[Archived] Shrewsbury Town - 13/1/18

[Tugay's Right Foot]

First half over

[darrenrover]

Get a grip Rovers and Mowbray, show some bollocks and tough it out and go again.

Someone on the field needs to pump their fist and galvanise the team.....

[Gogger]

Just wow, this referee is beyond anything ive seen so far this season. Just clueless.

[Guest]

There's a referee worse than Trevor Kettle. Who'd have thunk?

[Husky]

There's no point blaming the ref. They were bad enough in the last league we were in, now we're in the 3rd division one can expect amateur standards.

[Tugay's Right Foot]

That 22 did a hatchet job on Raya but ref was already half way up the pitch. Shocking

[Rover_Shaun]

Why blame the ref when it's a clear penalty? Stop making excuses for this underachieving mob. The should be 10 points clear in this league with the resources and wages at their disposal and not 3rd rate nonentities.

[davulsukur]

Biggest 45 of the season coming up. 

Come on Rovers! We need to win!

[Miker]

Conway and Bennett have been tremendous for us today so far. As someone else mentioned above, Bennett has looked better than any other midfielder we've had so far this season (bar Smallwood)

Samuel has been quiet on the right wing, and I would expect Armstrong to come on for him in the second half.

Raya's decision making is fairly poor. He's cost us a few goals now this season and that has to be a bit of a worry. 

Overall we were very much on top and looking good until the penalty. We can go on and win this if the team keep believing... Armstrong to come on and score the winner!

[jim mk2]

Just now, davulsukur said:

Biggest 45 of the season coming up. 

Come on Rovers! We need to win!

Que? There's still 20 games to go!! 

[Exiled in Toronto]

Still fancy us for this, we haven’t had a Bradley Dack moment yet. 

[rovers11]

Definitely a penalty for them. 

Weve been well on top so far, they're very lucky to be level.

[yellowsubmarine]

I still think we have one or two more goal left in the locker.

For the first 30 mins we looked solid. Downing and Mulgrew hacked away almost every ball. Graham was holding the ball well up front, and linking play. Bennett and Conway worked extremely hard, putting in tackles and stopping any kind of play from Shrews.

Hopefully we see Armstrong on for Samuel on the right, taking on their left back (who's on a yellow?).

 

We had a good week to prepare, if we keep the momentum and energy for the 2nd half, we can win it still.

Dack hasn't score, so there's a chance!

[darrenrover]

Just now, jim mk2 said:

Lacks stature and physical presence for me. Said before the season he'd cost is quite a few goals this year

As I said, the issue is a 'mental' one for me and one of confidence. He does lack stature and physical presence, I agree. That said, if properly coached and managed, for me Raya has all the other attributes to be worth a fortune. The fact is the club and Raya's 'advisors' clearly don't see his potential nor the needs to work on them.

I personally don't believe in a goalkeeping coach unless you're Man City, United, Chelsea or Arsenal: WTF we have one who's never played in goal, you tell me...

[blueboy3333]

Classic mobray. 1 up, sit back and invite prsssure. Shit goalkeeping mind. Their left back should be on his 5th yellow by now. 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

From BBE corner that looked like Ray a got a hand on the ball.  Ref has bottled this game, he's appalling.  Very good first half hour.  We have been stitched here so far. Their LB should have gone after 25 mins

[Preben]

Possibly our best first 45 minutes? (30)
If we keep the same intensity we will win this

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Hopefully crowd will rattle ref enough for him to even it up. 

[joey_big_nose]

Just now, rovers11 said:

Definitely a penalty for them. 

Weve been well on top so far, they're very lucky to be level.

I am watching on TV and couldnt tell. Rovers commentators are convinced it was no pen.

[Tugay's Right Foot]

Can’t tell who has been their best player

[Tom]

Honestly think the game turned on the second yellow that wasn't given; around that time they came into it.

 

Play our game and not the ref and we can win this 

[Miker]

Just now, joey_big_nose said:

I am watching on TV and couldnt tell. Rovers commentators are convinced it was no pen.

Watching the replay, it looked like Raya missed the ball, but hard to tell on iFollow to be honest.

[Paul]

I’d take Samuel off and take a chance on Armstrong

[USABlue]

Come on Rovers, Top gear now, put em to the sword.

[darrenrover]

6 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said:

Classic mobray. 1 up, sit back and invite prsssure. Shit goalkeeping mind. Their left back should be on his 5th yellow by now. 

I hope that's not the case blueboy. If so there's only one end result.

Forget the opposition, just man up ffs.