v Coventry City (h) - 21/01/25

[Lancaster Rover]

2 minutes ago, SuperBrfc said:

It's becoming clearer by the game to me as to why Todd Cantwell ended up signing for Venky's poisoned Rovers, with nobody else vying for his signature.

Forget the ridiculous price tag back at that time for a minute, the Norwich version of Cantwell wouldn't have even glanced in this direction.

Venky's and quality don't go hand in hand. An absolute embarrassment to football in this country and an embarrassment to football fans in India and to those of Indian descent around the world.

F#ck off Balaji, same for you Jagdesh and you Pasha.

A few who watch a lot of Scottish football (Celtic ) said this at the time but we’re shot down as being biased and not welcoming the second coming of Christ to Ewood.

Everyone’s cottoning on now to the the fact he’s a show pony, and a lame one at that! 

[Armchair supporter supremo]

How the fk are we still in the top 6. 

[neophox]

you could see Ellis telling Asante-Thomas dont go to that shit team ....

[booth]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

It'd be peak Rovers to spaff the entire budget on a slow CAM. 

Well he’s quicker than any of our forward players and can play on both wings or as a number ten. In fact that’s his squad number.

But we’ll stick with what we’ve got.

[dallydally]

Cantwell is a luxury we can't afford. Doesn't care cause he takes home circa £30K a week 

[Upside Down]

I knew we were fucked as soon as I saw John Buckley was named Captain.

[LDRover]

Captain Tom Moore up front really stretching the Coventry back line there.

[Tom]

2 minutes ago, yankfan said:

Why not pull JRC off. He’s proving nothing but the illusion of a player.  Just making it worse for himself and the team. 

He’s not earned a hand job tonight 

[chaddyrovers]

Played well, created some good chances, shouldn't be lost this game..

Gueye our best player tonight. 

Injuries to Batth, Brittain and JRC not helpful at all tonight. 

[yankfan]

3 minutes ago, G Somerset Rover said:

He makes Radosav Petrovic look like Modric.

He sits so deep on the center backs providing no options for the back to play him and his distribution is only completed if it’s within 5 yards. Pointless 

[Waggy76]

4 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He has a really poor range of passing for a CM. Another Evans - gets a nosebleed if he ventures beyond the halfway line and can only really pull out 5 yard passes. 

He is a lot worse than Evans.. 

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, Tom said:

I know we often clash on this but I really feel the ire is misplaced here, I get there’s niggly fouls but I think he’s done a decent job overall, no ref is flawless but I don’t think a bunch of yellows have been needed today 

Lazy offside by Andi there 

You need an early yellow card to stamp out the niggly fouls. They break up the play and only benefit one team.

I'm not saying book players for every foul, but after two or three by the same player he should be in the book for persistent fouling. The two Burnley CMs and FBs did the exact same thing and it ruined the game. 

[BankEnd Rover]

Worst result of the season for me. 

It's a crime that we still sit in the play offs.

Gueye the only positive.

[bluebruce]

Shouldn't have bothered watching this - I might as well have put a replay of the Stoke game on. Practically the same fucking game.

Edited January 21 by bluebruce

[cesus]

Just an expected January game at Rovers, the opponents stroll in and out of Ewood without getting out of 2nd gear. They did nothing yet looked absolutely comfortable in the game.

A quick request to Steve and Co. Can we have a half season ticket starting at the start of the season and ending when you lot all wrap your tits in.

[neophox]

We seem a shit side........enjoy top 6 place...it wont last long....

[Lancaster Rover]

Just now, Tom said:

He’s not earned a hand job tonight 

At least we didn’t give him a 5 year contract or whatever it was after 8 good games at right back, 2 months after looking so far out of his depth most fans felt sorry for him.

[Waggy76]

3 minutes ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

How the fk are we still in the top 6. 

I think it says a lot about the quality of the league.. 

[Tom]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Played well, created some good chances, shouldn't be lost this game..

Gueye our best player tonight. 

Injuries to Batth, Brittain and JRC not helpful at all tonight. 

Played well until they scored, pretty awful second half but agree we really shouldn’t be losing that.

Gueye was by a long way our best player but as Roversfan99 will point out he didn’t stick it in the onion bag.

A truly frustrating evening 

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, neophox said:

We seem a shit side........enjoy top 6 place...it wont last long....

Great insight

[G Somerset Rover]

One win in eight. We’ll be nosediving down that league very soon.

Yet another season of shameful negligence by those utter see you next Tuesdays in Pune. You’ve got to give it to them - they’re bloody consistent.

Edited January 21 by G Somerset Rover

[joey_big_nose]

Cantwell is so poor... Simple passes missed, dwelling on the ball, loose touches. I just dont get him.

2 winnable games we have managed to lose and a raft more injuries. Nightmare. Got Bristol City in 4 days, then a weeks break, then 5 games in two weeks...

[neophox]

Cant say that was a good Coventry team....were in a really bad patch.

[Exiled_Rover]

 

7 minutes ago, Don Said said:

As has been the case in recent seasons Rovers go in to Christmas in the play off places, and a January slump sets in due to squad depth being exposed by injuries, whilst teams around us spend.

Eustace has given the owners EVERY reason to back him. Overachieving with a pretty average squad, but one that could be really pushed on with a few smart additions. But we did have similar scenarios with Mowbray and JDT.

Same old same old.

If ever there was an opportunity for Swag and his cronies to ask for an emergency fund, it is now. Venkys never refuse to sign off a cheque, right?

Start taking an interest or sell the club. What is the point?

You only have to see the state of the ground to know they definitely refuse to sign cheques. Never mind the state of the pitch. 

[Forever Blue]

Not all doom and gloom. Still in 6th. We were more than a match for Cov and would probably have won on another day. 
 

The doom and gloom will come in a couple of weeks when we’ve signed no-one.