[Archived] Wimbledon v Rovers

[dallydally]

What a nail biter today! Still 3 points in the bag and we move on to Tuesday. What team will it be. Illness permitting I'd go -

                                 Raya

Nyambe        Lenighan   Mulgrew   Williams

        Bennett          Smallwood       Payne                                                 Dack                                

                   Graham       Armstrong

 

[SBlue]

Dack a little wide there for my liking. Or is he manager?

[Tom]

Funny dynamic to this one with Shrewsbury not playing but every game now is massive.

Not an easy game in what is in effect a non league setting, think we may come away with a point.

We have to hope this bug doesn't take its toll too much 

[jim mk2]

Is this at the old Plough Lane ? 

[SBlue]

Anything like that first 11 available in dally’s post then we SHOULD smash them.

Never that easy though is it?

rovers win 3-2

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Is this at the old Plough Lane ? 

It's not even in Wimbledon. It's in Kingston/Norbiton/Surbiton area. Maybe they weren't allowed to set up in Wimbledon, or maybe it was the only suitable ground they could find nearby.

[philipl]

You can visit the flats in Plough Lane Jim!

Actually, there are plans to turn the old dogs stadium into Wimbledon's new permanent home so they could be returning to Plough Lane.

For now they play at Kingstonian's old ground, King's Meadow across the road from Tiffin School.

Can we find 11 players and 7 subs who are not throwing up?

[jim mk2]

Glad it's not at Plough Lane. Last time I went there in the 1980s we lost 5-0.

Looking forward to this. I'm being treated in the posh seats with the prawn sandwich brigade.

For anyone travelling from Lancs, allow at least 8 hours for the journey. 

 

[Craigyboy]

Let's hope it's not called off with this bad weather being predicted 

[Mike E]

Then again, might give that bug in the squad (I don't mean Samuel) a chance to clear up.

[Oldgregg86]

I've got a bad feeling about this one. They beat us at ewood and will believe they can again. They need the points as much as we do for very different reasons. Cold Tuesday night in saff London with a sickness bug going through the squad I fear it will be a very long journey home . Hope I'm wrong. COYB

 

[chaddyrovers]

We need Dack back for the game. 

My team with anyone fit

                         Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Williams

              Bennett Smallwood

Armstrong      Dack        Antonsson

                        Graham

Subs:- Luetwiler Downing Caddis Bell Samuel Nuttall Payne

 

[darrenrover]

18 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

We need Dack back for the game. 

My team with anyone fit

                         Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Williams

              Bennett Smallwood

Armstrong      Dack        Antonsson

                        Graham

Subs:- Luetwiler Downing Caddis Bell Samuel Nuttall Payne

 

That would be my team too.

[philipl]

Better get the imodium bought quick Chaddy!

As has been pointed out on other threads, this a particularly debilitating bug. Whilst pro athletes are strong fitter to start off with and have constant medical attention for rehydrating and probiotics etc to speed recovery, they also have further to come back to performance level if they have been so ill as to be forced out of training and all contention since last Wednesday as Dack has been.

Wimbledon have some particularly big lads- https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/teams/first-team/- so not a game to send out any of our players who are anything less than 95% fully fit. We could simply get steam rollered if we did.

I am expecting quite an odd selection to be forced on Mowbray by this bug. I hope he doesn't risk "nearly ready but not quite" players for this one despite the obvious success of playing Graham and Bennett at Walsall. 

[Hasta]

Freezing at -4 overnight on Monday. Snow during the day on Tuesday with temperatures only forecast to get 1 degree above freezing for a couple of hours during the afternoon.. Forecast as -2 by kick off time.

I fear "The beast from the East" is winning this one.

[old darwen blue]

I'll be amazed if the game isn't postponed. 

[Leonard Venkhater]

13 minutes ago, old darwen blue said:

I'll be amazed if the game isn't postponed. 

No bad thing either imo...More recovery time for the bug and Mulgrew etc

[Hasta]

4 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

No bad thing either imo...More recovery time for the bug and Mulgrew etc

Agree although I feel for anyone that has bought Advance train tickets twice for this game already !!

[Tom]

9 hours ago, old darwen blue said:

I'll be amazed if the game isn't postponed. 

It's not looking likely at the moment is it?

Forecasts aren't good and can't imagine they have undersoil heating!

[Sparks Rover]

13 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

We need Dack back for the game. 

My team with anyone fit

                         Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Williams

              Bennett Smallwood

Armstrong      Dack        Antonsson

                        Graham

Subs:- Luetwiler Downing Caddis Bell Samuel Nuttall Payne

 

Good lad you've seen the light .....

[blueboy3333]

13 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

We need Dack back for the game. 

My team with anyone fit

                         Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Williams

              Bennett Smallwood

Armstrong      Dack        Antonsson

                        Graham

Subs:- Luetwiler Downing Caddis Bell Samuel Nuttall Payne

 

What happened to 3 at the back?

 

[Kamy100]

 

[chaddyrovers]

44 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Good lad you've seen the light .....

Not reallly. 

30 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said:

What happened to 3 at the back?

 

Nothing why. Still like 3 at the back. 

Dont want Evans in the side. If Travis was available I would have gone 3 at the back..

We used 3 at the backs on Saturday for final 11 mins plus injury minutes

[Sparks Rover]

11 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

If Travis was available I would have gone 3 at the back..

Ridiculous statement. He’s never started a game has he? And you want to put him in a promotion push and change a successful formation to accommodate him?? Crackers.

[chaddyrovers]

10 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Ridiculous statement. He’s never started a game has he? And you want to put him in a promotion push and change a successful formation to accommodate him?? Crackers.

Last 4 games we changed formation during a game  and 10 points from those games