Tony Mowbray

[Mattyblue]

Doesn’t help that so much of our own fanbase spout the same tripe about how terrible the Rovers support is. Swag’s useful idiots…

Edited November 6, 2022 by Mattyblue

[DE.]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well when both strikers are out injured what do you expect and you don't sign another striker in the summer. 

Plus Alex Neil left there for reasons aswell cos I think Sunderland have as much potential as Stoke. 

Mowbray said they'd be fine without another striker when he joined, so maybe ask him. 

I'll defer to the Sunderland fans on this one, who are expecting a lot more than what they've seen so far. 

[Mattyblue]

They were expecting (and getting with Neil) mid table at best. A season of consolidation.

Looking at their forum they now are worrying about dropping like a stone…

[booth]

11 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well when both strikers are out injured what do you expect and you don't sign another striker in the summer. 

Plus Alex Neil left there for reasons aswell cos I think Sunderland have as much potential as Stoke. 

Both strikers out is ideal for Mowbray as he doesn't like to play that way.

If he's struggling for goals then in January he'll sign a couple of wingers and a defensive midfielder.

He'll blow all his money on a striker when he needs a couple of defenders, then play him on the wing.

[tomphil]

They were hailing him a genius when he first went there for using two wide forwards and a false 9 in the absence of their striker.

Not read that forum but from what i gleaned from the one i read on facebook they felt a bit more solid and organised under Neil whereas now it's all a bit random.

Have we not exported the 'Tombola' reference up there yet 🤣

[Upside Down]

33 minutes ago, tomphil said:

Yes Boro are similar in that as well but like Sunland seem to get a free pass whilst we are always a target for abuse.

Strange folk these football fans.

The price of success? 

 

[chaddyrovers]

16 minutes ago, booth said:

Both strikers out is ideal for Mowbray as he doesn't like to play that way.

If he's struggling for goals then in January he'll sign a couple of wingers and a defensive midfielder.

He'll blow all his money on a striker when he needs a couple of defenders, then play him on the wing.

Mowbray has said he is head coach there and any agents contact him he gives that Speakman or Harvey number. 

He has 2 good strikers there and he started Simms yesterday up front

[Oldgregg86]

17 minutes ago, tomphil said:

They were hailing him a genius when he first went there for using two wide forwards and a false 9 in the absence of their striker.

Not read that forum but from what i gleaned from the one i read on facebook they felt a bit more solid and organised under Neil whereas now it's all a bit random.

Have we not exported the 'Tombola' reference up there yet 🤣

From what I’ve read it’s literally the only one that hasn’t been along with the drizzle cake. Even the ripped jeans got brought up once  😂

Edited November 6, 2022 by Oldgregg86

[tomphil]

49 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

The price of success? 

 

Bingo.

[booth]

12 hours ago, Upside Down said:

The price of success? 

 

Rovers started getting stick when they first got promoted. I remember pundits and newspapers saying Leicester should have gone up as we'd just end up getting immediately relegated.

[Upside Down]

6 hours ago, booth said:

Rovers started getting stick when they first got promoted. I remember pundits and newspapers saying Leicester should have gone up as we'd just end up getting immediately relegated.

That's a pretty strange looking relegation. 

[booth]

1 hour ago, Upside Down said:

That's a pretty strange looking relegation. 

If you ever read 90 minutes magazine, they didn't give Rovers much credit back then. I remember Stuart Ripley referred to as "dodgy Blackburn winger".

[Upside Down]

38 minutes ago, booth said:

If you ever read 90 minutes magazine, they didn't give Rovers much credit back then. I remember Stuart Ripley referred to as "dodgy Blackburn winger".

Imagine if assists were given the glory they are now.

I love the fact we are so hated by the media. 

We've won more league titles than Tottenham. 

[47er]

4 hours ago, Upside Down said:

That's a pretty strange looking relegation. 

I don't remember people thinking we were going to be relegated? We only signed 2 first team players but we took the League by storm---top in early weeks. Admittedly one was Shearer!

Imagine how many signings we'd need if we were promoted now!

[TruRover]

Just seen you can no longer get tickets on the website, I assume you can still buy tickets over the phone and pick up at the ground? 
 

wrong thread my bad 

Edited November 8, 2022 by TruRover

[booth]

12 hours ago, 47er said:

I don't remember people thinking we were going to be relegated? We only signed 2 first team players but we took the League by storm---top in early weeks. Admittedly one was Shearer!

Imagine how many signings we'd need if we were promoted now!

Jimmy Greaves was one notable pundit who said Leicester should have gone up because they'd stay up.

Not during the season, literally after we won the play off final it began.

[Mattyblue]

Alan Mullery (remember him) used to royally slag us off on Sky, used to really wind me dad up 😁

[Nuttall is lost]

2 hours ago, booth said:

Jimmy Greaves was one notable pundit who said Leicester should have gone up because they'd stay up.

Not during the season, literally after we won the play off final it began.

Its a funny old game Saint  (cue voracious laughter from St.John)

[Mattyblue]

What a show, compare and contrast to that current Saturday dinner time abomination on the BBC…

[Sweaty Gussets]

FFS!🤣

[booth]

Maybe he'd have done a better job if he was paid in Revels.

[DE.]

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I wish he would hold his hands up rather than praising the opposition so much 

They can give up any hope of that happening.

[booth]

Has he had a go at their fans yet?

[Gav]

Good to see our former gaffer well and on the road to recovery, here he is taking in the golf at Royal Troon.

Edited July 21 by Gav

[roverstdt]

Just wanted to make this back on the main page and say well done Tony Mowbray for getting better. Delighted to see him smile and doing well. Good man with a big heart always will be remembered as the man who steadied us In a big period of chaos. Thank you Tony! Keep it up 

Edited August 10 by roverstdt