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

[Stavros_BRFC]

really really unfair

[Tim Southampton Rover]

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[Siriwan]

Oh crap!

[DE.]

Thrown it all away with absolutely shocking defending. Jesus Christ.

[bubblerrovers]

So obvious, goodnight all. It's the end as we know it

[Majiball]

Olsson and Rochina, seriously you could have made that distance up easily.

[tony gale's mic]

FFS. Rubbish defending.

And as much as I like Rocinha, that's twice he's cost us dearly.

[m0r94n]

Surely Balotelli is influencing play from an offside position there?

[Heinz]

Rochina lost that ball far to easily :-(

[SamTheShrew]

that is why you DO NOT bring on a striker in midfield.

tactical genius once again

[Siriwan]

The goal should have been disallowed, Balotelli was offside and interfering, just in front of Robinson.

[imy9]

Pants

[American Rover12]

Olsson shouldn't be on the park still and its just perfect that out best player on the night makes one bad mistake and it hands citeh a goal. (Please don't use that word again)

[Exiled_Rover]

What a disgusting sport this is. Take off a £12m winger, bring on a £25m striker. Have one chance in the half and take it.

[BRFC1995]

next match really starting to feel like a lose and we are down match

[tony gale's mic]

that is why you DO NOT bring on a striker in midfield.

tactical genius once again

It's hard to argue with this.

I don't argue with bringing Rocinha on, but in his correct position FFS.

[Heinz]

All the good play, all the crosses in the box, all the good runs from midfield and defence and I haven't seen Hart make one single save/dive or being tested

[rebelmswar]

10 mins left for us to score 2

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Please stop the god damn @#/? long throws. They're never going to work against a keeper who collects them 100% of the time.

[Alex Rover]

The goal should have been disallowed, Balotelli was offside and interfering, just in front of Robinson.

Shocking decisions are really hammering us this season.

[tony gale's mic]

10 mins left for us to score 2

2?! I'll take 1.

[SamTheShrew]

Benjani was far better than Roberts, yet he is still on.

Kalinic so far has offered nothing.

Subbing Dunn has wrecked the balance (what there was) in central mid, and that has cost us.

That lies with the substitutions, and therefore the manager.

literally no idea.

But its ok Steve, we've played well (which we have), but we will still have lost another game, with no points again.

[Rovermatt]

Absolute cr*p as usual. Dzeko was certain to score as soon as he set foot on the pitch.

City have been no great shakes but our lack of cutting edge and complete inability to retain possession for any length of time has been our undoing again. Giving the ball away to City so deep in our half is criminal but hardly surprising given how utterly dreadful our team is.

[DP]

Huge gamble by Kean to bring on Rochina for Dunn, and yet again the youngster has needlessly given the ball away and the decision has backfired massively.

Baloteli definitely interfering as well, but you hardly get those these days.

[tony gale's mic]

Shocking decisions are really hammering us this season.

Let's be honest, if that was disallowed it would've been harsh. Ballotelli wasn't interfering with play when the goal was scored.