Angry_Pirate

Normally Brittains biggest fan, but he has looked pedestrian tonight. Pickering, Garrett and Leonard have also been absolutely outclassed /bullied. The rest have put in a very good shift.

I have come to the conclusion that Chelsea would walk the Championship.

Harry Leonard is not a goalscorer. He must be close to a double digit number of (sitters/1vs1) missed chances already this season.

€460m in that Chelsea starting XI. 2 loans, 5 acadamy graduates and about £3.0m spent on 4 players, for Rovers. Keeping horror moment is the reason we're 1-0 down. Though Chelsea comfortably dropped 3 gears after they scored. Clear penalty for Rovers not given. All in all, could have been a lot worse, and there have been positive signs. However, only 3 players in yellow even look remotely close to competing at this standard; Wharton, and two players we don't own. If Chelsea stay in this gear, we've every chance. If a sloppy 2nd goes in, I think it's 4+.

Ref gives that in our area 10 times out of 10. Not even a debate, that's a stonewall penalty.

Running out of hope for Leo. That was simply abysmal. Why on earth he's going for that with his left hand. I genuinely think if you'd have put me in goal for that corner, we'd still be 0-0.

James Hill is visually a hench version of Adam Henley.

Really pleased we haven't started a striker today!

I've seen that game at least 25 times over the last half decade! Pedestrian, pointless possession, false 9, 0.5xG, lose 1-0 in the 2nd half, usually last 15 minutes. Quick Wiki search shows that over the last two (full) seasons we have had TWELVE 1-0 away defeats, thats ¼ of every away game we play - including: Cardiff 1-0 (83) Wigan 1-0 (63) Birmingham 1-0 (60) QPR 1-0 (83) Sheff Utd 1-0 (92) (performance exception) Reading 1-0 (78) Bristol City 1-0 (82) QPR 1-0 (54) Wycombe 1-0 (67) That is just the 2nd half losses, there were plenty other non scoring defeats. Predicted it before KO, odds are we'll see this game again at least a few more times this season (Night games at Millwall and Birmingham?). Never gets any more enjoyable.

Not a substitution you want to see in the 48th minute.

Not for the first time I found myself sat here thinking Callum Brittain is the best player on the pitch. Feels very "Covid Mowbray" this one. 61% possession and 0.32xG. Everything seems fine/Rovers on top when it's a draw, however if this turns into a 1-0 defeat it'd look completely spineless.

That is officially perhaps the worst XI Rovers have fielded since their return to this level. However I remember saying that before we played Bristol City a couple of December's ago, and we smashed it. Coming for a 0-0.

I beg you all to watch the CBs. They've been told to follow their attackers far into the other half - and constantly leave a huge void in the centre of the defensive half. It happened for the goal today, and is what caused Pickering's red card situation. Vardy drops deep - cbs follow him - ball goes right down the middle and it'd 2 vs 2 with our full backs and wingers. It's 80% of the cause of most dangerous attacks.

Green bib, #33, no?

The new PA guy is a bit quiet! 🫨

This has got an 80-90th minute 1-0 defeat written all over it

Here we go!

Maybe we'll start playing once Watford score. Still in the dressing room.

Had the pleasure of knowing Matt for much of the last 5 years. A witty, smart, dedicated, hardworking and loyal person who's time on this earth has concluded far too soon. I hope he has found peace. Condolences to all who also knew him, especially his family. RIP Matt!

Say what you want about how poor Pickering did, look at the highlight. Hyam and Carter are both 10 yards inside the Hull half when the keeper kicks it, and this left Pickering in a dreadful situation (which he mucked up epically!) as Delap could start the run from his own half. No idea what our CB tactic was today. We got done over the top time and again, twice for goals, and once for a red card; had at least 2 warnings at 11 vs 11 too. I don't know if it was a tactic or what, but Hyam especially kept pressing with Delap all the way into the Hull half, and they just laid it off and went long with a huge void at CB. Comfortably the worst I've seen of Hyam in his year at Rovers (and I'm a fan). Final notes, Brittain is comfortably one of our 11 best players, and "LW Gallagher" has always been miles better than "RW Gallagher", who is currently averaging a goal every 0.88 games! 🫠

Dom Hyam has been roasted all game!

We give players a lot of shite, but it's rare you see an actual 0/10 or 1/10 performance from a player, Szmodics has probably just accomplished it. Moving our full backs into CDM when the CBs have the ball is only clogging up the (minimal) room Wharton has. That is NOT a winning tactic here. Gallagher on, Szmodics off. Need to change to plan B... assuming there is one this season.

Dack, Ayala, Brereton-Diaz + Morton and Sorba all gone. GK, LB, CB, CM, LW, RW and CF all needing (some massive) upgrades. Recruitment (which has been slow/ponderous/inept for so long) has to do something major to stop this team plummeting down this league. New fax machine and professional Spellchecker needed ASAP too.

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Ryan Hedges does not take that type of shot if a game is 0-0, so the fact he chose to at 1-0 is inexcusable.