I think Mowbray thought he could get away without Brereton for a game so there hasn’t been real urgency behind bringing in a true CF. That one game has now become two and we suddenly look toothless up top even with Brereton in the side! As you’re all saying, we need somebody in ASAP - and not another one of these wide forward types.

I believe I read somewhere last night that JRC’s pass completion rate was an appalling 50%. To be honest I am surprised it was that high! Needs to spend a few weeks in the under 23s as he was like a rabbit caught in headlights last night. My concern is that TM loves him - he always used to pick him over Nyambe - so I really wouldn’t be surprised to see him back in on Monday somewhere in the eleven.

The more we all moan, the more I wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar lineup/setup at home to Boro. He’s a real stubborn bloke.

I still can’t get my head around Mowbray not going like for like with Travis last night - even after a good nights sleep! True Tony Mowbray pre 21-22 season that. Real shades of when Pep opted to leave out Fernandinho against Chelsea in the CL final. And we all know how that ended up too.

I believe I heard the commentators right that we’ve fallen behind 8 times this season and only won one. The first goal under Mowbray has always seemed absolutely crucial and this great run has been no different. We need a decent plan B for when we’re up against it.

That’s the concern for me. Given the debacle a couple of weeks back, our pre match pep talk should have taken care of itself. The lads should have come steaming out the traps to take out their frustrations on them. IF we somehow make the play offs then nights like tonight offer me very little hope that we’d have the bottle for the really big occasions. As I keep saying, please prove me wrong, Rovers.

Thank you for doing my job for me! We played with a two man midfield who didn’t have a tackle between them, Chaddy!

I mustn’t be too critical of Tony as I usually am and he’s earnt the right this season to get a few things wrong. But I think every single one of us just knew he was chomping at the bit to shoehorn Gallagher in when there was no justification for doing so, and we were all correct.

Indeed. I said it the other day but we need Bradley Johnson…just three years younger! Somebody to crunch some tackles in, smack a few heads together and who wouldn’t have put up with tonight’s ‘performance’.

I’ve just remembered that we had a bloody full days rest on that lot too, which makes tonight’s performance even more galling. I’m just praying Trav or Davenport are in on Monday as tonight was a suicidal line-up from Mowbray. Shades of the old Rovers which slightly reared its head at Wigan (and I’d naively hoped were behind us!).

Yep. It’s not far off the Berg and Sherwood incidents against United from the glory days.

Spot on post DE (love JRC’s analysis). Couldn’t agree more with this either. I would wager Mercer money that we’ll lose on Monday. Sky cameras, an in form - and tight at the back - Boro, Gallagher a shoe in, tinkering Tony back. I bloody hope I’m wrong.

I joked pre match that Harrison Reed should watch Richie Smallwood tonight. Well I’m not joking when I say Sam Gallagher should watch Tom Eaves’ performance tonight. A man who hasn’t scored since September no less. Jesus Christ.

Confusing formation, wrong personnel, scandalous officiating.

FFS Seething tonight with it all round. Shocking. How can the officials get away with this week in week out?! It’s absolutely scandalous.

Tony simply had to correct his pre match errors here. Momentum completely gone now. COYB we can still win this.

I would absolutely love it if we turn this around and beat this bunch of cheating pr*cks.

Did 6’4 Gally just pussy out of that challenge?! FFS

Throw in our RWB being just as bad and you can see why we’re struggling big time.

You were saying? That has to be a pen!!! Fucking hell!!! Absolutely raging!!! The most obvious penalty you will ever see.

You beat me to it. Every touch is going behind their goal. It’s appalling.

We look utterly sh*te without Pickering and Nyambe.

Just completely cutting through us like a hot knife through butter. Funnily enough where Travis would have been. Or Davenport!

Bloody hell we look like we’ve been on the piss since Saturday.

I just don’t know why Tony didn’t go like for like with Travis. Absolutely zero reason to mix up the formation.