v Birmingham City (a) - 7/5/22

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 hours ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

Lack of class from the extreme wing of the Tony-out brigade.  

You can now actually give it a rest.  Thank god.

I need to clean my glasses, I thought that said “ Lack of class from the extreme wing of the Tory-out brigade”.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, West Yorks Rover said:

Hartlepool will be very handy for him, but as they are 17th in league 2 he'll have to take a big salary hit.

Then again he must be worth a fortune by now, so won't need the money.

I’ve heard a manager not a million miles from where I live is going to Hartlepool. I think that might be below Mowbray.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 minutes ago, goozburger said:

Grayson?

He’s not the name I’ve heard.

[rigger]

12 minutes ago, goozburger said:

Chaddy?

please !

[arbitro]

A game that I thought would be a tame end of season affair was surprisingly good with some good passages of play by us and some excellent goals. We conceded a late goal again to give us a nervous finish but I'm always happy after a Rovers win. I put a bet for my granddaughter at the ground and she went for a Rovers 3-1 win. It was good watching her face every time we attacked when 2-1 up.

In the final analysis of the season my overall feeling is disappointment after the position we were in going into February. I naively started to think we were going up - I should have known better. I think there are several reasons why but the main one was not bringing in somebody with the credentials to get us 8 - 10 goals which I believe would have been the difference. 

Anyway that's gone now and we can only dwell on what might have been as we look to the future.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

17 minutes ago, goozburger said:

Chaddy?

They can’t afford him.

[rigger]

22 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

They can’t afford him.

Would they hang him ?

[RoversTilliDie]

3 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Thought he had a good game Brown, needs 1 ore 2 more first team appearances to show his true potential.

I think all Rovers supporters are disappointed with the second half of the season.I think we have the talent for the new Manager whoever it may be to give it another go next season. Something for the Rovers faithful to smile about, Two goals of the season to end on a high.

Edited May 7, 2022 by RoversTilliDie

[rigger]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Boo hoo, one thing you need out there is pace.

But pace isn't the only thing, in fact it is not the most important thing. Hence why Hussain Bolt failed at football.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 minutes ago, rigger said:

But pace isn't the only thing, in fact it is not the most important thing. Hence why Hussain Bolt failed at football.

It’s handy to have some though when you need it. Especially at fullback

[HowieFive0]

5 minutes ago, rigger said:

But pace isn't the only thing, in fact it is not the most important thing. Hence why Hussain Bolt failed at football.

Never improve your pace ..but you can always improve your technical ability ..

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

18 minutes ago, HowieFive0 said:

Never improve your pace ..but you can always improve your technical ability ..

Really, maybe somebody should tell Nyambe that.

[rigger]

1 minute ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Really, maybe somebody should tell Nyambe that.

Maybe now, someone will.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Back to the game. I didn’t see it today but it’s another game we won when we scored first.

[bazza]

5 hours ago, West Yorks Rover said:

Mowbray to Hartlepool it is then ?

Jeff Stelling will be delighted.

2 hours ago, rigger said:

Would they hang him ?

And change their nickname to "The Chaddyhangers"?

[Ianrally]

Lost on many me thinks Baz

[rigger]

1 minute ago, Ianrally said:

Lost on many me thinks Baz

No.

[tomphil]

4 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He’s not the name I’ve heard.

Keith Hill ?

[StubbsUK]

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[Neal]

can anyone tell me how Markanday looked? 

[SuperBrfc]

I thought there were a few positives to take from yesterday in relation to the playing squad for next season.

Hedges looks like a player. Had some neat touches and has an eye for a pass. Think he could play a key role next season. Brown was better than I expected. Not the quickest but he's a better backup option than JRC.

We had some decent passages of play only to be let down by Edun at times whose passing was woeful.

Gally is a strong runner and if his control was better his direct running could cause problems.

Markanday and Vale looked lively and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them. Markanday looks promising, nippy, sharp, a bit in the Armstrong mould.

Major rebuilding job for whoever comes in, but there are a few promising players already here to work with.

[47er]

8 hours ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

You think?

I've never been as certain about anything in my life!

[JBiz]

The look on the face of Hedges when BB found the very top corner….

The only time I remember us scoring two like that in a game was Fulham at home way back in the good times.

[ben_the_beast]

They were absolute stunners 

[47er]

Has there ever been a better goal of its type--ie a long-distance strike---scored by any Rovers player in the last fifty years? If there is I can't remember it.

As for Brereton he was on top of his game yesterday. Full of energy and intelligent runs, he is running into space for the return almost before he passes it! Great goal.

I think he's going to be a big star and I'm sad its going to be with someone else. Quite different to what I thought when he came!