Our recruitment of players is following the same path of the recruitment of a manager and greg. All overseen by the guy who thinks flogging Brockhall was a good idea, overpriced season tickets good idea and a wage structure that makes us uncompetitive.

Running a football club dead shite.

Great at the not difficult community PR.

From February till now is really soul destroying. It’s all a cost cutting. 
The journey is to become a self sufficient premiership club. Not a cat in hells chance. I suspect under the current regime we couldn’t become a self sufficient league one club,

I am pretty annoyed tonight. Sick of traveling to watch surrender and sick of journeys 

It’s starting to turn into the usual shit show. After witnessing today unless they get their hands in their pockets nobody of any value is coming here. If I was the manager I would consider my position because scapegoat springs to mind. 
The manager is being allowed to take all the flack while waggot and the bald guy say nothing. No one is going to put up with that and I can see a Lambert situation arriving 

2 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

🙈🙈

Why is this because we don’t want to pay for quality. Our manager is starting to realise this. Waggot has set an unrealistic wage budget. That’s why smzodic has become the answer to the question. I don’t however absolve our manager of responsibility because if he thinks that that guy is better than Dack then it beggars belief.

8 minutes ago, Andy said:

Anyone talking about relegation after 5 league games (of which we’ve won 3 of) needs to have a word with themselves.

I’ve described our fans as the footballing personification of Bipolar disease - and I stick by it.

A LONG way to go this season; let’s see how the transfer window ends.

Did you just watch that. I’d put that up there with Oldham away league 1. Having said that Reading takes some beating. One is unlucky two becomes concerning. They better have some big things in the pipeline or if I was this manager I’d quit and leave them to it. Broughton can then come out and explain his purpose. It is just same old same old

Well that was appalling. Out fought, disorganised losing by only 3 is flattering.

either Thomason is no good and has flattered to deceive 

or

we have to people at this club running us into the floor. Broghton needs to get his finger out  and get his head out of waggot arse. 
players cost money the bargain basement doesn’t work. If we don’t find 6 experienced and players we aren’t promotion candidates but relegation foder.

They have pissed around all summer looking for the cheap option appointments manager and players . Smodic don’t make me laugh.if someone else wants a player they get them.

waggot Venkies and Brogton just f of

2 minutes ago, Tom said:

In fairness I thought the luck went against us today with the deflected goal, our goals were both sheer class and we defended resolutely throughout 

Yeah I agree. I thought it was a great defensive performance. If they hadn’t got the deflected goal I don’t think they would ever have scored. Even the makeshift defence didn’t look that troubled. They did have the ball but didn’t do a lot with it. The flip side of that is we are clinical and that must be frightening. Ask WBA and Swansea. Really professional organised performance with great game management. Almost Italian in its method. Just a pleasure to watch and gives you confidence.

Burnley forum discusses club finances since the takeover in every thread even when told not to

1 hour ago, J*B said:

I’m sad enough to look through every players post on Instagram… Dack hasn’t liked or posted on any of them. Trav has liked and posted on every players post. 

Really that’s is your measure. How sad is that.

one guy it’s going well for the other not

Dack it’s been a disaster physically and more importantly mentally.

He was our talisman.

We are now talking like he’s a burden. He was and is the best footballer at our club

That is regardless of what our manager thinks

Dack is a great player. I can’t believe we’ve already forgotten him. Head and shoulders above anything on our team or in this league. Our manager is a professional and you don’t through away one of your main assets. 
He’s nor fit after 2 years of injury fair call. There is no set of circumstances that he’s being shipped out. What isn’t happening is on the pitch at all costs 

5 hours ago, Gav said:

JDT actually came off the dole, but let’s not split hairs. 

As I said, everyone hopes you’re right, if we finish higher than 8th we’ll have improved.

Gav sometimes you know when your wrong but you can’t admit it. That is where you are. There are better managers than Mowbray. Just accept it and own it

21 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he`s not travelled to manchester but actually turned up at brockhall,so intent on signing for rovers,he`s lodging at brockhall until tuesday when jdt and broughton arrive,welcome home jpvh

Even if I look stupid for asking this. Is this true🙏🙏🙏

10 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

No no, it's not a question at all. It's as near to a fact as it's possible to get, that he wasn't.

