3 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I rage-quit the FA Player when the commentator described us as 'a minor scalp, we can maybe say'. Fuck off, not only are we a full league above them but we are, as you say, repeated winners of this trophy, have real significant heritage in the game, and have only spent what, 3 or 4 seasons at the level Doncaster currently are? Meanwhile...they're fucking Doncaster. Their greatest achievements are that they once won the third tier we were embarassed to be in, and once won the Football League Trophy we are usually in too high a league to be entered in (our u-23s have been entered into it once though). This result is an embarassment for us.

Right now I feel like it's going to be very hard to give a fuck about the rest of the season. I'm sure I'll fall back into the trap of dreaming again at some point though, and put myself through the same torture every Saturday, sometimes twice a week.

Get over it. History or no history, we’re no better than they are at the moment and have achieved next to nothing for a decade.

Boasting that we were a big deal in 1891 isn’t much of a consolation right now.

Doncaster. A new low.

Never looked remotely good enough. Still unable to beat a team when they sit deep.

No plan B, creativity, conviction or composure.

We’re clearly not good enough to outplay teams when they have 11 men so let’s stop pretending that we can. I can’t remember us looking so shaky at the back in years.

I’ve never hated watching us play so much as I have over the last 3 months. It’s utter torture. 

Get rid of Buckley. No idea what he’s meant to bring. 

The pitch is a disgrace. 

10 minutes ago, WacoRover said:

quite damning, with so many out, Douglas cannot make the 11.

Neither has Armstrong. It’s called rotation.

4 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Football teams need consistency. Kaminski should be in the team unless he is unfit. There’s a reason Friedel was our best ever keeper and it wasn’t just about his ability and professionalism.

Kaminski’s has had injuries. A rare game to rotate so need to make the most of it. I’m surprised Mowbray didn’t go further. Worried about Lenihan and Johnson starting. One of them goes down and we’re in even bigger trouble.

Don’t want to see a first team defender anywhere near the starting line up. If we lose Lenihan to injury we’re in a world of trouble. 

Rest the obvious candidates and see what Dolan can do with a first start in a while.

17 hours ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

It was grand for me, apart from the numbing commentary 

It was terrible. 

Got plenty of time for Neil Yardley and even Warren. He’s not a natural commentator but brings passion to it. I’ve mostly disliked whenever they’ve put someone else in. Cunningham was  the notable exception. At least have someone with personality. 

Embarrassing to see a side shut up shop from the 6th minute. They got the result but acted like a lower league cup opponent. Very strange. 

Too blunt in attack and not sure about taking our biggest aerial threat off for another diminutive attacker.

We’re not going up so it is what it is. Such a cheap goal to concede but when you only have one fit CB I guess it’s not surprising.

Bottom line, we can’t keep conceding and expect to get back into games. We’re not solid enough and too often find ourselves with a mountain to climb. We also need a plan B going forward. 

24 minutes ago, arbitro said:

A win is a win however it's achieved and I would certainly take another twenty scabby, ugly wins between now and May. Digging a bit deeper there wasn't one player who played well in my view, the tempo was weak, passing poor and movement pretty non existent. It's games like this were Mowbray really annoys me with his awful body language and gesticulations. From what I saw he was sat down with his shoulders hunched pretty much offering nothing most of the time. His negativity was apparent so the players must feel that. A good manager can really earn his corn in these games by encouraging, cajoling and offering advice to the players. 

I saw a post earlier where somebody wrote that we have a top six team. Hard to disagree really but we have to countenance that with the fact we have a mid table manager. And that is a big problem.

I think issues like how Mowbray reacts on the sidelines or enthusiastic he is in pre match interviews is completely overblown. There are far, far bigger issues.

Last night quietly demonstrated our strength in depth. Bringing Holtby, Downing and Trybull off the bench. I can’t imagine many sides in this division can do that. The 5-sub rule might start to really benefit us over Christmas.

Concerned by Douglas. Offering nothing more than Bell at present.

Awful performance but got the result. We won’t go much further if we keep having to rely on stealing games in stoppage time. Although it’s pleasing to see us get results after going behind. Other than Elliott, Kaminski, Nyambe and Armstrong, I honestly don’t care if any of the others are dropped for the weekend.

The pitch looks shocking. A throwback to the mid 90s. Shame the team in blue and white couldn’t do the same..

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

After a sensational draw against all odds (playing against 12 will do that for you) last Saturday we've followed it up with two brutally unlucky defeats.

