Bristol Rovers v Barrow, match thread

[Gaffer]

I'm worried for first time this season. Something has to change.

[SKIPPER]

Straight red is a 3 match ban, results not going our way again, deflated isn't the word be happy with a point right now.

Professional foul is just a 1 match

Believe he's already had a sending off for Bradford earlier in the season. Dont know how this effects it .

[Mark Johnson]

Yes Gotts did well tonight but he is one of our direct goal threats taking out of the equation.. Could easily have had Hutton or even Kosi (if fit) out there. Where was Brown?

Midfield was competing very well and we strangely take White off at a pivotal moment. Why? So absurd.

We had a late flurry but we only had that because they were holding on to a 1-0 lead. If they hadn't have scored they would have been pinning us back the whole game.

[blue nige]

Whatever happens this season our board need to look at this disastrous season, firstly not signing any goalscoring forwards and the injury situation it's absolutely incredible we must be surely doing something wrong because every injury appears to be long term what the f***s going on ? we play at home with 1 forward and people still think we'll score how are the board not asking Cooper about this ,this situation has been coming but people burying their heads in blue sand saying we're OK ! really?

[Middleton Nick]

I thought Cooper was the man to take this club forward, but results say otherwise. He's going to have to do some Tommy magic to keep us in the EFL.

[janwilder]

James Jones playing the ball across his 18 yard box straight to a Brizzle player

Rooney trying to Meg a man and losing the ball in a dangerous area

Caravan, yep...CARAVAN being exactly what the Bradford fans said he'd be like

Glennon is absolutely crap. Atrocious delivery. Give me Brough using his left over this guy all day.

Banks is slowly becoming the player he was last season...just a passenger with a few flashes here and there

Gotts was ok but is very much a lightweight. Kicks the ball like a granny. Lad needs to get to the gym.

Brough and Farman the only ones who deserve any credit from tonight.

[HenneysKnee]

we play at home with 1 forward

Canavans suspension should give us the ideal chance to give 4 at the back a try on Saturday; the 5-3-1-1 isn’t working so you’ve got to at least try something different surely…….

[Haverthwaiteceltic]

My belief in Mark Cooper tonight has gone. Sorry Mark time to go.

[April1972]

we play at home with 1 forward

Canavans suspension should give us the ideal chance to give 4 at the back a try on Saturday; the 5-3-1-1 isn’t working so you’ve got to at least try something different surely…….

You’d think!
The man ain’t for turning though is he?

[sambino]

If we go down it’s not because of this tonight. I’m applauding the effort of the 10 men tonight who couldn’t have given any more. Unlucky Barrow

Keep the faith because that is not the display of a team who have given up.

Totally agree should have won sat as well no luck and at the end when 2 balls were on the pitch why was it not us to take the throw in again

[janwilder]

3 wins in 23.

Oh but the training ground AND oh but this and that.

Time to go Mark...You absolute dinosaur

[popular side]

We could and should have won this match we were outstanding with 10 men canavan wants a kick up the ar** for a stupid sending off at least three good chances of getting a draw gordons poor side foot effort.banksys near post shot and we also hit the post we could have knicked it but again no luck but very positive tonight

[Jonty]

There’s three points between Oldham in 23rd and Orient in18th. This is going all the way and it’s just takes one game to shift the order down there. Keep the faith and keep battling like tonight and we will get the points. We just need that win to lift us all

If Saturday wasn’t already big enough it’s now gone to next level. We have to win that game

Back to tonight- 100% proud of the effort put in - there were some massive massive individual performances tonight when under constant pressure

[blue nige]

I thought Cooper was the man to take this club forward, but results say otherwise. He's going to have to do some Tommy magic to keep us in the EFL.

nick he should have changed our tactics at home from Christmas onwards but no he didn't and now we're in real trouble, we've no decent forwards who look like scoring and he doesn't seem the type to inspire players it's no coincidence that Simpson and Sheridan are doing OK they are motivators and passionate that's what we need now ,I don't want someone moaning about the wind bumpy pitch etc! ,I hope I'm wrong but I don't know how we solve this one .

[April1972]

We could and should have won this match we were outstanding with 10 men canavan wants a kick up the ar** for a stupid sending off at least three good chances of getting a draw gordons poor side foot effort.banksys near post shot and we also hit the post we could have knicked it but again no luck but very positive tonight

Could have, should have, might have.
Didn’t. No points again.
Positives at this stage mean nothing. Points do.