Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Home V Bristol Rovers Saturday 16th October @ 3.00pm

It isn't good enough, that performance today proved it. The squad is threadbare and he refuses to play either Robinson or Lavery despite us needing to go two up top today.

 

Certainly looks that way.

It will be a tough sell if we fail this season. Trust is paramount

 

I think he saw it. But I think when he looked behind him and saw that his options were Lavery and Robinson, he knew that they would significantly weaken the team. And that's the problem when you recruit like we do.

 

It felt like a 4-0 defeat, to an absolutely dire team ( In the first half).

Second half they had nothing to lose..3 at the back, 5 in the middle, 1-1 at the front.

They swamped our three in the middle and we went backwards thereafter.

 

The changes Barton made certainly helped, he picked the wrong team from the start.

 

Strangely, one of the things I have tried to do in making a happier life is remove narcissistic folk from my life.
Like to think for myself.

 

I went on my own without my lad for the first time as he's started working, and although there is a good bunch around where I sit I pretty much hated it. Now that's not to tell others how and what they should do but I realised I don't really go for the football, which to be honest for most of the 90 minutes bores me. Made me realise how poor a lot of league 2 footballer are.

 

I find the whole away day a far better experience arrive in the town early full English breakfast a wander round then a pub before kick off, after the match a meal and drive home maybe that's telling me it's the day out rather than the game itself thats the attraction however a win is always welcome
I was in the home end at the boxing day Sunderland game yes the atmosphere wasn't good but I put that down to the "once a year brigade"

 

Robinson has already shown he can't be trusted to come on and do a job for the team (Salford away). I'm not making excuses for Adams because his tactics in the last 20 were poor, but I can't blame him for not having belief or confidence in players like Robinson and Lavery. Those, along with the rest of the fringe players, haven't exactly shown anything to warrant that trust.

 

The on loan winger he brought on tore us apart with cross after cross, only a matter of time before they won one, We should have defended better against him and got the full points

 

This is the point where Bristol should have been stopped the cross for the goal, it's not as if we had no one to defend the wideman's run, Fould's is actually running away from the player, shocking closing down.

 

I did think about that myself when I watched the highlights, would it have finished 2-1 had Ridehalgh still been on the pitch? I think so.

 

Didn't let it show though!

 

Watch it Johnny, you'll have Fordy on your case as "WE LACK QUALITY"

 

Wouldn't surprise me to see a triple swoop from the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool or Man City for Vernham, Paudie and Watt.

 

Injured in training last week, no keeper on bench at Newport

 

Let's hope Cook doesn't get injured. Not sure what player we could isolate up top.

 

The new "Tom Pope" ...............anyone seen my coat ?

 

Yes that’s what all over teams players do when they visit the Memorial Ground, take in the surroundings and take pictures and realise just how big the mighty Bristol Rovers are…

That or they are sending the pics to the department of health and safety. He sounds like someone who’s never actually been to the club he’s managing, the whole place looks non league and completely overshadowed by their city neighbours.