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

[Exiled_Rover]

Can someone please give Dzeko something to go down for? Soft diving sod.

[Oklahoma]

We all know that DUnn and Benjani have problems playing 90 minutes of a game so why are you all complaining!?!?!?!?

We had a good game, could have won, City are lucky to get the 3 points, if they get them!!!

[BRFC1995]

1 minute added on or 5 minutes, doesn't matter... this team doesn't ever (well, except once) come back from a goal down.

without hoillet, you'd be very safe in saying never

[Mc Love]

Almost as much people reading this as Nicko's thread

[mode_m]

set piece = only chance

[Mc Love]

Almost thought that was in. Robinson is a legend

[Exiled_Rover]

Bent as (Please don't use that word again).

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Before all the slagging starts happening, I think we've done blummin' well today considering we're playing a side who are full of class players who would all get in our side.

We didn't deserve to lose this, maybe didn't deserve to win either but certainly deserved a point.

A mistake cost us but we certainly didn't give up.

Well done Rovers. Unlucky

[Rovermatt]

Thank goodness our relegation rivals failed to pull up any trees this weekend. At least our relegation has been stayed for another week.

[Majiball]

Dunn was injured, perhaps you would have preferred Andrews?

Pedersen a central midfielder, Rochina coming on changed our shape and we had a diamond in midfield. But if I'm only getting a straight choice then yes I'd have played Keith before the kid who hasn't played 90 minutes in this league period.

[Mc Love]

Before all the slagging starts happening, I think we've done blummin' well today considering we're playing a side who are full of class players who would all get in our side.

We didn't deserve to lose this, maybe didn't deserve to win either but certainly deserved a point.

A mistake cost us but we certainly didn't give up.

Well done Rovers. Unlucky

Absolutely agree 100% TSR

[rebelmswar]

Great effort in all.

[DE.]

Simply put, we have no quality in our squad and this is what cost us. City have spent millions upon million s importing quality into their team and that's why they beat us tonight.

I cannot fault the effort tonight, however for all our "pressure" we never tested Joe Hart. We don't look like we know how to score a goal, lots of endeavour but no cutting edge.

We had one chance, one solitary, brilliant chance, and sadly for us we had Jason "barn door" Roberts available to attempt to convert it. Obviously he did anything but.

Our set pieces tonight were dreadful.

Can't really be arsed to analyse it any further. We won't go down based on this result, but the reasons we are where we are were plain for all to see.

[rebelmswar]

Pedersen a central midfielder, Rochina coming on changed our shape and we had a diamond in midfield. But if I'm only getting a straight choice then yes I'd have played Keith before the kid who hasn't played 90 minutes in this league period.

Bah.

[Craigman]

Before all the slagging starts happening, I think we've done blummin' well today considering we're playing a side who are full of class players who would all get in our side.

We didn't deserve to lose this, maybe didn't deserve to win either but certainly deserved a point.

A mistake cost us but we certainly didn't give up.

Well done Rovers. Unlucky

Agree with this all.

We still have not won in 10 premier league outings and 11 in total.

We still need to change the manager.

[Heinz]

Great effort, toothless in front of goal. And goals are just what we need...

[Mc Love]

I cannot fault the effort tonight, however for all our "pressure" we never tested Joe Hart. We don't look like we know how to score a goal, lots of endeavour but no cutting edge.

Lots of soft attempts - I think we were trying to pass it in to the net

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

Won't be on here tonight for all the misery, but great effort, a real shame we conceded like we did.

We need a slice of luck soon. 2 penalty appeals. Why didn't Kali go down .

[OsloRover]

Much better performance than feared, City were lucky to take all points.

Blame the idol Phil Jones for the City goal as is fair, not Kean's fault.

Can't believe how poor our set piece deliveries are without MGP (although Rochina takes a decent corner).

[American Rover12]

Before all the slagging starts happening, I think we've done blummin' well today considering we're playing a side who are full of class players who would all get in our side.

We didn't deserve to lose this, maybe didn't deserve to win either but certainly deserved a point.

A mistake cost us but we certainly didn't give up.

Well done Rovers. Unlucky

Agree with this all.

We still have not won in 10 premier league outings and 11 in total.

We still need to change the manager.

[Exiled_Rover]

Massively, massively unlucky to lose again today, but that's been Kean's problem. He's not a lucky manager.

A lucky manager gets two penalties today and a few other bounces of the ball. Instead we lose 1-0 despite being the better team on show.

That said you just can't compete with the money Citeh have spent. Their starting XI is bad enough, but their bench is ###### insane. FIFA and the FA need to get a ###### grip on this sport. It's madness.

[BRFC1995]

"4pts from last 30, 14pts from 51, pathetic is'nt it steve"

needs to be the first question in the post match interview, before he trots out his predictable "harsh, we bossed it fo long periods, just needed first goal" ######

[Rovermatt]

Simply put, we have no quality in our squad and this is what cost us. City have spent millions upon million s importing quality into their team and that's why they beat us tonight.

I cannot fault the effort tonight, however for all our "pressure" we never tested Joe Hart. We don't look like we know how to score a goal, lots of endeavour but no cutting edge.

We had one chance, one solitary, brilliant chance, and sadly for us we had Jason "barn door" Roberts available to attempt to convert it. Obviously he did anything but.

Our set pieces tonight were dreadful.

Can't really be arsed to analyse it any further. We won't go down based on this result, but the reasons we are where we are were plain for all to see.

Based on this result we will go down. We can't pass, can't score, can't keep the other side out and we have to play away at West Ham (where obviously we'll get bugger all). It's not looking good.

[Eddie]

Unlucky. The challenge on Roberts was a penalty and for the vast majority of that match we were the much better side. If we play like that in the final four games we will be fine. We could really do with one of our strikers finding a bit of form for the final couple of games.

Jon Stead, where art thou?

[imy9]

Well played lads, despite the ref having a shocker:

1. Clear pen no doubt about it.

2. Balloteli was in front d Robbo interfering with play offside.

3. Silva takes a full minute walking off the pitch ref adds 30 secs, what's that about?

We need Hoilett back but go into the final game with some hope.