davulsukur

Left work. Nothing happening. Got home, checked the boards. Fucking chaos. Jesus christ Mowbray, what are you doing here?

20mins, doesn't feel like it's going to happen

Great stuff. Hope this one comes off then. I guess that pushes Willo more into a centre back role, so i can;t see any other signings coming in

Cunningham a left back?

Normally a reliable source as well.

Magloire has gone on loan. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2019/august/magloire-makes-loan-move/

You know it's bad when Chaddy is slating it

Too late to be flogging him now. Even if all the money was reinvested into the squad, we wouldn't get a deal over the line in time.

Yer sorry I thought you meant Mulgrew would do a job at left back.

Was just about to say its Assombalonga all over again!! Let's hope this one comes off.

Assuming you mean at left back, that's exactly how Mowbray thinks and one of the main reasons we are in this defensive mess in the first place.

It's normally the manager that makes the difference in these situations. Allardyce being the classic example of taking any old players and getting them organised and set up correctly to become difficult to beat. Mowbray has never been about the defence in his entire managerial career. He isn't going to start now. I think it was yourself that posted a quote where he had 6 strikers on the pitch at the same time. He seems to believe we can be a possession based team and therefore under less pressure defensively, looking at the Charlton game, we had 62% possession (according to the BBC) which isn't too shabby but we still lost 2-1 because our defenders just aren't good enough when it matters.

That's a bit simplistic. (According to Mogga)

Yep, it will be. Should have been the number 1 priority over the summer to get in a couple of full backs and centre back. It took just 1 game to highlight that our defensive issues haven't been resolved in the slightest. When did we sign Bell? That back 4 against Charlton could have started a year and a half ago. Not good enough.

If we sign any defenders now, they will be considered back up in the extreme. Mowbray obviously thinks we have enough cover in all positions across the back 4 with Bennett, Lenihan, Mulgrew, Williams, Hart, Tosin Nyambe, Bell and at a push Downing. In fact, he wouldn't even acknowledge the back 4 as a problem after the Charlton defeat. It's a concern that we haven't replaced some of the above and it will cost us over the season.

We always ride the wave of optimism until Sharpe comes in and kicks us off our surf board

Theres not many things about football you do like!

Not another hatred for a Man Utd player?! Must have been that overhead kick past your boys that did it ?

If he starts with the same back 4 as he did against Charlton, he should be sacked on the spot. Nyambe needs to come in for Bennett and Tosin, although a largely unknown quantity needs to replace Mulgrew. Assuming Hart and Williams are still out injured, can't see anyone other than Bell in at left back. Not a fan of this idea of Downing being at left back. ------------------Walton Nyambe--Lenihan--Tosin--Bell ------------Travis--Johnson Armstrong----Dack-----Rothwell ---------------Graham

@DE. on absolute ? in this thread. Some great posts.

Just opened Twitter and this was at the top.

I actually reckon Mowbray might drop him for the Fulham game. Downside is, he will put Tosin there, who by all accounts struggles at right back.

He's got till Thursday to get a defender or 2 in and despite his post match comments, he bloody well needs to.

We were always conceding with that back 4. Just need to see if we have enough up front to bag.

FFS