[Archived] Bully Boys 3 Norwich 0

[modes98]

Don't know if we shouldd take the lead in this match!!!

if you dont go in the lead you CANT win ........BIG BIG WIN COMING UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i siad we shouldn't take the lead, if it happened to be gifted or given to us that would be a different matter

Big win for who?

Rovers are due goals!

[SD4E]

Im very, very nervous about this one

Im not sure if im one my own on this one, but please Hughesy, get Nils-Eric back in the defence in place of Matteo.

I really dont want Huckerby to be drifting out wide and running at Matteo!

2-1 to the Blues, with a late Norwich goal making it a horrible last 15 mins.

[Lathund]

Play Jansen and Dickov upfront, drop Mokoena. He hasn't been bad, I'd just rather have Nelsen/Todd at the back and Savage + Tugay/Thompson (i.e an attacking threat).

[Blackpool_Rover]

Friedel

Nelsen Mokoenna Todd Nissa

Emerton Savage Tugay Pedersen

Dickov Stead

Subs...encleman, amoruso, thompson, jansen, johnson

1-1

[rovernik]

Friedel

Nelsen Mokoenna Todd McEvely

Savage

Emerton Pedersen

Tugay

Dickov Stead

bring on jansen and thompson at half time.

they scored a few recently. but we're due some goals,

3-2 to us

[berg]

The official Rovers site reports that Bothroyd might be fit for fight on Saturday, and back in the squad. In that case this is my team:

Friedel

Nelsen Mokoenna Todd Johansson

Emerton Savage Tugay Pedersen

Dickov Bothroyd

3-0!

[rovernik]

Mark Hughes

PLEASE dont play boythrod, he was crap at cov and he is not priemership standard

[rosie]

I think we should play Jemal Johnson. I thought he scored a fine goal against Colchester and I know they didn't play particularly well, but I think he could cause Norwich problems (and help us).

[LondonRover]

I don't see why people are overplaying the so-called importance of this game. To me it's just another Premiership fixture where we are aiming for 3 points, just like all the other 11 matches remaining.

Even if we lose then so what? They will still be 2 points behind us and bar Palace losing by a cricket score they will still be in the bottom 3. Rather be in our position than theirs.

Let's look at it rationally, what on earth have we got to be afraid of playing a newly promoted side of very limited quality (Huckerby and Francis apart) who

(a) have not won away from home

(b ) have scored only 6 goals, the worst away goals tally in the Premiership

(c ) have only taken the lead once away from home, in a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth, who we beat in the equivalent fixture

(d) have the joint worst defensive record, 14 goals more than us, with only 5 more goals going forward

(e) have only won 3 all season and even in their 3rd were lucky against WBA

And contrary to popular belief, they are NOT in good form. Before their win last weekend their form (including an FA cup defeat at West Ham) was P9 W0 D2 L7. Their recent goal glut doesn't disguise the fact that they still have one of the worst attacks in the Premiership (only WBA and ours are worse). The Canaries only came back against Boro because Boro got complacent and thought the job was done after being 4-1 up with only 10 minutes to go. By all accounts they were fortunate not to lose against WBA after the Baggies outplayed them and played the better football, only for Norwich to benefit from WBA's defence being just as charitable as theirs.

I don't know why people are so pessimistic and predicting us to lose 2-1 or 2-0 to a side as weak as Norwich, when we only lost conceded 1 goal each to three teams far superior in quality (and were unlucky against two of them at least).

Have faith, some of you!

[CAPT KAYOS]

I don't see why people are overplaying the so-called importance of this game. To me it's just another Premiership fixture where we are aiming for 3 points, just like all the other 11 matches remaining.

Even if we lose then so what? They will still be 2 points behind us and bar Palace losing by a cricket score they will still be in the bottom 3. Rather be in our position than theirs.

Let's look at it rationally, what on earth have we got to be afraid of playing a newly promoted side of very limited quality (Huckerby and Francis apart) who

(a) have not won away from home

(b ) have scored only 6 goals, the worst away goals tally in the Premiership

(c ) have only taken the lead once away from home, in a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth, who we beat in the equivalent fixture

(d) have the joint worst defensive record, 14 goals more than us, with only 5 more goals going forward

(e) have only won 3 all season and even in their 3rd were lucky against WBA

And contrary to popular belief, they are NOT in good form. Before their win last weekend their form (including an FA cup defeat at West Ham) was P9 W0 D2 L7. Their recent goal glut doesn't disguise the fact that they still have one of the worst attacks in the Premiership (only WBA and ours are worse). The Canaries only came back against Boro because Boro got complacent and thought the job was done after being 4-1 up with only 10 minutes to go. By all accounts they were fortunate not to lose against WBA after the Baggies outplayed them and played the better football, only for Norwich to benefit from WBA's defence being just as charitable as theirs.

