Regardless of performance ability etc racist abuse should never ever be tolerated.

And ...he's one of our own.

2 hours ago, Stuart said:

Please tell me this isn’t the same guy...

Definitely  not Stuart..  Mathew was a regular on our Accy supporters coach ..devastating news.. will be very sadly missed sigh.

Just now, arbitro said:

Undoubtedly there are players who are brittle and Mulgrew could be one but Mowbrays comments taken literally read differently. 

As I said Arbitro just another take on it . Read them another way and it sounds like Mowbrays having a dig... we ll probably never know and im  certainly not falling out with you about it! Could be construed in either way.

Mowbray already said publicly that he doesn't care if his defenders score goals ..if they cant stop them then next season he ll replace with those that will. Pressure on.

Just now, arbitro said:

That's not how I read Mowbrays comments. It's some kind of biomechanical nonsense from Mowbray that being tense strained his hamstring. If he is inferring that Mulgrew is mentally weak then he should say that and not come out with shite that insults our intelligence. By the way this is a player who has captained his national team and played in the Champions League.

"Unfortunately, maybe because of the anxiety of his manager moaning at him, he's been up tight and his hamstring has strained. That's how it looks to me," he added.

 

Im just putting forward another opinion Abritro ..who knows ..? But it could quite easily be seen as a veiled comment from Mowbray that soon as the bollockings (some public)  start players suddenly start getting tight hamstrings .

Just a little funny Kev Gallagher said something very similar during the game too and was mentioning Mulgrew . As an Ex pro ( Gallagher not me !) to say something on those lines suggests he s seen it at first hand during his playing career and may not be as uncommon as we think regardless of what experience said player has   ?

1 hour ago, booth said:

 

“The schedule has been intense, and I'd suggest that Charlie Mulgrew has felt that pressure of my tongue in recent weeks"

Maybe he means Mulgrew is suddenly feeling his hamstring due to all the flack he s suddenly  receiving ie .."er im not fit boss  ..think ive done me hamster " (sod this im not playing ) ..

Think Kevin Gallagher said something similar on the radio during the game that when you hit a bit of bad form suddenly players under pressure start collecting mysterious injuries . He named Mulgrew as one .

Basically he cant take a bollocking and the pressures on so suddenly his hamstrings playing up  I think Mowbray means !

Just now, MCMC1875 said:

Passion needed. Hughes & Fazakerley would nail it.

Hughes and Faz? ..lets move on 

11 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

It's apparent that his fan club on here have become very quiet recently. They were all over the board when we had our good spell after Xmas.

That maybe so TS but just wondered if the crowd made their feelings known in public ..?

Wasnt at the game today due to work commitments .. those that were there ..any crowd backlash during/final whistle ? Usually a good indication of enough is enough .?

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

I wouldnt blame them for lack of effort. The same mistakes over and over again they can certainly be blamed for. Which takes us back to the manager. He was happy with 'the group' and happy he didn't strengthen a month ago. Now he's hammering them. I think the problem may be Tony. 

Hmm id question the lack of effort at times ..we only seem to put the effort in in the second half after we re usually behind and I presume a kick up the ass from the coaching staff!

But Mowbrays players so Mowbray carrys the can.

Just now, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Hardly like he has on Raya though! 

No true ..but as I said in a previous post the players get an easy ride and going through the motions  so f@ck um lets start naming names. 

If I had my way id wheel the manager and players into the Fox n Hounds after a game and let them hear some proper home truths 

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

He's blaming the players because he failed to address the weaknesses within the squad. No point blaming a three-legged donkey for not winning the Grand National. 

Poor do. 

Maybe .. but even footballers from the Sunday League wouldn't keep making the same mistakes and lack of effort we see on some Saturdays !

Just now, Mattyblue said:

The proof will be in the performances until May.

You are right, the manager carries the can, so he was extremely foolish giving bang average players new deals and generally automatic starting positions.

Lets hope he finds some ruthlessness in the summer or we’ll be back to League 1 in 2020.

Not defending Mowbray .. his players his  tactics etc etc  and captain of the ship  but just think todays players can please their self and carry on as normal after half hearted performances  apart from a few nasty comments on their social bloody media from fans who they then simply block. Wrapped in cotton wool .

 I wonder how they d perform if they only got a nominal 15% of their wage for  starting a game ..60% for a draw and 100% for a win ..

Just now, Mattyblue said:

He’s gone from never blaming the players publicly to slamming them in every interview.

