Bethnal

It’s all down to Levy. Think he’s not as canny an operator as people make out. It’s not an incredible level of nous behind his famously hardline negotiating style. Did a good job as a business administrator and around the development of the stadium, but he cannot get transfer policy or managerial appointments right at all. Litany of failure and he’s the common denominator. They can’t progress until he’s gone. Glad we’re indirectly benefiting from it, though!

JDT leaving is absolutely not what we need right now. No idea how we recruit playing staff with the manager not appointed. How far up the Feyenoord list is he likely to be?

If it was, it’s a smart and considered move. If you trust a former player and rate their opinion, why not ask? Rather that than roping in James Corden to suggest someone who’d been sacked a year ago, as Chelsea did.

“Can’t keep a good man total and utter wanker down.”

Appropriately in Leith, as he’s somehow running Hibs’ academy now.

Can anyone shed any light on the “Travis sacked at half time” thing from much earlier? Just an observation or actually something in it?

Honestly just worried, but I’ve pretty much been worried every summer for the past few seasons. Really don’t want to see the manager leave, I’m willing to give Broughton this summer to get the strategy right but it’s absolutely the last straw. Ideally a boardroom and commercial clear out, because that’s riddled with yesterday’s nearly men. Where’s that dafty who reckoned we were gonna sell NFTs to The Kidz? Reckon he lost all his money on Apes? Commercial especially looks at its lowest ebb for a long while.

I enjoyed Diaz’s story, the post-Chile transformation/revelation and I’ll definitely watch out for him and wish him well going forward… unless he grows an extra finger on his trip east down the M65, at which point I will burn an effigy of him, of course.

Well, we did. So I can shut up.

We also had to chase the game. We are good when we play direct, we’ve always been good when we do that. We should just do that more.

A shame on both fronts really. Each have had big moments for us, Dack especially. That’s football, I guess.

How is Diaz suddenly winning all these headers?!

I’d have him everywhere if there were ten more of him.

A brave bunch are our away contingent, singing “I’m forever blowing bubbles.”

Fine, we’ve proven we can win this, but let’s throw this to spite Mowbray.

Rogue shout because he’s got a temper but I wouldn’t mind Szmodics. Comes through with big goals, grafts so hard and is often livid when nobody shows for him. It means something to him and I can’t say that for a lot of them.

If we ever have, I can’t remember it.

I’m as pathetic as we are, so I’m back. “Travis off at half time” may as well be an epitaph for his Rovers career. Has wilted under the pressure of the captaincy. We have to win this half 3-0. When did we last do that?

Fuck this for a game of soldiers. Back to work for me. Pathetic showing. One good moment from Wharton and shambolic otherwise. Livid.

Pathetic from Travis

Well, on this performance, you wouldn’t fancy this Rovers team to be up for a playoff fight over two legs. Lucky to still be in this and no semblance of a defiant response, either. Had high hopes for Thomas but really hasn’t justified making a move for him in the summer.

I only expect to see 100% effort and commitment. It’s not in our hands but the one thing that is, is throwing absolutely everything at this game. COYB

On the topic; did I have a fever dream or did I read somewhere that one of the Venky’s sons is being groomed for the CEO job? Talk about “better the devil you know.”

And me!

Tease