We are going up (the optimism thread)

[DE.]

As per the pessimism thread, optimism thread is just for optimistic posts. Literally every other thread on the board can be used for pessimistic takes or discussion. 

[JohnD]

A great win today and back scoring at last.

Hopefully a striker or two fit enough after the break, Siggy and Tronstad too, then we can get our season rolling.

[Upside Down]

Here beginneth the winning streak.

[NeilInBristol]

With Ennis back in the squad now after today's performance it's looking an exciting future. Come on rovers 

[philipl]

33 goals from 14 different scorers and JRC, Travis, Tronstad, Talalovic and every backline player yet to score.

Edited October 8, 2023 by philipl

[sharpysharps86]

With the way Rovers are at the moment there's no reason that we couldn't go on and win the next 3 games, putting us right back up in the mix.

We have looked a lot sturdier in the last 2 matches with Hill and Tronstad in particular coming into the side, and Sigurdsson appears to be a bit of a gem, so credit to GB for bringing these 3 into the club. It's great to see some Nordic players in the side again, following in the footsteps of Pedersen, Berg, Olsson, Bohinen, etc.

[joey_big_nose]

35 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

With the way Rovers are at the moment there's no reason that we couldn't go on and win the next 3 games, putting us right back up in the mix.

We have looked a lot sturdier in the last 2 matches with Hill and Tronstad in particular coming into the side, and Sigurdsson appears to be a bit of a gem, so credit to GB for bringing these 3 into the club. It's great to see some Nordic players in the side again, following in the footsteps of Pedersen, Berg, Olsson, Bohinen, etc.

Yeah agreed. Think we can use the way we set up now as a base to avoid conceding early then if we need more penetration later in the game swap Hill out for one of Brittain or JRC and for all the overloads etc in the final third and go gung-ho. Gives us different options.

[simongarnerisgod]

3 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

Yeah agreed. Think we can use the way we set up now as a base to avoid conceding early then if we need more penetration later in the game swap Hill out for one of Brittain or JRC and for all the overloads etc in the final third and go gung-ho. Gives us different options.

ide push brittain further up the flank and leave hill to play right back,he can be right menace going forward,take the defensive responsibilites of him and let him run

[Andy]

We're only 5 points from the top 6 - the table is pretty much irrelevant at this stage of the season (unless you're Leicester or Sheffield).

Let's concentrate on building on yesterday's result, getting a few bodies back from the treatment room and see where it takes us.

You can't convince me that we won't be within touching distance of the top 6 come May.

[roversfan99]

Its not irrelevant, thats just a managerial cliche. Obviously it is very volatile because there havent been that many points available but a win now counts as much as a win in 4 months.

Weve got 13 points from 11 games, an average of 1.18 a game. You need to average 1.52 points per game to hit 70 points (which often isnt enough) so we are well behind.

The only bodies of significance out (aside from Wharton who missed one game) are Gallagher and Hedges, neither of whom are consistent enough and especially the latter but both are out for a bit.

[Cherry Blue]

String a few wins together and we'll shoot up this league!

"....we're go'in up again, we're go'in again, we're go'in up up up up again....."

[47er]

1 hour ago, Andy said:

We're only 5 points from the top 6 - the table is pretty much irrelevant at this stage of the season (unless you're Leicester or Sheffield).

Let's concentrate on building on yesterday's result, getting a few bodies back from the treatment room and see where it takes us.

You can't convince me that we won't be within touching distance of the top 6 come May.

You were born to post on this thread!

[Upside Down]

Fuck me this is the optimism thread.

We're going on a winning streak that will shoot us up the table.

Top two finish is on the cards.

[Dreams of 1995]

14 hours ago, Andy said:

We're only 5 points from the top 6 - the table is pretty much irrelevant at this stage of the season (unless you're Leicester or Sheffield).

Let's concentrate on building on yesterday's result, getting a few bodies back from the treatment room and see where it takes us.

You can't convince me that we won't be within touching distance of the top 6 come May.

