Ipswich game

[AucklandRover]

Well, that just about summed up our season. Missing in action for the first 20 minutes, panic-stricken for the last 25, and very good in-between.
Wasn't that a penalty for Henley? The commentator seemed to see some contact on the ball. I didn't.
Some lovely passing from Dunny to show what we are lacking. Conway excellent at times, but he too disappeared in the final quarter.
Presumably, the players were following Bowyer's orders to the letter.
Time for bed - but a final word. If we're feeling disappointed with our season, imagine being a Derby supporter.

[champs95]

Well, that just about summed up our season. Missing in action for the first 20 minutes, panic-stricken for the last 25, and very good in-between.
Wasn't that a penalty for Henley? The commentator seemed to see some contact on the ball. I didn't.
Some lovely passing from Dunny to show what we are lacking. Conway excellent at times, but he too disappeared in the final quarter.
Presumably, the players were following Bowyer's orders to the letter.
Time for bed - but a final word. If we're feeling disappointed with our season, imagine being a Derby supporter.

Steve Mclaren failed massively. He failed at Forest too. Derby are a big club, get big crowds, have spent more than us, and have the edge when it comes to loan players. To not even get them in the play offs is shocking. But he's a 'name' and everyone who has continually slated our manager (and talked up Derby) for finishing one place below them, will demand we sack failin

[AucklandRover]

Well, that just about summed up our season. Missing in action for the first 20 minutes, panic-stricken for the last 25, and very good in-between.
Wasn't that a penalty for Henley? The commentator seemed to see some contact on the ball. I didn't.
Some lovely passing from Dunny to show what we are lacking. Conway excellent at times, but he too disappeared in the final quarter.
Presumably, the players were following Bowyer's orders to the letter.
Time for bed - but a final word. If we're feeling disappointed with our season, imagine being a Derby supporter.

Steve Mclaren failed massively. He failed at Forest too. Derby are a big club, get big crowds, have spent more than us, and have the edge when it comes to loan players. To not even get them in the play offs is shocking. But he's a 'name' and everyone who has continually slated our manager (and talked up Derby) for finishing on

[AucklandRover]

I've just watched the highlights, which only confirmed what I thought about the decision when Henley was brought down in the area.
Is it possible that both the referee and his assistant saw the same "contact" with the ball that the tv commentator mentioned? If so, the pictures that have arrived in NZ must have been doctored.

[jordan12rhodes]

Well, that just about summed up our season. Missing in action for the first 20 minutes, panic-stricken for the last 25, and very good in-between.
Wasn't that a penalty for Henley? The commentator seemed to see some contact on the ball. I didn't.
Some lovely passing from Dunny to show what we are lacking. Conway excellent at times, but he too disappeared in the final quarter.
Presumably, the players were following Bowyer's orders to the letter.
Time for bed - but a final word. If we're feeling disappointed with our season, imagine being a Derby supporter.

Steve Mclaren failed massively. He failed at Forest too. Derby are a big club, get big crowds, have spent more than us, and have the edge when it comes to loan players. To not even get them in the play offs is shocking. But he's a 'name' and everyone who has continually slated our manager (and talked up Derby) for finishing on

[AucklandRover]

Well, that just about summed up our season. Missing in action for the first 20 minutes, panic-stricken for the last 25, and very good in-between.
Wasn't that a penalty for Henley? The commentator seemed to see some contact on the ball. I didn't.
Some lovely passing from Dunny to show what we are lacking. Conway excellent at times, but he too disappeared in the final quarter.
Presumably, the players were following Bowyer's orders to the letter.
Time for bed - but a final word. If we're feeling disappointed with our season, imagine being a Derby supporter.

Steve Mclaren failed massively. He failed at Forest too. Derby are a big club, get big crowds, have spent more than us, and have the edge when it comes to loan players. To not even get them in the play offs is shocking. But he's a 'name' and everyone who has continually slate

[Howie5o]

Well, that just about summed up our season. Missing in action for the first 20 minutes, panic-stricken for the last 25, and very good in-between.
Wasn't that a penalty for Henley? The commentator seemed to see some contact on the ball. I didn't.
Some lovely passing from Dunny to show what we are lacking. Conway excellent at times, but he too disappeared in the final quarter.
Presumably, the players were following Bowyer's orders to the letter.
Time for bed - but a final word. If we're feeling disappointed with our season, imagine being a Derby supporter.

Steve Mclaren failed massively. He failed at Forest too. Derby are a big club, get big crowds, have spent more than us, and have the edge when it comes to loan players. To not even get them in the play offs is shocking. But h

[AucklandRover]

Well, that just about summed up our season. Missing in action for the first 20 minutes, panic-stricken for the last 25, and very good in-between.
Wasn't that a penalty for Henley? The commentator seemed to see some contact on the ball. I didn't.
Some lovely passing from Dunny to show what we are lacking. Conway excellent at times, but he too disappeared in the final quarter.
Presumably, the players were following Bowyer's orders to the letter.
Time for bed - but a final word. If we're feeling disappointed with our season, imagine being a Derby supporter.

Steve Mclaren failed massively. He failed at Forest too. Derby are a big club, get big crowds, have spent more than us, and have the edge when it comes to loan players. To not even

[robinrover]

I believe managers should only be sacked when the task they have been set is slipping away
We didn't do this with Gary so it's reached the point now we may as well stay put.

[champs95]

I believe managers should only be sacked when the task they have been set is slipping away
We didn't do this with Gary so it's reached the point now we may as well stay put.

That's everything wrong in modern football summed in one post. The ironic thing is, when asked 'who's your favourite Rovers manager of all time' the only consistent thing in that thread is everyone's favourite managers ALL got time. Sky introduced money to English football. And it's simply ruining the game we all started watching. In your former days as a Rovers fan, you didn't think like this. Nobody did. Managers got time. If what you suggest is right, every single club other 3 sides in the Championship every single season, sacks their manager at the end, for 'failing'. As every team has the ambition of promotion. Even if massively unfancied (like Burnley last season). So by proxy, every single club's manager fails if they don't get in the 3 who gain promo