[Archived] Rovers v. Newcastle Preview - February 1, 2012

[Tom]

Shame for goodwillie he had a chance to get a decent run in the team here as well

Modeste won't be fit enough to last 90 I imagine so Slew may have to step up

[AspRover]

Rochina would get on ahead of Slew, surely?

[jones_rover]

One change. Modeste in for Goodwillie...

[JWUpper]

Just in the ground an it's saying Salgado is playing on the info bar on the tv...think it's a typo!

...checked and it is a typo, thought it was a bit of a turn up!

[Tom]

Rochina would get on ahead of Slew, surely?

We never seem to deploy him in attack though

[Exiled_Rover]

That starting XI and the VII on the bench should never be in the relegation zone.

[G Somerset Rover]

That starting XI and the VII on the bench should never be in the relegation zone.

The strikeforce is woeful though - an untested (and presumably unfit) Frenchman up top on his own! An absolutely MASSIVE game needed by Modeste.

Comon Rovers! 2-0 to the boys.

[Devon Rover]

The strikeforce is woeful though - an untested (and presumably unfit) Frenchman up top on his own! An absolutely MASSIVE game needed by Modeste.

Comon Rovers! 2-0 to the boys.

I prefer 'unproven' rather than 'woeful', SR! I'll give Modeste the benefit of the doubt and say I hope he proves his ability this evening. Before the season started I would have cringed at a Rovers line-up including Yakubu on his own up front but am happy to have been proved wrong on that one. Good luck to Modeste- could make himself a Rovers favourite tonight. Supported by Hoilett as well- you never know it could be great?!

I think (and hope) 2-1 to Rovers....

[LeChuck]

The strikeforce is woeful though - an untested (and presumably unfit) Frenchman up top on his own! An absolutely MASSIVE game needed by Modeste.

Comon Rovers! 2-0 to the boys.

A lone striker role is an increasingly thankless task though. If he can just disrupt the Newcastle back four and allow space for the likes of Hoilett and Dunn in behind then he'll have done his job.

[G Somerset Rover]

Maybe I am being a little harsh. But many are quick to say 'oh no Ba and Cisse, their strikeforce is toothless', but we've got a French lad up top starting his first game in English football. Just putting some perspective on it.

Still think we'll win.

[The Rover of Finland]

From elsewhere but Ramsey really should have scored. Van Persie gave a superb pass.

And Oxlade-Chamberlain now from Van Persie´s pass. I just hope these wastes won´t cost us.

[DE.]

[hesfromburn]

gutted 0-1, petrovic and dann to blame there.

[G Somerset Rover]

1-0 down..brilliant.

No clean sheet again and a massive uphill climb to win this now.

FFS

[Exiled_Rover]

When your luck is out your luck is out. Absolute nothing shot goes in after a huge deflection.

[sharpysharps]

bad!

[LeChuck]

Can we have our £7 million back? Pleeeease?

[G Somerset Rover]

2-0 QPR at Villa too.

Could be a bad bad bad night and a massive opportunity missed given last nights score.

[Exiled_Rover]

And a header cleared off the line. I ###### hate football.

[DE.]

We will be the first and only team to go through an entire season without a clean sheet.

[The Rover of Finland]

We will be the first and only team to go through an entire season without a clean sheet.

Definitely world record!

[Nelsta]

2-0 QPR at Villa too.

Could be a bad bad bad night and a massive opportunity missed given last nights score.

Warnock own goal aswell, cheers shrek!

[Tom]

Poor by petro but also by the defence not being alert

[Laurence]

I ###### hate football.

crap isn't it

[LeChuck]

QPR pretty much irrelevant, they became out of reach the day Hughes signed.

It's between us, Bolton, Wigan, and Wolves. Hopefully Arsenal can do us a favour.