[Archived] Preview: Aston Villa v. Rovers 20th August 2011

[Heinz]

3-1 clueless defending

[S60tti_BRFC]

1 half chance.... 1 goal! Something we desperately need!

Game Over.

[Balwer]

any danger of a substitution today?

[Pugg]

Gutted.

[booth]

any danger of a substitution today?

Are we allowed to substitute the manager?

[Stuart]

any danger of a substitution today?

That would require managerial skill such as tactical know-how.

Otherwise known as a plan B.

Kean doesn't have one.

[Aussie.rover]

With defending like that we r in for a struggle ...z mean get Salgado off he has been carved up all game ... Dunn is wasting space get Formica on and do we have any strikers out there I haven't seen them

[Pugg]

any danger of a substitution today?

He seems to wait for the 75th minute.

[Aussie.rover]

With defending like that we r in for a struggle ...z mean get Salgado off he has been carved up all game ... Dunn is wasting space get Formica on and do we have any strikers out there I haven't seen them

[Alex Rover]

3-1 Kean out

Agreed but Salgado has responsible for every goal we've conceded this season.

[Lurid Coat]

###### hell, we were all over them after Gamst's goal, I actually believed we could get a point up until that ridiculous and totally unnecessary 3-1 goal. (Please don't use that word again) off, this is painful to watch

[moerpho]

FFS....blatant offside on Bent! And why no substitutions?!? Why not put Formica on after the goal and try push for an equaliser? Still want Salgado off for Ribeiro, Dunn off for Petrovic and Roberts (or Gamst despite his goal) off for Formica. Can easily see Villa score one more to put the final nail in our coffin despite losing Agbonlahor, Heskey and (ahem) Young. We need a proper manager! I'm close to crying because our squad is ok (at least with the promised incoming players). Someone mentioned Hughes? I'd take him back in a heartbeat...

[booth]

That would require managerial skill such as tactical know-how.

Otherwise known as a plan B.

Kean doesn't have one.

He doesn't have a plan B because it would require having a plan A.

[Rover Down Under]

Formica and Petrovic on for Peds and Roberts.

[John]

I can't remember Kean making a sub which has made a decent impact?

[ABBEY]

Are we allowed to substitute the manager?

OR HANG FROM THE VIADUCT ON THE WAY BACK UP THE M6

[Doogs]

KEAN MUST GO. IT IS OUR ONLY CHANCE.

[Stuart]

I feel so sorry for Hanley. He thrust into the starting line-up following on from Phil Jones from last season and he clearly isn't ready.

Damn you Samba.

[tony gale's mic]

Agreed but Salgado has responsible for every goal we've conceded this season.

Salgado has been a brilliant player throughout his career and a great servant for Rovers these last couple of years.

But there comes a time in every player's career when he's just not up to the pace anymore.

That's not his fault. He'll play as long as the manager tells him he's needed and he'll give his all (which I'm sure he's doing).

Kean on the other hand both keeps picking him and hasn't thought to sign a replacement.

[Stuart]

I feel so sorry for Hanley. Thrust into the starting line-up, expected to follow on from Phil Jones from last season, and he clearly isn't ready.

Damn you Samba.

[John]

Bruno can play right back?

[G Somerset Rover]

Kean waits until we're 3-1 down to make a sub.

The guy is an utter clown with a worse record than Ince. We have no chance with him in charge.

[BRFC1995]

n'zonzi does'nt deserve to be a first teamer......and neither do 6 others on that pitch

these are'nt the thoughts i want dominating my mind when i watch football, fookin love someone to ask kean how this start fits in with his plans for champions league football.

[Aussie.rover]

Kean get out of our club

[emerton]

We are just so unbalanced. Are we expecting salgado to be our attacking threat on the right? I couldn't tell you who was our RM