G Somerset Rover

Thought the new boys, Elliot aside, looked very underwhelming. Pears was out of his depth - another Mowbray favour to Boro (how many more to come?). Douglas looked okay going forward but very suspect at the back - his lack of pace means he tends to get caught out. Tree-bull was okay, but another who just got overrun. Doesn’t look to have a forward pass in him either. All just a bit meh.

We’ve also won one in four at home. Four points from fifteen available too. Would hope there’s a tad bit of pressure on Mowbray but I won’t get my hopes up.

From Rich Sharpe pre match: #Rovers used 27 players across the whole of last season, only three sides in the division used fewer. Aynsley Pears becomes No.26 of this season already, the most in the division. Been an ever-changing picture in these opening eight matches. Now I’m not professing to be Jurgen Klopp, but this may go some way to explaining our inconsistent performances under Tony Mowbray. The man is an over thinker who just cannot help himself with the unnecessary chopping and changing, square pegs in round holes rollocks.

As I said, we’ve made him look like Drogba. I don’t want him here as he’s blatantly not a bloke you want in the ranks when the chips are down, but as for Sam Gallagher. Jesus Christ has hasn’t hung onto the ball for more than 1 second before losing it. So, so poor.

An error prone oil tanker this season. Utter sh*te on the ball too. Not a chance Mowbray will drop him though.

Joao 4-2. More awful defending. Where the feck was Lenihan chesting that to? Goodnight, chaps.

The defending for that near-own-goal was once again simply diabolical. 3-4 times we could have taken ball and man but just pussied it.

Wasn’t the easiest ball to deal with from RC but he literally just booted it behind. He is SO bad. Just get the bloke up front TM if you have to play him, FFS.

Gallagher has had the ball three times and lost it within mili seconds, three times.

Arma 3-2. We’re going up.

Neither does Tony.

60 minutes in, 3-1 down and still he hasn’t made those subs.

They don’t. We’re making Lucas Joao look like Didier Drogba. So pedestrian in midfield. Not a chance we’re getting back in this.

Rovers unchanged. LOL

Ah yes. The crab-esque sideways passing between the back four? Fecking sort it out Mowbray!!!

I think they all are. Inexcusable first half. All over the place, tactically a shambles. And some think we’re going up?!

Well it’s good to see Mowbray has sorted the defence out.

Dear God. That was absolutely woeful.

Right. Let’s try again shall we.

Arma!!! What the flying feck?!

You have to be kidding me. Mountain to climb if this season is anything to go by.

Will forever be an issue under Mowbray: #Rovers used 27 players across the whole of last season, only three sides in the division used fewer. Aynsley Pears becomes No.26 of this season already, the most in the division. Been an ever-changing picture in these opening eight matches.

Try chucking a NI strip on him underneath our shirt. That might do the trick.

Johnson is a huge miss on a cold wet night at Ewood. FFS Cory, for once give us a performance.

100% that’ll be their game plan. Keep it tight, let us have the ball and snatch one on the break. They have the players to do it on the counter too. As you say, Mowbray and his team simply have to find a way around this set up for us to challenge this season.