Reading at Home

[bluebruce]

There is a game on Saturday at 3pm. We are in it. Reading are also in it.

This is an absolute must-play game. It's crucial that we play this game. For Reading also, it's extremely important that they play this game. Mid-table mediocrity bragging rights are on the line. If we don't field a team that can play this game, we will have no chance of achieving our dream of fulfilling our fixture list. The stakes are now very real.

I'm hoping we can field a team that definitely includes Bennett. This hope is the best way to make sure I'm not disappointed. It might be best if he plays in goal, as I think it's the only position he hasn't been crammed into, with Walton as a false 9.

I expect Tony to field a never-before-seen formation so that we can have a talking point. With the playoffs and relegation no longer on the cards, we should probably try out more of the youngsters and players with a future who need to keep developing. So the out-of-contractors and the loanees will definitely play in our 2-6-1-1 formation, with 6 CMs, Gally RW, no LW and Walton as the false 9.

I can't emphasise strongly enough how excited I am that we are in with a great chance to play this game.

Anything less than 0 points is just unacceptable.

Edited July 14, 2020 by bluebruce

[OldEwoodBlue]

Hopefully Tony has feck all to do with this game.

[K-Hod]

I think I’m done watching our games for the rest of the season, but I’ll keep an eye out for the score. 

[WacoRover]

I think in the history of posting game threads, this is the quickest new thread. What a game... what a team! Such anticipation! ?

The home cutouts are already in their seats, relishing such a divine opportunity to vanquish infidels, set all things awright, and Tony is sure to be himself again. That’s all we know for sure. 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

40 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

I think I’m done watching our games for the rest of the season, but I’ll keep an eye out for the score. 

Me too. Not Bothered anymore. Mowbray and his merry band of wasters have sucked all the interest out of the club for me.

[DE.]

I have some morbid curiosity about the line-up but that's about it. If Samuel starts again I expect a new contract is imminent for him. 

[WacoRover]

3 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Me too. Not Bothered anymore. Mowbray and his merry band of wasters have sucked all the interest out of the club for me.

I guess I’m glad I chose not to pay for iFollow 

it’s hard enough just watching the bbc game thread, holding my breath, feeling the pit in my stomach, dreading the next post. 

[Displaced Rover]

I won't be watching, but I will keep an eye on the line up, if Christian Walton starts this match.......

Edited July 14, 2020 by Displaced Rover

[Leonard Venkhater]

Hahaha..When I saw the title of this thread, I assumed it was referring to what I will be doing, instead of watching paint dry!

You can't beat a good book...

[G Somerset Rover]

Couldn’t care less to be honest - I certainly won’t be watching. Just start the kids, FFS.

Edited July 14, 2020 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[bluebruce]

23 minutes ago, WacoRover said:

I think in the history of posting game threads, this is the quickest new thread. What a game... what a team! Such anticipation! ?

The home cutouts are already in their seats, relishing such a divine opportunity to vanquish infidels, set all things awright, and Tony is sure to be himself again. That’s all we know for sure. 

 

I can't lie, I was considering posting something very similar and sarcasm-laden, for this game. But I thought I'd be an optimist and wait til it really wasn't possible.

One of the cut-outs is Dr Who. I hope he's here to fix the timeline.

[WacoRover]

Just for fun (y’all forgive me if I don’t put the players in the right formation:

Hilton
JR-C Nyambe Lenihan Hart 

Rothwell Chapman Davenport Travis
Armstrong Brereton

 

 

[AllRoverAsia]

This is a must keep the squad and bank manager happy game.

Play all the oldies, has-beens and never-will-be for a bonus appearance wage bounce and % split

Bennett has again committed to paying Mrs M. for the half-time Lemon Drizzle cake.

Tony is borrowing a deckchair from Venus and wonders where Waggot is.

[RoverDom]

Chance to blood some youngsters and see what we're working with next season. I therefore expect Bennett in goal, Gallagher playing RWB and Mulgrew as a wide forward and Bradley Orr as false 9. 

[Scotland1]

10 hours ago, K-Hod said:

I think I’m done watching our games for the rest of the season, but I’ll keep an eye out for the score. 

Me too until Mowbray is gone I cannot be bothered watching the same stagnant non styled puzzling crap dished up

[MarkBRFC]

We'll probably win this pretty comfortably because nobody cares.

[rigger]

5 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

We'll probably win this pretty comfortably because nobody cares.

We’ll probably lose, and still nobody cares.

[Bigdoggsteel]

11 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Me too. Not Bothered anymore. Mowbray and his merry band of wasters have sucked all the interest out of the club for me.

Ya, I have spent over 50 euro watching our games since we came back. The Armstrong goal alone against Cardiff almost makes it worthwhile, but I doubt I will watch anymore now that we have died off with a whimper. 

[Amo]

[Angry_Pirate]

7 hours ago, WacoRover said:

HiltonJR-C Nyambe Lenihan Hart 

Rothwell Chapman Davenport Travis
Armstrong Brereton

Like it. Would probably still play Tosin (if we have 10% hope of seeing him again next year). I think Chapman is DOA.

Would look to play:

                       Hilton

Nyambe - Lenihan - Tosin - JRC

            Davenport - Travis

   Holtby - Rothwell - Armstrong

            Gallagher/Brereton 

Every player (Barring Tosin) under contract next season, needs to play and not classed as dead wood (unless they cost £5m+). Carter, Buckley, Butterworth filling and coming off the bench.

Of course I believe we're more likely to see Downing, Mulgrew, Smallwood, Graham, Walton, Samuel, Bennett, Johnson and Hart.

But either way, I actually don't care now.

To be honest... i actually think the team I picked above would beat any of Mowbrays team selection 8 times out of 10 all season.

[BlackburnEnd75]

I'll be having a look at the team before I decide to watch this one.

[tomphil]

We'll win the last couple in comfortable fashion it was only really the dead rubbers at the end of last season that glossed over the cracks and gave a skewed view to some in anticipation for this season.

Once it started it was obvious nothing much had changed and that was with a fit Bradley Dack.

Rovers  4   Reading  1

 

[WacoRover]

I’m not so quick to give Rovers the win over either of these clubs. Reading’s form has been better, and Luton, fighting for survival, have already beat us at our house. 
 
 

[Mercer]

I think very few will care about this game other than Mowbray.

Mowbray will, IMO, field a team that will all be about self preservation.

Sadly, I think Rovers will win their last two games to paper over the cracks and allow Mowbray to bang on about a season of progress and what would have been without the injury to Dack 

I'll take two humiliations in our last two games if it secures the departure of Mowbray.

[rigger]

Just now, Mercer said:

I think very few will care about this game other than Mowbray.

Mowbray will, IMO, field a team that will all be about self preservation.

Sadly, I think Rovers will win their last two games to paper over the cracks and allow Mowbray to bang on about a season of progress and what would have been without the injury to Dack 

I'll take two humiliations in our last two games if it secures the departure of Mowbray.

The problem is even if we do get humiliated in the last two games Mowbray will not be pushed.