Derby County (H) - We couldn't make it four... could we?

[Scotland1]

Come on lads! Don’t let us down ?

[Roverthechimp]

Just now, JacknOry said:

Threads a bit boring though with nothing to moan about 

Groundhog Tony - doesn't he know that rotation is important nowadays ??

[Roverthechimp]

(fully expect injuries to Lenihan and Tosin today given our lack of defenders on the bench but i am a cynical, miserable so and so... ?)

[JacknOry]

Just now, Roverthechimp said:

Groundhog Tony - doesn't he know that rotation is important nowadays ??

Its okay, I am getting my pre-match moaning fix from the Derby forums:

 

Well that looks a truly awful team on paper !!

No balance at all. Bogle looked lost last week when he played right wing and we only have Martin who can hold the ball up

and he's not playing ??

 

Oh well just hope Cocu knows what he is doing ?????????

[Roverinbelfast]

Just now, JacknOry said:

Threads a bit boring though with nothing to moan about 

Evans is starting, that will be enough for most to have a moan. 

[Stuart]

18 minutes ago, WIR Second Coming said:

Rovers: Walton, Nyambe, Adarabioyo, Lenihan (c), Downing, Travis, Evans, Armstrong, Dack, Rothwell, Graham.

Substitutes: Leutwiler, Johnson, Gallagher, Brereton, Holtby, Bennett, Buckley.

Derby County: Hamer, Wisdom, Forsyth, Bielik, Dowell, Waghorn, Lawrence, Holmes, Davies (c), Bogle, Malone.

Substitutes: Roos, Marriott, Evans, Martin, Lowe, Knight, Whittaker.

Great news about the starting XI.

Our lack of defensive cover from the bench though shows how important January is.

[JacknOry]

Just now, Roverinbelfast said:

Evans is starting, that will be enough for most to have a moan. 

Nah, he deserves his spot right now after his last performances. Thats how it should be. Their shirts to lose. Put a couple of below par performances in and you risk losing your place. 

[Husky]

For the neutral you could hardly get more mid-table miss the game. 11th v 14th.

For us it seems that hope is building and we all know what that means. 4 points off the play-offs. I'm not sure if that's close enough for the major bottle out just yet - that might have to wait until midweek. . . . or. . . . .

1-1. ?

[bluebruce]

Just now, Stuart said:

Great news about the starting XI.

Our lack of defensive cover from the bench though shows how important January is.

Yeh and we only have Cunningham and Williams injured, to be reduced to that. We also technically have a winger in the starting defence (done well though).

Is Bell injured, or has Tony just had enough of him?

[AggyBlue]

Nearly dusted the season ticket off for this one but have decided to wait until the Wigan game.

Can't wait to get back down to Ewood.

COYB.

[Gary C]

Bells warming up on pitch as I arrived so must be on bench

[bluebruce]

I feel like today is important for more reasons than the norm. I fear that losing will bring out the tinker man again, whereas winning could hopefully cement the notion of a stable side in his head.

[Stuart]

Just now, Gary C said:

Bells warming up on pitch as I arrived so must be on bench

He’s not.

[JacknOry]

Ahh, feels just like home

 

"Someone should have told Cocu not to open his team picking roulette until after Christmas. Dowell? why? what's happened to Bird being unused on the bench at Fulham, Sibley, Knight etc? This is becoming a nonsense. Talk about tinkerman."

[WacoRover]

Attack, lads, attack!

[G Somerset Rover]

Hamer is a good shot stopper but terrible when put under pressure - need to get Graham close to him today and get plenty of crosses in. 

[philipl]

Encouraging start

[Wegerleswiggle]

Looking quite lively. Dack looks up for it.

[skous18]

All Rovers so far. Dack and Evans up for it

[DE.]

Bumley getting destroyed again which is always nice. 

[G Somerset Rover]

Just now, DE. said:

Bumley getting destroyed again which is always nice. 

On quite a run at the moment aren’t they. Long may it continue.

[Husky]

Just now, DE. said:

Bumley getting destroyed again which is always nice. 

Spoiler Alert!

[Burrells Boy]

QPR one up against Nobbers.

[OldEwoodBlue]

Tony has his lucky Rovers scarf on again.

Points in the bag.

[philipl]

Pitch looking heavy and sticky, not slick in this rain.

Good chance for Dack there.