Just thinking about our options in midfield. May be a bit left- field but wondering if Hedges could play centre mid ?

Needs must and if Garrett is the only other option alongside Tronstad, might be worth a shout and bring Chrisene in at wing back

Wasn't at the game yesterday, but reading the reports it appears that physically at least we were able to match the nobbers , whereas in the home game we were completely out fought and bullied by them.

Have to say though, I am concerned about this run of games in a short space of time with our injury record. Players like Gallagher, whatever you may think of him, will be vital in the run in, we can't afford to lose him for any length of time. But what games do you leave him out of, it's a big decision. Sounds like the pitch was heavy yesterday and will have taken a lot of the players, do you rest him on Tuesday? Same goes for the like of Hedges, McFadzean and Brittain, players who succumb to  injuries fairly easily. Some big decisions to make over team selection in the coming weeks for the manager

Should have moved for him when he was available after leaving City

22 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

Complaining that we werent playing to Gallaghers strengths.

He is a 1 in 5 striker ffs not exactly a talisman.

And yet, we are going to have to wrap him in cotton wool for the busy schedule ahead.

Lose him to injury again and we are in the mire.

Same for Brittain, Sammie, JRC, Tronstad, Hyam , going to have to be managed carefully the next few weeks

24 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

So Nicko is chatting BS?

Maybe a zoom meeting more likely ?

11 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

I imagine they were on board  when it was going well, then after sixth/seventh horrendous result in a row started to question how we were playing. Always the way.

I guess by the time we went to West Brom away and JDT was still telling them they need to overload the channels, recycle the ball instead of crossing it in etc there would have been some very skeptical and dejected expressions in the dressing room.

I hope Eustace has a flexible approach. Certainly seems that way from his writeups.

Seems to remember Broughton saying whoever replaced JDT would have the same footballing principles.

After 1 game it looks like that has gone out of the window already

19 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Nixon is clearly trying to make stories from nowhere now he doesnt have transfer rumours to make up.

No way was Waggott ever likely to get sacked, nor is he under Venkys. They wont be aware of the current atmosphere. He will just be hoping that swanning off to India whilst the heat is on, by the time he comes back home it will have died down. Hopefully not.

Surely Suhail would be keeping Venkys in touch with everything going on, including the atmosphere around the club at present. Isn't that his job ?  It should be

57 minutes ago, philipl said:

Yes definitely need to get Dolan signed up.

Agree, have to say that I wasn't his biggest fan, but since he has come back from his injury, and he seems in a better place after his mental health issues, he has been fantastic.

Well deserved a new contract now

Get in !

Brilliant 3 points, onwards and upwards!

Big shout out to Pears, had so much stick, but that penalty save could be huge. Who knows how the game would have panned out if that had gone in 

1 minute ago, KentExile said:

4-2-3-1 with JRC in CM?

Looks like it. Good to have another couple of bodies back as well

Looks like we've found our set piece coach in Eustace's No 2. One less task for Ben Benson !

On 09/02/2024 at 09:34, NeilInBristol said:

Just spotted this in the mirror article

Such a mess. Poor chap 

McGuire, who celebrated his 23rd birthday holed up in a hotel in Blackburn while he awaited his fate, has now returned to Orlando and Rovers hope to sign him in the summer.

I'd be willing to bet that Rovers delegation never make that flight across the Atlantic now.

New manager, possibly new targets

7 minutes ago, Tim Southampton Rover said:

Blackburn lost the appeal. Duncan returns to the USA.

Good luck trying to get him to sign that pre contract you bunch of fucking amateurs

Few tweets from Nixon here, seems to think Eustace not cut and dried ....and may not be the best option according to him

Jim White on Talksport now talking about Rovers

2 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

Why would Wilcox have any interest in leaving a team on their way back to the PL to join the raging bin fire that is Rovers

Emotional pull ? Local lad ? Who knows but if you don't ask....

2 minutes ago, Lucimo said:

Oh Jesus christ 😳 

How about Broughton as CEO in place of maggot ? 

Bring in Jason Wilcox from Southampton as DOF ( should have approached him last time)

I know there's no chance but you can only try 

1 hour ago, roverblue said:

If he is going I wonder who replaces him?
 

You would think given the shambolic nature of the last 6 months that Broughton has a list but we should never under estimate the clubs ability to be incompetent.

For sure, it will be someone out of work, they won't pay compensation to anyone.

John Eustace a decent shout for me.

9 minutes ago, 47er said:

Haven't followed his fortunes since he retired as a player. What success has he had that you think this?

Done a more than decent job at Shelbourne last couple of seasons. Think they won a cup last season beating big rivals St Patrick's. Not sure he's ready for this circus though, don't want his reputation with the fans ruined.

As much as I have sympathy for JDT in the way he's been hung out to dry by the idiots above him, I think a parting of the ways is the only solution now. Just as long as the manager is not the only person losing their jobs over the running of the club. And we know who we are talking about.

16 minutes ago, islander200 said:

I keep reading this "looking forward to what Gregg says"

He isn't going to be able to be totally honest,if it's the owners fault etc we aint going to hear that from him.

He also won't sit there explaining that they were told they couldn't make permanent signings at a late stage.

We all know (at least the majority do) that the owners are a bunch of twats

However it's hardly their fault that all the paperwork was completed by around 10,pm but "due to an administrative error" it wasn't forwarded by the 11 pm deadline. Just wtf is going on there ? GB told us after the last embarrassment that procedures were now in place to avoid anything like that happening again ! 

Just fuck the lot of them 

So the promise that any money generated from sales would be reinvested into arrivals has proved to be false.

I was naive enough to believe this,  but no more. This is worse than under Kean and I never thought I would say that.

I won't be there on Saturday and doubt I'll be back again this deason