Obviously feeling the pressure...

Maybe a new tact from Mowbray ? Todays players get so much adulation 10 bet player of the week this ..Rovers player of the month that  on top dollar at a mid table Championship club and going through the motions yet never suffer criticism. 

Once of a day a manager never went public on his players but in todays football the players seem to have the upper hand on managers.  The manager loses his job when players underperform and cant be assed knowing they ll still be here next season. A manager cant win today.

So why not go public and criticise ..nowt to lose ..he may actually get a tune out of them this way. 

Just now, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

That’s it Tony - ignore Mulgrew, Rodwell, Bell, Williams and Bennett. They’ve been ace.

tbf Mowbray did go public on the rest of the defence last week on an interview on Radio Lancs .

"don't care if  defenders are scoring goals (Mulgrew and Bell I presume) their job is to stop goals and if they arnt doing that then they wont be playing next season " ..or words to that effect.

5 hours ago, Parsonblue said:

I watched the game at Doncaster last week and Brereton, although he scored a couple, didn't look anything special and at times was so easily knocked off the ball - and Doncaster were fielding a number of their Under-18's in that game.  For me, he needs to spend time with the Under-23's and needs to build his upper body strength if he is going to be competitive in the Championship.  We tend to forget that he is still very young and his game is still in its development stage and far from the finished article.

Shame Brereton wasn't chucked in the U-23 s right from signing (although questions would have been asked why a 7M players is playing with the U-23s!). Score a few goals ..confidence high and then throw him in for the remaining games of the season with (hopefully !) nothing to play for. Fans would have been eager to see this 7 M lad  and probably would have cut him a lot  more slack than he has got especially if he d chipped in with a few goals for the U-23s. Fans would have been a lot more patient im sure.

One or two tweets from WHU fans watching last night saying they couldn't handle Brereton ..question is can TM handle him ?

City ...already too many Wooly backs knocking about around here !

I think most on here have read/heard Mowbrays  eye opening comments after todays game ..how does one see them .. Dead man walking ..he knows hes gone ..or .. I know im here next season and he  means what he s saying ?

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I had a lot of time for Raya, I thought he had bags of potential. Having said that like every other player in the team  at the moment he's not stepped to the level of this league. He's making the same costly mistakes too often. Time to give the other guy a game ?

Brian Clough used to say he'd break the bank for the best possible goalkeeper. " Nobody can lose you a game quicker than your goalkeeper ". He wasn't wrong there.

Well after naming and shaming  TM will look a bit stupid if he doesnt drop Raya now. .

Just now, Waggy76 said:

Brad Friedel had Samba , Nelsen and  Short  in front of him who could attack the bloody ball

....

Raya definitely took a backwards step since the Rodriguez injury.

1 minute ago, blueboy3333 said:

Extraordinary comments from Mowbray. He's hung Raya out to dry. 

He's hung a few out listening to his interview on Radio Lancs. Mulgrew certainly another.

Just now, Stuart said:

Another few games and we might have something to play for!

11 points clear and 11 games left. Lost to Reading in the bottom three and losing to another one.

Anyone know what this is:

I don't know ..but whatever it is it doesn't  look good ..

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

On this forum I remember posting on the Stanley thread in 2016 saying I was happy they’d got beat in the League 2 play offs, as a League 1 Stanley is the last thing we need as a club.

From memory I was laughed off the thread and told that they were totally insignificant to us and wouldn’t impact our fanbase at all...

It was also rumoured many moons ago that Stanley "pushed " for their Home games to be played on the same day as Rovers at home because they always thought they got more Burnley fans paying them a visit when they d no game compared to when Rovers didn't have a game.

As i posted previously I don't see many Dads n Lads (or Mums) or families sat around me anymore .In fact thinking about it there's actually no kids travelling to home games via the Accy supporters coach either. Its the old school older generation who just renew and go.  Its the younger generation they need to entice.  

2 minutes ago, speeeeeeedie said:

I have no problem with him soliciting players advice. Mowbray is managing by allowing his players input.

They play the game, they understand it. If they feel empowered they are more likely to play for the manager. If he gets the right balance performances will improve.

I've worked at places were employee feedback schemes were prominent. Management often asked for ideas on how to improve. It made working easier.

I've also worked for managers who did it all alone. Those types often got frustrated.

As long as the managers decision is final ive no qualms with input. Last thing we need is a Sarri /Kepa situation !

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2 hours ago, frosty said:

Ooijer too, captain of Holland no less.

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