Our issue is we are always going to stand still or move backwards. We always replace our better players with several loans or freebies.

kaminski - Pears/Toth/Wahlstead

Szmodics - Ohashi/Gueye/Dennis

BBD - Telalovic

Wharton - have we even replaced him?

What do we do in training, seriously? Time after time we aimlessly chip it up the pitch with no real clue what to do. 
 

Our attacking players are league 1 standard and are all painfully slow. January was the chance to really kick on but again we scraped the barrel with unwanted journeymen.

i don’t think VI can come back from this, genuinely think the writing is on the role for him already.

I’m forcing myself to the game today and I don’t think I’ve really felt like that before. It feels inevitable. Start slow, no real attacking threat. Cardiff have a couple chances and look dangerous on the break.

0-0 at half time. Cardiff score around the 55th minute mark. We immediately make 3 subs that fail to make an impact. We score off a scrambled corner in the 82nd minute.  Carter and Hyam play 45 passes to each other and the full time whistle blows.

Only Joking, 3-0 Rovers. Flowing attacking football throughout.

I can’t believe people want Warnock…..he started getting found out 5/6 years ago. Football has changed massively since he was last successful. 
 

O’Neill, Cooper and Edwards would be more suited to the position we are in (obviously in my opinion).

I would rather keep Lowe than many that that been mentioned.

27 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He's 85 and hasn't worked in football since 2018 so I suspect he's retired.

He also quickly walked away from Ewood when he got the measure of these owners. 

It was posted tongue in cheek 😂

What I’d give for another John Williams though. He just knew how to run a football club.

Eustace will go today/tomorrow and I can guarantee that horrible specimen Waggot will play the “Being closer to home for his family” card. All the main issues will be ignored and we will appoint a below par manager who has some connection to a dodgy agent! 
 

Whats John Williams up to these days?

Not one quote from that interview points to him staying in my opinion.

The questions now are who next? Who’s going to realistically take it after the last 2 managers give up on SW and Venkys.

Also, what next for us as fans? How can we keep going with this shit week after week, year after year? There’s an air of inevitability about the situation.

38 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

We're 1 point above Middlesbrough in the table, though they have a very tough game-in-hand tonight against Sunderland.

Their window so far...

Morgan Whittaker
George Edmundson
Samuel Iling-Junior
Ryan Giles
Mark Travers
Kelechi Iheanacho

Compare that to ours... the difference is absolutely astronomical.

That there is how it's done, that is ambition.

What our owners have done, and continue to do, is absolutely unforgiveable. Pocketing fortunes from selling our best players, one of which is a born-and-bred Rover and product of Jack's Academy... then having the Club feed off scraps for replacements. Absolute scum of the highest order.

I think that’s the frustration. Boro have sold players but they have reinvested a decent chunk on good players. You see Sunderland, Burnley and even Hull all going for it.

Not one of our signings so far improves the starting 11. Hardly improve the squad. Kargbo I haven’t seen but he is likely going to need a month to settle in.

It’s blatant there is zero ambition anymore. We are only getting players that are unwanted and no one else is in the market for.

Groundhog Day!!!!!

Seems like we may miss out on Danns due to others offering better deals but have been offered James McDonnell instead. 
 

Haven’t seen him play tbh.
 

5 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

"A medical?"

What's one of those? 

Lol.

Apparently it’s the step after our cryptonite - the dreaded paperwork stage.

Has anyone heard Barlaser mentioned from Boro? Someone mentioned him last week and today it sounds like Boro open to offers.

Not the striker we need so just add to the mythical list we seem to be forming.

Looks like Middlesbrough (who are in a similar position to us) are selling Latte Lath for £18m. 
Does anyone believe he will be replaced by an unknown striker with a goal record of 1 in 5? They’ve also got Conway, Forss and Burgzorg.

15 minutes ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

Last time he was there he got them promoted.

Football is in a totally different place now though. WBA spent a decent amount of cash back then too.

When I saw Sigurdssons you tube clips prior to him joining he was a totally different player. Constantly beating players and looked quick. 
 

He hasn’t done that at all. I think there’s a top player in there and it maybe down to confidence. Hopefully he gets in a groove and smashes a few in early doors.

Ike Ugbo looking for a move back to Championship. Could be one they are looking at if there’s any funds available at all.

I’m not sure the Season Tickets I have bought are worth the money I paid. This squad gets a pasting week in week out.

I have zero faith in the circus completing deals for any have decent players.

9 minutes ago, Polky said:

 

Good lord, we nearly got relegated last season….With this team. Imagine taking Sammies goals out of this team. 🤮

Out of interest, how many signings do you all think we need…..absolute bare minimum I’d say 4 but they would have to be first team ready and better than what we currently have. This is also including no outgoings.

GK, CB, CM, CF.

Our midfield worries me as it is very one dimensional and has very little creativity.

7 minutes ago, roverblue said:

Maybe it just reaffirms the belief there is no money to spend this summer. Why have a director of football or a scouting team when all we spend is a bag of haribo and a fizzy pop on players 

Or…..the opposite, they don’t trust him to spend any money available. A large percentage of his signings permanent and loans have been shocking.(I don’t believe considerable funds will be available)

The players simply do not give a shit!!

JRC strolled about, Dolans touch was amateur……Hyam…..well.

Eustace couldn’t complain if he got sacked. 1 win in 13 anywhere else and you’re in trouble.

I genuinely believe we are going down. Other teams play each other. We will get a point against Wednesday and that’s it.

Just now, Tim Southampton Rover said:

So according to Nixon we haven't completed the deal because we haven't got the money yet. 

I mean, I hate to be boring but that makes sense. It's usually a game of dominoes when transfers happen. 

For all we know his team have kicked up a fuss but what can we do if we've yet to receive the money? 

Thats called a “Nixon guess”.

We are the most farcical club in England! Hope we get Readings owners! 😂

Lewis O’Brien part 2.

Our name must be mud in the footballing circles.

Has anyone got any confidence in Broughton to get any quality signings over the line? 
 

With Travis and Wharton out the door surely we aren’t going to scrape through the season, that could be painful!