Gueye brings the ball down very well and wins practically every header he goes up for. Where he lacks is being in the right place at the right time. Quite a missing trait for a striker... I am prepared to give him time. I think he brings a bit more to the team than Ohashi when our backs are against the wall. The pair are good options to have and hopefully young Leonard comes back to throw 3 strikers into the mix. Leonard has more of an instinct than the other two for sure, but needs to work on being more clinical

It wasn’t a game to remember that’s for sure 3pts is all that counts though Cantwell had a great game. Again I thought Dolan was poor despite his goal. Looked solid at the back with Beck replacing Pickering. I think he is the signing of the season for me Generally a more balanced and in control performance. I do worry about how much we sit back but that’s Eustaces way. On another day we score 3 or 4 from the counter but that quality up front is lacking I will win 1-0 every week so I don’t really care tbh. We are class

The weather isn’t helping but my gosh the pitches in Pakistan are a bad do Too easy for the batters. Makes quite a boring spectacle really It is on the bucket list to watch England play abroad in every major country. Pakistan may be one I miss……

Dolan just is not at this standard His touch slows the game down. There was a 5 yard pass made to him on the edge of our own box. After his control he had to wait for the ball to come down. By that point, he was closed down. The only route out was a pass back to the defender to hoof It is that sort of poor quality that puts the team under pressure He needs to be moved on, really. He is a level below the Championship. I'll be surprised if somebody else picks him up

I feel sorry for Gueye really It is useless judging him and Ohashi whilst they have Dolan behind him. I am sorry but his race is run for me. He’s a player I put firmly as last place on any time sheet His lack of effort yesterday was a rarity but sums up where he is at. He won’t sign a contract I believe so let the bloke go We will look a much different side - and did - when you put players in that position that can trap a ball and pick a pass out. I still have confidence in this team I just hope Eustace starts to see JRC as a right back and Cantwell gets fit enough to play the 10. A front four of Hedges, Cantwell, Duberry with Gueye or Ohashi in front is good enough for this standard. With Siggy and Wiemann on the bench we have enough firepower. We’ve just hit a rocky road and that happens in the Championship

It’s the usual suspects who have let us down today Hyam is weak. He ducked that header. Pickering lets his man have a free header back across the goal We are still carrying some weak minded players. We all know who they are, it doesn’t need to be said

He’s not up to standard His passing is average, his touch is terrible, he is constantly on heels and he runs like he’s in mud Genuinely think he is the worst 10 in this league We look so much better whenever somebody else drops in the middle. Get him gone

Been saying this about Pickering for a long, long time Whilst he is our left back we will leak goals But I am sorry for me this is Dolan. He is making us play with 10 men today. He doesn’t look bothered. Time for him to go for me

Dolan again having a pathetic game. Always in the back foot, terrible touch, no creativity at all And no surprise where the goal came from. Both full backs out of position We look poor at the moment

Pickering will lose you games - but we only have Hedges now until Beck is back Hedges should be playing instead of Dolan Gueye in for Ohashi

We look poor on the left side. I won’t say why….. Dolan just isn’t the answer in the middle. I’m sorry but he loses the ball too much

United could do worse than Potter What Potter did wrong at Chelsea was not stand up to the powers above. Maresca learnt that lesson. I don’t think Potter will make the same mistake twice When you look back through Potters career in coaching it has been success after success until he landed at Chelsea. He’s a good head coach and Utd would improve with him imo

You are taking offence, again Nothing will stop you from posting your criticism of players. Feel free to. I think he is being made out to be far worse than he is Tyrone is right - you can improve on Hedges. But in the last few pages you have said he can't win a header, is a poor player, is living off one good goal and not good enough. I don't think that is the case. The fact he has started 100% of our games and we have not lost suggests to me that he is playing a part in our good form. He's been involved in our goals (15% of them according to the data....), got himself a good goal against Norwich with a clever lob and looks to be more robust than previous years. Suggesting he is becoming the next "villain" isn't a stretch - you are quite critical of footballers and so when I read you rubbishing a player I am reminded of the others you rubbished. Like it or not, given we have all spent year after year discussing all things Rovers, there comes a time when a judgement is formed. It doesn't have to be that deep Btw I just want to leave this here - I do think that Hedges is due to be rested. It could come against Cov. I also think that Duberry has the potential to be better. But being 19 and this being Coventry away - and I rate Mark Robins' sides - I would like to stick with what we know. Tuesday may be too soon for Hedges though and so it is entirely possible he is on the bench for this game

That was very convoluted Again, it is all about the connotations that he is a poor player, can't take a man on, isn't quick, can't head etc etc. It just isn't genuine criticism because it is not true. Even in this post you have called him bang average and that just isn't true imo Pickering's faults have been shown now we have a left back to replace him. I don't really have anything to say about that except you have seen Beck and you have seen Pickering, so the decision is your own to make As for ACD - you are changing your whole opinion on the game it seems. Post after post after post you tell us not to 'rely on untested kids' who have 'only played kids football'. That is ACD in a nutshell. I don't think it is controversial to suggest dropping a reliable performer like Hedges for ACD in an away game is a bit risky. In fact, ACD is exactly how you have described him - a young lad here for work experience But in any case, Hedges will get rested eventually and we will see ACD. He looks promising so he should be able to make the step up.

