Preview: Manchester City Vs Rovers

[eddiewac]

Shocking, shocking, Samba looks static, no effort to get back, Zurab is too slow, and we're just in general playing awful, passing is all over the show, shocking, get 2 up front

[Lathund]

I'd get Benni or Roberts on for Samba, and Tugay for Dunn and change to more of a 4-4-2.

[Presty On Tour]

what a load of ###### ######!!!

will someone nail petrov, with him taken out it will take away their attacking threat because everything is coming through him.

probably our worst half of the season, well it can only get better!

3-2 rovers end result

dunn and pedersen to score, lets av it!!!

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Second half about to begin.

Time to see if Hughes has logged on to this site and read our ideas!

[den]

My main worry is the likely appearance of Zura at right back. Petrov could be a real problem on our right.

[Blueboy Downunder]

totally inept display of football b y rovers. with emo or reidy at right bcak, they may not be specialised at that possy but at least they have pace to keep up witjh petrov and hold him up, giving our other defenders chance to get back and get set. bruno berner looks like a school boy.

we hve a lot of choices that we could do - take zurab off put reidy to fullback and bring tugay on in the middle....to name but a few options. as somebody said, sparky can't sit on his hands and do nothing to start the second half and i reckon this is the kind of situation that benni could and also needs to prove a massive point to us all.

don't know what else to say about it all

[Tim Southampton Rover]

On a serious note, i've just eaten a Turkey, Lettuce and Curry Ketchup sandwich. We've never lost when I've eaten one before.

Come on Rovers!

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Benni coming on for Zurab!

4-4-2 with Emo right back!

[1864roverite]

That was suicide putting a slow right back on Petrov. Rovers have created their own situation.

Now we revert to 4-4-2 with Mccarthy on for Zurab.

Very very disappointed so far.

[tony gale's mic]

come on benni. if there was ever a time to shine, this was it.

[Shevchenko]

Benni on for Zurab, at least Hughes is trying this time...

[rovers1993]

okey at least sparky is doing something now...

mccarthy on for zura... so bents right hand side now.

going for the win. 4-4-2

[rovers1993]

pathetic defending! petrov nearly provided a goal AGAIN! come on rovers! we can do sooo much better than this!

[sambo]

We need to spend big in january

whats happened to samba?

[tony gale's mic]

apart from the goal which was from a dead ball, we havent even looked like scoring.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

We need to stop giving silly balls away in midfield.

At least we've started to look a bit better in the last few minutes.

Samba is actually playing much better this half at the mo...

[sambo]

2ND half any better? Turned it off, disgusted

[speeeeeeedie]

I take it that we are not playing very well then.

Sack Hughes, sort out the players, bring subs on, buy more in January etc. etc. etc..... unless we turn it around and win then all is forgiven.

[rovers1993]

we just don't have that rub of the green anymore. that luck when the ball goes through the legs of a defender, takes a slight deflection etc. just then when peds volleyed it.. it used to go through the defenders leg whatnot and go in but now it just hits the defender!

[tony gale's mic]

We need to spend big in january

dont think we've got the funds to do that from what sparky's been saying.

[G Somerset Rover]

I know we've picked up the tempo but Hart may as well be on holiday. Get some shots in!

[Tim Southampton Rover]

When we have the ball upfront, we've got no one in support of anyone apart from Bentley who's gotta drift in and then he's out of position.

I don't even remember testing their goalie out with a shot.

[eddiewac]

I dunno which game the commentators are watchin but i just cant see us scoring at all so what they are on about when they say we look dangerous.....maybe to ourselves

[rovers1993]

except from santa cruz and bentley none of our players have flair... and no one has pace! we dont look dangerous on counter attacks and we just dont look dangerous at all even! we need to change things around! buy an actual right back also!

[rovers1993]

does samba think he is the next FRIGGIN RONALDO!!!!!!!????????????? why is he attacking so much! he doesnt even know how to defend anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!