Hull away

[RV Blue]

11 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said:

Did Bennett get an assist for the goal?

Anyway, great win away from home. Well done the boys.

Yup.

[dingles staying down 4ever]

Any win away from home is a great result.

[Paul Mellelieu]

20 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said:

Did Bennett get an assist for the goal?

Anyway, great win away from home. Well done the boys.

Highlights now on-line.

[blueboy3333]

Just now, Paul Mellelieu said:

Highlights now on-line.

Indeed they are, sir....and a lovely cross and finish it was too. Great block by Nyambe near the end. 

http://www.skysports.com/football/hull-city-vs-blackburn/392571

Edited August 18, 2018 by blueboy3333

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Well pleased with that.  Thought we may struggle today but by all accounts we played really well.  Good thing TM knows what he's doing. 

Pace is a wonderful thing to have in a side.  

Fancy us for another 3pts on Weds now.  Back from holiday Wednesday lunch.  Can't wait ?

 

[TruRover]

Great win, fully derserved. Onwards and upwards, a couple of quality additions and we will be looking in really good shape. Bring on Wednesday!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

16 minutes ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Well pleased with that.  Thought we may struggle today but by all accounts we played really well.  Good thing TM knows what he's doing. 

Pace is a wonderful thing to have in a side.  

Fancy us for another 3pts on Weds now.  Back from holiday Wednesday lunch.  Can't wait ?

 

I was chuffed we got the three points. I expected more from Hull to be honest, I thought they'd give us a tough game. Reading between the lines they're in a similar situation to  the one  we were in a year or two back. Low morale, lack of direction through out the club, fans disaffected etc. They could really struggle this season if they're not careful.

[Waggy76]

Excellent performance today , should have won by more !!!  

Things are looking good !!!

[Leonard Venkhater]

1 hour ago, Commondore said:

Rhodes in his prime would never have created the space and opportunities for Dack and others that Graham and Armstrong do though. 

And it begins again haha

[Neal]

Just on way back now. Good day out. A few thoughts... 

 

Hull could be a banker for relegation, very poor and it seemed the fans know it too. No atmosphere from them at all and out side the ground before and after was very flat. Allam Out. 

 

Surprised there weren't more Rovers fans but what were there made a good racket. 

 

On the game. Always felt like there were periods of the game were we could have upped it a gear. They were lacking in quality and we should have really punished them. 

 

The back 4 for me were class, Nyambe is so strong and quick, the lad could be a real player for us. I like his and Bell's pace at fullback. Lennihan and Mulgrew won everything and did a steady job, the way Hull played suited them though. 

 

Evans frustrates me. At one point he was pointing at Nyambe to do his job, he always seems to react too late to everything. He's not proactive enough to command and get us organised. I'm hoping Davenport lives up to expectations. 

 

Smallwood did an OK job, lad gets a foot in and I personally prefer him to Evans but they're both are too similar. He played a tidy little pass to set up the goal though. 

 

Bennett. Missed an absolute sitter it looked from where I was sat. Gave the ball away too much for my liking but always full of running and commitment, rather see him in DM because he doesn't have enough quality going forward IMO. 

 

They were frightened stiff of Arma in first half. His pace and movement was really refreshing to see and it should of counted for more. 

 

Palmer is a great find and really good in the air too, won loads of headers. His pace and trickery will be useful for us, capable of creating something out of nothing, was surprised TM took him off. 

 

Dacky obviously only really played in first half. Typical really, can hurt teams, always looks capable of creating something, certainly not out of his depth in this league, although he did give ball away in and almost landed us in the chit. His knock maybe came at a good time in hindsight, Graham made it stick up top which meant more possession in their half rather than ours. 

 

Graham was class when he came on. Such a difficult player to play against and they couldn't live with him. Unlucky not to get a goal really but exactly the sort of performance you want from a target man, was just missing a goal. 

 

Travis. Very decent, put himself about, never went hiding, always wanted the ball. You can tell he really wants it, by that I mean to make it as a player for us, didn't give the ball away, chased players down, tidy performance. 

 

In Rothwell we might have a gem. Looks a technically gifted player, walked his way past a few of theirs on a few occasions, very easy on the eye and has ability. Could grow into a decent player for us, certainly has something about him. 

 

Rovers as it stands could be a decent championship side but without getting carried away... Hull were very poor and we'll find out more about this group of players against better opposition. Always had a feeling a better side might have punished us on a few occasions today but... You can only beat the team in front of you and today we got the job done. 

 

Tony Mowbrays barmy army! 

 

 

Edited August 18, 2018 by Neal

[Mark45]

1 hour ago, Stuart said:

We got a lucky break today Mark. On another day we’d have had a sucker punch.

