I'd rather Rudy look into nothing, keep him away from as much decision making as possible.

None I imagine. When ever Steve can be bothered to fit it into his jam packed schedule.

Anyone expecting a reaction from this lot are going to be really disappointed. We have a losing mentality, 10 defeats in the last 17 games tells you everything you need to know. Pretty much given up the lot of them. Easiest points Stoke will get all season, but the bad news for them is that we still have to go to Pompey and Luton, plus Cardiff at Ewood on Saturday.

At least 6 weeks, we won't be seeing him again this season.

Pressure isn't a thing at this club.

We couldn't get near them for a good hour I would say? The subs perked us up a little bit but you would never have thought we were the home team in that game. Fair play to getting the last minute equaliser but we were second best and poor for the majority.

9 defeats in the last 16 games. A pathetic run of form.

The plan was for Pears to be a long term number one as soon as he signed that new contract in May 2023. You don't sign a deal for that long to sit on the bench. Worryingly, the keepers we have bought in since appear to be even worse.

Once, a 4-0 win against Cov at St Andrews during Covid. Stoke 3 Rovers 0 Easiest 3 points they will ever have.

Just over a year on. I'm guessing your opinion has changed?

Sorry, away from home I should have said.

Ismael doesn't give a damn, like everyone above him. All you had to do was look at that first week of interviews when he took over. Not one mention about trying to get promotion despite sitting in 5th. All about keeping us ticking over and doing nothing over the next year or two.

11 in a row lost to newly promoted sides 🥱

Still got another year on his contract at Forest and on huge wages. No chance at all he will be joining here on a permanent.

Already been announced by the EFL that the Championship last day will all kick off at 12:30, Rovers haven't bothered to let anyone know yet though. https://www.efl.com/news/2025/february/27/sky-bet-efl-play-off-dates-confirmed/

I get the frustration of fixture moves, absolute pain in the arse for me on a Friday. What I can't get my head around though, is why, in 2025 are people still booking trains and hotels for games months away when that weekends TV games haven't been selected yet? That's not aimed at anyone on here just what I read on various clubs social media pages when a game is moved. Also, this is all on the clubs for accepting a ridiculous new TV deal for a few extra quid, Sky have paid there money and are well within there right to move games to whenever they want.

By the time that happens the season will be long over. A complete waste of a signing, as predicted at the time.

We did! I had it in my head that we went behind there twice for some reason.

In the league we have won every game we have taken the lead in apart from Sunderland on boxing day.

No, and it never has been under this ownership. The only ambition is to keep cutting costs, and getting a side out on the pitch as cheaply as possible. That's why new contract talk always makes me laugh, not a chance the likes of Riberio, Brittain, Travis, Tronstad, Hyam etc will be getting offers of improved terms when we can get cheaper options in to replace them all. Sure the results on the pitch won't be as good as this season, but as long as we're bubbling around between 20th-12th nobody cares.

It never will be unfortunately.

From what I can see we have gone behind in 19 games this season. That's ended up in 1 win, 5 draws and 13 defeats. Somehow better than recent seasons, but still poor if you want to be at the top end of a league.

He will get a good move if so Beck. Maybe a side coming down from the prem. Another good full season in the Champ and then ready for a go in the top flight.

Weirdly this has actually been one of our better seasons for that in recent years. Still only 8 Points won from going behind though so far.

I bet there isn't.