roversfan99

And one of the worst pundits you could ever wish to see.

What would be defined as daylight? Thats where the added subjectivity would come into play. It seems pedantic how just a tiny part needs to be offside to be flagged as such, but at least that rule is clear.

If you started checking every throw in and corner though then you very much would be re-refereeing the game and it would take ages. With the offsides as it becomes more and more reliant on technology to speed up the process, I think bringing terms like daylight into it actually then brings in more subjectivity. The second yellow if it is clearly a wrong decision I agree should be changed. Caicedo definitely was correct to be sent off.

Not trying hard. 4 game bundles at that price or bring a friend are not going to make much difference.

The point was never about his ability or otherwise. Although to guide Celtic to wins in that league considering their resources is not an achievement. The point was about appointing someone because "he knows the club," a point apparently specifically relevant to Celtic or Rangers for some unexplainable reason.

I am not sure how Miller is replacing Sanderson, surely he and McLoughlin replace (downgrade) on Hyam and Batth.

Big if. Equally, it will be very difficult to maintain the away form across an entire season, both will level out to a degree. Hard to close out games with some of the dreadful squad players we have. Gestede said we have a better squad at the start of the season. I know even you have agreed that he was wrong. So I dont get why you think we could challenge for the play offs with a weaker squad.

Because you keep parroting about it being a overhaul. So I am trying to gauge whether you think a lower finish is down to us simply having a poorer squad. Or if its mainly just down to the level of change and once theyve settled we will kick on and return to challenging towards the play offs.

2 steps backwards and 3 steps forward, thats a bit of an adaptation.

Season tickets to bring a mate for a tenner is never a deal that is particularly successful. Cut the strings and at least just make it a tenner, full stop. No hoops to jump through.

Seems to be a question repeatedly ignored for whatever reason.

You keep mentioning how the "overhaul" of the squad was likely to lead to a lower finish. Just to clarify, thats not you hanging on to an idea that we are at the start of some sort of positive project, but because the squad is far worse and contains huge holes in quality and depth? Did you watch the game or is this based on the opinions of BBC Radio Lancashire commentators?

You don't really touch on it in your post, but what do you make of the players that came off the bench, the bunch of mainly recent Gestede signings; De Neve, Henriksson, Gueye and Baradji? You put the closing stages down to fatigue but we had made plenty of subs who were fresh but again totally incapable of managing the game or making correct decisions to lighten the load on those behind them.

I will think what I want, as it least it means that I think for myself. I get no consolation from seeing the opposition saying how good we are having failed to beat them. Became a weekly occurrence 2 seasons ago after defeats.

No transfer system leads to every signing working out. It certainly isnt my expectation. The issue with our "transfer system" is the quantity of duds, and these arent players who are just a bit underwhelming, the issue is quite how bad they are. Miles off the standard, and no awareness of managing a game properly.

We clearly arent, sat in 18th. We heard the same shite throughout the season we nearly went down as other teams benefitted from our inability to manage games.

So pissed off that we threw that away and not at the ref who now becomes the latest excuse. The issue as flagged up previously is the state of the squad. And this is not because of some unfortunate woe is me injury crisis. The players being brought on are players that Gestede has signed, mainly this summer just gone, and they are terrible. They dont have any game management skills (or redeeming features at all). Its going to be a long season.

The club seems happy to portray a feeling of hard luck regarding injuries. Dont buy it. Carter and Wharton getting injured was predictable. Toth, Cantwell and now a small injury to Tronstad, fine its annoying. The main reason for our chronic lack of squad depth is dreadful recruitment. You look midweek or on the bench today, the likes of De Neve, Henriksson, Baradji, Tavares etc. Players not capable or who havent contributed at the correct standard. We also had a self inflicted squad limit below the one that the football league enforces.

State of that team/squad.

Point being, you predict pretty much every game as a win because you think thats what a fan has to do. If even you don't fancy us for a win then we really must be in trouble. It really is a poor team when its put down like that.

Its not as simple as a £10 offer though. It comes with massive strings attached, having to accompany a season ticket holder. Coupled with continued abject performances and embarassing results at home, the fact its a rearranged game that people may have already been to, freezing cold weather, it being 3 weeks before Christmas, and the fact that weve had the piss taken out of us for 15 years. Take up will be tiny and it will then be manipulated as supposed proof that lowering ticket prices isnt the answer.

A midfield so grim even you dont predict a victory. Gueye doesnt win headers though. No way does playing him benefit us in any way.

Ive never understood why people think that anyone has to excuse themselves should they not buy a ticket for a football game.

They really didnt. Venkys did long before that. When they bought the club.

After what has happened since, you would think that the penny would drop that it wasnt Mowbray or even Waggott who finished us off as a normal club.