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Surely cancelled out by the law of Nakhi Wells always scoring against us 😂

Wouldn't be at all surprised if we end up with Kargbo and the lad from St Jonhstone as the 'winger and striker', and that'll be all. Gearing up for League One with those kinds of signings, which feels like one bad managerial appointment away once JE has had enough of the circus.

Good if Britain and Batth are available to play, but when you've got a midfield duo of Buckley and Forshaw I think you're on hiding to nothing.

The question that I suspect we'll never get an answer to. They'll drive the club deeper and deeper into the ground before they're gone.

Positives about signing Kargbo IMO: It won't be a temporary loan deal of a raw premier league youngster, or a short term contract He appears to have a functional pair of legs, unlike Lieutenant Dan...I mean Adam Forshaw In the video at least he seems to not be too afraid to run at the opposition That aside...pretty uninspiring and unlikely to be better than anything we already have in Dolan or ACD. He would at least hopefully be able to stay match fit unlike Sigurdsson. If he's coming in as 'the' striker then that's concerning, but as a LW it's probably as good as its going to get.

Urrgh

This will be Rovers heaviest defeat of the season (so far). Bristol are pretty strong at home and we have a threadbare squad, if Pears, Brittain and Batth are all out for this one then that's at least 8 pretty much guaranteed starters out and we're essentially fielding a starting 11 that reeks of League Cup first round against a League Two side material. Bristol City 4 - 1 Rovers. Nakhi Wells will score at least one of theirs. Gueye with a consolation for Rovers. We'll get massively overrun in midfield with Forshaw and Buckley likely to be the pairing. I'd stick Hedges at right back if Brittain cant play, I know he's done LWB a few times. Doesn't really matter ultimately though, because this will be awful.

Forget Waggott, its Suhail that needs to be targeted. Waggott is just a useless 'yes man' passenger.

Well I did say 'probably'

On the plus side - at least we're probably not getting relegated this season 😂

Abysmal result, but unsurprising. The sabotage that is going on at the club to undo all the great work JE has done up to this point is absolutely despicable. Forshaw looking like the second coming of Danny Murphy. Yet more injuries as well. When it rains it pours. Can't see anything other than them getting absolutely battered at Bristol on Saturday I'm afraid.

Injuries aside its an embarrassing bench for a side currently 5th in the league, and perfectly shows how well Eustace has done this season. How anyone can think we only need a new winger and a striker this month is beyond me.

Yep. Eustace said that he would be going back out on loan when asked by Andy Bayes in his pre match presser.

Interesting to see how Toth does, but other than that I suppose its as good as it gets considering the injuries and lack of squad depth. Think Cov will win this one comfortably. Prove me wrong Rovers.

I'd be amazed if Rovers spent that much in transfer fees this month.

Apparently has a terrible attitude. Doesn't appear to have pulled up any trees in any of his previous loan spells either, including one last season at Gueye's previous club in Belgium.

I think he's actually done pretty well all things considered. Came with no expectations, started the season really well and was unplayable against Bristol City at home...but he's not an out and out striker IMO, and would've benefitted more from playing in the number 10 role as he did in the home win against Luton where he did play well and got an assist for Beck's goal (I'm not counting Gueye's 'backheel' as an assist there). Also been good enough to get called up to the Japan national team, and they're not exactly minnows of international football. Also worth pointing out that he had been playing non stop since January / February because that's when the J-League starts, so he hadn't actually had a close season break or anything before signing for Rovers. In conclusion I think Ohashi is a good player in this team, but each to their own. I believe it was said he'd be back in about 3-4 weeks recently.

Augustus Kargbo looks decent in this video, but we'll probably end up with Augustus Gloop instead.

Agree on JRC, he is surely a better option than Forshaw, but its far from ideal.

With that starting 11 every week? Appreciate that you are just suggesting a starting 11 for this game but there's no need to be condescending to others who disagree with your line-up.

Think it is roughly about 2 weeks now. If we're lucky he'll make the squad for the Preston game.

Cant be any worse than Forshaw

We certainly owe Coventry a beating. Looking at history between the two sides we don't appear to have actually beaten them at Ewood since January 1997. Sutton (x2), Gallacher and Donis with the goals in a 4-0 win for anybody interested. Sady I feel that the trend will continue with a 0-2 defeat as this group of players, hampered by injuries runs out of steam. There is only so much magic JE can conjure up when you're missing essentially 5 more or less guaranteed starters in Carter, Travis, Tronstad, Ohashi, and Pickering. Would be tempted to change things up for this one as I don't think we have the personnel to play the current system well enough to win the game. Bring Sanderson in for 3 at the back, Brittain and Beck as Wing Backs. JRC and Buckley in the middle for me ahead of Forshaw. I'd also be tempted to play 2 up front. Gueye and Leonard / Dolan I guess. Not much to choose from is there!?

The menace?

Gotta be Danny Batth with the armband for me. Been a leader all season. Buckley is not a leader in the slightest.