Lightbulb stumped me a bit is each 'ray' worth 3? 

4 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Interestingly the back four are all Academy graduates.

That's the natural conclusion to never signing any defenders. 

That's how I read it, hes sowing the seeds for us only getting in freebies and loans. I think we'd all be happy at some youth coming through but that seems at odds to him shoving bennet at left back and bringing mulgrew in over carter

Nice of him to highlight to the press that he's struggling with confidence, that'll take the spotlight off him. 

Chance to blood some youngsters and see what we're working with next season. I therefore expect Bennett in goal, Gallagher playing RWB and Mulgrew as a wide forward and Bradley Orr as false 9. 

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Mercer we have been over this time after time.  

I have told several times Yes Mowbray is still the man for me. 

 

Was it downing as false 9 that made you certain? 

Being absolutely destroyed on sky sports news. Absolutely woeful. 

Tough game, play off hopes pretty much gone, superior team, fans with little hope of a win = tony playing a blinder and getting a 3-2 win. 

1 hour ago, jim mk2 said:

Well done, and good luck with the pup. Doggies are great fun and will give you years of affection and great memories.

Money much better spent than the ephemeral pleasures of a here-today gone-tomorrow holiday.

Cheers Jim ? I might come back to this in about 10 weeks time when the house has been destroyed...

17 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

You cant say he wasnt approach either then. 

It was reported at the time we were looking at 4 managers which were Lambert, Jokanovic, Holloway and Pearson..

Holloway, he's nutty enough for the venkys to like.

Travis fouled and a decent keeper saves that. 

Yeah was gonna say the same, reads like he'll be doing both. 

9 minutes ago, Scotland1 said:

Tbf Coyle got Gallagher on fire. He did ok at Birmingham but in both his spells under Mowbray he looks suffocated and obviously the goals have dried up

Exactly - and Brereton hasnt lived up to the hype when he first came here. Under Tony we need a decent centre forward which will cost us money. Or we could get rid for 2mill and get atleast one of Ben or Gallagher firing them in under a different manager

Would a different manager not get more out of the likes of brereton, rothwell, gallagher and play anyone but beno at Lb. I feel like a different manager playing a different system, getting the most out the current squad round pegs in round holes etc. would need to make far fewer signings than tony would in order to get a bit of excitement back in the fans. That in itself is worth the 2m it might cost to sack him. 

15 hours ago, Sparks Rover said:

I definitely do think he would play here and improve.

I'd take him as well. Theres a good keeper in there. If hes willing to drop down to the championship there'll be competition for him and you know the snails pace we operate at in the transfer market. 

This years holiday is next years holiday leaving this year holiday fund free to spend on 2 months of scrubbing piss out the carpet and being bitten. 

47 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

To me that sounds like Sky pundits trying to make a story where there isn’t one. One of the many issues that comes from over analysis.

From the initial angle, it looked late and clumsy. From the replay where the angle was face on (the angle both managers and the ref saw it at) it looked like he booted his ankles out from under him with no attempt to play the ball. Remember the one Bothroyd did against Norwich years ago?

Brereton’s suspension is no loss whatsoever. No doubt when he’s completed it he will come back and score his customary single goal of the season in a dead rubber game. Luton on the final day seems most likely as they will likely be relegated by that point... then everyone can tell the doubters how wrong they were and how at £7 million he is an absolute bargain!

Luton wont be a dead rubber game. We'll turn up to the next three games and get ourselves into a good position, final game of the season will be must win to get in the play offs and we'll lose it miserably. 

Good news after cancelling our holiday this year we decided to get a puppy. Lal pup was born this weekend and can be picked up in 8 weeks! 

3 minutes ago, renrag said:

I think Mowbray is wrong Tony. It was analysed in depth for 3 or 4 minutes by Chris Kamara and Geoff Stelling on Sky, there was nothing to prove he did anything other than a petulant foul, fully deserving of a yellow. It was also pointed out that it was Tony Harrington who missed the blatant elbow at Leeds on Saturday, and the question was asked if that may have influenced his decision.

The initial foul was nothing and not worth a red, there was a question of whether there was a stamp as he walked away, they looked at it for ages on Sky sports news but it was obscured because of the thing that swooshes across the screen at the end of a replay (I dont know the technical term) maybe tony saw something real time that we couldn't see on the cameras? 

Just now, Mercer said:

I am not trolling.

The point I'm trying to make is we are, IMO, only very marginally better off than when Mowbray 'entered the building' some three and a half years ago.

Under Mowbray's management:

• We got relegated - as he said in Blues Bar in Feb. last year, he was brought in to keep us up but failed
• IMO, we've played, in the main, awful football - we've no identity
• Our squad, IMO, is threadbare in key areas, with the odd exception devoid of quality and woefully unbalanced
• IMO, he's spunked some £20million+ (when wages are added in) up the wall on two non firing strikers - the club's financial position is a mess and this folly has made it even worse
• We are, IMO, light years away from being automatic promotion contenders and still not seriously contending for a top 6 stop  

IMO, Coyle was a disaster and had to go - in fact he should never have been appointed.

I honestly believe we've had three and a half miserable and wasted years under Mowbray.  Just what is the point of this man?!?!

Everybody loved mowbray when he was bought in (unless I'm miss remembering?) he was a breath of fresh air after Coyle and brought a degree of stability to the club. We were unlucky not to stay up that season and he bounced us straight back up. It's only since our return to the championship that he's frustrated and failed to kick on properly. 

I'm disappointed and frustrated with the club at the moment but we're still likely to finish top 10, I dont think for a second coyle would have got us anywhere near that. I think Tony's time is up but to suggest Coyle is a better choice I think is a bit far fetched. 

8 minutes ago, Dolly blue said:

It is a horrible thing to say but it’s so true....It really doesn’t hurt anymore. 
I can’t believe I’ve just typed that .....I’m angry , but not hurting. ....all brought about , not particularly with the sad decline of the club over time , but by the inane, pathetic, miserable, frighteningly boring words and line ups from Mowbray.

If that’s how we feel ...how will your average Jo punter feel about putting his hand into his/ her pocket to pay next season’s prices ....to be a part of THAT 

Very dangerous times face Mr Waggott et al .....something needs to happen 

For once it wasn’t the hope that killed me ....it was the man/ men in the dug out ?

It doesnt hurt anymore when we lose and it doesnt feel that good when we win either cos you know it ultimately counts for nothing because theres a performance like this waiting round the corner. Hypothetically we could win our next games against leeds, cardiff and west Brom , that should get fans absolutely bouncing but we all know we'll turn up at Luton with bennet in goal, danny graham at wing back with Walton as false 9. 

It's a horrible feeling to not really feel, atleast with Steve Kean there was anger, right now it's just "meh" at every result. 

Got to go for me now, sick of how many times we've got within a sniff of the play offs and then gone an abysmal run of form. I've found it really hard following rovers the last two seasons, rarely excited by a starting line up and not excited by a win because it ultimately counts for nothing when we throw away all the hard work down the track. 

Cant say I'm surprised. 

1 point off the play offs. If results go the right way we could get into the top 6. Therefore I'm going 3-0 wigan. 

Hart seems too arrogant to drop down to championship. Think he still sees himself as top tier player, either here or abroad. Would be a gamble especially with his wages.