[Archived] READING V ROVERS Sat 22nd Feb 2014

[Jimmy612]

Leave Dunny out of it Al! He's busy being wrapped in cotton wool, awaiting March 9th ;-)

Christ I forgot about that. Lock him away!!!

[Al]

What he said!

[darrenrover]

Unfortunately, I think it will be more of the same.

If we were ever gonna go for it, we'd have already gone for it!

I can't see past either a fortunate, lame draw or a defeat.

[davulsukur]

Can Varney play on the wing? (effectively, not like sticking Lowe on the wing)

[somersetrover]

My side for tomorrow although I highly doubt that this I will be the team.

Robinson

Hanley Kilgallon Spurr

Taylor Evans Cairney Conway

Rhodes Gestede Varney

Bench: Eastwood Kane Henley Lowe Williamson Dunn Mahoney

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Unfortunately, I think it will be more of the same.

If we were ever gonna go for it, we'd have already gone for it!

I can't see past either a fortunate, lame draw or a defeat.

Too many at the club happy where we are now. They'll give it a go against Burmley, then the deck chairs will be out. What's not to like about that if you're a player. More of the same, it's fine.

[darrenrover]

Too many at the club happy where we are now. They'll give it a go against Burmley, then the deck chairs will be out. What's not to like about that if you're a player. More of the same, it's fine.

Sadly Tyrone I agree with your viewpoint.

It ain't sport anymore IMO for a whole host of reasons but one wouldn't be sour grapes.

[Gav]

We lose this one, simply not good enough against a Reading side on the up 3-0

[cesus]

Curl up and die or stand and fight, this game will have goals. We will either get hammered or it will be edged either way, single points mean nothing now.

We actually have no excuses for this one, we are pretty much full strength and aren't "tired". We go in to it in relatively good form, loses wise. So time for the forwards and midfield to push on and allow the defence a bit of a breather for once and give the opposition something to think about.

[Riverside67]

A Reading win puts them 10 points clear...................that is more or less game over for us this season.

Bowyer will have to dispense with his natural cautious approach. As the guy above says to play both Lowe and Williamson in CM this game is to effectively throw the towel in.

[tkturner]

Time to show everyone what we are all about!

Go and win and confidence is high for upcoming fixtures...

Lose and everyones heads have gone and seasons promotion hype disappears...

[Leonard Venkhater]

Time to show everyone what we are all about!

Go and win and confidence is high for upcoming fixtures...

Lose and everyones heads have gone and seasons promotion hype disappears...

That's what worries me!

[Doug]

Well, I'm still more than happy with Bowyer, some have obviously forgotten the last few years.

I agree with some posters that we need to 'have a go' but our squad is still in the re-build stage and options are limited.

Would really like to see a King / Rudy forward line at some point, I'm sure they could cause some havoc!

So.......

Robbo

Kane Hanley Killy Henley

King Cairney lowe Conway

Dunn

Gestede

After 50 mins or so, Dunny off, Taylor on RM and King to partner Gestede up front.....come on!

[roversR4ever]

Bit worried about this game. For me as its away Easily one of the toughest remaining fixtures.

Under normal circumstances a draw would be a good result. Unfortunately we need to make up points on them. We probably can't afford to lose points to teams around us as I feel there's a good number of teams fighting for that last play off spot.

I have said in lots of other posts its the loss of Evans that's really hurt us. This game and probably the next one or two have come to soon for him. His return to fitness and form are massively important but it might be too late.

Of course no Marshall doesn't help. I'd have liked to see a Marshall Lowe cairney dunn and Conway midfield gestede upfront.

Will be interesting to see the team.

I do wonder whether Dabo has been loaned with the intention of seeing if he is enough of an all round midfielder like Evans. With the intent of making him permanent in the summer so we have a back up to Evans.

I do think Bowyer believes he is building for next year. Let's hope that that's what Venkys believe. Not sure they even know themselves......

[Kie_BRFC]

A loss puts us 10 points of the playoffs, but a win puts us 4 off with a game in hand to go 1 point off. Massive game

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

A very tough game with Reading on form.

2-0

[Amo]

Lowe & Williamson to provide a footballing masterclass. 3-0 to Rovers.

[LondonRovers]

Anyone know how many we're taking. Nice short trip for me today. Lovely weather for a game today. Hoping we can put in a good performance. Lose today and any chance of the playoffs is basically gone.

Heart says 3-1 Rovers, head says 2-1 reading.

[West Yorks Rover]

Anyone know how many we're taking. Nice short trip for me today. Lovely weather for a game today. Hoping we can put in a good performance. Lose today and any chance of the playoffs is basically gone.

Heart says 3-1 Rovers, head says 2-1 reading.

According to Rovers police on twitter 700+

A loss puts us 10 points of the playoffs, but a win puts us 4 off with a game in hand to go 1 point off. Massive game

You can add a point for GD, ours is shocking !

[rhodie]

This game has a low score draw written all over it. I think that wouldn`t be too bad a result, a win would be better but can`t see that happening.

[Oklahoma]

Another must win game, not very confident for it.

But, if the team really wants to get promoted, it is in these games that they have to show it.

So, Rovers win 0-1. Hanley to score.

[JWUpper]

@OneRovers: ROVERS: Robinson, Henley, Hanley ©, Kilgallon, Spurr; Cairney, Lowe, Williamson, Conway; Rhodes, Gestede.

@OneRovers: Subs: Eastwood, Kane, Dunn, Olsson, Varney, Taylor, Evans.

[adsfortheblues]

Lowe and Williamson. Great.

[Kie_BRFC]

Cairney on the wing, Lowe and Williamson in the middle. Who was it who said that bowyer was gonna go for it?

[K-Hod]

Williamson and Lowe in the middle, Cairney on the wing. It's like playing with ten.

We might as well forfeit. Pathetic.