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JRC idiotic booking

Why didn't Rankin Costello shoot???? Still trying to walk it in the net

Norwich done their homework, pressing Rovers high. Several mistakes already giving the ball away

Norwich without a win in 5 games and Duffy and the immutable law of the ex We know what happens next

Looks strange without Lewis Travis. I'm sure you'd agree

Ennis looked like he'd never played for years at Chelsea, completely off the pace mentally and physically. He must be one of the most questionable signings the club has made in recent times - and there's been a fair number

Anyone know if it’s possible to pay on the gate?

Clear shove in the back of the defender too. Also, shouldn’t the ball be inside the quadrant from corners?

Livingstone, what a waste of space. And he got a central contract. No wonder Willey was teed off

Then came the shock FA Cup defeat away to Oxford United, captained by one Ron Atkinson IIRC. And it was a shock - scarcely believeable at the time. A sign of the decline to come unfortunately

Bad memories of going there in the Premier League relegation season when we were 3-1 up with 10 minutes left and managed to draw it 3-3. Brilliant goal from Hoillett IIRC Won't be going this time as it's too early in the day. Hoping for a bounceback after the Swansea and Chelsea defeats but with a dodgy goalkeeper and non-scoring forwards it's best to be realistic Norwich 2 Rovers 1

I don't normally bother with long posts (it's supposed to be a messageboard) but that was a good read - heartfelt for the good old Rovers days and written with a bit of style. Well done

I felt sorry for Harry Pickering. His lack of pace and poor positional play, coupled with the lack of help and cover from either Garrett or Moran, allowed James and Sterling especially in the second half the freedom of the right flank. It was excruciating to watch. It's game like these when you realise many of our players just aren't good enough for the higher levels - and Harry's one of them. Funnily enough, I though Markanday did OK, quite tidy, didn't give the ball away much and made some good runs. He's always going to struggle because of his size though,, he's such a little lad. Chelsea's big hulks just brushed him aside

12-year-old schoolboys Someone said it was like a Sunday league goalkeeper, which is in fact an insult to Sunday league goalkeepers. I've rarely seen amateur keepers make the gaffes Wahlstedt (sp?) did at Millwall and Chelsea. Both of our goalkeepers are liabilities. Tomasson has to be ruthless. Bring Pears back until January and find a better goalkeeper in the next transfer window

From where we were standing more than 100 yards away it looked a penalty, as clear a penalty as you'll ever see. Everyone around us said the same. "Handball"! Rovers need to make an official inquiry to the EFL as to why it was not given. The referee should at least provide an explanation.

We were right behind the goal for his gaffe at Millwall and again behind him last night. At present he is no better than Pears. We need a proper goalkeeper, one who gets the basics right. I can't believe there aren't better ones in the lower leagues we could sign I've played in teams with dodgy goalkeepers who regularly give goals away. It saps your morale and as players it pisses you right off when you work your socks off and all that work is undone by silly mistakes. Outfield players make mistakes too, but a goalkeeper who makes them regularly is a liability

Our group was right behind the goal. He didn’t need to lace the ball, it just needed a left foot side foot into the corner but he couldn’t even test the keeper. His age is irrelevant, it was a bad miss and he misses a lot

He’s going to be one of those strikers who needs 6 or 7 chances to score 1.

Big money players don’t make those mistakes.

The referee had a clear view. Why didn’t he give it?

He doesn’t “learn” though. He misses far too many. Last night he didn’t even hit the target. I was right behind the goal. It was a bad miss, worse than Siggi, and should have been a goal

Not a bad night, huge gulf in class, skill and strength but Rovers gave a good account of themselves. Two silly, soft goals given away and Leonard and Siggurdson should have scored but they are the differences that big money buys. The Rovers support was excellent as always A few observations Harry Pickering will have nightmares about Raheem Sterling. I’ve not seen a player given the run around like that for a long time. Otherwise the Rovers defence played well, Brittains gaffe for the 2nd notwithstanding We need another goalkeeper. The lad inspires no confidence whatsoever and he’s going to cost us alot of points this season. I didn’t understand the subs. Garret looked out of his depth so why did he stay on? Ennis is embarrassingly awful and one of those players you wonder how he became a pro. The standout for me was the difference kn physicality between the teams. Chelsea were big and strong and some of our lot are like schoolboys in comparison

Balmy evening in Landan tahn. Looking forward to the game

Rovers can forget about the league this season - we're not good or strong enough to challenge the top 10. The League Cup and FA Cups however are the chance for a bit of glory and a chance to provide excitement for the fans for the season ahead. A win at Chelsea might even give the players a boost in the league too I don't agree with Tomasson. We should go strong as possible tomorrow night and he should pick his best XI. If he picks a "weakened" team and we get turned over Tomasson will have 3,000 very annoyed away fans and in the current parlous state of the club Rovers need don't need that

Our group of 4 are going more in hope than expectation. Although the odds are against Rovers and Chelsea are likely to win we will be happy if the team puts up a very good performance that doesn't let the club or the supporters down. It's also important that we do not hand Chelsea any "easy" goals through silly mistakes or defensive errors. If Chelsea beat us, I hope it's on merit, not us handing them victory on a plate.