Same as it ever was for Mowbray. 

Nothing unlucky about it. It’s no coincidence that we’ve lost to Bournemouth, Watford, Bristol City, Norwich etc. We’re not good enough to compete at that end of the table. We beat the bad teams and lose to the good ones, where does that put us.

More specifically, did Norwich ever look like giving us the chances that we gifted to them? No. Not solid enough full stop and no plan B in attack.

We’re just not good enough for a sustained promotion push. Look at that sides we beat and the sides that beat us. Today epitomises it. Played quite well at times but not enough in the final third and too unreliable at the back. No plan B if Armstrong isn’t firing. 

It’s not unlucky. Farcical defending led to that goal. Nothing to do with luck.

Big game but a defeat today is not a disaster. It’s avoiding a long term slump in form. Losing 5-2 at Brentford a couple of years ago wasn’t the biggest issue, it was the run of defeats afterwards. We can not afford to go through another period of 6/7 games without a win. 

A win today would be huge, however. I’d take a point right now.

Brereton was due a rest so even if it’s not bad, I’d leave him out of Sat. There’s an argument for leaving Arma out as well. Every game is big so there’s never a good time but he can’t keep playing every minute. Opportunity to get more use out of Gallagher, Dolan and Elliott.

Can’t believe we nicked that. No idea what the subs were about. Taking Gallagher off was a mistake.

We’re not going to win many more playing like that but Millwall are clearly hard to beat so won’t knock it. 

Kit clash is horrendous. Their home kit would have been far better.

1 hour ago, Kie_BRFC said:

That forum is summed up by a thread titled 'Blacks in adverts'. Horrible club

Genuinely shocking. The whole forum is swamped in attitudes that were out of touch 30 years ago never mind now. That club will forever be shackled by its fan base. 

We needed to go on a run to get back in the hunt and that seems to be materialising. I wasn’t able to watch but it sounds like Kaminski is proving to be the signing we’ve needed for years. We needed to nick a win without playing well and today is exactly the type of game we’ve been waiting for.

Cant underestimate the value of Gallagher and Brereton consistently contributing. To have so many goal threats is vital and although I’ve not been as impressed with Gallagher compared to Brereton, he keeps finding a way to score. 

Our squad depth will really start to count going into December. I don’t think any side in this division can point to such a strong squad when fully fit. 

Holtby is at the centre of everything good we do. We are no where near the same team when he’s not playing. Massive asset to have him at the club.

Just now, rigger said:

I anticipate TM trying to shut up shop

To be fair, against 10 men, we’ve gone for it recently. Wycombe and Sheffield Weds come to mind.

Pathetic.

Defensively, one of the worst performances I’ve seen at home. Shocking. Final third we look dangerous and when our high press works, it’s effective. But we’re so easily bullied. 

We’re going to have to rely on another 5-6 match winning run to get near the play offs before Christmas. 

Just now, superniko said:

Cannot believe Evans has got a starting place here. Regardless of Johnson’s fitness he shouldn’t be next in line. 

With Rothwell out it’s a toss up between Evans and Buckley. Buckley is still very raw. 

We need squad players like Evans to step up in evenings like these. Time to deliver.

Tough game tonight. Looking forward to it. To be taken seriously we’ve got to beat an in form team. On paper, Reading have no one particularly special in their ranks but you can’t argue with their start to the season.

Holtby and Elliott should be able to do the damage. Win this, get back into the top 6 and then we can settle in for a big season.

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

This poster for me is evidence of how Waggott fucked up not only on a moral level, but more importantly on a business level. For the sake of keeping maybe £60, on principle the club has lost a long term customer who could have provided hundreds and thousands going forward. From the fraction of fans that would have preferred a refund, how many £60 savings would it take to make up that lost business? Lots, but I suppose much of that might not be Waggotts problem.

I disagreed with the decision even though I was happy with the ifollow option personally and for my sins, have bought a pass this season. But it doesnt change my opinion that it was another in a long line of poor decisions by Waggott.

I sympathise and as someone who hasn’t financially lost out, it’s hard to properly judge. But the club were in a very difficult situation and made a judgement call. They would have angered people whatever they’d done. I don’t necessarily agree with the approach but equally I haven’t got a much better solution. You have to hope fans don’t take it too personally and can see the wider picture. If people choose to throw away their season tickets, fair enough. But punishing Waggott is only punishing the club.