It sounds like we are going to experience more of the same for years to come. Limping along on a shoestring, charging prices locals can't or won't pay and seeing the goal of Premier league football as elusive as ever (that's our goal of course, not theirs.)

for the moment Abbey!!

Good to know.

At this point we should have been looking to fit Ash Philips in! Makes you sick eh?

We're weakened in the sense of wondering who comes on for Leonard if he's not firing or gets injured? We're running out of options.

In short its another one of those banana-skin games where we are on a good run and we're all confident of a result!

Yep, you can't coach that, its simply innate class!

You're probably right, I'd just like to see some intent from the club.

If anyone should get a new contract its JDT.

I'm absolutely sure ! wouldn't! And that's no criticism of him at all. Very impressed with him so far and think we have a good un in the making.

Definitely wasn't getting at you!! perish the thought.

Garrett was the surprise, I did think he could have made a difference when we were fading.

From 1 person? And he could have been saying "not Championship level YET." That's true isn't it? He should not be starting every game should he? He needs to be managed.

Almost every time a Rovers player has a good game or even a good spell in a game, like Leonard last night, somebody pops up to claim the board wrote him off but they knew better. Same old shit game after game. The vast majority on here believe they can see something in Leonard to be optimistic about and are prepared to be patient. its like there is something peculiarly negative about our fans and its bullshit.

This happens so often you've got to think tired legs and nothing on the bench. Its why we concede so many late goals as well imo. The squad is too thin.

Well Leonard has to be nurtured, but the other 2 were desperation signings. We can and should do better.

Its all dependent on JDT staying. I honestly can't see anyone else likely to get the same tune from this fiddle. Enjoy while we can.

He doesn't get an absolute hammering at all. He gets criticism for some wayward passing and oceans of praise for what he does well. We will miss him.

There must be easier ways to become a nervous wreck! Thank God's that's over. Hardly time to recover before the next dose! Well done lads--in the end.

Don't like this optimism! Aways feels worse when it goes wrong. And it usually does! I suspect we'll end up with as many victories as defeats which is roughly the situation now.

Tat's what I was thinking! Helps you lift it.

Fair enough too---I keep forgetting that bit! Hard to give up the habits of a lifetime!

First one was surely?

That would depend on reinforcements coming in January. We simply haven't the player resources to sustain a long run-in to promotion as it stands. That, in turn, depends on Venkys so I have zero confidence about that. Our target this season, as has been stated, is to remain in this division. I don't believe that matches JDT's ambition. That makes me a pessimist I suppose but I prefer realist!

He played at least a couple you'd put in the sublime category but i the first half he played one lazy pass on the halfway line straight to their player about 10 yards away with all our defence moving up and no cover. Absolutely horrific. Should have led to a goal. He does this every week and he really has to cut this out of his game.