As well as Southgate did last two major tournaments I expect from what I have seen recently is for him to lead us swiftly onto the plane home this time round.  An embarrassing exit even, and Southgate fired.

28 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

this is burnley,where a notts forest fan was kicked to death for the heinous act of getting lost and wearing a forest shirt,you are 40 years late on the evolution scale the lot of you

Should've left that one alone.  We are not exactly innocent on that front.

1 hour ago, Norn Iron Rover said:

I've just rewatched the game on Rovers TV and Mola was impressive. I would certainly put him ahead of Phillips and possibly even Carter. He's left footed and has decent distribution so I'd have him as a back up for Wharton.

Mola caught my eye too,.would love.to see more of him on the pitch for the 1st team.

Watched the replay and to me that group looked better at the JDT way than the league team.  I thought the same in the 1st two rounds but blew it iff as against lower league opponents, this was not.  To me we look snappier moving the ball, quicker to close down with the League Cupp outfit.  Is JDT building two teams here?  Great result.

Oh good, I can watch the game now.

4 hours ago, A Northern Horde... said:

Superb result...feels good around the Club atm.

Easily could disappear by Sunday afternoon.  Let's go 2 n oh gainst clarrot n blue opposition.

Was not sure where to ask this sonthought next match thread.  When will Hedges find iut if he made the Welsh squad or not.

4 hours ago, starscascade said:

Never say never 

Never say No Nay Never.

I know the past two cup rounds were against lower league but I enjoyed the way we played.  Looked like our second string were better at JDT's game than the 1st eleven.  Let's go win and set the tone for thumping all things clarrot and blue.

Pack their box and put the crosses in.  Don't see us winning though. 

On 02/11/2022 at 12:41, joey_big_nose said:

If thats the case give Dack a start. He deserves a crack ahead of Vale and Hirst 

Dack should start AND give him the Captains arm band.l

2 hours ago, booth said:

I don't think the players are fit enough for two games a week.

Also the players must know they don't have enough firepower at the moment, especially when we have our only centre forward out. It must be a kick in the ass to think, now we have to score two. Easier to play with confidence when you have decent strikers in the squad.

And when do we throw in their extra day rest being home in the cup game as an advantage.  As always not sure which way it goes but JDT best have his ducks in a row.  I really want to win this one.

Rubbish. Are we really 2nd we look so crap half the time.  One thing for sure, we take that shit to Turf Moor and we are looking at a reverse of the minis and ferraris match.

I have so far been totally unconviced by our league position and feel like it is ludt a matter of time till we witness a Danish style death spiral.  Strange cos at the same time I find myself thinking just a few minor adjustments and we could really do this.  I like the thinking I just don't believe we have enough players with the required quality to pull it off.  So bloody infuriating.

Burnley are more accomplished and further along than is in their rebuild, why?  well that is easy they bought better quality than we did, they can afford it.  I think almost all across the pitch they have equal or better   We have the better keeper maybe.

One thing may go in our favour more of our players have blue blood and been in Rovers set up longer than most clarets and oerhaps our lads will be a bit more up for this than them.  Maybe.  Either way this game does me head in.

5 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

You’d have ten penalties a game if you started giving them for holding at corners these days. I agree that something should be done about it though. Not a random pen in the first game of the season but an on going campaign to stamp it out.

Then ten pens it should be.  It needs stopped.  They are fouls, give em.

5 hours ago, longsiders1882 said:

Also should have mentioned the stonewall penalty we didn’t get when their player simply wrapped his arms around Harwood-Bellis at a corner. 

It seems this is still allowed as is two handed push in the back.  But by god don't knock a player over sliding into a challenge.  Shirt holding on the blind side of the ref is getting quite prevalent too.

5 hours ago, Ossydave said:

And an absolute shit tip of an away end. The toilets were flooded with piss last time we went there, never in my life have I wished I'd worn wellies to football before that game.

Never went on the old Riverside then?

