That lasted long

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

That Rothwell is rubbish, eh?

Not sure why people still think he is? 

He was frustrating for some time but he's clearly worked hard on his game and he's a really good player for us. 

I'll be disappointed if we don't get him on a new deal.

What a fucking goal that was!

Substitution bingo.

We have:

Edun

Clarkson

Poveda

Butterworth

1 down, need a goal, a spark, a game changer.

Whats the chances?

Clarkson and Edun on

Butterworth and Poveda getting splinters in their backsides.

"The first step, is to acknowledge the problem. Who'd like to share with the group"

"Hi I'm Tony"

"Hi Tony" (voices in unison)

"I keep setting the team up in a back 3 but I have no idea how to get it to work. I just can't help myself"

"Don't worry Tony, we all suffer from the same problems here and we are all here to help."

"Thanks Mark, David and Damien"

A foul throw...

From a professional footballer!

1 hour ago, HowieFive0 said:

Red button games are available on the Sky Sports App Tom...via phone etc

I can't get this to work on my tablet as it normally does? 

Scratch that, its on now.

1 minute ago, JacknOry said:

Is that the only change?

Yep it is: 

Trav captain as well.

No Lenihan, Carter comes in

Was Lenihan subbed due to injury or just to give some game time to Carter?

I don't think anyone saw that coming! Superb win and delighted that Diaz bagged his first career hat trick 👏 

Can't believe we were 6th going into the game and actually managed to win!

Nice goal for West Brom which is looking like the winner.

1 hour ago, JohnGo said:

I’m not aware of a hamstring issue. They are taking their time with his recovery as it is common to get tweaks and strains when coming back from a long layoff.

He missed loads of last season with a hamstring injury, came back and fracturedhis metatarsal.

He played in an under 23's game last month and then picked up another hamstring injury which has kept him out since and is still a few weeks away from first team training.

10 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/september/-We-have-to-find-the-answer-to-get-his-body-to-a-state-of-robustness-/

Sounds like Rankin Costello is still well away from first team involvement having picked up a hamstring injury.

His injury proneness is a huge worry, he makes Ayala look robust. With Nyambe set to leave on a free, Rankin Costello will seemingly be next in line, which itself is questionable, but he is of no use if he is made of glass.

Another hamstring issue,  seems like he can't shake those, which is a worry. He's not likely to get a good run of games under his belt anytime soon. 

That Spurs kit 🤢🤮

He's now our 4th longest serving (post war) manager according to Rich Sharpe.

Jack Marshall - 2436 days

Bob Saxton - 2039 days

Johnny Carey - 1948 days

Tony Mowbray - 1673 days

20 minutes ago, tomphil said:

The min he gets to India they are coming back with new 3 or 4 year manager and CEO deals mark my words. That will be item one on the agenda.

And anybody who thinks Mr and Mrs D don't still make the big final financial decisions think again.  We are about to embark on another 4 season mid table journey that ends in Tony and Steves pensions and sales opf the young players we are nurturing now.

That's the future and there isn't a top 6 ambition in sight.

Fully agree.

The fact that they'll be in the ear of Mr and Mrs D, and not just Bala, makes it almost inevitable Mowbray will be getting a new deal. 

Because he's "a nice guy", nothing to do with his managerial abilities.

18 hours ago, BRFC4EVA said:

Found the below on a Rovers Facebook group. Our results over the last 3 years when we have been in and around the playoff spots. Backs up what weve always been saying. Can we do it against Cardiff?

Interesting and damning stat.

Get anywhere near the play offs and the collapse.

Mowbray doesn't inspire much of a winning mentality either. "We'll go into the next game and see what happens" **shoulder shrug**

We're in the play offs! 

(Probs for a week)

Be good to see what this Leeds lad is capable of.

1 hour ago, Lucimo said:

Well it doesn't look like it will be Cooper. Wonder who's left on the HSH list?? 

More dross i assume

Ok, maybe I was expecting more from this guy than just loaning a Brighton under 23 player.

6 hours ago, JohnGo said:

Agreed Wheelton, if he can spot someone that fits our needs why pay a fortune on analytics? 

If it’s so easy apply for the job and put forward your recommendations. He’s paid on results, it’s easy to to say you could do the job, try doing it.

The point being that he wasn't exactly influential in the signing, if anything it was actually more Mowbray's relationship with Brighton's technical director that was the influential part. It seems that relationship secured the defender from there too.

13 hours ago, PeteJD13 said:

No so sure why Mowbray would be about to lose his job when we’re 8th, if we are still top 10 in three months I’d expect him to get a new deal. 

It's something Venkys would do, which is a worry.

The earliest they should be thinking about giving him a new deal is at the end of the season, unless he has us on the most unlikeliest of automatic promotion charges or a sustained stay in the top 6, neither of which are happening.

He took us on an absolutely horrific run which lasted a good chunk of the season putting us as close to a relegation battle as he could.

He has form for these abysmal runs too, they aren't new. 

Barring a miracle, end of the season at the earliest should be the time they even consider handing him a new deal, even then it would have to be on the back of a terrific season.

Reality is, they should be looking and sounding out new managers right now.

12 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

just announced on the bbc website,how many points deduction is it??

12 I think