Barnsley Post Match Thoughts

[CAMiller]

If the loss at Oakwell was a low point how would you describe today? There has been illness amongst the players this week but is that just excuse No 35 on a long list of excuses? It's easy to say we are rubbish but that doesn't just apply to the players and coaches does it? I think I know the answer as it's been gone over ad infinitum on here the past couple of months.

Thoughts?

[UlleyMiller]

Give him a real reason to cry now. It's run its course, time to end the farce and let a serious manager settle in for next season.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Give him a real reason to cry now. It's run its course, time to end the farce and let a serious manager settle in for next season.

Yep

But is the money there to do it?

[Citizen Erased]

Today felt like the day Ronnie went. Just unacceptable against local opposition and the crowd at NYS has clearly had enough.

Season ticket sales and the rest of it will be in the mind of TS now.

I wanted Evans back... I wanted some character at the club after two useless bags of air. Ironically that's exactly what Evans is and I don't think TS will keep him over the summer. I'll take on the chin I'd rather have kept Liam.

[Derbymiller]

A couple of weeks ago I thought don't be too early to comment on the post-match thread, but today I am in complete and utter disbelief at how bad we are, I feel I have to comment early.
After the game at Barnsley you would think we would have been really up for this game, to show the fans and the chairman (remember him on TV during the Barnsley game) that game at Barnsley was a freak performance in a local derby, but no, SE/PR have failed to get those players up for that game. I think it is the worst performance (especially after we went behind) in a local Derby at home, I have seen in 20+ years, there was no real effort, no desire, no idea and they do not play as a team. So many times we get the ball, and there are no options for the player to pass to, lack of dropping into space, lack of running forward, there is nothing.
Barnsley deserved the win, they were the best of two very poor sides and Roberts had free headers all game, surely someone goes and blocks him?
We created nothing and when 10 minutes went up, our players seemed to despair rather than be motivated. I haven't seen very much in the last 8 games that shows that this group want to play for SE/PR, if anything at all.
Now I don't totally blame SE/PR the board haven't ensured that we have the depth of squad needed and we look very light in certain areas. It is alright doing a pathetic local rag interview with a tame journalist to say the budget is the biggest ever, but all the financial decisions are ratified by the board, that is what they have said. So they have agreed to spend the money on what SE and RS have come up with.
If the results go against us today we could be just 6 points of a relegation place.
The priority for the board now has to be L1 survival and for me that means topping the squad up with 1 or 2 uncontracted players (RS full time job is to know who) and then there has to be a decision about whether SE is capable of motivating this group to get over the line, otherwise make the change and get someone in who can, but god knows who would want it.

[ragingpup]

I'm too depressed to post a comment.

[Stansmate]

League 2 is a real possibility after today?s display , cant pass cant shoot and most of all cant be bothered.

Needs a complete clear out from top to bottom !!

[the_idiotb_stardson]

Do they turn up the volume of the music at NYS to drown out the sound of the booing?

Those that remained in the North Stand, stayed behind to boo the players and shout abuse at them- deserved in my opinion- but the volume was cranked up.

Is this policy now to cover up fans expressing their dissatisfaction?

[pass_and_move]

Barnsley fan in peace

I thought this would be a drab affair because it was two teams low on confidence and it proved to be the case. Two poor teams today with us being marginally better on the day.

In our two encounters this season, I have to say that I've never seen a Rotherham team put up that less of a fight. You guys must be tearing your hair out after seeing that. At least if you fought hard and lost or gave it a real go it would be at least something.

We have been so vulnerable at the back this season, and generally cave in when teams put us under pressure. Evans tactics were to sit back, allow us to have the ball and never really put us under pressure barring a spell at the start of the second half. We then break away and pinch a penalty which was your own undoing and it killed off whatever momentum you had going at that point.

I think it's worrying times for both sets of fans. I wasn't particularly chuffed with our own performance and lack of fight today but it was enough and as I say, Evans tactics certainly surprised me.

[Millmoordays]

Do they turn up the volume of the music at NYS to drown out the sound of the booing?

Those that remained in the North Stand, stayed behind to boo the players and shout abuse at them- deserved in my opinion- but the volume was cranked up.

Is this policy now to cover up fans expressing their dissatisfaction?

Would not know, like many, left immediately whistle blew.

Utter disgraceful, inept performance.