Really Philip? I don’t think he’s any better, another player who is out of his depth in the championship. We have a whole group of them, I don’t need to name them as everyone knows who they are.

What was Hedges playing at last night? In the first half hd didn’t do a single thing right and in the second half (I think it was him) he couldn’t even take a throw in properly, throwing the ball out of play! Birmingham fans were calling us a s@@@ team towards the end and it was hard to disagree. Losing to the likes of QPR and Birmingham and lucky not to lose against Rotherham.. all teams at the bottom is relegation form. Tough games ahead too. It’s hard not to see us going down

Rovers have clearly been told by Eustace to play long balls to Gallagher in the hope of picking up the second ball. The problem with that is Gallagher is weak as a kitten and has no physical presence and is always but always a yard off the pace. I was hoping we’d kick on after the Stoke game but tonight was as depressing as anything I can remember And it’s s near 3 hour drive home

That was a relegation team tonight at least Eustace knows the size of the task Plenty of boos from. The rovers fans at the end

He won some important headers in our own box but not a single one against their centre half

Well that was 45 minutes to forget. Should be 1-0 down. Rovers offering nothing in attack and defence looks wobbly too, especially down the left flank. At least there were no Tomasson style giveaway goals .

Rovers are poor. Hedges the worst so far

Steward at the ground says we’ve only got 500 here but you have to assume that doesn’t include those paying on the gate Not sure he can be trusted though. He thinks Brum are playing Blackpool tonight 😬

It is a risk I agree. I'll make sure I get there in plenty of time West Brom in the recent away match had a notice saying they would shut access to the away stand 15 minutes before kickoff. Seems very draconian to me

Thanks !

The West Brom away game was a turning point for me. The players had lost faith in the manager and effectively given up. Apart from Garrett, who had his best game I've seen for Rovers, every player on that pitch was not fighting for the cause. Brittain's comments show the uncomfortable truth

Have to say the M6 toll road is a cause of friction in our household; I don't like paying it, others like missing the delights of Birmingham The penny pinching on parking etc chimes with other stories about the players' shirts. Presumably this comes from the top from a chap who is worth every penny of his £300,000 plus a year

"Lost the dressing room" and "players not playing for the manager" are old cliches but they are still relevant and sum up the last few months of Tomasson's reign. A player will in most cases give 100% every time through professional pride but when they're being badly managed or don't believe in a manager's philosophy, as Rovers clearly were, it has an effect on even the best players.

Thanks, done

JDT is the coaching god who had Rovers playing the beautiful game, the man on high who must never be challenged Until suddenly, he wasn't Now it's John Eustace and his set-piece coach and his new way of playing. Tis written on stone in chaddyland We've all been warned

Thanks, would welcome it. Site seems to be working again, don't know why

Looking forward to this. Amazing how the fixture list can throw up games with such relevance. Anyone know if we can pay on the gate?

You have to feel for the Stoke lad who made that video. There was a group of us at the recent West Brom away match saying exactly the same as Rovers imploded in the first half. It's hard watching your club being badly managed and the players not seeming to care less I'm glad Tomasson has departed. Change was sorely needed and was too long coming. Tomasson was actively damaging the club in leading us into a relegation fight and if he'd been honest with himself he should have resigned and walked away long ago. Early days, but we seem to have a hands-on pragmatic manager who appears to know how to get the best out of an under-performing set of players. Birmingham next and I'm actually looking forward to going, which I haven't been able to say for a long time.

Hated Gerd Muller, great player and all that, but genuinely hated him And that England team was better than the 1966 team

I've never been the same since, and it was 54 years ago Horrible

Steady on

Rovers fans were singing that in the league cup match at Stamford Bridge surrounded by some of the most expensive real estate in the world. Cue much laughter from Chelsea supporters

Good players but not special. Ross Barkley however …

Your idea of special is different from mine

Yes it’s clear the players weren’t listening to Tomasson any more and he had lost the dressing room to use a well known phrase. Another good result against Birmingham and we will have had a new manager bounce to use another