Trust had nothing to do with it.

3 points won, unbeaten in Championship games, unlucky not taking 3 points at Ipswich Town Fc.

In Tony we Trust, much as last season.

[philipl]

Just checked in to see the results.

Brilliant to see we collected all three points and did so without being clinical in front of goal.

Got the first league victory so let's kick on from here.

Greetings from a rain sodden Jinan in China.

[Ossydave]

1 hour ago, JacknOry said:

That miss though! 

Played well otherwise I thought.

Had to laugh at the pretend injury after it haha, another day he'd have had daggers 

[den]

2 hours ago, CambridgeRover said:

If we had a Rhodes in his prime in this team we would score a hell of a lot more. Need someone who can stick in the net.

The reason we are a better team now is because we haven’t got Rhodes or Gestede. We now have 11 players all running, chasing, putting the opposition under pressure then breaking quickly. Dack and Graham make this side tick. Rhodes and Gestede held us back. 

Dack and Graham, or Rhodes and Gestede? I know which works better for the team.

[den]

2 hours ago, Stuart said:

Let’s not go there Rob!  

Just have. ?

[den]

Anyway, this rovers team do impress me. They are positive (from the games I’ve seen), they work tremendously hard, they have good balance and the team spirit seems to be excellent. Rovers just don’t give teams time on the ball. And there’s Dack who is going to get his chance in the PL pretty soon. If Mowbray can add two or three quality players we could exceed expectations IMO.

Edited August 18, 2018 by den

[Stuart]

6 minutes ago, den said:

Just have. ?

 

[CambridgeRover]

2 hours ago, Commondore said:

Rhodes in his prime would never have created the space and opportunities for Dack and others that Graham and Armstrong do though. 

Disagree with that entirely. Rhodes has always been unfairly judged on this board.

[CambridgeRover]

21 minutes ago, den said:

The reason we are a better team now is because we haven’t got Rhodes or Gestede. We now have 11 players all running, chasing, putting the opposition under pressure then breaking quickly. Dack and Graham make this side tick. Rhodes and Gestede held us back. 

Dack and Graham, or Rhodes and Gestede? I know which works better for the team.

I am sorry but that isnt even a choice. Rhodes and Gestede held us back??? One of the craziest things I have heard on this board. Both were quality throughout their time here.

[bazza]

Me, my son and my grandson went to the game. Grandson is a lucky charm; 4 games watched and 4 games won.

A great win. Hull are surprisingly poor. All played well but my MOM, when asked, was Lenihan. Son's MOM was Danny Graham even though he was a second half sub. and even though he missed 4 scoring chances.He held the ball up so well that we finished the game on the attack. 

[Neal]

Just now, bazza said:

Me, my son and my grandson went to the game. Grandson is a lucky charm; 4 games watched and 4 games won.

A great win. Hull are surprisingly poor. All played well but my MOM, when asked, was Lenihan. Son's MOM was Danny Graham even though he was a second half sub. and even though he missed 4 scoring chances.He held the ball up so well that we finished the game on the attack. 

Wouldn't say its surprising tbh... Struggled last season, lost some of their better players and haven't really replaced them... Many pundits tip for relegation... I can see why. 

[Waggy76]

5 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

I am sorry but that isnt even a choice. Rhodes and Gestede held us back??? One of the craziest things I have heard on this board. Both were quality throughout their time here.

The choices of manager held us back !!

[imy9]

4 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

I am sorry but that isnt even a choice. Rhodes and Gestede held us back??? One of the craziest things I have heard on this board. Both were quality throughout their time here.

Not exactly crazy! No strikers who scored lots of goals for us, however this is a game of 11 vs 11 and i have no doubt that either one would struggle in this team. Why? Mowbray demands that all players chase and track, we are an effective team now. In hindsight the best thing to happen to us was to go league 1 with Mowbray in charge.

[CambridgeRover]

6 minutes ago, imy9 said:

Not exactly crazy! No strikers who scored lots of goals for us, however this is a game of 11 vs 11 and i have no doubt that either one would struggle in this team. Why? Mowbray demands that all players chase and track, we are an effective team now. In hindsight the best thing to happen to us was to go league 1 with Mowbray in charge.

The crazy statement was out of all the shit managers and owners we had that Rhodes or Gestede were at all responsible for holding us back

[chemosabby]

the jury forme is still out on who is guaranteed a midfield place,but it's great to have a few options against different team setups. No doubt a few harder games coming up but a real positive start.The back 4 staying injury free is crucial and back up is needed. Hopefully a good performance on Wednesday will cement a good start and set the tone. 15 points from first 10 games would be great. 5 in the bag.