Never the same after that Gwyneth chucked him though, busted flush as they say.

Great result and shows this squad can still provide a team good enough to match and better others. That what it is there for and why the excuses don't always wash. Pleased for Brereton he's stepped up today, very welcome win in typical TM back to the wall fashion. The wall being on here he obviously keeps an eye on it ?

35 year old Downing offered more last season than Evans usually does in 2 or 3. So yes really is time to get rid.

He should be sacked instantly if he pulled a stroke like that.

Evans international

Well he didn't tear up trees at top level but he wasn't really a disaster either, he certainly isn't Coyle standard and he hasn't had a team bottom of league one or two after ten games. If the dice was rolled just for the sake of it as a few would like then we could certainly do worse that's the best way to look at it. He fits Venky's remit in such a way as he's been sacked / resigned recently and out of a job so no compen ! He might not turn out to be a massive improvement but i doubt he'd ruin what TM has built overnight either.

He might be a twohat but wouldn't wish that on him and it won't do his head any favours, even he is only human.

Agree i think i'd take the hit on any of those that are touch and go for this match, give them time from now till after the break. We should still have enough to get something tomorrow although nothing is guaranteed it's still a game you'd expect a point or three from. If Evans plays though i expect another shithouse effort whilst he keeps himself safe for the Internationals !

A run of games won't do him any harm a bit of rough and tough stuff will be just the ticket. These kids come through academies playing against similar yet teams used to sign youngsters from the likes of Hartlepool. It's just reverse order these days you have to send them out to toughen them up and give them a bit of a culture shock. Character building if nothing else, the more they send out like this the better they can always take a step up with their next loan if needed. They need to experience life on the other side if we want to breed leaders and battlers again who appreciate the plush surroundings of billionaire funded Rovers.

Got to love it on here at times it's no wonder there are accusations of over expectation and on the opposite side lack of ambition. 'Who can we get' better, 'Who'll come ?' 'Nobody out there' er..... Hughes ? - Busted flush Bilic ? - Nah overated Pearson ? - Turned it down, won't come. It's no frigging wonder they get the likes of Coyle through the door, we should be literally banging on it demanding any one of those. A fresh approach is needed with a manager who can build his team from the back and knows what a good striker actually is at this level. It really is as straightforwards as that, TM would confuse a game of pass the parcel. ,

If you have a policy of signing injury prone players because you might get them a bit cheaper wages wise then it can be no surprise when you have a glut missing. Couple that with the heavy workload recently and anybody who sneezes or was stood near someone when they did being told to stay away it's no wonder. Good job they'll filled the squad out a bit and there are still enough to put together a team capable of getting some results in the meantime. It isn't covids fault 12 million pounds worth of forwards who remain available are way below the mark !

Yes it was Lambert who tweaked things here to make the opposition go over the top a bit more rather than walk through our midfield. That made him and Hanley look decent very briefly and made them worth a few quid. Like Hanley he's basically a big dolloper that needs the right manager and system but he should be able to cut it in the pub league up there. It's odd that he isn't but he's an arsehole who maybe is getting karma served now.

We know how it pans out we'll get a few back and have a decent run i'm sure then probably a dismal winter before dead rubber season is upon us again. Add in the odd scalp from upper table and a mostly fit squad all talk will turn to next season and this will be written off again as one of those things. Always thought that any play off place achieved in this era would just come from a late run where we just crash in at the last min. Got to stay handily placed for that though.

Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see him flop. However he did quite ok for Brighton and in the Prem. The money we got for him was about right at the time I'd say. Something tells me his heads gone rather his ability.

I dread to think what Jack would have made of all the agents and their ridiculous influence in the game now. I'd like to think anyone who took the piss wouldn't have lasted long and would have had to take legal action for their 'payoff'. Knowing Jack it would have been here's a month in hand now #### off !

Another disjointed but determined effort, Evans has probably told them he's putting his feet up in prep for his usual international efforts. Seeing as he'll be needing another generous contract soon though he's said he'll do 20 mins if needed just to help old Tone out because he likes him. Another draw but we'll score in this one. has to be first obviously otherwise it's curtains. 1 - 1

From their point of view - His points total over the season despite the death spirals will be enough for midtable having contested with the covid situation and usual injuries. They are happy with that probably because it and he cause them little fuss. At some point 20 million will be recouped from sales - They'll be very happy with that. We are the Tony and Steve show.

When the beach starts appearing on the horizon late season and contracts are up for renewal in summer- or moves are on the mind watch the treatment room empty. Hopefully there'll a vaccine as well before then so the latest trend will be stifled as well. Fit footballers sat at home because they 'might; have been in contact with someone. Still on thousands per week whilst their team struggles. Not a bad place to be in these times.

Said it a million times but he'll never change he has a certain way of working and it works up to a point. But going over it over and over again is just going around in circles it doesn't matter how many personnel or what money. It'll still be the same end result give or take a marginal. Must stress this isn't based on last night and so many players out is a nightmare but the alarm bells were ringing after lockdown last season. I'm just not convinced the fresh influx of signings or Dacks return will alter the long standing issues overnight. Some good things that keep it all steady and a happy camp but too many flaws and reluctance to upset the applecart. So all that really changes is his taglines - stability, evolution not revolution, transition to possession, transition to front foot pressing yet the same problems because its been built right from the start on sandcastle foundations. The thing that should have evolved two years ago is the defense and take if from there. Tosin, Ayala, Douglas just sticking plasters really.

But those two bring soooo much more to the team. We've been told enough by the experts who know the experts and the rest. Yes they do when we are battering weaker teams although somebody else usually has to set the ball rolling. Meanwhile in the bread and butter world (the majority of champ games in other words ) good chances, half chances and the one chance in 95 mins go missing consistently. You can't go from Rhodes to DG and Dack to these powder puffs and call it progress.

Brereton is the more natural footballer of the two but Gallagher should probably be the more effective. Yes service was pants as is often the norm but they don't go looking often enough either. Fact is they weren't out of sorts at all they were very much at their standard level. Occasionally they step above it when the rest of the team is on point. Mostly though that is what you expect from those two, piss poor it really is like having the lower league versions of Grabbi and the young Davies in the team at the same time. Nobody to blame here but the players themselves and those who made the awful judgement calls to spew all the money on them.

Agree with this although it isn't based on last night. Difficult one that but the bigger picture is the same. Even though there are players to come back and newbies to bed in it'll be the end of season dead rubbers that yeild any possible marginal gains. It's still very much The TM hamster wheel.

This ? The basics are the basics and we got away with it tonight but he also made a couple of smart stops. Really the bit of praise he's getting is down to the fact he didn't make a cock up and cost us a goal. After Raya and Walton it's kind of expected but he didn't make one of their blunders at least. That's were the bar is these days with keepers here.

He got it right tonight in terms of playing deeper even though the rest of the team was all over the gaff the defense held up well. I think if they'd tried to go for it or push on at any point we'd have shipped a goal or two. His messing around with the wings and forwards defies logic at times but he has a bunch of miss fits out there tonight. Part down to him part not.

What we need is Kaminsky back and a proper back up keeper brought in then you can get away with your 3rd choice in odd games like that.