So do I. 🙌

Harry Leonard is on track for 46 goals this season.

Let me rephrase what I was trying to get across. HMS Piss The League Rovers are on the way up. Leonard is a goal machine. Markanday is the next Messi. Pears had a chat with Friedel and got infected with supergoalkeeperitis. Tomasson's wife's chippy sold-out of JDT-cakes in the first ten minutes of the grand opening and they're raking it in, so Tomasson is thinking "what a barm cake I was for thinking of leaving, we're on a bread roll!". My source tells me we're on the verge of signing a reborn Nuno Gomes after he saw Leonard's performance today, so we've sorted out the strikers for the season. We are going up. I've seen the light. 👀

We've been desperate for a striker all summer, yet we managed to score two goals today and pick up a win against a good Championship side. Huddersfield Town couldn't have wished for a worse opening fixture. I recall us losing at home against newly-promoted Charlton Athletic a good few seasons ago. Playing a newly-promoted side is one of the worst opening games you can have. They are buzzing, motivated, and reality hasn't set in for them, yet. That early eagerness starts to wear-off as the season progresses. I think Huddersfield Town will be fine.

I've been taking a sneaky look at one of the West Brom forums. It's a childish pastime when we win. 😄 Indeed, the comments are "Kipre is Kipre". It doesn't seem as though they rate him. Other notables are that they seem nonplussed with Corberan in general. I know. It's the internet. Everything is exaggerated. Still, I would have thought they have one of the best managers in the league, but they seem quite unanimous in saying that he had an absolute stinker today.

I'll make one early prediction. Sheffield Wednesday will go straight back down. I saw enough to realise that Sheffield Wednesday are still a League One side bereft of quality, perhaps aside from their goalkeeper. They were promoted by the skin of their teeth. I don't think Munoz is the right type of manager for them. They need a Warnock-type character if they want a chance at staying up. The 1-2 scoreline flattered them, although I think there was an element of Russell Martin's possession nonsense that stopped Southampton from absolutely smashing them. Unless they make some signings in this window or the next one, they are going to go straight back down.

Warnock will see Huddersfield Town safe at a canter. As for QPR, I wouldn't be surprised to see Ainsworth be the first managerial casualty in the Championship this season. I wouldn't have minded Ainsworth here last summer, but it looks like we dodged a bullet.

It's always good to get three points on the opening day. I enjoy some positivity, but I'm going to piss on your chips. Beating a club at home that is likely going to finish mid-table isn't exactly a reason to start a thread about us going up!

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There have been several occasions where Pickering's lack of pace has surprised me. He wasn't really tested on that today, which was equally surprising. Nobody seemed to have been told to take him on, as many other teams seem to have clocked onto. Perhaps I just didn't notice him, which isn't a bad thing, and perhaps it means he's doing his job and I'm being harsh. I must admit, when Hyam let the ball bounce in the first-half, and Asante (?) almost ended up through on goal, I initially assumed it was Pickering until I saw the replay. Perhaps there is a slight bit of prejudice! However, we seem to be quite light at left-back. Would Jake Batty be next in line? Or Brittain, who is technically a right-back? It feels as though Pickering has absolutely no competition there. In Waggott's interview, he talked about a goalkeeper, a central defender, and a striker as the priority areas. For me, we only have one senior left-back, and I think it's being overlooked. At least publicly.

Goose Burger? 🤔😄An idea for McDonald's.

