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Heroic from every player (barring one) who set foot on that pitch for us today. Could pick out anyone you like for special praise really... Can’t believe some of the grief I’ve seen directed at Buckley and Bell at times during the game! Ayala showing his true ability. Delighted for Davenport - this may just be the catalyst he needs to kickstart his Rovers career. Nyambe is so vital. Gallagher was superb, MOTM. Potentially a massive result. Certainly one to build on. Another really hard earned point and encouraging signs we might be able to find that elusive bit of consistency over the course of a season. Frightening how good we could be with all our players available!

I think we need @arbitro to put the penalty/red card debate to bed!

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Outrageous reffing at the end, but all in all a pretty abject performance. Hard to understand how we only made two subs (one of which was enforced) when Mowbray has been loudly complaining up until now about the limit being back to three, especially when we were playing pretty poorly too.

They are banned!

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Absolute pleasure mate! Gonna make for a cracking show!

Armstrong Holtby Kaminski Nyambe Travis Seems strange to leave Dack out, but we’ve coped better than I expected without him.

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Is anyone watching much wrestling at the moment? For me the current WWE product is largely unwatchable, and AEW is proving to be little more than a vanity project for a handful of people. Having said that, Walter V Ilya Dragunov on NXT UK a couple of weeks back was easily one of the best matches of the last decade. Absolute masterpiece, as far removed as possible from the “cinematic productions” that seem to be all the rage at the moment... and a very welcome change!

Not sure... but whatever it is I wish it was worse!

“Naive” and “Badly advised”... No doubt both of these things are true, but I’d say it’s also pretty indisputable they have also displayed massive amounts of arrogance and incompetence. Ignoring that and blaming everything on Jerome Anderson and absolving Venky’s is ridiculous. Apparently he was persona non grata when Coyle was appointed... although join the dots with the agents of all their managerial appointments since Bowyer and it’s apparent that the “lessons have been learned” line isn’t true. Like Glen and Philip have touched on, there’s nothing much new there for us, and plenty more that could have been said, but obviously it’s for the wider audience.

As a massive critic of his so far, I’m very pleased to admit he’s winning me round more and more. He’s not the most conventional or elegant player, but he’s mastering how to be extremely effective for us. When he picks the ball up and runs at players he seems to frighten the opposition to death. I’m calling these his Forest Gump runs... they really do get us up the pitch. Even if he seems to be running to nowhere that bit of clumsiness means he draws loads of fouls, winning free kicks and panicking opponents into getting carded. That said, we are also seeing some really intelligent end product and some lovely hold up play. Unorthodox is exactly How I’d describe that finish today as well... an easier chance and I’d be watching through my fingers, worried he’s going to put it out for a throw in. Somehow I just knew he was going to convert that chance though. What really impressed me today was his defensive work though. He had improved this facet of his game immensely. I’ve often seen a lack of desire from him, but lately, and no more so than today, he seemed to really relish that side of his game. He was a big help to JRC playing in an unnatural position and took off a big weight defensively. Another MOTM performance, and he (as well as Holtby) seem to have really found their positions in this system. With the nature of that position he’s bound to have the odd quiet game, and while I don’t think he will ever be a prolific scorer, at the moment he’s incredibly effective and a key component of the team. Fair play to him and Mowbray. And I’m utterly delighted I’m being proven wrong.

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I don’t understand the clamour for them to come back at all. Whether you “choose to forgive” or not, surely there can be no argument that since they have kept out of the way and their mouths shut, things have improved. The last thing I want is them taking any more of an interest and becoming hands on. That would be a disaster.

After reading this I can’t see the back 4 changing... https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18833297.no-lasting-defensive-tactical-concerns-rovers-boss/

If Nyambe doesn’t start I’ll be thoroughly pissed off. Having said that I fully expect the same back 4 and keeper we saw perform so miserably on Tuesday to start.

I don’t think we will have as much of the ball this evening as we’ve become accustomed to this season. I’d have Dolan in the bench, coming on with half an hour to go ideally.

I hope to see Kaminski Nyambe Ayala Lenihan Bell  Trybull Johnson Holtby Elliott Armstrong JRC I expect to see Kaminski JRC Ayala Lenihan Douglas  Holtby Johnson Evans Gallagher Armstrong Brereton

Kaminski Nyambe Ayala Lenihan Bell Trybull Johnson Holtby JRC Armstrong Elliott Pears, Douglas, Wharton, Evans, Buckley, Dolan, Gallagher

Kaminski - No complaints. Nothing much to do. Nyambe - Good performance. Did will at both ends of the pitch. Ayala - Looks the real deal. Class act. Lenihan - Will benefit from playing alongside Ayala. Did ok today. Bell - Another good performance. Candidate for MOTM Johnson - Please let’s not have a repeat of last year where he started off well and faded badly. Crap today. Buckley - sad to say, but he’s had a nightmare today. Was really excited to see him deputise for Holtby, but it just didn’t happen. Not helped by those around him and well worth persisting with. Evans - Woeful first 45. Slight improvement in the second. Can’t function in the oppositions half. Dolan - his youthful exuberance provided a couple of moments of magic, but a few more naive mistakes. More effective than some though. Armstrong - starved of service. Largely anonymous. Brereton - back to his hopeless worst. Drove through the middle third of the pitch a couple of times, and won a couple of free kicks in nothing positions. Positioning is woeful, touch is horrid, finishing a joke. Chapman - Hopefully seen the last of him with JRC and Elliott as well as everyone who started better bets. Bennett is also more useful on the wing. Gallagher - gave us a brief bit of impetus when he came on. Soon faded. Should only be used as a centre forward, and sparingly at that.

Trybull looks a good bit of business. Loaning a player in his prime rather than an up and comer says to me we are giving it a real go this season. A good replacement for Travis while he’s out. Debates about starting 11s are beginning to have a bit of a different feel already. We’re spoilt for choice in some areas when everyone is fit. With games coming thick and fast, and the potential issues with testing, squad depth is more important than ever.

Can we stop with the ‘we will be Bury’ bollocks. For one thing, and absolutely no disrespect to Bury, we are a completely different proposition. They have been kicking around the lower leagues for a century, our grounds aren’t comparable... no need to labour the point, but the outcomes of the two clubs in the same position would be massively different. The fact we are bleeding money like we are is down to Venky’s mismanagement. The fact we lost our premier league status and income is down to Venky’s mismanagement. The fact our fanbase has been decimated is down to Venky’s mismanagement. You are right, we are where we are. And that is down to Venky’s mismanagement. You acknowledge the damage they have inflicted, but because they haven’t liquidated us we should be grateful? What the hell is there to thank them for?