Why did Eustace get a massive round of applause after getting sent off after being involved in something he didnt need to meaning that he forfeited being on the touchline as manager for the 1 and a half games that will determine our survival?

I always find it strange when players get a round of applause too when sent off leaving us in the lurch.

He is just doing what the owners want from him. They are the problem, he is just an ugly symptom.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/27584023/brentford-luton-championship-sammie-szmodics-blackburn-sheffield-united/

Every week, desperate for idiots willing to pay for this rubbish, another article linking Szmodics to every club under the sun whilst leaving open the possibility that he stays to cover all bases.

When JRC played under Tomasson it was clear he had instructions on how to play and he followed them and thrived.

Eustace doesnt seem to have any plan on how to attack and JRC is new to the midfield position which he might prefer but he is not as good in at this moment. He looks like he has gone from a player who knows exactly what he needs to do to one who has no clear instruction from a clueless manager.

Also in addition to absolutely no impact in our shoddy corners and free kicks. What are those pathetic long throws about? Our full backs clearly cant throw it far but lets do it anyway.

I dont have a problem with the style because of how it looks either, its all about results. But its just not effective, if we was nicking games and it was a tough watch but we were winning then fine. 

Its not really long ball playing off a striker, Gallagher wouldnt be suited to that but when we launch it, it is often aimless, so often especially against 11 men when we got the ball we just kicked it aimlessly in the air and not to any particular individual. And it isnt counter attacking either, when we win the ball we are so slow and often unclear on what to do next so the attack grinds to a halt.

Set pieces havent improved despite them being an area we had been terrible on, they are just as bad.

Today was a bit of an anomoly in the Eustace era in terms of quantity of shots but not that many were great chances, a lot of our shots were from distance and only really Szmodics had that one from a rebound in the first half that youd consider guilt edged.

19 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

This is not true.

Chrisene is a better WB than Pickering. Ayari should, quite frankly, be starting most games in CM and McFadzean has won multiple MOTM awards in 6 months.

The problem is we didn't bring in any pace or a CF. Again. 

Should have, would have, could have. Ayari and Chrisene have made very few starts and thus very little impact. McFadzean is too slow at his age and although he did well today it has been a mixed bag with a particular low against Plymouth. Then the other 3 have played 0 minutes, 17 minutes and about 50 minutes.

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Tomasson has to yes to any player joining Rovers @roversfan99. We didn't had competitive budget? really? How did that budget we compare to the luton's promotion season budget? 

Tronstad has been good signing, Sigurdsson and Moran shown spell of goodish, Hill good loan signing, Ayari and Chrisene should have played more recently, Ennis very disappointed and Telalovic we barely seen, Wahlstedt poor so far

The biggest problem is the lack of quality goalscoring striker signing in January and no pace wide signing. Sonething that Eustace will address in the summer transfer window

Tronstad is the only success out of a considerable number. Sigurdsson and Moran have been huge disappointments. Hill was ok and wasnt here long. The rest have in the main been totally absent or very poor.

Luton bought Carlton Morris, Cauley Woodrow and Alfie Doughty in the season they went up for decent fees. They also didnt sell their best player, their goalkeeper, loan out their captain and also shed many big earners. So not comparable.

How do you know that Eustace firstly will be allowed to address it financially, and then he can adequately identify the required players? He really is still in the honeymoon period with you whereby he is trusted implicitly by you in all aspects despite a lack of evidence to justify it and will be until he eventually leaves the club and youll agree with the decision and soon forget about him and retrospectively criticise him like with Tomasson and Mowbray.

9 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

sent off for trying to get the ball back into whilst Palmer obstructed him and kept the ball. Good on Eustace for that. no surprised you slammed him for that. 

why isn't Eustace the man to take us forward?

why would he go to back 4 and leave their 2 strikers vs our 2 centre defenders? 

we created more than another chances to win the game

we had 30 shots, we played attacking today, we didn't settled for a point. 

so please can you tell what you would have done different from Eustace to get us to win the game and what formation would you change to or tactical then? 

2 wins in 17 now, hasnt won a single game at home and less than a point per game.

He persisted with 5 defenders despite the extra man and against a team that had no interest in attacking.

Good on him for getting sent off by getting involved in some nonsense he could have stayed out of.

