ROVERS were left to reflect on yet another missed opportunity in what was a desperately disappointing game that had all the hallmarks of an end of season kickabout.

Wolves could afford such a showing, having mathematically secured their Championship status for another year with their Easter Monday win at Leeds United.

But for Rovers, the games to maintain theirs are slowly running out, and they aren’t far from the snookers required stage going in to the final two weeks of the season.

As news of positive results for Rovers’ relegation rivals started to filter through, that too only exacerbated the feeling that this performance, when it mattered so much, just wasn’t enough.

They set up in such a way to keep things tight and look to nick a goal which would have given them something to hold on to, replicating the template set in the win at Nottingham Forest on Good Friday. 

But so poor were Wolves, it was Rovers who found themselves dominating the ball for long periods, but lacking the creativity to ever trouble the hosts, or the scoreboard.

Craig Conway flashed an early effort just wide, and little did we know that Darragh Lenihan’s 16th minute header which went agonisingly wide of the post would prove to be the closest either side would get.

The first corner didn’t arrive until the 50th minute, with Wolves not even winning one in the whole 90 minutes, while the first of just three attempts on target finally came at the midway point of the second half.

When it did, Elliott Bennett’s free-kick didn’t overly test Andy Lonergan, who was also equal to a Derrick Williams strike moments later.

Even when Rovers sent on their attacking trio of Danny Graham, Lucas Joao and Marvin Emnes, it didn't have the desired effect as it failed to truly spark them, or what was a drab affair, in to life.

Without Connor Mahoney, Rovers didn’t have the same X-Factor they did at the City Ground to turn defence in to attack, and carry a goal threat while still maintaining a tight defensive discipline.

The goals have all of a sudden dried up for Rovers, having now scored just three times in their last six games, and in truth it was hard to see where a goal was going to come from, with Sam Gallagher so often an isolated figure in attack.

They dominated the ball for long spells, but their final pass, or cross, was found wanting time and again, while a lack of tempo to their play only added to the frustration.

It would likely have only taken one moment of quality to win the game for either side, but nothing ever gave you the confidence that it would come.

In the end Rovers would to limp to a 15th draw of the season, the second most in the division, and a key reason as to why Rovers find themselves in the bottom three.

They have proven hard to beat under Mowbray, losing just three of their 13 matches in which their head coach has taken charge.

But this one brought with it a despondency as despite a 16th point of his reign, back-to-back draws have slowed any momentum that Rovers had built up with that win at Nottingham Forest.

There was an honesty to their play, and the effort of those who took to the field couldn't be called in to question as they put in a hardworking display.

But sadly, a lack of quality was laid bare, and a key reason as to why Rovers find themselves in the position they do.

Their one remaining hope now is that they can take it to the last day at Brentford with still an outside chance of pulling off an escape.