I thought the idea of the NON RELEGATION league, was to give clubs a chance to 'blood' up & coming local/english players. Now I know rovers do 'bring' some players through their academy system, BUT apart from that 1st game that Willie played in, bigger crowd than usual, and all the publicity etc, what do you think it will actually gain Rovers in the 'long run'. As Aussie/Tongan legend who is 'past his best' who fancies one final BIG pay day. Before you all 'over react' to this post, you are not the only club to do this. We signed Robbie Paul.

As a Saints fan I was looking forward to seeing him play tonight. Whilst he didn't do anything wrong, he just doesn't seem to be playing with any fire in him at all. He looks in good shape, it's certainly not his conditioning that is a problem, he looked very athletic and lean. But tonight he just seemed to be going through the motions, which I found surprising as both Graham and Perry were making an extra effort to go after him when he got the ball. The Mason of old would have responded to that.

Perhaps playing in a team with confidence at an all time low has something to do with it

Mason was always bought to put bums on seats which hasn't worked. Rovers knew they had gone for someone way past his best when they signed him, they are now going to pay good money to see him only play a good game when he can be ar$ed (probably derby games).

Yeah right

He has played 4 games.
Might take another 4 before he hits the required standard.

How do you explain the fact that his first game in a rovers shirt was by far his best then? He's going backwards not forwards. I take no pleasure in saying that,i was genuinely one of the people who couldn't wait to see him rip into people and also see him take a bit back.

He is certainly hitting the standards on the social scene...

both Blake Green and Mason look poor to me. When Newton came he gave his all from the start. Having seen these two play i have a really bad feeling about both. Neither seem to be team players. They are cameo players do the odd brilliant thing then disapear. Players like this are no good to Rovers. It seems our choice of player was wrong we should of broke the bank and got Lockyer in.

They both looked freezing to me at 4am the other Monday morning stood outside Napoleons waiting for a taxi

Prob yep at the minute but when the rest of the team are playing poop it doesn't help does it.