v West Bromwich Albion (a) - 13/1/24

[Norbert Rassragr]

How has Hyam gone from great to awful? He's been blamed for loads of errors since he came back from injury.

[BigBar]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:55, tomphil said:

Iv'e been biting my lip on this for a while but HYam has been absolute gash this season he is way overrated here on the back of a handful of good performances over a season and a half.

The thing you need from a centre half is consistency and organisation and he's never delivered either.

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I rate him, put him in a decent side with a solid keeper and you have a top championship CB. 

[tugayislegend]

Would love to know if the defenders practice jumping, hustling, heading balls out, defending set pieces in training?

Or is it just passing on the ground, one touch, two touch etc?

 

[Sparks Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:59, waynerovers said:

Sure bud. Lets revisit this at end of season when Rovers finish comfortably mid table.

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Ok bud

[G Somerset Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:55, Devon Rover said:

Literally, our only hope for our club seems to lie in the hands of the Indian authorities investigating Venkys. I just don't see the point of anything else going on involving the club right now, including the matches. 

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Exactly that. I don’t even give a shit who we sign these days. Until that lot are gone the clubs dead.

[lraC]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:55, Mars Rover said:

I was surprised JDT didn't walk in the summer. I'll be less surprised, but still a little surprised, if he doesn't walk after this game.

I don't think for a second he's getting sacked. That would involve spending money.

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He did look totally drained on the bench to me.

I do get the impression he is a no nonsense type and would not be too surprised to see him Jack.

So far as the game is concerned, it’s a depressing feeling even Sat at home in Spain, watching it on Rovers TV. 

[Mars Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:58, Angry_Pirate said:

This defense is funamentally broken. Is that JDT, Rene, Benson (set piece coach?) or the players? 

Andrew Moran with a blinding 45 minute game of hide and seek. Disgusting half... there's playing badly (Hyam, Brittain, Leonard), and then there's hiding, which is worse?

Hyam (mk 2?), Leonard and Moran need hooked. If Gallagher and JRC have 45 mins in them, get them in. Give Chrisene a run out too.

I'd genuinely be making 4 subs. 

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I'd be making 5. Take the keeper off for an outfield player and it would still work out better than whatever that half was supposed to be.

[Sparks Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:59, Norbert Rassragr said:

How has Hyam gone from great to awful? He's been blamed for loads of errors since he came back from injury.

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He hasn't, we are a shambles and the manager needs to go....bet Hyam goes Brum

[chaddyrovers]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:57, matt83 said:

The owners are the biggest problem but jdt is a shit manager. Ironically if we had a functioning club he’d be long gone this evening and no one would bat an eyelid. 

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JDT got Rovers our best ever league finish in the league since our relegation

[joey_big_nose]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:49, J*B said:

I can’t believe you lot think changing manager is the solution here. The problems are so much bigger than that. 

There is ZERO point in having people like JDT, Sigurdsson, Moran, Wharton if the restrictions from the owners are as they are at the moment. 

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Usually I would agree, but that we are not adapting how we play is a huge worry for me.

Ive never seen a team in such a long bad run continuing to play with so little defensive focus.

It could get us relegated.

[lraC]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:59, Norbert Rassragr said:

How has Hyam gone from great to awful? He's been blamed for loads of errors since he came back from injury.

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He’s been blamed, as he has actually made bad errors. To be fair he doesn’t look fit and has probably been rushed back too soon. 

[matt83]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:01, chaddyrovers said:

JDT got Rovers our best ever league finish in the league since our relegation

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A terrifyingly low bar 

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:00, Sparks Rover said:

He hasn't, we are a shambles and the manager needs to go....bet Hyam goes Brum

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He's been very, very poor since he came back from injury. You could easily argue he's cost us two goals today (and possibly all three).

[bluebruce]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:48, Oldgregg86 said:

He had kaminski sold and given Leo. Every game he’s let a goal in at least , 2 today. How can he be blamed for that. He didn’t sell kaminski and didn’t sign Leo . Have you seen the depleted shit he’s been left with. No one and I mean no one could get a this team above mid table. The blame is everywhere but JDT. He’s in the media everyday saying what we’re saying everyday . He has said what will happen without bringing bodies in , he’s begged for experience. Seriously what more can he do. Take Leonard off and put pat gamble in the defence . He’s got literally nothing to work with

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He can be partially blamed for Kaminski. When he was fit and Pears was getting wobbly, not putting him back in the team won't have helped at all. But either way we should have been insisting on more than 2.5 million, and should have been getting a better, more experienced replacement. All of that is on GB.

[J*B]

I offer assurances to anyone considering a protest against the ownership of Blackburn Rovers that you’ll have my full support in any way I can help. It’s time. 

[Dolly blue]

These “ players “ and I use this term loosely clearly have no confidence in themselves, each other and , more importantly, the manager .

They are bereft of confidence, guts direction and leadership.

We will be relegated if the current “ management “ remains . 

[bluebruce]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:02, matt83 said:

A terrifyingly low bar 

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Missing out on the playoffs on GD is a reasonable bar.

[Sparks Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:02, Exiled_Rover said:

He's been very, very poor since he came back from injury. You could easily argue he's cost us two goals today (and possibly all three).

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I look at the bigger picture.

[Mars Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:01, chaddyrovers said:

JDT got Rovers our best ever league finish in the league since our relegation

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I'm inclined to somewhat agree with Chaddy here. Managers and players don't usually turn to shit overnight.

The problem is this new "project" (aka the Waggott special aka sell anything that isn't nailed down and hope for the best) doesn't fit with JDT nor the players brought in. Hurtling towards relegation does not add value.

[booth]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:01, chaddyrovers said:

JDT got Rovers our best ever league finish in the league since our relegation

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On a small budget with no decent strikers, after the CEO allowed several players to leave for nothing.

Then this rapidly declining season coincides with the owners turning their collective backs on the team whilst telling the inept CEO to sell and save.

I know who to blame.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

  On 13/01/2024 at 15:53, waynerovers said:

Can we stop with the relegation hyperbole. We're ten points above the relegation zone, closer in points to 6th than we are 22nd. We've had a bad string of results, it happens to most teams throughout the season but talk of relegation is extremely premature, so give your heads a wobble.

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Head in the sand...dangerous stuff.We are in absolute freefall.

Edited January 13, 2024 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[speedies gonna get ya.]

JDT will walk. Travis was upsetting apple cart in training. Players lost all confidence in him doing same thing every week. I think it's a shame as could have done well if backed but he's not the right man for a relagation scrap. 

It's a case of who blinks first. Ro.vers won't pay him off. Best outcome is Sweeden pay for his services.

We are in big big trouble both on and off the pitch.

[nbdrovers]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:03, bluebruce said:

Missing out on the playoffs on GD is a reasonable bar.

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over an entire decade?

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:02, Dolly blue said:

These “ players “ and I use this term loosely clearly have no confidence in themselves, each other and , more importantly, the manager .

They are bereft of confidence, guts direction and leadership.

We will be relegated if the current “ management “ remains . 

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They mainly just need to stop losing every aerial duel. 

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 13/01/2024 at 16:02, J*B said:

I offer assurances to anyone considering a protest against the ownership of Blackburn Rovers that you’ll have my full support in any way I can help. It’s time. 

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It doesn't make a jot of difference, you know this. They simply don't care and have enough distance and money to insulate themselves from any protests.