v Stoke City (a) - 12/3/2025, k/o 20.00

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, neophox said:

Even Lowe started Forshaw and Forshaws scored against Plymouth.

whats that got to do with the price of fish,he still can`t keep up with the game

Edited March 12 by simongarnerisgod

[chaddyrovers]

Not good enough, not creating enough, too deep and not enough balls into the box for me, when you got Ohashi and Gueye on the pitch, too slow in possession. not enough pressure on their goal for me. 

Cantwell and JRC forced 2 smart saves from Johannsson tonight, we didn't do enough shots or chances created. 

on their goal, stupid pass from Hyam, no reason to take such a risk. 

Subs no impact attacking wise.  

my team for Saturday is Pears; Brittain, Hyam, Carter, Ribeiro; Travis, Tronstad; Dennis, Ohashi, Dolan; Gueye

[Michael123458]

Dogshit absolute dogshit but joe could of reached a point for us but for that great save from there keeper 

Onto cardiff RTID 

 

[roverandout]

2 minutes ago, PotterLog said:

Jesus fucking god ref. Had about six heart attacks then.

Huge win for us, sorry it came at your expense. Thank fookin god for Viktor Johansson.

Counting chickens and that but see you next season I guess. Hopefully in the playoffs 🤔 👋🏼

Don't mention chickens 

[Gamst]

Ismael was lauding the spirit within the squad prior to his arrival. How has he completely dismantled that so quickly? Quite the accomplishment and quite the managerial appointment! Waggot/Pasha and owners deserve failure, but we don’t.
 

We should enjoy our mid table meaningless run-in now as next season is set to be a catastrophe. Along with a threadbare squad and no meaningful funding for signings we can now add a dud manager to our list of woes. And we’re stuck with him for years too, as he’s been given a long contract and the owners don’t pay compensation. 

[martonrover]

1 minute ago, ... said:

How we are still in touching distance of 5/6th is beyond me. Imagine where we would be having won those what should of been put away games...fk

The Championship is that kind of division, and if you have a decent first half of the season, (thanks Eustace), you will always “only be x points off the play offs”, no matter how shit you become at the business end.

[1874]

VI "I'm not going to change things. Maybe a tweak here or there"

How about a complete change of system based on an 'improved' showing against a dreadful Derby team that we managed to lose 2-1.

The system wasn't working against an equally dreadful Stoke team but VI refused to change it.

No cohesion, no urgency, poor pass choices, no direction the players look like they have just met.

Not really looking forward to the rest of the season

 

[PotterLog]

2 minutes ago, DE. said:

Unless we both somehow get relegated by the end of this season, unlikely.

Speak for yourselves

[rigger]

49 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

You don’t start with subs. 

What you do start with is, your best eleven.

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Not good enough, not creating enough, too deep and not enough balls into the box for me, when you got Ohashi and Gueye on the pitch, too slow in possession. not enough pressure on their goal for me. 

Cantwell and JRC forced 2 smart saves from Johannsson tonight, we didn't do enough shots or chances created. 

on their goal, stupid pass from Hyam, no reason to take such a risk. 

Subs no impact attacking wise.  

my team for Saturday is Pears; Brittain, Hyam, Carter, Ribeiro; Travis, Tronstad; Dennis, Ohashi, Dolan; Gueye

Any criticism of the manager for his ridiculously slow and negative team selection and tactics? 

Any chance of the play offs?

[Waggy76]

14 minutes ago, neophox said:

The players are doing their best to get Ismael out before summer.

Shades of Jim Iley 

[NJRover]

What was the reaction of those at the game? Loud dismay I hope

[neophox]

Even if Im not bothering much anymore Dennis showed more unfit as he is than most of the players who started and must start the rest of the games. Hopefully he can keep us up.

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

3 minutes ago, all you need is duff said:

Baker running the midfield tonight is what Venky’s deserved. Eustace wanted him in the summer, he was out of favour at Stoke but instead of just signing him, we messed about with a loan 

He was painfully ordinary though, come on. Better than Forshaw but that's no yardstick. No better than than the very average Bucko.

