13 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said:

Rotherham - poor defending cost us 

Sheff Weds -  good win

Boro -  Couldn't hold on or score again against a side with 10 men for an hour. Not a good side either. Boro have won 1 of their last 8 at home.

Preston and Wigan - Familiar collapse in both.  Embarrassing. 

Brum - defensive error and the familiar collapse

Norwich - good performance but ultimately a defensive mistake cost us - again. 

Leeds - Familiar collapse 

In a very tight league we are the wrong side of these fine margins on a regular basis. 

 

 

19 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Not sure I would agree with some of those verdicts. Rotherham I thought we were poor in the first half and barely had a chance and were lucky to be 0-0 at half time. Another one of those games we had an awful first half with no goals and very few chances. We upped the tempo in the second half and had a few decent chances and they were on the rack but then went down the other end and scored with their only chance, which then cost us 2 points as we needed 2 to win. 

Preston and Wigan were abysmal and embarrassing. Wigan's only win in about 13 games and we barely laid a glove on them. 

Sheffield Wednesday were at the height of their crisis when we played them. Telling that they are the only side we've beaten by more than a single goal margin.

Birmingham - threw away 2 points - again - having barely been troubled. Incompetence. 

Leeds took it to new levels - regardless of the opposition to take the lead in the 90th minute and end up losing is a travesty and brings our failings into the spotlight. It would have been a smash and grab job had we got the win but you need a few of them over a season. Once again the goals came through a couple of set-pieces dispatched well by Mulgrew rather than through open play - another issue we have - very rare we score unless through Dack, Graham or Mulgrew.

 

As I say ...fine margins. As a newly promoted club we ve done ok. 10 -14th in the League finish im sure most at the start of the season would have been reasonably happy .  Although there are those that will always move the goalposts pardon the pun as the season progresses..

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

Ha! I'm not sure anyone is seriously suggesting we sack him ( at least I hope not) but the team makes the same mistakes nearly every week.

There will come a point when the chicken overlords ask whether they are getting value for their £10m summer 'investment'. The Venksters also want promotion. Mowbrays inability to rectify the problems that have plagued us all season will come back to bite him at some point. 

 DE quoted an "Embarrassement" of recent results. Yes we ve not picked up a healthy points haul but you could also say ...

 Rotherham ..we battered them. A fluke result.

Preston and wigan ..awful.

Sheff Weds ..won at a canter.

Boro ..a good point away from home.

Brum ..a team above us ..coasting at 2-0 at 74 mins a rash moment from Raya brings them back into it when they re heads were well and truly down.

Norwich ..second in the league ..holding them at 0-0 til 84 mins

Leeds top ..after 90 mins we re actually winning 2-1! (after beating them at home too !)

Very fine margins ..

As Biz said earlier maybe we aint that far off being a decent side ? We re more than holding our own in this league that's for sure...and have given the so called Big boys in this league a run for their money when we have played them.

The million dollar question is... is TM the man to to get those two or three good acquisitions to make us into a top six side and push for promotion? 

3 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said:

So negative

Save a lot of faffing around BB ?

Obvious the natives are getting restless !

Whos putting the Poll up ..TM in ..TM out ??

1 minute ago, blueboy3333 said:

Sorry, pulling this up? Don't let that mask slip?

You ignored the question about whether we have the resilience and bottle for a relegation battle.  I'll take it as a 'no'. 

What question ? ...I think we re stopping up ...do you ….?

1 minute ago, Stuart said:

Don’t get me wrong I don’t think we are being particularly competitive but I can see how Mowbray might spin in.

My biggest issue with today is just how mentally weak we are. That is where someone like Warnock would have you on your toes. I don’t expect he’d be offering out Werther’s Originals with a shrug and a “It was always going to be a tough ask t’day, lads. Keep your heads up”. Your concentration levels would be razor sharp for fear of having something thrown at you.

Team spirit will get you so far then you need superior players and you build that team spirit back up. You don’t stick with the same bunch of lads out of loyalty. That’s not what professional football is - more’s the pity.

