v Sheffield Utd (a) - 23/2/22 - Match Preview

[Dan]

Just now, garnersfags said:

I don't rate Mowbray, but this is crazy.

This was our best 45 since before Christmas.

And yes, that's despite the goal....

It’s the same shit, but a different day. This was always going to happen with that thick idiot in charge. 

[garnersfags]

The game pivoted on the decision to let Khadra take the pen. 

Schoolboy stuff.

[DE.]

5 matches without a goal, and in two of those matches the opposition were down to ten men for at least 20 minutes. We lost both. Absolutely pathetic.

Losing faith and hope at this point, but at least if we do finish outside of the playoffs Mowbray will surely be gone. If I'm being honest regardless of how the first half of this season went, I can't wait for him to be gone. I'm beyond tired of these stupid negative patterns we get into. The only reason we've not completely plummeted this time around is because we have a stronger defence - but it only slightly helps when you literally cannot score.

People will say "would have taken a point away from home against Sheff Utd, would have gotten it if we hadn't missed a penalty, what more do people want" - but in the context of the match this is three vital points dropped, combined with another goalless performance. We literally can't score against teams playing for significant periods with one less player than us. 

I've always felt that Rovers under Mowbray have had a mentality problem. Able to fly when things are going well, completely bomb when things begin to go south and take a long time to recover. Buckley and Rothwell are certainly showing that, despite an impressive first half of the season, they can't be relied upon to be our solution when BBD is out. Neither have stepped up when we needed them. 

We had the game handed to us on a plate tonight and blew it. Genuinely feels at this point like we won't score for the rest of the season. Mowbray will ultimately leave this club having blew our best chance of promotion in a decade and with multiple negative records to his name. That's a reality I am 100% certain now will come to pass.

Edited February 23, 2022 by DE.

[Fraserkirky]

And Huddersfield have just won it. Over already 

[benhben]

Not a chance were getting promoted. 

I honestly can't believe we've played against 10 men for 20 mins and he only made one sub...and took off Nyambe for it. Starting to think it was sheer luck our early results 

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Who made the decision for Rothwell not to take the pen, one up, their heads are down. Terrible defending. Yet again. First time in our history, five games without a goal in the league. Let that sink in?

[Hasta]

And Huddersfield score twice in the last 10 mins to win.

[Darwen Rover 007]

Embarrassing... get a grip lads / Mowbray!! 

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

The THUGS win

[davulsukur]

QPR winning as well.

Not that it really matters.

It's only a matter of time before we're in midtable.

[jim mk2]

Rovers played well but you have to score. That was hard to take

[BigUts]

Not good enough sadly. I've been a firm believer we would make the playoffs but its evaporated for me.

Think its game over.

[West Yorks Rover]

1 minute ago, rovers11 said:

QPR come from behind to win with 10 men, we lose against 10 men. Rubbish. 

QPR have a manager worth his salt.

[CambridgeRover]

Sack him now. End the death spiral

This is our best chance for promotion

[skous18]

Typical. I was actually expecting it. I mean not really losing the match but I was pretty much sure we wont win it either after they went down to 10. Make of that whatever you want

[neophox]

Death spiral continues.... we are soft shit pie.... The avoiding of Josh Maya could cost us millions....no "real" striker.... even a Billy Sharp would had won it for us tonight.

[Displaced Rover]

I did vote for us finishing outside the top 6 in the ”Where will we finish” thread but I thought we might drop out late on. We’re going to be out the play offs before the end of February. Disgusting how poor we’ve been this calendar year, coupled with total lack of investment in January.

[Darrenbot]

Maybe best to not get in the playoffs as i have ZERO confidence that  Mowbray could outwit any other manager over 1 leg nevermind 2 

[ben_the_beast]

That's just not fair. Will wait and let the dust settle before analysing. But my gut feeling is that was just bollox. No way did we deserve to lose that. Absolute salt rubbed in with the qpr and Huddersfield turn arounds. But that result was bollox

[rovers11]

Top 6 looking very unlikely now. We've crashed and burned as usual at this stage of the season. We'll probably win the final few games of the season when the top 6 is out of reach. That's usually what we do.

 

[neophox]

When did we last won a game?

[J*B]

After that, I’m not in a great mood tonight.

So when my phone starts buzzing as emails come through of posts being reported on here, the responses to them will be linked to my current feelings. 

[WacoRover]

What a kick below the belt. We had the advantages, and blew opportunity time & again. 

No way this kind of play gets us in playoffs. Our guys can’t afford to moan, get ready for QPR.  

[toogs]

4 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Another club record tonight - five away matches without a goal. One goal in seven. Not fucking good enough!!!!!

Absolutely fuming tonight. Raging.

He’s good at breaking the wrong sort of records is Tone. 

[des]

A draw would of been fair they were better first half and we were better second half. However to lose Iike that is not good at all I think we will make the play off but only just