v Bristol City (h) - 12/3/22

[Dan]

We are in the middle of another death spiral, it’s just that the defence is pretty decent that it looks a bit better than most seasons. We’ll never get anywhere with Mowbray Groundhog Day every season. 

[G Somerset Rover]

I really hope the players keep off social media tonight. Really not in the mood for their utter b*llocks about ‘putting it right on Tuesday’ or the other meaningless soundbites they’ll come out with.

You cannot do the one thing that football is about. You’re embarrassing, lads.

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:16, booth said:

All the ones who thought the decision not to sign a striker was the right one.

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Mr. No Surprise comes to mind

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 12/03/2022 at 16:42, Bbrovers2288 said:

Dack really the best person to be taking the pen? Got to question that 

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Ridiculous decision. The guy has been out for a year ! Any one of the gutless bastards but Dack today. Cowardly.

Edited March 12, 2022 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Bbrovers2288]

Feel a lot better if mowbray came out tonight saying he won’t be here next season

[SuperBrfc]

Since when was it acceptable for Blackburn Rovers to have a manager who doesn't give a damn about promotion? A manager who has been talking shit for years, stringing us along in the process? A manager who looks down at the fans and talks the club down?

Is all of that excusable and forgotten about because he isn't Coyle? Because of two good months of form this season? Is it ok because we used to struggle in the '80s too? Get a bloody grip! We will never get our Rovers back with these attitudes.

Mediocrity is so deep rooted within our club and parts of the fan base it hurts to see. Fuming at what we have been turned into.

[G Somerset Rover]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:15, Gav said:

This isn’t our first rodeo pal, you could see this coming a mile off, we saw it season after season in 70’s and 80’s when injuries hit.

The owners had a chance to throw the kitchen sink at it in January and couldn’t care less.

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His decision not to being in a striker during January, Gav. All on him.

Edited March 12, 2022 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[WacoRover]

It’s going to be hard to find any enjoyment the rest of the season. I can’t even say we need a win, we need a GOAL. 

I said on a previous thread we needed two wins out of these three at Ewood to keep up with promotion chasers around us. It didn’t happen. There’s no use hoping for a playoff run now, there’s nothing but disappointment all around us. 

 No one feels worse than Dack right now. You know how badly he wanted his return to be a triumphant one. 

[booth]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:10, Tom said:

He was he warmed up more than the other subs 

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I saw him coming out of the tunnel but thought for some reason he didn't make the bench as he wasn't listed on the BBC's app.

Not that I could care less.

[Darwen Rover 007]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:16, Dan said:

We are in the middle of another death spiral, it’s just that the defence is pretty decent that it looks a bit better than most seasons. We’ll never get anywhere with Mowbray Groundhog Day every season. 

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Said exactly the same to my son 

[yankfan]

Exactly how I thought it would go. 

[booth]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:19, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

His decision not to being in a striker during January, Gav. All on him.

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Venkys have been shit, but absolutely. He could have signed a striker.

He didn't sign one player in January that has made an impact. If he'd not signed any of them and spent it on a striker we'd be better off.

[Silas]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:13, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Take a bow Merc. Could I ask you politely to keep your tips to yourself in future.

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Tbf both bets were a whisker away from landing. 

It's probably one of his best predictions to date. 

[yankfan]

  On 11/03/2022 at 16:08, yankfan said:

From TMs comments Dack will be on the bench and available for 20 min max. So I assume we start:

 

                  Kamenski 

     Lenihan   Van Heck   Warton

JRC               Travis                  Pickering

                     Rothwell

Dolan                                        Khadra     
                      Buckley 

 

subs to be Giles for Pickering, Gallagher for Dolan and Dack for Buckley.  All to come on around 70 min (TM doesn’t make tactical changes before then) to try and rescue the match and get us a goal.  Final 1-1.

I fear, though Dolan will be left out so Gallagher can waste opportunities, give away possession and display complete incompetence.  In which case I suspect we lose 0-1

 

 

 

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As expected 

[den]

I’ll tell you what. Here we are sitting in 4th place having our best season for years, but the warning signs are very much there for me.

The danger signs for next season are already staring us in the face. The club should take notice.

[lraC]

I posted on the Mowbray summer and beyond thread that we will not be in the play offs and will not be getting promoted. Today just cemented that belief and hard as it was to watch, this is nothing like a successful team.

Mowbray simply does not know how to turn a losing streak around as we have seen now for the last 4 seasons. He should not have survived last seasons run and now with 1 goal in 9 games his time has to be up.

I assume he was happy with Dack taking the penalty and that shows how weak he is, as he should have made absolutely sure that a player, out for so long and coming on as as sub, was not the man for that.

Travis would have been my shout, as he is at least a player with bottle, but those decisions just put the top hat on a bitterly disappointing run.

No professional team should ever have a barren goal scoring run, as bad as this and I can see this carrying on, even longer, as there is simply no one accountable and that's the long and short of it.

Mowbray needs to go now, before he heaps even more embarrassment on himself.

[Gav]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:19, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

His decision not to being in a striker during January, Gav. All on him.

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He was priced out of his number 1 target Maja, the owners could have made that deal happen, where was the Armstrong money?

But without doubt, he could have loaned a striker, the Spurs lad was supposed to fill that role, even though he’s not an out and out striker. 
 

[OldEwoodBlue]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:20, booth said:

I saw him coming out of the tunnel but thought for some reason he didn't make the bench as he wasn't listed on the BBC's app.

Not that I could care less.

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Rovers said he was on bench but think he maybe got injured in warm up so we had one sub down looking on BBC.

[West Yorks Rover]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:19, Iceman said:

Laughable .. you really think that clown will do the right thing? Fans not on his back yet, why? 

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He'll get a new improved contract.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:18, Bbrovers2288 said:

Feel a lot better if mowbray came out tonight saying he won’t be here next season

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I’d feel a lot better if he said he won’t be here at 6 o’clock tonight.

[booth]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:18, Iceman said:

Well according to the Mowbray lovers, we don't need another striker, because Sam is all we need. The guy cannot seriously be called a striker, because what about him says striker?

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On here they thought someone was going to step up. Khadra, Dolan, Rothwell were all names mentioned, all midfielders who don't score much (I got particular stick for saying that). It was a glimpse into the mindset of some fans. I thought it was just Mowbray that was bonkers.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:24, West Yorks Rover said:

He'll get a new improved contract.

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Well I’ve said it before but this club isn’t big enough for me and him. One of us has to go.

[RoverDom]

Can't bring myself to scroll through Facebook and see the happy clappy brigade 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:21, Silas said:

Tbf both bets were a whisker away from landing. 

It's probably one of his best predictions to date. 

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Near but no cigar.

[riverholmes]

  On 12/03/2022 at 17:06, LDRover said:

Unfortunately the lad is gutless. He should have been chomping at the bit in every game to step up in the absence of BBD and he has contributed the square root of sod all.

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We all know Gallagher is limited but he has been severely hampered by being played out of position. He would score goals played as a striker and supported by wingers.