Nobbers v Rovers, Tues 24 Nov 7.45pm

[garnersfags]

6 minutes ago, Tugay-is-God said:

I know people get on their back but I for one like the iFollow Rovers commentators. 

Neither of them are Wendy, but still, decently knowledgeable, decently biased, seem like they get on well - it's good enough for me. 

I agree.

[Gone to seed]

Run em ragged till 70 mins then bring on some young hungry motivated playmakers from the bench would be my roll of the dice.. I guess we all anticipate TM shutting up shop at this point

[Cherry Blue]

Get Trybull off before he gets a second yellow. 

Edited November 24, 2020 by Cherry Blue

[bluebruce]

Just now, Hannoverover said:

Quite enjoying this so far :-). Think Elliot and maybe Chapman coming on towards the end will kill it off. See what the first 10 mins of the second half brings

It has to be Dolan coming on tonight. He will want it so badly.

[rigger]

Just now, WIR Second Coming said:

Run em ragged till 70 mins then bring on some young hungry motivated playmakers from the bench would be my roll of the dice.. I guess we all anticipate TM shutting up shop at this point

I anticipate TM trying to shut up shop

Edited November 24, 2020 by rigger

[Torgeir]

Great stuff. Lapse of concentration by Lenihan towards the end of the half could have cost us, but we have been by far the better team. Holtby running the show with Brereton again looking lively. Both fullbacks looking tidy, and Wharton putting in a mature display. 

[Butty]

Holtby or should I say, Pirlo absolutely running the game, Rothwell hasn’t been great but everyone else has played well, Wharton seems to be growing with every game. 

[Ruaney]

Can see us putting 4 past these. This could end up like Wycombe but Preston look even worse

[Exiled in Toronto]

Good to watch so far. Brereton seems to be involved in everything good we do. Great move and pace for the penalty.

Rothwell I’ve noticed three times: running into a group of four Nobbers and setting up an early PNE counter-attack; running into two Nobbers and Trybull had to take a yellow; then a shot I swear went backwards that Brereton rescued and almost set up a Lenihan goal. Best CM I think not.

Get one or both of Elliott and Dolan on after an hour and they’ll soon be down to 8 players.

[Hannoverover]

Just now, bluebruce said:

It has to be Dolan coming on tonight. He will want it so badly.

Yes, forgot about him! 

[den]

I was going to post that that was brilliant, but I won’t do because it’s certain to bring the hoodoo on us.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

Just now, rigger said:

I anticipate TM trying to shut up shop

To be fair, against 10 men, we’ve gone for it recently. Wycombe and Sheffield Weds come to mind.

[tomphil]

The famous HT team talk 0-1 up away v 10.

Go after them and kill it off ?

Sit back let them come on then try and exploit the space ?

Shut up shop protect the lead, a draw would be a point ?

I'd be option A,  TM is likely to go option B so he needs Downing on to exploit that space.

Option C would be a joke but we've seen it all before !

[philipl]

Holtby making a huge difference.

Not convinced by Trybull.

We are well on top of this one and I don't think there is the character in this PNE team to mount a 10 man come back. 

Let's get a second quickly then have some fun.

I hope we don't see the team set up only protecting what we have from the kick off, please Tony. 

[Elvis Biro]

We had 70% possession in the first half. Tony'll be happy whatever happens.

[Butty]

God help Preston when Elliott and Dolan come on for Gallagher and Brereton, and also as someone else has said don’t risk Trybull getting a second yellow, bring him off. 

[Roversider]

Just now, Butty said:

Holtby or should I say, Pirlo absolutely running the game, Rothwell hasn’t been great but everyone else has played well, Wharton seems to be growing with every game. 

Nice to see a midfielder from abroad with long flowing locks passing the ball about - a poor mans Tugay perhaps?

[booth]

Gallagher's a different player when he ties his hair back.

[Exiled in Toronto]

Also, Armstrong must easily lead the league in missed/blocked shots, but then Babe Ruth always led the majors in strikeouts.

[The Mighty Chaffinch]

Please please don’t mess this up from here. I happen to live next door to Preston’s assistant manager, I teach numerous PNE fans and my place of work is opposite the home of Deepdale Duck. I have to drive past Deepdale every day to pick my toddler up from nursery. I can’t escape them. I’m surrounded. Please please don’t mess this up from here. 

[duckson]

Complacency is our biggest enemy here.

[Aqualung]

Give Gallagher another 20 MINS then swap for Dolan or Elliot. Nyambe for me needs a bit of help down the wing and seemed reticent to push on even when he had plenty of space. Passed it back to defence a few times. 

[Stuart]

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Stupid from Rafferty.

Definitely. Gallagher should have got across his man and away from him bearing down on goal. Instead he made it his aim to get into that box and “feel the contact”.

[garnersfags]

That goal says everything about how we're trying to play. 

Any one of 3 or 4 players could have played it long from the back to relieve the pressure, but we didn't and (was it?) Arma's perfect, thoughtful, precision ball to release us into the perfect counter attack. 

So, Armstrong effectively started and finished the move. 

Absolute perfection, and you can't say that too often. 

Btw, Trybull is quietly providing the balance for everyone to play around him.

We have no other defensive, central midfielder available. 

Best half of football we've produced all season. Yes, I'm aware if how big a statement that is.  

I'm happy. 

[den]

PNE’s game plan has to be to defend the 1-0 for next 40 mins. We need the second one, please don’t drop the pace rovers.