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Agree Ismael has to prove he is flexible and show he can make the team play well and win games more than one way

The Blades were my surefire bet for promotion this season - I think I even had them winning the league. Shows how much I know 😄 Selles has turned wine into water and was obviously a poor appointment but Wilder's return (again) is bizarre and is a poor reflection on the Sheff Utd owners

Our 2 wins have been away from home - does that tell us something about the way Ismael has set the team up and wants Rovers to play? Until this new team of misfits and poundshop bargains can show it can win at home too I see yesterday as a welcome 3 points in what is going to be a long hard battle to stay in this division this season.

Ismael is part of the problem in that, like most of the players, he isn't very good He made it a bit of name for himself at Barnsley but, as been pointed out, he benefited there from the good work done by the previous manager. In his 14 year managerial / coaching career he's been at 10 clubs. He's never been anywhere longer than 2 seasons Will he walk or will he be sacked? Either way, he's unlikely to be here very long And so it goes on, lurching from one crisis to another

That’s a team of greenhorns and the not good enough. This window has ensured that not only are we in danger of getting relegated it’s quite possible that we’ll finish bottom

Thanks for your post The above sentence is the most alarming. There are many villains responsible for Rovers' demise over the past 15 years but to say Gestede is the worst of the lot is a truly damning statement of the current shambles at Ewood. The question is, what is he trying to achieve and why? If it's a pure ego trip on his part then he needs to be exposed and forced out. Don't ask me how

Guehi deal called off because Palace couldn’t find a replacement So where’s the replacement for Hyam?

Brittain, Baath, Travis, Hyam, Weimann - the heart has been ripped out of the club. Relegation a near certainty in my book. Bet placed

Another experienced player who won’t be replaced Wow that’s hard to understand

Some serious problems in 2023-24 but mostly the usual bumps and scrapes over an 8 -year pro career Isak's a special player and although Rovers fans like to think so Wharton isn't at the same level. Would Liverpool take a big money risk on him? I don't think so

Here's a gem from August 1977. Name them

Liverpool won't pay big money for an injury prone player. No one would. Wharton has alot to prove - not least his fitness and the weaknesses in his game before he gets the "big" move he apparently wants.

So good it was posted twice

We went to this one last year - Rovers were unlucky to lose to a debatable penalty - and are thinking about it again But really what is the point? The team is weaker than last season, the manager looks like he is a dud, and the thought of another long journey home after another depressing defeat is too awful to contemplate Life is short and some of us haven’t long left. Time is better spent tidying up the garden, doing the chores, watching some local cricket, than supporting a bunch of no hopers. For a lifelong fan, I never thought it would come to this

Poor track record and his club’s fans not impressed and glad to take the money. Another gamble along with all the other new boys by the look it. He might come good but you have to say it’s highly unlikely

The "potential" was there but he never quite did it. Often in the right position but couldn't quite get the finishing touch or missed the target. League Cup game at Stamford Bridge I went to a couple of seasons ago: through on goal early in the second half and put the ball wide when it looked easier to score and didn't even test the keeper. Summed him up for me: Not quite good enough

Leonard is another Academy player who wasn't quite good enough to make the Championship grade. Hope he makes a success of it at Posh and if he can steer clear of injury he could score alot of goals for them Also hope we've got a sell-on clause, because another club might take a punt on him in a few years The clearout continues and it might not be a bad thing - some of these fringe players needed to move on The question is whether the new boys are any better.

Is he as good as Maceo Rigters?

Aside from the bickering and the grumbling is there any firm transfer news or even speculation? It's gone very quiet

Travis is a real loss to this club. Same with Brittain - talented, experienced players who will be sorely missed over the course of the season Neither should have been allowed to leave. Damn the owners and the pygmies running the Ewood operation

Sad, emotional. You can hear it in his voice. He's obviously very upset to be leaving. Wish him all the best. Very good player on his day, probably never quite lived up to his potential

Duffy was rough as hell when he joined us from Everton, clumsy, prone to gaffes, a poor player, but improved enormously in his short time at Ewood only to leave under a cloud and give the impression he was doing us a favour playing for Rovers. Too much baggage and he's 34 in January too. No thanks

Watched the highlights on TV. Wharton was substituted in the Forest match but Hughes stayed on? Adam can play beautiful passes but he needs to dominate more and develop an energetic, physical side to his game. There's also the lack of goals. Tuchel has alot of high quality midfield players to choose from and I don't think Wharton is among them yet

Certainly a surprise yesterday. No one expected that performance from him or the team Can he do it regularly though, instead of one good game in 10? On past form that's doubtful

Hope you put some money on. Today was not normal