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Never has it been clearer what Rovers need to do in this transfer window than it was today. Absolutely shocking offensively. Gueye has his critics and rightly so, but the man was absolutely starved of any service, and the one time he did get service it was from an offside Cantwell. Some players who can actually create chances are just as important as someone who can score them it seems at this moment in time.

Massively disappointing outcome, but not exactly a surprise when you look at the value of the two squads. Baker's header was probably the only clear cut chance Rovers had in the game. The rest were half chances at best. Burnley had one clear cut chance and scored from it, and that was the difference on the day. Getting really fed up with seeing that lot win at Ewood, but I equally don't see that changing anytime soon while Rovers are owned by Venkys. Rovers offered absolutely nothing going forward, whereas Burnley despite being generally quite poor in their play have at least got the quality to put their chance away. Its clear what Rovers need, and I fear they won't get it. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Eustace is in the West Brom dugout by the next round of league fixtures, if they are indeed interested.

Poor from both sides overall but Rovers are offering absolutely nothing going forward, and yet somehow we've had more shots than them. I don't see us scoring at all, been so wasteful from set pieces. Dolan looking just about the only decent player going forward and the options off the bench don't exactly make for anything better unless Weimann fancies scoring another worldie. This has 0-1 written all over it.

All things considered that's probably our best 11 on the day. Just a real shame we're missing Travis and Ohashi who have both been full of energy this season, and I'd feel a lot more comfortable if Beck and Pickering had been the left side. Ah well, let's see.

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Going to guess that Rovers will be the last Championship side to make a signing this month.

JRC is a frustrating one but he isn't THAT bad in my opinion, just wildly inconsistent. In any case, I think Left Back cover is far more important. We do have at least JRC and the young Duru to cover Right back if Brittain gets injured, whereas if Beck gets injured we're screwed on that side with Pickering out for so long.

There won't be many goals in this. Could well be 0-0, or a 1-0 to either side. Predicted team: Pears Brittain Batth Hyam Beck Tronstad Baker ACD Dolan Hedges Gueye That forward line doesn't give me much hope for goals but that's where we're at. I think he'll opt for Gueye over Leonard for the extra height.

Excellent result. Doesn't quite make up for losing at home to Hull but I know beating that lot next up will do the trick 😅. Another assist for Gueye was it? 😂

100% agree with all of that. I do feel a bit sorry for Eriksen, but he really should've stayed at Brentford. United are paying a hefty price for spending a ton of cash without actually strengthening any areas of the team. They have accumulated so many expensive players on big wages, and they'll struggle to shift a lot of them. Every season that passes they seem to regress further, and Jim Radcliffe seems more interested in slashing the pay and bonuses of the everyday staff that work for the club. Now they have a head coach who actually is probably very good given he was beating Man City 4-1 in the Champions League not that long ago, but he's come in during the season and insisting on the system he had at Sporting with a group of players who simply can't play it and just generally aren't good enough. What they needed was an unglamorous steady hand to see them through the season and then reset in the summer....someone like I dunno, David Moyes? 😂...but now they look destined for a relegation fight. That club is rotten to the core and they deserve to go down.

Don't know much about Leighton Baines coaching attributes but I'm fairly sure Phil Neville would be a disaster for them after his stint with Inter Miami.

Schumacher had them doing ok before he left for Stoke. Not many managers will come in and revitalise a team after the damage Rooney has done, but someone that a bunch of the players already know and have belief in will do them the World of good. If I was a Plymouth fan he'd be my first choice to come back in and try to save them.

Couple of cheap prem loans, maybe a wildcard cheapo foreign signing from Gestede. I'll be absolutely amazed if we do anything better than that.

It would be great if Ipswich can turn last nights win into some momentum and stay up. I'd like to see at least one of the promoted sides stay up, just to give the rest of us hope I suppose. Liam Delap is starting to look like a very promising centre forward these days as well.

Remember Ryo Germain who Rovers were linked with quite a bit in the summer? He's signed for Hiroshima in the last few days. Isn't that Ohashi's former side? Thought that was an interesting tidbit.

Such a shame Plymouth didn't hold onto Rooney until after we play them 😅. Wouldn't be surprised if Schumacher, or even Ryan Lowe end up back there. Was a terrible appointment in the first place and only ever going to end this way. Typical that they beat Rovers though 😂.

The amount of criticism he's had on this forum over the years suggests that plenty don't rate him. I'm not one of those by the way, I think he's a steady championship LB.

Hard to see anything other than a comfortable Leeds win here. In the midst of a hectic Christmas period I imagine several players are in need of a rest. This game at another time in the season then maybe we could nick something, but I think Eustace will rest one or two before the derby, plus we're really missing Travis and dare I say Pickering as well, as that would allow Beck to play in front of him, which would've probably been the call for this game. Leeds 3 - 0 Rovers

Yeah this is a really poor result. The only compensation is that the teams around us also failed to win, and although I hate to say it, let's hope 'that lot' do us a favour tonight as well. When the chances come and go and you're at home to a side fighting relegation then its inevitable what comes next. Best not to expect anything from the Leeds game. Would rather not think about the 4th Jan right now. The one thing I'm clinging to is that we're exactly at the halfway point in the season. and Rovers are far surpassed anyone's expectations. Let's hope it continues over the next 23, but without a new addition up front and some pace out wide it'll be a tough ask.

It would be a blow to not win tomorrow, but looking at the fixtures coming up after the Burnley game, there are several very winnable games in amongst those, including the game in hand at home to Portsmouth. I just hope Plymouth still have Rooney in charge on February 15th 😅.

With Leeds away and then 'that lot' to come, this is a pretty important game for Rovers. Need a win to go into those two matches with confidence. Could be a good game for ACD to start, and would be good to see Leonard get more minutes as well. I'll go 2-0 Rovers. If PNE can beat Hull as they did yesterday then Rovers should be doing the same.

Well if you're going to blow a lead then at least try not to lose the game, and thankfully Rovers managed to salvage something. Quite pleased overall with a point against a team above us in the table. It now means only Sheffield United have so far beaten Rovers out of those top 4 sides. I'm pretty content with that. It is disappointing that after taking a relatively early lead they failed to take their chances in the first half. It was inevitable that Sunderland would come out a different side, as they have shown several times this season, they do tend to start slowly and work their way back into games. Delighted for Ohashi and then Leonard, who I do think could be a player at this level. We were somewhat fortunate that results of the teams below us were either draws or defeats in the case of West Brom. Important that Rovers go on and beat Hull now though. Edit: My bad, didn't know Watford won late on.

I'm sure Eustace will be linked to WBA, but I wouldn't be surprised if they try to get Danny Rohl from Wednesday first...OR they go for the easier and much cheaper option of getting someone in who is currently available....like Mark Robins or even Gary O'Neil. The later certainly isn't likely to get a premier league job again anytime soon so a top half Championship club is probably the best he can hope for.

I think most would be disappointed with 2 draws from 2 home games, especially when one is against a side currently sat 21st in the division. I can accept a draw at home to a side above us in the table, but come on, we should be putting Hull to the sword regardless of their new manager. It was important that Hull beat Swansea the other day, they've got that first win under new management out of their system. Obviously comes with the disclaimer that injuries are a concern and nothing is guaranteed.

After this latest round of results it feels like it may well end up being the 3 promoted teams all going straight back down for the 2nd season running. The gap is getting bigger and bigger.