50 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

If we need to grow matchday revenue, then we need to think of things to entice the fans, rather than put up obstacles....

(match day surcharge, ticket price vs SWFC, price of pies/booze, I could go on). 

The pathetic service at the food bars could be improved for a start. Pull a load of pints so they are ready to sell at half time. They couldn’t even sell me a beer i wanted to purchase at the last home game. I keep being told that football is a business but we can’t even get the fundamentals right. Shambolic. 

Pathetic

14 minutes ago, Stuart said:

It did cross our minds that we might have had a transfer fee to come in for him. He’s going nowhere now. Personally I would not be looking to go in for a Dack replacement. I think we have enough. As @chaddyrovers said earlier we need a new gk, lb and cb.

I’d go for their left back - Robinson? - don’t know much about him but he was the best player on the pitch. Is he young?

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Is it? Might not be all season, but he has been immense for the last few weeks 

At championship level he’s had some decent games in my opinion. 
 

1. “Shone in the championship” is a bit strong

2. he doesnt look 6’5” to me. 

5 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

No easy games in the Championship and very dangerous to think that there are 

You could argue there's no difficult one's either.

This article applies word for word to the current situation at Rovers. Except Celtic realised he was a dudd much more quickly and potted him straight away.

For me that time came at the Deepdale debacle. Last seasons game, not this.

http://www.ntvcelticfanzine.com/farewell then/fwl mowbray and co.htm

Just now, Mashed Potatoes said:

I thought the Qataris emerged after Venkys bought the club ?

As for the Australian was that the character called Dan something where it was never clear whether there were actually funds in place ?

I agree with you that the debt is now effectively irrelevant. It is now so large that there is no prospect of it being paid off by the club's operations so it only comes in to play on a sale

A disgraceful state of affairs. Shameful way to run a club. 

19 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

I think you’ll find it’s an opinion

Your opinion differs from the bare face facts. 
You are entitled to hold that opinion. 
Your opinion is wrong though. 
 

A manager with no plan B. 
 

Decent first half but did nothing to address the obvious problems 2nd. 
 

it was all so predictable. 
 

He needs potting asap

Just now, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Jesus fecking Christ. We’re now left with one of the worst left backs I’ve ever laid eyes on. Dack aside, probably the worst player this could have happened to given our lack of depth in this position.

I’m hoping that Tony’s ar*e hole is doing some serious worrying right now. 

Nah, he's now got a ready made excuse. Injuries blah blah.

3 minutes ago, darrenrover said:

I have had some involvement with DJ in the past and in my opinion, his downfall regarding being a manager is that he is not a people person. I think he would struggle to make the step up from coach but would be happy to be proved wrong.

Interesting and thanks for the heads up. 
 

If he’s any good he will realise this and get an assistant that fills the gaps. The complete manager is pretty rare, not just in football but all walks of life. 

19 hours ago, tomphil said:

Project stay in the job.

Comments like we are a work in progress are aimed at the owners, not us. 

Just now, OJRovers said:

In what position?

 

Build the team around him. He looks sharper than any other player we have. 

On 30/09/2019 at 09:22, MarkBRFC said:

We haven't come from behind to win a game at this level since November 2016 which was under Coyle, against Brentford.

That's an absolute shocker of a stat.

1 hour ago, tomphil said:

Not so easy though when they are sitting on the nice contracts Tony gave them.  Catch 22 they won't go early unless something good comes in or they're paid off.  Having them around there's always the feeling he'll start using them again to justify it.

If he can keep adding a bit of quality along the way like Holtby then next summer becomes as much about clearing out as recruiting.

Agreed. Giving Evans in particular a new contract after most of his performances in League 1 was unbelieveable. He's a reserve in a lower half championship squad and so it has proved to be the case since we re-signed him. You get what you pay for.

1 hour ago, tomphil said:

Agree that clubs bailing out other clubs sets a dangerous precedent and probably also why the authorities are reluctant as football being football and full of the chancers it is the piss will start to be took before long.  If there are handouts of any kind on offer suddenly there are plenty of hands wanting to grab a piece and not all very genuine.

Having said that 2 million in the wider football community is a morsel and if this was West Ham or someone of that ilk someone would slap the money down even just for the publicity of a good deed.

Think you've got to look at Neville, Scholes and crews like that pouring money into essentially starting new clubs and looking to SKY on the back of their profiles and influence to back it to the hilt with live games.  Perhaps the likes of them should look closer to home and get involved in ready made historical clubs like Bury etc.

Agree with all that except for the word perhaps. 

Just now, JHRover said:

but taking off Graham and Downing's experience and bringing on Buckley and Rothwell was very brave but in the end it worked.

You mean he got away with it on this ocasion. 

It was an ok first half. It’s all relative. 

Just now, Hasta said:

And yet you still put him in your starting lineup for Fulham last weekend !!

 

 

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Just now, RovingRover said:

Chris Hughton is really starting to look a tempting prospect.

Ooooh, is he available?

Just now, old darwen blue said:

Do you lot seriously believe that we’d beat a supposed £100m  Fulham side at their place?

I thought we would have a few shots on target. Not much to expect. There were 4 strikers on at the end. 

Just now, Stuart said:

Yeah, a shot on target.

Have we had a shot on target this season?

Just now, Paul Mellelieu said:

Mulgrew's exit, although cheered on by some here could have a real impact on squad morale, as Glenn suggests above.  Mulgrew has been a key fixture in the squad for three years and his leaving under these circumstances is worrying.  

We also have to find 10/12 goals per season from somewhere else to compensate.  

Just now, Tom said:

He’s made decent time then fair play to him

What about the tefelome?