MarkBRFC

Again, the lads who have the shirt deserve to keep them for this game. Dolan looks like the perfect impact sub at the minute.

I was about to come in and say something similar. BB has been immense at times this season, and I'm not taking anything away from him because it's a huge upturn from the lad we have seen over the past two years. One thing where a pattern develops with him though, is that the games he has been unplayable in are the games where we have gotten on top really early and scored the first goal. Very much a confidence player that needs the whole team playing well to benefit him. In the games where things haven't been going for us, or have been really tight he has been pretty much anonymous, if/when he can start changing games like this where the rest of our lads aren't really at the races, then I think we could have a real player on our hands.

To be honest if we beat both Barnsley and Milwall 1-0 with 30% possession, I would take more satisfaction over them wins that the Wycombe, Derby, Coventry & PNE games put together. Good sides at this level win ugly a lot of the time, something we need to do now. I'm not conviced we have it in us but lets see.

Been here many times under Mowbray. 02/02/19 - 2 points off the play offs after 4 wins in a row, we go 2-0 up at Brentford only to lose 5-2, then go on to lose 9 of our next 11 games 23/12/19 - 5 wins from our previous 6 and only 1 point off the play offs, up against second bottom Wigan at Ewood, we draw 0-0 and go 6 without a win. 27/06/20 - After beating one of our nearest rivals we again find ourselves in 7th place, and again 1 point off the play offs with a better goal difference than anyone around us. We then lose our next 3 in a row, two to relegation threatened sides in Wigan and Barnsley and don't threaten again. History tells us we'll get probably get one or two points from these next two home games, lets see if anything is actually different this time.

The quoted post is from last year.

I think all the midweek away games were made available for ST holders.

Didn't they win at home on Sat? Sure I saw that because I breathed a huge sigh of relief.

No, because the lockdown doesn't end until 2nd December.

Look at this thread Den. https://www.brfcs.com/mb/index.php?/forums/topic/34678-match-pass/

Match pass for this one, no red button this week it seems.

Not at the moment. Sky aren't showing every midweek game on the red button this season, as they can only show the usual 8 midweek programmes that there usually are. Think there is around 12 this season.

That's what I thought to be honest, probably never hear a mention of it again.

Did that training pitch ever get named after Tony Parkes?

JRC over Nyambe long term? Who do you think Travis & Dack replace in that first 11? Plus I think we're allowed 9 on the bench from this weekend.

I'd personally say that Bowyer worked more miracles than Mowbray has, what has Mowbray achieved that Bowyer didn't? And please don't say a league one promotion. Bowyer's full seasons in charge produced final positions of 8th & 9th, compared to Mowbrays 15th & 11th, and with far less money at his disposal too. You can argue that Mowbray inherited a huge mess from Coyle, but I'd argue that the mess Bowyer inherited from the 12-13 season where we had 5 managerial changes was far worse. He still had the likes of Murphy, Etuhu, Goodwillie, Rosado, Edinho, Henrique, Orr, DJ Campbell, Best & more on the books when he took over. I think both of these fall into the category you put Bowyer in to be honest, both nice blokes who have done there best, but neither are nowhere near good enough if we want to be in those top 6 positions for the majority of the season.

Pretty sure the club cash was dropped this season.

He's just not a very good player. Bang average at everything. If we're picking a worst 11 of the last 10 years, for the amount of time he has been here, games played and contribution, he's an absolute shoe in, in central midfield. Probably partnering Lowe. No, I haven't forgotten about Murphy, Etuhu, Petrovic etc. All those were gone as quickly as they appeared.

A mid table finish though will probably see half of that team leave, plus Nyambe, JRC & Rothwell are all out of contract in the summer. There's no way that team will carry on together for the next 3/4 years.

Let's hope they lose then.

He could lose the next 6 and still be safe.

Thats very open ended. We could finish 16th and say "well, we tried!" Is that good enough?

Chaddy, what is the aim for Rovers this season?

I dont think the question was specifically aimed at this game. More u23/18 in general.

They probably can, just not interested I'm guessing.

Pears dad is an old team mate of Mowbray's, that's why we have signed him.