Ghost7

Absolutely. It feels like a hammering is on route and I suspect this fixture will be it. 3-0 Wrexham.

I'll also add... that back 3 is in the position I'd expect it to be in, play it again, I wasn't shocked..... is it effective or needed there? No. A back 4 deals with that cross and a full back is facing the ball as it comes over. 3 centre backs, marking 2 attackers so 1 centre back is completely free ..... McLoughlin, marking a zone and the ball goes in, free header. We're seeing a lot of untracked back post headers because of it despite the better overall form. Yes De Neve was useless..... but is he a player you really want responsible for preventing goals? We could have gone to QPRs shape in this fixture and brought on a solid full back. QPR had no height. We need to be braver at home and make the changes before the opposition do. For the record, I don't rate Ismael at all. He's a reactive coach and his subs are often too many at once.

It's totally unacceptable from De Neve. Who so far has proved a very poor signing. Along with others. Not up to it.

Not aimed at you.

Ah yes, after all this, 15 years....... it was the fans that were the problem. Who'd have thought! Any business that can't get enough customers only needs to look one way and that's inwards. There have been about 10,000 Rovers fans pushed beyond the brink by the owners and their employees past and.... present. As owners it's simple get involved if you're sticking around... write an open letter of intent to the fans, it would take about 10 minutes, publish it even if you don't care all that much - explain you have a target, want to attend the matches and invest some personal wealth into the stadium and training facilities. Then sack all of the staff that haven't had the balls to tell you to do this.

Other clubs would get rid.

We've had managers in the past that have said we need to perform well to get the fans through the door or give the ones that are there something to shout about. Not this one. There's quite a big excuse culture that's crept in with the current setup. There was too much focus on the 5,000 fans at Deepdale and the contrast to Ewood with not enough concentration from management on the need to turn the terrible home form around. It was never going to be the same atmosphere but highlighting it so much pre game does offer.... yes another........ excuse if we lose. Tee'd up nicely. I'm not bought in. Pointing towards Tronstad being out when half the current regimes signings play his position, are fit and available, and sparingly used isn't good enough. We're a team feeling sorry for ourselves at home with that being reinforced by the manager. It's about finding solutions and he isn't finding them. Tavares, Baradji, Henriksson, De Neve, Forshaw largely ineffective. Pickering and Ribiero frozen out. Nearly all of the above not being utilised is due to bad squad planning, not 4 or 5 players being injured. Someone at the club needs sacking that's for sure. I doubt anyone will be. and they won't get this seasons missing fans back at home until better expectations of the board, the players and the manager are in place. The rest won't return until the owners are gone. Someone needs to step up off the field at Ewood and sort it all out. I'd also like to hear from the owners, simply to know if they still own the club and are alive.

What is wrong with bringing on a left back to play left back (Ribiero?) and De Neve to play LM when chasing a game? Are we not allowed to change shape? Ismael Amorim??? The triple change was completely uninspiring and only weakened the current setup. At the moment it's hard to see past a manager that can't win at home. Not sure many clubs would keep him.

It's about time Ohashi learned some dark arts.. He has plenty of opportunities to go down and win freekicks, which is largely the only way to get them in the Championship, he could have easily had Small booked last night. Instead he stands and kindly looks at the ref, he did it so often against Derby staying up when he's clearly been fouled.... then asks for the freekick nicely as the game moves on, he makes it too easy to say no to and consequently is becoming a bit of a rag doll for defenders to see what they can get away with.

This will be an interesting test of transfer policy. Rudy's cheap obscure European buys and bad squad planning vs Preston's solid championship experience and smart Premier League loans. I think I know who my money's on........ but would love to be proved wrong.

It does feel like we won't be seeing any players of Cantwell's calibre at the club for a long long time once he is gone.

Our best player. By far.

Got to be some of the worst most desperate squad planning I've seen in years. Feels stretched and not up to it despite multiple international breaks. It'll be in bits defensively by January and I suspect Rudy's transfer arrogance will be well reflected both against Preston on Friday... and by the league table come Jan.

It was a slap in the face to the fans that had already bought a season ticket that's for sure.

Never rated him.