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Definitely. Been through the remaining fixtures and can see at least 23 points to take us to about 75 points. There are a lot of winnable games in there including Stoke and Swansea this week. I think there are far better footballing teams than Rovers, however, confidence and momentum go a long, long way in this league and we are riding our luck. Eisenhower picked upon Napoleon's thoughts some hundred years or more later stating "I'd rather have a lucky general than a smart general" - think that's what Mowbray is!

Great games. In our hands. Positivity and bottle needed. No one else to blame if we don't make it.

Let's just beg to differ. I do try to be objective in my views.

It's b0ll0cks. My mother was not a witch and neither is my wife!

Nonsense. Raya had pushed the ball clear when he collided with Buckley in a natural coming together.

Fully expect six points. We are not playing Liverpool and Barca..

Sorry, we weren't robbed. Great decision by linesman at end - Armstrong was offside. You take the rough with the smooth and things tend to have evened themselves out over the course of the season.

A good battling point. Disappointing having led by 2 goals but would have settled for point before match. Two 'lucky' penalties cancelled each other out so neither manager can complain.

Great goal. Can the match finish now!

Agree. We need to be more positive and confident. A second goal kills it. Buckley too light weight - needs replacing. To those whose nerves are shredding - open a bottle and enjoy the second half!!!

This one is in the bag. Brentford getting so frustrated. Not too pretty from us but effective. You just sense It's going to be our day.

Then fill your boots! We've a good record against Brentford and as I've said many times before, in this league, confidence and momentum are everything. We need to be positive and aggressive right from the off and Brentford might struggle to handle it. If we give them too much respect and try to keep it tight then we could get torn to shreds. Stuck £20 on Rovers' win at 28/5 and £5 on 2-1 at 22/1. Got a nice feeling about this one.

We should be hammering a very, very poor Hull side. Bored with it all. Going to open a red and watch a film.

You must be watching different matches to me! In the games I've seen, Chapman always looks like he can make something happen which is more than can be said for most of our other outfield players. Don't think Rankin Costello will make it. At 20, I'd expect him to have far more of an impact on a game, even at U23 level; IMO, a 'Joe Average' whose level is probably League 1 at best. Hilton doesn't convince me. Keepers mature with age and, IMO, he's a lot of maturing to do - would get eaten alive at 1st team level. Think he needs loaning out to a League 2 club to see if he sinks or swims - I think he'll sink.

Totally agree. Expect a win by at least two goals tonight. Feckin sick of reading stuff suggesting we are playing Liverpool, PSG, Barca, Juve etc.

Think you need to cost in transfer receipts and wages!

Rankin-Costello, Buckley, Mols, Davenport - none have stood out in my eyes. These lads are 20 / 21 year olds and, IMO, at best, they will never be better than average Championship players. If Chapman is such a prat, and I don't think he is having watched him several times, then why the feck did Mowbray sign him having known the lad for years!!! By the way, he's just 22 so hardly a veteran and only a year or two older than the likes of Rankin-Costello, Buckley, Mols, Davenport. So, with your argument, if Mowbray hadn't of, IMO, spunked away £12million+ in fees and committed the club to big wages on Brereton and Gallagher, the pot would have been at least £20million bigger over a 4 year period. I think he's had the resource, and even told us he only needs to ask for more!, and blown it!!! You optimise the resource you have - that is good management. Sheff U and Brentford have shown the way probably with budgets less than ours. IMO, Mowbray has failed and we need someone who knows the market and can work it.

Absolutely. Mowbray admitted at Blues 12 months ago he was brought in to keep us up. He failed. IMO, we drew matches we should have won and lost matches we should have drawn owing to his tactics (or lack of them).

Not great from what I've seen of him in the U23's etc. The lad's 21 years old now and should be showing a lot more.

