Where's the Greek keeper btw? Eastham is doggers - let in three shots I'd have stopped.

Just googled him - he's got his own news article on their website: Amad Diallo joins from Atalanta. Yeah, no wonder he's rinsing Cirino - he legit might be the best player he'll ever face.

4-5. Our lads are tiring now and United's class has shone through.

The MUTV coverage is like listening to Germany Calling - they're shit scared of praising anything Rovers do or criticising anything Man United do. Everything they've done has been fantastic, they're by far the better team and Rover have lucked into two goals.... apparently. 🤣 I can see why this Rovers team does well in the PL2 - they're hard working and well drilled. Individually they're not as good as some of the United players (they have two lads called Hannibal and Shoretire who look a class apart), but there's a few promising prospects for sure - especially considering we're only asking them to play in the Championship.

You wouldn't know that Evans was a 30 year old international footballer based on this U23 game against Man United. Hardly looks a class apart, even from his teammates(the United team is far more talented).

McBride can't be far off a First XI call up. He looks a talent and he's bulked up since he arrived.

Brockhall is far more difficult to get to than Leyland for the majority. I assume with a statement like that you live just around the corner? 🤣 As for the comment about Burnley - a) they have PL money (although I hear that the new owner has bought the club in a Glazer-type hedge funded backed deal, so good luck AND they're fucked if they get relegated) and b) we averaged what, 24k when we were a regular UEFA Cup side? Burnley can throw money at stands, but they're not going to attract people to sit in them.

Absolutely no need for a new stand - just repair the current one. Having lived near the Ethihad, which I suspect is your inspiration for the Academy Ground on the same complex, there isn't room for one at Ewood. Playing the U23 games in Leyland is fine - we should do more to promote that. It could increase our catchment - we should be marketing ourselves as Lancashire's club.

I bet he's tempted to play 3 at the back with wingbacks. By all accounts Harwood-Bellis is a fantastic player and we know how good Branthwaite is. He's not going to drop Lenihan AND neither Man City or Everton are going to loan us one of their hottest prospects to sit on the bench.

Mowbray wouldn't drop his captain and Branthwaite is a better player, so no.

No coincidence that Branthwaite has come in and defensive performances have improved. He's a class above this level, even at 18.

What a ridiculous tackle by Douglas - no wonder our players get injured so much.

Wasn't Rea booked a few minutes ago? That's his second yellow, no?

Armstrong is the new Bennett - teacher's pet. Despite doing jack shit for about 2 months he remains unsubbable.

The tinkerman at it again.

Besides Armstrong demonstrating that he's a L1 wide player, sure.

What's Elliot one to deserve to stay on the pitch? Or Armstrong for that matter?

Our defensive coaching is laughable. They had two blokes stood on the LW then with no blue and white shirt around then. Nyambe had tracked a runner infield and nobody filled in. Thankfully they panicked and hit a cross rather than just walking the ball into the box.

Why not take Downing off? He's done nothing.

The comments on here baffle me. We're not in the Premier League. THIS is the standard of player we have - and quite frankly the standard of player we're playing against. Rothwell is one of our better players. So is Brereton.

The price tag isn't his fault.

Works his socks off, holds the ball up, beats his man and brings his teammates into the game. He just doesn't score enough. Albeit he'd score more if Armstrong passed.

I reckon Tugay would beat Downing in a foot race.

In fairness the media never question Mowbray's lack of progression under Rovers with significant resources. It's always just a vague "longest serving manager doing a good job at little old Rovers".

As evidenced by the points totals not increasing year on year he's clearly under no pressure to win games in the Championship. At a normal club he'd have been sacked already - obviously we're anything but.