Tom

No excuses with that team now, think we’ll get a solid win and a clean sheet today

For someone who is meant to put a lot of investment and focus on stats and analytics it’s convenient to now ignore all of that because to his eye we look better. The personality is hugely different of course but these are some real ‘dew on the grass’ level comments @Parsonblue is spot on (no surprise) you need to know your best team, remember Tony over thinking a game in league one and subsequently messing it up because he shuffled his team around in fear of the oppositions left back!

Let’s be honest whether you think he’s naive, lacks end product or whatever, nobody would have expected 3 goals, 2 assists (plus a penalty won and a huge hand in Dack’s goal) all by mid January from a kid we picked up presumably on peanuts for the youth set up. How much did Brereton contribute in his first half season (or 2 full seasons) here, or even Armstrong in his first half season in this league, even Rothwell who always looked a threat took a while to start delivering. Whilst the lad may at times hold it too long and not capitalise on his runs he’s also produced the goods by being in the right place to finish moves. Let’s not forget he’s also been dealing (admirably) with a tragedy in his personal life. Delighted he’s a Rovers player and hope he continues to develop.

He just wanted to be the shootout hero, Jason’s mamma didn’t raise no fool

Infurtiating comments, full on self preservation mode, we aren’t winning because of chances we are missing or ‘not my fault mate’ in other words

You know none of this is a new phenomenon. Glenn and Ste had to lock the board down after some defeats in the Souness era if you remember

Buckley is too scared of the keeper there, poor

Stunning save but Dack shouldn’t give him a chance

Think we’ll get a goal as they sit back more but this just feels like Tony throwing things at it and hoping something works, no real plan or tactics.

Got a feeling a red card is coming

He set up one of our best chances with some great skill and a great pass to Buckley

Great running from Dolan, looked a foul but half a second too slow releasing the ball

The lad never looked confident shooting but we just backed off and backed off till he had no option!

Pears, that’s abysmal mate, shocking

Did you type this after the shot that probably wouldn’t have even reached?

Brilliant again by Dolan

Nice by Dolan, Brereton squaring to nobody was interesting

2 hospital balls to Travis already from Buckley and Brereton, we could really do with him not getting an injury

That was on Johnson for me, far too easy

Lucky to be level, awful defending but worse finishing

Nice anticipation from Pears there

Buckley tried to knock it past their winger then and was so easily knocked off it

I see Ben Shitehawk isn’t in the squad for them, looks like he’s on the move