[Archived] Villa Semi Final Match Preview

[Mr. E]

1-0 to Villa, and fully deserved for them. They are playing like winners, we are just making mistake after mistake.

Fat Sam has ruined us completely.

Samba looks like he has two left feet out there.

[rebelmswar]

What to expect with that negative ass formation.

[LeChuck]

Is it okay to moan a bit now ?!?

Knock yourself out. Knock Ryan Nelsen out whilst you're at it.

[92er]

Knock yourself out. Knock Ryan Nelsen out whilst you're at it.

Jason Wilcox on Radio Lancs says Salgado should have gone with him.

[hollowsr]

Knock yourself out. Knock Ryan Nelsen out whilst you're at it.

Why Nelsen? Surely Salgado for losing Milner. We look poor so for, Niko is doing his best up front but has little support!

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Yet again we've gone behind and still don't look like causing them any problems. Villa players are more hungry to have the ball and keep it. We seem to panic when we get the ball.

[Dan]

Diabolical starting line-up's given us no chance. Kalinic totally isolated, midfield being ripped apart, defence panic at every Villa attack.

And no surprise it's 0-1. Absolutely atrocious defending.

Sorry Sam, but this game looks like it'll be the final nail in your coffin.

Don;t be so negative, I'm sure with our attack minded versatile manager we'll pull it back! He'll change the line up at half time so it nearly looks like the one we should have started with! We'll be 3-0 down like, but hey ho. Where is the sarcasm smilie? No boos either, cats got their tongues? :-(

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

Negativity or being cautious in these games is fine IF IT WORKS. IT HASNT WORKED ALL SEASON.

We tried to contain Arsenal, Chelsea, United, Man City.. did it work??????? NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.

Unless Dunn has an absolute blinder we will not win a game of football playing this way. No pace, No invention.

His fear of losing is bigger then his desire to win, which isnt good enough.

[novella]

We look completely hopeless with no space to play in. Villa look like they have the whole of ewood park to use

[BuckyRover]

It was definitely Salgado's fault

[Dufflite]

Is Sam playing you bunch of negative 'kin idiots. Defence screwed up not Sam

[rebelmswar]

Bit of fortune telling here...

Half time substitutes DiSanto and Junior. 4-4-2

[Dan]

One Question: Did we expect any different, really? The @#/? really doesn't learn and will not change will he? SAM IT IS NOT WORKING, WHY THE (Please don't use that word again) CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?!!!!

Supporting Rovers recently fees like toothache, it is so frustrasting! I wouldn't mind if our players were totally useless, it's not them, it's ###### Sam and his NON WORKING 'tactics' He wants to be sacked, he must do surely?!!

Why the (Please don't use that word again) aren't the fans at the ground making their feelings heard?! "get into 'em, get into 'em"

So fed up, Sam is worse than Ince this season.

[ChrisT]

Absolute Rubbish.

Play it on the floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[G Somerset Rover]

No effort from the players, totally clueless and as a result the Rovers fans are quieter than Church mice.

It's so depressing just hearing the Villa fans .

[beerwins]

Im no expert but even if Dunn is playing a forward role wouldnt it make more sense to have 2 strikers start with dunny still in an advanced midfield position when we are at home and maybe just maybe we could try and get a goal in front.

[Amo]

Yay... Pedersen's winding up another special...

[Exiled in Toronto]

Salgado - great signing Sam and great pick tonight!

Exactly the clueless rubbish we all predicted with this kind of formation. Sack him before Sunday ffs

[G Somerset Rover]

Im no expert but even if Dunn is playing a forward role wouldnt it make more sense to have 2 strikers start with dunny still in an advanced midfield position when we are at home and maybe just maybe we could try and get a goal in front.

Sssshhhhh that's too positive Beerwins.

What will nark me off is when (not if) Big Sam brings on McCarthy, Hoilett and Olsson in an effort to get back into the game. The question as always is why these kinds of players aren't starting.

[The Rover of Finland]

Football is so much is easier when you have pace. We don´t have any, they have it plenty.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Please not another long throw in. It has never worked and it will never work.

[Amo]

Samba's distribution is f'kin awful...

[Mr. E]

Who exactly lied and told Pedersen he can take good throws?

[rebelmswar]

Please not another long throw in. It has never worked and it will never work.

Might as well just give them the throw in: at least we can challenge for those.

[Dan]

Oooh look another long throw from Gamst, will it work for a 2nd time in a year? Nope. Why can't you learn Sam, why?!