How are we short in midfield when we got 4 good centre midfielders to play 2 positions in Travis, Morton, Buckley and Adam Wharton? Gregg Broughton has said Hirst was our first choice striker target all summer so why don't you believe him and take him at his word? We chased for 6 weeks before we signed him cos of Leicester problems. Hirst and Broughton both confirmed this so what have you got to say this isn't true? Mola isn't it and he got injured a couple of weeks ago, so Rovers are building his fitness back up Szmodics had a decent game last night, almost scored and drop deep when he needed to get the ball.

He is natural Penalty taker which has seen him before last night scoring 10 goals from 12 Penalties taken. BBD was very poor and did nothing at all game. really? based on what? this site? You seem to be unable and unwillingness to be able to get behind JDT and Project/plan Rovers have. I don't know why this is. I don't subscribe to this that he doesn't his best 11 cos Its a squad game and you pick players on form and how you play against the opposition, etc. You are living on that best 11 notion from years and years ago and not adapting to how modern day football works. Isn't EFL Trophy senior football. He is a penalty taker and he has 10 goals from penalties. Dack has only scored 5 from his 8 penalties. Hedges and Gallagher have never taken a penalty before at senior level. Plus JDT and his coaching staff will have seen how good each player is at penalties so maybe instead of complaining about Hirst taken it, why don't we trust JDT and Hirst that we will come back even stronger this time.

My Rovers team Kaminski Brittain Hyam S.Wharton Pickering Travis Morton Hedges Szmodics BBD Hirst

JDT is still the man to get this club back to PL. He is trying to bring in his style and what he wants slowly. Fans and that every fan need to give him time and patience and stop expecting instant success or result. The way people are going on you would think we were bottom of the league and had no point. We are 6th after 12 games which is above where I thought we would be after 12 games. I will say this again we are 6th in the league and some people are saying sack him and I find those comments totally embarrassing and very sad to read. I also wonder why you aren't willing to give him more time and patience to bring in his style, coaching method, players getting used to it. It is work in progress at Rovers.

JDT will stay be here next season, I am very sure of this. Please need to stop overreacting here

we spent more but what you need to give our head coach time and patience which many of this board don't want to allow this happen. We have a plan and we need to get behind this plan, that's all of us. exactly Josh, that how it works at any football club. The head coach decides before the game. That is how modern day football works

Yes, I would. I think there is a player in him, and I won't write him off like many people on this board and you don't come out with some of the embarrassing comments I've seen tonight on here cos he missed a penalty. Dack miss one last season well before my time. I wasn't even born then

Blimey, I think alot of you should be ashamed of your comments tonight towards. A lot of unwarranted and unnecessary comments. You are acting like a bunch of kids with your comments. Hirst is a penalty taker where Dack and Gallagher aren't The same Dack who missed the penalty last season. Seems quite a lot of you have forgotten that wow!!! one of the most embarrassing comments I've ever seen on here. Sacking a head coach after 12 games whilst you are 6th in league. Thankfully Rovers owners, Waggott and Broughton won't be sacking him any time soon. We are higher in the league then I thought we would be at this stage. It's a project and people seem too massive overreacting again after a loss

I am gutted we missed that Penalty. Wish Sky hadn't shown that Keeper penalty stat before the penalty. Feel for Hirst tonight. The overall performance wasn't good enough. BBD, Dolan and Hedges all off form tonight. Buckley was awful. I still feel we aren't using Callum Brittain enough in the attacking third. Anyway, we moved on and let's go and beat Rotherham on Saturday now. I would stick with the 4-2-3-1 formation, but I would drop Ayala, Dolan and Buckley for Scott Wharton, Hirst and Morton.

I'm watching the game thanks. 😉

Not interested in last season. We moved on. Manager changes? What we talking changing playing style or head coach?

Blimey reading this messageboard you have thought we were losing 4 or 5 nil. Guess what we aren't. It's nil and nil. We haven't battered in this game. The biggest problem for us is us giving the ball away, lack of tempo and movement

It's wasn't false position last season. We deserved to be second when we was. But that's last season and we moved on from this. We are 6th cos that were results say we deserve to be

Yet that way has us 6th in the league tho.

Not great 1st half we kept a clean sheet so far. Disappointed in how slow in tempo our passing is. Also movement not good enough. Brittain hasn't been used enough in attacking sense. Buckley's passing so far has been awful so far.

Hopefully people will accept now Mowbray could have signed more players but he didn't and it was his decision not the owners

I've moved on Mercer tbh now. I'm happy that Taylor gone to Rotherham as I have money on that. Is Dyche happy to not a major say in transfers and just be head coach. I think WBA would be better fit him with the squad there.

No 4-2-3-1 formation which I think is our best formation. Hedges and Dolan ahead of him. Its simple they are performing so they play. He just has to keep performing for under 21's and he get his chance at some point

Interesting team selection with 3 changes with Brittain, Buckley and Szmodics coming in. Rovers to win 3-0. Come on Rovers JDT'S Blue and White Army 🔵 ⚪️

and former manager had money to spend and didn't used it properly whilst not being to sell players to balance the books. Also he was unable to maintain our position in the top 6 last season due to unwillingness and Stubbornness to adapt his tactics. Anyway he has gone now

who knows

I have also said it was utter and complete madness to sack Cooper given that without him they wouldn't be the PL. I feel they should show some loyal to him and not dump him after 7 PL games. On Dyche, I don't think him, or his style would suit that squad. People will disagree so better just agree to disagree now Gav, still defending Mowbray again. Mowbray spent 10 million during that time so hardly £1.99 is it. Plus, loan signings and the fact he had over 30-man squad in the season of 20-21 and he couldn't manage that squad to even finish top half. Forest has spent just 30 million pounds over those seasons, but they spend what they generate.

You always looking for negative within the Footballing management structure that you have no way of knowing if there are any problems within

Cooper know how recruitment and transfer structure/system worked and he was happy to accept it and work within that structure. Look like CEO, head of recruitment and chief scout could be sacked also. Forest's chief exec and his recruitment team could ALL be axed (msn.com)