Huddersfield Town Away

[Gone to seed]

2 hours ago, Ewood Ace said:

And were you a professional sportsman at 17?

Aye lad, world class at pocket billiards. And to underscore my obtuse point, I was simply questioning the need that some on here perceive for Eliot to be wrapped in cotton wool. Sure, give the guy a chance to recover between games, but in reality he's hardly run himself ragged in recent fixtures and he is young AND a professional sportsman..

[rigger]

2 hours ago, Ewood Ace said:

And were you a professional sportsman at 17?

I wish I had been, it would have been a much easier life

[LDRover]

14 minutes ago, WIR Second Coming said:

Aye lad, world class at pocket billiards. And to underscore my obtuse point, I was simply questioning the need that some on here perceive for Eliot to be wrapped in cotton wool. Sure, give the guy a chance to recover between games, but in reality he's hardly run himself ragged in recent fixtures and he is young AND a professional sportsman..

I reckon Liverpool have stipulated he plays if fit as part of the loan agreement.

[philipl]

8 hours ago, Waggy76 said:

Highly unlikely that will be happening at Ewood Park ...

Entertainment it is not !

People go to horror movies...

[philipl]

6 hours ago, LDRover said:

I reckon Liverpool have stipulated he plays if fit as part of the loan agreement.

Elliott has been worth his starting position but it is increasingly clear Mowbray doesn't know what to do with him.

Playing him forward of Armstrong isn't working. The kid is 17 so doesn't yet have the physical strength to out muscle Championship defenders in tight areas. 

[Uddersfelt Blue]

Thick snow here in Huddersfield. The game must be in danger of being called off

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

1 minute ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

Thick snow here in Huddersfield. The game must be in danger of being called off

Lack of spectators probably increase chances of match going ahead - whats the forecast for the rest of the day ?

[Uddersfelt Blue]

BBC weather forecast saying it will turn to sleet then rain with a temperature of 3 degrees later. 
 

[neophox]

31 minutes ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

BBC weather forecast saying it will turn to sleet then rain with a temperature of 3 degrees later. 
 

Games should be on then.

[neophox]

Would not be too bad if a game was called off giving us more time to rest to cure some niggles.

[G Somerset Rover]

35 minutes ago, neophox said:

Would not be too bad if a game was called off giving us more time to rest to cure some niggles.

May have games off indefinitely shortly!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

25 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

May have games off indefinitely shortly!

I would have thought the chances of this season being played to a finish aren't great.

[TimmyJimmy]

15 hours ago, davefarnworth said:

Happy New Year chaps and chapesses

As a good friend of mine used to say ... there's only chaps and lady chaps! Happy New Year anyways.

[Uddersfelt Blue]

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/december/important-notice-for-season-pass-holders/

[Blue blood]

Have a horrible feeling under TM that these games are already approaching dead rubber as under his guidance we won't make playoffs or get relegated this season. 

We have had a few bad results, what passes for pressure at Rovers is mounting, so we will probably get a win. With the win cue "we're only X points from playoffs," "now we will kick on," and "we've turned a corner" only for us to realise in a few games time we haven't pressed on at all. The world war 1 trench warfare advanced more quickly than out journey under TM. 

Still after a few poor results a win would be a welcome change and give momentary cheer. Also for good or bad, attended/watched or checked result I do enjoy looking at all the results and the match reports and the reaction on here after a game. If football is shut down again, it'll certainly take away a key aspect of my weekend. I appreciate though that's not the prime factor in the powers that be decision making process. 

 

 

 

[Ulrich]

5 hours ago, philipl said:

Elliott has been worth his starting position but it is increasingly clear Mowbray doesn't know what to do with him.

Playing him forward of Armstrong isn't working. The kid is 17 so doesn't yet have the physical strength to out muscle Championship defenders in tight areas. 

My reaction to him starting as a striker was 'what?'. I found it bizarre we have the leagues leading goal scorer who is a striker, so he plays wide and our most creative player takes the strikers role. He loves to play players out of position and moves them around when they are playing well. How do you get consistency? 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Are we going to see a reaction from the Team tonight?, will one of our most creative young players in Dolan be benched again?

Tony's Tombola spins.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

2 hours ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

May have games off indefinitely shortly!

This. Can see the season not finishing until September. Which gives Mowbray a ready made excuse for another season of underperformance. 

[Miller11]

Hoping not to see Gallagher or Douglas on the pitch tonight.             
 

                   Kaminski

Nyambe  Lenihan  Ayala  Bell
 

     Dack   Trybull    Rothwell
 

  Elliott   Armstrong  Brereton

  

[Miller11]

13 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

This. Can see the season not finishing until September. Which gives Mowbray a ready made excuse for another season of underperformance. 

And Waggott a ready made excuse to milk the ever decreasing hardcore.

[windymiller7]

2 hours ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/december/important-notice-for-season-pass-holders/

Thanks for the heads up. Would probably only have noticed any issue 10 mins before KO resulting in me running round like an idiot trying to sort it! 👍

I wonder how many will forget to submit their receipt?

[Uddersfelt Blue]

4 hours ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

BBC weather forecast saying it will turn to sleet then rain with a temperature of 3 degrees later. 
 

Pretty much clear of any snow near the stadium so barring any tea time blizzard we should be good to go

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, Blue blood said:

Have a horrible feeling under TM that these games are already approaching dead rubber as under his guidance we won't make playoffs or get relegated this season. 

We have had a few bad results, what passes for pressure at Rovers is mounting, so we will probably get a win. With the win cue "we're only X points from playoffs," "now we will kick on," and "we've turned a corner" only for us to realise in a few games time we haven't pressed on at all. The world war 1 trench warfare advanced more quickly than out journey under TM. 

Still after a few poor results a win would be a welcome change and give momentary cheer. Also for good or bad, attended/watched or checked result I do enjoy looking at all the results and the match reports and the reaction on here after a game. If football is shut down again, it'll certainly take away a key aspect of my weekend. I appreciate though that's not the prime factor in the powers that be decision making process. 

 

 

 

I can't summon up any enthusiasm at the moment but a win always puts a smile on my face. Even a hard fought for away draw has the same effect. I've long since given up trying to anticipate what the team will be or even what team I'd like to see out on the pitch.

Head says we'll play like drains and lose. Heart says we might put in a performance and get a draw.

[moerpho]

Hoping to see Dack get a run-out again tonight. Thought he showed glimpses of what we've been missing with him out and he can only get better. Kinda scary to think that an out-of-form recently-back-from-injury Dack is a waaaaay better option than the donkey that is Sam Gallagher. Wouldn't mind Gallagher starting and playing an absolute blinder if it means someone will take him off our hands in january. Absolutely useless the way he is used in our current setup. Could perhaps work in a 4-4-2 in league 1 or 2.

I'm at a stage in my annual christmas Rovers depression where I don't really care anymore - just watching/reading/following out of habit. Perhaps a sound trashing of Hudds could prove a turningpoint, but both head and stomach says no. Thank god for alcohol......

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Well Mowbray thinks Hudds style will suit as they will attack us and leave holes. Hopefully he's right.