Mowbray is as tough as Warnock behind the scenes im sure . In fact proved  when he dropped these two chancers v Villa in a game we needed to win. A decision that could quite have easily cost him job Stuart . What he says in front of the cameras is nothing what he says off it .(.pic courtesy Howiefive0)

Just now, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Clearly that’s ridiculous. But he needs to send a message by sending the likes of Williams for an extended spell on the sidelines as he’s absolutely gash.

Ahhhh now that's more like it ! A lil common sense GSR!

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

Add Rotherham, PNE, Wigan. 

well lets see BB ...hopefully ill be pulling this moment up rather than you 

1 minute ago, blueboy3333 said:

I think we're starting to put pressure on ourselves. Our next three look tricky. After that we have 3 winnables at home. If we draw those games like we tend to do against teams near the bottom then, yes, we are in trouble. 

Yep we ve hit a run of tough games ..but not necessarily getting super thrapped.Boro Brum Norwich Leeds Sheff Utd WBA ….top six sides ..always gonna be tough as a newly promoted team .

Just now, Stuart said:

Serious question: what makes you think we won’t/can’t?

Because we pick points up within reason  ..and give the top sides a  decent run for their money . Ala Sheff Utd ..last season .

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

That's relegation form, not 'tailing off'.

you seriously think we ll get relegated BB ? 

Just now, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Pretty much that. Appreciate the real head banging needs to go on behind close doors but the laughing and joking with Bielsa and lack of fire post match don’t sit right with me.

What you want him to do ..f''king nut him and put him on the floor ..infront of everyone ..? ..or maybe do it behind closed doors …….

1 minute ago, DE. said:

Sounds like it could have come from Steve Kean. I mean that as well. Delusional comments considering our current run of form and statistical inability to stop goals from going in towards the end of matches. 

I used to appreciate Mowbray's honesty, but if he keeps this up then he just joins the long list of bullshitters that spend their interview time talking to India rather than Blackburn.

Delusional comments from Ipswich ..? 

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

Indeed. 1 win in 8. 

We re tailing off as most thought we would do ..you seem surprised ?

19 minutes ago, RV Blue said:

Pathetic bunch of cowards. If Mowbray gets potted tomorrow I wouldn’t be disappointed, one of the most tactically inept managers we’ve ever had.

pathetic

Just now, yellowsubmarine said:

HAHAHA SMALLWOOD! Mowbray wants the draw!

Id take a draw right now !

ball in net by Dack ..whistle already gone ..

Just now, Waggy76 said:

This is going to be a difficult afternoon …

Every afternoon is difficult watching Rovers ..?

1 minute ago, blueboy3333 said:

 Is Mogga the man to do that? He failed miserably this summer. 

Who knows BB ..as we all know  no manager nailed on for success. 

Depends what targets Owners/TM set this season ? Stay in this division and we ll take it from there ? The 7M spent on Ben B clouds this and instantly puts pressure on TM ..although no one on here quite sure who authorised that signing ..those who ve seen the Sunderland Netflix doc will see that nothing is as straightforward as you seem with players in and players out ! ..

Just now, Stuart said:

Rodwell aside that’s looking like the team that used to lose us game after game in L1 - until TM scrapped it.

I think we ve all got to come to the realisation that the squad we have at the moment regardless of formation/position has hit its ceiling. 

Only new blood in January/Summer in positions we re weak in is going to take us up another level. 

Just now, Stuart said:

I know mate, it was a good link that’s all.

Really looking forward to being wrong but this looks like being a shocker.

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Just now, Stuart said:

Here we stop, surely?

That is the worst side that Mowbray has picked to date - by some distance. What are we playing, 6-1-2-1??

Mowbray comes out and says Brereton doesn’t have a problem with his confidence then drops him from the squad! Needs to stop saying one thing and doing another.

Frightening.

Bring on the 3-0 win!!

Sorry stuart my Here we go comment ..was simply ..heres the team ?

Here we go ..

3 hours ago, toooldforthis said:

Not paying £40.  Don't have Sky.  Pubs can't show Red Button games any more.  Anybody know any reliable streaming sites for today?

Ill be shocked if there isn't any streams with Leeds being involved !

Merry Xmas lads ..hope you have a good un !