He was interviewed by zoom as were several candidates before Rovers have a final shortlist which appears to be Ismael and Wagner, but the move for Ismael as he was the choice of 4 people were made after Swansea I think you are naïve thinking Waggott, Pasha or Gestede are going to tell them who is interviewed or not. Interviews were done via Zoom and in London. hear from where? Yes I remember quite alot of people saying similar things about Eustace when he came in. Ismael and Wagner were 2 names I mentioned from day one cos that the type of appointment I thought it what we would go for.

like your choice Rob Edwards? 🤔

I thought every player were crap according to you 😂 so instead of keep the ball when we can't created a chance what should we do? give the ball to the opposition? Did the players really seem confused cos the plan was fairly easy to understand, give the ball wide and try to keep the ball more to created more chances? is just created a couple of chances per game sustainable? players look confused? care to explain more if that was case why did the players keep looking to get the ball wide and full backs pushing on?

The move for Ismael wasn't started until after the Swansea game actually. That defeat started the process being speeded up according to Alan Nixon. and the players wouldn't know who we were going for. Do you really think they were getting update by Gestede or Pasha? Thanks for the reply and I very much apprenticed why wasn't he the right fit and what was the right fit for us?

So the players and head coach gets both the credit and blame when needed. Just not when it's suits your argument At Derby it's was on the players. They buckled it. Disagree there? Pears flapping at Derby or poor keeping on Saturday on Ismael or Pears? Stoke, didnt start that show.. Didnt start slow on Saturday but not closing ball down and Pears shit keeping were the problem with both goals? How can you disagree with that? It's about creating more chances cos otherwise we will never win games unless we score first. How many games in the last 2 seasons have we conceded first but won or draw the game? Bet not many. As a team we don't created lots of chances. Why not look to improve? Or should we just stick Eustace's tactics and not looking at improving our chances created? Explained the back 5 things at Derby and the game as I witnessed from my seat..you disagree, so why carrying on discussing it with yourself? More excuses here yet again from you. Edwards has promotion on his CV but Eustace hasn't. How the hell is that downgrade? Wow.

Good point Matty but then not summer signing worked out like Cantwell, Toth, ACD. Others did. Wasn't Gestede behind Gueye move and Owen behind Ohashi move? That's was the rumour

Every game is tough one at this level. I have said Norwich game was a decent point but he didn't change much. Derby bullied us and our back 4 and keeper buckled under pressure. Is that on Ismael? Or the players? We got back into the game and second half we were poor. I put the blame on the players and Ismael? Can we agree on that?. Stoke away, Hyam's pass cost us but our performance were poor? Is that on the player and Ismael? I would say so.. Cardiff at home, you could see how he wanted to play, get the ball wide and into the box, trying to create more. But defensively we were poor and Pears should have stop both goals. Can we agree on this overall?. Ismael has made mistakes so far, on Saturday, I didn't understand what his plan was on Saturday when he brought on Woodrow and Cantwell. I still don't get it even not. He should have taken Tronstad off for Buckley to add creativity to the centre of the pitch.

Gestede's recruitment of Ohashi and Gueye were better Broughton's recruitment of Ennis, Telalovic and Hirst(for me, that was down to JDT) Both can't sign a good reliable keeper Both had hits with defenders and midfielders signings

Yes we witnessed us trying to keep the ball against Cardiff and created more chances. What wrong with that? We won 4 games in 13 games pre Ismael's appointment. Stoke scored 19 minutes and as usually with you the players get a free pass every time when we started slowly or get no credit for our league position. Our league position was all down to Eustace and feck all with the players performances. Is Ismael responsible for The back 4 and Pears buckling at Derby under their fast start? Do the players take feck all responsible about that start? You slammed every team selection pre game. Nothing to see here. You cant answer the most simple and easier of questions. Just ignored them or deflect the answer. So how you can complain about any poster is bewildering. 🤔 I have made criticism of Ismael since he came in. His subs on Saturday being one. Yes we all know you were against his appointment but even your choice Rob Edwards was doing much worse with a Luton this season but you were willing to appoint him even he was sacked with them near the bottom of the league. So why was he the right choice?

I was at Derby game, they battered us in the first 10 mins. We couldn't deal with them. Back 4 and Pears buckled under pressure Going to back 3 settled us down and we played better attacking wise for that first half. Second half, we didn't performed, lack of crosses, chances and creativity. 1 of Eustace wins of 2 out of 10 games.. Agreed but the players united but at Swansea battered us in Lowe's last game. Like I said you are cherry picking facts/stats to suit your argument. You used 5 games but why not the last 10 games or 15 games. Cos it doesn't suit your point.

And alot of people wrote Szmodics off when he first signed here and thinking why are signing him when we had Dack.