[LDRover]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Not good enough, not creating enough, too deep and not enough balls into the box for me, when you got Ohashi and Gueye on the pitch, too slow in possession. not enough pressure on their goal for me. 

Cantwell and JRC forced 2 smart saves from Johannsson tonight, we didn't do enough shots or chances created. 

on their goal, stupid pass from Hyam, no reason to take such a risk. 

Subs no impact attacking wise.  

my team for Saturday is Pears; Brittain, Hyam, Carter, Ribeiro; Travis, Tronstad; Dennis, Ohashi, Dolan; Gueye

You were doing so well and then you picked Dolan to start the next game.

[Penwortham Blue]

11 minutes ago, Dolly blue said:

Ismael is stinking the place out.

 

2 minutes ago, Scotty1991 said:

There is absolutely no way they sack him as they’d have to pay him up. Buckle in. 

I said there was just no logic to make an appointment for any term beyond the end of the season. Frankly, I would be staggered if there is no break clause at the end of the season. I think Ismael has been set up to fail by management and is now being failed by the spineless players who have featured in numerous second half of season death spirals !

[simongarnerisgod]

season is now reduced to hoping the dingles don`t get automatic promotion,i doubt we`ll win many more and if we lose to cardiff the knives will be sharpened,you should never have taken the job valerian,this club is more toxic than a cloud of ricin

[DE.]

2 minutes ago, PotterLog said:

Speak for yourselves

You boys will be fine. Robins is a decent manager who I think will prove himself with a bit of backing.

As for us, E I E I E I O, down the football league we go.

[Tugayslongwalkoff]

Absolutely gash. Turned it off and had a tug after 50 minutes, did the same during Derby game and will likely just go straight to tugging at the weekend. 
 

season has gone. 

[joey_big_nose]

Just now, martonrover said:

The Championship is that kind of division, and if you have a decent first half of the season, (thanks Eustace), you will always “only be x points off the play offs”, no matter how shit you become at the business end.

Yeah -  in JDTs first season we won only 2 of our last 11 games and only missed out of the playoffs on goal difference. Madness. But thats the Championship.

[JHRover]

Just now, martonrover said:

The Championship is that kind of division, and if you have a decent first half of the season, (thanks Eustace), you will always “only be x points off the play offs”, no matter how shit you become at the business end.

True, That's kind of the whole point and idea behind the play-off system. Most teams in the top half and even the upper bottom half will continue to be within 'striking distance' of the play-offs right up to the last few games of the season.

It's what makes it so exciting for the neutral and keeps so  many teams interested up to the end of the season. 

We've seen enough to say we are out of it. Players have, understandably, downed tools. If you are told no new contract offers by the club when sat in the top 6 it must be hard to continue to motivate yourself to fight for the cause.

Of course the probability is this is deliberate from the hierarchy to demotivate and derail our campaign now that survival is secured and another round of cuts and sales is on the horizon. Pay increases are there to be earned.

[Forever Blue]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Not good enough, not creating enough, too deep and not enough balls into the box for me, when you got Ohashi and Gueye on the pitch, too slow in possession. not enough pressure on their goal for me. 

Cantwell and JRC forced 2 smart saves from Johannsson tonight, we didn't do enough shots or chances created. 

on their goal, stupid pass from Hyam, no reason to take such a risk. 

Subs no impact attacking wise.  

my team for Saturday is Pears; Brittain, Hyam, Carter, Ribeiro; Travis, Tronstad; Dennis, Ohashi, Dolan; Gueye

The manager is wank. It doesn’t matter who he picks. Le Coyle Sportif

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

1 minute ago, Forever Blue said:

The manager is wank. It doesn’t matter who he picks. Le Coyle Sportif

🤣

[G Somerset Rover]

2 minutes ago, Tugayslongwalkoff said:

Absolutely gash. Turned it off and had a tug after 50 minutes, did the same during Derby game and will likely just go straight to tugging at the weekend. 
 

season has gone. 

Fair play for putting in more effort than Todd Cantwell tonight, pal.

[martonrover]

Hugh or Les Dennis would’ve been sharper than Emmanuel.

That anti - Eustace diatribe that Waggott posted anonymously on the club website is being shown up for its full horror.

Woodrow another.

Zero ambition.