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I really doubt Sam has the fire in his belly for it anymore. Agree on him coming back though, it'd be night and day compared to what we currently have.

Dreading this. Think I'll spend the afternoon cleaning out the gutters instead.

Some of them are clearly playing a level or two above where they belong. Of the new signings, only Alebiosu appears to be playing at Championship level to me. Haven't seen enough of Morishita to judge fairly, but the rest are League One, possibly League Two standard.

Can see this being a 1-1 draw like the Stoke game, and we get the "we've turned a corner" and "excellent performance" spiel trotted out. On the other hand, a team and opposing manager desperately needing a win coming to Ewood...we've seen that script play out plenty of times. The only outcome I can't see is a home win.....meanwhile Sheffield Wednesday beat Oxford at home and Rovers drop to the foot of the table.

This season has the makings of going down with a whimper, like Southampton in the prem last season. Very sad times.

With Miller likely to be missing tomorrow, I'm struggling to see a way in which Rovers can play 3 at the back, which is a shame given the shape seemed to work ok for an hour at Coventry. Who knew that selling a regular CB on deadline day with no planned replacement would lead to such a scenario 🙃. I think Ismael will be forced to revert to a back 4. Expecting to see something like this: Toth Alebiosu McLoughlin Wharton Ribeiro TGH Tronstad Morishita Ohashi Hedges Gudjohnsen Rovers 0 - 2 Sheff United. Wilder has more often than not had the better of Rovers in the past, and I see no reason for that to change here.

Think Miller is a big doubt for Tuesday, so starting with a back 3 may not be an option. Should he be available then yes, same team to start for me.

Indeed. Sadly the reality is as much as I am not a fan of Ismael and would like him gone....I'm also terrified of who the replacement would be. Based on player incomings it'd be an unheard of foreign coach.

Don't think anyone expected anything from today, and certainly no shame in losing away to the team now top of the table, but the last 30 mins or so certainly summed up the state of things at the moment. 4 points minimum from the next two games is vital. I think they'll do well to get 2 points though.

We could be bottom at 5pm next Saturday, never mind Christmas. Could be even sooner but I can't see Wednesday beating Boro in midweek.

Time to get rid. Sadly he's probably bullet proof.

Would be quite amusing if he ended up at Rangers after that press conference he did when Malmo manager 😂

They've won 1, in Wilder's first game back....but yeah, perfect time to play Charity Rovers.

Pleased that the lads managed to fight back and get something from the game, but sadly I think the damage has been done in this last week. 1 point from a possible 9 just isn't anywhere near good enough, especially with 2 of those games being at home. No home win yet this season and it'll be beyond mid October before Rovers are back in action at Ewood. It's just not good enough. Incredibly tough run coming up after the international break. Sheffield United at home is looking huge.

Those championship plodders are better than their replacements. Ripping out the spine of a fairly solid championship side and replacing them with cheaper, inferior players was only ever going to go one way.

De Neve on. That'll fix it.

Doesn't get any easier. Coventry away next 🥲

Such a weak looking team, but I don't really see much in the way of alternatives. There's just no identity to it.

Rovers unchanged from Tuesday night.

I think as one or two others have said, it appears as though Ismael isn't gonna get the boot anytime soon. The 3.5 year deal just beggars belief really. Having said that, Ismael will get rolled under the bus eventually by Rudy and Suhail. If Rovers continue to lose home games then the crowd will turn, and not just on the head coach but I think it might finally turn some of the happy clappers onto the ownership. It was different last season because Eustace had us up in the top 6 for much of the time, but if they're down in and around the bottom 3 this season then it will turn. On Ismael himself - he's just not a very good head coach. I have some sympathy with him due to the turnover of players and the distinct lack of championship experience, but he's still bang average.

Stoke looking strong and well drilled under Mark Robins this season, exactly as you'd expect really from his kind of team. Rovers will need to put in a similar performance to Ipswich and the first 89 mins or so against Birmingham. After the last two performances I am struggling to find any positives that point towards a home win. Think it will be another 1-2 defeat. Ohashi with the Rovers goal.

Well it tasted like relegation.

Dreadful tea, dreadful head coach, dreadfully run club. Relegation awaits.

This is a huge game, along with the Stoke home game next weekend, because after the international break we have an immensely tough run of fixtures....and the thing is, both Swansea and Stoke have started the season very well too, so are by no means 'easy' matches. I'd be tempted to really shake things up system wise but I doubt it will happen as there would only be one day of training to work on it. I'm predicting this starting 11 from Ismael: Toth Alebiosu (if fit) Miller McLoughlin Ribeirio TGH Tronstad Morishita Cantwell Hedges Gudjohnsen If Alebiosu is not fit, then I guess he'll do what he did 2nd half against Charlton and put Tavares in the middle with TGH at RB.....because that went well. Rovers 1 - 2 Swansea. Gudjohnsen to score.

I have gone back and read the comment - still don't get it how the two things are remotely related. Yeah if the game had been seen out against Ipswich and Rovers had won - brilliant result....doesn't change any of the crap going on behind the scenes though, does it...?