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8 hours ago, alcd said:

Ismael is asking for players in January and wants to ship out the failures. Neither will happen. 

 

First the "offer" of giving up January transfer money to fix the pitch, now this, contradictory though they are.

Is this Ismael distancing himself from Pasha/Gestade and trying to appea directly to the owners?

Is some decisive moment coming or am I just wishful thinking? (again)

4 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

We havent got the best squad so we need a Head Coach who can over perform and produce something better than the sum of its parts.

 

We had one! I would think the reputation of the Club is  now such that we won't find another,

17 minutes ago, London blue said:

there's currently not a single thing I can say I'm proud of about supporting Rovers. 

The Academy I suppose?

9 hours ago, JHRover said:

Just playing the victims again and trying to sow divisions between supporters, making out that those who complain/criticise are the villains here and are behaving unreasonably.

Possibly also also trying to discourage adverse comments on social media, like they're monitoring it and fans could get in trouble?

6 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Rovers commentary from yours truly…

Brilliant again Herbie, you're a natural. You'll be on Match of  the Day if you keep this up!

2 hours ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

The back line is very poor this season due to stupid decisions, poor recruitment and injury,

 

Very predictable injury too. Not factored in---we live on hope. Like with the pitch.

8 hours ago, davulsukur said:

I get the overall message and have no problems with that but that first sentence is just a complete and total fucking lie.

They're rattled aren't they? Good!

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Depending who we will appoint and what sort of level of experience will determine my opinion and whether its just CEO title or whether they do have the sort of responsibility I would expect? 

No I don't believe the CEO or DoF should have the sole responsible to sack the head coach but it should owner should be involved and back decision in conjection with the CEO and DoF

All good theory but never happens here. And you always caution us wait and see what will happen when he Club/owners make a big decision., but the result is always the same----gross disappointment.

I expect nothing from them but more disappointment.

29 minutes ago, G Somerset Rover said:

The latest issue is who is going to play RWB/RB with Alebiosu heading to Afcon? With more CM options I assume it’d be TGH. But if he’s injured, God knows. Even moving Miller to RWB/RB wouldn’t work given we have no centre backs.

Pickering to centre-back left hand side, Miller to right-back?

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

He's put that squad together, if he doesn't rate many of them it's on him.

Well yes and know. He might have put that team together but I assume he would argue he'd done his best with the means available to him.

Also, letting so many tried and tested players go to other clubs is what really diminished the squad and that process was outside his control.

Not a supporter of his by any means but the dice were loaded against him.

It was a six-pointer, one we dared not lose and we didn't.

So some impetus for Saturday. its going to be a long season.

5 minutes ago, Blow-in said:

I really don't think we are going down this season, but next season?

It'll be touch and go! Incredible if our away form saves us.

Home form will of course be down to our poor support!

Tugay could smash it in from 25 yards as well. After Douglas, the most naturally gifted player we ever had.

1 hour ago, rovers11 said:

Oof this is the first time I've seen thr full quotes. Good on VI for speaking up, but this won't go down well at all with the club. Venky's mantra has always been toe the line or you are out. They banned the local newspaper for similar reasons.

How could we possibly save money in the transfer window and stay up?

22 minutes ago, DE. said:

I mean, look, I've got nothing against Bucko... but the highlight of his time here was probably when he bounced the ball off that bloke's head and got sent off for it. Makes about as much sense as Gordon Greer being included in a "Rovers Legends" team. 

No, the highlight was that glorious goal he scored at Birmingham, last game of the season 2 or 3 years back.

Alas it was a outlier.

Snip from Guardian report:

"The imperious Adam Wharton was the architect of the opening goal when he picked out Tyrick Mitchell on the left before the England midfielder eventually played in Nketiah, whose crisp finish left Bernd Leno flailing at thin air."

10 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

Are we going to witness a stokes miracle innings? 

Unfortunately he's just got hit where it hurts! Why does everyone think this is funny?

5 minutes ago, Parsonblue said:

Clearly work to do in the summer on the pitch.

Have to sell the squad first though.

9 hours ago, only2garners said:

Don’t wish your life away. Next May will only be 98 years since our last FA Cup win.

Oh good!

Over 102 years since we won it. Growing up in the 60's I'd never have believed we wouldn't have won it again by now.

Several semi-finals but never that last step.

I don't expect to see us win it now nor ever see us in the Premier League again.

lIfe's a bitch.

1 hour ago, Hasta said:

Whilst Toth clearly returns to the side, Im not sure the blame for not having a clean sheet from the last few games lands with Pears. If Miller could head, the ref didn’t give soft fouls and De Neve could track back he would have had 3 on the spin.

Pears has done alright. He's a reasonable No2. We won't do better. Those late goals weren't his fault.

Could get back into it! Hold those catches lads!

30 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Aussies are always only a wicket away from a collapse too, plenty of life left in this game yet, but it’s not looking great at the moment 

That dropped catch from Smith as opposed to the ripper of a catch from Labuschagne sums up the difference between the 2 teams. The Aussies are ruthless.

Aussies now playing real Test Cricket! On the way to a big lead I imagine.

We have had good moments but compared to them we are amateurs.

No dabbling at balls outside the off stump while the feet are stuck to the turf.