[Archived] Cardiff At Home

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 hours ago, duggy9197 said:

dropping sanchez will be a watershed moment for wenger,arravior

Training ground bust up apparently.

[Dunnfc]

Expecting Rovers to line up;

Steele

Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Williams

Mahoney Lowe Guthrie Conway

Emnes

Graham

Cardiff wise;

McGregor

Halford Bamba Manga/Morrison Bennett

Hoillett Whittingham Gunarasson Noone

Pilkington

Zahore

 

A game to far for us, 1-0 Cardiff.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I think he's made his mind up on Mahoney.  He sees him as a super sub. I can't see him starting a game this season until we get to a position of mathematical safety. So I expect Bennett to be playing in his place.

Cardiff look a decent side with a good shape, you can see why each player is playing where they are and what they individually bring to the game.  Something that has been missing at Rovers until very recently. So we'll have our hands full tonight. If the little bit of luck we've had lately can carry on a bit longer we could win this. What worries me is our inability to play at what passes for full throttle for more than about 70 minutes. We can't allow Cardiff the last  20 minutes in our half and remain unscathed. A draw wouldn't be the end of the world.

[AllRoverAsia]

It is a nice feeling to trust the manager,  and I do with Mowbray, to select a starting eleven and bench that he believes is best suited to the particular match to be played.

 

[Mike Graham]

Just jumped on the train from London. 

Sat on train with a former Rovers player so will have a good chat about all things Rovers and Venkys.

Hope we get 3 pints tonight.

 

Three points will also do nicely.

[Mike Graham]

8 hours ago, philipl said:

We stand an OK chance in this one without Shane Duffy playing for Cardiff.

Duffy may have scored an own goal, or two, for us.

[USABlue]

19 hours ago, had.e.nuff said:

At least the player who beat us at their place is out with a broken foot.

Coyle broke his foot?

[blueboy3333]

23 minutes ago, preston blue said:

Just jumped on the train from London. 

Sat on train with a former Rovers player so will have a good chat about all things Rovers and Venkys.

Hope we get 3 pints tonight.

 

Three points will also do nicely.

I'm guessing Paul McKinnon?

 

 

[Mike Graham]

Nope - And sorry I cannot give his name away.......except if a small fee is payable 

He did say he kept away when the protests were on as he did not want to get involved with the demonstrators.  Although he is not a fan of the Venkys, Oystons etc.

He had hoped to attend tonight but like me was late.

I did show him, and half the 1st Class carriage how Emnes controlled the ball and scored v Wigan.  There was some applause.

[davulsukur]

Been ill all day with a sickness bug. Hopefully Rovers provide the perfect medicine

[Iceman]

3 hours ago, booth said:

Guthrie's been like a new signing.

Said when we signed Guthrie, that he is a good player under the right manager. Whether he is here next season is another matter up for debate, but we need to secure our championship status.

Mowbray talks alot of sense, much like what Lambert did.. Its just that i hope if we stay up, that Venkys pack up and leave, and we can get in new owners that will back him in the transfer window.

[Doaksie]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Playing for a new contract ?

Or it's Norwegian name, Gamst-itis. 

Guthrie has certainly been the biggest beneficiary of Mowbray's reign so far. He was a goner under Coyle, and seems to be flourishing under a coach who believes in him. 

[Blue Cabbage]

Unchanged again...

[Cherry Blue]

[RV Blue]

Can't really argue but I'm worried about them getting fatigued.

[jim mk2]

Lowe first pick again - the lad's obviously impressed yet another Rovers manager. 

[Stuart]

It certainly breeds consistency but I hope he can reassure Mahoney that his future lies with Rovers.

Although it looks like we are going to have to continue with no captain for some time to come. Thanks god there are some leaders on the pitch who can do his token job for him.

[Stuart]

Just now, jim mk2 said:

Lowe first pick again - the lad's obviously impressed yet another Rovers manager. 

All clubs use OPTA nowadays. Stats don't lie.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

It's obvious that Mowbray works on the assumption that the players doing the business out there deserve to keep the shirt. I like that attitude. 

[RV Blue]

Disappointed that Tomlinson isn't on the bench.

[jim mk2]

Just now, Stuart said:

All clubs use OPTA nowadays. Stats don't lie.

Stats show eight Rovers managers in a row - some good, some useless admittedly - have consistently picked Jason Lowe. 

[Irishrover213]

Hard to break up a winning team but would be worried about tiredness creeping in especially in midfield as they have covered alot of ground since last Tuesday. I'm worried about this one as Cardiff are difficult to beat and we don't have the best record against them. A win would be massive but id settle for a draw 

[duggy9197]

horses for courses,lets hope we are fit enough to get threw the 90mins with impact subs.doubt if the players even trian at this time of yr,game after game.

[Mike E]

I suspect it's more a case of sticking with a winning formula rather than any preference of Lowe. Plus he hasn't been that bad since Utd, although I missed Wigan.

[LDRover]

Just now, jim mk2 said:

Lowe first pick again - the lad's obviously impressed yet another Rovers manager. 

It's a shame he couldn't impress a few opposition managers into paying a few quid for him.