10 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Surely the locals refer to Bristol Rovers as ‘Gas’ or ‘The Gas’?

No, no, no. This is the wrong question. What you need to ask is if they play in quarters or eighths.

35 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

The feedback from palace fans is all positive with a lot of other teams admiring him - in around 18 months we will have a serious sell on fee coming our way.

It won't matter because we'll be in the Premier League by then and we'll be the ones buying him back. 🫠

Just now, Leonard Venkhater said:

So did Dalglish

I think most Rovers supporters realise it's just a small bonus to call us "Rovers". Let's face it. The players, for the most part, won't really care about that, and as long as they and the Head Coach are all on the same page, that matters infinitely more than what has been described as "wind" on here today.

1 hour ago, Hasta said:

“I had a fantastic time at Birmingham and I’ll go back and see a lot of friends and all the players. It’s a great club but Blackburn Rovers is the future now and I can’t wait to go there with Rovers and put on a good performance.

*New manager calls us Rovers alert*

He said "Blackburn". Think the media team are just covering for him. Eustace out!

15 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

He has a different public persona, it doesn’t mean he won’t get frustrated with it behind closed doors.

Depends what he's been promised, if anything at all.

So far, I like what I've seen anyway. It already feels like he's going to have a better connection with the players than his predecessor. Fingers crossed it works out and sees us on the rise.

11 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

personally i think eustace will get as ****** off as jdt working with the muppets behind the scenes

I take it you haven't seen Eustace's interviews with the media today. Very strong words and feelings about not being interested in what is going on above him, a no-excuses culture when it comes to injuries, suspensions, players that the club doesn't sign, etc., but to just get on with it. Those are his words.

Eustace and Tomasson seem polar opposites in their stance on what a Head Coach is to me.

13 minutes ago, nbdrovers said:

i should've been clearer – worked a charm in respect of the players having and using their voice.

you're bob on though. it's clear he rubbed them up the wrong way at times and that was clear as day from the very start. i don't think "lost the dressing room" is much of an understatement.

Eustace said he was asked to come and enjoy working with the players. That, along with many awkward interviews with Tomasson, tells us a lot about what Tomasson thought of the players at his disposal.

OK, recruitment didn't go Tomasson's way, and whatever was thrown his way, he didn't seem to enjoy working with, but for all the talk of "team is number one", he gave up on that very team in my view. That has to be why the players gave up. If your boss can't be arsed, or doesn't think you're up to it, why bother?

Although it's only one game, the fight in the team on Saturday was something I hadn't seen for a long time. It was a joy to watch an imperfect performance where the players looked happy. More of the same, please.

6 minutes ago, nbdrovers said:

He opened the whole thing up and gave everybody a voice and it seems to have worked a charm.

Perhaps the constant public irritation from Tomasson with the state of his squad got on their nerves.

Tomasson handled this extremely poorly in my opinion. He should have taken everything up with those above him behind closed doors, and got the players he did have well and truly onboard, up for every game, etc. Take away all of the interview fluff, and he was publicly belittling his own players. I bet some of these players couldn't wait to publicly get their own back a little.

It's fairly clear to me that something was not right in the dressing room, and that it stemmed from the Head Coach. There are too many indicators to say otherwise.

We can applaud or criticise Tomasson's tactics, but man management looks as though it wasn't his strong point. You could easily argue that the latter is more important than the former.

Rogue cookies? Oh crumbs. 😧

2 hours ago, AJW said:

How about sneaking some cans of red spray paint in the jack walker stand and paint red X’s on the Venkys advertising board that run the length of the stand

Anyone willing to face criminal charges and a stadium ban, you need to get right on this!

A better suggestion would be to cover them over with banners. Can only be asked to remove them.

1 hour ago, NeilInBristol said:

Yeh, also what is the "project" now

 

Under construction!

I got sick of hearing about it to be honest. Aiming to be a sustainable Premier League club is all good and well, but with a sport as volatile as football, things can change month on month, and you cannot put a timescale on it, no matter how well you are run. Just make sensible decisions that the supporters can get behind.

Something tells me the word "project" will now be Taboo for those working at Ewood and Brockhall.

Nice to see Dolan hugging Eustace at the end (along with a few other players). You never know. Perhaps he just wasn't enjoying it under the previous Head Coach.

Let's hope he signs because it feels like he has matured and become a better all-round player in the last season or two.

4 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

The difference is Tronstad is hard working no-nonsense while Trav is hard working nonsense. He becomes too destructive sometimes. I rate him as a squad player but I think he has ambitions that go beyond that.

We've missed his grit in midfield in my opinion. Eustace knew exactly what he was doing moving JRC into midfield, who has a similar type of fight in his belly to Travis. Tronstad is a cool customer, and probably my favourite player this season, but he's not a shit-houser. You need a couple of those in your side in this league I think.

1 hour ago, roverblue said:

I’d take him back in a heartbeat and it was a ridiculous decision to let him leave on loan. Imagine he will be back in next season as captain.

Travis strikes me as a Eustace type player. The problem for Travis is that Tronstad is bloody good. Interesting conundrum unless the two can fit together somehow.

5 minutes ago, arbitro said:

And a word for the fans who got behind the team but still sang anti Waggott and Venky songs.

Supporters were excellent today. I can't attend the games, but I watched and heard you all. The players responded. Worked wonders, and was brilliant to hear. Superb stuff from everyone who makes the effort to get to Ewood. 👏

Why do people seem to hate Lowe? Personally I don't get it. He's reportedly well-liked amongst the players and I think it shows when they interact.

38 minutes ago, 47er said:

Possession is vastly over-rated, it what you do with it that counts.

Johnson said there was an element of letting Stoke come at us. Today saw us play simply, directly, and without nonsense. It paid dividends.

2 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Who would have thought banging crosses into the box would lead to goals

Not the previous bloke in the dugout.

56 minutes ago, M_B said:

A much needed win, 3 good goals but when was the last time 

Brittain put in a first time cross

 

One of Brittain's first touches for Rovers was a superb deep cross which Dack scored from. Knew there and then it was one of his strengths. Not since used. Until today. And twice it came good. 🤔

5 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He'd still win everything in the air against Gallagher.

This aged well. 😄

1 minute ago, AspRover said:

Do Stoke have two Ennises? BBC have Ennis starting at centre back...

Excellent, let's tell them to discard the other Ennis!