Coleman as manager at Rovers? Jesus wept.

We needed that animal at CB as soon as Hanley and Duffy left. It was stressed then and has been ever since but ignored by Coyle and Mowbray and owners who refuse to spend on decent defenders. Teams are built from the back, always has been that way always will be. The majority of our players are workmanlike, average at best and a few, AA and Williams as examples, L1 standard. We are miles away from any promition campaign.

You will, 3-2 I am amazed, and this time disappointed, that this game is not the day's pick on Leeds Sky TV, Football channel. (Red button not much use here but expect to find alternative means)

The minimum requirement for even a junior is a good first touch for instant control, which you either have or don't, it's difficult to learn. Physique can be worked on over time.

Reinstate today, it true spirit of Christmas. We need Chaddy back for the Leeds fallout. It's just not the same without him. Joy to the World, Peace and Forgiveness to All

Christmas Day football nostalgia, Rovers get a decent mention. Rovers featured in the last English League match played on a Christmas Day, v Blackpool away in 1965. A crowd of 21,000 turned up to see Blackpool win 4-2 https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/what-happened-football-christmas-day-lost-history-a-victorian-tradition

Fake news. Pure coincidence, as is Mowbray and Brereton being with the same Agency, alledgedly. Professional football has history of throwing up these odd happenings. I am back to my dot joining Christmas pressy to pass the time. Joy to the World

Merry Christmas to Everyone. Best weather of the year here. High 35c Low 20c, sunny, little clouds, humidity ok, little chance of snow or indeed rain, turkeys scarce, loads of Ms Santas around last evening. Hoping for our 3 point pressy tomorrow!

I have just read from a most credible source that Mowbray and Brereton use the same Agency. I did not know that before or if it is relevant these days.

"The frustration watching the goal back is 10 seconds before we are breaking two-on-two on the halfway line but we made a bad decision and then 10 seconds later it’s in the back of our net." Have another look TM. A Rovers defender, looked like Lenihan or Smallwood, had a chance to clear, played a short pass, intercepted, and 2 fecking seconds later the ball was in the net. Brereton's earlier effort was pathetic but not main cause. That article is quite a decent buck passing effort by Mowbray.

Yes and on Sky Red Button, so should be available via alternative means too.

Rovers statement "Only a few hundred of Rovers' 2,500 away allocation remain available for the festive fixture." "they are all liars damn" ??

You have no idea what Rovers budget is. Neither do I. Neither does Mowbray who within the past week said he did not know if we were buying or loaning in January.