[Archived] City Away - Monday 11 January 2010

[G Somerset Rover]

Seeing Sam slumped in his chair just narks me off even more.

[dazmaz]

please please please peds off for hoilett and andrews off for kalinic give us at least half a chance of scoring one. unless sam pulls some kind of magic out of his belly rolls and earns us the win he has to go, to be honest he needs to go so badly id actually allow the board to sell benni to fund his release!!!

[Gav]

Absolutely disgusting performance once again and we’re only half way through the first half.

[cesus]

Please please please can we find somewhere a keeper that can catch/save! Im pretty sure Richards didnt actually take anybody on he just ran and wasn't tackled.

[ABBEY]

I feel sorry for our players they are just not very good. It's boys against men every week. Without money we simply can't compete

WE SHOULD AT LEAST TRY ....INSTEAD HIT AND BLOODY HOPE!!!!! TELL LEEDS THEY SHOULDNT COMPETE LAST WEEK!!!!!!!!!

[alexanders]

this is the most emarassed I've been in a long long time. It looks like we are already relegated.

Why the (Please don't use that word again) do I bother being a Rovers supporter when my players don't care one bit?

###### poor all of them!

And this is the worst I've seen Andrews ever. He wouldnt even get into a championship team.

AND WHY dont anyone tackle Micah Richards. It looks like our players are running next to him to clock him or something.

And WHy dont Kalinic start??

[1864roverite]

The difference between the sides is pace, it's that simple. City can play through balls and run with it, whereas we can only pass to feet or lump it forward.

Hoilett and Kalinic need to come on at half time to add pace and urgency.

Sorry Le C City may be "ordinary" tonight but Rovers are simply embarrassing.

Rovers have shown they can pass the ball between the boxes, they have proved beyond doubt there is no creativity in the middle and this game emphasises just how inappropriate an Andrews/NZonzi central pairing is.

Andrews is a nonety, simply he is a complete waste of space, NZonzi is out of his depth doing two jobs.

Why oh Why Allardyce goes with Andrews is an enigma. Surely, the only way to have approached this game is 4-4-2. He could easily have played Reid instead of Andrews, he could have played a member of the youth team instead of Andrews.

Instead, he puts this muppet in the team. Rovers are in big big trouble. Tonight, its the wrong team, wrong formation, wrong tactics and wrong in each and every we we have approached the game.

Allardyce and co are close to losing my support. The longer he persists in playing defensive formations when the team DOESNT ALLOW it the easier I find it to no longer support him.

I cannot wait for the next 45 minutes. If he doesnt make wholsesale efforts to change this morbid, rancid and plain bloody boring football then come Thursday we will be out of the cup semi's and then on Sunday Ewood will be reverberating at the sound of "Allardyce OUT".

Something has to give spectacularly. Its either Andrews or Allardyce.

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Simples.

[beerwins]

I dont even have the energy to rip into the players it really isnt their fault, the way Sam wants us to play just doesnt work here at rovers, Sam has all the players with negative atitudes before we put a foot on the pitch and it shows.

Change your tactics or go Sam under you we have no fight, no spirit, no creativity and no idea it doesnt matter what players you bring in january its the tactics that are killing us.

The players play like they havent got a clue what to do with the ball.

[jannerman]

I was going to ask those that are watching how this compares to Inces play/tactics but I don't know I can bear the responsibility for the injuries...

[Stuart]

After the quarter final against Chelsea, I was looking forward to the Villa match and the chance of a Wembley cup final.

Now I just want it over with.

[ebenrocks]

total load of bulls***... its not worth saying anymore. Absolute disgrace

[Inta Beaver]

Damage Limitations!

If we had a go at teams we could and might get something out of games! Negative football will win you one game in 25 against the top 6! Sort it out!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RevidgeBlue]

Enough's enough. Come on Williams, sort this out before its too late.

Doubt he can, we gave Sam a contract that makes him virtually unsackable.

Speechless, we lasted 12 mins v Villa, 10 mins today, game over at that point both times.

Instead of playing one up front away from home why don't we just concede the 3 points before kick off?

At least we won't pick up further injuries that way.

Not even in the warm up.

[nicko]

I have to say that is dire stuff.

Worse still, Man City are not even playing their best team

[Muddboy]

Have missed most of the half, have we got anyone on the park who looks like they give a sh1te?

Franco and Nelsen, I'd say.

The rest are nowhere.

Severe lack of pace, desire, technical ability and a game plan.

All adds up to one hell of a crap performance.

[Harrier7]

Allardice was quoted as saying "we need a result against City, and a win against Villa". Says it all. Hopeless

[Miker]

Mancini is going to get a lot of credit for playing Benjani against us. Two assists from the guy... I was surprised he was played in the starting line up ahead of Robinho and Santa Cruz.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

I have to say that is dire stuff.

Worse still, Man City are not even playing their best team

Personally I don't think we are either. There are a few players there who shouldn't be in the match day squad, let alone the first XI.

[MarkBRFC71]

Doubt he can, we gave Sam a contract that makes him virtually unsackable.

But what will cost more - paying him off now and having a chance of staying up, or keeping him, getting relegated (which is looking increasingly likely) and losing the Prem gravy train?

Over to you Mr. Williams ....

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

total load of bulls***... its not worth saying anymore. Absolute disgrace

Makes you want to cry doesn't it,its bloody awful this...hardly a shot on goal from Rovers.

[broadsword]

Who do we get in if we get shot of Allardyce though?

By the time we got someone in the transfer window would be almost shut.

I was happy with him last season, he did a solid job then. But this season has been so poor for all sorts of reasons, I'm hoping he thinks it's not worth the candle at the end of this season and goes on medical grounds.

[sam_rovers]

when you set up a team like that your asking to be slaughtered!! stop with the 1 up top bs, esp when di sancto gun've ready for it nor has the support needed for it to work!we're 8 men on the field when ped andrews and robinson play! we need a new goalie and a new midfielder! this is painful to watch

[Laurence]

Franco and Nelsen, I'd say.

The rest are nowhere.

Severe lack of pace, desire, technical ability and a game plan.

All adds up to one hell of a crap performance.

Perhaps they're all as hacked-off with this rubbish as the rest of us are...

[liam]

I dont even have the energy to rip into the players it really isnt their fault, the way Sam wants us to play just doesnt work here at rovers, Sam has all the players with negative atitudes before we put a foot on the pitch and it shows.

Change your tactics or go Sam under you we have no fight, no spirit, no creativity and no idea it doesnt matter what players you bring in january its the tactics that are killing us.

The players play like they havent got a clue what to do with the ball.

Thats right the players dont know what to do coz there sh**e,pedersen wont put a boot in anywhere,di santo no good on his own and andrews couldnt pass wind,i dont think sams the problem half them players cant be arsed

[Mr Maureen]

However bad it was this is as bad as anything under ince.

We deserve to go down

Don't panic were not going down we will escape by the skin of our teeth yeehaahhhhh.

And then the same @#/? next season yeeeehaahhh and the season after that yeeeehaahhh.

Sams happy£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ yeeeeeeehaahhhhh.