Not to undermine my own argument but we where at an away game and Lowe was terrible. There was a bunch of 12 year old girls around us, one of them new her stuff and was shouting at Lowe . Lowe mark the man not the space. The crowd cheered her. He looked over and shrugged

I never had a problem with Jason Lowe. He gave it all for the shirt and the club. Whether he was good enough is another question. I feel sad he’s become a benchmark for shit when there have been far worse and more disloyal

bradley Orr 

danny murphy

dickson ethu

Now these guys are the real wankers. Lowe did his best these where here for the money and the free ride.

is Buckley better than these

Thanks Chaddy

Is this match on rovers tv live

1 hour ago, jim mk2 said:

Why does this player live in Brentwood when he plays for Barnsley?

Rule No 1 of any transfer: you live in the area.

 

Jim as anyone told you he plays for Peterborough 

4 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

Am I right in thinking that the unhappy dack theory came from one guy in the crowd who basically said that dack didn't wave to him?

In a nutshell yeah

On the game 

Defensively Ayla is a cut above this league but only play  as when he wants

Wharton has got the championship bagged

pickering first half very poor but second pretty good 

buckley is class

travis played like travis

hedges I thought had a really good game. Some of the passes and through balls didn’t come off today but he saw them which bodes well

Gallagher is Gallagher bags of effort

Vale I thought was ok it’s his first game in mens football. He worked hard and picked the right passes without being spectacular 

All in All a d good day at the office

2 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

One question I've got is really how different a setup was it to Mowbray really if we're honest. Very similar.

And I don't mean that as a negative to JDT just that really the way Mowbray set us up wasn't that daft. He wanted Nyambe out, he played Gallagher on the wing and BBD on the left.

It may well evolve over time but it's hardly chalk and cheese. People got fed up with Mowbray but he played a similar game to what we saw today.

So I guess the question is what does JDT need to do to be better than Mowbray as that's what we all want to move onwards and upwards?

Not completely fold after Christmas not once but year after year

. Not be in second place in February and miss the play offs by going on a run of relegation form.

Not lose 7v0.

Not go on the longest losing run

Not blame the supporters lack of understanding for your own cock ups. 

Not bring in players that don’t fit the system then mis utilise them: Giles

Not leave rovers and then recommend rovers players to your own club

lenihan

giles

armstrong

I’m probably biased but I had no time for Mowbray. It may be the same system but with a better manager 

We’ll if that high press open at the back on the front foot is their game plane for 46 games they are fucked
Apparently it’s all been behind closed doors stuff so no one knew what there at.

Unless there is some hidden plan B or they have another high energy team waiting in the wings it’s just predictable. It’s another star player remembering what his manager did with the 50 million pound player

They’ve  sold everyone and replaced them with the cheaper version and it appears with a predictable approach to the game. We can easily match them man for man and commitment. Bring them on

15 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Carter is a Donkey based on him being watched a lot

Maybe sometimes you have to give guys a chance. Portsmouth loved him. Sometimes everything Rovers is not bad.

At this point we go with what we’ve got. They will play for the shirt because a lot are from the academy and at least there our own. Those who have gone no interest ,those who want to go good luck. 
I can’t wait COYB 

If rovers are waiting to sign a player rather than any player then we need patience. Styles  and Bowler there clubs will do what we are doing with Diaz go to the wire to see if a bigger offer comes in from teams who get desperate. Van hecke is being assessed by Brighton there is nothing we can do. The Same possible applies to Cantwell.

I would prefer the right player than just picking from the end of contract/ released players. The current outfit seem a bit more professional and may well stick to the plan rather than panic

This league is about the manager and organisation. Mowbray was terrible. We have a decent championship team. I want to see players who are committed to the cause even if they are only kids.

COYB

On side note everything we do is amateur.