I don't know why people are so pessimistic and predicting us to lose 2-1 or 2-0 to a side as weak as Norwich, when we only lost conceded 1 goal each to three teams far superior in quality (and were unlucky against two of them at least).

Have faith, some of you!

Remember this is Rovers LR

Just think Portsmouth at home last season - no away wins up until they played us - then guess what - yep Rovers at their best yet again giving another 'first' - and you wonder why.

[American]

And contrary to popular belief, they are NOT in good form. Before their win last weekend their form (including an FA cup defeat at West Ham) was P9 W0 D2 L7. Their recent goal glut doesn't disguise the fact that they still have one of the worst attacks in the Premiership (only WBA and ours are worse). The Canaries only came back against Boro because Boro got complacent and thought the job was done after being 4-1 up with only 10 minutes to go. By all accounts they were fortunate not to lose against WBA after the Baggies outplayed them and played the better football, only for Norwich to benefit from WBA's defence being just as charitable as theirs.

I don't know why people are so pessimistic and predicting us to lose 2-1 or 2-0 to a side as weak as Norwich, when we only lost conceded 1 goal each to three teams far superior in quality (and were unlucky against two of them at least).

Have faith, some of you!

There, in bold, lies the crux of our worries.

[MCMC1875]

Is this game on Canal+ or Arabic satellite?

[Flopsy]

Just been on Radio Norwich giving an interview - did my best Alan Partridge impersonation

They're quite confident and also think, for some reason, that we are a dirty team.

[Quack]

2-0 to Rovers - even Lawro thinks we will win this one - is this to be a kiss of death ?

[Lathund]

Is this game on Canal+ or Arabic satellite?

It's indeed on Canal+. Although not the "main" channel but rather Canal+ Sport. But I guess any self-respecting pub will have it

[Claytons Left Boot]

The official Rovers site reports that Bothroyd might be fit for fight on Saturday, and back in the squad.

I hope not, but if selected I hope he takes his slippers off and plays in football boots this time!

[Martin]

I am certain Norwich will win.

The only reson for is because they have yet to win away, it's bound to be us that changes that.

It always , always works out like that.

Somebody hasn't won at home, Rovers turn up and get beat.

Somebody hasn't won away, Rovers get beat.

Somebody hasn't scored in three years, Rovers let him score a hattrick.

God I'm depressed.

Why can't we just spend a couple of years in mid table. I would love that, I can't take all this stress!

[LondonRover]

But the question is whether Norwich actually have the quality to win at EP....rather than going by spurious laws of averages....that's what matters.

By your logic as we have only 2 home wins we should get a third this weekend and if we can't get that against Norwich then who else?

[RoyRover]

If we don't win this one, then we are certainly back in the relegation battle. Anything less than 3 points will be very disappointing. As an attacking force, we have not been playing well all season, but recently we have been extremely poor and we must rectify this, in order to ease our relegation worries. Hughes mus go with two strikers tomorrow. Rovers to win 2-0.

[cravenblue]

Does anyone know the extent of sav's injury. hope he will be ok for tomorrow, we will need his 'get at em' atitude tomorrow

MERGED.

Edited February 11, 2005 by den

[waggy]

a typical international injury if you ask me,

hughesy to sav we need you sat

sav to hughsey alright boss my hamstring is tightning already

[cravenblue]

oh that old chestnut!!

[Kiwiwannabe]

a typical international injury if you ask me,

I wouldn't worry cravenblue. I expect Sav will be fully fit for Saturday. Anyone who watched the Wales v England match last weekend will have a fair idea why his mistery groin strain appeared.

Just hope they get that pitch sorted in time for our FA Cup semi and final matches there

[cravenblue]

i'm so grateful for my mind being put at rest, however, i'll believe it when i see the team news on sky sports while sipping my pint before the match

[The Producer]

If Savage is only suffering from an international injury and plays then I think we'll win 2-1 - their defence is awful on paper, so even our shot shy forwards should manage something. If Savage isn't playing then alas I foresee a 1-0 defeat.

However, I do have this awful feeling we'll have someone sent off again.