Exactly what I would do. IMO, Gallagher MUST NOT start whether it be out wide or as a central striker. I think Mowbray has dropped another huge expensive clanger with his signing. I think Johnson is washed up and finished. Thought he looked over weight on Saturday - unfit, slow and poor distribution. Fully agree. I'd like to see Chapman given a run of games. To me, the lad's got good natural ability, can make things happen and is capable of getting you on the edge of your seat. B0ll0cks to all this attitude business. IMO, Mowbray has totally mismanaged the lad and I would be p1ssed off if I'd been treated the same way. The lad needs an arm around the shoulder and to be told how good he is now and just how good he can be going forward - give him his wings and watch him fly. IMO, the lad has more natural ability than Brereton, Gallagher and Rankin Costello put together. As supporters, you want to be excited and sadly, IMO, under Mowbray we've seen too much turgid stuff and 'ale house' football - and some on here had the nerve to criticise Big Sam!

Totally uninspiring stuff. Fulham looked a different class going forward, inventive and incisive - wonderfully worked goal. Can recall their keeper having one save to make all day and that came in the last 20 minutes from Gallagher. Don't think Rankin-Costello is going to make it though in fairness to the lad, played out of position whilst Gallagher played out wide yet again in Rankin-Costello's preferred position!!! Absolutely barmy from, IMO, our square peg in round holes, hopeless manager. Downing the only player to stand out - Travis worked hard but achieved very little. I think Johnson, Gallagher and Armstrong were diabolically poor. Last 20 minutes saw three big lads up front (Gallagher, Graham and Samuel) as we reverted to, IMO, 'ale house' football in what I think was Mowbray's attempt to bully/batter Fulham into a mistake. I think our manager is a footballing dinosaur. Will say it again, I think we are going nowhere under Mowbray and he has to go. Some came on here after Thursday's meeting waxing lyrical about Mowbray and Waggott - hopefully, they will think again and see through, IMO, the smoke, mirrors, b0ll0cks and bullsh1t of Mowbray and Waggott.

@chaddyrovershink IMO, it's all smoke and mirrors, bullsh1t and b0ll0cks and sadly some fans buy it. I've read a number of posts on here over the last 24 hours with some posters waxing lyrical about Mowbray and Waggott also stating they've the club's best interests at heart. All our supporters have the club's best interests at heart including you yourself, however, it doesn't mean you are competent or savvy enough to manage / run the club! IMO, it's all feckin nonsense. You don't go shopping at Harrods if you only have a Poundland budget. You find the rough diamonds and feckin polish them. IMO, as a club we are, at best, stagnating. One poster talked about Mowbray and Waggott laying foundations - well at this rate, I think it will be the year 3000 before the house is built providing the structure hasn't already collapsed into the ground! What has Waggott done as our CEO to advance the club? What has Mowbray done to advance our club? IMO, we are only marginally better off than we were when Mowbray arrived 3 years ago. Make no mistake, this summer, IMO, will be a massive rebuilding job with anything from 8 to 10 players needed (when arguably we should have needed only a couple of quality signings to take us to the next level) and we will be as far away from the PL as we have ever been as a Championship club. Other than the odd exception, I think the player trading (I don't refer to it as player trading strategy because as far as I can see we don't have a strategy!) under Mowbray and Waggott has been very, very poor and IMO, where we will find ourselves in the summer will be almost entirely down to their incompetence.

Bottom line is we didn't sign a single player and the team hasn't been improved. In my books, the window has therefore been an abysmal failure as every club should be looking to move forward. There are simply no excuses. If Mowbray and Waggott can't do any better then they should be replaced by folk who can.

Been through this thread in its entirety and seems to me a number who went last night were seduced by Mowbray's persona just as many were in Blues Bar almost 12 months ago. Compare what he said then and what has since happened, or rather not happened! I didn't buy it then and even less likely to buy it now. I think the man is a bullsh1tter and at best, a very, very average football manager. As for Waggott, to talk about naming a training pitch after Tony Parkes, is, IMO, totally and utterly disdainful. It is not as though the news of Parkes' illness was suddenly sprung upon him and he hadn't had time to think. I think Waggott is intellectually challenged and way out of his depth as our CEO. I think the sooner Mowbray and Waggott are out of our club the better.