Millwall away Saturday 12th Jan kick off 17.30

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Including beating Reading and Ipswich in the league and just getting past, at home in the Cup, a Hull side that had made 8 changes from their usual lineup. Millwall made just 2 to their usual start team lineup.

Millwall's 4 wins on the bounce is admirable but must be viewed in context of their oponents. I have no idea when we last won 4 on the bounce at any level, but I know we have recently done very well to avoid losing 4 on the bounce in the league.

Millwall are to be respected but not feared and we are good enough to win, I suspect however that a score draw will be the result, 1-1

Did it 4 times last season.

Also won 6 on the bounce last year before Christmas if i remember rightly, should have been 8 too as Antonsson missed the pen against Northampton to make it 7 and then we beat Rochdale on Boxing Day.

Just for your future information  

[rigger]

They have won 4 on the bounce, so they are  due a defeat. 

[Guest]

Just now, rigger said:

They have won 4 on the bounce, so they are  due a defeat. 

I never understood this argument from people either, they could have won 10 on the bounce and it'd still end at some point!

No reason we can't go there and win. 1-2 with us hanging on after being 2-0 up early doors is my prediction.

[K-Hod]

I think this has a score draw written all over it tbh.

[MarkBRFC]

Mowbray loves a draw, and I'm convinced that if somebody offered Mowbray the chance to go through the whole league season and get nothing but draws he would take it.

2-2 here I think.

[arbitro]

2 hours ago, Mellor Rover said:

I never understood this argument from people either, they could have won 10 on the bounce and it'd still end at some point!

No reason we can't go there and win. 1-2 with us hanging on after being 2-0 up early doors is my prediction.

I think a winning run breeds confidence and is a good habit to be in. You are right that it will end sometime but I'd rather play a team on a bad run than a good one (although Rovers are notorious for ending teams losing runs?).

[Leonard Venkhater]

14 hours ago, DeeCee said:

Clive Whewell I think?

He came over very well. Outraged voice of reason but understated somehow, Good bloke!

[tomphil]

Echo some the above we are more than capable of winning this but I think the cautious approach will be the order of the day again, hopefully we don't ship another late one or two.

Millwall  1   Rovers  1

Brereton finally nets a late equalizer and runs to the Rovers end pulling up his shirt to reveal an 'Up yours BRFCS T shirt' with 'I love mogga' on the back.

Edited January 10, 2019 by tomphil

[JHRover]

I think he wants to win every game, but at times that is impeded by him worrying about losing and being overly cautious.

Our first half performances this season at home have in the main been awful affairs, with a few exceptions such as Leeds when we managed to get that first goal early doors. But more often than not they have been dull and uneventful with us creating next to nothing. I don't think that is because Mowbray is playing for a draw, but because his mentality is to keep it tight and try not to make any errors or let the opposition get ahead, and that comes at the price of creating much ourselves.

All our games bar the odd few like PNE have been closely fought tight affairs where we've either just got over the line or just fallen short.

[Dreams of 1995]

2 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

Mowbray loves a draw, and I'm convinced that if somebody offered Mowbray the chance to go through the whole league season and get nothing but draws he would take it.

2-2 here I think.

Naaaaa. That would give us 46 points. We got relegated with 51.

[MarkBRFC]

31 minutes ago, OnePhilT said:

Mowbray has said countless times that he goes to try and win every game, and evidence on the pitch suggests that we get ourselves into great positions in virtually every match. Your suggestion that Mowbray plays for draws and that he'd take that for the rest of the season is frankly rubbish.

I imagine every manager in the football league would go out and say they try to win every game.

To be fair I never said he "plays for draws" just that he seems to like them. If it was the choice of winning two and losing two or four draws, I think he would take the latter.

He certainly starts games in a cautious manner, and plays it safe, why else would Smallwood & Evans start every game? Especially at home?

 Just look at our first half stats, we have only scored 3 first half goals at Ewood all season.

This all sounds very negative on Mowbray but it isn't really intended like that, I think he's done a great job so far, my only real gripe with him is to be a bit braver.

[philipl]

At least one in game we start completely dominant taking the game to the opposition.

Wouldn't be surprised if we come out tomorrow like we did at Stoke.

[AllRoverAsia]

19 minutes ago, philipl said:

At least one in game we start completely dominant taking the game to the opposition.

Wouldn't be surprised if we come out tomorrow like we did at Stoke.

One in 10 ? ? ?

[rigger]

4 hours ago, philipl said:

At least one in game we start completely dominant taking the game to the opposition.

Wouldn't be surprised if we come out tomorrow like we did at Stoke.

Tomorrow?

[neophox]

2-1 win Travis and Dack to score!

[blueboy3333]

"Oh, Fack a Dack" will be cry from our cockernee chums when Bradley smashes in a last minute winner. 

[neophox]

Raya

Nyambe, Lenihan, Mulgrew, Bell

Travis, Evans, Reed

Armstrong, Dack

Graham

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

12 hours ago, neophox said:

Raya

Nyambe, Lenihan, Mulgrew, Bell

Travis, Evans, Reed

Armstrong, Dack

Graham

 

That's an interesting line up.

[BlackburnEnd75]

                            Raya

Nyambe   Lenihan   Mulgrew  Bell

 Bennett    Reed       Travis     Rothwell

                          Dack

                       Graham

Subs: Canadian, Williams, Rodwell, Evans, Conway, Armstrong, Brereton. (wouldn't mind seeing Nuttall or Butterworth on the bench)

[arealbrfcfan]

I can predict the future you know? Bereton will come on from Graham after 72 mins and do nothing.

[Leonard Venkhater]

1 hour ago, starscascade said:

I can predict the future you know? Bereton will come on from Graham after 72 mins and do nothing.

N..N..nineteen

[USABlue]

On 08/01/2019 at 12:18, Mercer said:

Can only see a comfortable Millwall win.

They are in good form and will really be up for it in front of the cameras.

Unfortunately, I think some of our lads will have an eye on the Newcastle replay and you really need 11 giving 100% at Millwall otherwise you will get well and truly stuffed.

 

I actually agree with you on this one.

[USABlue]

On 08/01/2019 at 12:13, Leonard Venkhater said:

Harry the Dog!

I remember the documentary, featuring the game against Rovers-almost with affection....

As for the song.....

One of me mates was on that.

[Fraserkirky]

Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Bell

------------Evans Travis--------------

Reed---------Dack---------Armstrong

---------------Graham----------------

[SBlue]

Mulgrew sounds like he’s 50/50 on being available according to TM

 

Downing over Rodwell or Williams for me