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The expectation of finishing halfway will require" further defensive enhancements!"---Is that code for "new defenders" by the way?!

You can add infinitum but the fact remains we don't spend money on defenders!

You're a hard man! I am trying to be nice. He did indeed make a hash of it. But I thought Downing's effort was pathetic.

And what a blunder that was! Anyway you're talking about a striker there or is he a "wide forward"? We don't pay money for defenders.

They were also the only 2 meaningful chances of the game for Rovers apart from the goal. Teams rarely convert 100%. Some excuse for Gallagher , the ball came very hard at him. Any touch it was a goal though.

I don't think that. I think he lacks confidence. I also think he isn't good enough.

i would.

No he's not! He's 32 and I don't know why I wrote that. Obviously 3 good seasons left in him!

He's also 35,might be his last season?

What a really silly post. I know I couldn't manage Rovers, Mowbray doesn't imo. If I criticise Boris Johnson, should I apply for his job? Are we to live in criticism-free zone where everybody can be as bad as they like? As a Rovers supporter I'm not qualified to be manager but I'm bloody sure I'm qualified to critique the one we have. And I heard very strong criticism of TM's managership as we were leaving the ground. Bewilderment at his transfers, his selection and his subs. Very common comment--"League One defence"

There were players unmarked lined up on the left for a simple cross which came! The reason they had the ball was because of Bennett's blunder, the reason their left was unmarked was because Benno had raced over to the right. It it that simple.

Yeah agree with you. Sorry about that. Just getting frustrated at that point. Didn't expect fans would be rewriting history the day after!

FFS! Read that again! No way does that make sense.

Thank God for that! I thought I was imagining it all for a minute! Bennett needlessly gave the ball away and they scored. Whether someone else could have heroically saved us is speculation but the odds were against it. He stuffed up.

Eh? You sure we watched the same game?

Bennett's appalling blunder when he presented them with the ball----under no pressure---that doesn't count? Bennett was primarily to blame, there can be no argument about that. He knew it too.

He's not an outstanding manager, I'm certain about that. Is he a good manager---I thought he was some time ago but its fading quickly now. I'm very happy to admit that some/all of our recent managers were worse but that is all about Venkys and says nothing positive about Mowbray whatsoever.

No he didn't and I said the exact same thing to my mate.

Like-- but have run out of likes!

With our transfer record? Wouldn't fix it by Christmas!

I'm sure there's lots more things we could agree on if you tried harder!

I think I'll stay and continue to argue for better if its alright with you!

No---and you are being deliberately obtuse. Post after post has told you its not about this one game. This is a continuing theme.

Maybe but its looking like this was the peak of his achievement and he can't take us any farther.

No! It absolutely isn't. Plenty of fans saying exactly the same thing on the way out. Didn't hear anyone defend TM.