v Portsmouth (a) - 29/3/2025

[Herbie6590]

Well today was an absolute disaster. We are aimless, shapeless, rudderless & clueless from top to bottom. 
My one consolation was going with my mate, meeting up with @Roth pre & post game & not having to drive back to Sheffield tonight. 

The summer can’t come soon enough, everyone’s had enough. Especially the players it seems…

[rigger]

5 minutes ago, aletheia said:

Harvey Elliott? Beck?

And what have we as a club gained from those loans ? We are in a same or worse position every season, the Rovers have gained nothing.

[Herbie6590]

Something, something…vote…BRFCS POTM…🤦‍♂️

[NeilInBristol]

12 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

I suggested after 2 games under Ismael the players weren't playing for him and I don't think there's any doubt now. They were devastated to see the popular Eustace go and they have soon made up their mind they don't like Ismael. Unprofessional yes, but they obviously do not believe in him and/or what he's trying to do (does anyone)?

The club is in crisis . Key players are out of contract in the summer and the manager is a dud who needs to be sacked. Red Bull showed how to be ruthless when the team realised they'd made a mistake and sacked a F1 driver after only 2 races - Rovers, if the club were properly run, should do the same. 

Do you think they not only dislike JE leaving but the manner in which he has left. Ie the club aren't interested in long term plans and so with him going so does plans for promotion, keeping players long term, as well as a useless coach.

 

They aren't playing for him 

They aren't playing for the club

They are fed up like we are

[rigger]

1 minute ago, Herbie6590 said:

Something, something…vote…BRFCS POTM…🤦‍♂️

Glen Mullen.

[dallydally]

10 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Well today was an absolute disaster. We are aimless, shapeless, rudderless & clueless from top to bottom. 
My one consolation was going with my mate, meeting up with @Roth pre & post game & not having to drive back to Sheffield tonight. 

The summer can’t come soon enough, everyone’s had enough. Especially the players it seems…

Why look forward to the Summer? Nothing will improve until the owners and senior Management change

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

We haven't played any specific style under this clown. Just slow, passive, tedious shite. 

Revert back to criticising previous managers though, I am guessing you aren't concerned that we may have just employed a shit manager on a long term deal as you cant bare to see the reality in front of you.

He wants us to have more possession in the final third and created more chances. I explained to yourself what the game plan was against Cardiff, if you can't see it fair enough, I couldn't care less 

Previous head coaches?  I said the same comments post Swansea game abut Lowe. 

we won 4 games in last 18 games,

2 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

weird team again

 

Apart from picking Woodrow, how was it an weird team? 

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

We are 63 points worse off than he has predicted. Surprised he isnt more critical.

How can you called anyone, you can't even answered the most basic of questions, like did you have ST for the 24/25 season or tying yourself in knots over your choice Rob Edwards to replace John Eustace. Get yourself into Politics, you fit in well you would 

I won't ever bet against my team 

[Hasta]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Previous head coaches?  I said the same comments post Swansea game abut Lowe. 

we won 4 games in last 18 games

I know you’re clutching at straws, but you can’t include Ismael’s part of the record when trying to put down previous coaches.

We are now 0 from 5.

Before he came we were 3 from 5 and  8 from 18.

 

[davulsukur]

9 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

He wants us to have more possession in the final third and created more chances. I explained to yourself what the game plan was against Cardiff, if you can't see it fair enough, I couldn't care less 

Previous head coaches?  I said the same comments post Swansea game abut Lowe. 

we won 4 games in last 18 games,

Apart from picking Woodrow, how was it an weird team? 

How can you called anyone, you can't even answered the most basic of questions, like did you have ST for the 24/25 season or tying yourself in knots over your choice Rob Edwards to replace John Eustace. Get yourself into Politics, you fit in well you would 

I won't ever bet against my team 

I don't think this really panned out today though, did it? Final possession stats were 47% vs 53%, and Pompey were full value for their 1-0 lead at half time.

Not sure we created that much either, only 3 shots on target and I assume 1 of those was Woodrows long range effort?

[roversfan99]

12 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

He wants us to have more possession in the final third and created more chances. I explained to yourself what the game plan was against Cardiff, if you can't see it fair enough, I couldn't care less 

Previous head coaches?  I said the same comments post Swansea game abut Lowe. 

we won 4 games in last 18 games,

Apart from picking Woodrow, how was it an weird team? 

How can you called anyone, you can't even answered the most basic of questions, like did you have ST for the 24/25 season or tying yourself in knots over your choice Rob Edwards to replace John Eustace. Get yourself into Politics, you fit in well you would 

I won't ever bet against my team 

So I am guessing that you are still 100% behind Ismael and think he is still the right man for the job.

He might want us to have more possession to create more chances, we arent creating more and even after 2 weeks on the training pitch we looked just as bad if not worse. Do you really think this set of players is technically capable of dominating the ball successfully and winning games doing it? And have you found any positives in Ismael's first 5 games to cling on to? The players dont seem to have a clue what they are doing. 