Tone is difficult to understand over the computer. Although it is clear which of the two of us is taking a more combative approach than the other…. Listen, I never said we should not look to make improvements. But it is September. We can’t add anybody else. It was suggested we should swap out Hedges for the young loanee. Away at Cov may not be the best time for that. On top of that, Hedges hasn’t been this poor and ineffective player he is being made out to be. Football fans love to find fault and my comment was that it looks as though Hedges is today’s villain When you are sat 3rd and haven’t been beat it is suggestive you have got something right. Eustace rotates the right amount. He may decide to rest Hedges tbh - a game on Tuesday may be a bit much given his injury record. I don’t know. What I do know is that the posts calling Hedges poor were a bit unfounded. He isn’t. Far from it, actually

Is he? I'd say the least effective player has been Pickering. In the games he hasn't played we have looked better defensively. The clean sheet against Bristol & PNE. Then when substituted against QPR we looked far better, albeit against 10 men In the games Pickering has played we've looked far more fragile defensively Dolan only getting 1 goal and 2 assists despite more playing time than Hedges Calling Hedges one of the least effective players is why I think he is being cast as a villain. I just don't think it is the case If you think me disagreeing with people is scolding them then you have thin skin my friend. Clearly, people agree with me too

Drivel? You expend an awful lot of posts defending posters (yours) rights to an opinion. Maybe afford that same privilege There's been a couple of posts now where it has been said that Hedges is just not very good. He doesn't score, can't head, can't take a man on, is slow etc etc. Yet he has been ever present in a side sat 3rd in the table and unbeaten In this respect, it seems like he is being cast as a bit of a villain. We can talk about wanting to improve but at the moment we can't. There's no transfer window. You have to piss with the willy you have. I am not convinced that dropping the ever present and industrious winger for an unknown loanee is the best idea. Especially going away to a side like Coventry who, for their bad start, are still a side capable of troubling us Football fans enjoy having something to moan about, clearly. Hedges just seems like the new thing to moan about. Unfairly too, I may add. In 7 games he has a goal and an assist You don't have to rate every player equally but when you put an opinion on here you are agreeing it can be challenged. Why is it drivel to say it looks as though he is being cast as a villain when posters are again reading you call another player rubbish (just like JRC, just like Szmodics, just like Brereton) when we are sat 3rd and look a bloody organised and good team? For what it is worth, if we can find a left winger that offers what Hedges does with a better injury record and better goal/assist return, then I would be more than happy for us to go sign them. Atm, in September, sat 3rd, I don't agree with dropping him for a loanee and don't agree that he is as poor as he is being cast. Call that drivel if you want

Ah is Hedges the new villain? We have been here before. Szmodics was a waste of money, JRC couldn’t play football etc etc Some people never learn Hedges has been ever present this season for a side that finds itself near the top. If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. He scored a great goal against Norwich and is quite a clever player. There’s a reason Eustace likes him

He made some really good saves to be fair. But my god his kicking was poor And I am not talking about kicking the ball like Ederson. I just mean in actual distance he kicked the ball. It was a bit sunday league at times Not convinced in him at all

It wasn’t a great game at all Think both sides set out not to lose. Never makes a great spectacle when that’s the shared goal Quite shocked at how bad the refereeing is at this level. Twice in a row we have had a ref that didn’t manage the occasion. It needs improving Have to say I am gutted for Beck. It was his place to lose and he may have lost it. Hopefully Eustace brings him straight back Ohashi was poor but my gosh Dolan had a bad game. Everything broke down with him - we need Cantwell up to speed so we have a proper number 10 Eustace was too late with his subs today. Crying out for more productivity. Would have taken Hyam off, pushed Carter in centrally and brought JRC on at right back at the same time Cantwell and Duberry come on. We needed more creativity anyway, win at home and draw away and then you are at the top end of the table. We go on!!

Any update on restocking the home and third kits?

We are in a really good position at the moment. Our next few games are all very winnable: Preston - In bad form, but we all know that goes out the window when they play their cup final QPR - They have had a tough start playing Baggies, Luton and Sheff Utd, but we tend to win here Cov - Very winnable. They aren't the Cov of last year Plymouth - Should trounce these Swansea - Home game that we should win West Brom - The test We'd have played 10 games before going to Baggies and you wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest we could go into that game unbeaten It's been a favourable start for Rovers this season. We have a tough spell coming at the end of October, playing Baggies, Watford and Sheff Utd after another. For me, the resolve of this squad will be answered after that Sheff Utd game Eustace showing why he isn't Steve Kean, a yes man or a chancer.

I don't think it is folly Take a look at Brentford and Brighton for examples of projects gone right It is just that our projects are constantly changing directions and therefore are more of a winding, pissed walk home as opposed to a successful project

Still can’t stop thinking about how good Owen Beck is

It’s been a while since we have had a proper full back. Beck looks a seriously good player. Comes flying into tackles and wins them. Warnockesque Easy game. We can kill these with the bench we have