v Sheffield United (a) - 20/8/22

[yankfan]

21 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

More worried about the manner of the last last two defeats than the score lines 

Both 3-0 defeats. Both score lines flattering to us. 

[lraC]

A week is a long time in football and that cliche has reared its ugly head this week.

From the euphoria of the WBA win and sitting pretty to two total none performances and heavy defeats.

We have been the hallmark of death spirals for the last couple of years, so the midweek cup match and home league match next week, are going to be crucial. I think JDT may well be out of his honeymoon period if we don’t reverse this in the next two games, so here is hoping we can.

[neophox]

1 minute ago, Crozzy said:

Is he not back for Stoke? Thought I saw that on Twitter other day from Rich?

Injury update: Scott Wharton | rovers.co.uk

[matt83]

7 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

So, is it the weak squad?  The management team?  Or both?

 

(Yes, I know the owners are to blame).

 

6 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Also is Mowbray still to blame? 

For what it’s worth I think all 3 are to blame. Mowbray left behind a piss poor squad, the owners/management structure allowed decent championship players to walk for gratis without replacing, the manager made tactical errors. 

[Beanie01289]

We need a striker for all the talk of cbs we currently don't play with anyone in the middle up top.

[1864roverite]

Called it right with 3-0 sounds like we should been hammered ! Now the club has to act and fast !

[booth]

Just now, Beanie01289 said:

We need a striker for all the talk of cbs we currently don't play with anyone in the middle up top.

And needed one since last season.

[Danny O.Brien]

Don't think we expected 3-0 but I thought we'd get beaten today. Think the result at reading makes it worse too. Signings needed. It's better we get this wake up call now than next month when it's too late. Hopefully we can get some quality in 🤞🤞🤞

[Paul Mani]

Comprehensively beaten by a better team. These guys had several £20m players and a huge budget and it really showed today.

Need players, fast!

[Crozzy]

3 minutes ago, neophox said:

Injury update: Scott Wharton | rovers.co.uk

Gutted! Why did we play him against Hartlepool? Don’t think that was necessary

[AllRoverAsia]

Wow, that was embarrassingly trash.

[neophox]

Jon Dahl Tomasson outlines Blackburn Rovers transfer need | Lancashire Telegraph

JDT crying for new signings..... hes not the one who signs them...

[cesus]

There is no money until Brereton goes is there Gregg?

[Sparks Rover]

3 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

Comprehensively beaten by a better team. These guys had several £20m players and a huge budget and it really showed today.

Need players, fast!

Where the fuck is our 10m man....he gone? Absolute melt he is.  

[RevidgeBlue]

Difficult to see how things have gone so far South in the space of just 6 days. Prior to that we looked fairly disciplined if not particularly inspired.

The last two games show how important Wharton is imo, our best defender by a country mile for me. 

JDT has been let down massively by Waggott and Broughton, he's inherited a squad that displayed relegation form in the second half of last season minus four of the better performers from the first eleven and numerous squad members and he's had next to no help. The season started on July 30th not August 31st.

It also looks like we've had our pants well and truly pulled down by Peterborough on Szmodics to me.

[tomphil]

Oh FFS we are back to using the budget excuse again already.

Turn it in.

[AllRoverAsia]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Difficult to see how things have gone so far South in the space of just 6 days. Prior to that we looked fairly disciplined if not particularly inspired.

The last two games show how important Wharton is imo, our best defender by a country mile for me. 

JDT has been let down massively by Waggott and Broughton, he's inherited a squad that displayed relegation form in the second half of last season minus four of the better performers from the first eleven and numerous squad members and he's had next to no help. The season started on July 30th not August 31st.

It also looks like we've had our pants well and truly pulled down by Peterborough on Szmodics to me.

And cornholed

[yankfan]

Form and recruitment since last January has been about as poor as any point in the last 50 years. The manager can’t employ tactics to hade the fact we’re we lost 8 first team players from last season and have only brought in 3. 
 

FFS we’re currently starting a 17 year old amateur at center half. And he’s not even the worst of our problems!  

[Beanie01289]

2 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

And cornholed

It would help if he had someone to play off he's thrown in as a false 9 as bigger better players are allowed to hide out wide up top

[yankfan]

4 minutes ago, tomphil said:

Oh FFS we are back to using the budget excuse again already.

Turn it in.

I’d guess there’s 75 or more frees that would be a massive improvement over all but a handful of our current squad. 

[Tugay Et Labore]

I’ve been telling myself we’ll be much more competitive when we bring in some more players. However, if they’re of Szmodics standard then that really is a worry. Other than the obvious need for CBs we are in dire need of a centre mid who can actually put his foot on the ball and dictate play.

[neophox]

We got two new signings from league one...... lost three players who was integral first team players and we are 1 p from being top playing three away games this season....

not the easiest task... think the owners have to back the management team NOW

[yankfan]

2 minutes ago, Tugay Et Labore said:

I’ve been telling myself we’ll be much more competitive when we bring in some more players. However, if they’re of Szmodics standard then that really is a worry. Other than the obvious need for CBs we are in dire need of a centre mid who can actually put his foot on the ball and dictate play.

What’s more worrying is that Dack is either seen as, or not as good as, Szmodics.  It’s hard to believe he’s behind such a poor player 

[neophox]

Just now, neophox said:

We got two new signings from league one...... lost three players who was integral first team players and we are 1 p from being top playing three away games this season.... also JPVH and Khadra had an impact in the first team and they havent been replaced more than Morton replacing Clarkson...

not the easiest task... think the owners have to back the management team NOW

 

[tomphil]

4 minutes ago, yankfan said:

I’d guess there’s 75 or more frees that would be a massive improvement over all but a handful of our current squad. 

I'd say tactical naivety and poor application by the players was the biggest difference today just as it was in midweek.

If we'd gone toe to toe and lost you can maybe point to the difference in quality because of budget. Not throwing a punch or laying a glove for the second game in succession suggests there is a bit more to it.