No, last season he just looked bored. He didn't have 11k home fans roaring (or telling him to sort it out) with his team fighting to stay in the top 6. If there is an example from memory where hes ever looked so dejected when his side is storming back to win i'd be interested to hear it.

That's what he did though. You can find justification to defend him from the onslaught that's fair enough but don't go into denial about thing that happen in front of thousands of pairs of eyes. Ok i don't pay money to watch the managers but it was one of the oddest things seen down there on the touchline in the last...... well ever probably. I've seen things orchestrated, Kidd appearing mid game when he hadn't officially taken charge of the team being one. Various bust ups and even Stan Ternants tight black trackies and big white sneekers amusing the BBE no end. Never ever seen a Rovers manager seemingly down tools then looked positively pissed off when his team was scoring and winning.

What needs to change ? Maybe tell the manager to stay at home until the end of May because his influence doesn't seem to make a jot of positive difference. In fact the one half of football he 'sat out' we scored 3 goals !

Don't take offence if i screenshot this and plaster it on twitter and facebook as it isn't for nefarious reasons like we are used to. It needs showing to the many on there who only pull their heeds out their backsides long enough to tell us how great he is. Mind you they've been hard to spot since January.

Been very suspicious in the past of certain things looking like we might be a plaything for a private betting syndicate. Now though it's just TM and his familiar patterns we've seen it for 5 years on the bounce even some of his staunchest supporters acknowledge it. He is only comfortable in his own mind when he is constantly tinkering and rotating according to the opposition. The best periods of success we've had under him have come when hes hit on a team and left it alone, 3 games, 5 games or whatever. This season before Christmas must be some kind of career record from him in terms of leaving things alone where possible. Even the subs were predictable but mostly sensible. Once that had to change we were always nailed on to go back to type trying silly things and bowing to the opposition. Alongside trying to justify some players and keep others happy. Then the blame inevitably gets pointed directly at the players and certain ones get chucked under the bus. All whilst looking fed up, tired, uninterested on the sidelines and in the pressers. I think we'd be seeing very similar even if the team had spent the season in midtable.

Sorry but no it's just classic Mowbray and the way him and Swaggo run things. I don't believe he could have got substantial funds but a few million or a big wage contribution for a short term loan, yes. He wouldn't say what hes said otherwise with him being the bastion of integrity. For virtually all his time here hes been giving the impression he's told the owners to keep the chequebook away and run it sensibly. Far enough but when its needed a push it hasn't happened. This was the first time in a Jan window hes been able to do anything for a while. He directed those funds where he did. Seemingly looked at a couple of wide forwards types who he could juggle around on the front line. Then left them alone and spent on recruiting Hedges, Giles and the Spurs lad which won't have cost nothing. No ambition just playing it safe and we've seen nothing to suggest it was the right call.

Lets not talk about Mowbray in the same breath as Kean or Coyle as one was a narsissistic conman the other a goon. He was a breath of fresh air for a few seasons but hit his glass ceiling at full pelt 2 years ago. Since then hes just been floundering around trying to hang on to his journey as long as possible. This season he had his hand forced after years of easy street and hit on a formula that worked well with what he had for once. Sadly once it went wrong he hadn't the first scooby what to do about it. Either on the pitch or in the window so his natural revert to type instincts kicked in. What he does now could be the most important thing hes done in the last 4 years as Rovers boss because after this season there'll likely be another downgrade. I think though having fans back this season and actually having to graft on matchday instead of slumbering the pressure of a good season has got to him. I bet he dreams of midtable obscurity in front of 9k silent fans and talk of ignoring the league, being happy at 1-0 reverses because he's a development coach who only cares about individuals progress. Remember all that ? Because it was only last season he was labeling himself as such.

That's why he'll get a new contract and license for a complete cheap rebuild and that imo is why they got Park in. Upper midtable stability might seem like a pipe dream in another season or two.

Worshipped by most of the 'yoof' who follow the team home and away, understandable i suppose. Ironically though it's usually that vocal element who pipe up the 'Mowbray sort it out'. So we can conclude it's ok for them to have a pop but nobody else.

