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He was on the bench because Tranmere opted to play 44 year old Joe Murphy ahead of him. Again the question from me is why on earth he got a deal until June 27 with the option to another year after that.

I wholly agree about his arrogance. I could live with that if he was getting results but at home we are a million miles off it. His comments about Carter and Gueye plus threatening to walk out of a press conference because he was asked about relegation are not the traits of humility.

Rovers under 21 match against Coventry at Ewood tomorrow has been called off with no reason given.

I actually thought Ismael had thrown the towel in and made those changes with one eye on Saturday. It wasn't tactical and certainly wasn't done to strengthen us likewise the double change later.

I can't believe how naive De Neve was for the QPR goal. He was nowhere near Smith (who is about 5'6") and allowed him a free header. Miller was poor too in this but De Neve's error was schoolboy at best. Basic stuff as he showed a real lack of awareness.

And therein lies the problem. Nobody cares down there about dwindling attendances or more importantly the reasons for them. They are tone deaf and are content to keep their heads in the sand and ignore the real issues as long as they keep their cushy number and inflated salaries. There are many reasons for our vanishing supporter base and the vast, vast majority can be laid at the door of the club, the way it's run from top to bottom. With another two midweek home games coming up I feel this whole debate will be regurgitated again when a few thousand are rattling around Ewood.

Our midweek home games since relegation in 2012 have been low and dwindling even since then. And the home form this season has done absolutely nothing to address that. Everything that is wrong at Rovers leads back to the owners and their lackeys, not the fans whether they go or not. Clearly your opinion about the missing fans differs from mine but I was really surprised to see your original post and your criticism of them. It's rare I disagree with anything you post but in my view you are way off the mark here.

In what respect should we pull our weight a bit more?I I think the answer is pretty much in the rest of your post but to apportion any blame towards the fans is feeding the narrative from the shysters who drove them away.

That stat alone should be a sackable offence.

Agreed but overriding all of that was the lethargy of the players. Gudjohnsen can score but his pressing is awful. I love Ohashi's attitude but last night even be wasn't at it. We simply allowed QPR too much time on the ball in the middle and defensive thirds and they simply played through us. From a home form perspective I don't know where we go from here because Ismael just doesn't seem to have any idea how to stem the bleeding.

I'm reading various excuses for that dross last night but it really is down to the players on the pitch. If supporters are using the excuse of Ewood being a ghost town then they are exonerating the players for what I believe is a fundamental aspect of football - effort from the players which was in short supply last night. And if the manager or players use the atmosphere as an excuse they are weaker characters than I thought.

The lack of energy alarmed me tonight. Even Ohashi who normally never stops looked like he couldn't be bothered. Alebiosu is another player who tonight must have recorded his worst stats of the season To put in a shocker like that tonight and the lack of effort worries me more than any other defeat this season.

The lack of energy alarmed me tonight. Even Ohashi who normally never stops looked like he couldn't be bothered. Alebiosu is another player who tonight must have recorded his worst stats of the season To put in a shocker like that tonight and the lack of effort worries me more than any other defeat this season.

From the excellence of Friday tonight was the polar opposite. It was like the players were still basking in the win and that turning up was enough. We were slow, ponderous, lacked intensity, such woeful passing and a general lack of intent. QPR were streets ahead of us in almost every area of the pitch and our abysmal home form continues as we went down without so much as a whimper. It looked to me like Ismael has given up to with his substitutions which actually weakened us (if that was possible) and we lost all semblance of any shape we might have had. Ismael is responsible for results and right now he is being dug out by away results but those victories won't continue for ever and we will have to start getting points at home. It's a real conundrum and one I don't think he has an answer to. Of course we missed Tronstad tonight but Montgomery and Gardner-Hickman were run ragged and chased shadows for most of the game. I honestly can't recall us winning a second ball all night. There is no doubt we are going to be in a dog right and could be on course for a record low of home points. I will cut Pratt a bit of slack tonight but the rest of them (included the manager) have to take a long, hard look at themselves after this woeful effort.

From 3-0 up after about twenty minutes the youth team conspired to throw it away and eventually losing on penalties. It was a complete Jekyll and Hyde performance as we saw the best and worst of them. My belief is that complacency set in and we took our foot off the gas and allowed Bolton back into it although I thought we were lucky to actually take it to penalties as Bolton dominated the second half. Hopefully the youngsters and coaches will have learned a bit today about relaxing in a game and losing focus.