Yes, Cauley Woodrow starting and as the main striker was bizarre. Its not the first time hes picked a weird team. Its also certainly not the first time we have failed to get any points against struggling sides under him, in fact thats 4 times in a row. Unacceptable, indefensible, a crap manager who we are now stuck with. And also an arrogant tosser who cant be arsed to face fans who have paid hard earned money and wasted their Saturday travelling so far. Eustace won 45 points from 31 games, Lowe 6 from 3 games, Ismael 1 from 5.

Hes not the main problem, Venkys are. But hes a poor manager picked in desperation after 2 talented managers decided understandably that they couldnt be arsed working in these conditions anymore.

Im guessing in your head, Ismael is still the right man and we can still make the play offs.

[roversfan99]

4 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

I don't think this really panned out today though, did it? Final possession stats were 47% vs 53%, and Pompey were full value for their 1-0 lead at half time.

Not sure we created that much either, only 3 shots on target and I assume 1 of those was Woodrows long range effort?

We never at any point looked like we had a chance of equalising. Same old story.

[martonrover]

38 minutes ago, dallydally said:

Why look forward to the Summer? Nothing will improve until the owners and senior Management change

Yes, these are salad days compared to what’s ahead.

Blatant attempt to influence and not apologising - DO NOT BUY A SEASON TICKET.

[Upside Down]

56 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Something, something…vote…BRFCS POTM…🤦‍♂️

Stick your name up there.

At least you turned up.

[miqaayil]

the icing on the cake was VI saying "We need more CONVICTION" 

 

this is the first time i agree with him ...

 

Waggot needs to be convicted 

Suhail needs to  be convicted 

Gestede needs to be convicted 

And the chief criminals Venkys need to be convicted .... 

 

YES ...WE NEED MORE CONVICTION 

[rigger]

8 minutes ago, miqaayil said:

the icing on the cake was VI saying "We need more CONVICTION" 

 

this is the first time i agree with him ...

 

Waggot needs to be convicted 

Suhail needs to  be convicted 

Gestede needs to be convicted 

And the chief criminals Venkys need to be convicted .... 

 

YES ...WE NEED MORE CONVICTION 

Lets hope it is not in an Indian court.

[Mattyblue]

Chadster accusing someone else of avoiding the question 😅

[Blue blood]

I would suggest that someone who dies on the hill of one manager being in charge for a victory against Stoke despite all the evidence otherwise but then changes his mind when said manager skedaddles is not to be taken that seriously... 

As for the team shocking but hardly surprising. Everything is stacked against us performing from their collective ability to the moral crushing losses of managers through to a threadbare squad. No surprise when the sticky tape holding it together is removed we fall apart. 

The responsibility of course lies with the owners. 

[Torgeir]

No confidence left in this group. We're hoof-clearing it and not building up play well at all. 

Season is over, wish we would give a few of our youngsters a chance now. Don't care much to see Woodrow, Hedges and Ohashi pretending to be playing League One football already.

[NeilInBristol]

1 hour ago, dallydally said:

Why look forward to the Summer? Nothing will improve until the owners and senior Management change

Yep..only thing to look forward to is when them lot eventually sell up. 2034?

2045?

 

Someone help us!

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1 hour ago, dallydally said:

Why look forward to the Summer? Nothing will improve until the owners and senior Management change

Yea but our eyes don't have to bleed anymore watching that absolute guff

[booth]

4 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Gueye has made a big difference, but Hedges and Dolan aren't goal scorers and Cantwell is dropping so deep to get onto the ball. 

Woodrow is terrible mind and Ohashi is a pure poacher - he needs the ball in and around the box. 

I thought Gueye was awful though he did put a shift in, but Woodrow was so bad that anyone with working legs would have been an improvement.

[WacoRover]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

And what have we as a club gained from those loans ? We are in a same or worse position every season, the Rovers have gained nothing.

I say the same every year. I love these guys… Elliott, Van Hecke, Branthwaite, Beck, etc., but what does it accomplish? We can’t keep them, they end up back at their parent clubs. 

[booth]

1 hour ago, NeilInBristol said:

Do you think they not only dislike JE leaving but the manner in which he has left. Ie the club aren't interested in long term plans and so with him going so does plans for promotion, keeping players long term, as well as a useless coach.

 

They aren't playing for him 

They aren't playing for the club

They are fed up like we are

Some aren't playing for him.

Some aren't playing for the club.

Some can't play for him, because they aren't good enough.

He's the wrong manager for this team at this time which just underlines how two men, Waggott and Suhail, should be nowhere near running a football club.

[davulsukur]

👆  abysmal 

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

We never at any point looked like we had a chance of equalising. Same old story.

Hedges should have scored and Carter should have done better with both of his chances. I appreciate he's a CB being played at RB, but the one in the second half was particularly wasteful - nobody around him in the area and he crosses it out of play (I think he was shooting).