Brilliant determination and stamina from the lads to see that win through. I would have been happy with a draw. Three points on the opening day of the season to forget about the transfer window for the evening is most welcome. On paper, West Brom have a better squad, and aside from some desperate moments after they clawed one back, I felt as though they gave up after Corberan was sent off. I assume they'll be without him on the touchline for the next game. That doesn't bode well for them if their performance and lack of workate thereafter was anything to go by. As for the players... Pears Solid, but in reality, I don't think he had much to do. I think he's a bit vacant and lost, aerially, but he's good at helping the team play out from the back. Like it or not, it's a key part of how we play. Rankin-Costello Is it now OK to say he was his usual good self? He's certainly confident. I think it was right to substitute him because he looked knackered at that point. Perhaps an argument for handball for his goal-saving block, but if you don't put your body on the line, then you'll concede. Carter Solid. Excellent. Hyam A shaky moment in the first half against Asante, but otherwise solid. Pickering Like Pears, I think he is a bit vacant and lost, aerially, and as we've seen during preseason, he's very prone when up against pace. I don't think he was really tested on that, however. West Brom never seemed to go and skin him, which is their loss. I think this position is our most concerning. Travis His usual feisty self. I feel as though he's just entered the best years of his career because he's far more savvy than he was. At this stage, I think we need to put his part in the transfer window behind us and keep him. Tronstad Defensively good. I'm not sure he has much about him beyond that, however. He's a workhorse, but we are devoid of creativity with both him and Travis on the pitch. Szmodics Man of the Match for me. Having previously touted Hyam as our next captain, Szmodics is the one. He has both quality and work-rate. Was organising the players on the pitch throughout. Dolan He slowed played down too may times today, and made a few poor decisions on the ball when we were in an attacking move. He needs to "go for it" a bit more. He works hard, but he looks to be lacking a bit in confidence. Markanday An absolute nuisance to them with has pace and trickery. Delighted for him to get a goal. Hopefully it will boost his confidence and he can put last season behind him. Unfortunately, his mistake led to West Brom's consolation goal as he tried to dribble his way out in a dangerous position when he should have passed it. I expect he'll learn from this. Leonard One or two joked that he'll get a hat-trick today, and he could well have scored from two great opportunities in the second-half to do just that. What a player we might have on our hands here. Scored what turned out to be the winner, and got into some great positions which I'm sure he'll do better from in good time. As for the substitutes... A Wharton Absolutely class on the ball. I don't think there is another player at the club that has the passing vision that he does. I say this with reluctance; he makes one or two mistakes on the ball that lead to dangerous counter-attacks. I noticed this last season, too. He's not the perfect player just yet, but he'll learn to cut these things out. Hedges I don't recall much one way or the other. He seemed decent without being outstanding. Brittain I think he had a good showing. He attacked well when needed, and did his job defensively. I'm not going to look, but was that it for the substitutes? So, Szmodics is my Man of the Match, and shout-outs to Markanday and, in particular, Leonard. The future could be very bright with those two around. Overall, I'm buzzing with a really determined performance, the three points, and a good start to the season. Let's get that 'keeper signed, let's get a striker in to take the pressure off Leonard, and hopefully we can get some more season ticket sales done. That performance will have done no harm on that front, should any match-day ticket buyers be thinking about it. Come on you blues!

Great start to the RoversTV subscription. 🙄

Obviously. 😆 When people say the league is as tough as it's ever been every single season, I usually ignore it as cliché, but this time it looks extremely tough on paper. Bang average? No chance.

Contracts generally work in that if one side or the other breaches it (for example, cancels it with no reasonable grounds), they have to pay the other side. This is largely why no manager ever resigns. Unless they can come to an amicable agreement with the club, they have to pay up their own contract (either from their own money or from the money of another club wanting to take them on). Steve Kean never had enough of his contract. His Mickey Mouse posts since leaving Rovers tells you all you need to know about the level of earnings he should be on. Rovers was, of course, well-above his pay-grade.

Great to see Harry Leonard signing a four year deal with the club. His previous contract still had another two years left on it, so the club clearly see big things in him for the future. You could even argue he's the best number nine at the club. I suspect the club would have wanted to send him out on loan to League One or League Two for the season, but if needs must, we may need to keep him around. Three goals in four during preseason, or thereabouts? One of the shining lights in the current cloud that shouldn't be ignored.

No post-match comments from our Head Coach? Or is it too soon? Usually see some activity in my feed by now.

I personally think Dolan just needs his confidence back. We've seen before that he's talented and dangerous, but he just needs to let go and believe in himself. Markanday did just that today. Probably our most dangerous player in the wide position. I'm struggling to accept that Aberdeen didn't give him game time. He's had a very good preseason.

Decent showing against a very good side. Negatives Pickering doesn't look fit. I'd consider starting Brittain at left-back on Saturday. Dolan's instinct seems to be to cut backwards when he could go forwards. He needs to cut that out and take risks. We are clearly lacking in set-piece takers. Our training routines were rubbish, and I suspect we resort to those because we are a team completely lacking in the set-piece department. I think we have a set-piece coach, now. He's got his work cut out to say the least. Positives Travis adds some shit-housing and character in midfield. Tronstad is a typical classy midfielder. Very tidy on the ball with good control. Leonard got a goal after signing a four-year contract. Hopefully the start of a big career at Rovers. Markanday looks lively. I think he should start on Saturday. You can tell he has a point to prove. Other bits Ennis get some minutes, but I suspect he's got several weeks ahead of him for working on his fitness. I think we looked solid without being spectacular. We are devoid of ideas in the final third for the most part. It's clear that we need a couple more signings in that area of the pitch.

Pickering clearly not match-fit. I suppose that's what these games are for.

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I can't imagine Venkys will like Tomasson's public comments. I have a feeling this is going to quickly end in a parting of ways by mutual consent.

Skips. Dirty bastards. Some fruitcake at school use to make a Skips butty. 🤢 Space Raiders. Now there was a quality snack for a low budget.

It's on DAZN LaLiga 2. It would also appear to be on a few other channels in Spain, namely, Movistar+, DAZN, M+ LALIGA TV 3, and DAZN LaLiga 2.

2,669. I'm not sure why it's slightly less than the count from the other day.