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With stats like that other clubs will be beating our door down to sign him in January then.

Agreed. It's time to smell the coffee and cut our losses on this lad, he's a dummy with no aggression and legs of lead. A sheep in wolf's clothing.

Can't really look beyond the Rovers substitutions as being the decision that defined the result. I am still scratching my head at the withdrawal of Dack and the introduction of Hirst, it just makes no sense.

Takes off the one source of creativity we have in Dack. Gallagher I have no argument with, the lad shows nothing time after time.

We just aren't competing anywhere on the pitch, a yard behind and 2nd to everything. Got to start playing in their half and take it from there, we're an absolute liability when we try to play in our half.

To be fair, every team has a piss easy run until the last 8 in World Cups due to the fodder padding out the groups.

A superb performance from Argentina so far. That second goal was as good as any counter attacking goal you will see.

Well done to all concerned on yesterday's result. I honestly thought it'd be a shoo in JDT would drop Dack as per usual but, fair play to him, he made the big decision to drop Travis and it was 100% the correct one. Maybe, we're too fixated on having a supposed 'tackler' in midfield based on comments on here pre game. The thing is, these days, it's more a game of anticipation and interceptions in regards to 'transition'. That is one of Buckley's strengths and he was excellent in that regard yesterday. That, coupled with the way we moved the ball into their half quicker was the catalyst to a great result. So, half way in and in a far better position than most of us forecast. All to play for.

Good performance so far. Get it out of the danger zone and play in their half. Press when they get 10 yards from the half way line and work your socks off. It's all we ask really.

JRC? Christ, the lad is a pub player

Only got 7/1 on West Brom so stuck them in an acca with Doncaster (20/1) and Derby (4/1) to be promoted with Dundee to win the Scots Championship and Liverpool to finish top 4. About 6 grand for a couple of quid.

Mate is a seasider, he lumped on them to go down as soon as they appointed Crappleton.

Might be worth a few quid on West Brom going up before their odds tumble. Battering Mowbray's Sunderland at the minute and Rogic, Swift and Wallace look a class above. Now they have rid of the dinosaur Bruce and have shrewd Corberan at the helm they could well get some momentum and get on a roll. They've also got the big blunt instrument Dike up front and he is proven at this level. If he stays fit he could easily get 20 in the remainder of the season.

Agreed. It would also be good if said poster referred to the thread title when 'having their say' as I'm yet to see any appraisal of the game from them

I see the forum's number 1 contrarian is in full flow.

He's been ridiculed on here for years on this one but he is absolutely bang on the money. He's right on the quality of our players as well, fair play to him.

Travis MOM?

The club has been dumbed down to the level that most fans are happy that Venkys pay the bills. 30 years ago the fans would have been apoplectic after 2 results like this, these days it's a shrug of the shoulders and see you next week. 10 years of shite and counting...

Embarrassing. How this can happen after the Burnley defeat is beyond me. 4-1 down, second to everything and losing every 50/50. Gutless on the pitch, clueless off it.

Plenty of ammo for @Sparks Rover in the Whiteman v Travis debate here. He is absolutely dominating him.

This is what happens when you ask non footballers to play football. There's sod all wrong with Wharton knocking that ball into the channel, instead he tries to replicate Messi and thread the needle.

Good to see the boys have come out firing to right the wrongs of the Burnley shambles

And yes I know he was on a hiding to nothing but Buckley did his usual disappearing act when called upon today. The lad is reversing at a rate of knots.

I get sick of hearing about this supposed hardman reputation he has. He's soft as shite, shit on the ball and as thick as a whale omelette. All his bookings are for stupidity not marking an opponent's card. We need better in there, he's starting to remind me of J-Lo.

Kompany used his HT talk well, JDT just said more of the same. Kompany identified a lack of ability in full back areas and pressed in numbers once we had it there. First goal I have no complaints about it's good attacking play, the other 2 were appalling from us and so avoidable.