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[Tom]

In this weather?

Probably sunnier down in Oz

[roverandout]

Oh, dumb me thinking he was in lancashire

The word Perth should have given it away

[davulsukur]

Kick off is getting tantalisingly close!

Come on Rovers!!!

[Bucksrover]

Any team news?

[Tom]

@JoshBoswell: Steele; Marshall Hanley Duffy Olsson; Fonz Evans Akpan Conway; Lawrence Rhodes

[chaddyrovers]

Same team but Conway in for Taylor.

ROVERS: Steele, Marshall, Duffy, Hanley ©, Olsson, Conway, Akpan, Evans, Delfouneso, Lawrence, Rhodes.

Subs: Raya (GK), Henley, Spurr, Kilgallon, Williamson, O'Sullivan, Taylor.

[Tom]

Let's hope we don't need to make an attacking change

[Bucksrover]

What do people think of Fonz?! - not convinced myself. Having said which he is certain to score 7 today

[Stuart]

Shame we've dropped Taylor. Delf would have made way for Conway.

Let's hope it a sign of attacking intent.

[Bucksrover]

Let's hope we don't need to make an attacking change

I suppose we could bring on henley and push marshall on.

[Tom]

Shame we've dropped Taylor. Delf would have made way for Conway.

Let's hope it a sign of attacking intent.

Taylor was absolutely dead on his feet I doubt he would be fit to start after a long lay off

[Amo]

Will it be 4-4-2 with Delf & Rhodes up front, Lawrence on the wing? Or 4-4-1-1 with Delf on the wing, Lawrence playing off Rhodes?

[AllRoverAsia]

So the truth is out - we don't have a first choice Right Back at the Club. Unfeckinbelieveable.

[joey_big_nose]

Hmm. I would have been incandescent about Delfy starting but people said he had a decent game on weds so will give him benefit of the doubt.

Maybe he will pull an Evans and suddenly start playing consistently well?? We live in hope.

[Stuart]

Odd to have two or even three potential full backs on the bench and play our most creative midfielder at right back.

Just another day in the wacky land of BowyerWorld.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Its a bit quiet inside the ground.

[DE.]

Why are we playing a dodgy makeshift right back in place of a dodgy actual right back? Henley is fit, I assume, as he's on the bench?

Gary says of Marshall "he might be at right back, he might not" ... is he suggesting we're going 3-5-2 ??

[Stuart]

Why are we playing a dodgy makeshift right back in place of a dodgy actual right back? Henley is fit, I assume, as he's on the bench?

Gary says of Marshall "he might be at right back, he might not" ... is he suggesting we're going 3-5-2 ??

Hard to see him not being right back.

Option 2) no right back. Really three at the back including Olsson?

Option 3) somebody else from the eleven selected at rb? Who? Evans?

Meanwhile Henley looks OK in the warm up.

[Tom]

Argh I'm walking down now and going to be slightly late

We better be at least 1-0 up when I arrive!

Must win or must not lose?

[TeamGB-11]

Nobody can say its not an attacking line up, but I don't like fcking around with the back 4 I must admit..

Argh I'm walking down now and going to be slightly late

We better be at least 1-0 up when I arrive!

Must win or must not lose?

All games are must win in our position..

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Lively atmosphere building-coyb's!

[TeamGB-11]

Had a dream(nightmare?) hennings come off the bench for them and scored 2 to win it second half..

[DE.]

Ffs, what is Hanley doing? Oaf.

[DE.]

We're bloody good at passing the ball in our own half. Not much good at doing it at the other end of the pitch though. There seems to be the usual gap between defence and attack which means the defenders end up hoofing it up the pitch and losing possession,

[SoldierMo]

All down to GB TACTICS