This time last year Coventry and Boro were in the bottom 3. Milwall was 17th. QPR and Reading were in the playoffs and Norwich 2nd

I am still calm about the situation. We will probably end up mid table-ish in my mind 

[LeftWinger]

Who needs a striker anyway? Only one player has had more shots than Szmodics in the Championship as well - so we're doing something right. 
Top of the scoring charts and joint 14th in the assists.

[rigger]

23 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

This time last year Coventry and Boro were in the bottom 3. Milwall was 17th. QPR and Reading were in the playoffs and Norwich 2nd

I am still calm about the situation. We will probably end up mid table-ish in my mind 

Next season we will be mid-table finishers.......... 

 

 

 

 

 

In the premier league.

[Admiral Nelsen]

5 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

This time last year Coventry and Boro were in the bottom 3. Milwall was 17th. QPR and Reading were in the playoffs and Norwich 2nd

I am still calm about the situation. We will probably end up mid table-ish in my mind 

 

You obviously don't deserve to win just by creating more chances than the opposition - it's our fault for not taking our chances and giving away soft goals.

Having said that, if we keep on creating the number of chances that we have been doing, then there's no way that we're going to carry on slumming it at the wrong end of the table. Giving a team a battering like we did to QPR has been on the cards for a bit, and we'll do it again before the season's done. 

Whether we can become clinical enough to make a genuine challenge to the top six is another question, but there's no way we can carry on playing as we are doing and not at least find ourselves stable in midtable. 

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

 

You obviously don't deserve to win just by creating more chances than the opposition - it's our fault for not taking our chances and giving away soft goals.

Having said that, if we keep on creating the number of chances that we have been doing, then there's no way that we're going to carry on slumming it at the wrong end of the table. Giving a team a battering like we did to QPR has been on the cards for a bit, and we'll do it again before the season's done. 

Whether we can become clinical enough to make a genuine challenge to the top six is another question, but there's no way we can carry on playing as we are doing and not at least find ourselves stable in midtable. 

And that is you being optimistic !

[Admiral Nelsen]

 

18 minutes ago, rigger said:

And that is you being optimistic !

 

Ha! Fine, the optimistic spin is that we're more than fine if we carry on as we are, and if we become slightly more clinical then the sky is the limit! 

 

Or Leicester. Leicester are probably the limit. 

[Upside Down]

10 hours ago, rigger said:

Next season we will be mid-table finishers.......... 

 

 

 

 

 

In the premier league.

Now that is optimistic.

[philipl]

Courtesy of Rovers TV I have watched 100% of every game this season including the Carabao Cup games on replay.

Leicester are better than us in most respects but even they would have found us a handful had they not got the breaks at all the best psychological moments and we hadn't passed up several chances. 

Other than that we have lost 5 other games we could just as easily have won and have not been bettered by any other side.

As pointed out above, the Championship table at this time last season below the dingles and blades bore little relationship to the table after 46 games.

Ipswich probably have enough points and momentum already to make the play offs but at some point they will get rumbled and their goals start to dry up.

2nd to 6th up for grabs.

[JohnD]

This ^^^

[Mattyblue]

Think we need a Super-Duper Optimism thread for Phil.

2nd?! File it will Adam Wharton being more advanced than Bellingham was at the same age. 😁

[Upside Down]

Too early to write us off yet.

At least we haven't been absolutely shocking like some of last season's performances.

Just unlucky and not tight enough in defence.

Not having a proper finisher is hurting but that's nothing new.

[Mattyblue]

Second though? This place was in despair a week ago, hurtling to relegation by all accounts, but we then hammered a team, which was just what we needed to calm some nerves.

We were nowhere near as bad as all that a week ago, but we aren’t finishing second either post spanking a terrible QPR either, especially as January sorts the wheat from the chaff and I don’t know about anyone else but in my view a strengthened squad for that far away football club they somehow still own will be the last thing on the mind’s of these owners.

We need a Realistic Thread to finish the set…

Edited October 12, 2023 by Mattyblue