[Archived] Rovers Playing In Sydney!

[Tom]

Best case scenario is niko plays and scores, not bothered about the result if that happens

[mattyc2422]

The Olympic Hotel worked well last time.

Sydney Rover - do they do easy bar food that we can get stuck into, or is their food more separate?

[mattyc2422]

Papers reporting that Emmo, Grella and Nelsen will start tonight.

[alexanders]

Anybody know if Kalinic is ready for this one? I am looking forward to see him play and become more and more worried the longer he stays injured.

[ada2020]

Anybody know if Kalinic is ready for this one? I am looking forward to see him play and become more and more worried the longer he stays injured.

Nicko reported thta he was a doubt for the start of the season, so I guess you might be disappointed.

[philipl]

Anybody know if Kalinic is ready for this one? I am looking forward to see him play and become more and more worried the longer he stays injured.

Having just trawled through for the digest, it appears he is doubtful for the start of the season.

[alexanders]

Thats horrible news. I can't stand watching Roberts up top by himself. He's mostly useless and gives away a lot of free-kicks.

[MarkBRFC71]

Team:

ROVERS: Bunn, Salgado, Olsson, Nelsen, Givet, Grella, Emerton, Dunn, Pedersen, Diouf, Nzonzi.

Subs: Andrews, Robinson, Jacobsen, Jones, Hanley, Chimbonda, Linganzi, Morris, Rigters, Hoilett.

I'm guessing Roberts is injured or being wrapped in cotton wool given Niko being crocked.

[Ozz]

So that's a kinda defensive 4-6-0 set up then.

[Ricky]

Diouf up front as a lone striker.

[alexanders]

Diouf up front as a lone striker.

Might work.

He is good at holding up the ball, but he was rubbish as a striker away at Stoke the last time I saw him in the striker role.

[Ricky]

I was going to be sarcastic about Diouf in the lone striker role and then thought about it a bit more, In theory he has the attributes needed to play the role. His close control is pretty good, He's over 6 foot tall, and he'll go to ground to win free kicks if touched by a defender.

[philipl]

Full time in the first match, AEK Athens 1 Rangers 0. The victory puts AEK on 17 points, Rangers are on 6. 13 goals from Rovers and they'll win the tournament!

From the official site!

Go Diouffy.

[Fife Rover]

So that's a kinda defensive 4-6-0 set up then.

:)Ha ha! You make it sound like the wheel arrangement on an Atlantic type steam locomotive.

[mattyc2422]

5 Burnley fans in the crowd too.

[philipl]

Robbie Slater in the studio. So here we go on another Rovers hate fest from the commentary box.

[1864roverite]

Cant see Robbie Slater having anything poor to say about Rovers.

[philipl]

But the other commentators have been totally biased against us.

[budha]

Pedersen seems to be playing as the lone striker. Dioufy on the left.

[wandel77]

im thinking this is Sams way to say we need a striker NOW !

[Tom]

Much much better today, Pedersen and Diouf looking dangerous

[philipl]

Sydney FC are no great shakes regardless of them beating Rangers.

[brfcshabba]

We may aswell be playing with 10 with Grella

[yeti-dog]

Goal....Emerton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tom]

Emerton 1-0