In fairness a slightly longer than usual blade of grass would manage to block Raya off! I thought he was lucky not to cost us a goal in the first half, weak shot from outside the box that looked to be going wide and he kept it in and parried to their lad.

Chaddy thinks Palmer did nothing of note because he didn’t score or assist but the Bristol fans certainly welcomed his input, he ran the game for a good 5-10 minutes after the goal in a way that Paul Gallagher has done at Ewood before. Dropped deep and kept picking up the ball and keeping it away from us whilst slowing the pace right down. Imagine his manager would be delighted with that.

Mowbray doesn’t sound happy with their goal and says the players responsible have been told in no uncertain terms. Hope he’s not placing the blame solely at Nyambes door, admittedly he was too focused on the man not the ball but Raya should come and take that ball. Next game we have to have Nyambe in at right back, I also hope he doesn’t use Travis having one off day to put him back on the bench.

Really long queues to get into the family stand today, seemingly some turnstile issues with only a couple open

I don’t get this he played only a few weeks ago for Boro in the cup, Pulis doesn’t seem like someone who would be content with a player not being fit so he can’t be too far off

I’m not saying the team is as good just that we are as close to being competitive as we have since then

They aren’t a team of world beaters, in fact there’s only a couple of teams in this league that stand apart, we aren’t miles away and still as competitive as we’ve been since the Rudy, Rhodes and King days On days like today the Brereton investment seems criminally wasteful though, close to a squad that can compete and we don’t bring our £7m man on when trailing

For me only Rodwell and Mulgrew performed there We never really looked like scoring

Palmer who Chaddy said is not good enough for Rovers just made about 4 of ours look like mugs

0-1 Not been coming either way but shocking defending from Delboy it looked like

Rothwell on let’s hope the final sub is Nuttall or Brereton and not Conway

An even more blatant second yellow after Nyambe hauled back and no yellow Crazy

Well done from Tony making the change, he couldn’t get Nyambe changed quick enough!

Travis could have been sent off there Mowbray bringing him off for Nyambe now

Just hope the eventual sub isn’t Conway

Much better start to this half cracking ball from Travis to set up a chance followed by the most obscure offside decision I’ve seen

There’s goals in it for us, but there looks to be for them as well Refs a stinker

Travis having a mare so far, just got himself a ridiculous booking as well when the danger looked covered

Rodwell has been immense just there or it’s 1-0

Glad they are wearing their away kit was dreading trying to tell blue and white apart from red

Happy Brereday everybody

In other news, Crete are apparently bracing themselves for an influx of Portuguesers!

There’s been some shockers but I loved the ‘relegation kit’ a great blue with red detail and available sponsorless Whilst I don’t buy kits really now I always wanted an Adidas Rovers kit

That’s the odd thing, one full back got a roasting last week whilst a superior option is on the bench yet the one on the other side gets dropped. Love Benno but it feels a case of Tony will find a place for him one way or another.

Graham and Dack both start Amazingly Bennett keeps his place at right back, poor call when Nyambe is fit and ready