v Portsmouth (a) - 29/3/2025

[speeeeeeedie]

What a shocking opening 20 minutes, now with the inevitable outcome of conceding a simple goal.

It's been like watching a Sunday league game with the amount of aimless hoofs forward, or just straight up in the air. 

Ismael has had a long time to prepare for this game but it looks like he hasn't done a darn thing. 

It also looks like it's the last we'll see of Owen Beck. 

[Scotty1991]

The playoffs where over in January, I’d happily see us lose every game till the end of the season to ramp up the pressure!

[WacoRover]

& that’s our season. 
The last 15 years in a nutshell- stupidity from the top, all the way down, inept managers, more injuries than anybody, & great loaners who we can’t keep but the time allotted. 
Oh well, I will hang around. The train wreck is still underway… 

[DE.]

Just now, StHelensRover said:

Could end the day with Pompey closer to us than we are to top six. Imagine if you had said that on January 1st 😂

Honestly, based on our history over the past five years or so, I'd have fully believed it.

[Devon Rover]

The goal all started from Woodrow failing to close down the left back quickly enough. He is offering nothing at all

[simongarnerisgod]

jeez,thats simple defending and failing to  pick up the 2nd ball😒

this reminds me of the ince regime,players downing tools,effort and concentration because they did`nt like him,the difference between the eustace era and the ismael one is massive,they definately hav`nt taken to him

[Neal]

You're absolutely off your head if you're thinking of buying a season ticket for these cunts. 

[waynerovers]

1 minute ago, Neal said:

Toss up between him & Coyle for 2nd worst ever Rover manager. 

I wasn't watching at time but was Coyle worse than Steve Kean?

[Tom]

Just now, waynerovers said:

I wasn't watching at time but was Coyle worse than Steve Kean?

Imagine that’s why he said second worst 

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, Neal said:

Toss up between him & Coyle for 2nd worst ever Rover manager. 

He's onto his third system in 5 games. Absolute joker. 

[StHelensRover]

2 minutes ago, waynerovers said:

I wasn't watching at time but was Coyle worse than Steve Kean?

I'm guessing he has SK in at #1 but Coyle not far behind him.

Sounds awful,  but truly I hope I never hear about SK again unless he's in prison or an obituary. 

Edited Saturday at 15:27 by StHelensRover

[waynerovers]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

Imagine that’s why he said second worst 

Ah yeah I missed that part ha.

[Ferrit]

Ismael will be compared to Kean by the end of his tenure, no doubt in my mind.

[Exiled_Rover]

6 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

.Makes a change to hear you say that about the officials!

Lol.

If he was good at his job I wouldn't have to comment. 

He's been disgraceful - pulled from the home end by the looks of it. 

[Miker]

If we end up on the losing end tonight, which looks quite likely now, this manager absolutely has to be potted ASAP. Let Lowe and co manage the last few games. It can’t be any worse than this. 

I visited Ewood for the first time in my Rovers supporting life for the Pilgrims game and absolutely loved watching us get a fantastic 2-0 win. Two great goals, good atmosphere and a brilliant team performance all round. I had some naive hope leaving that game that things would turn out okay… but this moronic pick of manager and horrendous run is just absolutely infuriating. 

Heads should roll after this. 

[Hasta]

6 minutes ago, waynerovers said:

I wasn't watching at time but was Coyle worse than Steve Kean?

Tactically probably yeah. But once you add in the lies, bullshit and compliance in the pillaging of the club, not a chance.

Although scratch that. I just remembered Tottenham away 

Edited Saturday at 15:31 by Hasta

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, waynerovers said:

I wasn't watching at time but was Coyle worse than Steve Kean?

I thought the players at least played for Coyle, we just couldn't defend under him.Especially coming into the last few minutes of games.

It took this guy just ninety minutes plus three minutes of the Derby game.to dismantle any play off hopes.

He could soon be setting all sets of records for the wrong reasons.

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

jeez,thats simple defending and failing to  pick up the 2nd ball😒

this reminds me of the ince regime,players downing tools,effort and concentration because they did`nt like him,the difference between the eustace era and the ismael one is massive,they definately hav`nt taken to him

I don't think they've downed tools, per se, but they're clearly absolutely clueless with regards to how they're being asked to play - patterns of, formation etc.

We thought we'd be in a relegation scrap with this squad at the start of the season - Eustace clearly drilled them to within an inch of their lives as without him they all look terrible. 

[waynerovers]

1 minute ago, StHelensRover said:

I'm guessing he has SK in at #1 but Coyle not far behind him.

Sounds awfu,l but truly I hope I never hear about SK again until he's in prison or an obituary. 

He's currently got his team second bottom in Georgian league, Not much changes

[Gamst]

Allez les Bleurgh 

[rovers11]

This guy is worse than Coyle and only marginally better than Kean. What a rotten appointment. And he's on a 3 year deal! This club is in a huge mess. 

[StHelensRover]

1 minute ago, Gamst said:

Allez les Bleurgh 

Quality, get that painted on a bedsheet for Boro at home 😂😂😂

Edited Saturday at 15:31 by StHelensRover

[Bethnal]

This manager doesn’t yet know what to do with this group of players. Very clear.

[bluebruce]

6 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

jeez,thats simple defending and failing to  pick up the 2nd ball😒

this reminds me of the ince regime,players downing tools,effort and concentration because they did`nt like him,the difference between the eustace era and the ismael one is massive,they definately hav`nt taken to him

It could as easily be deflation from losing Eustace to relegation battlers. Of course, a good manager would be able to lift that pall.

[rigger]

I wonder if the plan is, at the 60 minute mark, to take off three players who don't know what they are doing, and replace them with three players who also don't know what they  are doing ?