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I just cannot bring myself to play a comparison game with Wrexham or Derby etc, good luck to them. I just want our owners gone and to give us a fighting chance of some self respect.

I have spent the day pissed off, as most of my posts must show, but one final point of raw emptiness came when I saw Matty Litherland pull up, and thought that is going to hurt us. Matty Litherland is an academy centre back, filling in at right back at a multi million pound football club and he was our last option.

Thanks for that, appreciate it. I wondered when watching today if Cantwell was over inflated in my head, we seemed to do okay results wise when he was missing from my memory. The stats certainly do appear to not have him as a game changer. For me, the best thing is that Tronstad agrees a deal for somebody for next season so his future is sorted for him and his family, and he can give his all for Rovers until the end of the season.

I am getting a feeling that we did better without Cantwell than with him results based? I know we have some stattos on here, am I completely wrong?

Ohashi cross shot, of course Lewis Miller would be our only player in the 6 yard box.

Some of our lads are desperate for a 2nd yellow here.

We are down to the bare bones but I still struggle to believe any manager could put that forward line out after Monday. To further compound that we play 3 centre halves against one striker, who still couldn't do anything against the one striker. Awful.

Litherland now injured. He was literally our only person trying to get forward with purpose.

Rubber dinghy men. Lots of pointing and shrugging. Absolutely embarrassing!

These two up top is an experiment that has well and truly run it's course. Has the manager not realised all our midfielders are having to commit to attack and one kick forward leaves us all over the place!!!!

No matter how many clean sheets he has had Pears is always good for stinker. Shite!

Their keeper is useless. We need Cantwell to be hitting the target today.

I cannot help but get the horrible feeling this will be a galling afternoon. I just cannot see how we score, I think our defence has been pretty decent lately so could be due a step down in performance. I am also not in the mood to watch Wrexham fans have a party at our home, but have a bad feeling I will be.

KentExile has mentioned Valentin Joesph in the U21's thread. From the sounds of things he could/should have been a squad option for sure last night.

My knowledge of the youth system isnt great, so it really frustrates me that there is a player as you describe who could have offered us something different last night even for the last 10 minutes.

Then with settling of contract differences about -£150k

There are some games that are just a waste of everybody's time, last night was one of them. Everything was just so half arsed, the passing was diabolical, I've never seen such slow passing which meant everything started from a standing start. We needed Cantwell to carry us, he was very underwhelming. Baradji ran out of steam alarmingly after about 35 minutes which shows he started out of desperation for numbers. Ohashi and Hendrickson are a partnership that offer nothing together. Ohashi has a role as support for another striker and has proved competent at doing that, the other striker is definitely not Hendrickson. Litherland was willing, and full of effort and most certainly doesn’t look out of place. Fair play to the lad. We need to sign multiple players ready to go on Thursday, it isnt going to happen though is it!?

Tired legs or not, that was an impersonation of a professional football match.

Does Jake Batty play football at any level for us anymore? I remember him going to Stanley and playing quite a lot for them last season but haven't heard much this season.

Very good point. We most certainly didn't fluke that.

It was his 57th foul for good measure.

How's that not a red!!!!???? He's scoring the winner isnt he!

I do not like seeing Tronstad going off!!!

A pleasing half to be honest. Lots of effort, poor finish from Ohashi and maybe a better pass possible from Cantwell to Henriksson could have had us two goals. They look strong on the break.

Now Val, do you promise to resign like the other managers did, if they don't follow through on the signings again?