41 minutes ago, Wheelton Blue said:

The women commentators will improve as time goes on.

Cricket wise, Isa Guha is great to listen to on TMS, as good as the men IMO.

Laura Davis is a great commentator on the golf. 

1 hour ago, roverandout said:

The trouble with female commentators is their commentary is too forced.  With the men, it's just natural.  

You are probably safeish saying that on here. I wouldn’t say it on FB or twitter though, you’ll get torn a new one 😂

2 hours ago, Tom said:

Not surprised the appeal was rejected, technically a red however soft you think it is.

For me the worst (if probably irrelevant) decision the ref made last night was blowing for full time exactly on 96 minutes after a sub taking up extra time plus a free kick and a corner that took a minute each with the ref motioning that he was stopping his watch 

 

I’d be interested on Arbitros take on this. 

I think time keeping should be completely taken out of the hands of the referee. Would solve so many issues. 
 

2 hours ago, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

I am sorry - pointless having creative players on the pitch if you are being overrun. We needed fresh legs to close them down quicker.

And the result was a defeat. 

3 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I was annoyed with Tomasson for taking off our two most creative players and replacing them with two defensive midfielders

It was to ensure we saw out the game with a 2-1 defeat 🤪

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

My team 

            Kaminski

JRC  Hyam  Ayala  Pickering

   Buckley Garrett Morton

Hedges  Gallagher  BBD

 

No Dack after being one of our better players v Sunderland and the inclusion of Gallagher who stunk the place out. 
 

Morton’s defensive midfield play was also lamentable. He needs resting. That’s if JDT is allowed to rest him. 

Subbing off Dack was a disgrace. 

Outwitted by Mowbray. 
 

7 hours ago, Paul Mani said:

This. People protecting Trav are dreaming. JDT’s plan is RIGHT up his street. It’s based on energy, athleticism and NOT taking too many touches….please see the signing of Szmodics and the lack of Dack. Travis should be revelling in this system, with the backing of the manager who made him club captain! Anyone who has been watching the games live can see the problem…he just isn’t on it. Not sure why but it’s the same with S Wharton. He is the best on the ball of all the cb’s which is the only additional pressure JDT has put on them. He’s just having a bad time, it happens!

 

Can’t say i agree with with a word of that. 

2 minutes ago, DE. said:

 

Completely agree. I think the stick Trav has been getting recently is pretty harsh. He's clearly struggling for confidence and hasn't been able to adapt, as of yet, to the way JDT wants us to play. To be fair he's not the only one. Also consider he's had a bit of a rotating door of partners in midfield which can't help. When Travis is on form he's very good at what he does, it just doesn't seem like what he does suits JDT's style of play. I wouldn't give up on him yet, but obviously if it comes to the end of the season and he's still struggling then a decision will have to be made on whether it'd be better for him to move on elsewhere.

Agree - another being affected is S Wharton

16 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Have to say Travis needs to go.

Hirst needs to.

Mola needs to go.

Szmodics needs to go.

I think Travis is a better player than his recent displays are showing.  He’s being asked to collect ball at feet, turn and find a quick forward pass. That’s the absolute opposite of the type of player he is. He’s a shit fullback as well so I wish JDT would stop that also. If JDT wakes up and “wees with the willy he’s got” I think Travis is worth keeping.
 

Agree if he’s not going to be used properly he might as well move on. 

Australia playing it out from the back and paying for it. like watching us. 
 

why do modern “coaches” complicate football? 

23 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

So £229-£279 for a half season ticket, our neighbours could pretty much have picked up full one at those prices.

Roll up, roll up…

Brain dead pricing. So out of touch it's scary.

47 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

Could be an ideal time to play them.

Not if our players catch it!

2 hours ago, Mercer said:

Nailed on 3 points.

Brum's 3rd game in 6 days - will be on their knees by half time.

With our run of fixtures, confident we'll go into the World Cup either top or second.

After the wigan game you had “major concerns” about JDT.

What have you seen in the Boro and Sunderland games that now make you think we are good for 2nd or top when WC break arrives? 
 

That’s one hell of a turnaround of opinion. 
 

Would you agree that some of your opinions are rather reactionary?

If we lose the next 2 will you and this board be back on suicide watch?  Probably. 

18 minutes ago, Rover_in_the_South said:

Would certainly be bucking a lot of trends if we won. We rarely play well on Sky

Thanks, Windy

What is our record on sky post 2000? Would love to see the stats. My gut says truly Abysmal.

Half of our games Travis has been quite good. The other half hes been a bit shit. What do you expect of him?  If he was good all the time, hed be playing in the prem. 🤷🏼‍♂️

5 minutes ago, pick32 said:

Hirst is a young lad who is…. Shite at football

He’s 23, not even that young. 

THAT game vs spurs away when Kean was manager we needed to win to give us any chance of staying in the prem. No shots on (or off) target. 
 

As smelly as it gets. 

26 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

Not anyway near his worth so not really appreciable or appreciated.

Yep, his face didn’t fit with the dinosaur. 

2-0

3 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

Peterborough away at the end of last season was the final straw for me

PNE away 3 seasons ago was the final straw for me. Appalling management before, during and after that game. Obvious where his “management” was going from that point onwards. 
 

14 minutes ago, garnersfags said:

Pickering is just one of a number of players that are going backwards under JDT

Wow. 
The tide turns quickly on this site. 
 

Rip Lenny. Very sad. 

7 minutes ago, den said:

We still see a lot of long diagonal balls

We won the prem doing that 😊