[Archived] Rovers V Reading Sun 20Th Dec

[chaddyrovers]

Lawrence and Williamson on

Guthrie and Marshall off

[G Somerset Rover]

Lawrence and Wiliamson on for Guthrie and Marshall.

[DE.]

If we're nowhere near the playoffs come January then I'd sell Rhodes and Marsh and give it some of it to Lambert... Let him build the team he wants.

If Sheff Weds are still interested then Marshall would be worth selling to generate some funds and free up some wage space. I don't think his attitude will ever be good enough to produce a sustained run of form. I wouldn't sell Rhodes unless we had somebody very good lined up to come straight in.

Lawrence and Wiliamson on for Guthrie and Marshall.

Williamson again? Why?

[Amo]

I'd rather play Taylor in the middle than bloody Williamson.

[West Yorks Rover]

Lawrence on Marshall off.

[G Somerset Rover]

This is honestly so, so poor.

A Boro or Derby would be thrashing us. Sideways, back, sideways, HOOF.

Still I can only remember their keeper having one save to make, a very tame one in the first half. We need to be going for it!

[tomphil]

Worrying trend developing with Williamson although it does sound like Guthrie has been over run all afternoon (not difficult) but we need younger legs in there.

[Neal]

I wouldn't sell Rhodes unless we had somebody very good lined up to come straight in.

Feel we could get someone out of picture at a prem club that could do Rhodes job... Murray, Grabban, Gayle I recon would all cost less than what we could potentially get for Rhodes.

[Athlete]

TBH never been impressed with Guthrie even the reading fans weren't impressed on their forums

[Pedro]

Williamson again? Why?

You'll change your tune after he scores a twenty yard, overhead kick 😕

[Swanson]

Hopefully Lenihan will take Williamson's place when he is injury free.

[Amo]

You'll change your tune after he scores a twenty yard, overhead kick

I don't remember that episode of Twin Peaks.

[Athlete]

Feel we could get someone out of picture at a prem club that could do Rhodes job... Murray, Grabban, Gayle I recon would all cost less than what we could potentially get for Rhodes.

Rhodes probably not get the price we've allegedly been offered.. Defo wouldnt sell his goalscoring record speaks for itself every striker goes through a lean period

[Neal]

Rhodes probably not get the price we've allegedly been offered.. Defo wouldnt sell his goalscoring record speaks for itself every striker goes through a lean period

That's fair, don't want to spark another Rhodes debate that will drag on for days but feel the names I mentioned would be just as effective if not more effective for us than Rhodes.

[jim mk2]

Heading for first defeat under Lambert. To be honest it's been coming, we've been lucky in a few games. Squad desperately needs a shake-up.

[tomphil]

Rhodes probably not get the price we've allegedly been offered.. Defo wouldnt sell his goalscoring record speaks for itself every striker goes through a lean period

Exactly ! Unless it's still huge money and can be spent on a strike partnership then pointless to sell. For modest money we just can't replace with anyone who'll notch as many over the course of time. He'll come good again.

[sharpysharps]

Massive improvements needed in the squad. I would move Marshall on at this point as he has flattened to deceive too many times now. There are better (and hungrier) wingers out there than we would be able to bring in now that the embargo has lifted.

[tomphil]

Heading for first defeat under Lambert. To be honest it's been coming, we've been lucky in a few games. Squad desperately needs a shake-up.

This is 100% the situation. All we've seen really is a more robust aggressive version of what was mostly going on under Bowyer. Big overhaul is needed. Basics are there but this lot will never be more than midtable stuff no matter who leads them unless we can get all the good players in form at once. We always stutter around Christmas anyway for some reason.

[chaddyrovers]

Brown coming on

[G Somerset Rover]

All is well, Browny is on.

[Tom]

Massive improvements needed in the squad. I would move Marshall on at this point as he has flattened to deceive too many times now. There are better (and hungrier) wingers out there than we would be able to bring in now that the embargo has lifted.

Agree there on both points

[chaddyrovers]

Conway coming off for Brown on

[beanie]

Need a few new players in a striker is a must before we even think of selling Rhodes.

[oldjamfan1]

This lot have let late goals in a couple of times recently - there's hope yet!

[Tom]

Brown on but with Conway off we will struggle to get anything to him