Tyrone Shoelaces

That first goal was great. I didn’t know Sammi was that quick. He didn’t panic and shoot early but took it in close before threading the needle between the keepers left hand and inside of the far post. I classic image that will stay with me forever.

Don’t worry, they won’t be backing anyone.

Just look who we had on the bench today capable of influencing the game. Let me just list the bench - Wahlstadt, O’Riordan, Koumetio, Buckley, Moran, Garrett, Timon, Telavic, Ayari. A dodgy keeper, two totally in-experienced centre halves, Buckley, OK, Moran and Garrett, bit part players, an apprentice centre forward and another centre forward who might as well be an apprentice. Ayari , OK Football now is a squad game, you have to have players who can change the direction of the game, we haven’t got any. Then people expect us to go to the Champions and give them a football lesson.

That’s how I feel. It’s been a real season to forget for all sorts of reasons. I think the guy deserves a chance. He kept his nerve today in a massive pressure match. Especially in the second half when we were staring into the abyss given every other result was going against us.

Well, nobody who’s earned that trophy before has earned it more than Sammi That was a prodigious effort. He’d no right to score that first goal - the defenders were favourites - but he did !

I’m not Pickering’s biggest fan but I thought he was really excellent today playing as a left sided centre back. It could be that’s his best position. His lack of real pace isn’t shown up as much there and he’s facing the play more than at left back.

James Ray - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

I thought Leicester gave it a good go from half time until we scored.

Everybody turned up today, even the lads on loan. I’m just thrilled for the fans who’ve followed Rovers away through thick and thin. They deserved that.

To get this set of players up to a win 1-0 away at Leeds and 2-0 away at Leicester ? Nah, let’s sack him and play football managers Russian Roulette again.

It’s a 16 a side game now not 11 a side. Not having adequate subs to bring on has got us on the brink of relegation.

Henry V, Act IV, Scene III Jim.

Really ? Not how I saw the line up.

Yes the academy is our one success story. How long for is in the lap of the gods.

I first saw us go down in 1966 and I’ve seen several relegations since then. I don’t recall us going down fighting ever.

No element at the club is set up for success. It’s as simple as that.

10/10

Without serious investment in summer the chances are we’ll struggle again. Any team that only has one player capable of regularly scoring goals is going to be nearer the bottom of the league than the top. Look at the rest of the so called strikers at the club this season - Gally, never was a world beater but he’s regressed alarmingly. He never even looks like scoring the odd goal, never mind scoring regularly. Telly, probably well out of his depth but never gets a minute never mind a game. Ennis, what was that all about ? A really strange signing. Came unfit and stayed unfit. Leonard, not ready to play at this level but he has been injured for most of it. Vale, another not good enough to play at our level so he was loaned out. That was it. To expect any manager to thrive with that lot betrays a lack of understanding of what Championship football is all about. Goals change games massively. More now than it ever was in my day. If we can score first we normally play quite well but without goals coming from other players besides Sammi we don’t score first often enough.

Buddy Holly - True Love Ways

He’s not ready to play at that level yet but he will in a couple of years.

A completely wasted season. We haven’t even stood still, we’ve gone backwards.

Roy Orbison - Dream Baby

Mowbray undermined himself.

Lonnie Mack - Further On Down The Road One of the unknown great guitarists.

We don’t do sensible.