To be expected to be honest - I imagine we will fail. Appreciate the info

you have heard 😁?

This would be an unbelievable appointment. A manager who is creative, innovative and modern in his style and tactics and has the ability to build a team that championship managers can’t work out. Did a very decent job at Sheffield Wednesday with a playoff final and semi final, you only have to look at the managers who have struggled since. His time at Swansea was also pretty - I believe he kept them up in his first season. His time in Portugal is really interesting with locals believe he has revolutionised the football over there. An appointment who would be on the level of Farke.

Sharpe has mentioned on Twitter that he has heard that Farke is Venkys first choice thought doesn’t seem to have much certainty on it

Was about to mention this - quality player and absolute power house

There is 100% a player in there tho. Hard to judge anyone when they haven’t had a consistent run of games in there natural position.

Whoever comes in will need at least one season to rebuild, implement his style and bring in players that he feels he needs. Us as fans have to be prepared to give him that.

Whatever happens we should be going all out for Twine. Should of been something we got done in January.

Carlos carvahal would be my top pick out of that list followed by Ainsworth. A very very depressing list though and the fact that Farke or jokanivic don’t even get on it says alot

Right time to go no doubt about it. Perhaps a year or two late if anything. However, whatever you’re opinion, he deserves a decent send off. He’s given this club a lot and that promotion season from league 1, while expected, is probably as good as we’ve had it in 12 or so years. The worrying thing is that there doesn’t seem to be a plan in place in terms or whose next aswell as recruitment - no wonder players aren’t signing new contracts. Hoping for Jokanavic, Farke or Carvolhal.

Well it’s looks like we’ve given ourselves a chance! There’s a very realistic chance that if we win our last 2 games then we’ll end the season in the playoffs. Boro would have to win all 3 of there games and like us there form has been dwindling for a while. Sheffield United on the other hand haven’t been firing like they were and have two very tough fixtures with QPR and Fulham. The big question is can we beat Bournemouth - what a game that will be on Saturday.

This summer is a rebuild no doubt about it - however I think the strength of our academy puts us in decent shape for it. Basing us off a classic 4231 position as with what we have next season I feel it would work best. Kaminski NEW - Carter - Wharton - Pickering Travis - Buckley Markandy - Dack - Diaz Gally First and foremost I don’t think it’s a forgone conclusion that Diaz stays. We probably value him at the 20million mark, though his lack of playing time and goals in the 2nd half of the season may put teams off. It wouldn’t surprise me if no team gets close to our valuation. The ideal scenario for me would be getting van Hecke and Khadra in a swap deal for him. There is no doubt that we need a new RB to replace Nyambe - and personally Zeefuik hasn’t proven himself to fork out a couple of million on him. I wouldn’t be opposed to another loan for him but I would personally go for Drameh from leeds (currently on loan at Cardiff). If van Hecke doesn’t return then and Lenihan leaves we will need at least 2 CBs. One who is first team quality and one who can provide decent back up. Kipre or Ajayi from westbrom (who have been out of favour this season) could be decent shouts. Left back we are covered. 2 CMs are needed - one to provide back up to Travis, and one to push Buckley for that position next to him. The 3 positions behind the strikes looks alright to me - Diaz (?)Hedges, Dack, Markandy, Dolan and potentially Khadra, who I feel we will be able to get back either on loan or perm. If Diaz goes we will need to bring someone in tho even then I like the look of Markandy, Dack, Khadra behind a striker. The striker position will be key. I really feel Gally upfront can make a name for himself next season. Don’t judge him on his performances under this manager. Back up is needed tho and I again would look at leeds and see if we could bring in Tyler Roberts - could also grow into our first choice. So in short we need at least 6 GK: Kaminski, Pears, Sterg. RB: New, JRC. CB: Ayala, Wharton, Carter, New, New, Phillips. LB: Pickering, Edun. CDM/CM: Travis, Buckley, Edun New, New, Garret. Attackers: Markandy, Dolan, Dack, Hedges, Diaz (?), Khadra (?) New (?) Striker: Gally, New

There’s no noise from the club that he‘ll be staying - even when we were high flying. The fact that the same thing has happened this season as the previous 3/4, esp with where we were at, just leaves his future inevitable imo. They should really have someone lined up immediately considering the amount of time they have had to prepare. With Waggot and TM gone I may have a management structure I can believe and invest myself in again. I really would go all out for jokanivic - bring him in and give a 2-3 year project. Plays fantastic football and has an excellent promotion track record. He’s not afraid to play young players either. He’s a manger who at least needs a season to implement his style of football before he can really be judged and at Rovers he won’t have the pressure to get immediate results - like he did at Sheffield United.

would be interested to hear whether anyone has had a rumour of his replacement floated by them? I think it’s obvious he’s going this summer - tho he should of really have gone a month go.

