[Archived] Pre-season

[Wiggy]

I must say that wasn't a bad performance at all. I know it was only a friendly but it was played competitively. There wasn't much evidence of Big Sam's so called hoofball....our lads passed it around very nicely.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

2-1.... Brown goes right way but he's too small!

2-2...Doran scores

[Tom]

Is there defo pens? I'm not seeing it

[Iceman]

One thing Sam. Good work out of that there is no doubt.

Please do not let TREACY wear our shirt he is USELESS.

Where were you Waggy, good football to be played on the floor and plenty of pass and move.

I know its a friendly, but tonight showed that we can still play good football without needing a big target man.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

3-2... brown always goes the right way but he can't reach them!

STILL 3-2 JUDGE MISSED.

[eddiewac]

Possibly the worst penalty iv ever seen

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

It was a weird sudden death style one.

Judge missed so they won 5-4.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

We are rubbish at penalties.

Sack the lot.

[philipl]

Very impressive work out for Rovers.

Apart from Jacobsen and Brown (both of whom were worryingly poor) Rovers completely rotated the team. Yet in both halves the Rovers were impressively set up with players running into space for clean simple passes and invariably when we tackled it was a Rover who picked up the second ball.

Roma had pretty well all their first team playing at various times from what I could see. Their keeper was outstanding.

Unbelievably bad penalty by Judge lost it on penalties.

[brfcshabba]

Last season penalties was the ultimate end of Sergio Peter

[rovers1995]

We drew this game, the penalty shootout was not needed really. On the other hand who scored/missed rovers penalties.

[Iceman]

It was a weird sudden death style one.

Judge missed so they won 5-4.

We drew 2-2. We didnt lose!

[Heinz]

We drew 2-2. We didnt lose!

Whatever gets you to sleep ;-)

[mark1875]

why wouldnt benni take one

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

We drew 2-2. We didnt lose!

Quiet, Jose.

[EwoodGlory]

Could we have won a trophy?

[Tom]

The penalties are just something extra for the fans really, not to worry.

Good night all round I'd say

[Iceman]

Quiet, Jose.

Have i been a naughty boy ADB? Lol

[Tim Southampton Rover]

We probably edged it in terms of chances in the end. Their keeper pulled off some great saves and we let in two sloppy goals.

I was pleased with the players and the performance against a very good side. It was great to see the youngsters given the chance to shine against decent opposition. Judge's cross was superb to EHD to set up Doran. Just a shame he took the worst penalty ever!

[Iceman]

Could we have won a trophy?

Think we could have won the amor cup.

[Tom]

I didn't see it but surely it can't be worse than Wilcox's against was it Sheff Wed?

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Good result and workout by the look of things...we'll beat a big European name one day folks!

[Balwer]

Philip I don't know why you think Jacobsen was worryingly poor, I thought he was quite solid. How often were we beaten down the left? Rarely. He doesn't push forward as often as a Warnock/Ollson/Emerton/Andrews would, but he's sound defensively and sticks to his man.

[John]

I remember we played some nice stuff versus Benfica a year ago. Don't get carried away with pre-season folks.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Philip I don't know why you think Jacobsen was worryingly poor, I thought he was quite solid. How often were we beaten down the left? Rarely. He doesn't push forward as often as a Warnock/Ollson/Emerton/Andrews would, but he's sound defensively and sticks to his man.

I agree. He didn't look poor at all. I felt he looked pretty solid and fitted in well.