Norwich wide players caused us massive problems first half by playing as number 10's instead. Took us 20 mins to sort that out. I felt that performance overall was decent enough we were 2 nil after 7 minutes, nothing to do Ismael, or tactics but the fact they bullied us. Pears and our back 4 were all over the place. going to 3 at the back after Karbgo had to go off, settled us down and we created 2 great chances and scored only one. We played back 3 under Eustace at times aswell like Bristol City away this season we can all cherry pick stats to suit our argument here. 2 wins in Eustace's last 10 league games. Also you missed that Swansea battered us in Lowe's final game.

He changed too much? Really?. What changed between that Swansea game then the next 2 games? Same formation and style. Derby got at our defenders and our keeper flapped again. Is that on Ismael or the players? Or And 4 wins in 13 games previously suggests things need adapt and changing. We witnessed abit of this on Saturday.

What was the outcome from the emergency board meeting yesterday? ,

https://x.com/readrovers/status/1901311998572335124

Like I said previously, I have posted my opinions on all 4 games. I have given my opinion but I answered your question over it but when I answered it you start calling me deluding, so why bother asking my questions RF99. Its utter pointless cos you don't show the same respect and answering questions posed by myself. You just ignored them. If you think our top 6 hopes are in the bin fine, you told me more than once but you asked me question and I respectively answered it.

or did they in both window and why Eustace wanted out. I don't know but I loved to be able to asked their questions to them

@roversfan99 I have posted all my opinions on signings, which ones I think has worked and not. I have posted my opinions on how our recruitment should work and have good conversation with DE over it. I have answered all questions by him

I have given my opinions whilst answering your questions and with respect. I answered your questions, Shame you can't show the same respect for answering my questions and 1 clean sheet in Eustace's last 10 games. We can all cherry pick to suit our argument but we don't come from behind in games and win games.

the players confidence is down and when we conceded our heads go down most of the time Can you explained this point and who would have you like us to go for? Eustace's last 10 games, conceding 14 goals and only 1 clean sheet. we won 2, drew 2 and lost 6

I think I said him and Wagner were the sort of appointment I expected us to make cos an European head coach would be more happy with our management structure(Gestede and Owen) and lets the recruitment department do their job I think its been a very poor start in terms of points, yesterday and Norwich game, they were certain aspect I could see what we wanted to do. Derby game was awful and the players performance in the first 10 minutes and second half cost us massively. We don't created enough chances or put the ball into the box enough for me.

JDT and Eustace kept playing them most of the time. You seem to think that if Eustace had loads of money to spend he would play but nothing he done shows ths if he was shit would he be so highly rated by his previous club Arsenal and his current club Brighton? You didn't rate Ayari and now he is playing PL football for Brighton Also you have overlook why he hasn't be a success like his first loan in pro football and struggling. Gestede isn't in charge of recruitment but that our scouting department job. He overseas it Have Gueye with 8 goals and Ohashi with 7 goals really be crap signings? Did you think Ohashi could play a full championship season after playing 7 months of the season n Japan and Gueye took time to settle and understand the league but since he got his first league goal he has got better and better. not what I have said at all RF99, yet again you have clearly not read properly or just read what you want. The head coach says he need a new keeper signing and wants one that command the area, communicate and good reflexes. Then the scouts finds the players to present the head coach a shortlist of 3-5 players and he picks one he wants, The head of football operations is in the room during the meeting. Then we try to sign the player the head coach wants. How can the head coach scout players or find players overseas? I asked you a number of questions about this subject in previous days which you ignored. I understand you don't want this system in place but this system is the right one for football club to have.

I have asked you some questions in the past 2 days but you completely ignored them but then expect me to answer your questions, do you not find that abit hypocritical from yourself? I will answer cos otherwise I am. I have posted my points in each game on the players and Ismael. The game plan was get the ball out wide to Dennis/Ribeiro and Dolan/JRC. Yes we tried to keep the ball more and look to more patient in the build up instead of rushing a pass. Ismael is trying to bring in new things and his own ideas whilst to keep the good things we do. didn't we score a header goal from a cross or didn't you see that? 🙄 We can't keep a clean sheet and this has been problem for more than Ismael time here. Has soon we conceded the player's confidence takes a hit and you can see that at Derby, Stoke and yesterday using yesterday a blue print and how we played. They trying to get the ball wide and especially to Dennis who has pace I wouldn't be playing JRC at right back again after his poor defending performance yesterday plus second half he kept drifting inside. Brittain is a much better and balance right back More questions than doubts. I hoping that Ismael bring more of his ideas into the team tactics and formation, cos the 17 games we won 4 games, so why need to adapt and play slightly different in situation. For one, what was the plan tactical when he brought Cantwell and Woodrow on? why didn't he take Tronstad for Buckley instead which is the change I would make? 8 games to go and other teams tough games ahead. as we witness this week if we had managed 4 to 7 points this week we would be next or in the playoffs place. We have to win the next games. We have 2 weeks now to get on the training pitch and sort this out.