bluebruce

I think the writing is on the wall now for TM. Any other club, even the patient ones, would have sacked him after this performance. I've wanted him gone for a while now, but after a while following Rovers and football in general, you get a feel for when a manager's doom simply isn't going to be reversible and is a matter of time. I feel tonight was that moment (although it was probably always coming to this moment eventually as he isn't up to it). The only question now is when Pune will decide they've had enough. They're highly unpredictable with manager sackings, historically. When they like them, as they clearly do with TM, it takes a lot longer though. Mowbray out.

That's Nyambe not starting for the next 20 games.

Ah thank you, now I have advance warning to get the noose ready.

He's putting it because he thinks it's what the manager will go for. For a sec I thought you must be new here and I was about to tell you about Mercer's match predictions ?

Buckley too. I'm curious why they're all out as well. LT not clear.

We did, and the goals were both very late.

We also took off three of those four by the end. The manager is the problem. Attacking-wise, the main thing we are short of (aside from the correct selection) is a goalscoring striker. Failing to land one is also the manager's fault.

https://www.howardluksmd.com/sports-medicine/partial-anterior-cruciate-ligament-acl-tears/

Last one sums it up best. Similar shots stats. We can have all the possession and passing accuracy we like, but the shots still being even in spite of this shows that we get penetrated much more easily than we penetrate. Feel free to make lewd jokes about that of course guys.

I'm not a doctor, physio etc but that sounds like bollocks (no offence). Tears can get bigger. Running on them seems a good way to make that happen. As I said, no medical qualifications here so if I'm wrong I'm wrong. Just doesn't sound right to me.

Side note, as soon as Cunningham took that knock in the game I said take him off. It looked immediately worrying and I know how crap we are at LB without him. Instead we tried to have him play on for a few minutes, which can only have worsened it.

The kind of injury he has picked up, at this stage of his career...as good as he's been for us, I'd be wary of signing him permanently now.

From the LT: A first goal in Rovers colours for Lewis Holtby wasn’t enough to inspire his side to a home win Inspire a win? Hell, it wasn't even enough to keep him on the pitch! Even with an assist and being excellent throughout.

I think it was Millwall last season? In January. Last one I recall anyway.

We sold Dann at a loss.

Yep, got bored of listing them all so didn't even mention those! We didn't have them available before the recent injury crisis anyway. This whole defence thing has been mismanaged beyond belief!

Doesn't really matter at this point. But Holtby kept himself in good nick. He'll play them if we are all out of defenders.

Tbf, it would probably take both of them on the left just to nullify me. Wouldn't let yourself get too excited about him on that basis.

Our defence is fucked. Cunningham out all season (still might hang around for some reason, I assume we paid a loan fee and are therefore committed to the full season loan and wages so he might as well stay here since the lads love him so much...). Lenihan for 8 weeks. Hart out. Grayson out for a couple of months or so. Bennett a game from suspension. Williams and Tosin are injury prone. Right down to the bare bones, and we were shit at the back before any of this happened. We absolutely need to be scouring the free agent market for a CB, now.

Since they've promoted his mate, I reckon that didn't happen.

In fairness, I reckon the left-back from the 2017/18 League One Team of the Season is probably an adequate League One level left back. He sure as shit isn't a Championship-level one though!!

Was 500k or 750k I think. I forget which.

Which isn't going to happen, haven't you been paying attention? And now one of those best players is injured long term, with his replacement about as useful as having a tongue on your arse crack. (A tongue of your own I mean)

Horrendous news. That's our season effectively over. Anybody still harbouring delusions of top 6 must see that. No chance whilst that left flank is held up by anyone other than Cunningham.

He had some kind of disease or condition affecting his foot or something, which only came out years later, if I'm remembering right.