Why would the FA hate us?

It proves that statistically it is less of a hindrace than it used to be. Some examples given are of big teams who are superior to their opposition. But it is still objectively beneficial to have an extra man, it just isnt quite as statistically advantageous as it used to be. The cliche you sometimes hear on commentary (or at least used to) is that it is harder to play against 10 men. It isnt, it cant be.

Both are true, but I am speaking from a Rovers perspective. It isnt a given that 10 men will lose to 11 men, and it does have challenges. You wont be able to counter on them because it will become attack v defence and an exercise to try and break them down. And it might create a bit of a seige mentality. But to not even create a decent chance in 45 minutes with a man advantage, never mind score is poor.

A myth that is sometimes peddled is that its more difficult to play against 10 men. If you have an extra player for a significant period of time, you have such a big advantage. If you fail to capitalise, especially not creating a chance of note then it has to be a huge disappointment. On the flip side, we had 10 men against Burnley for half an hour and did very well to keep them at bay, again with minimal chances created.

That comment from Pasha is terrible. At least we have in black and white from a direct representative that the owners literally do not give a shit about us. They never have.

That same like is from the one person who seems to have asked the only question to try and challenge the rubbish that the clubs representatives come out with. The answer was as you would expect a load of shit but the question is appreciated nonetheless.

Of course there is disappointment from the Preston game, we had a man advantage for half a game and couldnt get the win. And in truth, were poor and never looked like winning. That result doesnt mean we havent had a good start to the season and equally that good start doesnt mean that we werent poor last Sunday.

But what if the neutrals who want to watch some football, dont fancy the Premier League game, dont fancy the main Sky Sports Championship game or the other 5 games from the EFL, all on at that time? Surely enough to justify inconveniencing many people who are or plan to attend, including those from London.

The prices were cut by a slight amount and for only a short period of time, at which point we had just come off the back of a terrible season and were the last team to sign anyone with rumours circling regarding our off field position. By the time that any glimmer of positivity came back with a couple of signings, the prices comparatively were The comments from the fans forum are misleading.

To be honest, I am not convinced that Eustace himself is overly sure who he fancies on either side. He tried JRC, and since he cant get off the bench. He tried Hedges off the left, he was as ineffective as he is on the right so he has since been moved back. Clearly doesnt fancy Sigurdsson, and has tried Baker drifting in from the left which again hasnt worked. We badly needed to overhaul our wide options in the summer, and one failing IMO of our business was that we only managed to sign one who is a natural out there. Hedges 9 times out of 10 struggles to impact on games. And you have suggested Dolan where he doesnt play. Cozier Duberry is the obvious choice for me, I would go with Weimann on the other side.

It isnt right, regardless of what happens elsewhere, and it has likely put a low ceiling on the potential season ticket sales. Waggott seems genuinely confused as to why no sales were really made once signings were made and we had started well. A baffling naivety towards the considerable price increase he set and in previous forum meetings refused to reconsider. Venkys continued ownership of this football has been a source of confusion pretty much since they sadly joined. But we have it in black and white from their pet snake Suhail that basically they are concentrating on more domestic businesses. That shows that Rovers are not anywhere near the forefront of their mind.

I wouldnt want Hedges to play, no. Nor Dolan on the right.

They shouldnt be increasing the price at any interval, full stop. And I was just pointing out again that Venkys have no interest in the football club.

There is such a lack of context regarding season tickets and I am not sure if it is purposeful manipulation or incompetent naivety, both of which are as bad as each other. The initial reduction doesnt factor in what the prices are before, or the fact that we live in one of the least affluent regions. But mainly, there were massive price hikes throughout the summer. Yes, a big reason for initial poor sales may have been a lack of transfer business. But why are they confused that when we did start signing players, for a small fraction of sales proceeds but ignoring that. People didnt then start suddenly buying considering the prices had since been massively increased. It at least helps with the narrative that price reductions arent sustainable, and im sure the relevant fan groups will lap it up.

- Venkys wont be coming over any time soon because, well, they have better things to be doing. - Season ticket sales are massively disappointing, but no awareness of why they predictably have dipped. - Why was a reasonable amount not made available for transfers? Well, its no guarantee of success, end of discussions. Obviously but it makes it easier.

I never suggested playing a left footer, I suggested Weimann who himself would drift inside. Not a natural wide man himself but not as unfamiliar with starting from that area.

I never said I wanted to play traditional wingers. I just think that even with limited choices from the wide roles, that Baker would certainly not be someone I would want to play from there.

But that is quite clearly what I am saying, that it isnt the best of use of that wide midfielder position. I am unsure why you are being so pedantic and making out like I just must not understand what his role is, especially when you yourself dont seem too convinced by him playing there yourself. He is playing on the left initially even if his role is clearly nothing like that of an orthodox wide man. But even drifting inside, I dont think that he has had any positive impact on the game in either of his first 2 appearances, he has been fairly anonymous. He also doesnt really provide any cover for Beck defensively and his set pieces (obviously irrelevant to his position) have been poor. We do have a weakness in terms of personnel to play left and right, Hedges and Dolan have proven over a number of years that they are more often than not ineffective themselves.

No I dont, you keep wrongly interpreting that I must simply not understand what is being asked of him. He has been ineffective in both games.

Its hard to pick an attack as Baker clearly cant play from the left and Hedges and Dolan havent earnt their place in the team. Pears Carter Batth Hyam Pickering Tronstad Travis Cozier Duberry Cantwell Weimann Ohashi

Pears played his part in a second clean sheet and was fine but he didnt do anything really beyond 3 fairly routine saves. The second was the best of the 3 but even then, had that gone in then fingers would have been pointed. He certainly does not have Raya's "cat like qualities."

More than us despite having 10 men for more than half of the game. Was just a poor quality game.

Not many, no. Considering we struggled to create a meaningful chance all game against a side with 10 men for more than half of it. Was a poor performance. Obviously we didnt lose so thats one, but its hardly a badge of honour with a man advantage. A frustrating day.

A really disappointing performance yesterday where we really struggled to create anything of note despite having an extra man for half of the game. I thought that Eustace got his team selection wrong by again playing Baker on the left. None of our attacking players came out of the game with any credit, Hedges isnt good enough to be a regular starter, Dolan again flattered to deceive and Ohashi couldnt get involved. Off the bench, Gueye was poor with a few poor touches and needless offsides and Cantwell doesnt look anywhere near fit. Cozier Duberry seems reluctant to take on his full back instead preferring to turn back and play a safe pass.

It is the fault of the EFL/clubs mainly and also Sky, of course it is. Knowing the limitations of public transport, they should ensure as much as possible that match going fans arent left with as many difficulties attending games as they are. It isnt really increasing exposure by sticking on a league 1 or league 2 game as one of 7 all on at the same time. Spain has a totally different culture which is incomparable. During the day, it is too hot to have the same kick offs as we do over here.