He came in with us 7 points clear and his pitiful inability to win football matches has taken it to the final day. Im amazed you seemingly remain convinced that he is the man to take us forward. Well, i would be if it was anyone else. You must think his results of getting less than a point a game is adequate to convince you that he is competent enough. And im sure you will be until he goes.

I get that McFadzean has a strong connection to Coventry but serenading their fans at the end off the back of a disappointing result that still leaves us in peril was a bit much.

Played well today although as bad as anyone at just lumping it in the air.

I think staying with 5 defenders against 10 men who are tired after a long week and not playing for anything when a win has us safe tells you everything you need to know. And thats before you consider that he pathetically got sent off. 

Did anyone at all stay for the lap of honour at the end of the game? Only one player deserves one.

A suitably frustrating way to end a dismal season at home this season.

Eustace is not the man to take us forward. To get sent off in such a crucial game and then be suspended for the final day is pathetic. As is a refusal to move from 5 at the back against 10 men. He has not won a single home game since he joined. Sadly he will no doubt see out his contract at this dysfunctional club.

Did Tomasson authorise those signings? And it sounded like a case where he was just desperate for anyone in the end. He said he had said yes to a lot of players in one interview when nothing was happening. 

The business we have done this season due to the uncompetitive budget slashing by the owners has been dismal. None of the 6 in January have improved us. 

I really hope he doesnt play McFadzean and another back 5.

18 minutes ago, only2garners said:

I should point out that I missed some comments in the minutes that should probably have been recorded re season tickets. There were a number of comments by Forum members about the necessity to make ST prices as affordable as possible in the current economic climate. It’s a point we have made in most meetings and indeed We Are The Rovers have also made in recent times.

My error was spotted by one of the Forum members but unfortunately just after I passed them to the club for publication. Happy to set the record straight.

How did Waggott respond?

1 hour ago, rigger said:

Did you see many of his performances in Germany ?

No but it is a fact that he was playing at such a low level, not an opinion.

Budgets regularly arent decided at this club until after the season. Its been a common theme throughout Venkys terrible reign and has often left us behind in terms of doing our summer business.

Last summer initially was a rare exception to that, but only because it was very much a case of bring in money and only sign freebies, and then even that changed to a more aggressive summer where even frees and loans became very difficult.

Its certainly not this well thought out plan where the owners have said you have x in this league and y in that league, all targets are ready once we know we can start.

He played about 3 minutes for Moenchengladbach. He had been playing in the German 4th division in front of a man and his dog. And based on his appearances for us, it shows.

I doubt Carter will have a queue round the block of clubs after a season where in a struggling team his performances have dipped and he has also only just recovered from a serious injury. But we cant afford to even consider letting him go especially with Wharton out. Nor should we be considering giving a new deal to a defender who turns 38 next season and is clearly over the hill.

Plus, we shouldnt be in a financial position whereby we need to sell anyone considering the owners have been unaffected, weve just generated 22m for Wharton and another 5m will come in for Raya. Unless that is...a lie?

So potentally a price rise on top of Sky/EFL moving loads more kick offs to stupid times, that off the back of a season whereby the owners negligence has really been there for all to see and we have won 6 home games all season, amidst a horrendous campaign in which the new uninspiring manager has won 0 of those? Sounds like a recipe for some big crowds.

Lets hope we dont have to scout the German pub leagues this summer.

The latest minutes are on the website.

Seems like the club are finally doing some well overdue maintenace. Doesnt read though as if this is permitted on top of any budget. Waggott was very coy on that, currently being discussed apparently to the question as to whether there will be ANY budget. Do owners at other clubs give absolutely no clarity on summer budgets by late April, a week before the season ends? 

He mentioned off his own back about a focus in investing in youth like Tyjon so I suspect it will be about expecting kids to step up and he mentioned about expecting bids for Szmodics. Very non committal over McGuire and the investigation is still ongoing.

Fraser Read talked about 8.9% price rises for other clubs and seemingly wasnt contested about how totally different those situations are unless it was missed from the minutes. So expect the inevitable minor rise to be hailed as doing us a favour.

51 minutes ago, J*B said:

If it was all made up how do you think BRFCS ended up with the first message to Rovers fans from Adam after he left? Released before the club, in fact?

What message did he leave?

I doubt he reads the messageboard to be fair.