Jokanvic or Ismael for me would be the prime candidates. Ainsworth is most likely imo and someone who I would be genuinely happy with and willing to give a shot. If I am honest I just want a manger who I can believe in again, understand their decision making and actually plays up to date tactics.

If it were up to me I would get Ismael or Jokanvic in now. Try and save the season and if not gives the new man a head start on the summer.

Important game this. Must win if we are to cement ourselves in the playoffs. This may also seem wild but I still haven’t given up on chasing down Bournemouth. Their run in is extremely tough, and busy, which followed by there clear inconsistency almost guarantees the dropping of points. Furthermore they have to play Fulham at home Swansea away and then us away all in the space of 7 days before the final gameweek of the season. That week offers a potential swing of 6 points. All we need to do is make sure we are in range of them heading into that week. However for that to happen we don’t have much room for error. I would stick with 3 at the back. But it needs tinkering. kamisnki lenihan Van Hecke Wharton buckley Travis rothwell giles dolan gally khadra No false 9. Gally up top with two excellent crossers in the wingback positions. Simple as that.

I would stick with 3 at the back, but adapt it to be more attacking. Giles should come in at LWB, Gally down the middle with Dolan and Khadra on either side. Eventually we’ll see Dack and Diaz come in for Dolan and Gally. I would also be tempted to give Buckley a run at RWB until nymabe is back.

interesting…

Giles is rapid. However Dolan isnt - not sure why people feel he is.

Free hit in many ways but with the pressure off and Fulham’s style of play - it could be a game which falls into our hands. I’m London based and live with a die hard Fulham fan who often has a spare season ticket - so I’ve seen a lot of them this season. When teams sit back and get physical with them they do struggle, although if they get an early goal it could become a very long afternoon as we found out a couple of months ago. Their left side of defensive is pretty shaken. Left back Robinson is there weak spot imo - although incredibly quick - is actually very limited on the ball and when pressed often gives it away. I hope that we target that. Lcb Tim Ream is decent on the ball however is very suspect when players run at him, would try and get Khadra up against him as much as possible. Attackingly their game plan is fairly simple, but very effective. Get the ball wide and overload with the fullback or their top young talent carvalho. 3/5 atb should majorly counter this but we may need the wide forwards to track back at times. Much more winnable game than people think as I think our style of play is a good match up. Having Rothwell back will be key however as we need him to be able to move the ball out of their press and break through the lines.

Disagree - if we want anything out of that game then we need travis. In my opinion he has been our standout player in the last month or so. Has clearly up’d his game from just a defensive midfielder - now seems to be one of our main driving forces and often looks for the forward passes between the lines.

How many have travelled? Would of loved to have been there myself tonight - feels like a massive game in our season.

Unfortunately I don’t think we have the depth to catch Bournemouth now. The top 2 look fairly comfortable now and have squads far superior to anyone else isnt the league so I can’t see to much drama there. I wouldn’t worry about us for the playoffs - I think we’ll get there fairly comfortably without putting any real pressure on Bournemouth or Fulham. I say this because our goal scoring issues won’t last - for the past couple of seasons we have shown an ability to score a fair few goals, and have players across the team who can contribute. On top of that I firmly believe we have the best defence in the league in our first choice back 5, which imo makes us a really strong contender for those playoff matches when they eventually come around. What I would say is we need to overcome our weaknesses when we go behind. It’s been an issue which I’ve picked up on from the past few seasons and that truly lies at the door of TM - for all his success this season he has constantly failed to address this. A win against Millwall is essential to get confidence up heading into 2 important fixtures which I’m hoping for 4 points from. Fulham is a free hit. come on your rovers!

I think for the moment we need to forget about the top 2. Let’s just game by game focus on our job and cement ourselves in the playoffs. A win today would be massive in doing - providing some security despite the amount of games in hand around us. Two difficult decisions for TM regarding line up tonight - LB and Cam/false9. If Pickering is 100% fit then he gets the nod for me though I wouldn’t have any issues with Giles - I just feel he would be a better player to bring on from the bench. I would drop Buckley tonight. He hasn’t been at it recently and has cost us with his finishing over the last few weeks - I am a massive fan of his but he needs a break. Dolan is built for the false 9, eager to prove a point and get back in the starting 11 and looked lively from the bench against forest. For me he gets the nod. Back 3 picks itself. kamisnki nymabe Van Hecke ayala Wharton Pickering travis Rothwell khadra dolan Diaz Also I wanted to mention how impressed I have been with trav recently - he is so clearly up for the fight and i feel has carried us in the middle the last few games. More of the same please Lewis!