Did exactly the same last time there were a few sort it out chants previously. Followed by a few meltdowns in the press after his tame media pals dared to ask an incy wincy non brown tongued question. The guy is a giant slapped arse i just pray for once in a lifetime these lot get off their backsides and source out a new manager. I don't care if he's a tosser either as long as he gets the job done on the pitch.

This time last season some were convinced we were already in the middle of the long goodbye with him. Even more so a few months into the beginning of this season yet the remarkable little turnaround wobbled a lot of heads. All we've actually seen is the inevitable return to type and all that's really happened is little spell of overachieving on the back of an all time embarrassing dubbing. In the words of The Who i won't be fooled again. Plenty will though.

No excuse not to go for it after the international break, what have we got to lose now ? We were second but that's gone, we'll be out the top 6 probably before long so just bloody roll the sleeves up and go for it. If we finish 9th we finish 9th but at least they'll have tried. There's usually a good run at this time of year when the beach is in sight and players are trying to catch the eye of other clubs. Surely they won't deprive us of that as well.

Sod Dunn he had a job here and fired off to do something else.

Lets be honest now if he said he'd had enough tomorrow and left for his own reasons what would really change between now and the end of the season ? Would it really be much different, would we have ourselves a better chance of a big final push ? Would we implode completely and the season end in disarray and doom ? Or would we likely as not just bumble on like we are now winning the odd one, losing and drawing 0-0 ?

He's been stealthily turning all the blame onto the players recently in typical 'nothing to do with me' fashion. One min he's telling us we are a young naive side the next thing he's questioning some players desire. Surely they shouldn't be anywhere near the team if that is the case.

Now that would be hand and glove imo There won't be any compo though and this is Nixon the processor of more crap than the average sewage works. As this season peters to a close it'll be full on operation get Tony a new long term deal, just watch.

Rumours Farke is being lined up for Stoke. I think here and this group of players would suit him far better, if ever there was a 'big' bog standard championship midtable club it's Stoke. I think it would be a poor choice by him if he went there.

Considering what we actually needed at the time and considering the Raya money went into his signing it's very hard to understand. We are paying the price now though because he has to justify his other marquee signing. Yet he'll only ever draw blanks most weeks despite putting a shift in usually.

Because he seems to be a scapegoat yet he isn't a good enough striker and never was. Not his fault that hes been jerked about here week to week and now everyone including the deluded manager is wondering why he isn't Danny Graham. He is a squad man at best in a decent championship outfit and he has played his part this season. I don't expect him to hit a barn door i suppose that's where we differ. I do expect better from the manager in terms of how he uses him and who else he has on the books.

Shake your own nut then ask who signed him and who puts so much faith in him despite shoving him in a different position every game. He is what he is and has never been any different so to expect anything better is deluded.

That's what you get with youth and players in general in this league, inconsistency. Just not all at once but... Happens every single season here though despite the personnel and system so why do you think that is ? End of the day we are a naive young side who went on a fabulous run after being badly exposed. Since one important player got injured we've been being guided back to midtable comfort by the equally naive inconsistent yet very experienced manager. Just facts but i don't want everyone jumping on Gallagher, look higher up the food chain that's where responsibility lies. Not that any will ever be acknowledged.

This really isn't funny anymore nor is it just hard luck or this squad not being good enough. It isn't an individual players fault either. It's tactical nonsense with zero clear plan starting in January when there were real opportunities. That was the beginning of the end of a serious go at it.

I doubt he can but Mowbray can certainly outwit himself sometimes. Team looks decent enough today on paper but it might not reflect that in practice.

I did and i know exactly what you said which contradicts what you said about signing Hedges now to save money....on a signing on fee if he was free !

He won;t have been any cheaper at all that's just wishful thinking and it won't have been done to save a few quid, quite the opposite i'd suggest. When you think about whoever brokered the deal and their cut added to the fee. It's clear they just rushed this through for the sake of getting a body through the door with no clear plan of what to do with it. He'll probably turn out an ok player for a small outlay but it looks stupid when we've been struggling so much up top yet not using him.