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We are sufficiently far into the season that nobody in trouble is too good to go down. The West Brom transfer dealings make Gestede look brilliant in comparison by the way. Huge amount depends on injuries. Hopefully we are through the worst on that front but the Ewood surface could yet sabotage us. Suspect Leicester will get a 6 point deduction and their frequently rubbish performances mean they are in the doodoo. Based on the season so far, there isn't a game on the fixture list we can't win and definitely none we are incapable of being beaten in. Our Achilles heal is not scoring and that comes from creating ridiculously few good chances. A lot of this comes down to coaching as does conceding from set pieces and 90+ minutes goals against. In short, problems which can be largely fixed with the players we have got. However, I have less than zero confidence we will make appointments capable of fixing them so a totally avoidable relegation from which we won't recover is rightly priced at evens.

Agree Cashin looking very solid and that was a goal.poacher finish last night. 27 into 25 doesn't go. If Hedges is out to the summer it is pointless giving him a number. Then it would seem that Ribeiro and Kargbo are below third choice on the left so we are likely to get a Sigurdson situation with one or both of them. Kargbo looks like he has lost his pace whilst Ribeiro still has a lot to offer.

Thankfully Norwich have had mixed results in the immediate past so that 5-0 romp at the Baggies is receding. In the do our utmost to avoid a loss category. First game where Johnson will have had a training session but suspect selection will be by committee.

Under 17s reaching the final is a considerable achievement

Grateful for 3 points Grateful for injured players coming back Grateful Oxford lost despite being gifted the opening goal. Grateful Rovers hierarchy were faffing about potting Ishmael on deadline day so Pickering is still a Rover and not at Oxford. Grateful Baggies are in free fall. Very much doubt Johnson had much effect given Ishmael trained them and the starting line up was such a mish mash. Reason for hope going to Norwich but that wasn't a game to instil confidence in anyone.

Rovers odds and sods against a Wednesday side so strong they have Bruno Fernandez on the bench...

Cashin was saved by a blind referee missing a blatant penalty from one of the worst debuts in Rovers history. That said it is premature to write Cashin, Jorgensen and Dapo off as total disasters just yet.

There is far worse to come my friend

Owl survival Sheff Wed have finances to get through season - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwyw78736r0o

Johnson to retain his 100% win record please. Team selection is actually challenging now we don't have 14 absentees. Do we go for speedy Dapo, start with Gudjonson and Jorgensen, persist with double Japanese, pick Cashin over two proper left backs, drop McLoughlin to bring back Atcheson or Pratt, Forshaw or Moussa, drop Cantwell, pick Miller for his long throws??? Team talk - move the ball quickly, don't be afraid of a first time pass and shoot on sight. Rovers TV said Cantwell is on 8 yellows.

We know that Pasha and Gestede are the selection committee. Why bother speculating? We are going to get a totally garbage appointment. We will be looking back whistfully to the halcyon days of Valerian Ismael and Championship football.

Timing of the sacking on transfer deadline day is just weird. It is as though the Raos now have so little time to be bothered with Rovers that they have been relying on monthly bs reports from Pasha - injuries, refs, unusual monsoon weather, underlying financial plan working, blah blah - but suddenly noticed match day receipts falling off a cliff and the league table in the January month end report and panicked. Pasha gets a carpeting and Ishmael gets the chop. This could be opportunity knocks for Damien Johnson and not a case of a planned replacement

Club has just announced Damien Johnson in charge tomorrow evening.

Alebyosu trained today and available for selection tomorrow according to the LT. Logging onto Rovers TV is a high tension 5 minutes these days usually involving a no match being screened interlude then being told to buy a subscription (I have a season sub) before getting onto the match screen...

With 27 players eligible to be registered, who decides who misses out?