G Somerset Rover

This is 1000% getting called off.

Forshaw’s hamstring done. Yet another injury.

Stop the clocks…we’ve scored!

As well as not keeping a clean sheet at Ewood since Feb, I make it two home goals scored in first halves at Ewood this season so far - and both of those matches we ended up losing. Get your half season tickets booked up, people.

They’ve been all over us the past five or so. We look horrific.

This is like watching paint dry. Does Ismael even instruct them to try to score in first halves at Ewood? As an aside, we’ve not kept a clean sheet at home since February!!

As I was saying. This ‘build up’ is perhaps the most farcical thing I have ever seen.

He’ll be decent in League One when we drop there this year or next.

Cantwell was back on it weeks/months before he finally turned out (perhaps they are smoking it, rather than playing on it). As for tomorrow, heart says drab 1-0 win. Head says 1-1 and more "woe us" storylines from the management.

Not to mention Ronaldo avoiding the two game ban to ensure he's playing. Like you say, it's already beginning to smell and it's still a good six months away.

Again, I am boring myself saying it, but the most clear and obvious tweak he could make is to bring on Ribeiro/Pickering instead of De Neve. I'd wager we'd be at least two points better off.

If we fail to win this one then even the most positive of fans (yep, that one) will have to admit that we’re in deep doo doo.

How can anyone have no problems with the substitutions when he consistently favours the terrible De Neve for the experienced heads of Ribeiro and Pickering. I know which two of the three I’d be bringing on to bring some calm and experience to the backline with the view of managing the final minutes of a game.

I believe it’s @Herbie6590 on Twitter that we need to thank for trawling the (not so) recent archives, but it’s 2020 - Adam Armstrong against Rotherham.

His game management is absolute chalk and cheese with Eustace. Being one up under JE you were hugely confident in keeping the three points. Under this bloke you hide behind the sofa/seat before the inevitable happens. He keeps making the same mistakes with personnel over and over again.

Jesus wept:

We shouldn’t let Miller off the hook either. It was his horrendous kick up field to their player which started the move for the equaliser. All he had to do was whack it in row z or find a teammate.

We’re not blessed with options, I’ll give Ismael that, but for the love of God, STOP bringing on Gueye and De Neve. They’re a pair of useless, lazy tossers who perform terribly every single time they take to the pitch. It’s hardly bloody rocket science to see that they’re having a negative impact week in week out.

We never ever score a 90+ winner or equaliser ourselves. I recall under Eustace feeling relatively comfortable being 1 up heading into injury time. Val is a different kettle of fish - it’s disgraceful game management.

How the holy fucking fuck can we contrive to concede a 95th minute equaliser for the second fucking match running? Jesus Christ. I bet you could count on one hand how many of those we have scored ourselves under this cretinous lot. Beyond done with this club and game.

He’s in the preliminary Nigeria squad for Afcon. Good news for him. But awful for us given he’s been our one standout player all season.

We’ll be the unluckiest side in footballing history to get relegated if we do go down. We would have won every game this season according to Ismael if it wasn’t for those pesky officials.

I don't think I've ever been as sure of a result as I am tonight. Rovers 1 Ipswich 2 The relegation thread will be lively after tonight.

It’ll be luck that sends us down this season if it does happen, won’t it, Val?

That bench is beyond tragic.