[Archived] Rovers versus Manchester City, 25th April 8pm

[RibbleValleyRover]

Off the line by Salgado!

[mode_m]

phew....close call.

[Exiled_Rover]

Once again we've got a joke of a ref. Barry should have a yellow and he's just given Balotelli a free kick for throwing himself to the ground. You'd think they'd learn that the players are making fools of them.

[DE.]

To say the formation isn't working would be a huge understatement. We're getting murdered. Matter of time til they score.

[imy9]

This is going to be a cricket score if we are not careful, man Mark Silva!!

[RibbleValleyRover]

We all love Dunny and he has been a great servant to the club but we are weaker when he's in the side. He's totally finished at this level.

[Majiball]

Jensen just been on TV, from his hand signals he's talking about players splitting so I assume he means that the strikers aren't doing that.

The game plan seems to be to defend the penalty area and let them have the flanks. The strikers are meant to push wide when we look like/do get the ball for the defence to punt it into area's. The two then battle while Olsson struggles to support as the rest of that midfield would lose in a snail race.

For me in all honesty if this is to work the front men are wrong as Roberts isn't as quick as he used to be, Diouf would have been a better choice.

Mourinho style Inter V Barca, it's going to be a long night.

[BRFC1995]

roberts has'touched the ball in 20 minutes....effective tactics these steve

that said should be a pen

[Exiled_Rover]

That's a pen.

[Stavros_BRFC]

F@CK YOU REF

EDIT:22-78 possession. We 're officially bad

[Alex Rover]

why on earth are we 2 up front??????

I liked the positive line up before kick off but we are getting killed. Time to take the medicine and go for the 0-0. 4-5-1.

[savage8]

Pants down rovers

[RibbleValleyRover]

What a run by Jones, shame nothing came from it.

[Majiball]

Go all the way next times Jones!!!

Cracking driving run.

[Exiled_Rover]

And that's a corner. Why do these (Please don't use that word again)wits get paid?

[Mr Maureen]

That's a pen.

We would have been awarded a penalty if Roberts had made the slightet appeal as oppose to just sitting there like a @#/?.

[mode_m]

ref gets paid twice, once from the FA and once from City after the match.

[Oklahoma]

SO far, the ref forgot a yellow card for Barry and a clear penalty against them. If it was a light weight footballer the ref would probably call it.

[DE.]

We're not a 'big' club so we don't get the penalty decisions... simple as that really. Defo a pen.

[Majiball]

De Jong gets De Jong'd.

Love it Dunny

[Exiled_Rover]

I don't think the ref gets paid by City, he's just in awe of their 'stars'. They always get starstruck.

[RibbleValleyRover]

Dunny must have heard what I said, seems to have woken up. Some nice tackles.

[mode_m]

the commentator is depressing me with editorial on Rovers.

[DE.]

What are the odds on us having a shot on goal this half?

[Blackburn Ender]

It's 1am in Pune.

Do you think they've all stayed up to watch?