roversfan99

A very good post. At the end of the day, Tony Mowbray was a football manager, a competent one who knew what he wanted his team to look like. He knew the importance of good characters, he knew what he saw a functional team to need. And when Waggott came in, he had no desire to play his own real life football manager. The above isnt a defence of Mowbray. My point is we have succumbed to the modern way where essentially the one designing the team is someone in a suit. He wont know how to make a winning team, everything will be based on data, nothing on character. The manager is lumped with players he didnt pick and he just has to work with them. For us, that setup is made so much worse because the likes of Gestede and Owen in those roles, before you even think of Suhail, are totally out of their depth.

Set pieces in general are so poor. Miroshita's corners were even worse.

Of course he would come here. It would be moving up 3 divisions.

But with Cashin that was one game, and after he had played well at Hull. The question is, what is Jorgensen about? What are his strengths?

There are big question marks over Bilic. But hes a far better bet that some of the other dross who seem heavily linked.

Obviously the important thing was the victory. But it was an almost certainty considering that Sheffield Wednesday are not a competitive team, hence this being their 8th successive defeat without a goal. They needed something off the bench and could only bring on random kids. But performance wise, I thought we were really poor and overall it was a dismal night of football on the eye. The team selection was strange, whether it was Johnson, Gestede or a team already selected and prepared for by Ismael. Also thought he took too long with subs. De Neve is clearly not a footballer, and was obviously a waste of time. Jorgensen looks really poor too, offers nothing. Really weak, slow, and when given half a chance comes up short. Cantwell was absolutely dreadful, did very well to last the full game. Baradji is a strange player, at times doing really good things, at times being a liability. Tronstad was by far our best player, should have been man of the match. Good to see Carter do an hour, signs of rust but he starts in our best team if only he wasnt made of glass. Cashin again did well. Also, our set piece coach needs binning.

That team does whiff of Gestede. Be fine tonight though.

We havent played 352 in the last 2 games. We also dont have the privelidge of not playing loanees as they arent ours. Tyjon is leaving at the same time.

They should be doing it as fast as they can. That doesnt mean panicking and getting someone crap. They shouldnt speed up/slow down based on each passing result. Getting a new competent manager should be the pressing priority. I dont trust them but that is what they should be doing.

Cashin has been our best player in the last 2 games. And why is Tyjon suddenly starting, and Atcheson back in your team?

The speed of the process shouldnt be altered depending on tonights result. Especially considering that Sheffield Wednesday are an anomoly in this league, they are nowhere near the standard and lose to nil repeatedly so beating them is strongly expected. Time is not on our side, games are ticking by. We need to make the decision as quickly and as efficiently as is reasonably possible, without rushing. Assuming the sacking was coming they should have already known who they wanted but this is Rovers. We had this with Lowe. We won 2 initially so we dallied and then all of a sudden we got battered at Swansea and it seemingly caused a rush. You cant just base this decision game by game based on each result. The urgency shouldnt vary dependant onln each result. Of course everyone wishes Johnson the best but they would wish any manager of our club well in getting us good results. I have no idea if he will, purely speculative. If he does want to get involved, he holds more power than Johnson so I suspect he would get his way.

Do we think Gestede will at least be giving his opinion on who to pick?

I think Waggott also lined up Eustace on the same day that Tomasson went, to be fair.

Obviously the alternative shouldnt be Chris Coleman. And it doesnt need to be Chris Coleman. I am saying to appoint an actual credible manager.

If he gets to 6 games then something has gone horribly wrong in getting a new manager. There should be a focus on getting someone in ASAP, no time for wait and see. We cant go game by game reacting to each result in isolation and as soon as one or two goes wrong then rushing around. Ideally, someone by the weekend.