he didn't change formation, he changed personnel.

100%

But as was quoted : With what's available.

was that when it absolutely poured down and we were on the open end. Lads where raiding the shop/hut for boxes to try to keep the rain off.

to me it is more a lack of willingness to change tactics when our first plan isn't working.

It's an hours flight from Manchester to Germany, not a safari to the middle of Africa. And as you say, we don't know the circumstances. People always assume the worst. Perhaps he was given extra time off because Mowbray thought he was not required, then call offs and injuries occurred. I think that unless his family was in some sort of trouble, he should have been called back.

He should have been flown back Friday night. Giving people time off when they can be spared is fine, but when we are short of players the club should come first. The Rovers do actually make his lifestyle possible

But yet again he didn't produce much. I want more than, did little wrong.

I would say most of Mowbrays decisions today cost us and that he has to take most of the blame.

If they are an improvement on the players they are replacing, get them in.

Mowbray said that the team was put together at the last minute because of call offs. If you haven't got the personnel available to play a certain system, then play a different one. With those available yesterday 4-4-2 would have been better. It may have meant that Forest came further forward, but that may have been better for us. Sometimes a long ball game is the correct tactic

and Wednesday

But he can score from distance. Evans does not have this ability. Of the two Evans is the better holding player, Johnson is the more likely to score, so why play them in the opposite roles?

It might have worked had Evans played the deeper holding roll and Johnson the more attacking role. But no Tony worries about the opposition and plays Johnson deep, maybe because of his superior heading. I also could not understand why Chapman did not come on for Dolan instead of Gally, because ten minutes later Chapman came on and both ended up playing each others positions.

20,000 in spite of him, not because of him.

We have not been able to break down a defensive side on a regular basis for quite a few seasons. That is not, thrown together at the last minute. They are all pro players, I would not accept the amount of simple passes that went astray.

No he isn't.

People are saying we didn't deserve to loose that game. I think we did, it was a toothless performance. Ayala, Nyambe and Kaminski the only ones to have booked their place for Wednesday, in my opinion, ,

pro footballers giving so many passes away is criminal. Bring on Watford. It should take some of the choices away, for the next team selection.

It's all about man management. Lets see how we get on today, before the witch-hunts start.

two of the three now have two years more, valuable experience

mine's fine at the moment

It isn't.

They'd be sailing round the universe

But think of the profit, the Nobbers would go mental.