Blackburn v Doncaster, FA Cup, Sat 9th Jan

[booth]

1 minute ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Anyway I went to put the kettle on and missed their goal.

There is a God.

My Dad contacted me excited to say he'd finally managed to sign in, then the goal went in.

[LDRover]

Oh dear.....my view for what it's worth

Travis effective without the ball, not so with it.

Downing slow and ponderous

Pears is fucking crap

Tempo and urgency completely non-existent

Buckley out of position, ineffective and not looking to impact the game

Brereton poor and we're in danger of overrating him just because he doesn't fall over every time he gets the ball

Trybull neat and tidy

Bell is Bell

Dolan looks our main threat

Dack looks every inch a player who has missed 12 months of football

Just gutted I took Donny out of my acca at the last minute when they were a tasty 4/1

[Riverside under the drip]

It's actually impressive that our midfield can be both far too far back and too far forward at the same time! Truly pathetic pitch on which we are walking around and expecting someone else to score from nothing.

[West Yorks Rover]

I blame Queen Victoria, since she died we've done feck all in FA cup.

[J*B]

I’ve only seen Pears twice including today - and haven’t ever seen Stergakis, but his resume is so much stronger than Pears. I can’t see how Pears is legitimately No2. 

[West Yorks Rover]

Just now, West Yorks Rover said:

I blame Queen Victoria, since she died we've done feck all in FA cup.

Apart from 1928 of course.

[superniko]

1 minute ago, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

You blame defence - but where was our midfield ?

Yep true, considering the 3 CMs are all ‘holding’ types. They did get in between the midfield and defensive line far too easily. 

[rickard]

Are we forfeiting the cup again?

[jim mk2]

Tony clearly not bothered about the Cup so the players look as if they can't be bothered either. 

[Stuart]

7 minutes ago, Butty said:

He should have saved it no doubt about that but he can’t solely be blamed when there man has just been allowed to run the length of the River Thames unchallenged. 

Yes, he was allowed to run too far but it was a poor shot that any competent keeper should save. 

[Stuart]

10 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He was lucky that wasn't a red. 

No chance.

[EgyptianPete]

2 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

One piece of play in that first half sums Mowbray up we have the ball level with Doncaster 18 yard line. Ball ends up with our keeper we kept possession mind. Oh and pears is far worse than Steele.

Seeing that goal again is just appalling from Pears, better goalkeepers at Blacksnape/Corporation Park

[Ulrich]

Individual errors will be the after match mantra, should the score remain the same. 

[rigger]

11 minutes ago, EgyptianPete said:

How is Bell a footballer

 

He isn't.

[G Somerset Rover]

1 minute ago, rickard said:

Are we forfeiting the cup again?

We seem to every third round. However I’d put it down to Mowbray just being an awful manager to be honest.

[AllRoverAsia]

I have now seen Donnys goal.

It is much worse that I had expected.

Self pat on the back for non usage of any obscenities

[simongarnerisgod]

at the moment im`e really struggling to be enthused with anything that rovers do,not saying mowbray does`nt have a couple  good points but this is the most boring rovers side ever,i would`nt mind so much if we were totally lacking in ability but it`s far from the case

[rigger]

1 hour ago, 92er said:

Might not be good, but what about when we conceded 7 goals against Shrewsbury in our first ever spell in the 3rd Division. No idea who played in that team, but the defence must have been awful.

No Sir roger got injured.

[Sparks Rover]

BBC reporter calling Pears a plum. 

[tonygreenbank]

Haydn Carter scores the winner at Gillingham.

[den]

I think you’re all being a bit harsh on Pears. That pitch is hard you know, he could hurt himself diving. 
 

That will be the hard pitch that has undersold heating.

[Feed the Yak]

13 minutes ago, J*B said:

Pears positioning was dreadful then. The pitch didn’t help, but he should have been set much earlier. Anyone seen the young Greek keeper?

His positioning had been poor on many occasions in his 3 apps. Spotted it several times today and of course during his debut. 

Crap goalie. 

[matt83]

7 minutes ago, Doogs said:

Ih my it's a good job the fans arnt allowed in. How many would turn up each week to watch this week after week?..Asking for a friend.

Put it this way if fans were allowed back in next week I won’t be going until Moggasaurus has been put out to grass 

[West Yorks Rover]

Just now, Sparks Rover said:

BBC reporter calling Pears a plum. 

Are you sure he said plum.

[G Somerset Rover]

I’d wager we won’t make any changes at the break. ‘More of the same lads’ will be ToMo’s war cry.