Devon Rover

I agree he isn't awful. But he is consistently poor. Occasionally good. That's not enough ans I think we have better options.

Pears was very good today. Beyond that, there wasn't a lot to be pleased about. We seemed really clueless going forward and never looked like threatening to score. A lot of work needed and time for some switches of personnel. Dolan and Hedges should be options from the bench. Baker is a square peg in a round hole unless coming in for Travis or Sondre. We've got a lot that's encouraging but that fluency in the final third was a long way off, today.

Get Weimann, Cantwell and ACD on. This isn't working

Yes defensively but distribution very poor.

Doesn't change the fact he has reverted to type and looks both out of his depth and like he is so desperate to impress he ends up looking like a joke. We have far better options.

Yeah bloody brilliant, eh? Cheers, whoever did that, you coward.

Jesus, Dolan should be nowhere near this line up. Liability

A fucking horrible challenge by someone who seems a total dickhead. Good riddance

Agreed this is a dreadful team performance, so far.

I'd already be happy to see Gueye on for Dolan and Weimann for Baker. Starting line up, combined with long ball approach looks all wrong. So far...

Unconvincing. Definitely a lack of penetration.

Impotent at this level.

I'm really enjoying the long-missed feeling of eagerly awaiting Rovers matches. Better times - at least on the pitch.

My mind has now leapt to an 11pm notification of "breakdown in talks to sign Cantwell, but agreement reached for two year deal for John Fleck". Cue social media video of Fleck signing contract, getting up and gently bumping leg on corner of desk, to sounds of bone and metal shattering.

I'm interested about on what you are basing that very positive view? Genuine question as I haven't heard of him before.

I wonder if the 'performance' v Blackpool has sharpened a few minds and broken through any impasses at Rovers. Players (and first XI upgrades, not just squad fillers) urgently required.

He looked good yesterday as a late-ish impact sub, playing LW/CF, with loads of pace. But his finishing was poor. He is not in their first team and hasn't scored yet this season after 4 appearances. About 25 goals in 150 games. In honesty he looked very fast but not much else. Perhaps something that could be developed but, for me, not a priority for the immediate term.

As well as a clear and obvious desperate need for a new goalkeeper, Poku is a must-sign if he is a genuine option. I'm at Exeter v Pererbrough today and he is a class apart. Quick, skillful, good dangerous crosses and a great corner on him. He would be ideal and better than anything I've seen from Dembele etc in the past.

Purgatory. No escape from it.

Great new title! Let's hope this one doesn't go to a replay.

I bet he thought you were calling him "King".

I'm sure you are right. That I retain residual fear that the owners of the football club I support and love might be quick to pick up on, and take petty action against, comments on a fans' internet forum perhaps feeds into why I hold no stock in what any of them say to any supporters group across a table. Amongst many other instances, the experiences of a range of Rovers individual, and groups of, supporters with Venkys over the years show that the owners and their lackeys are never to be trusted. It is highly unlikely that any meaningful progress will be made by speaking with them, and more foreseeable that those supporters will be 'played', like others before them.

Also, fantastically encouraging to hear that this court case 'old chestnut' is actually a wonderful opportunity to strike a deal whereby our benevolent owners will finally be able to transfer all those millions over that they've been so cruelly stopped from doing due to their (alleged) breaching of actual laws. Thank goodness this long-delayed opportunity is coming round and we will imminently put a stop to flogging off our young prospects, and anyone with a half decent wage, to the first offeror and begin to maintain our stadium, spend a little bit of money on transfers, etc. Exciting times. Roll on the next 14 years of Pasha and Venkys, lets have a chat with them every now and again during that time, which will have absolutely no bearing at all on those in Pune. They need to fuck off and stop killing our club. That's all.

It's a solid plan.

I like the presentation style. For me, your colour coding is too generous. Unless the rationale for 'green' is being a good player for a relegation team, at best, or a league one team. I don't see many/any of these as being good top half championship players that couldn't realistically be improved upon. It is a hugely downgraded team, with the correct caveat of several being 'unknown', at this stage.