I always look forward to games vs the in form clubs, they give us a good idea where we are, and the progress (or lack thereof) we’re making. I was always a Cairney fan, and hated to see him leave, but I’m glad he had his chance in PL, like so many others- Hanley, Rhodes, Raya, Duffy, Arma, et. al. I am looking for a great defensive effort from our side, which would be to hold them to one goal. A little bit of luck & a well timed assist, and 1-1 is attainable. COYB!

Nerve-wracking finish. Thank goodness, all 3

Keep pressing ‘em, we can get another goal in the 2nd half.

Great start, if we’ve learned anything, we need more

I would love it, to beat fightin Rooneyites by any score, 2-0 would be bliss. With our back 4, however, I’m afraid they will find the back of the net early & often.

Yeah, I fear a game with lots of “shotgunning” by our guys, kick it in the general vicinity of the goal, and hope some go in.

Absolutely. Hes not going anywhere until seasons end, that’s when his contract runs out. Todays game day thread would’ve been one page, if not for the obvious, “Mowbray out”, “sack mowbray” comments. Why our fans cannot enjoy a win over a quality opponent for about 5 minutes, is beyond me.

Best game of the season? We made the most of our possessions, and the defending was stellar. Great game by Edun. I will take it!

Indeed! He’s getting more opportunities, he’s getting more goals. Definitely not a “useless lump”

Other than Khadra off the bench, I’m not sure I want to see any of those guys. One of the weakest bunch of subs, ever.

I can’t say anything that has not already been said 1000 times. There isn’t any joy on game days, the team is going nowhere, because TM is going nowhere. The owners are penny-pinching, strangling every last cent out of their investment. If BB-D is dealt, don’t expect any of that to be spent on incoming talent. I truly believed last year nothing would happen during the season, but TM would certainly be canned by seasons end. He was not. Sadly, I cannot see a change during this season, either. I’ve resigned myself to a finish somewhere between 15th and 18th. 1-2.

Scott Dann scored for Reading today, but they go down 2-3 to Blackpool. Jerry Yates with a brace. Two guys I wouldn’t mind having at Rovers. I bet Royals are ready for us this weekend.

Nothing ever makes sense, one game to the next. The one quality Rovers had this season, was the scoring of B-D (& sometimes Gally), but yesterday we weren’t close to finding the net, against the 2nd worst defending team in the division. The next game, we are apt to get 4 or 5 goals, allowing the same amount, then the next we get skunked again, etc. Managers can’t explain it, yet it happens, nonetheless. Our managers forte is supposed to be organization- does anybody out there honestly believe Mowbray is a great organizer!? Is the roster better than the manager? Yes, but the quality is not that deep, the bench even less. When the manager isn’t a “difference maker”, we cannot truly expect the players to pick up the slack. All that said, Reading is back from the dead… I expect a good pummeling courtesy of Royals at Ewood on Saturday.

Really a ho-hummer today, from Rovers point of view. Worthy of a good yawn. Nothing truly to get excited about.

I’d like to see some mean, nasty steaks in our players. We have a lot of nice, inoffensive lads now.

Bah, knew it was coming

Rangers are about to smack one in the back of the net

Who are our three best players on the pitch? Kaminski & BB-D are givens. Would Nyambe be #3?

So, should Davenport or Khadra be in the 11? not sure what other options are available.

Truth here. If we play our best four at the back, I feel pretty good. the midfield still needs sorting. But, we can score with BB-D & Gally.

I could see this as 3-2, or 2-3. For me, it’s all about defending. We must start playing better defensively. even with our injuries and long-term guys out, we can score at least 2 goals vs the 2nd-worst defending team in the league. They are missing some of their better players, too (Wallace, Johansson, et al.)

All I know, is what I read on bbc gametracker, but it’s terribly disappointing to be 2-0 and come out with only a point. Yet again. I will not question the players’ effort. How close are we to seeing Dack & JR-C on the pitch? Those guys could be game changers in midfield. Otherwise, I’m fuming over all the lost points we’ve seen after HT this season, and wishing we could see some big changes. IMO, Rovers fans have been very patient with mgmt so far, receiving so little in return.

There it is; now, we fight like two cats in a sack for 30 minutes to get a point.

I’m still relatively new to the game, but we’re still playing 5 backs, right? Not sure of Edun’s history, but everybody else is a back.

I’m generally one of the sunshine-pumpers here. However, without BB-D and Gally, and playing a pretty fair Coventry team, I’m afraid we will have trouble scoring enough to offset our flimsy defense. 1-2.