Good win, very good win.  Having been slightly critical of him I must say Smodics has grown on me.  Another terrific finish.  Vale was really.good when he came on.  Young Adam Wharton,, well what can I say looks a real real talent.  For all their huffin and puffin Hull never really threatened to score, onwatds and upwards.

21 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Phillips will be a £25m defender inside 12-18 months? That is one hell of a statement and based on the Buckley £10m stuff, whichever staff member you know that keep divulging this seems to be prone to a spot of hyperbole!

Our fans were brilliant with Brereton but his rise was somewhat sudden, it is not a problem if people give their opinion on here, it makes no difference. If everyone just shrugged and said "they know better than me" then this messageboard wouldn't exist.

Nit seen anything from young Ash in the man's game to suggest he is anything special.  Young Wharton eclipsed him for young uns making an impression.  Let's not forget our oast us littered with "the next big thing" type players who really went nowhere but down.  Nuttall as mentioned, Broomes was one too no?  Buckley fixing to be another unless he gets over his mourning for Mowbray PDQ 

Sadly Dack is done here.  Mowbray revealing his chat with Dacky probably put the final nail in the coffin as far as JDT is concerned.  

In all honesty I feel JDT has not given him a fair shake, not at all.  Is it a ploy by JDT to assert authority, bit like taking out the biggest in a group of bullies.  I really feel for Brad as if one ACL in his prime was not bad enough but two, it's a damn shame for both club and player.  I would love for it to work out but I think this marriage is irretrievably broken.

20 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Tony Mowbray lost the plot the last 3rd of last Season. What a replacement JDT is turning out to be. With the team we've got we should be putting in a serious challenge for a top 6 finish. Dare we dare to dream of automatic after last Season. Hang your heads in shame those who gave JDT some stick first month of the Season.

Steady on now it is early days.  We don't yet know if JDT has a death spiral in him.  Signs are promising.  Confidence is what this group needs only wins will bring that.  Two W's in a row is great, now let's get 3.

21 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Hedges never touched the ball prior to connecting with Clarke. It was Clarke's foot that moved the ball.

Wharton was offside.

Full stop.

Comma maybe but not full stop.  Just cos that is your opinion it does not make it so.  By letter of the law that oush on Wharton warranted a pen. so equal equal. 

22 hours ago, Ossydave said:

We had a blatant free kick on Garrett waved away right on the edge of the Sunderland box not long before the penalty claim as well, so may well have been in front before the incident.  Shoulda/Woulda/Coulda.

 

Clear foul in my eyes too.  Not the only one not given either.

On 19/10/2022 at 04:51, Admiral Nelsen said:

 

You knocked it about well at times, so having a decent recognised striker could've made a big difference. I was surprised about how comfortable on the ball most of your team looked. Think you're right about finishing comfortably in Mid-table. Mowbray will likely start to annoy sections of your support in time, but he has enough about him to keep you well clear of danger. Kicking on might be a slightly different question!

 

Even though plenty of refs would've given a pen, I'm still not at all convinced so I don't agree that he gifted us two. I think we should've made a lot more of some of the breaks that we made in the second half too, but I accept that it was a pretty tight game overall. 

Just you wait till February and the death spiral coming your way.  I did think Sunderland looked a good side and had I not known I would have said no way does Mowbray manage a team that plays that way.  

On 19/10/2022 at 04:24, arbitro said:

I thought we got the rub of the green with Pawson's decisions. I called it a penalty in real time and Wharton is clearly offside for the second. If it's any consolation I thought the best player on the pitch was Roberts who might, after several years be fulfilling his potential. Seeing Mowbray throw three substitutes on reminded me of how many times he did that here with no plan. At times after that it looked like a kids game with your players all over the place just running around.

I think it was a penalty but offside no.  Player in the wall olays Whatton on and maybe the ref thought well if you had not given Scitt a two handed shove he would not have been there.

  Getting irritated at the amount.of holding players are getting away with and still hate all the play acting and falling down with the slightest touch.  Penalty decision makes up for all those not gone our way either for or against.  Still took me about 6 views to make up my mind.  Sky really don't like us do they.