Millwall away Saturday 12th Jan kick off 17.30

[matt83]

We never stop crosses ever

[Bbrovers2288]

Is the pitch in poor condition, we seem to be struggling to control the ball and out passes even simple short ones are going miscued

[G Somerset Rover]

1 minute ago, Ewood Ace said:

Feel sorry for Reed, he is our best central midfielder who for some reason is being played as a left winger and struggling to have any real impact.

The lad is having a stinker (albeit out of position). He’s either giving it away or passing backwards.

We can’t even string two passes together.

Edited January 12, 2019 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[LDRover]

We may well win this game, we may well get to mid-table by the end of the season but by Christ if, after 2 years, this is the sum total on Tony Mowbray's development of a footballing philosophy, it's pretty shocking. 

[Ossydave]

Bell needs a stern talking to at half time, if he keeps passing the ball to them it's gonna cost us eventually 

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, Ewood Ace said:

Feel sorry for Reed, he is our best central midfielder who for some reason is being played as a left winger and struggling to have any real impact.

Agreed. 

I also wonder what Dack must think lining up with eight defensive players every week , or in today's case nine.

[Stuart]

Just now, Doaksie said:

We have treated them with all the respect of a top 2 side. Expected it. I think we'll make a concerted effort to win the game for 15 mins in the second half and be happy to labour the rest of the game. 

Travis and Reed are the pairing in the middle for now. Not in 18 months time with a phased integration. 

Agree with you but one of Evans or Smallwood will play under Mowbray.

[Guest]

Frcking appalling half of football. Let’s get an attacker on shall we?

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, Stuart said:

So Bell, good; Nuttall, bad. Are you even watching the game or going off memory?

I'm watching the game. I'm not quite sure what people want out of Bell. As for Nuttall - he's just a donkey, unfortunately. Shocking first touch.

[G Somerset Rover]

Thank God for half time where I can watch something interesting - like the kettle boil.

Is this going to be TM’s Spurs match where we don’t even register a shot? What the feck are we playing at as an attacking side? It’s embarrassing.

Edited January 12, 2019 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[Bbrovers2288]

Turgid, honestly sick of watching this in every live match. Long ball nonsense. New philosophy needed if that’s a change in manager so be it

[Pedro]

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Never understand the criticism of Bell.

 

We're a Championship club and he's solid at this level. 

Scuff, panic. Scuff, panic. Panic, scuff.

[Ewood Ace]

Mowbray has shown Millwall for too much respect they are as bad and as route one as us. Why are we setting up for a draw, when there are 3 points here for the taking?

[Husky]

Well, the 5 neutrals watching that must have turned off by now.

[matt83]

Nuttalls second touch is a tackle. 7 million doesn’t buy you a lot if Brereton can’t get in ahead of him.  

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

The lad is having a stinker (albeit out of position). He’s either giving it away or passing backwards.

We can’t even string two passes together.

He can't cross so he's wasted out there. He's always holding it up looking for an overlap, or just popping it back inside to a stationary Dack / Evans / Travis.

Just pointless. 

[Commondore]

6 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Sky have dropped a massive rollock here. It’s reminiscint of our FA cup ties a few years back. 

Honestly, nothing could be as bad as that!

 

It's certainly a poor game here as well though, Milwall playing very scrappy and we're unable to take control of the game. If Armstrong is fit he needs to come on sooner rather than later.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

2 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Is the pitch in poor condition, we seem to be struggling to control the ball and out passes even simple short ones are going miscued

Lol we've been doing that all season

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, LDRover said:

We may well win this game, we may well get to mid-table by the end of the season but by Christ if, after 2 years, this is the sum total on Tony Mowbray's development of a footballing philosophy, it's pretty shocking. 

We don't have one. We got lucky landing Dack. That's all.

[Oldgregg86]

0-0 at ht.  There's a fucking shock

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, Pedro said:

Scuff, panic. Scuff, panic. Panic, scuff.

Ok, go and find us better for £300k. He's twice the player Williams is. 

[G Somerset Rover]

Get Graham, Rothwell and Arma on and at least we’ll have a touch of quality (the former two) and pace (the latter). It can’t be any worse than this sh!t show. No shots at all FFS.

[Mr. E]

Extremely poor game so far, no one is producing quality. Bell especially having a stinker.

[Stuart]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

I'm watching the game. I'm not quite sure what people want out of Bell. As for Nuttall - he's just a donkey, unfortunately. Shocking first touch.

Can’t believe you can’t give Nuttall credit for today’s performance. He’s looked more like an attacker today that Brereton has in all his minutes combined.

Nobody has been great but Bell is poor and Mowbray’s tactics and choices are doing him no favours.

Dack looks a little half-hearted today and that is mirrored in the team. But with Mulgrew and Graham not playing he won’t feel like he’s playing with his mates.

[Guest]

We’re trying to contain fecking Millwall. Shall we not try impose out own style (???) on them and match them instead?! Mowbray’s Middlesbrough team came to Ewood and passed us off the park under Kean. This Rovers team couldn’t be further from that team.