Admirable optimism. Fingers crossed. Portsmouth 3 Rovers 1.

A momentously stupid appointment. You have to wonder if anyone has a clue what they are doing. Months of hard work undone in five games. And only the fanbase seems to care. So depressing as a fan when we invest so much energy into the club.

Not good at all for my mental health and wellbeing. We would still be in the play offs standing ten foot tall if we'd got Allardyce in for three months. In fact we'd still be in the fucking PL if we'd not sacked him.

Yes it was so.obvious to all of us. An arrangement to maintain spirit was all that was needed. Pity we lost at Swansea. We could have hopefully plodded on for a little while longer.

Both those lads have contributed fully to our team success all season. They have worked tirelessly all year helping our defence, but you can't see any of that. Because they play on the wings you class them as attackers and judge them accordingly. Ask yourself, why did Eustace keep selecting them in a top six side? Because he made clean sheets an absolute priority at all times, all season and they were integral to that cause. Sensibly. he sacrificed our attacking intent to safeguard our defence. And that included those lads trudging up and down relentlessly to protect the full backs. Youve seen ACD, Kargbo, JRC and Dennis on the wings. I'd still rather have Hedges and Dolan anyday over those. Our next best two wingers are arguably Beck and Brittain.

Of course the players are culpable. We gifted Derby two pathetic goals within ten minutes. We then gifted Stoke a goal. We have gifted three goals to the opposition, aginst two poor teams struggling to score / win. You may well be right about the manager. He certainly wasn't my preference. But you cant blame him for those defensive errors. Pretty sure his team talk won't have included the 'gift goals to the opposition then go from there' instruction.

We feel despondent because we at last had a little bit of hope and belief. No star players, no mercenaries, a bunch of honest professionals playing as a team, overcoming their limitations and giving their all. Defenders defending, midfielders running and attackers trying to create. It's not been pretty all season, but it's been honest. I'm disappointed how we have collapsed. I thought we were mentally a lot stronger. Other than Gueye and perhaps Ribeiro everyone else had a drop off in form. We miss Batth and Weimann.

Eustace was more than happy to sign his 12k a week contract at Rovers. He was then very happy to sign his 20k a week Derby contract. Should a PL team come in for him he will be more than happy to sign his 40k a week contract. You know I didn't want Valerian. I don"t know of any Rovers fan that did. Offering him a 3.5 year deal mid season was foolhardy in the extreme. Logic defying appointment. I know you were sad to see Eustace leave, but don't kid yourself he has any loyalty to Derby. He will leave them just as quickly as he left us as and when it suits him.

Ha ha. Leave Tugay out this!!

Three at the back for way too long, gifting them a goal, devoid of any creativity, starting Forshaw ahead of Tronstad and aimlessly pumping the ball towards their box 2nd half. Another very poor performance against a struggling team.

Another depressing away performance. Feel sorry for our travelling fans. Swansea, Norwich, Derby, Stoke. One point. Pathetic.

They are actually the same person.

And Plymouth.

Three lumbering centre halves marking no one. We've no chance unless he gets one of them off.

Whenever you have a problem you have an opportunity. Our problem was the manager had sodded off. The opportunity was to galvanise the club and take advantage of our unexpected lofty league position. We needed immediate impact from someone with gravitas, standing, credence and credibility. A proven track record in the UK at this level, or above. Or a left field inspired appointment to catch a moment in time. We did neither. No one would have criticised a short term appointment targeted solely at promotion. We would have welcomed it. And now, if my feelings are anything to go by, we are all tired, frustrated and a tad exhausted having invested a lot into the season. So imagine how the players feel.